Spean Bridge Memorial

Good afternoon,

I was wondering if anyone knew of any information on the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge in Scotland. There's a family story that my grandfather, Sidney Hewlett who was a No 1 commando, is the middle figure. Apparently, he had the artists original drawing.

I've tried researching but I can't find much and the original artist passed away in 1984. We don't know where the original drawings are in my family so we're exploring all avenues at the moment.

Thank you in advance!

From Wikipedia

The monument consists of a cast bronze sculpture of three Commandos in characteristic dress complete with cap comforter, webbing and rifle, standing atop a stone plinth. The soldier at the front is thought to depict Commando Jack Lewington who frequently attended Remembrance Services at the monument during his lifetime. One of the other two soldiers is Frank Nicholls (rank unknown) the other is alleged to be Patrick Hynan. The three Commandos are depicted looking south towards Ben Nevis. The entire monument is 17 feet (5.2 m) tall. The monument has been variously described as a huge, striking and iconic statue.

Kevin

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There has been previous discussion about this here, and several claims:

http://forum.commandoveterans.org/cdoForum/posts/list/1392.page

Jack Lewington was interviewed in a newspaper indicating he was the man in the centre. He states the other two were 'Jock' More from Lerwick and 'Taff' Jones from Swansea.

Jack Lewington comparison

The history of the Memorial

http://www.commandoveterans.org/CdoMemorialSpeanBridge

Thanks very much everyone - we don't know how this story came about but I've only been hearing it recently especially since photos have been sent to me of my grandfather at the memorial so I had to do some checking haha.