Centenary of Kilmorack War Memorial at Beauly Toll to be marked with the reading of 101 names commemorated on the structure
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The names of all those commemorated on a Highland war memorial will be read out during a poignant ceremony to mark its centenary.
The Kilmorack War Memorial at Beauly Toll contains the names of 101 people from the parish who died while serving their country during World Wars I and II with the exception of one who died in Northern Ireland.
The service will take place on tomorrow at 3pm and is open to all, especially those with family connections to those named on the memorial.
It is being organised by the Beauly and District branch of the Royal British Legion Scotland (RBLS).
The names of all those commemorated will be read aloud by the Beauly Theatre Group.
The service will be led by Rev Ian Manson and the Beauly RBLS standard will be paraded.
RBLS still relevant 100 years after its foundation
The memorial, which is on a small hill near the Lovat Bridge, is in the form of a Celtic cross built of granite with a pinkish hue and sits on a cairn-like base of local stone.
It was unveiled on September 23, 1922 by Duncan MacRae, of Crask of Aigas.
He was chosen to perform the honour in recognition that the family’s sacrifice of the death of four of his six sons during World War I was the greatest in the area.
The unveiling ceremony included an address by Lord Lovat and a dedication given by Rev E Rankin.
A lament was played by Pipe Major W Ross and followed by Last Post and a minute’s silence.
The reading of the names on the memorial was carried out by Major J Dewar, of Beauly.
Initially, tablets set into the memorial’s pedestal contained the names of those who died in World War I.
But 16 names were added following World War II plus that of a Lance Corporal who died at Warrenpoint in Northern Ireland.
