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Perth Polish War Graves Act of Remembrance....07.11.21
Although a lot of Remembrance Services have been cancelled once again due to Covid-19, the Polish community of Perth gathered to pay their respects at the Polish War Graves in Perth's Wellshill Cemetary.
The picture shows members of the Polish Scouting Association tending to the graves and laying Polish flags in advance of the service.
In WW2, local authorities set aside a special section in Wellshill Cemetary for Commonwealth and Allied war graves.
In September 1940, the Polish authorities in Scotland requested a dedicated and consecrated space for the burial of members of their forces as there were substantial numbers of Polish troops based in Perthshire, including a Polish Reconnaissance Battalion which had been established in Perth by February 1942.
Today, half of all Polish war burials in Scotland are here in this cemetery, the earliest dating from November 1940 and the last from October 1947. Each of these is marked with a Polish headstone – which is distinctive from the typical Commission headstone by its pointed tip and the Polish eagle emblem on the face of the headstone.
Picture by Graeme Hart.
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Polish Service of Remembrance 07.11.21
Perth Polish War Graves Act of Remembrance....07.11.21<br /> Although a lot of Remembrance Services have been cancelled once again due to Covid-19, the Polish community of Perth gathered to pay their respects at the Polish War Graves in Perth's Wellshill Cemetary. <br /> The picture shows members of the Polish Scouting Association tending to the graves and laying Polish flags in advance of the service.<br /> In WW2, local authorities set aside a special section in Wellshill Cemetary for Commonwealth and Allied war graves.<br /> In September 1940, the Polish authorities in Scotland requested a dedicated and consecrated space for the burial of members of their forces as there were substantial numbers of Polish troops based in Perthshire, including a Polish Reconnaissance Battalion which had been established in Perth by February 1942. <br /> Today, half of all Polish war burials in Scotland are here in this cemetery, the earliest dating from November 1940 and the last from October 1947. Each of these is marked with a Polish headstone – which is distinctive from the typical Commission headstone by its pointed tip and the Polish eagle emblem on the face of the headstone. <br /> Picture by Graeme Hart.<br /> Copyright Perthshire Picture Agency<br /> Tel: 07990 594431<br /> ppapix@icloud.com