The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

jamiemcginlay · Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 930 Location: Glasgow

Inverarity - Angus District (Forfar Landward)

The Inverarity war memorial is a stylised celtic cross with wheel-head set on a tapering pedestal which rests on a square plinth. The names of the dead are carved on smooth tablets set into the face of the pedestal. The monument stands in the kirkyard.

WWI ROLL OF HONOUR:
BATCHELOR G. BLACK WATCH
BROWN ALEXANDER SCOTS GUARDS
BRUCE JAMES BLACK WATCH
CRICHTON PETER BLACK WATCH
DOUGLAS WILLIAM CANADIANS
JOHNSTON CHARLES BLACK WATCH
KINNEAR DAVID BLACK WATCH
KINNEAR ALEXANDER H. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS
LATTO WILLIAM CAMERON HIGHLANDERS
MARR ROBERT ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY
PETERS JOHN BLACK WATCH
REID JOHN SCOTS GUARDS
ROBERTSON DONALD HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY
SPENCE ALEXANDER ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY
DOWNIE WILLIAM ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY
BRUCE DAVID SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS
DUTHIE WILLIAM SCOTS GUARDS
GOURLAY ALEXANDER ROYAL NAVY
GOURLAY WILLIAM BLACK WATCH
MCKIDDIE CHARLES GORDON HIGHLANDERS
NAIRN DAVID ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY
NAPIER HENRY BLACK WATCH
NORRIE JOHN ROYAL SCOTS

WWII ROLL OF HONOUR:
BALFOUR EDWARD LESLIE BLACK WATCH PRIVATE 2ND. BLACK WATCH
BROWN FRANK BLACK WATCH PRIVATE 2ND. BLACK WATCH
HUNTER RALPH ROYAL ARTILLERY GUNNER
LAWRENCE GEORGE ROYAL AIR FORCE FLIGHT LIEUTENANT D.F.M.

dalblair · Joined: 26 Aug 2010 Posts: 564 Location: coupar angus

Two casualties in the Book but not on the Memorial.

WILLIAM CLARK
Lance Corporal
Black Watch(Royal Highlanders)
1st Battn
Service No. 2180
KIA 19/4/1916
Age 25
Son of James&Mary Clark,Haughend,Meigle.Born in Forfarshire.
LILLER COMMUNAL CEMETERY V.B.26

HENRY(HARRY) URQUHART
Serjeant
Royal Scots
13th Battn A Coy
Service No. 15629
KIA 22/8/1917
Age 26
Son of Janet Braid Urquhart,9 Lunan Street,Friockheim and the late George Urquhart
TYNE COT MEMORIAL PANEL 11 to 14 and 162

and one man listed on the Memorial and not in the Book

WILLIAM DOUGLAS
Lance Sergeant
Canadian Infantry(Manitoba Regiment)
16th Battn
Service No. 420386
KIA 8to9/10/1916
Age 27
Son of William Douglas.Native of Forfar
ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY,MIRAUMONT VI.E.36

DelBoy · Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:00 pm Post subject: Sgt. Harry Urquhart

DelBoy · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:53 pm Post subject: Pte. Frank Brown

Recently the subject of the Craigie column query was a photo that turned out to be WW2 casualty Frank Brown of the 2nd Black Watch. It was with his cousin (?) John Soutar Brown also of the 2nd Btn. Black Watch.

Family members who identified his military portrait said he died as a result of the ship he was on, whilst injured and being evacuated from Italy, being sunk off of North Africa. He was originally from Cotton of Ovenstone by Kirkbuddo near Forfar.

CWGC
BROWN, FRANK
Rank: Private
Service No: 2754875
Date of Death: 30/05/1941
Age: 22
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Bn.
Grave Reference: P. 22.
Cemetery: ALEXANDRIA (CHATBY) MILITARY AND WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of Frank and Euphemia Brown, of Inverarity, Angus.

Derek.

dalblair · Joined: 26 Aug 2010 Posts: 564 Location: coupar angus

Unveiled on Sunday 8th May 1920 by Mrs Steuart Fotheringham.

anne park · Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 6:21 pm Post subject: Charles Irvine McKiddie

Charles Irvine McKiddie Pte S/23588 6th Gordon Highlanders b Inverarity, Forfar e Forfar Age 18 Killed in Action F&F 22/07/1918 Son of David McKiddie, of The Lodge, Kincaldrum, Forfar. 1901 Census: Gamekeepers Lodge, Inverarity. B 1900. Mother Maggie (nee Irvine). 1911 Census: 292/ 1/ 3: Inverarity. Soldiers Effects: Fa: David. Service Returns: 118/AF 372. Soissons Memorial M. R. 18 The Scotsman 04-09-18 P7: Forfar.
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