The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

spoons · Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:49 pm Post subject: Prestwick WW1 and WW2

UKNIWM Ref: 12534

Location; Town Square, Prestwick. OS Map Ref: NS 351 261

One named man is from the pathfinders -

Name: McCARTNEY, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Pilot Officer (Nav.)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 83 Sqdn.
Age: 30
Date of Death: 28/02/1943
Service No: 134650
Additional information: Son of Hugh and Margaret McCartney; husband of Gladys Renner Rosalinder McCartney, of Prestwick, Ayrshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 2. G. 1.
Cemetery: ESCOUBLAC-LA-BAULE WAR CEMETERY

The initial is wrong in the following (from the lostbombers site) but it is the right man.

Lancaster R5913 Information
Type Lancaster
Serial Number R5913
Squadron 83
X1D OL-G
Operation St.Nazaire
Date 1 28th February 1943
Date 2 1st March 1943

"St.Nazaire 28Feb/01Mar43-Lost When lost this aircraft had a total of 176 hours. Airborne 1845 28Feb43 from Wyton. Crashed in the vicinity of the target. All are buried in a joint grave at Loire-Atlantique alongside the crew of a 49 Sqdn Lancaster lost on this operation. See: ED467. P/O Shooter had previously flown with No.38Sqdn, details of his award were Gazetted 18Sep42. P/O S.Danahy RCAF KIA Sgt C.e.Tanner RAAF KIA P/O K.McCartney KIA Sgt C.T.Clifton KIA Sgt G.H.Corrie RCAF KIA Sgt J.H.McKenna KIA P/O F.A.M.Shooter DFM KIA "
Further details are here: http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=83

jamiemcginlay · Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 930 Location: Glasgow

Brunswick · Joined: 12 Oct 2010 Posts: 15 Location: Brunswick, Germany

. . . and here's the complete names list.

Panel 1:

Panel 2

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DelBoy · Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 4:43 am Post subject: Flt. Lt. David Robert Neilson

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DelBoy · Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 12:08 am Post subject: Pte. William Goudie

WW1
Private William Goudie, Royal Scots Fusiliers

(Glasgow Herald 8th of Feb 1915)
"Intimation has been received that Private William Goudie, 2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers, was killed on January 28. Captain Crawford, who wrote intimation the death, states that while Private Goudie was assisting at the digging of a redoubt to the rear of the trenches a portion of a shrapnel shell caught him in the back of the head, and that death was practically instantaneous. Private Goudie was about 25 years of age, and was a reservist in the 2nd R.S.F. He is the first soldier from Prestwick reported killed. For four years he acted as one of the gardeners at the Biggart Memorial Home, Prestwick."

CWGC
Surname: GOUDIE
Firstname: Wm
Service Number: 12476
Date Death: 28/01/1915
Place of birth: Ayr
Other: 1st Bn.
SNWM roll: THE ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS
Rank: Pte

SNWM
Surname: GOUDIE
Firstname: Wm
Service Number: 12476
Date Death: 28/01/1915
Place of birth: Ayr
Other: 1st Bn.
SNWM roll: THE ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS
Rank: Pte

DelBoy · Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 2:28 am Post subject: Pte. Charles Ford Dickson

WW1
Private Charles F. Dickson, Highland Light Infantry

Also listed on the Kilmarnock memorial.

(Glasgow Herald 20th Feb 1915)
"News has been received by his friends of the death of Private Charles S. Dickson, Glasgow Highlanders, Private Dickson, who resided at Oakley, Prestwick, was employed with messrs Church & Co. Stockbrokers, West George Street, Glasgow. He joined the Glasgow Highlanders at the outbreak of the war, and was one of the 150 selected to complete the battalion sent to the front. Private Dickson, who was about 21 years of age, was, it is understood, killed by shrapnel. His father, who died some time ago, was formerly proprietor of the George Hotel, Kilmarnock."

CWGC
DICKSON, C F
Rank: Private
Service No: 2752
Date of Death: 14/02/1915
Age: 20
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry 9th (Glasgow Hdrs.). Bn.
Grave Reference: I. H. 1.
Cemetery: GORRE BRITISH AND INDIAN CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of Mrs. Jemima J. Dickson, of 6, Victoria Terrace, Prestwick, Ayrshire.

SNWM
Surname: DICKSON
Firstname: Charles F
Service Number: 2752
Date Death: 14/02/1915
Place of birth: Kilmarnock
Other: 9th Bn. (T).
SNWM roll: THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY
Rank: Pte

DelBoy · Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 10:58 am Post subject: Unveiling Report

Unveiled the 23rd of October 1921 by General Sir Charles Fergusson, Bart. KCB, KCMG, DSO, of Kilkerran.

Designed by Mr J. A. Morris ARSA, FRIBA, of Ayr.

It states there are 113 names upon the memorial for WW1.

govangirl

Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald 10 September 1915

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Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald 10 September 1915
Intimations
"DEATHS
IN ACTION
MACNEE - Killed in action at the Dardanelles, on 9th August, Private William Charles Macnee, R.A.M.C., elder son of the late Peter Macnee and of Mrs Macnee. Rosslyn Cottage, Prestwick"
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Mary

anne park · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 8:23 am Post subject: John Irvine

John Irvine Pte 285123 6/7th Gordon Highlanders b Monkton,Ayrshire e Ayr Age 26 Killed in Action F&F 13/10/1918 Husband of Barbara Irvine, of 96, Main St., Prestwick, Ayrshire. "C" Coy. Iwuy Communal Cemetery Fr 0760 Row A Grave 06
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anne park · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 8:26 am Post subject: John McEwan

John McEwan Private S/11822 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders b Prestwick,Ayrshire e Glasgow Killed in Action Somme, France 06/09/1916 Son of William McEwan, of Mare Place, Prestwick, Ayrshire. Thiepval Memorial M. R. 21 Pier 15B & 15C
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