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Road at Balmaclellan
On the left is the War Memorial.
Image: © Billy McCrorie
Taken: 5 Apr 2016
0.24 miles
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Village Street, Balmaclellan
Balmaclellan (Scottish Gaelic: Baile MhicIllFhaolain, meaning town of the MacLellans) is a small hillside village of stone houses with slate roofs in a fold of the Galloway hills.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 5 Aug 2016
0.24 miles
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Balmaclellan War Memorial
Balmaclellan (Scottish Gaelic: Baile MhicIllFhaolain, meaning town of the MacLellans) is a small hillside village of stone houses with slate roofs in a fold of the Galloway hills. The war memorial is situated in a small layby at the side of the A712, above the eastern end village. The memorial is in the form of a stone obelisk on plinth with stepped base on adjoining hard standing.
The inscription on the front face reads:
TO THE MEMORY OF
BRAVE MEN OF BALMACLELLAN
WHO FELL DURING THE
GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918
"THEY FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT"
Two of the faces list the names of those who died during the First World War (http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/names/listing/5865 for list).
The other face lists those who died during the Second World War with the inscription:
IN PROUD MEMORY OF
(Names)
WHO FELL IN THE 2ND WORLD WAR
1939 – 1945
(see http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dfsgal/Balmaclellan/blmcln-4.htm for photo showing names)
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 5 Aug 2016
0.24 miles
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Balmaclellan War Memorial Base
Balmaclellan (Scottish Gaelic: Baile MhicIllFhaolain, meaning town of the MacLellans) is a small hillside village of stone houses with slate roofs in a fold of the Galloway hills. The war memorial is situated in a small layby at the side of the A712, above the eastern end village. The memorial is in the form of a stone obelisk on plinth with stepped base on adjoining hard standing.
The inscription on the front face reads:
TO THE MEMORY OF
BRAVE MEN OF BALMACLELLAN
WHO FELL DURING THE
GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918
"THEY FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT"
Two of the faces list the names of those who died during the First World War (http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/names/listing/5865 for list).
The other face lists those who died during the Second World War with the inscription:
IN PROUD MEMORY OF
(Names)
WHO FELL IN THE 2ND WORLD WAR
1939 – 1945
(see http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dfsgal/Balmaclellan/blmcln-4.htm for names)
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 5 Aug 2016
0.24 miles
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Balmaclellan War Memorial
Balmaclellan (Scottish Gaelic: Baile MhicIllFhaolain, meaning town of the MacLellans) is a small hillside village of stone houses with slate roofs in a fold of the Galloway hills. The war memorial is situated in a small layby at the side of the A712, above the eastern end village. The memorial is in the form of a stone obelisk on plinth with stepped base on adjoining hard standing.
The inscription on the front face reads:
TO THE MEMORY OF
BRAVE MEN OF BALMACLELLAN
WHO FELL DURING THE
GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918
"THEY FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT"
Two of the faces list the names of those who died during the First World War (http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/names/listing/5865 for list).
The other face lists those who died during the Second World War with the inscription:
IN PROUD MEMORY OF
(Names)
WHO FELL IN THE 2ND WORLD WAR
1939 – 1945
(see http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dfsgal/Balmaclellan/blmcln-4.htm for names).
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 5 Aug 2016
0.24 miles
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War Memorial, Balmaclellan
Balmaclellan (Scottish Gaelic: Baile MhicIllFhaolain, meaning town of the MacLellans) is a small hillside village of stone houses with slate roofs in a fold of the Galloway hills. The war memorial is situated in a small layby at the side of the A712, above the eastern end village. The memorial is in the form of a stone obelisk on plinth with stepped base on adjoining hard standing.
The inscription on the front face reads:
TO THE MEMORY OF
BRAVE MEN OF BALMACLELLAN
WHO FELL DURING THE
GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918
"THEY FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT"
Two of the faces list the names of those who died during the First World War (http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/names/listing/5865 for list).
The other face lists those who died during the Second World War with the inscription:
IN PROUD MEMORY OF
(Names)
WHO FELL IN THE 2ND WORLD WAR
1939 – 1945
(see http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dfsgal/Balmaclellan/blmcln-4.htm for names).
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 5 Aug 2016
0.24 miles
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War Memorial, Balmaclellan
Image: © Billy McCrorie
Taken: 5 Apr 2016
0.24 miles
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War Memorial, Balmaclellan
Image: © Billy McCrorie
Taken: 5 Apr 2016
0.24 miles
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War Memorial in Layby at Balmaclellan
Balmaclellan (Scottish Gaelic: Baile MhicIllFhaolain, meaning town of the MacLellans) is a small hillside village of stone houses with slate roofs in a fold of the Galloway hills. The war memorial is situated in a small layby at the side of the A712, above the eastern end village. The memorial is in the form of a stone obelisk on plinth with stepped base on adjoining hard standing.
The inscription on the front face reads:
TO THE MEMORY OF
BRAVE MEN OF BALMACLELLAN
WHO FELL DURING THE
GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918
"THEY FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT"
Two of the faces list the names of those who died during the First World War (http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/names/listing/5865 for list).
The other face lists those who died during the Second World War with the inscription:
IN PROUD MEMORY OF
(Names)
WHO FELL IN THE 2ND WORLD WAR
1939 – 1945
(see http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dfsgal/Balmaclellan/blmcln-4.htm for names).
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 5 Aug 2016
0.24 miles
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War Memorial, Balmaclellan
Image: © Billy McCrorie
Taken: 5 Apr 2016
0.25 miles