The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

jamiemcginlay · Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 930 Location: Glasgow

The Daviot war memorial stands on the road junction.

Adam Brown · Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 9:42 am Post subject:

Jim

Can you give more detail on the road junction? I stopped at Daviot last year and couldn’t find it.

Adam

Liverpool Pals · Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 1

Hi Jim,
Many thanks for posting the photo's, eacellent. I would like to add a little light regarding L.Cpl.Alexander Maclean.

Alexander Maclean was born in Inverness in 1885/6. At the outbreak of war he was living at 37 Bedford Road, Bootle, Liverpool, which had been his address since 1908 and was employed by the Pacific Steam Navigation Company on the Flamenco. Liverpool soon raised four Pals battaions. These being numbered 17th-20th King's Liverpool battaions. Alexander enlisted into the 20th battalion on the 5th November, 1914 in Liverpool. He was five feet nine and a half, with brown hair and brown eyes. The four Liverpool Pals battalions sailed for France on the 7th November, 1915. They wouldn't take part in any major action until the fateful day of 1st July, 1916. The Liverpool's this day would help in the capture of Montauban and Alexanders own battalion would capture the briqueterie (brick works) which to this day can still be easily traced. Sadly 22475 L.Cpl.Alexander Maclean was killed in action on the 1st July and his body was never idientified. He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial to the missing on the Somme.

Regards,
Bill

ps i will add some photo's once i've mastered this excellent site.

jamiemcginlay · Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 930 Location: Glasgow

Thanks Bill, the information on Alexander Maclean is very interesting.
Sorry Adam, the photograph was taken some years ago and I'm afraid all I've noted is 'location - road junction'...not very helpful!...but it doesn't look too hard to miss.

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:21 pm Post subject:

dhubthaigh · Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 4:04 pm Post subject:

UPDATED PHOTOS COURTESY OF PAT ANDERSON

Adam Brown · Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:44 am Post subject:

Note the Commanding Officer of 18th Division which was captured in Singapore one week after landing in 1942 is commemorated on this memorial. He is also commemorated in the local Episcopal Church. See:

http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=5825

BECKWITH-SMITH, MERTON
Initials: M
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Major General
Regiment/Service: General Staff
Unit Text: G.O.C. 18th Inf. Div.
Secondary Regiment: Welsh Guards
Secondary Unit Text: and
Age: 52
Date of Death: 11/11/1942
Awards: D S O, M C
Additional information: Son of Beckwith Beckwith-Smith and Georgina Beckwith-Smith; husband of Honor Beckwith-Smith, of Sulhamstead, Berkshire. Four times mentioned in Despatches, 1914-1918. Awarded the Royal Humane Society's Certificate. Hon. M.A.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: V. H. 1.
Cemetery: SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY