Erected in 1922, the Lazaretto Point War Memorial (known colloquially as the Lazaretto Memorial) is located in the Scottish village of Ardnadam in Argyll and Bute.[1] It stands, at the apex of sharp bend in the A815, around the midpoint of the southern shores of the Holy Loch.
Lazaretto Point War Memorial | |
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Scotland | |
![]() The memorial in 2019, looking west, with the Holy Loch in the background | |
For Soldiers who died and served in World War I and World War II | |
Unveiled | May 14, 1922 (100 years ago) (1922-05-14) |
Location | 55.9818274°N 4.93102446°W / 55.9818274; -4.93102446 Ardnadam, Argyll and Bute, Scotland |
Designed by | Boston, Menzies & Morton |
It was designed by Boston, Menzies & Morton, of Greenock, and unveiled on 14 May 1922. It commemorates the local soldiers who died during service in World War I and World War II.[2]
Mrs John Brown, of nearby Sandbank, performed the unveiling. Five of her sons served in the conflicts, one of whom was killed in action.[2] Reverend A. MacDonald M.A., also of Sandbank, officiated at the ceremony.[2]