The Scottish War Memorials Project

Adam Brown · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 12:27 am Post subject: West Calder, West Lothian

West Calder War Memorial

An unusual but effective colour scheme for this memorial.

Adam

Adam Brown · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 12:30 am Post subject:

This cross was below one of the plaques

It is this man

Name: BOYD, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots
Unit Text: 16th Bn.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 03/08/1916
Service No: 18976
Additional information: Son of James and Jane Boyd, of 50, Front St., Mossend, West Calder, Midlothian. Former Heart of Midlothian Football Club player.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 6 D and 7 D.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

This is the cairn at Contalmaison mentioned.

Adam

David McNay · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:15 am Post subject:

That's an...interesting colour scheme.... Confused

spoons · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:30 am Post subject:

David McNay · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:52 am Post subject:

it is at least easy to read and photograph....

dhubthaigh · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:16 am Post subject:

Check the links page, it doesn't seem it was always that colour.

http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1895

Adam Brown · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:42 pm Post subject:

KevinStoke · Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:10 pm Post subject:

Some checks needed please

On the 4th photo we have
McLAGAN
McLINDEN
McNALY????????
McNULTY
NEASY

my question is what comes after McLINDEN

Again on the 4th photo was do we have after Thorntons name, its R.F. something but I cant make that out

THOMPSON
THOMPSON
THORNTON
TURNER
WATSON

many thanks for everyones help in these searches

Kevin

ADP · Joined: 13 Jun 2008 Posts: 192 Location: Edinburgh

Hi Kevin,

I suggest O McNally (the second "L" looks as if it was sneaked in later, and doesn't quite fit). I don't see a good match on the CWGC or SNWM websites.

W THORNTON . . . R F FRONTRSMEN

The best match I can find for him on both websites died in East Africa.

CWGC
Name: THORNTON
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Fusiliers
Unit Text: 25th Bn.
Date of Death: 05/01/1917
Service No: 13045
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: VIII. E. 6.
Cemetery: MOROGORO CEMETERY

SNWM
Surname THORNTON
Firstname William
Service Number 13045
Date Death 05/01/1917
Decoration
Place of birth Whitburn
Other 25th Bn.
SNWM roll SCOTTISH CASUALTIES EXTRACTED FROM ENGLISH REGIMENTS
Rank Pte
Theatre of death East Africa.

The CWGC website tells us that Morogoro is in Tanzania nowadays, or part of German East Africa at the time of WWI.

ADP

apanderson · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:54 am Post subject:

Have a wee look at the link Marc posted above:
http://www.btinternet.com/~james.fanning/thefront/page123.html

It takes you to a West Calder Site which gives the following information (presumably from CWGC):

O McINALLY

Private
41547
6th Bn., Leicestershire Regiment
who died on
Saturday, 24th August 1918.

Additional Information: Son of Owen and Mary McInally, of 28, Muirhall, West Calder, Midlothian.

Commemorative Information

Cemetery: FIENVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: A. 30.

Anne

apanderson · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:57 am Post subject:

And from SNWM:

Surname McINALLY
Firstname Owen
Service Number 41547
Date Death 24/08/1918
Place of birth West Calder Midlothian
Other 6th Bn.
SNWM roll SCOTTISH CASUALTIES EXTRACTED FROM ENGLISH REGIMENTS
Rank Pte
Theatre of death F.& F.