The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

anne park · Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 5:48 pm Post subject: Andrew Arbuthnott

Andrew Arbuthnott L/cpl 266548 6th Gordon Highlanders b Benholm Age 32 Died F & F 22-Feb-19 Son of James Arbuthnott, Anderson's Buildings, Inverkeilor, Montrose, & the late Mary (nee Alexander) Arbuthnott. Native of Johnshaven, Montrose. Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte Fr 0065 Plot VIII Row E Grave 8

anne park

Name:Andrew Arbuthnot
Age in 1911:Age 23
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1888
Birth Place:Johnshaven, Scotland
County/Island:Military
Country:England
Marital Status:Single
Registration District Number:641
ED, institution, or vessel:India

anne park · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 9:45 am Post subject: Andrew Duncan

Andrew Duncan Act Ldg Smn 3048/C SS Logwell Royal Naval Reserve born Johnshaven 23/07/1883 Age 34 Died F & F 12-Sep-18 Son of Martha (nee Alexander) Duncan and the late Edward Duncan, of 18, Wharf St., Montrose. 1901 Census: Front Street, Benholm. Occ Whitefisherman. Mother: Martha, 17, Wharf St, Montrose. Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille Fr 0034 Plot IV Row B Grave 6

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Charles Ramsey, L/Cpl, 13th Battalion Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), Service No 18302. Born Arbuthnot, enlisted Bervie. KIA 19/11/1915, F&F

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William L Middleton, Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery Service No 63593. Born Benholm, enlisted Aberdeen. Died of wounds 6/4/1917. F&F

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Walter M Longmuir, L/Cpl, Black Watch Royal Highlanders, Service No 240024. Born Johnshaven, enlisted Forfar. KIA 24/3/1918. F&F

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Robert Scott Dundas, GDSN, Scots Guards, Service No 8493. Born Laurencekirk, enlisted Glasgow, died of wounds 9/4/1916. F&F

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John W Duncan, Pte 1St Black Watch, Service No 293131. born Johnshaven, enlisted Dunfermline. KIA 12/6/1918 F&F

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John Cruickshanks, 1st Mate SS Therese Heymann (London) Sailed from the Tyne on 25/12/1914 and lost with all hands some time thereafter. Assumed to have hit a mine off Filey. Age 34 Born Johnshaven. Son of the late John and Charlotte Cruickshanks (nee Davidson); husband of Grace Mary Cruickshanks (Nee Littlejohn), of 16, Queen St., Montrose, Forfar. Born at Johnshaven.

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McBay Alfred, Canadian Infantry 54th Btn, Service No. 760286, Private. Born Johnshaven (4 Harbour Place) 5/1/1891, enlisted 19/11/1915 Vancouver BC, KIA Vimy Ridge 9/4/1917. Canadian Cemetary No.2 (C D 5) Neuville St. Vaast, Plot7, Row B, Grave 4.

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ANDERSON DAVID, M,erchant Navy SS Biela (Liverpool), Master. Born Johnshaven (Mylnes Wynd) 3/4/1888. Sunk by U-98 (Robert Gysae), positon 41.15N, 47.18W. Grid CC3675 on 14/2/1942.Son of Alexander Murray Anderson & Sarah Nicolson Anderson, Johnshaven

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Cook William Smith,, Cameronians then transferred to Black Watch 2nd Btn Royal Highlanders, Private, Service No. 14575431. Born Johnshaven abt 1925. KIA 26/4/1944 in Burma aged 19. Taukkyan War Cemetry, Burma. Plot 14, Row B, Grave 22. Son of William & Mary Cook, Balandro Cottages, Johnshaven.

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Davidson, Douglas Masson, Merchant Navy, SS Thursobank (Glasgow) , 2nd Officer, born Benholm 1918. Sunk by U-373 (Paul-Karl Loeser) position 38.05N, 68.30W – Grid CA6593 on 22/3/1942. Tower Hill Memorial Panel 108. Son of William Douglas Davidson and Margaret Legg Davidson, of Johnshaven, Kincardineshire.

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Davidson, William Douglas, born 13/4/1879 Johnshaven, Merchant Navy, SS Wilhelmina, Chief Officer. Sunk by U-94 (Herbert Kuppisch) position 55.4N, 15.06W – Grid AM4432 on 2/12/1940. Tower Hill Memorial Panel 119. Son of David and Ann Welch Davidson; husband of Margaret Legg Davidson, of Johnshaven, Kincardineshire. His son Douglas Masson Davidson also fell.

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Donald Alan, born 30/9/1917 Johnshaven (Castle Street). Merchant Navy, MV Zealandic, 2nd Engineer. Sunk by U-106 (Jurgen Oesten) on 17/1/1941 position 58.28N, 20.43W – Grid AL2599. Crew seen to take to lifeboats but were never seen again. Tower Hill Memorial Panel 120. Son of the late George Donald and of Gertrude Donald, of Dulwich, Adelaide, South Australia. His father was lost as master of Myrtle Branch which was sunk by UB 73 on 11th April 1918.