The Mentrie war memorial is to be found In the corner of a park alongside the Menstrie Burn, Midtown Gardens Park, Main Street East, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire. It takes the form of a tall pillar set on a square plinth and octagonal base; on the 6 o'clock face are a cast wreath enclosing a Saltire with two plaques below. A further Polish troops plaque was added between 2007 and 2019. There are 26 names listed for World War 1, 5 names for the service men of World War 2 and one name of a civilian in the Merchant Navy killed in World War 2. The memorial was unveiled in 1922. The names here are sorted into alphabetical order for ease of reading and research. Note that the details reorded on the memorial are the units the men joined initially and not when they died; the distinguishing between Mac.. and Mc... is also very vague.

More information is available about the war memorial from the Clackmannanshire Community website.

Extract from Musselburgh News - Friday 20 October 1922, page 3, and Mid-Lothian Journal - Friday 20 October 1922, page 3:

Menstrie War Memorial. which takes the form of an obelisk erected in the Public Park, was unveiled by Colonel Stein, Commanding Officer of 7th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. It bears the names of 26 men.

Menstrie © clackmannanshire (WMR-5776)

1914-1918
THEY WHO ARE COMMEMORATED
HERE AT THE CALL OF THE KING AND
COUNTRY LEFT ALL THAT WAS
DEAR TO THEM AND GAVE UP THEIR
LIVES THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE
IN FREEDOM. LET THOSE WHO
COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR
NAMES ARE NOT FORGOTTEN

CONGLETON	James	Private 276615, 11th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders). Died of wounds 26 July 1917.Aged 32. Resident Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Husband of Sarah McNiven Congleton, of 60, Broomhill St., Port Dundas, Glasgow. Buried in GLASGOW (ST. KENTIGERN'S) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY, Scotland.Plot/Row/Section/Area VI. Grave 1961.
CUNNINGHAM	Alexander	Private, 1st Canadian Infantry - No further information currently available
DAWSON	James [Thomson]	Private 59128, 17th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) formerly S/23366, 7th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders). Died of wounds 17 October 1918. Aged 19. Born and resident Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, enlisted Stirling. Son of John Thomson Dawson and Helen Dawson, of 6, Brook St., Menstrie, Clackmannanshire. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. Plot XXX. Row F. Grave 16.
DRYSDALE	John	Private S/17792, 2nd Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders). Killed in action 24 August 1917. Aged 20. Born and resident Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, enlisted Stirling. Son of Mrs. Jane Ann Drysdale, of 51, Long Row, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire. No known grave. Commemorated on NIEUPORT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
DRYSDALE	Joseph	Private 1758, 1st/7th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders). Killed in action 25 July 1916. Aged 21. Born and resident Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, enlisted Alva, Clackmannanshire. Son of Mrs. Jane Ann Drysdale, of 51, Long Row, Menstrie, Stirling. Buried in CATERPILLAR VALLEY CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL, Somme, France. Plot XV. Row B. Grave 19.
DUNCAN	David	Private 276641, 1st/8th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders). Killed in action 16 May 1917. Aged 28. Resident Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Husband of Mary MacKenzie (formerly Duncan), of Elmbank, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 9.
FENTON	William	Private (Trooper) 6044, 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's). Died of wounds 5 August 1916. Born Castleblanie, Dundalk, resident Glasgow, enlisted Stirling. Buried in DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Somme, France. Row J. Grave 25.
FERGUSON	James	Private 4631, 1st/7th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders). Killed in action 15 November 1916. Born Alloa, Clackmannanshire, resident Menstrie, Clackmannanshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 15 A and 16 C.
GENTLES	William	Private 275220, 2nd Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders). Died of wounds 10 October 1918. Born and enlisted Alva, Clackmannanshire. Buried in SELRIDGE BRITISH CEMETERY, MONTAY, Nord, France. Plot I. Row C. Grave 14.
GIBB	William	Private 437514, 7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Killed in action 9 April 1918. Born 16 June 1880 in Alva, Clackmannanshire. Son of Mary Gibb, of Mentrie, Clackmannanshire. Carpenter by trade. Single. Attested 4 August 1915 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, aged 25, height 5 feet 5 inches, chest 31-34 inches, fair complexion, blue eyes, brownish grey hair, religious denomination Presbyterian. Embarked Halifax, Canada 18 April 1916, disembarked Liverpool, England, proceeded to service overseas 8 June 1916, arrived France 9 June 1916, joined unit 11 June 1916No known grave. Commemorated on No known grave. Commemorated on VIMY MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3488 - 27
KIRK	Richard	Lance Corporal 2559, 1st/7th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders). Killed in action 17 May 1915. Enlisted Alva, Clackmannanshire. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 42.
KNOX, MM	Alfred	Lance Corporal 315495, 13th (Scottish Horse) Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) formery Trooper 226, 13th Black Watch (Scots Horse). Killed in action 4 November 1918. Aged 24. Born Menstrie, Clackmannanshire. Son of the late Archibald Knox and of Clara E. Knox, of Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, now of Chilliwack, British Columbia. Awarded Military Medal (M.M.). Buried in CROSS ROADS CEMETERY, FONTAINE-AU-BOIS, Nord, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 15.
LAING, MC	Robert Macleod	Second Lieutenant, 4th Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Killed in action 20 July 1916. Aged 23. Third son of William and Mary Anne Laing, of Argyll Cottage, Dollar, Clackmannanshire, formerly Schoolhouse, Menstrie. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.). No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 4 D. Extract from Edinburgh Gazette, Issue Number 12966, date 28 July 1916 referencing the award of the Military Cross: 2nd Lt. Robert MacLeod Laing, 4th (attd. 1st Bn.), Sco. Rif. For conspicuous gallantry on patrol duty. With three men he remained for 17 hours in a hole inside the enemy's wire and within a few yards of his trenches, gathering useful information. At dusk he was discovered and fired on, but, retiring a short distance, he bombed the enemy and finally withdrew in the darkness.
LATTA	George	Lance Corporal 26416, 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Died on service in Mesopotamia 3 July 1916. Aged 28. Born Dollar, Clackmannanshire, enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Latta, of Dollar; husband of Elizabeth Latta, of Ashgrove, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire. Buried in AMARA WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot XXII. Row B. Grave 6.
LENNON	William	Acting Corporal 16804, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died of wounds 16 June 1915. Aged 41. Born Kilwinning, Ayrshire, resident Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Son of Peter Lennon, of Kilwinning, Ayrshire; husband of Margaret Stewart Lennon, of 84 Main St., Menstrie, Clackmannanshire. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 19.
LINDSAY	Alexander	Corporal S/2441, 8th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died of wounds in United Kingdom 5 November 1915. Aged 25. Born Alva, Clackmannanshire, enlisted Uddingston. In the 1901 census he was the son of John and Magaret Linsay, aged 11. born Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, a Scholar, resident Long Row, 27, Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Buried 8 November 1915 in LOGIE CEMETERY, Stirlingshire. Row L. Grave 86.
MACK	John	Corporal 117402, 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion. Died of wounds 10 August 1918. Born 10 March 1890. in Burnburton [sic], Scotland, next of kin Mrs L. Mack, of Beshotom [sic], Renfrewshire. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Mack, of 16 Windsor Castle, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Single. a Groom by trade. Attested 8 June 1915 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Height 5 feet 9½ inches, chest 36-38 inches, medium complexion, grey eyes, brown hair, religious denomination Roman Catholic. Buried in BOUCHOIR NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot III. Row C. Grave 76. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5828 - 56
MARSHALL	Robert Wilson	Second Lieutenant, 7th Battalion (Territorial), Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) attached to 1st Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. Killed in action 29 May 1918. Aged 27. Son of John and Isabella Marshall, of Laurel Bank, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire. In the 1901 census he was the son of John and Isabella Y Marshall, aged 10, born Menstrie, Clackmannashire, Scotland, a Scholar, resident Laurel Bank, Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Buried in RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Plot K. Grave 55.
McDONALD	Daniel	Private 3260, 1st/7th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders). Killed in action 5 December 1916. Born and resident Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Buried in OVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot I. Row D. Grave8.
McGOWAN	William	Private 235590, 9th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers formerly Trooper, 13th Black Watch (Scots Horse). Died 16 April 1918. Aged 26. Son of Andrew and Janet McGowan, of 39, Long Row, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire. Buried in TROIS ARBRES CEMETERY, STEENWERCK, Nord, France. Plot III. Row I. Grave 8
McKINNON	Lauchlan	[Also listed as MACKINNON] Private 20970, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died on service 30 July 1918. Born Dingwall, Ross-Shire, resident Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, enlisted Govan, Glasgow. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 3 C.
McLAREN	Hugh	Private 275142, 1st/7th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders). Killed in action 23 April 1917. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Alva, Clackmannanshire, resident Menstrie, Clackmannanshire. Son of Hugh and Annie McLaren, of 13, Ochil Rd., Menstrie, Clackmannanshire. Buried in CANADIAN CEMETERY NO.2, NEUVILLE-ST. VAAST, Pas de Calais, France. Plot 18. Row C. Grave 8.
MITCHELL	John	Sapper (Driver) 205430, Inland Water Transport, Royal Engineers. Died on service in Mesopotamia 14 May 1917. Aged 35. Born and enlisted Menstrie, Clackmannanshire. Husband of Margaret Mitchell, of 36, High St., Perth. Buried in BASRA WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot III. Row P. Grave 3.
SORLIE	James	Private 276585, 7th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders). Killed in action 11 April 1917. Resident Menstrie, enlisted Stirling. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 9.
STEVENSON	George [Walter]	Private 276629, 1st/7th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders). Killed in action 5 August 1917. Resident Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire. No known grave. Commemorated on No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 44.
STRATTON	John [McGregor]	Able Seaman J/19424, H.M.S. Monmouth, Royal Navy. Lost with his ship when it was sunk in action of the Chilean Coast 1 November 1914. Aged 19. Born Alva, Clackmannanshire 20 February 1895. Civil occupation Apprentive Cabinet Maker. Enlisted 20 February 1913 for 12 years. height 5 feet 4 inches, chest 34 inches, dark brown hair, dark brown eyes, fresh complexion. Son of John and Jessie Stratton, of Milestone Cottage, Menstrie. In the 1901 census he was the son of John and Jessie Stratton, aged 6, born Alva, Clackmannanshire, a scholar, resident 23, Toll Road, Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 2.
1939-1945 ALSO COMMEMORATED HERE ARE THOSE WHO GAVE UP THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
BROWN	William Richard	Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1320679, 103 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Bomber Command. Killed in action flying out of Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire, in an Avro Lancaster III, when the aircraft was shot down by a night fighter at Wetschen 4 miles east of Diepholz during a raid on Kassel, two of the crew survived and were captured, 22 October 1943. Buried in HANOVER WAR CEMETERY, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot 8. Row C. Grave 16.
CARMICHAEL	Henry aka Harry	Ordinary telegraphist P/JX 264090, H.M.S. Isis, Royal Navy. Died at sea when his ship was was mined and sunk off Normandy, France, 20 July 1944. Aged 33. Born 27 May 1911 in Menstrie, Clackmannan. Son of Henry and Ethel Lloyd Carmichael, of Menstrie, Clackmannanshire. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 84, Column 3.
FAIRLIE	John	Leading Aircraftman (Passenger) 990379, 12 Ferry Unit, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Transport Command. Killed while flying out of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, in a de Havilland Mosquito NFXIX, serial number TA282, when the aiircraft stalled and crashed at Cranfield airfield during authorised low flying on one engine, flying as a passenger, 21 June 1945. Aged 24. Native of Glasgow and of Hornsey, London. Son of John and Teresa Fairlie; husband of Doreen Deborah Fairlie, of Hornsey, Middlesex. Buried in KEMPSTON CEMETERY, Bedfordshire. Block J. Grave 103.
MACKENZIE	Myles	Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 531722, 45 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Killed in action flying out of Wadi Gazouza, Sudan, in a Bristol Blenheim I, serial number L8452, when the aircraft was shot down by an Italian AF Fiat CR42 during a raid on Mai Edega, Abyssinia, the obs survived and was captured 2 October 1940. Aged 23. Native of Menstrie, Clackmannan. Son of Myles and Mary Mackenzie, of Menstrie, Clackmannanshire. Buried in ASMARA WAR CEMETERY, Eritrea. Plot 3. Row B. Grave 9.
SHARP	James [Todd]	Sailor, S.S. Empire Prairie (Grennock), Merchant Navy. Missing at sea due to enemy action 10 April 1942. Aged 21. Born 28 February 1921 in Menstrie. Last place of abode 9, Long Row, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire. Son of James Todd Sharp and Catherine Gilroy Sharp, of Menstrie, Clackmannanshire. Grey eyes, dark hair, dark complexion. In 1938 he was a Deck Boy on the S.S. Ovington Court. No known grave. Commemorated on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London. Panel 44.
WILSON	Peter	Signalman 2581509, VIII Corps Signals, Royal Corps of Signals. Died as the result of an accident 31 August 1944. Aged 23. Born and resident Clackmannanshire. Son of William and Janet Wilson, of Menstrie, Clackmannanshire. Buried in TILLY-SUR-SEULLES WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Plot VII. Row D. Grave 4.
PRESENTED BY MENSTRIE COMMUNITY COUNCIL TO COMMEMORATE THE POLISH TROOPS STATIONED IN MENSTRIE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, WHO FOUGHT AND FELL FOR THE FREEDOM OF FUTURE GENERATIONS

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