The Scottish War Memorials Project

DelBoy · Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2012 12:44 am Post subject: Rif. Thomas Daly

WW1
Rif. Thomas Daly

(Glasgow Herald 29th March 1915)
"... at the same battle Private Thomas Daly (aged 22), whose mother resides at 23 Lochlea Street, also met his death. Private Daly was previously employed as a miner."

CWGC
DALY, THOMAS
Rank: Rifleman
Service No: 12378
Date of Death: 10/03/1915
Regiment/Service: Royal Irish Rifles 1st Bn.
Panel Reference: Panel 42 and 43.
Memorial: LE TOURET MEMORIAL

SNWM
Surname: DALY
Firstname: Thomas
Service Number: 12378
Date Death: 10/03/1915
Place of birth: Hamilton Lanark
Other: 1st Bn.
SNWM roll: SCOTTISH CASUALTIES EXTRACTED FROM IRISH REGIMENTS
Rank: Rfn

DelBoy · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:43 pm Post subject: Pte. Alexander Inglis Merry

WW1
Pte. Alexander Inglis Merry, R.Scots.Fus.

(Glasgow Herald 3rd April 1915)
"Private Alexander Merry also belonged to Burnbank, where his parents reside at Woodview, High Blantyre Road. Early in the war he joined the Royal Scots Fusiliers, and left for France fully six years ago. His captain writes that he was killed in the fighting at Neuve Chapelle. He was only 18 years of age, and prior to enlisting was employed as a motor engineman at Clyde Colliery."

CWGC
MERRY, ALEXANDER I.
Rank: Private
Service No: 12756
Date of Death: 13/03/1915
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Bn.
Panel Reference: Panel 12 and 13.
Memorial: LE TOURET MEMORIAL

SNWM
Surname: MERRY
Firstname: Alexander I
Service Number: 12756
Date Death: 13/03/1915
Place of birth: Burnbank Lanarkshire
Other: 2nd Bn.
SNWM roll: THE ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS
Rank: Pte
Theatre of death: F.& F.

DelBoy · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 1:15 pm Post subject: Pte. Robert Smith

WW1
Pte. Robert Smith, Gordons

(Glasgow Herald 16th April 1915)
"Mr & Mrs James Smith, Olive Cottage, Burnbank, Hamilton, have been notified of the death of their son, Private Robert Smith (3416), C Company, 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders. He enlisted on September 1 and left for France on February 16. He took part in the Neuve Chapelle fight and had a narrow escape, a bullet passing through his knapsack. Later, while on observation duty, he was shot through the head by a sniper, and died two hours afterward."

CWGC
SMITH, R
Rank: Private
Service No: S/3416
Date of Death: 06/04/1915
Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders 2nd Bn.
Grave Reference: III. C. 9.
Cemetery: RUE-DU-BOIS MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX

SNWM
Surname: SMITH
Firstname: Robert
Service Number: S/3416
Date Death: 06/04/1915
Place of birth: Blantyre Lanarkshire
Other: 2nd Bn.
SNWM roll: THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS
Rank: Pte
Theatre of death: F.& F.

DelBoy · Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 5:34 pm Post subject: Sgt. Thomas Findlay

WW1
Sgt. Thomas Findlay, H.L.I.

(Glasgow Herald 19th April 1915)
"Official announcement is made of the death of Sergeant Thomas Findlay, 1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry, who was killed at Neuve Chapelle, Sergeant Findlay was 23 years of age, and was one of three soldier sons of the late Sergeant James George Findlay, 1st H.L.I. and Mrs Findlay, 28 Lorne Street, Hamilton."

CWGC
FINDLAY, T
Rank: Serjeant
Service No: 10264
Date of Death: 18/03/1915
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry 1st Bn.
Grave Reference: V. B. 4.
Cemetery: PONT-DU-HEM MILITARY CEMETERY, LA GORGUE

SNWM
Surname: FINDLAY
Firstname: Thomas
Service Number: 10264
Date Death: 18/03/1915
Place of birth: Dover Kent
Other: 1st Bn.
SNWM roll: THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY
Rank: A/Sgt
Theatre of death: F.& F.

DelBoy · Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2012 3:22 am Post subject: Pte. Patrick Duffy

Not on the memorial or Glasgows Roll of Honour, though he resided in the town and is buried there.

WW1
Pte. Patrick Duffy, H.L.I.

(Glasgow Herald 19th April 1915)
"The remains of Private Patrick Duffy, 1st H.L.I., were interred at Hamilton on Friday with full military honours. Prior to enlisting in September he resided with his married sister, Mrs Murray, Gateside Street, Hamilton. Thirty Six years of age, Private Duffy at the close of 1913 had completed eight years in the Army and four in the Reserve. With the H.L.I. he served in Egypt, India and South Africa. In Spetember he re-enlisted in his old regiment, and took part in most of the stern engagements up to and including Neuve Chapelle. He escaped injury in all these conflicts, but was invalided home through illness, to which he succumbed in a Suffolk hospital."

CWGC
DUFFY, P
Rank: Private
Service No: 8793
Date of Death: 12/04/1915
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry 1st Bn.
Grave Reference: New Southern. P. 36.
Cemetery: HAMILTON (BENT) CEMETERY

SNWM
Surname: DUFFY
Firstname: Patrick
Service Number: 8793
Date Death: 12/04/1918 (1915)
Place of birth: Glasgow
Other: 1st Bn.
SNWM roll: THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY
Rank: Pte
Theatre of death: Home.