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anne park Our first ever 2000 poster
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2018 9:02 am Post subject: James Duncan GH |
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I have found in The Scotsman info about James Duncan Private S/40406 2nd Gordon Highlanders b Auchterderran,Fife e Edinburgh Age 22 Killed in Action Pas de Calais, France 02/04/1917 Son of James and Elizabeth Duncan, of 31, Harriet St., Pathhead, Kirkcaldy. Born at Lochore, Steading, Lochgelly. Soldiers Effects: Fa: James. Sis: Maggie. Catherine. Bessie. Bro: Robert. H A C Cemetery, Ecoust-St Mein Fr 0568 Plot III Row C Grave 24 The Scotsman 15-05-17 P6: Glencraig
Can anyone find him on a memorial? _________________ Researching WWI info from Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Kincardineshire & Morayshire. |
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neilston
Joined: 14 Dec 2012 Posts: 370 Location: Neilston
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anne park Our first ever 2000 poster
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 8:13 pm Post subject: Problems |
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I had a problem in loading the info can you just copy over the info please
thanks _________________ Researching WWI info from Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Kincardineshire & Morayshire. |
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neilston
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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DAVID H. BLANE MILITARY RESEARCHER
BENARTY WAR MEMORIAL
During my research of West Fife newspapers I discovered that there had been four meetings held in 1919 to discuss a War Memorial. The meetings were chaired by Councillor Garry held in the Picturedrome, Crosshill. The fourth meeting decided that the community preferred to have a public utility, rather than a memorial to the war and this was to be in the form of a bowling green, with the provision of a memorial plaque. Years later two bowling greens were established at Lochore and Glencraig. However no plaque was established at either. On Wednesday, March 26, 1924 a Unique War Memorial, to commemorate men from the Mary Pit who died in WW1, in the form of a huge white marble tablet, was unveiled in Lochore Workmen's Institute, placed on the interior east wall of the reading room. This was the old Workmen's Institute NOT the present one though the Memorial Tablet was moved to the present institute after it was built. Benarty Community Council decided to erect a
memorial in . At my first Remembrance Day Service at this memorial I was amazed that there were no names inscribed on it, in honour of the fallen from Benarty, who sacrificed their lives in WW1. Since joining Benarty Heritage Preservation Group as their Military Researcher, in 2014 I started to compile a list of Benarty Fallen for both WW1 and WW2 for inscribing on the memorial. I can appreciate the feeling of the community after WW1 as regards a memorial, due to the family hardship caused by the loss of loved ones, the bread winners for their families. However, I felt that in this Centenery Year of WW1 a very fitting tribute should be paid to the fallen of both wars by having their names inscribed on the Benarty memorial.
Anne -Blane lists James Duncan Private S/40406 2nd Gordon Highlanders as on of the soldiers that should be on the Benarty memorial
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anne park Our first ever 2000 poster
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 5:40 am Post subject: James Duncan |
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Thanks for the info. _________________ Researching WWI info from Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Kincardineshire & Morayshire. |
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