The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

[sammycat]

Stained glass window memorial inside the church.
25 names listed as follows:

T.Murray
D.McKendry
J.Eslick
J.Higgins
A.Hay
J.Hay
T.Dorby
P.McCusker
H.Donnelly
J.Harrigan
C.Elliot
T.Jox
M.Milligan
M.McMahon
H.McAuley – (listed on window as McAnley)
P.Munley
F.Donnelly
T.Munley
J.Blakely
W.Munley
D.Paterson
RMcDade
M.Brophy
D.McCue
A.Stewart

Christe, cum sit hinc exire
Da per matrem me venire
Ad palmam victoriae

Pro Patria (in bello 1914 – 1918) mortuis
Ad perpetuam reimemoriam Neilston 1919

[sammycat]

[jamiemcginlay]

Good news Sammy and superb photos
Cheers
Jim

[sammycat]

The following is a list of possible matches for the above soldiers, found on the SNWM & CWGC websites:

T.Murray
SNWM Pte Thomas MURRAY, S/11850, 25/09/1915, THE QUEEN'S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS born Neilston

D.McKendry

J.Eslick
SNWM Private JOHN THOMSON ESLICK, 20591, 06/06/1916, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Son of John and Sarah Eslick, of 1, Mafeking Terrace, Neilston, Glasgow

J.Higgins
SNWM Pte John HIGGINS 250982, 07/10/1917, THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS born Neilston

A.Hay

J.Hay

T.Dorby
SNWM Pte James DORBY, 7307, 16/12/1915, THE ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS, born Glasgow

P.McCusker
SNWM: (this is the only P McCusker listed)
Gnr Patrick McCUSKER, 57690, 24/07/1916, ROYAL HORSE AND ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY born Glasgow

H.Donnelly
CWGC Private H DONNELLY, S/22490, 15/07/1918, age18 Gordon Highlanders, Son of John Donnelly, of 75, Leverngrove, Neilston, Glasgow.

J.Harrigan
SNWM, Pte John HARRIGAN, 13611, 26/09/1915, THE ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS, born Neilston

C.Elliot
SNWM lists one, Charles Elliot, born Brighton Sussex, so not sure what link with Neilston is.

T.Jox – no sign of this unusual name on either website.

M.Milligan
SNWM L/Cpl Michael MILLIGAN S/3462, 25/09/1917, THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS born Lugton Ayrshire

M.McMahon
SNWM Cpl M McMAHON, 18784, 23/10/1918 THE CAMERONIANS (SCOTTISH RIFLES) born Neilston

H.McAuley – listed on window as McAnley (there are no McAnleys listed on either site)
SNWM Pte Harry McAuley 27189 THE ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS & 42511 THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY, 23/04/1917, born Glasgow. My own research suggests that this soldier lived in Neilston.

P.Munley
CWGC Private P Munley, 3002, 31/03/1916, age 19, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Son of Mrs. B. Munley, of 71, High St., Neilston, Glasgow.

F.Donnelly
SNWM Pte Frank DONNELLY, 50975, 01/09/1918 THE ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS, born Neilston

T.Munley
SNWM Pte Thomas MUNLEY 12613, 11/04/1916, THE ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS, born Neilston Renfrewshire

J.Blakely

W.Munley
SNWM L/Cpl William MUNLEY S/350016/07/1916 THE BLACK WATCH (ROYAL HIGHLANDERS), born Neilston, Renfrewhsire

D.Paterson

RMcDade
SNWM – this is the only R MCDade listed
Pte Robert McDADE,19542, 31/07/1917 THE ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS born Paisley

M.Brophy
SNWM the only Brophy is:
Pte James BROPHY, 201467, 03/12/1917, THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY, bornGlasgow

D.McCue
CWGC Private DOMINIC McCUE, 25238716/10/1918, age 33, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Son of Patrick and Jessie O'Grady McCue, of Glasgow; husband of Barbara McCue, of 33, Levern Banks, Neilston, Glasgow.

A.Stewart

[anne park]

FOX, THOMAS
Initials: T
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Unit Text: 1st/6th Bn.
Age: 17
Date of Death: 20/06/1915
Service No: 3026
Additional information: Son of Thomas and Catherine Fox, of 5, High St., Neilston, Renfrewshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 43.
Memorial: LE TOURET MEMORIAL
Just a quick look at T Fox brought up this details so maybe the answer to T Jox hope this helps if not this Fox maybe another one in CWGC. Anne

[sammycat]

Thank you Anne - that would certainly seem to be a good match for T.Jox. It is a shame that it appears that some errors were made on the names of this window: H.McAnley & T.Jox being the two obvious ones.

With such a small number of names you would have thought it would be possible to check the names were correct before going into final production, but then I suppose a company who produced this type of memorial were probably very busy in the years following WW1.

Thanks for your help.

[buntymccann]

T Dorby
reg/service Canadian Machine Gun Corps
unit : 11th Coy.
service no:138011
death: 30/10/1916
Attestation paper Thomas Dorby born Neilston Scotland next of kin
Margaret McCann sister Neilston renfrew Scotland.

[sammycat]

Bunty, thanks for your addition. The use of first initials only on this memorial makes it more difficult to identify the men.

[john burnett]

D McKendry
Think this is Daniel McKendry KIA 14/10/197 he enlisted in Neilston.
A Hay
Two possibilities Archibald Hay who was born in Neilston and killed 4/7/1916. The other is Archibald Hay who was born, enlisted and resided in Neilston and killed 16/11/1917.
James Hay was born in Neilston and killed 23/4/1917