The Scottish War Memorials Project

dhubthaigh · Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:21 pm Post subject:

Had a look at the Whiteness & Weisdale names on this memorial which total 14 in number;

Joseph L Arthur
L. G. Arthur
George Greig
And. M. Hunter
M. G. Hunter
Wm. Johnson
C. Morrison
John J. Peterson
T. G. Robinson
Andrew Smith
C. Tait
J. B. Williamson
James Wilson
John Wilson

The actual number on the Whiteness & Weisdale Memorial is 21. Those with an asterisk do not appear on the Lerwick Memorial. (There is 1 Andrew Smith commemorated on Lerwick and 2 Andrew Smiths on Whiteness & Weisdale - don't know which one to whom that relates)

* William Allan
Joseph Irvine Arthur
Leslie George Arthur
George Greig
Andrew M. Hunter
* William Hunter
Michael George Hunter
* Robert Hunter
William Johnson
Christopher Morrison
* John Smith Nicolson
John James Peterson
Thomas Gifford Robinson
? Andrew Slater Smith
? Andrew Anthony Smith
* James W. Smith
Christopher Tait
John B. Williamson
James Wilson
John Wilson
* James Alexander Leask

Here is the CWGC entry for James Leask;

Name: LEASK, JAMES ALEXANDER
Initials: J A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve
Unit Text: H.M. Trawler "Evadne."
Age: 34
Date of Death: 27/02/1917
Service No: 3165
Additional information: Son of William and Catherine Leask, of Houan Whiteness, Shetland; husband of Marion H. Leask, of Gideonfield Sand, Garderhouse, Sandsting, Shetland.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 27.
Memorial: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

He does, however, appear on the Aithsting & Sandsting list at Lerwick.

Also Lerwick lists 2 men from North Mavine whilst I believe the memorial in the church at North Mavine lists 10.