The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

David McNay · Last edited by David McNay on Sat Mar 06, 2021 11:49 pm; edited 1 time in total

A memorial to the men of this Regiment who died in the Second World War.

spoons · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:47 pm Post subject:

UKNIWM Ref: 8759

Adam Brown · Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:03 am Post subject:

According to:

http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=203352

Sir Basil Urwin Spence was responsible for this memorial. Spence had served in the Royal Artillery in the Second World War and had connections to Edinburgh where he was a teacher at the College of Art before and after the war.

Adam

Adam Brown · Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:14 am Post subject:

Some of the men listed. Note the Graham brothers both died on the same day

GRAHAM, JAMES SCOTT
Initials: J S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Bombardier
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 292 Bty., 94 H.A.A. Regt.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 25/12/1941
Service No: 1468662
Additional information: Son of James Scott Graham and Elizabeth White Wilson Graham, of Portobello, Midlothian. His brother, William Ferrier Graham, also died on service.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 8. E. 2.
Cemetery: BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY

GRAHAM, WILLIAM FERRIER
Initials: W F
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Bombardier
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 292 Bty., 94 H.A.A. Regt.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 25/12/1941
Service No: 1468108
Additional information: Son of James Scott Graham and Elizabeth White Wilson Graham, of Portobello, Midlothian. His brother, James Scott Graham, also died on service.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 8. E. 3.
Cemetery: BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY

HAYDEN, PERCY REGINALD LEONARD
Initials: P R L
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 292 Bty., 94 H.A.A. Regt.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 25/12/1941
Service No: 1563430
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 8. E. 14.
Cemetery: BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY

SIMMERS, Charles Mann
Initials: C M
Nationality: UK
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 292 Bty, 94 H.A.A Regt
Age: 26
Date of Death: 23/12/1941
Service No: 1464567
Awards:
Additional Info: Son of the Revd Charles Simmers B.D and Isabella Barbara Simmers of Aberdour Fife. B.L (Edin). Born in Mid Lothian, died at sea. Went to Musselburgh Grammar School 1926-1934.
Casualty Type: CWD
Grave/Memorial Ref: Column 37
Memorial: Alamein Memorial, Egypt

Listed on the Musselburgh War Memorial

SCOTT, ROBERT FINLAY
Initials: R F
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 292 Bty., 94 H.A.A. Regt.
Age: 31
Date of Death: 25/12/1941
Service No: 1468107
Additional information: Son of Robert Finlay Scott and Margaret C. Scott, of Edinburgh. Chartered Accountant.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 8. G. 29.
Cemetery: BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY

Listed on a private memorial in Barclay Viewforth Church

Adam Brown · Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:15 am Post subject:

Interestingly this man was amongst the regiment's dead of Christmas Day 1941 but is not listed on the memorial...

BARNES, CHARLES
Initials: C
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Bombardier
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 292 Bty., 94 H.A.A. Regt.
Age: 31
Date of Death: 25/12/1941
Service No: 1643528
Additional information: Son of Arthur and Elizah Barnes; husband of Florence Gertrude Barnes, of Fulmer, Buckinghamshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 8. E. 12.
Cemetery: BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY

Adam Brown · Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:31 am Post subject:

ABEL, ROBERT EDWARD RICHARD
Initials: R E R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Bombardier
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 261 Bty., 94 H.A.A. Regt.
Age: 20
Date of Death: between 31/01/1942 and 20/05/1942
Service No: 915517
Additional information: Son of Robert Claude and Annie Pirrie Abel, of Winchmore Hill, Middlesex.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Column 32.
Memorial: ALAMEIN MEMORIAL

ASHFORD, REGINALD BROOKE
Initials: R B
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 291 Bty., 94 H.A.A. Regt.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 13/01/1943
Service No: 1518598
Additional information: Son of Harold Brooke Ashford and Irene Isabel Ashford, of Fairworth, Lancashire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 10. D. 4.
Cemetery: TRIPOLI WAR CEMETERY

ASHFORD, HARRY BERNARD SUTTON
Initials: H B S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 291 Bty., 94 H.A.A. Regt.
Age: 34
Date of Death: 05/01/1943
Service No: 1817411
Additional information: Son of Alec C. Ashford and Bessie Ashford; husband of Rosetta Emily Ashford, of South Godstone, Surrey.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 10. H. 2.
Cemetery: TRIPOLI WAR CEMETERY

BALFORD, FRANCIS
Initials: F
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 261 Bty., 94 H.A.A. Regt.
Age: 36
Date of Death: between 01/02/1942 and 20/05/1942
Service No: 1064776
Additional information: Son of Francis Albert and Susan Balford; husband of Ethel Balford.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Column 33.
Memorial: ALAMEIN MEMORIAL

BIRD, THOMAS EDWARD
Initials: T E
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 261 Bty., 94 H.A.A. Regt.
Age: 20
Date of Death: between 01/02/1942 and 20/05/1942
Service No: 899134
Additional information: Son of Thomas and Fanny Margaret Bird, of Hornsey, Middlesex.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Column 34.
Memorial: ALAMEIN MEMORIAL

Adam Brown · Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:33 am Post subject:

There is only one Lt R. Burnhope listed in the CWGC database and he comes from Edinburgh. He isn't a gunner though. The 94th HAA was broken up in 1943 so the personnel would have gone to other units. I would have thought they would have stayed in the Artillery.

BURNHOPE, RONALD
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 11/07/1944
Service No: 296493
Additional information: Son of John R. and Helen J. B. Burnhope, of Edinburgh.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 16, Column 1.
Memorial: BAYEUX MEMORIAL