The Scottish War Memorials Project

DelBoy · Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 12:02 pm Post subject: Pte. William Burke

WW1
Burke, Wm.

(Glasgow Herald 13th March 1915)
"News has been received from Major Arthur, commanding the 1st Field Company Lowland Divisional Engineers (T.) that Sapper William Burke, of that company, has died of wounds received in action at the beginning of the month. He was wounded on the 2nd inst. and died in hospital on the 4th. Burke, who was lodged at 83 Alexander Street, Airdrie, belonged to Glasgow."

Not on Glasgow RoH or the memorial at Irvine.

CWGC
BURKE, W
Rank: Sapper
Service No: 2060
Date of Death: 04/03/1915
Age: 21
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers 1st Field Coy. (Lowland Div.)
Grave Reference: I. A. 29.
Cemetery: CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of Thomas Burke, of Irvine, Ayrshire.

SNWM
Surname: BURKE
Firstname: William
Service Number: 2060
Date Death: 04/03/1915
Place of birth: Glasgow
Other: 1st Low. Field Coy.
SNWM roll: THE ROYAL ENGINEERS
Rank: Spr

DelBoy · Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:44 pm Post subject: Lt. John Douglas Alston

WW1
Alston, J. Douglas

(Glasgow Herald 18th March 1915)
"A telegram was received my Mr Andrew T. Alston, Inspector of Poor of New Monkland, at Airdrie on Tuesday night stating that his son, Second Lieutenant J. Douglas Alston, 2nd Battalion Scottish Rifles (Cameronians), had been killed in action on 12th inst. The young officer was a law agent prior to receiving his commission, being a procurator in the office of his relative, Mr John Alston, Town Clerk, Coatbridge. He took an active part in the recruiting movement in the district before being commissioned, and was then located at Nigg, from which, after training, he was transferred to France. He was in action shortly after going to the front, and was one of the three survivors out of a company of 100 to which he had been attached, and he was then allowed a short furlough home. He returned to the front about a month ago, and appears to have fallen, with many other Scottish officers and men, in the fighting at Neuve Chapelle."

CWGC
ALSTON, JOHN DOUGLAS
Rank: Lieutenant
Date of Death: 10/03/1915
Age: 24
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 3rd Bn. attd. 2nd Bn.
Grave Reference: VIII. J. 1.
Cemetery: BROWN'S ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY, FESTUBERT
Additional Information: Son of Andrew T. and Georgina Cowie Alston, of Thornhill, Airdrie, Lanarkshire.

SNWM
Surname: ALSTON
Firstname: J D
Date Death: 10/03/1915
Place of birth: Airdrie
Other: 2nd Bn.
SNWM roll: THE CAMERONIANS (SCOTTISH RIFLES)
Rank: Lieut

anne park

I found two entries on my database as he is listed on Thiepval Memorial and must have been found and buried James Davidson Cpl 202135 5th Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) born Huntly enlisted Hamilton residence Airdrie Age 36 Killed in Action F & F 16-Feb-17 Son of James Davidson, 64 Gordon St; Huntly. Other details Thiepval Memorial Pier 4D. Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Beaumont Hamel Fr 1890 Plot XXXIX Row G Grave 7 Huntly Memorial

DelBoy · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:32 pm Post subject: L.Sgt. Robert Black D.C.M.

WW1
Black, Robt. (No mention of award on memorial)

(Glasgow Herald 2nd April 1915)
"10755 Private (Acting Corporal) Black, R. 1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry - For gallantry between December 19 and 22, 1914. in working a bomb mortar under heavy fire. When ordered to return he remained to assist a wounded comrade."

CWGC
BLACK, ROBERT
Rank: Lance Serjeant
Service No: 10755
Date of Death: 08/03/1916
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry 1st Bn.
Awards: D C M (Distinguished Conduct Medal)
Panel Reference: Panel 35 and 64.
Memorial: BASRA MEMORIAL

SNWM
Surname: BLACK
Firstname: Robert
Service Number: 10755
Date Death: 08/03/1916
Decoration: D.C.M.
Place of birth: Old Monkland Lanarkshire
Other: 1st Bn.

DelBoy · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:20 am Post subject:

It looks like the people of Airdrie were ahead of most towns in collating a Roll of Honour from early in the war in order to better create a memorial at the wars end.

Derek.

David McNay · Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 2:55 pm Post subject:

I thought I'd posted this image previously. It's an old postcard I found a while back.

It appears the inscription along the top wasn't always marked out in black.

oldbaldy · Joined: 06 Nov 2012 Posts: 10

The soldiers in No2 dress would be Royal Engineers TA whose TA centre was a few hundred yards from the memorial, beside Coatdyke railway station. The centre has now gone and housing built on the site.