The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

dhubthaigh

Located within Inveraray Parish Church. Thanks to Hugh Macrae for the picture;

dhubthaigh · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:40 am Post subject:

THURSBY, JOHN FORTESCUE

Rank: Second Lieutenant
Service No: 337612
Date of Death: 18/06/1945
Age: 19
Regiment/Service: King's Shropshire Light Infantry and No. 1 Commando
Grave Reference: 9. G. 9.
Cemetery: KIRKEE WAR CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Walter and Lucy Thursby, of Copthorne, Sussex.

Adam Brown · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:17 am Post subject:

This memorial lists all the men on the Inverary civic memorial and one other: Neil Douglas

Is this a church or another civic memorial? I would suggest this is a church memorial.

The names from the other memorial:

BLAIR DUNCAN A. ROYAL NAVY S.A.
BUNTAIN WILLIAM R. ROYAL AIR FORCE SERGEANT SERGEANT R.GUNNER
CAMPBELL DONALD B. MERCHANT NAVY FIRST MATE
DEVINE PHILIP J. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR
GILLESPIE ALASTAIR F. ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS PRIVATE
GILLESPIE COLLYN C.F. ROYAL AIR FORCE WIRELESS OPERATOR
JOHNSTON GEORGE ROYAL NAVY ABLE SEAMAN
MOUAT JAMES H. ROYAL AIR FORCE SERGEANT PILOT
ROSS WILLIAM K. SCOTS GUARDS GUARDSMAN
THURSBY JOHN F. KING'S SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY LIEUTENANT NO. 1 COMMANDO

dhubthaigh · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:34 am Post subject:

I posted here going by the inscription "In memory of the men of this parish".

Adam Brown · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:42 am Post subject:

As per the WW1 entry we should leave them here just now and do some more investigation because there is a difference in numbers between this and the other memorial.

Thanks

Adam

apanderson · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:06 am Post subject:

UKNIWM:

Inveraray, Glenaray and Inveraray Parish Church Parishioners, WW2 Fell
Location - Glenaray and Inveraray Parish Church , Mid Argyll
UKNIM Ref no. 44615

See: http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.44615/fromUkniwmSearch/1

Also

Inveraray, Inveraray Parishioners, WW2 , Location - Parish Church , Mid Argyll
UKNIM Ref no. 44607

See: http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.44607/fromUkniwmSearch/1

The 1st reference (above) naming the WW2 Memorial as UKNIWM 44615 is wrong. The heading of the page is "GLENARY AND INVERARAY PARISHIONERS - WW2 FELL", but the remainder of the information refers to the WW1 Plaque (e.g. 65 names etc.)

The correct UKNIWM Reference for the Memorial Plaque is: 44607.

THE 1939-1945 MEMORIAL

This War Memorial was unveiled on 10th January 1971 by Mr. John Campbell, M.M. (Drummer Campbell), a veteran of world War 1.

It bears 11 names.

Colynn C.F. Gillespie, George Johnston, James H. Mouat, William K. Ross, John F. Thursby, Duncan A. Blair, William R. Buntain, Donald B. Campbell, Philip J. Devine, Neil Douglas, Alastair F. Gillespie.

Listed as follows:

1939 – 1945

To the Glory of God and in Memory of the Men of This Parish
Who fell in the Second World War

Duncan A. Blair
William R. Buntain
Donald B. Campbell
Philip J. Devine
Neil Douglas
Alastair F. Gillespie
Colynn C. F. Gillespie
George Johnston
James H. Mouatt
William K. Ross
John F. Thursby

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:56 am Post subject:

The "missing" man is:
DOUGLAS, NEIL ARCHIBALD.
Rank:Surgeon Lieutenant
Date of Death:25/02/1943
Age:28
Regiment/Service:Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
H.M.S. Spartiate.
Awards:M B E
Panel ReferencePanel 80, Column 2.
MemorialPORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Additional Information:
Son of James and Elizabeth Douglas; husband of Margaret Sutherland Douglas, of Arbroath, Angus. M.B., Ch.B.
He qualified from Glasgow University in 1940.
Neil was born on 16 September 1913 at Newton Strachur and is listed on the memorial plaque in the Strachur Memorial Hall.
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=7794&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=strachur&start=0

Is this why he is not on the Inveraray Memorial????
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Ken