The Scottish War Graves Project Part of the Scottish Military Research Group (Registered Scottish Charity No. SC043826). Please visit our homepage at www.scottishmilitaryresearch.co.uk    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Lossiemouth Burial Ground Goto page 1, 2, 3 ... 13, 14, 15  Next          The Scottish War Graves Project Forum Index -> Moray View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Roxy Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 621 Location: Elgin, Moray Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 6:09 pm    Post subject: Lossiemouth Burial Ground This burial ground is situated just outside Lossiemouth on the road to Lhanbryde. Cemetery: LOSSIEMOUTH BURIAL GROUND Country: United Kingdom Locality: unspecified Location Information: Lossiemouth is a seaport town and coastguard station on the Moray Firth, some five miles due north of Elgin. The burial ground lies between the railway station and Spynie Canal, about a mile and a quarter from the railway station, and it contains war graves of both world wars. Historical Information: There was a Royal Air Force Station at Lossiemouth and when war broke out in 1939 there was already an Air Force plot in the burial ground. This was used for the majority of the service war burials, and only 23 are elsewhere in the cemetery. This plot lies to the right of the main entrance; the Cross of Sacrifice stands at the summit of a slope facing the graves. There are 11 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-18 war here. There are a further 101 of the 1939-45 war, 6 of which are unidentified seamen of the Merchant Navy. Inevitably there are a small number of pre-war Air Force graves among the war graves, and three men of the Royal Navy and one belonging to the Royal Canadian Navy who died after the war have also been buried here. There are a total of 7 non-war Service burials here and 9 Foreign National war burials here. No. of Identified Casualties: 122 This figure includes Foreign and Non-World War graves in CWGC care _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos. Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. Last edited by Roxy on Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:11 pm; edited 2 times in total Back to top Roxy Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 621 Location: Elgin, Moray Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 11:28 pm    Post subject: The photo's will have to wait - they are taking a while to upload. Roxy _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos. Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. Back to top Roxy Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 621 Location: Elgin, Moray Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 11:43 pm    Post subject: 2 Gravestones/memorials side by side. One to the Farqhuar family; the other to the Souter family. Both have the regimental crest of the Seaforth Highlanders. The gravestones are not easy to read - not in today's rain anyway. I will decipher later. Roxy _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos. Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. Back to top Roxy Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 621 Location: Elgin, Moray Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:57 am    Post subject: _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos. Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. Back to top Roxy Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 621 Location: Elgin, Moray Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:00 pm    Post subject: _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos. Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. Back to top Roxy Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 621 Location: Elgin, Moray Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:32 pm    Post subject: _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos. Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. Back to top Roxy Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 621 Location: Elgin, Moray Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:33 pm    Post subject: _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos. Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. Back to top Roxy Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 621 Location: Elgin, Moray Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:33 pm    Post subject: _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos. Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. Back to top Roxy Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 621 Location: Elgin, Moray Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:34 pm    Post subject: _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos. Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. Back to top Roxy Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 621 Location: Elgin, Moray Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:36 pm    Post subject: I'm not yet sure whether David was a 'war' casualty; but, as far as I am concerned, he deserves a place here. Roxy _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos. Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. Back to top Roxy Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 621 Location: Elgin, Moray Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:37 pm    Post subject: _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos. Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. Back to top Roxy Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 621 Location: Elgin, Moray Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:37 pm    Post subject: _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos. Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. Back to top Roxy Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 621 Location: Elgin, Moray Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:38 pm    Post subject: _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos. Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. Back to top Roxy Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 621 Location: Elgin, Moray Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:39 pm    Post subject: _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos. Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. Back to top Roxy Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 621 Location: Elgin, Moray Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:39 pm    Post subject: _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos. Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. 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