The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 1:30 pm Post subject:

L/Cpl. C. RODDICK, SCOTTISH RIFLES.
Charles Roddick – age 26 – Lance Corporal (40887) 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
“Chay” worked in the family butcher business when enlisted as Private (1279) in the Lanarkshire Yeomanry in 1915. He was posted to the Scottish Rifles.
Born 29 December 1890 in Langholm. Son of George and Isabella (Halbert) Roddick of 76 High Street, Langholm.
Killed in Action on 20 September 1917 and buried in Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Belgium.
Also named on the Langholm Parish Church memorial.

Sgt. W.C. SANDERS, CANADIANS.
Walter Chisholm Sanders – age 40 – Corporal (130068) 16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry.
Walter served his apprenticeship in the British Linen Company Bank in Langholm and in 1901 was a bank clerk living in Lambeth in London. He served with the Imperial Yeomanry in the South African War and then spent three years with the Royal Northwest Mounted Police before he became a bank clerk in Vancouver, British Columbia. He enlisted in the 72nd Battalion (The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada) in November 1915 but many of the men of the battalion were posted to the 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) before going to France. He was wounded in February 1917 but was badly wounded in April and treated in hospital in Etaples before being evacuated to hospital in Ludlow, Shropshire where he died.
Born 1876 in Langholm. Son of the late Henry and Mary Ann (Bell) Sanders of Langholm. He named his aunt, Mrs Sanders of 345 Sunnyside Avenue, Toronto, as his next of kin.
Died of Wounds on 3 May 1917 and buried in Wauchope Churchyard, Langholm. (CWG)
Also named on the Langholm South United Free Church memorial.

A. SCOTT, R. DEFENCE CORPS.
Alexander Scott – age 41 – Private (36332) Royal Defence Corps.
Alexander was a tailor in Langholm when he enlisted as Private (23303) in the King's Own Scottish Borderers. He was transferred to the RDC but died of bronchitis in the Military Auxiliary Hospital in Dunfermline, Fife.
Born 1876 in Langholm. Son of James Beattie Scott and Mary (Armstrong) Scott of 10 John Street, Langholm.
Died on Active Service on 11 February 1917 and buried in Langholm Cemetery. (CWG)
Also named on the Chalmers Church memorial in Langholm.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 1:37 pm Post subject:

I. SCOTT, KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS.
Isaac Scott – age 26 – Private (15696) 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Isaac was the youngest of five soldier brothers. He was employed in the Waverley Mills when he enlisted in October 1914. He landed with his battalion at Boulogne in July 1915 but was killed two months later at the battle of Loos.
Born 1889 in Langholm. Son of the late William Scott and of Sarah Jane (Hounam) of Knox Buildings, and of 12 Mary Street, Langholm.
Killed in Action on 25 September 1915 and buried in Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos, France.
Also named on the Langholm Parish Church memorial.

and his brother

S. SCOTT, ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS.
Samuel Scott – age 38 – Lance Corporal (3/7225) 11th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Samuel was the third of five soldier brothers. In 1901, aged 18, he was a railway porter in Glasgow, lodging at 8 Dowanhill Street in Partick. He was working as a dock labourer when he enlisted, initially in the Army Reserve, in August 1914 but he was mobilised almost immediately and was posted to his battalion in France in July 1915.
Born 1882 in Langholm. Son of the late William Scott and of Sarah Jane (Hounam) of Knox Buildings, and of 12 Mary Street, Langholm. Husband of Mary Ann (Lyon) Scott of 1 Hill Square, Anderston, Glasgow who he married in 1905 in Dennistoun, Glasgow. Mary died in Glasgow in 1923.
Killed in Action on 23 January 1917 and buried in Warlencourt British Cemetery, France.
Also named on the Langholm Parish Church memorial and on the Glasgow Roll of Honour.

Cpl. J. SCOTT, R.F.A.
John Scott – age 35 – Corporal (133689) "D" Battery, 101st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
John worked as a painter and was a noted rugby forward with both Langholm and the South of Scotland teams.
Born 1883 in Langholm. Son of the late Robert and Isabella (Veitch) Scott of Langholm. Husband of Margaret W. (Goodfellow) Scott of 18 High Street, Langholm who he married in 1917 in Langholm.
Killed in Action on 24 August 1918 and buried in Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette, Somme, France.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 1:44 pm Post subject:

Lt. J. SCOTT, KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS.
James Scott – age 19 – Lieutenant, 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Born 1896 in Langholm. Son of Captain James Scott (late 9th Reserve Battalion, K.O.S.B.) and Marian (Thorpe) Scott of Kincleuch, Langholm and of 74 Taylor Road, Wallington, Surrey.
Killed in Action on 25 September 1915 and buried in Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos, France.
Also named on the Langholm Episcopal Church memorial.

and his brother

JOHN SCOTT, LONDON SCOTTISH.
John Scott – age 21 – Private (2195) 1/14th Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish)
John was a player with Langholm Rugby Club before he moved to London in about 1912. He landed with his battalion at Le Havre on 15 September 1914 but died of his wounds on the No.4 Ambulance Train.
Born 1893 in Langholm. Son of Captain James Scott (late 9th Reserve Battalion, KOSB) and Marian (Thorpe) Scott of Kincleuch, Langholm and of 74 Taylor Road, Wallington, Surrey.
Died of Wounds on 15 November 1914 and buried in Creil Communal Cemetery, Oise, France.
Also named on the Langholm Episcopal Church memorial.

WM. SCOTT, R. MUNSTER FUS.
William Scott – age 28 – Private (2155) 7th Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers.
The Scott family were originally from Langholm but by 1891 they were living in Pontefract, West Yorkshire where the father, John, was a fellmonger. William was a skinwasher in 1911 and a labourer when he enlisted in Pontefract as Private (13031) in the 10th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment on 1 September 1914. However he was judged not to be fit for war service and was discharged on 17 October 1914. He obviously re-enlisted as he landed with his battalion at Gallipoli on 7 August 1915 but less than three weeks later he was killed.
Born 1887 in Langholm. Son of John and Elizabeth (Jackson) Scott of South Bailey Gate, Pontefract. Husband of Nellie (Clayton) Scott (later Mrs James Johnson) of 53 South Bailey Gate, Pontefract who he married in 1913 in Pontefract.
Missing in Action on 26 August 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Also named on the Pontefract War Memorials.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 1:54 pm Post subject:

F.J.N. SHEPARD, KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS.
Frank Shepard – age 36 – Private (35312) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
In 1911 Frank, aged 29, was a warehouseman in a woollen mill in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.
He was a clerk at the H.M. Gretna Munitions Works and living at David Street, Langholm when he married in June 1917.
Born 1882 Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire as Frank Sheppard. Son of William Ferdinando Shepard and Mary Ann (Cox) Shepard of Chipping Norton.
Husband of Mary Alice (Turnbull) Shepard of 12 Mary Street, Langholm and of 47 Storey Square, Barrow-in-Furness who he married in June 1917 in Langholm as Francis J.N. Shepard. [I have no idea what the initials J.N. stand for]
Missing in Action on 20 September 1918 and named on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France.
Also named on the Langholm Episcopal Church memorial and on the Chipping Norton War Memorials.

Sgt. A. TELFER, ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS.
Alexander Telfer – age 20 – Sergeant (S/9918) 14th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
Born 1897 in Douglas, Lanarkshire. Son of Alexander and Annie (Pendreigh)Telfer of Braidlea, Douglas, Lanarkshire.
Annie was born in Langholm in 1874 and married Alexander, a gamekeeper, in Langholm in 1892.
Died of Wounds on 24 April 1917 and buried in Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-le-Grand, Somme, France.
Also named on the Langholm Parish Church memorial and on the Douglasdale War Memorial.

J. THOMPSON, R.A.S.C.
Joseph Glendinning Thompson – age 34 – Driver (T4/057456) 29th Reserve Park, Army Service Corps.
Joseph had been a coachman when he married in 1907 in Langholm and was a cab driver, living with his wife and family in Heads Lane, Carlisle in 1911. He was working as a waggoner on the Buccleuch estate when he enlisted and he landed in Egypt in April 1915. Later he moved to Salonica where he contracted malaria and died.
Born 1885 in Stanwix, Carlisle Cumberland. Son of John and Mary (Glendinning) Thompson of The Lion and Lamb Hotel, Scotch Street, Carlisle.
Husband of Elizabeth Foster (Little) Thompson of Heads Lane, Carlisle and of 10 Charlotte Street, Langholm who he married in 1907 in Langholm.
Died on Active Service on 26 October 1918 and buried in Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 2:01 pm Post subject:

R. THOMPSON, KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS.
Robert Thompson – age 22 – Private (8039 & 201116) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Robert was employed on farm work at Roan near Langholm when he enlisted. He joined his battalion in Egypt and served in Palestine.
Born 1895 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire. Indexed as Robert Thomson. Son of Robert and Charlotte (Hope) Thompson of Bloughwell, Langholm.
Killed in Action on 13 November 1917 and buried in Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel.

T. THOMPSON, BLACK WATCH.
Thomas Thompson – age 36 – Private (S/8934) 8th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
In 1901 Thomas, aged 20, was a coachman living with his parents in 8 Charlotte Street, Langholm but then he had worked for some years in Carlisle and he enlisted there.
Born 1880 in Langholm. Indexed as Thomas Thomson. Son of the late Thomas and Catherine (Turner) Thompson.
Brother of James, Isabella, Margaret, Marion, Janet and Elizabeth.
Killed in Action on 28 March 1916 and buried in Rifle House Cemetery, Belgium.

Cpl. D. THOMSON, KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS.
David Thomson – age 25 – Corporal (15705) 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
David had served his apprenticeship as a hairdresser in Langholm but was employed at the Singer Manufacturing Company at Clydebank, Dunbartonshire when he enlisted. David landed with his battalion at Boulogne in July 1915 but was killed two months later at the battle of Loos.
Born 1891 in Langholm as David Paten Thomson. Son of Janet Thomson of 15 Drove Road, Langholm.
Missing in Action on 25 September 1915 and named on the Loos Memorial, France.
Also named on the Langholm Parish Church memorial and on the Singer Manufacturing Company Roll of Honour and memorial (now lost).

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 2:08 pm Post subject:

F. THOMSON, BORDER REGT.
Frank Thomson – age 23 – Private (4970) 2nd Battalion, Border Regiment.
Frank worked in the tannery in Langholm before he enlisted in Carlisle in January 1914. He was posted to his battalion in Belgium in November 1914 but was killed the following year during the battle of Loos.
Born 1892 in Langholm as Frank Thomson. Son of Agnes Thomson of Langholm. He named his uncle William Thomson of Caroline Street, Langholm as his next of kin.
Missing in Action on 25 September 1915 and named on the Loos Memorial, France.
Also named on the Langholm South United Free Church memorial.

J. THOMSON, BLACK WATCH.
James Thomson – age 39 – Private (3/3095) 2nd Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
James had enlisted as Private (6319) in the Black Watch in 1896 and had served in the South African Wars. He was an association footballer and a player with Langholm Rugby Club. The 2nd Black Watch had arrived at Marseilles from India in October 1914 and he joined the battalion in France in January 1915.
Born 1876 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire. Son of Isabella Thomson and nephew of Janet Thomson of Drove Road, Langholm.
Missing in Action on 11 March 1915 and named on the Le Touret Memorial, France.

JOHN THOMSON, MANCHESTER REGT.
John Thomson – age 37 – Private (42272) 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment.
John was a coachman and gardener in Langholm when he enlisted as Private (043185) in the Army Service Corps in 1915. He was posted to the 18th Battalion of the Manchester Regiment but was badly wounded and evacuated to hospital where he had a major operation before returning to France where he joined the 2nd Manchesters.
Born 1882 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire. Son of John and Grace (Paterson) Thomson of Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire. Husband of Sarah (Wilson) Thomson of 2A Henry Street, Langholm who he married in 1910 in Langholm.
Died of Wounds on 25 March 1918 and buried in Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium.
Also named on the Langholm Parish Church memorial.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 2:14 pm Post subject:

R.D. THOMSON, ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS.
Robert Douglas Thomson – age 21 – Private (S/40953) 10th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
Robert had been a goods clerk at Langholm Station and was at 289 Broad Street, Cowdenbeath, Fife when he enlisted in Dunfermline in November 1915. He was posted to the Army Reserve and, as the North British Railway Company's Goods Manager considered his work at Inverkeithing Station important, it was not until November 1917 that he was mobilised as Private (S/24216) in the Seaforth Highlanders. He was posted to the 7th Battalion in France in March 1918 but was transferred to the 10th Argylls. Robert died of his wounds while being moved to a base hospital in Rouen.
Born 1897 in Langholm. Son of William and Isabella (Douglas) Thomson of 11 Charles Street (Old), Langholm.
Died of Wounds on 14 August 1918 and buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France.
Also named on the Chalmers Church memorial in Langholm and on the North British Railway Company memorial in Waverley Station in Edinburgh.

S.M. JOS. TURNBULL, SCOTTISH RIFLES.
Joseph Turnbull – age – Company Sergeant Major (535) 1/6th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Joseph enlisted as Private 6960 in the KOSB in January 1900. He served in South Africa from February to November 1900 and was discharged under the terms of the demobilisation of the South African Field Force. In 1901 he was a railway porter at Stevenston in Ayrshire and by 1907 he was a steelworker in Motherwell, Lanarkshire. He enlisted there and landed with his battalion at Le Havre in March 1915 but was killed three months later at Festubert.
Born 1882 in Langholm. Son of the late William Armstrong Turnbull and Janet (Hounam) Turnbull of 1 Mary Street, Langholm. Husband of the late Grace Gray (Nisbet) Turnbull of Parkhead Street, Motherwell who he married in 1904 in Uddingston, Lanarkshire. Grace died in 1909 in Motherwell.
Father of Jessie Baxter Thomson Turnbull born at Macdonald Street Motherwell in 1907.
Missing in Action on 15 June 1915 and named on the Le Touret Memorial, France.
Also named on the Langholm Parish Church memorial, on the Motherwell War Memorial and on the Colville's Dalzell Steelworks memorial.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 2:24 pm Post subject:

A. WALDIE, KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS.
Adam Waldie – age 25 – Private (1932 & 240531) 1/5th (Dumfries and Galloway) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Adam was a barber in Langholm when he enlisted and he landed with his battalion at Gallipoli in June 1915. He was wounded there and again while serving in Palestine in May 1917. Robert was killed six miles from Jerusalem.
Born 1891 in Langholm. Son of the late Adam Waldie and of Fanny (McIntosh) Waldie of 49 Henry Street, Langholm.
Killed in Action on 24 November 1917 and buried in Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel.
Also named on the Langholm Parish Church memorial.

Sgt. D. WALLACE, BORDER REGT.
David Wallace – age 42 – Corporal (5399) 6th Battalion, Border Regiment.
David was a groom and coachman at the Eskdale Temperance Hotel in Langholm in 1898/9 but in 1911 he was a coal miner and was living with his family at Skiddaw Terrace, Fletchertown, Allhallows, Cumberland. He enlisted at Aspatria and landed with his battalion at Gallipoli in July 1915 but was killed three weeks later.
Born 1869 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire.
Both SDGW and the 1911 census show his birthplace as Invergordon, Ross-shire but that is where his mother was born.
Son of the late James Wallace and of Isabella (Ross) Wallace (later Mrs. William Douglas) Husband of Hannah (Steele) Wallace who he married in 1898 in Langholm. Their daughter Martha Walker Wallace was born in 1899 in Langholm.
Missing in Action on 9 August 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Also named on the war memorial at All Hallows Parish Church, Cumberland.

W. WALLACE, CAMERON HIGHLANDERS.
William Wallace – age 36 – Private (5543) 1st Battalion, Cameron Highlanders.
William had served with the Camerons in the South African War and was a butcher, living at the Co-operative Building in Langholm, when he married in 1905. He rejoined his old battalion in France in September 1914 but was killed a month later at Ypres.
Born 1878 in Langholm. Son of the late Helen (Reid) Wallace and of Robert Wallace, a butcher in Langholm. Husband of Nellie (Scott) Wallace of 73 Caroline Street Langholm (later Mrs David Morrison) who he married in 1905 in Leith, Edinburgh.
Missing in Action on 22 October 1914 and named on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 2:32 pm Post subject:

Bglr. J. WARWICK, KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS.
John Warwick – age 19 – Private (1115) 1/5th (Dumfries and Galloway) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
John was a member of the Langholm Town Band and was working in the Nursery in Langholm when he enlisted. He landed with his battalion at Gallipoli in June 1915 but was killed a month later in the attack at Achi Baba Nullah.
Born 1896 in Langholm. Son of John and Helen (Johnstone) Warwick of 40 Caroline Street, Langholm and of Broadwath, Heads Nook, Carlisle.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Also named on the Langholm Parish Church memorial as Bugler John Warwick.

J. WARWICK, KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS.
John Warwick – age 23 – Private (22922) 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
John was working with a printer in Langholm when he enlisted, initially in the 6th KOSB.
Born 1894 in Langholm as John James Warwick. Son of Andrew and Lillias or Lily McDonald (Anderson) Warwick of 3 Eskdaill Street, Langholm.
Missing in Action on 5 May 1917 and named on the Arras Memorial, France.
Also named on the Langholm South United Free Church memorial as John J. Warwick.

A. WATT, SCOTS GREYS.
Alexander Watt – age 32 – Private (5157) 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)
Alexander was a railway guard with the North British Railway Company in Edinburgh when he married in 1913. As a reservist he was called up at outbreak of war and joined the 2nd Dragoons in France in September 1914. Latterly his knowledge of horses meant that he was selected to work for the Blue Cross. Alexander was killed by a hand grenade in a front line trench.
Born 1882 in Langholm. Son of the late Adam Watt and of Jane (Jackson) Watt of The Douglas Hotel, Langholm. Husband of Jessie Alexander (Simpson) Watt of 30 William Street, Edinburgh who he married in 1913 in Morningside, Edinburgh.
Killed in Action on 27 January 1916 and named on the Loos Memorial, France.
Also named on the Langholm Parish Church memorial and on the North British Railway Company memorial in Waverley Station in Edinburgh.

J.J. WRIGHT, ROYAL SCOTS.
John James Wright – age 36 – Private (4137) 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots.
John was a tailor and living in Henry Street, Langholm when he enlisted in September 1914 . He joined his battalion in Belgium in December 1914.
Born 1882 in Langholm. Son of the late George and Janet (Davidson) Wright. He named his sister Mrs. Grace Jackson of Langholm as his next of kin.
Brother of Richard Wright of 14 Kensal Road, Westbourne Park, London.
Missing in Action on 30 September 1915 and named on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 2:52 pm Post subject:

1939 - 1945

PTE. BELL, A. K.O.S.B.
Thought to be:
Alfred Bell – age 20 – Private (3187918) 2nd Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.
The 2nd Battalion was in Sudan at the start of the war and moved to Egypt.
Born 1918 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire. Son of Mary E. Martin of Langholm.
Died on Active Service on 17 September 1939 and buried in Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

PTE. BLACKSTOCK, T. BORDER REGT.
Thomas (Tony) Blackstock – age 23 – Lance Corporal (3600885) 4th Battalion, Border Regiment.
Tony lived in Langholm and was employed on the railway at Carlisle when he enlisted.
The 4th Border were fighting the Vichy French in Syria when they were moved by sea to take over the besieged Garrison of Tobruk from the Australians. On the night 3rd/4th December 1941 their Division broke out and eventually joined up with the advancing 8th Army.
Born 1918 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire as Thomas. Son of the late John Blackstock and of Elizabeth Blackstock of Motherwell, Lanarkshire.
Killed in Action on 5 December 1941 and buried in Tobruk War Cemetery, Libya.
Also named on the Motherwell War Memorial.

L/SEA. CALWELL, N. F.A.A.
William Noel Calwell – age 23 – Leading Airman (FX85505) H.M.S. Condor, Royal Navy.
William was educated at Loretto School in Musselburgh until 1936 when he became a farmer. He was elected Cornet of the Lanholm Common Riding in 1938. He joined the Fleet Air Arm in April 1941 and was mobilised in September. He was serving in 767 Squadron at HMS Condor in Arbroath when his Swordfish aircraft was involved in a mid-air collision over Fearn in Angus.
Born 1918 in St. Giles, Edinburgh, also registered in Langholm. Son of Dr. Andrew Fisher Calwell, M.C., M.B., Ch.B., of Wilkieston, Kirknewton, West Lothian, and of the late Isa Primrose (Berwick) Calwell who died in Dumfries a few weeks before her son.
Died on Active Service on 13 May 1942 and buried in Arbroath Western Cemetery, Angus.
Also named on the Loretto School memorial and on the Kirknewton & East Calder Parish War Memorial in West Lothian as ALA William Noel Calwell, Fleet Air Arm.
Dr. Caldwell was awarded a Military Cross in 1918.
T./Lt . Andrew Fisher Calwell, M.B., R.A.M.C., attd. 13th Bn., K.R.R.C.
"For gallantry and devotion to duty in the attack on Louvignies on 4th November, 1918. He attended to the wounded under very heavy shell fire, and subsequently removed them to a place of safety. Later he went forward through a barrage and remained dressing them in the open for two hours until all had been attended to." (London Gazette 9/12/1919)

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 3:00 pm Post subject:

PTE. CARR, J. D.L.I.
I cannot trace this man.

Update: Thanks to Alex and Timothy McCracken's second edition (2021) of Langholm's Roll of Honour I now know that this is:

John George Carr – age 27 – Private (3191134) 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry.
John lived at John Street in Langholm and was employed by the London and North Eastern Railway Company at Langholm Station when he enlisted. He went to France with his battalion in 1939 but was captured near Arras in May 1940. He was transported to Stalag XX-A at Torun in Poland and in 1944 he was moved Fallingbostel Camp near Hanover in Germany. John died there of dysentery and he was re-interred at Becklingen in November 1946.
Born 1918 in Hexham. Northumberland. Son of George William and Wilhelmina (Scott) Carr of Chollerton, Northumberland.
Died on Service on 7 April 1945 and buried in Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany.
Also named on the Chollerton Parish War Memorial.

L/BDR. CAVERS, A. R.A.
Alexander Sutherland Lawson Cavers – age 37 – Bombardier (326263) 155 (The Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Alexander was an insurance agent in Hawick when he married in 1933. He was captured at the fall of Singapore in February 1942 and was put to work on the Burma – Thailand railway. Alexander died at Nieke camp during a cholera epidemic and was cremated. His ashes now lie in the cemetery.
Born 1906 in Berwick, Northumberland. Son of the late John Cavers and of Mary Ann (Jardine) Cavers. Husband of Jane Martin (Copeland) Cavers of Langholm who he married in 1933 in Langholm.
Died on Service on 29 May 1943 and buried in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.

F/L. CLARK, W.A.G. R.A.F.
Walter Alexander Graham Clark – age 32 – Flight Lieutenant (116802) 156 Squadron, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Walter was educated at Dumfries Academy before he became a clerk with the British Linen Bank in the Borders. He joined the RAF at the outbreak of war as Sergeant (974201) and was promoted to Pilot Officer in January 1942 and to Flight Lieutenant in December. He flew over 30 sorties including one of the first raids on Berlin and latterly he served in a pathfinder Squadron. Walter's Lancaster bomber took off from RAF Warboys in Huntingdonshire for a raid on Berlin but was lost without a trace.
Born 1911 in Langholm. Son of the late David Clark and of Mary Latimer (Cairns) Clark of Roselea, Rosevale Street, Langholm. Husband of Doris Irene (Fuller) Clark of Kilburn, Middlesex who he married in March 1943 in East Ham, London.
Missing in Action on 22 November 1943 and named on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
Also named on the British Linen Bank Memorial in the Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh and on the Newtown St. Boswells War Memorial in Roxburghshire.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 3:09 pm Post subject:

SGT. GREIG, W.H.M. R.A.F.
Walter Henry Mills Greig – age 22 – Sergeant/Flight Engineer (1000908) 576 Squadron, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
In July 1944 RAF Bomber Command launched three raids on the railway junction and yards at Revigny-sur-Ornain, in France. Some 41 Lancasters were lost, and 231 airmen perished.
Walter's Lancaster took off from RAF Elsham Wolds in Lincolnshire for a raid on Revigny but collided with another Lancaster and crashed at Giey-sur-Aujon.
Born 1922 in Langholm. Son of Walter Henry Mills Greig and Mary Ellen (Cooper) Greig of Langholm.
Killed in Action on 13 July 1944 and buried in Giey-sur-Aujon Churchyard, Haute-Marne, France.

PTE. GRIEVE, J.F. COMMANDO.
John Fletcher Grieve – age 24 – Private (2933802) Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders and No. 9 Commando.
John was a plasterer when he enlisted in the Camerons in January 1940. He transferred to the Commandos but was accidentally killed.
John's death was registered at Weymouth in Dorset.
Born 1919 in Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire. Son of James and Mary (Warbeck) Grieve of Langholm.
Died on Active Service on 15 May 1943 and buried in Westerkirk Old Churchyard. (CWG)
Also named on the Langholm Parish Church WW2 Memorial.

CPL. HYSLOP, H.S. R.A.F.
Henry Saunders Hyslop – age 27 – Corporal (1100460) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Henry was a passenger on board the cruiser/mine layer HMS Welshman when she was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-617 off the coast of Libya near Tobruk as she was sailing from Malta to Alexandria. The “Welshman” supported the island of Malta and brought food and essential supplies many times during the long siege in WW2.
Born 1915 in Langholm as Henry Sanders Hyslop. Son of Robert Duncan Hyslop and of Mary Chisholm (Sanders) Hyslop of Langholm.
Killed by Enemy Action on 1 February 1943 and buried in El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt.
Also named on the Langholm Parish Church WW2 Memorial.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 3:16 pm Post subject:

L/BDR. LINDLEY, F.S. R.A.
Frederick Seymour Lindley – age 24 – Lance Bombardier (326939) 155 (The Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Frederick was captured at the fall of Singapore in February 1942 and was amongst 250 men transported on the S.S. “England Maru” in October 1942 to Formosa (Tiawan) to work in the Kinaseki Copper Mine. He died there and was buried in Kozan Cemetery but was re-interred in Sai Wan in July 1947.
Born 1921 in Leuchers, Fife. Son of David Spence Lindley and of Mabel Lillium (Seymour) Lindley of the Crown Hotel in Langholm.
Died on Service on 16 May 1945 and buried in Sai Wan War Cemetery, Hong Kong, China.
Also named on the Langholm Parish Church WW2 Memorial.

PTE. MAIN, J. K.O.S.B.
John Main – age 26 – Private (3193839) 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
John was a printer at the Eskdale Advertiser when he enlisted in March 1940. He was badly wounded during training in 1942 but recovered and landed at “Queen” beach on D-day 6 June 1944. He fought through Normandy and around Caen where he was killed and buried in Troarn. John was re-interred in Banneville in June 1945.
Born 1918 in Langholm. Son of Robert and Hannah (Cuthbertson) Main of 55 William Street, Langholm.
Killed in Action on 24 July 1944 and buried in Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, Calvados, France.
Also named on the Langholm Parish Church WW2 Memorial.

LT. MARLAND, E.B. R.N.V.R.
Eric Butler Marland, Distinguished Service Cross and Bar – age 24 – Lieutenant, H.M.S. Achates, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
Eric was at Magdalen College Oxford when he enlisted. He was commissioned in December 1939 and promoted to Lieutenant in February 1942. He specialised in torpedoes and depth charges and was awarded his first DSC “for courage and resource in successful attacks on enemy submarines” in December 1940 after his actions at Narvik, and his second in April 1943 probably for his actions in the sinking of the Vichy French submarine ”Argonaute” off Oran during the Allied landings in North Africa in November 1942.
In December 1942 the destroyer “Achates” was escorting a convoy in the Barents Sea when she came under attack by a German force comprising heavy cruisers Lützow, Admiral Hipper and 6 destroyers. The “Hipper” landed several salvoes on her. The superstructure and bridge were wrecked, she lost steam and received several more hits, sinking in three minutes.
Born 1918 in Ormskirk, Lancashire. Son of Harry Marland, J.P., and Elsie Bina (Osman) Marland, of Broomholm, Langholm and of Rusthall House, Rusthall Common, near Tunbridge Wells.
Killed in Action/Lost at Sea on 31 December 1942 and named on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent.

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FUS. MAXWELL, N. R.S.F.
Norman Maxwell – age 28 – Fusilier (3132966) 6th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Norman worked as a plasterer with his brother James. He enlisted in January 1940 and went to France in May attached to the 51st Highland Division. As the French Army collapsed and the main body of the Division was forced to surrender others, including Norman, made their way to Le Havre and then to Cherbourg for evacuation back to England. The battalion returned to France in June 1944 and fought through to Holland. Norman was killed during the battle of Reichswald, east of the Dutch border, He was buried at Udem in Germany but re-interred at Rheinberg in July 1946.
Born 1917 in Langholm. Son of ????
Husband of Barbara Maxwell of 8 Wapping Lane, Langholm.
Killed in Action on 19 February 1945 and buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany.

T.O. MILNE-HOME, I.M. W.R.N.S.
Isabel Mary Milne Home – age 23 – Third Officer, H.M.S. Cormorant, Women's Royal Naval Service.
Leading Wren Isabel Mary Milne Home was promoted to Third Officer in April 1940.
The passenger ship “Aguila” sailing in convoy from Liverpool to Gibraltar was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-201 in the Atlantic south west of Fastnet Rock. Among the passengers on board were 21 women from the WRNS (Women's Royal Navy Service) who had volunteered for cypher and wireless duties in Gibraltar. None of the Wrens survived the sinking.
Born 1918 in Langholm. Daughter of Sir John Hepburn Milne Home, Kt., D.L., J.P., and of Lady Milne Home (Mary Adelaide Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound) of Irvine House Canonbie, Dumfriesshire and of Walkerburn, Peeblesshire.
Killed by enemy action/Lost at Sea on 19 August 1941 and named on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire.
Also named on the Langholm Parish Church WW2 Memorial and on the Canonbie War Memorial .

GDSM. MORRISON, R.N. SCOTS GUARDS.
Richard Nisbet Morrison – age 32 – Guardsman (2700423) 1st Battalion, Scots Guards.
Richard was a gardener at Longwood, Lanholm when he enlisted in November 1940. He served in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. At the battle of Argenta Gap, between Bologna and the Adriatic, the 24th Guards Brigade established a foothold across the canal, the Fosse Marina. Richard was buried nearby at Alphosine but was re-interred in the Argenta Gap Cemetery in March 1946.
Born 1912 in Langholm. Son of James and Barbara (Nisbet) Morrison of George Street, Langholm.
Killed in Action on 17 April 1945 and buried in Argenta Gap War Cemetery, Italy.
Also named on the Langholm Parish Church WW2 Memorial.

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A.C. PRINGLE, R. R.A.F.
Robert Pringle – age 21 – Aircraftman 1st Class (972214) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
During the Second World War, No 22 Air Training School and a military hospital were established in Vereeniging, south of Johannesburg. It is likely that Robert was a member of the ground crew and died of illness.
Born 1921 in Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire. Son of ????
Grandson of Mrs. Pringle of Bigholms, Langholm.
Died on Service on 16 April 1942 and buried in Vereeniging Old Town Cemetery, South Africa.

CAPT. PURGAVIE, J.S. K.O.S.B.
James Stewart Purgavie – age 29 – Captain (153204) 9th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
James and a number of others were accidentally killed during a lecture and demonstration in West Wales. His death was register in Pembroke.
Born 1913 in India. Son of the late Sergeant (6863) James Gilbert Duncan Purgavie, KOSB and of Maud Annie (Rance) Purgavie of Albert Place, Langholm. Husband of Rhona (Gettliffe) Purgavie of 29 Station Road, Ashbourne, Derbyshire who he married in 1940 in Ashbourne.
Died on Active Service on 28 April 1942 and buried in Pembroke Dock Military Cemetery, South Wales.

GDSM. SMITH, D.W. SCOTS GUARDS.
David William Smith – age 38 – Guardsman (2697039) 1st Battalion, Scots Guards.
In 1942-1943 the 24th Guards Brigade formed part of the British 1st Infantry Division and the British 6th Armoured Division during the fighting in Tunisia and Algeria.
David was a clerk, living at Hillbrae, Dornock, Dumfriesshire when he married in 1932.
Born 1904 in Dornock, Dumfriesshire. Son of Margaret Smith. Husband of Helen (Carmichael) Smith of Langholm who he married in 1932 in Langholm.
Killed in Action on 30 April 1943 and buried in Oued Zarga War Cemetery, Tunisia.
Also named on the Langholm Parish Church WW2 Memorial, on the Dornock Parish War Memorial and on the Dornock Parish Church memorial.