POLONICA in SCOTLAND

A Guide to World War Two Polonica including, Memorials, Tableaux, Plaques and other physical manifestations of the Polish presence in Scotland.

It also includes pre-war items as well as information on post-war Polonica.

Information about additions to this Register (or corrections) are welcomed

by email to: robert@ostrycharz.free-online.co.uk

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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

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	Edinburgh -	Eddleston	Galashiels	Renfrew, St James's RC Church
Coatbridge	Mt Vernon Catholic Cemetery	Elie-Earlsferry, Fife	Glasgow (see also post-war Polonica)	St Andrews, Fife (see also post-war Polonica)
Cupar	University of Edinburgh	Falkirk	Kingskettle, Fife
Douglas	Western General Hospital	Forfar	Ormiston
Duns	Corstorphine Hill Cemetery	Falkland Palace, Linlithgow	Perth (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	Dyce - Dyce Old -1	Longside - Longside -1
Airbles- Motherwell - Airbles -2	Edinburgh - Corstorphine Hill 175	Lossiemouth - Drainie -1
Arbroath - Eastern -2	Edinburgh - Mount Vernon -30	Mauchline - Mauchline -1
Auchinleck - Auchinleck -11	Edinburgh - Seafield -1	Monkton - Monkton -1
Auchterarder - Auchterarder -2	Evanton - Kiltearn Parish -9	Montrose - Sleepy-Hillock -8
Blairgowrie - Blairgowrie -1	Falkirk - Falkirk -2	Paisley - Hawkhead -1
Bothwell - Bellshill -1	Fraserburgh - Kirkton -1	Peebles - Peebles -5
Brechin - Brechin -2	Glasgow - Cardonald -18	Perth - Wellshill -381
Cambuslang - Westburn -1	Glasgow - Glenduff Hill Jewish Cemetery -2	Petty - Petty Parish Churchyard -5
Carnoustie - Shanwell -2	Glasgow - St Kentigern's RC -4	Portree - Stronuirnish -1
Carr Bridge - Carr Bridge -1	Glasgow - St Peter's RC -1	Rathen - Cairnbulg and Inverallochy -1
Ceres - Ceres -1	Glasgow - Cathcart Hebrew -1	Renfrew - Arkleston -3
Cille Choirill RC Burial Ground -1	Grangemouth - Grand Sable -8	Rothesay - Rothesay -8
Douglas - Gateside -1	Hawick - Wellogate -3	Sanquhar - Sanquhar Parish Church Ext. -9
Dumfries - St Andrew RC -13	Hutton - Hutton -1	St Andrews - St Andrews Western Cemetery -1
Dundee - Western Necropolis (Balgay) -11	Inverness - Tomnahurich -6	Stranraer - Glebe Cemy Leswalt -3
Dunfermline - Douglas Bank -1	Kilmarnock - Kilmarnock -1	Symington - St John's Kirk Old Churchyard -6
Dunfermline - Dunfermline -2	Lanark - St Mary's RC -1	Thurso - Mt Vernon -1
	Larbert - Larbert -2	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 (Sikorski Polish Club, Glasgow - 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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