Remembrance Lunch 14 Nov 2021

Remembrance Lunch Sunday 14th November 2021 Please see the following page for details of our 2021 Remembrance Lunch: http://www.mccraesbattaliontrust.org.uk/mccraes-battalion-trust-remembrance-lunch-2021/

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O’s Somme Memorial Fund

McCrae’s Battalion Trust were honoured to be invited to attend the dedication and unveiling of the O’s Somme Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum on Sunday 24th October 2021. Chairman Craig Herbertson and Trustees Eddie Dalgleish and Sandy Potter travelled on behalf of McCrae’s Battalion Trust for

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July 1st 2021 – Contalmaison

July 1st 2021 – Contalmaison Please find photographs from the 1st Jul 2021 in Contalmaison. McCraes Battalion Trust wreath laid at the Cairn by Ed Llewellyn FCDO in the company of Maire Jocelyn Gougeon #lestweforget: And videos from Contalmaison using the following links: https://youtu.be/9CphSwKOCEU https://youtu.be/jKEE3Mc5e3E https://youtu.be/8mt4sQW49jY

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July 1st 2021

As we are again unable to travel to France for our July 1st commemorations due to covid restrictions; we laid a wreath outside the Usher Hall on McCrae’s Place at 7.30am to commemorate the 105th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. See the following link for

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Update on July 2021 Pilgrimage

Update on July 2021 Pilgrimage It is with profound regret that McCrae’s Battalion Trust announces the cancellation of the 2021 pilgrimage to Contalmaison. With the situation remaining uncertain, and especially since much of France remains closed, curfewed or difficult to access, to undertake complex logistic arrangements at this moment

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