Contents of Polonica in Scotland

1 Polonica Introduction 2 Pre-War 3 World War Two 4 COMMEMORATION Polish War Graves in Scotland 5 Colours presented by Scottish towns 6 Post-War 7 Polish Army badges with Scottish links 8 Scottish-Polish links during WWII	4 COMMEMORATION     Polish War Graves in Scotland

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1.Introduction (to be completed)

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2 Pre-War Polonica

Edinburgh Calton Hill Cemetery

Edinburgh Warriston Cemetery

Glasgow Necropolis

 

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3 World War Two Polonica Memorials, Tableaux, places of interest etc arranged in alphabetic order

 

Biggar

Coatbridge

Cupar

Douglas

Duns

Edinburgh -

Mt Vernon Catholic Cemetery

University of Edinburgh

Western General Hospital

Corstorphine Hill Cemetery

Eddleston

Elie-Earlsferry, Fife

Falkirk

Forfar

Falkland Palace, Linlithgow

Galashiels

Glasgow (see also post-war Polonica)

Kingskettle, Fife

Ormiston

Perth (see also post-war Polonica)

Renfrew, St James's RC Church

St Andrews, Fife (see also post-war Polonica)

 

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4 COMMEMORATION

 

As a contribution to Poland's Year of National Remembrance a book has been published giving details of the Polish War Graves in Scotland.

 

List of Locations/Names of Cemeteries and numbers of Polish War Graves

arranged alphabetically by location.

 

Aberdeen - Grove Cemetery New Hills -2

Airbles- Motherwell - Airbles -2

Arbroath - Eastern -2

Auchinleck - Auchinleck -11

Auchterarder - Auchterarder -2

Blairgowrie - Blairgowrie -1

Bothwell - Bellshill -1

Brechin - Brechin -2

Cambuslang - Westburn -1

Carnoustie - Shanwell -2

Carr Bridge - Carr Bridge -1

Ceres - Ceres -1

Cille Choirill RC Burial Ground -1

Covington - St John's Kirk Old Churchyard -6

Douglas - Gateside -1

Dumfries - St Andrew RC -13

Dundee - Western Necropolis (Balgay) -11

Dunfermline - Douglas Bank -1

Dunfermline - Dunfermline -2

Dyce - Dyce Old -1

Edinburgh - Corstorphine Hill -175

Edinburgh - Mount Vernon -30

Edinburgh - Seafield -1

Evanton - Kiltearn Parish -9

Falkirk - Falkirk -2

Fraserburgh - Kirkton -1

Glasgow - Cardonald -18

Glasgow - Glenduff Hill Jewish Cemetery -2

Glasgow - St Kentigern's RC -4

Glasgow - St Peter's RC -1

Glasgow - Cathcart Hebrew -1

Grangemouth - Grand Sable -8

Hawick - Wellogate -3

Hutton - Hutton -1

Inverness - Tomnahurich -6

Kilmarnock - Kilmarnock -1

Lanark - St Mary's RC -1

Larbert - Larbert -2

Longside - Longside -1

Lossiemouth - Drainie -1

Mauchline - Mauchline -1

Monkton - Monkton -1

Montrose - Sleepy-Hillock -8

Paisley - Hawkhead -1

Peebles - Peebles -5

Perth - Wellshill -381

Petty - Petty Parish Churchyard -5

Portree - Stronuirnish -1

Rathen - Cairnbulg and Inverallochy -1

Renfrew - Arkleston -3

Rothesay - Rothesay -8

Sanquhar - Sanquhar Parish Church Ext. -9

St Andrews - St Andrews Western Cemetery -1

Stranraer - Glebe Cemy Leswalt -3

Thurso - Mt Vernon -1

Wick - Wick -3

 

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5 Colours presented by Scots and Scottish towns

1st Light Artillery Regiment	Coatbridge
1st Indep Para Bde	Fife
9th Lancers Rgt	Glasgow
9th Flanders Rifle Btl (post war)	Galashiels
10th Recce Unit (re-named 10th Dragoons Rgt	Lanarkshire

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6 Post War Polonica (incomplete)

Clydebank

Edinburgh -

University of Edinburgh

Arden Street (General Maczek)

Forres

Glasgow -

Dom Polski im Gen W Sikorskiego (Polish Social and Educational Society)

St Peters RC Cemetery

St Simon's RC Church

Invergordon

Johnstone Castle

Leven, Fife

Peebles

Perth

Prestwick, Ayrshire

St Andrews, Fife

 

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7 POLISH ARMY BADGES with Scottish links (to complete)

 

2nd Infantry Battalion (2nd Gren Btl)
10th Dragoons

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8 SCOTTISH-POLISH LINKS during WWII (to complete)

 

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