The Scottish War Memorials Project

spoons · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:06 pm Post subject:

I have now confirmed that the 3 Troddens listed were in fact brothers. See http://scottishwargraves.phpbbweb.com/viewtopic.php?p=3370&mforum=scottishwargraves#3370 where you can see their family gravestone.

\Paul

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And their photographs:

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spoons · Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 5:55 pm Post subject:

I visited the Devil's Porridge exhibition today and one of the attendants on duty told me that it had been agreed to add a name to the Annan memorial. He did not know if this had yet been done. I passed by and checked against my previous photos, nothing yet added. If I hear anything more (especially the name) I will make a further post. The name to be added is either WW1 or WW2.

\Paul

spoons · Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:14 pm Post subject:

I visited the Devil's Porridge exhibition today where they kindly allowed me to take a couple of photos of a copy of the program for the unveiling of Annan memorial. It is a large booklet so at least you know where to visit if you want to read it to check out the other details.

spoons · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:57 pm Post subject:

In Dec 2006 jamiemcginlay posted a photo of the sculptor working on the statue. Following information received, I spoke today to the proprietor of Mackies shop in Annan and he told me that the soldier posing as a model is his grandfather; Sgt John Mackie KOSB (number 240637).

In the Annan museum they confirmed that a name has been added to this memorial but I spent 15 minutes studying the memorial and photos and cannot see any name since I last photographed it in Jan 2007 or indeed since the original photos were posted. I will phone the museum and try and get more info.

\Paul

Adam Brown · Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 6:25 am Post subject:

Paul (or anyone)

If you are down that way again for research can you get a few close-up photographs of the statue. I wouldn't mind seeing it in detail now we know who the model was.

Cheers

Adam
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spoons · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:16 pm Post subject:

With regards to the newly added name on the memorial, I finally managed to identify him. The name added is for WW2, S Thomson of the Royal Armoured Corps. The difficulty was because they have put the name alongside an existing one rather than just being added to the list. However I wonder if they have not made a mistake with the initial? There is only one S Thomson RAC listed on the CWGC website for WW2 and he was from Fife with no obvious connection to Annan, but there is this man who is not otherwise listed on the Annan Memorial:

Name: THOMSON, THOMAS
Initials: T
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C.
Unit Text: 52nd Regt.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 19/02/1945
Service No: 3188899
Additional information: Son of Jeanie Lees, of Annan, Dumfriesshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. C. 14.
Cemetery: MILSBEEK WAR CEMETERY

What does anyone think?

(updated info sent to UKNIWM)

spoons · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 5:34 pm Post subject:

At last I managed to get some close-ups of the statue.

Also recently completed works at the base of the memorial - new paving stones and now illuminations. That means I will have to go back another time Shocked

this time at night to show it lit up Evil or Very Mad

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:58 am Post subject:

Regarding Samuel/Thomas Thomson - the same name appears on the Dalbeattie War Memorial

CPL. SAMUEL THOMSON, REC.CRPS.

The only Corporal Thomson of the Reconnaissance Corps listed by CWGC and SNWM is:
Thomas Thomson, Corporal (3188899) 52nd Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps, Royal Armoured Corps. Born Kirkcudbrightshire. Age 25.
Son of Jeannie Lees of Annan.
Thought to be:
Samuel McNairn Thomson - Born 1919 at Dalbeattie.

Killed in Action 19 February 1945. Buried in Milsbeek War Cemetery, Holland. Also remembered (as Samuel) on the Memorial at St. Peter's RC Church in Dalbeattie.
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