Montrose cemetery reveals secrets
23 February 2011
Most of the casualties buried at Sleepyhillock Cemetery served
in the air forces, both British and Commonwealth, but army and
naval casualties are also buried there. 39 of the graves date
from the First World War, with 93 from the Second World
War.
Montrose played an important part in guarding Britain's shores
during the First and Second World Wars and its strategic importance
was identified at an early stage by the War Office, which
established the UK's first operational air station on the outskirts
of Montrose in 1913.