The Scottish War Memorials Project

Glesga Keelie · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:27 pm Post subject: Isle of Coll, Arinagour, Argyll

Took this photo of the Isle of Coll War Memorial a few years ago...

Adam Brown · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:03 pm Post subject:

Some of the names are hard to make out but it looks like these are four of them:

O.S. C Kennedy R.N. CWGC details

KENNEDY, COLIN
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. "Victory"
Age: 20
Date of Death: 12/09/1918
Service No: SS/8929
Additional information: Son of Andrew and Annie Campbell Kennedy, of Freisland Farm, Coll, Oban, Argyleshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: E. 29. 23.
Cemetery: HASLAR ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY

J MacLean M.N. CWGC details

McLEAN, JOHN
Rank: Second Mate
Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine
Unit Text: S.S. "Tweed" (Glasgow)
Age: 47
Date of Death: 13/03/1918
Additional information: Son of Julia and the late Hugh McLean; husband of Mary McLean, of 197, Weir St., Glasgow. Born at Boust Coll, Isle of Coll, Oban.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL

Pte C McNiven. SNWM and CWGC details

McNIVEN, Colin
Service Number S/13569
Date Death 16/08/1916
Decoration
Place of birth Coll Arinagour Argyllshire
Other 1st Bn.
SNWM roll THE QUEEN'S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS
Rank L/Cpl
Theatre of death F.& F.

McNIVEN, COLIN
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Cameron Highlanders
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Date of Death: 16/08/1916
Service No: S/13569
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 15 B.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

Cpl H Boyd. SNWM and CWGC details

BOYD,Hector
Service number 2981618
Date of death 07/12/1942
Decoration
Place of birth Argyllshire
Other
SNWM roll THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS (PRINCESS LOUISE'S)
Rank Cpl
Theatre of death Malaya.

BOYD, HECTOR
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Age: 26
Date of Death: 07/12/1942
Service No: 2981618
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 8. F. 28.
Cemetery: KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY

Glesga Keelie · Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:39 am Post subject: Coll Memorial

Adam I have better photos somewhere amongst my numerous photo boxes. I will seek them out and put them on here as soon as possible.

Yours

Charlie McDonald

jsmckechnie · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:34 am Post subject: Arinagour update

The full list should read

1914 - 1918

Pte D Chalmers
OS C Kennedy RN
J MacLean MN
Pte C MacNiven
Pte D Ross

1939 - 1945

Cpl H Boyd
Sergt S Jamieson
Capt D MacGilp
Pte A MacKinnon
Lt Col HWM Stewart DSO OBE MC