The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Ghostwhisperer · Joined: 01 Oct 2008 Posts: 109 Location: Ross-Shire

Adam Brown · Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:29 pm Post subject:

GW

Many thanks for posting these photographs. I've been wanting to see what this memorial looks like for some time.

Brass memorials in dark churches are very difficult to photograph so you've done a pretty good job here.

Regards

Adam

Adam Brown · Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 1:22 pm Post subject:

BUDGE, JOHN HENRY
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: 4th Bn.
Date of Death: 14/03/1915
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Cemetery: TARBAT PARISH CHURCHYARD

Captain Budge is commemorated on the Nigg War Memorial and the Portmahomack (Tarbet) War Memorial as well as the Tain War memorial.

Adam

Adam Brown · Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:10 am Post subject:

Does this name appear on the Second World War plaque?

J Dalyell-Stead RN

Thanks

Adam

Ghostwhisperer · Joined: 01 Oct 2008 Posts: 109 Location: Ross-Shire

1939 - 1945

Birnie J Pte, 4th Seaforths
Christie G Cpl, A/Corps
Davidson G R F/O, RAF
Davidson J Sgt, RAF
Ewen K J, AB, Merchant Navy
Forsyth AM Pte, 4th Seaforths
Fox C, AC2, RAF
Fraser AM, AC2, RAF
Fraser AS , Dutch AG
Fraser JK, Pte, Black Watch
Grant AD, CPO, RN
Grant RR, CPO, RN
MacKay C, CSM, WAE
MacKay H, Pte, 4th Seaforths
MacLeod JG, F/O, RCAF
MacLeod RM. Sgt Pilot, RAF
MacLeod WRD, P/O, RAF
Moyes JR, CSM, 7th Black Watch
Munro J, Pte, Air Army Corps
Robertson JH, FUS, RSF
Ross F, AC/1, RAF
Ross WD, L/Cpl, 7th Seaforths
Ross WU, TPR, Lovat Scouts
Ross M, AB, RN
Sutherland TD, Pte, 4th Seaforths
Tough F, Sgt, RAF
Williamson W, Pte, 5th Seaforths

Ghostwhisperer · Joined: 01 Oct 2008 Posts: 109 Location: Ross-Shire

1914 - 1918

In Grateful Memory of the Men of Tain Who Fell In the Great War

MAJ HUGH DUFF Lovat Scouts
MAJ WM ROBERTSON 4 Seaforths
MAJ ARTHUR YOUNG Gurkhas
LT P. G. WOLFE MURRAY R. N. V. R.
CAPT J. HENRY BUDGE 4 Seaforths
CAPT LORNE CAMPBELL Canadians
CAPT IAN MACKENZIE 5 Seaforths
CAPT KEITH MACKENZIE 2 GDNS
CAPT PERCY M MACKENZIE 2 GDNS
CAPT ANDW B. ROSS R. A. M. C.
LT A. IAN D. CAMERON 2 Seaforths
LT Wm CAMERON Transvaal
LT CHAS IRVINE Royal Scots
LT W. R. KENNEDY 4 GDNS
LT ERIC MACKENZIE R. F. A.
LT GEO A. MACKENZIE 8 GDNS
LT ALISTAIR MACRAE 5 Seaforths
LT CHAS E. MACRAE 4 Seaforths
LT THOS MUNRO 7 Seaforths
LT DON ROSS S Afr Scot
CSM D. A. MACKENZIE Canadians
CSM ROBERT MURRAY Canadians
CSM DON ROSS 10 GDNS
SGT W. ANDERSON 4 Seaforths
SGT ALLAN CAMERON 4 Seaforths
SGT ANDREW FRASER 4 GDNS
SGT DON FRASER Lovat Scouts
SGT ANGUS FRIDGE 4 Seaforths
SGT ALEX GRAHAM 4 Seaforths
SGT D. R. HEPBURN 5 Seaforths
SGT J. MACGILLIVRAY 4 Seaforths
SGT SIMON MACKENZIE 4 Seaforths
SGT A. WALLACE MUNRO Canadians
SGTJAMES ROSS 4 Seaforths
SGT JOHN ROSS 4 Seaforths
SGT ROBERT ROSS 4 Seaforths
SGT DAVID URQUHART R. Scots
CPL WILLIAM FRIDGE 4 Seaforths
CPL CHARLES GORDON 4 GDNS
CPL GEORGE GRAHAM 4 Seaforths
CPL JAMES MACDONALD 5 GDNS
CPL EWART MACKAY R S F
CPL ALEX. MACKENZIE 4 Seaforths
CPL D. A. MACKENZIE R Dragns
CPL WILLIAM MUNRO Canadians
CPL HUGH ROSS 4 Seaforths
CPL ALEX SCLATER 2 Camerons
CPL WM SUTHERLAND Seaforths
L/CPL KENNETH ROSS 6 Camerons
L/CPL J CAMPBELL Australians
L/CPL WM CHRISTIE Lewis G C
L/CPL ALEX LEARMONTH 4 Seaforths
L/CPL W McCULLOCH 2 Seaforths
L/CPL A MACKENZIE 4 Seaforths
L/Cpl MAL MACLEAN 12 R Sc
L/CPL COLIN MACRAE 4 Seaforths
L/CPL JAMES MUNRO 4 Seaforths
L/CPL JOHN MUNRO 7 Camerons
L/CPL JOHN NICOL Essex Rgt
L/CPL JAS SANGSTER 4 Seaforths
PTE JOHN ADAMSON 4 Seaforths
PTE W BRUCE Vancouver Seaforths
PTE K R CAMERON Australians
PTE H CAMPBELL A & S H
PTE T CAMPBELL 3 Seaforths
PTE MAL CHRISTIE 4 Seaforths
PTE JAMES CORMACK 4 Seaforths
PTE JOHN EWING 3 Seaforths
PTE THOS EWING 4 Seaforths
PTE A FARQUHAR 4 Seaforths
PTE DON FORBES 4 Seaforths
PTE JAS FORBES 4 Seaforths
PTE WM FORBES 2 Seaforths
PTE WM GRAHAM 4 Seaforths
PTE JAS GRANT P O Rifles
PTE A HARPER RAMC
PTE JOHN HENRY 4 Seaforths
PTE J MACDONALD 2 GDNS
PTE ALEX MACKAY 4 Seaforths
PTE ANDW MACKAY Lovat Scouts
PTE FRED MACKAY 3 Seaforths
PTE HUBERT MACKAY 4 Seaforths
PTE LACH MACKAY Australians
PTE J A MACKAY 4 Seaforths
PTE MUNRO MACKAY 4 Seaforths
PTE W MACKAY Australians
PTE J MACKENZIE 4 Camerons
PTE J D MACKENZIE S Afr Sc
PTE J G MACKENZIE Seaforths
PTE R C MACKENZIE H L I
PTE W MACKENZIE Australians
PTE W J MACKENZIE S Afr Sc
PTE ALEX MACLEOD 4 Seaforths
PTE G MACLEOD Canadians
PTE G MATHESON 4 Seaforths
PTE R MICHAEL 4 Seaforths
PTE G MITCHELL 4 Seaforths
PTE D J MORRISON 4 Seaforths
PTE DONALD MUNRO M G C
PTE KENNETH MUNRO 4 Seaforths
PTE JAS NESS Lovat Scouts
PTE D A PATIENCE 4 Seaforths
PTE J PERCY 4 Seaforths
PTE AS ROBERTSON H L I
PTE ANDREW ROSE Seaforths
PTE ALEX ROSS RAMC
PTE ALEX ROSS 4 Seaforths
PTE ANDW ROSS 4 Seaforths
PTE DONALD ROSS Seaforths
PTE HECTOR ROSS H L I
PTE JAMES ROSS 6 Seaforths
PTE JOHN SKINNER 4 Seaforths
DMR J G SUTHERLAND 4 Seaforths
SAPPER A THOMSON R E
DVR H G URQUHART Ross M B
PTE MATTHEW URQUHART Canadians
PTE ROD URQUHART S Afric
PTE JAMES WATT 4 GDNS
PTE P WILLIAMSON 4 Seaforths
PTE RON WILLIAMSON 4 Seaforths
PTE THOS WILLIAMSON 4 Seaforths

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:36 am Post subject:

Ghostwhisperer

Many thanks for the names.

Kind regards

Adam

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:41 am Post subject:

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:36 pm Post subject:

On the 1939-1945 list is: Fraser AS , Dutch AG ????
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Ken

Adam Brown · Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:56 pm Post subject:

Adam Brown · Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:59 pm Post subject:

Believe it or not typing Tigaroenggoe 1942 into Google gives this:

http://www.rchs.uhi.ac.uk/communit/p37/ht/rs/WW2%20Records/WW2%20Davidson%20to%20Fraser.html

Surname Fraser
Forename(s) Adam Sutherland
Rank Not stated
Regiment Dutch Army
Home Address 18 Downie Terrace, Corstorphine, Edinburgh, ex-Knockbreck, Tain

EXTRACT FROM RJ:

FRASER - Official information has been received that Adam Sutherland Fraser, dearly beloved only son of the late Alexander Fraser, Knockbreck, Tain, Ross-shire, and Mrs Fraser, 18 Downie Terrace, Corstorphine, Edinburgh, is now presumed to have been killed in action with the Dutch Army at Tigaroenggoe, Sumatra, on 15th March, 1942. Deeply mourned.
I wonder if he was in some sort of Dutch East Indies Home Guard? In fact does the memorial say HG and not AG?

Thanks

Adam

Adam Brown · Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:04 pm Post subject:

And from the same website it identifies this man who died accidentally in what is now Ghana in 1946

MACKAY, CHARLES
Initials: C
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Warrant Officer Class II (Q.M.S.)
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
Unit Text: 37 Field Coy.
Age: 39
Date of Death: 30/04/1946
Service No: 1868993
Additional information: Son of William and Catherine Mackay.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 1 Row A. Grave 2.
Cemetery: CHRISTIANSBORG WAR CEMETERY

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:06 am Post subject:

Some "bits" extracted from http://www.reocities.com/dutcheastindies/north_sumatra.html

KNIL (Royal Netherlands East Indian Army).
"units in Middle and Northern Sumatra were a mixture of Militia, Home Guard, Conscript or Civilian volunteer formations."

"The rearguard held out until 1430, when Van de Lande received word of the main force reaching Tiga Roenggoe. Unfortunately, the Japanese got there first and the KNIL troops were dispersed by a hailstorm of fire. Several small groups tried to reach Kabandjahe through rough terrain, but all were captured. The Japanese later executed 25 European officers and troops on the 15th. " (March 1942)
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Ken

DelBoy · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 5:44 pm Post subject: Pte. William Graham

WW1
Pte. Wm. Graham, 4 Seaforths

(Glasgow Herald 24th March 1915)
"Mr W. Graham, Morangie Farm, near Tain, has received a letter from a comrade of his son, Private W. Graham of the Tain Company, 4th Seaforths, saying he was killed at Neuve Chapelle while trying to carry on a stretcher Colonel Mason MacFarlane, of that Battalion, wounded."

(Glasgow Herald 27th March 1915)
"... One of the Seaforth Battalion's stretcher-bearers, Private William Graham, of the Tain Company, was shot and killed while assisting in carrying his Colonel...."

CWGC
GRAHAM, WILLIAM
Rank: Private
Service No: 1296
Date of Death: 11/03/1915
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders 4th Bn.
Panel Reference: Panel 38 and 39.
Memorial: LE TOURET MEMORIAL

SNWM
Surname: GRAHAM
Firstname: William
Service Number: 1296
Date Death: 11/03/1915
Place of birth: Alness Ross-shire
Other: 4th Bn.
SNWM roll: THE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS
Rank: Pte

DelBoy

WW1
LT A. IAN D. CAMERON 2 Seaforths

(Glasgow Herald 4th May 1915)
"The Rev. Angus Cameron, of St. Andrew's, Tain, received an official telegram that his eldest son, Lieutenant Ian Cameron, of the 2nd Seaforths, had died of wounds at the front. Before the war Lieutenant Cameron had chosen the Army as a profession, and was in preperation for a commission, which he received after the war began. Two others sons of the Rev. Cameron are on active service - one in the Navy and the other in the Royal Scots (Territorials)."

CWGC
CAMERON, ARTHUR IAN DOUGLAS
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Date of Death: 25/04/1915
Age: 21
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Bn.
Grave Reference: A. 3.
Cemetery: SEAFORTH CEMETERY, CHEDDAR VILLA
Additional Information: Son of the Rev. and Mrs. Angus Cameron, of The Parsonage, Tain, Ross-shire. Native of Arpafeelie, Ross-shire.

SNWM
Surname: CAMERON
Firstname: Arthur Ian Douglas
Date Death: 25/04/1915
SNWM roll: THE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS
Rank: 2nd Lieut