The Scottish War Memorials Project

[apanderson]

It was a right 'dreich' day but I managed (just) to get pictures of the Slamannan War Memorial which sits at the junction of the B803 and the B8022.

World War 1







World War 2

Others


And keeping guard

[Adam Brown]

I notice there are no Argylls on the list of Second World War names but there are 4 Gordon Highlanders.

Adam

[jamiemcginlay]

The last time I visited the memorial I had better weather and the sandstone lions were dry. They looked so red though that I thought they must have been recently cleaned and treated with some kind of stone preservative at that time.
The names are unusual, there are no Royal Navy names in WWI but a few in WWII. There is also variation sometimes listing a man as Black Watch, other times as Royal Highlander; sometimes as Scottish Rifles, then as Cameronian. I have a transcription below but there is also the possible confusion over the letters C and G. the letter C on the memorial seems to be slightly more elongated so I think I've got it right but there is always the chance of an error.



WWI ROLL OF HONOUR:
AITKEN JOHN CAMERONIANS 10TH CAMERONIANS
AITKEN MARTIN HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY 10/11 H.L.I.
ALLAN ANDREW CANADIANS 13TH C.E.F.
BAXTER HARRY SOUTH AFRICANS 4TH S.A.I.
BAXTER WILLIAM HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY 17TH H.L.I.
BELL JOHN ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS 7TH A.&S.H.
BLACK DAVID ROYAL SCOTS
BLAIR ROBERT ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS 3RD A.&S.H.
BRODIE HENRY ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS 7TH A.&S.H.
BROWN JOHN ROYAL SCOTS 8TH ROYAL SCOTS
BUCHANAN ROBERT LONDON SCOTTISH
CAIRNEY PATRICK ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS 7TH A.&S.H.
CALDER JAMES ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS 7TH A.&S.H.
CAMPBELL MALCOLM J. ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY
DICKSON WILLIAM GORDON HIGHLANDERS 2ND. GORDONS
DUNLOP ROBERT ROYAL SCOTS 12TH ROYAL SCOTS
ERSKINE ABRAHAM GORDON HIGHLANDERS 6TH GORDONS
FINLAY JOSEPH ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS 11TH A.&S.H.
FYFE JOHN ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS 10TH A.&S.H.
GENTLEMAN PETER ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY
GRAY JAMES ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS 10TH A.&S.H.
HAMILTON JOHN ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY
HUNTER THOMAS ROYAL SCOTS 2ND. ROYAL SCOTS
JOHNSTON JAMES A. CANADIANS
LAING CHARLES CANADIANS CANADIAN GORDON?CAMERON? HIGHLANDERS
LOVE GEORGE GORDON HIGHLANDERS 2ND. GORDONS
LUNDIE JOHN ROYAL SCOTS 12TH ROYAL SCOTS
MACKIE ARCHIBALD ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS 10TH A.&S.H.
MASON CHARLES CAMERON HIGHLANDERS
MCALLISTER THOMAS MACHINE GUN CORPS
MCCOMB ALEXANDER BLACK WATCH 2ND. BLACK WATCH
MCCRACKEN GEORGE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS 8TH SEAFORTHS
MCKAY ROBERT HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY 12TH H.L.I.
MCKEAN JAMES F. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS 10TH A.&S.H.
MCKEAN JOHN HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY 18TH H.L.I.
MCLAUGHLIN ANDREW NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS
MCLEOD NORMAN CAMERONIANS 286 S.R.
MCMURDO DAVID HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY 16TH H.L.I.
MEEK JOHN A. MACHINE GUN CORPS
MURPHY JOHN ROYAL SCOTS 10TH ROYAL SCOTS
NIMMO WILLIAM B. SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS
PURVES DAVID A. BLACK WATCH 8TH BLACK WATCH
RICHARDS THOMAS E. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS 7TH A.&S.H.
RINTOUL DAVID ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS 5TH A.&S.H.
RUSSELL JAMES ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS
SMITH WILLIAM ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS 4TH A.&S.H.
STEVENSON ALEXANDER CANADIANS 10TH CANADIANS
STEVENSON WILLIAM Y. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS
STRONACH J.R. SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS
TRIPNEY JAMES ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS 2ND. A.&S.H.
WAUGH JACK CAMERONIANS 1ST CAMERONIANS
WRIGHT WILLIAM ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS 7TH A.&S.H.
WYSEMAN ANDREW CAMERONIANS 10TH CAMERONIANS



WWII ROLL OF HONOUR:
AITKEN ROBERT ROYAL NAVY
ALLAN WILLIAM S. GORDON HIGHLANDERS 1ST GORDONS
BARKER EDWARD H. ROYAL NAVY
BLACK JOHN SCOTS GUARDS 1ST SCOTS GUARDS
JOHNSTONE JAMES GORDON HIGHLANDERS 5TH GORDONS
LEITH DAVID ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS
MCANDREW MICHAEL GORDON HIGHLANDERS 5/7TH GORDONS
MCLAUGHLIN ANDREW ROYAL AIR FORCE
MILLER DAVID M. MCN. GORDON HIGHLANDERS 2ND GORDONS
ROBERTSON JAMES ROYAL NAVY
STEVENSON ARCHIBALD C. ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS ROYAL SCOTS GREYS
WEST JAMES G.S. ROYAL AIR FORCE



MALAYA:
BARKER CHARLES SERGEANT 1951 MALAYA



FIRST GULF WAR:
LENNOX GARRY ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRON LEADER 1991 THE GULF

[jamiemcginlay]

Name: STEVENSON, ARCHIBALD CHRISTIE
Initials: A C
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Trooper
Regiment/Service: Royal Armoured Corps
Unit Text: Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons)
Age: 26
Date of Death: 11/07/1944
Service No: 5731996
Additional information: Son of John and Elizabeth Stevenson, of Slamannan, Stirlingshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: X. C. 26.
Cemetery: BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY