The Commando Memorial, Spean Bridge, Fort William, Scotland
The Commando Memorial in Scotland, is dedicated to the men of the original British Commando Forces raised by Churchill during World War Two. The memorial is near the village of Spean Bridge in The Highlands and overlooks the original training areas of the Commando Training Depot at Achnacarry Castle. The memorial was unveiled in 1952 by the Queen Mother, and is one of Scotland's most popular monuments, as a war memorial and as a tourist attraction due to it giving stunning views of nearby Ben Nevis and Aonach Mòr. In 1949, the sculptor Scott Sutherland won a competition open to all Scottish sculptors for the commission, Sutherland's design won first prize of £200. The monument is of a cast bronze sculpture of three Commandos in feature uniform, complete with cap comforter, standing on a stone plinth looking south towards Ben Nevis and Aonach Mòr. 'United we conquer' is the inscription around the stone plinth, then inset plaque on the plinth reads: 'In memory of the officers and men of the commandos who died in the Second World War 1939–1945. This country was their training ground'
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Location: Spean Bridge, Scotland, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Matt Limb OBE / Alamy / Afripics
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