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spoons
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 Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:57 am Post subject: Crossmichael Church Parishioners |
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UKNIWM Ref: 11332 where it is described as a Roll of Honour. My understanding of a Roll of Honour is that it is a list of all those who served (including those who survived) but this contains only the names of the deceased (unusually on two scrolls) but with some great additional information.
This memorial is in Crossmichael Parish Church at OS Map Ref NX 730 670 and contains the same names as the memorials at Crossmichael Community (cross) and Crossmichael Village Hall with the addition of this one man:
Name: IRELAND
Initials: G F
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Unit Text: "D" Coy.
Date of Death: 30/08/1918
Service No: 128672
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: V. D. 10.
Cemetery: H.A.C. CEMETERY, ECOUST-ST. MEIN
I have no idea why he should not be listed on the other two memorials and have not found him on any other local memorial, although there is another Ireland listed at Ringford and Tongland.
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Adam Brown
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| Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:39 am Post subject: Re: Crossmichael Church Parishioners |
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| spoons wrote: | | I have no idea why he should not be listed on the other two memorials and have not found him on any other local memorial |
We've seen in discussions about other memorials that families could be quite funny about their son's name being added to memorials. Perhaps G.F. Ireland's relatives only wanted him commemorated in church?
At least he is commemorated in the church. Something like the roll of honour could quite easily have been misplaced over the years and then Private Ireland would not be remembered anywhere in the parish.
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Kenneth Morrison
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There are 2 Irelands listed here - brothers
George Frederick Ireland, Pte. (128672) MGC, formerly Pte. (202896) KOSB. Died 30/8/1918
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John Ireland, Pte. (34376) Auckland Regt. NZEF. Died 13/6/1917
Sons of Thomas and Margaret (Davidson) Ireland of Old Greenlaw, Kirkcudbrightshire.
They are both listed on the Balmaghie War Memorial (an adjacent parish)
Two others also not on the Crossmichael WMs are:
Robert Kimm, Pte. (S/6682) 8th Black Watch. Died 18/7/1916.
Listed on the Kirkcudbright WM
Norman McMurray, L/Cpl. (1636) 1/5th KOSB. Died 29/12/1915.
Listed on the Auchencairn WM
Norman is included in Stuart Wilson's book 'Answering the Call - Auchencairn and the First World War' and was working at Dryburgh Farm, Crossmichael at the outbreak of war.
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