Clyne Heritage Society

Adam Brown · Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 4:18 pm Post subject: War memorial in Brora Cemetery

At first glance the headstone on the right looks like a standard Commonwealth War Grave Commission grave marker. In fact it is a privatly commissioned headstone in the Scottish CWGC granite headstone style to match the one it sits beside and is to commemorate someone buried in Aden. Because of this I think it can be classed as a war memorial.

SUTHERLAND, Alexander
N..A.A.F.I
Died 13th January 1962
Aged 45
Interred in Hedjuff Cemetery, Aden

SUTHERLAND, Andrew
Rank: Serjeant
Number: 988785
Unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died: 19.10.43
Age: 27
Parents: Alexander and Annie Sutherland of Brora
Born: Brora
Buried: Brora Cemetery
Memorials: Listed on the Clyne War Memorial
Recorded in The R.A.F. Roll of Honour, The Scottish National War Memorial

I'd be interested to know what the relationship between these two men was. Given their ages were they brothers?

Adam

Ian Mackay · Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 13

Could be brothers
A Alexander Sutherland born Clyne 1916