The Scottish War Memorials Project

jamiemcginlay · Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 897 Location: Glasgow

Old Kilpatrick - Clydebank District

The Old Kilpatrick war memorial is a granite cross on a tapering rustic pedestal. The names of the fallen are on bronze plaques set into the face of the pedestal. The monument stands in gardens just off the main road below the Erskine Bridge.

WWI ROLL OF HONOUR:
Anton Alexander
Boyd Thomas
Breslin Patrick
Cameron Lewis
Connelly James
Davidson James
Dollar James
Dunn John
Edminston John
Ferguson Patrick
Filshie James
Fitzsimmons James M.
Foster Malcolm
Gallacher Edward
Gray James Picken
Green Robert
Greer Gilbert T.
Grier William
Hendry Daniel J.
Hogg Gordon
Jack John
Keith James
Kempton John
Kempton Thomas
Kennedy Kenneth
Kennedy Matthew
Kerr Robert
Laing Alexander
Lazzerini Torello
MacIlroy Harry
MacKenzie John R.
McColgan William
McCully Thomas
McHappie William J.
McKellar Archibald
McLauchlin Patrick
McPherson George
Miller John
Mitchell David W.
Mulgrew John
Newlands Robert
Pert Robert West
Roche Joseph
Shevlin Patrick
Sinclair Daniel
Smith Harry Gordon
Stewart William
Struthers Robert M.
Younger Alexander

WWII ROLL OF HONOUR:
Adams David
Barclay John
Collier Thomas P.
Darlington Frank
Dewar Peter H.
Findlay James A.
Greer James
Inglis William
Jones John H.
Jones Ronald J.
Laing Robert
McDougall Walter
McEwan John S.
McEwan Thomas
McGarrity Joseph
McIver Alan D.
McLaren Edward
McLaren John
McLaughlin Edward
McPherson John McL.
Mulgrew Edward
Munn James
Nicolson Andrew
Rennie Andrew
Scott Charles
Scott Samuel S.
Sinclair James G.
Smith Sidney S.
Wilson John
Young Andrew

alexmaclennan · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:10 am Post subject: Old Kilpatrick WM Inscription

This is what I recorded and submitted to the UKNIWM

1.Upper brass panel with dedication then names by surname in three columns. Forename (s) then Surname given. Rank, decorations, regiment/service and place of death not given

Dedication

IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF OLD KILPATRICK WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY. 1914~1919

Column 1
ALEXANDER ANTON.
THOMAS BOYD.
PATRICK BRESLIN.
LEWIS CAMERON.
JAMES CONNELLY.
JAMES DAVIDSON.
JAMES DOLLAR.
JOHN DUNN.
JOHN EDMINSTON.
PATRICK FERGUSON.
JAMES FILSHIE.
JAMES M. FITZSIMMONS.
MALCOLM FOSTER.
EDWARD GALLACHER.
JAMES PICKEN GRAY.
ROBERT GREEN.

Column 2
GILBERT T. GREER.
WILLIAM GRIER.
DANIEL J. HENDRY.
GORDON HOGG.
JOHN JACK.
JAMES KEITH.
JOHN KEMPTON.
THOMAS KEMPTON.
KENNETH KENNEDY
MATTHEW KENNEDY.
ROBERT KERR.
ALEXANDER LAING.
TORELLO LAZERINI.
HARRY MAGILROY.
WILLIAM McCOLGAN.
THOMAS McCULLY.
ROBERT NEWLANDS.

Column 3
WILLIAM J. Mc HAFFIE.
ARCHIBALD McKELLAR.
PATRICK McLAUGHLIN.
GEORGE McPHERSON.
JOHN MILLER.
DAVID W. MITCHELL.
JOHN MULGREW.
ROBERT WEST PERT.
JOSEPH ROCHE.
PATRICK SHEVLIN.
DANIEL SINCLAIR.
HARRY GORDON SMITH.
WILLLIAM STEWART.
ROBERT M. STRUTHERS.
ALEXANDER YOUNGER.
JOHN R. MACKENZIE

2. Lower brass panel with dedication then names by surname in three
columns. Forename (s) then Surname given. Rank, decorations,
regiment/service and place of death not given

Dedication

NAMES OF LOCAL MEN WHO MADE THE
SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE 1939~45 WAR

Column 1
DAVID ADAMS.
JOHN BARCLAY.
THOMAS P. COLLIER.
PETER H. DEWAR.
FRANK DARLINGTON.
JAMES A. FINDLAY.
JAMES GREER.
WILLIAM INGLIS.
JOHN H. JONES.
RONALD J.JONES.

Column 2
ROBERT LAING.
EDWARD MULGREW.
JAMES MUNN.
WALTER McDOUGALL.
THOMAS McEWAN.
EDWARD McLAUGHLIN.
JOHN S. McEWAN.
JOSEPH McGARRITY.
ALAN D. McIVER.
JOHN McLAREN.

Column 3
EDWARD McLAREN.
JOHN McL. McPHERSON.
ALEXANDER NICOLSON.
ANDREW RENNIE.
CHARLES SCOTT.
SAMUEL S. SCOTT.
JAMES G. SINCLAIR.
SIDNEY S. SMITH.
JOHN WILSON.
ANDREW YOUNG.

alex
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Patridk · Joined: 06 Jun 2008 Posts: 1 Location: Brighton, MI

I am attempting to obtain family information on John McL McPherson. Does anybody know how should start?

WWII ROLL OF HONOUR:

McPherson John McL.

apanderson · Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 2:45 pm Post subject:

Is this him?

CWGC:

Name: McPHERSON, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Trooper
Regiment/Service: Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C.
Unit Text: 12th
Age: 19
Date of Death: 27/04/1943
Service No: 7944988
Additional information: Son of John L. and Agnes G. McPherson, of Paisley, Renfrewshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. A. 4.
Cemetery: MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY

SNWM:

Surname: McPHERSON
Firstname: John
Service Number: 7944988
Date of Death: 27/04/1943
Place of Birth: Paisley
Other: Royal Tank Regiment
SNWM Roll: SCOTSMEN IN VARIOUS UNITS
Rank: Tpr
Theatre of Death: North Africa

What exactly do you want to find out about him - is it his military history or his family history?

From his CWGC entry, you'll see he's listed as being 19 when he was died, making his year of birth c1924 and according to Scotland's People (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk), there were only 2 John McPherson's born in Renfrewshire betweeen 1923 and 1925. The birth certificates aren't available to view/download as the dates are still too recent. The details from the index are:

1. 1923 JOHN LINDSAY McPHERSON, born Paisley, Renfrewshire.
2. 1924 JOHN McPHERSON, born Paisley, Renfrewshire.

Note that No. 1 above, John Lindsay McPherson would give him the same initials as the father John L. McPherson listed on CWGC.

On searching for his parents marriage, there don't seem to be any John L. McPhersons marrying an Agnes in Renfrewshire between 1916 and 1926. There are marriages for (all 1924):

1. John McPherson and Agnes Barr
2. John McPherson and Agnes Buntain
3. John McPherson and Agnes McCrank

These 3 Marriage certificates are view/downloadable from the above site.

If it's details on the Royal Armoured Corps, type it into google and there's loads of sites with varying amounts of information.

Hopefully you'll get what you're looking for.

Anne

DerekR · Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:37 pm Post subject:

Name: GREER, GILBERT THOMSON
Initials: G T
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders
Unit Text: 1st/7th Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 13/12/1917
Service No: S/41467
Additional information: Son of Gilbert and Margaret Greer, of New Church Place, Old Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Div. 62. I. L. 7.
Cemetery: STE. MARIE CEMETERY, LE HAVRE
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scottbrade · Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Posts: 1

This website is beautiful.

I was doing some research for my degree and stumbled upon this website.

I take my hat off to all servicemen who lost their lives for us.

breslin · Joined: 03 Sep 2009 Posts: 1

I noticed my uncle's name PATRICK BRESLIN is against the WW1 list who died. He died 1941 WW2.

apanderson · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:36 pm Post subject:

Hello Breslin,

Maybe the Patrick Breslin listed on the WW1 panel was the following man:

Name: BRESLIN, PATRICK
Initials: P
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Fireman
Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine
Unit Text: S.S. "California" (Glasgow)
Age: 34
Date of Death: 07/02/1917
Additional information: Son of Thomas and Sarah Breslin, of 3, Paterson St., Paisley. Born at Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL

Is the following man your uncle?

Name: BRESLIN, PATRICK
Initials: P
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy
Unit Text: S.S. River Lugar (Glasgow)
Age: 20
Date of Death: 26/06/1941
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 87.
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL

If so, are you able to add anything to he above CWGC listing (parents, where he lived etc.)?

Anne

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