Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Single light stained glass window with image of two fishermen working on their nets
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St John's Church
Street
Frederick Crescent
Town
Port Ellen
District
Country
Postcode
PA42 7DH
OS map ref
NR 36791 45086
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

Pilot Officer Iain Ramsay Location

Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
No
Building Name
Lagavulin Church
Street
A846
Town
Islay
District
Country
Postcode
PA42 7DZ
OS map ref
NR 3994 4551
If the memorial has been moved, please indicate why
Church closed and now Lagavulin Hall, used by the community

Pilot Officer Iain Ramsay Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / and in memory of / IAIN RAMSAY Jr of KILDALTON, P.O., R.A.F. / KILLED 30th APRIL, 1942
LET EVERYTHING THAT HATH A BREATH PRAISE THE LORD
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
1
What information is listed for those commemorated?
forename, surname, home location, rank, service
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Maker
Maker
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
When did it take place?
13th March 1949
Who was present?
Rev. James L. MacLeod
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
When did it take place?
After 1949
References
References
Original location of memorial

Campbeltown Courier - Saturday 26 March 1949
Memorial Window Dedicated
A memorial window in memory of Pilot Officer lain Ramsay, R.AF., who was killed in an air disaster on April 30, 1942, was dedicated on 13th March in Lagavulin Church, Islay.
The Rev. James L. MacLeod, who officiated, referred to,Captain lain Ramsays’s wish that the window should be a mark of remembrance not only of his elder son but also of the men of the district who died in the Second World War.
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https://www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/st-johns-church-port-ellen-islay/
Its lancet windows, with foliated tracery, contain three stained glass windows – “Christ the Good Shepherd”, from the workshop of G Maile & Son of London, was installed in 1940, but the other two, depicting fishing and harvest scenes and memorialising Cpt Iain Ramsay of Kildalton are evidently relocated from elsewhere (possibly the now closed church at Ardbeg) and are by an unknown artist. Their style is very reminiscent of the studio of Margaret Chilton and Marjorie Kemp.
Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser - Saturday 13 June 1942 Page 3
THE LATE PILOT OFFICER IAIN RAMSAY
PORT ELLEN, RAMSAY
Appreciation by
Commander F. Gilliland, R.N.V.R. (retd.)
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Image(s)
Memorial Image
Image
Pilot Officer Iain Ramsay
Priority
-1
What is the image's caption?
Pilot Officer Iain Ramsay
Who is it credited to?
Fiona Lee
Date Taken
19/05/2026
Who took or provided this image?
Fiona Lee
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
2946
Media Image Width
2209
Image
Pilot Officer Iain Ramsay
Priority
-1
What is the image's caption?
Pilot Officer Iain Ramsay
Who is it credited to?
Fiona Lee
Date Taken
19/05/2026
Who took or provided this image?
Fiona Lee
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
4032
Media Image Width
3024