The Scottish War Memorials Project

anne park · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:09 pm Post subject: Watt Wm

Watt William Pte 268277 6th Black Watch b Keith e Elgin 24 Killed in Action F & F 02-Jul-17 Son of John & Jessie Watt, Broadrashes, Newmill, Keith. Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery B 010 Plot I Row E Grave 8

anne park · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:10 pm Post subject: Webster Alexander

Webster Alexander Pte 897 6th Gordon Highlanders b Boharm e Keith Age 20 Killed in Action F & F 04-Jun-15 Son of Mrs Margaret Webster, 34 Mar Pl; Keith, Banffshire. Le Touret Memorial M. R. 22 Panel 39 - 41

anne park · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:10 pm Post subject: Webster Charles G

Webster Charles G Pte 292553 7th Gordon Highlanders e Keith Age 18 Killed in Action F & F 14-Nov-16 Son of William Webster, 72 Regent St; Fife,Keith, Banffshire. Thiepval Memorial M. R. 21 Pier 15B & 15C

anne park · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:11 pm Post subject: Webster John

Webster John Sjt Scots Guards

anne park · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:11 pm Post subject: Webster John

Webster John Bdr Royal Field Artillery

anne park · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:12 pm Post subject: Webster Robert

Webster Robert Pte 242512 7th Gordon Highlanders b Keith e Keith Killed in Action F & F 26-Mar-18 Arras Memorial M. R. 20 Panel 8 & 9

anne park · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:13 pm Post subject: Whyte George

Whyte George L/cpl 1238 6th Gordon Highlanders b Fordyce e Keith Age 18 Killed in Action F & F 04-Jun-15 Son of George & Barbara Robertson Whyte, Edintore, Keith, Banffshire. Le Touret Memorial M. R. 22 Panel 39 - 41

anne park · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:14 pm Post subject: Wilson Wm M

Wilson William Murray Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Inf b Elgin 22/03/1881 e Lethbridge Age 37 F & F 28-Sep-18 Son of John M. and Betsy Louise Wilson (nee Drummond), of Banffshire. Husband of Mrs. M. A. Wilson, of 229, Maple St., Ville St. Pierre, Montreal, Canada. Occ: Labourer. Canada Cemetery, Tilloy-les-Cambrai Fr 0240 Plot I Row A Grave 13

anne park · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:15 pm Post subject: Winchester Charles

Winchester Charles S/29715 5th Cameron Highlanders "B" Coy F & F 30-Sep-18 Son of Mr. A. and Mrs. M Winchester, of 13, Reidhaven Square, Keith, Banffshire. Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery B 038 Plot III Row C Grave 59

anne park · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:15 pm Post subject: Winchester Wm

Winchester William Pte 266545 1st Gordon Highlanders b Keith e Keith 26 Killed in Action F & F 26-Sep-17 Son of Margaret Winchester, 25 Main St; Newmill, Keith & the late William Winchester. Tyne Cot Memorial M. R. 30 Panel 135 to 136

anne park · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject: Wood Robert

Wood Robert Pte 266909 6th/7th Gordon Highlanders b Killearnan e Huntly Killed in Action F & F 25-Oct-18 Vis-En-Artois Memorial M. R. 16 Panel 10

kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 564 Location: Aberdeenshire

KEITH
UKNIWM Ref: 8660

Address
MEMORIAL GARDEN
MAIN RD
KEITH
GRAMPIAN
SCOTLAND

Type: CENOTAPH
Other Location Details: ADJACENT TO MAIN ROAD

OS Map Ref: NJ 430 507

WW2

Keith Parish War Memorial with the 6th Gordon Highlanders Memorial at rear.

The memorial tablet below is a recent addition and is listed seperatly by UNNIWM. Their current description ( Keith - WW2) is clearly wrong.

KEITH - WW2
UKNIWM Ref: 8662

Address
MEMORIAL GARDEN
MAIN RD
KEITH
GRAMPIAN
SCOTLAND

Type: STONE OF REMEMBRANCE
Other Location Details: ADJACENT TO MAIN ROAD

OS Map Ref: NJ 430 507

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Jim

If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

www.kinnethmont.co.uk

John Durham · Joined: 05 May 2009 Posts: 11 Location: Durham

Private 7870 George BROWN, Scots Guards.
Born Keith, father William, mother Annie of Burnside Cottage, Newmill, Keith. Two elder brothers William & Keith, six younger brothers John, James, Harry, Robert, Andrew and Thomas.
He served as a police constable with Liverpool Police then resigned and enlisted at Fort George on 24.3.1911 for service with the Scots Guards, he was allocated the regimental number 7870. He was aged 20 years 9 months, occupation police constable, height 6'2, gave his next of kin as above. Initially posted to 2nd Battalion, on 22.3.1912 went to Egypt with 1st Battalion returning to UK 2.1.1913. Transferrd to army reserve 24.3.1914.
30.5.1914 Applied for service with Durham County Constabulary, he was living at Blackhill, Consett, Co Durham. At this time he was a married man, gave his occupation as shoemaker.
Appointed to DCC 15th June 1914 as PC971, 3rd class constable.
29.6.1914 Stationed Bishop Auckland living at Oxford Terrace. His first child was born a few weeks after his departure to France.
5.8.1914 Recalled to the colours, mobilized London into 1st Battalion on the 6th.
27.8.1914 Entered France where he was involved in the thick of the fighting right from the beginning of the war.
11.11.1914 Army papers marked, 'Reported missing' on this date and that he died on or since 11.11.1914. Later added KIA near Soissons, Belgium by a rifle bullet, his pocket book and papers were pierced, the bullet having evidently gone clean through.
Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) war memorial, DCC war memorial, Aykley Heads, Durham and Keith war memorial.
I have a small photograph of him taken from a newspaper, I will upload this at a future date.
John

kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 564 Location: Aberdeenshire

John

Pte Geo Brown, Scots Guards is also commemorated on the nearby Newmill Parish War Memorial
_________________
Jim

If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

www.kinnethmont.co.uk

John Durham · Joined: 05 May 2009 Posts: 11 Location: Durham

Jim
Thanks for that information, I will update my files on him.
John