|
The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project (Registered Scottish Charity No. SC043826). Please visit our homepage at www.scottishmilitaryresearch.co.uk
|
View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
David McNay Administrator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11425 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
|
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:30 am Post subject: 94th (City of Edinburgh) H.A.A. Regiment R.A, St Giles |
|
|
A memorial to the men of this Regiment who died in the Second World War.
Last edited by David McNay on Sat Mar 06, 2021 11:49 pm; edited 1 time in total |
|
Back to top |
|
|
spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
|
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:47 pm Post subject: |
|
|
UKNIWM Ref: 8759
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
|
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 |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
|
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 |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
|
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 |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
|
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 |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
|
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 |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
|