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Reference WMO/153329

Address:

Village Centre

Walls, Shetland

ZE2 9PQ

Scotland

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In 2015, WMT gave a grant towards this war memorial. As it has been a number of years since the grant was given, we would like an up-to-date condition survey and photographs to be added to this war memorial record. Can you help?

Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Wheel cross
Materials:
  • Stone Granite
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: The memorial is located by the sea wall between the two village Churches. Red Celtic cross with knot design set on tapering plinth with inscription & names sitting on a square block. This set on bigger white base with low iron railings around it and in a larger walled area. The memorial consists of a freestanding red sandstone Celtic cross with carvings surmounting a tapered plinth and square base. The memorial is raised on a stepped base and is surrounded by cast iron railings. The whole war memorial site is surrounded by a boundary wall and is located at the road junction opposite the school.
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Grants to support the repair and conservation of war memorials are available from the charity War Memorials Trust if it has raised funds. Support is focused on war memorials in Very bad or Poor condition or where there is a serious Concern.

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Front Face-To the glory of God / and to commemorate the memory of the Men of /Walls District who gave their lives in the Great War/1914 - 1919/[names]/Their Name Liveth For Evermore; Side Face- 1939 - 1945/[names]

WW1- LIEUT ROBERT ANDREW MANSE AT SALONICA/ LCE CPL JOHN S COUTTS FORRAWATT AT FRANCE/ PTE ROBERT COUTTS FORRAWATT AT FRANCE/ PTE JAMES DOWATT RNR DALE AT DALE/ PTE ANDREW FRASER RNR SETTER AT SEA/ PTE PETER FRASER KINKWALL AT SALONICA/ PTE CHRISTOPHER FRASER SEARPIGARTH AT SEA PTE WALTER FRASER/ LCE CPL ALEXANDER S INKSTER SPRINGFIELD AT FRANCE CAPTN WILLIAM IRVINE SPRIGFIELD AT SEA PTE PETER MACCULLIE HAPPYHANSEL AT YPRES/ WW2- LAURENCE COUTTS MELLACULSE M.N /. JOHN W FRASER LERADALE M.N./ GILBERT A HENRY GREENTOWN M.N./ ROBERT A HENDERSON SEAFIELD M.N./ SGT JAMES W HENDERSON SEAFIELD A/C R.A.F/ JAMES R ISBISTER NETHERDALE M.N./ JOHN G JACOBSON STOVE MN/ THOMAS LEASK STOVE MN/ JOHN T MANN STOVE MN/ JOHN REID STOVE MN/ JAMES W ROBERTSON SALTNESS MN/ JOHN T SMITH VOE MN/ CPT C.R. WILLIAMSON LEONS MN/ ALBERT E WILLIAMSON BAYHALL MN/ ANDREW WISHART FORRATTWATT MN/

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