The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

[David McNay]

Name: GEORGE, ARTHUR
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 466 Sqdn.
Age: 32
Date of Death: 30/01/1943
Service No: 1345755
Additional information: Son of Arthur Francis and Susan Jackson George, of East Kilbride, Lanarkshire. A.M.I.E.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 150.
Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

[David McNay]

Andrew Parlane Granger, M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H. Captain, RAMC (T)
Born 3rd August 1879
Died 29th March 1930

[David McNay]

Name: GRAY
Initials: R T
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry
Unit Text: 16th Bn.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 01/07/1916
Service No: 14174
Additional information: Son of the late William and Janet Gray.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: V. J. 3.
Cemetery: LONSDALE CEMETERY, Authuille

[David McNay]

Colonel James Ross Gray-Buchanan, of the 26th Regiment the Cameronians, is buried here in the grave which also commemorates his two sons.

Name: GRAY-BUCHANAN, CECIL GORDON
Initials: C G
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Trooper
Regiment/Service: Australian Light Horse
Unit Text: 2nd
Age: 29
Date of Death: 29/05/1915
Service No: 592
Additional information: Son of Col. James Ross Gray-Buchanan and Catherine F. Gray-Buchanan. Native of Glasgow, Scotland.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. F. 14.
Cemetery: SHRAPNEL VALLEY CEMETERY

Name: GRAY-BUCHANAN, WALTER BRUCE
Initials: W B
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Unit Text: Adjt. 2nd Bn.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 10/03/1915
Additional information: Son of Col. J. R. Gray-Buchanan, of Eastfield by Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Native of Rutherglen, Lanarkshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: VIII. J. 2.
Cemetery: BROWN'S ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY, FESTUBERT

[David McNay]

Colonel James Ross Gray-Buchanan is buried in the previously listed grave. This is the grave of his long-standing servant.

"Charles Green
Army Pensioner, late 26th Cameronians
for over 30 years in the service of Col J R Gray-Buchanan, Eastfield who died 15th February 1915 in his 76th year."

[David McNay]

Name: GREIG, ALEXANDER
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots Fusiliers
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 25/09/1915
Service No: 12967
Additional information: Husband of Jeanie Armstrong Greig, of 33, Mill St., Bridgeton, Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 46 to 49.
Memorial: LOOS MEMORIAL

[David McNay]

Name: GUNN, JOHN SPIERS
Initials: J S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Driver
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
Unit Text: 565 Field Coy.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 01/11/1944
Service No: 2158710
Additional information: Son of Alfred and Martha Gunn, of Rutherglen, Lanarkshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: VI, A, 8.
Cemetery: CESENA WAR CEMETERY

[David McNay]

John Hall was killed on the 10th March 1938 at Belchite. He was serving as part of the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War.

This is the first grave commemorating a Spanish Civil War casualty I've seen in Scotland, but I'm sure there must be others.

[David McNay]

Name: HALLIDAY, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Field Artillery
Unit Text: "D" Bty. 50th Bde.
Age: 33
Date of Death: 01/05/1917
Service No: 175764
Additional information: Son of William and Mary Halliday, of 100, Hamilton Rd., Rutherglen, Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: XIX. N. 6.
Cemetery: ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY

[David McNay]

Name: HOLBURN, ANDREW COWAN
Initials: A C
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Pilot Officer
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 38 Sqdn.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 13/04/1941
Service No: 84009
Additional information: Son of William Cowan Holburn and Jessie Holburn, of Falkirk, Stirlingshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Column 241.
Memorial: ALAMEIN MEMORIAL

[David McNay]

Name: HORON, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Date of Death: 16/06/1944
Service No: 2824273
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IIA. B. 7.
Cemetery: RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

[David McNay]

Name: HOWIE, ROBERT
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Trooper
Regiment/Service: Royal Armoured Corps
Unit Text: Nottinghamshire Yeomanry
Age: 24
Date of Death: 02/08/1944
Service No: 7928814
Additional information: Son of John and Matilda Howie, of Burnside, Rutherglen, Lanarkshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: X. C. 4.
Cemetery: HOTTOT-LES-BAGUES WAR CEMETERY

[David McNay]

Name: HUDSON, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Horse Artillery
Unit Text: 3 Regt.
Age: 34
Date of Death: 23/11/1941
Service No: 1106787
Additional information: Husband of Agnes Hudson, of Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 1. B. 10.
Cemetery: KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA

[David McNay]

Name: HUNTER, HARRY
Initials: H
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment)
Unit Text: 25th Bn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 17/06/1916
Service No: 414171
Additional information: Son of John S. and Margaret Steele Hunter, of 54, Wardlaw Avenue, Rutherglen, Scotland.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: VI. E. 20.
Cemetery: RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND

Name: HUNTER, PATRICK STEELE
Initials: P S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Fourth Engineer Officer
Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine
Unit Text: S.S. "Queen Mary" (Glasgow)
Age: 26
Date of Death: 16/04/1917
Additional information: Son of John and Margaret Hunter, of 54, Woodland Avenue, Rutherglen, Lanark. Born at Airdrie.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL

[David McNay]

I have been unable to locate any further details of this mans death. Locating details for post-Second World War deaths in the Canadian military is not easy, and I can find nothing for this man.

James Jameson C.D.
Flight Lieutenant, R.C.A.F.
Died 10th November 1965