The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

[Glesga Keelie]

Took this photo of the Isle of Coll War Memorial a few years ago...

[Adam Brown]

Some of the names are hard to make out but it looks like these are four of them:

O.S. C Kennedy R.N. CWGC details

KENNEDY, COLIN
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. "Victory"
Age: 20
Date of Death: 12/09/1918
Service No: SS/8929
Additional information: Son of Andrew and Annie Campbell Kennedy, of Freisland Farm, Coll, Oban, Argyleshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: E. 29. 23.
Cemetery: HASLAR ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY

J MacLean M.N. CWGC details

McLEAN, JOHN
Rank: Second Mate
Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine
Unit Text: S.S. "Tweed" (Glasgow)
Age: 47
Date of Death: 13/03/1918
Additional information: Son of Julia and the late Hugh McLean; husband of Mary McLean, of 197, Weir St., Glasgow. Born at Boust Coll, Isle of Coll, Oban.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL

Pte C McNiven. SNWM and CWGC details

McNIVEN, Colin
Service Number S/13569
Date Death 16/08/1916
Decoration
Place of birth Coll Arinagour Argyllshire
Other 1st Bn.
SNWM roll THE QUEEN'S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS
Rank L/Cpl
Theatre of death F.& F.

McNIVEN, COLIN
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Cameron Highlanders
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Date of Death: 16/08/1916
Service No: S/13569
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 15 B.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

Cpl H Boyd. SNWM and CWGC details

BOYD,Hector
Service number 2981618
Date of death 07/12/1942
Decoration
Place of birth Argyllshire
Other
SNWM roll THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS (PRINCESS LOUISE'S)
Rank Cpl
Theatre of death Malaya.

BOYD, HECTOR
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Age: 26
Date of Death: 07/12/1942
Service No: 2981618
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 8. F. 28.
Cemetery: KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY

[Glesga Keelie]

Adam I have better photos somewhere amongst my numerous photo boxes. I will seek them out and put them on here as soon as possible.

Yours


Charlie McDonald

[jsmckechnie]

The full list should read

1914 - 1918

Pte D Chalmers
OS C Kennedy RN
J MacLean MN
Pte C MacNiven
Pte D Ross

1939 - 1945

Cpl H Boyd
Sergt S Jamieson
Capt D MacGilp
Pte A MacKinnon
Lt Col HWM Stewart DSO OBE MC

[FortyTwa]

I'm heading to Coll & Tiree in July and will get updated pix on memorials & war graves.

This I think must be Coll's civic memorial

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=56.624604,-6.527596&spn=0,0.15398&t=h&z=13&layer=c&cbll=56.624673,-6.528283&panoid=sfe6ik-4whP0qeN4SxjXUQ&cbp=12,39.13,,3,-18.11

[FortyTwa]

Bronze plaque attached to undressed local stone slab.

Situated within a drystane enclosure on the edge of the island 'capital' Arinagour (surprisingly easy to miss as one's eye, and feet, are immediately drawn to the prominent memorial on the hill in the background, which is to a local worthy!)





This gun - of French manufacture and presumably of WW2 vintage - is located by the road from the ferry terminal to Arinagour.

[Kenneth Morrison]

Name: STEWART, HENRY WILLIAM MONCRIEFF
Initials: H W M
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Regiment/Service: Middlesex Regiment
Unit Text: Cdg. 1st Bn.
Date of Death: 21/10/1942
Service No: 9005
Awards: O B E, M C
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Brit. Sec. C. D. 4.
Cemetery: YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY


Lt. Col. Stewart's role in the defence of Hong Kong and as a POW is at:

http://www.prole.demon.co.uk/middlesex/1sthk.html
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Ken