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jamiemcginlay



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Location: Glasgow
PostPosted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:30 am    Post subject: Newton Mearns Reply with quote
The Newton Mearns war memorial is a grey granite 'mercat cross' style memorial which stands at the junction of the Ayr Road and Gilmourton Crescent, opposite the shopping centre.






WWI ROLL OF HONOUR:
Aitken James
Anderson Robert T.
Bryson John
Close Robert
Close William
Connoly John
Connoly Thomas
Cunningham Finlay
Downie Nelson
Drysdale Adam
Ferrie Daniel
Fisher James
French James
Hamilton Andrew
Hamilton George
Hamilton Thomas
Hardie William
Harper Robert
Johnston Hugh McC.
Kirkland John
Lang John
McAdam James
McCabe John
McDonald Matthew
McKellar Dugald
McLellan John
McLellan Neil
Melville William
Orr William McK.
Pollock Robert C.F.
Powrie Thomas
Raeside William W.
Reid James
Robertson John
Wren J.L.
Wyllie Frank
Wyllie William E.
Young David
Young John M.


WWII ROLL OF HONOUR:
Ashcroft W.G.
Bryson J.K.
Burns A.J.
Campbell M.B.
Caterer J.
Chandos R.G.
Davie W.D.B.S.
Esson S.G.
Gee F.G.
Hamilton A.
Harvie C.
Herbert E.
Johnstone J.C.
Kennedy J.
Kirkwood J.
Lorimer A.
McGuffie J.
McIntosh J.
McMeechan W.
McPhail W.A.A.
Mitchell I.
More J.C.
Morrison C.G.
Norden D.
Pert D.
Ralston A.C.
Shand J.H.
Shepherd G.B.
Slater A.
Smith W.
Walker G.B.
Walker J.P.
Young R.G.
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DelBoy



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Location: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
PostPosted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 5:18 pm    Post subject: PO. Findlay Bryson Gee Reply with quote
jamiemcginlay wrote:
Gee F.G.


(Glasgow Herald 21st August 1945)
"Gee-
Suddenly, in Australia, on 18th August 1945, Findlay Bryson, aged 20 years, Petty Officer, Fleet Air Arm, dearly loved youngest son of Mr & Mrs Vernon Gee, Chesterlea, 26 Glamis Avenue, Newton Mearns, late Bridge of Weir."

Name: GEE, FINLAY BRYSON
Initials: F B
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Petty Officer Radio Mechanic
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Nabthorpe
Date of Death: 18/08/1945
Service No: FX.611358
Additional information: Son of Vernon and Ethel Gee, of Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 2Z. B. 10.
Cemetery: SYDNEY WAR CEMETERY

The Newspaper obituary by the family spell his forename different from CWGC.

Cheers,
Derek.
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