I stumbled across your forums when searching for some information of Carlyle Everiss, the New Zealand Air Force pilot who crashed and died in my, now, home village of Cowie In Stirlingshire, Scotland. I am a Civilian Instructor with an Air Cadet Unit in nearby Grangemouth where we have adopted the commemoration of the RAF Station that was in Grangemouth as one of our ongoing projects. Since 1979 cadets from the unit have visited Grand Sable Cemetry in Polmont near Falkirk and laid poppy wreaths on the graves of all of the pilots buried there who perished whilst training for war. We visited Poland last year to make a presentation of our report into the polish pilots who are buried at Grand Sable. This year we unveil a new memorial to the pilots of all nationality, at the site of the former airfield. This will be on 13th September and will include a fly past of the WW2 Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Being an ex-serviceman, myself, I enjoy reading up on all aspects of military history and look forward to reviewing the information here on the forums. Cheers :drum:
A big welcome GazzaM. That is fantastic work you are undertaking in caring for those lost so far from home. well done. Do you have any pictures of the cemetery that you could share? And details of the memorial to be unveiled. I have heard a few details but not much. As for Everiss, for the other members I mentioned him on this thread: http://ww2chat.com/forums/memorials-cemeteries/2031-scottish-war-memorials.html Maybe you could tell me whether the local authorities have rectified the spelling mistake on his memorial or whether they are still adamant that they have it right? Look forward to your posts.
Welcome tot he forum GazzaM. Beware Spidge and Sniper, they'll destroy your knees by asking for pictures of war graves. Which ATC are you with? Sniper is also an officer with one.
Welcome Gazza, Great work you are doing. Don't listen to Kitty as I already have photos of the five RAAF headstones from Grandsable although as Kyt asked, a photo of the cemetery would be most welcome. RAAF deaths: RICKETTS, ROBERT JOSEPH PRIOR SLY, RONALD REGINALD STOKES, GEOFFREY KEELEY TUCKER, DAVID THOMAS WEEDEN, JEFFRY Two of these (5) lads also died in 1941. View attachment 1933 View attachment 1934 Although on second thoughts I should not be shy and let you know what I do not have yet in Scotland just in case you may be visiting one day. Hopefully my geography is not too far off. CAIRNBULG AND INVERALLOCHY BURIAL GROUND, RATHEN UK Aberdeenshire CAMPBELTOWN (KILKERRAN) CEMETERY UK Argyllshire DALNOTTAR CEMETERY UK Dunbartonshire DUNFERMLINE (DOUGLAS BANK) CEMETERY UK Fifeshire DYCE OLD CHURCHYARD UK Aberdeenshire HAWARDEN (ST. DEINIOL) CHURCHYARD UK Flintshire HAWARDEN CEMETERY UK Flintshire INVERNESS (TOMNAHURICH) CEMETERY UK Inverness-Shire LEUCHARS CEMETERY UK Fifeshire LONGSIDE CEMETERY UK Aberdeenshire MONTROSE (SLEEPYHILLOCK) CEMETERY UK Angus WW2 & WW1 NUNTON OLD CHURCHYARD UK Inverness-Shire PORTREE (STRONUIRINISH) CEMETERY UK Inverness-Shire ROSSKEEN PARISH CHURCHYARD EXTENSIONS (OR BURIAL GROUND) UK Ross and Cromarty SOROBY BURIAL GROUND UK Argyllshire WICK CEMETERY UK Caithness-shire GIRVAN (DOUNE) CEMETERY UK Ayrshire WW1 BANFF CEMETERY, Banffshire UK Banffshire COCKBURNSPATH PARISH CHURCHYARD UK BERWICKSHIRE DUNS CEMETERY UK Berwickshire FOGO CHURCHYARD UK Berwickshire LENNEL OLD CHURCHYARD UK Berwickshire NEWTON STEWART CEMETERY UK Wigtownshire STONEYKIRK CEMETERY UK Wigtownshire KIRKINNER CEMETERY UK Wigtownshire DIRLETON CEMETERY UK East Lothian HADDINGTON (ST. MARTIN'S) NEW BURIAL GROUND UK East Lothian
Gazza, Welcome. May I offer my congratulations and thanks for your time and effort to ensure that the youth of today remember the sacrifices of previous generations. Good luck on 13 Sep! Roxy
Gazza, There is a photograph of Carlyle here.. Spidge, There are photos of the cemetery as well! Roxy
