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Forfar at War |
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A plaque on the West Wall of Forfar's Town and County Hall commemorates the Unit of the Polish Army that was stationed in the town during part of the Second World War |
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2021, Town and County Hall, Forfar - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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| The plaque was originally unveiled in front of the building. Little has changed apart from the businesses occupying the shops - PHOTOs Gilles Lapers | |||
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| The 10th Polish Reconnaissance Group was billeted in Forfar in the Reid Hall - PHOTOs Gilles Lapers | |||
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| Troops fell in in front of the then British Linen Bank - PHOTOs Gilles Lapers | |||
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| Motor cyclist head the parade of Bren Gun Carriers - PHOTOs Gilles Lapers | |||
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| Bren Gun Carriers descending East High Street - PHOTOs Gilles Lapers | |||
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| Armistice Day and the Annual Remembrance. Mercifully the No Parking sign has been moved to a more appropriate position - PHOTOs Gilles Lapers | |||
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The plaque, photographed in December 2021, reads: TO COMMEMORATE THE SOJOURN OF THE 10TH POLISH RECONNAISSANCE GROUP IN THE ROYAL AND ANCIENT BURGH OF FORFAR 18TH OCTOBER 1940-3RD APRIL 1942 GIFTED TO THE TOWN BY THE UNIT ON THEIR DEPARTURE |
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| PHOTO Malcolm McCrow | |||
