UK's first permanent memorial to WWII's K6 Force
A new memorial to soldiers who trained in the Highlands during World War Two has been unveiled in KingussieThe UK's first permanent memorial to soldiers of World War Two's Force K6 has been unveiled in the Highlands.was a transport unit that used mules to deliver supplies to front lines.
During part of the war, Force K6 trained in winter and mountain warfare in the Cairngorms and had camps at various locations in Badenoch and Strathspey.Later re-named the Indian Contingent, the detachment was also briefly stationed around Golspie, Sutherland and Corgarff, Aberdeenshire.There are also graves in England and Wales and on the continent in France and Germany.
Isobel Harling, 99, who has tended to the graves in Inverness for more than 70 years attended the unveiling ceremony on Tuesday.