The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

john burnett · Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 790 Location: Fife

Photos including Iraq death.
Personal observation are that this Memorial will not stand the test of time.

dhubthaigh · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 5:12 pm Post subject:

Name: TURNBULL, ROBERT
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Age: 33
Date of Death: between 23/10/1942 and 24/10/1942
Service No: 2755454
Additional information: Son of Pte. Samuel Horace Turnbull, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regt.), died of wounds in France, 19th July, 1918, and Jessie Robertson Turnbull, of Cowdenbeath, Fife; husband of E. Turnbull, of Cowdenbeath.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IX. A. 15.
Cemetery: EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY

Cowdenbeath WW1;
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?p=10903#10903

Lindsay · Joined: 29 Sep 2012 Posts: 108

COWDENBEATH SOLDIER KILLED IN ACTION
Mr and Mrs Stephen Sneddon of Glenburn Place, Foulford Road, Cowdenbeath, have received intimation from the War Office that their son, Stephen Sneddon, (21) was killed action on February 5.
Sneddon was a miner employed at No. 7 Pit, Cowdenbeath, and enlisted in November, 1939.
Evening Telegraph 21 February 1941

Lindsay · Joined: 29 Sep 2012 Posts: 108

Fife Man Killed in Middle East
The death in action in the Middle East of Private Alexander Paton (23), Scots Guards, son of Mr and Mrs Peter Paton, 117 Blamey Crescent, Cowdenbeath, is reported.
Paton was at one time employed in the linen factory at Dunfermline of Messrs Erskine Beveridge. Before he enlisted he was employed in the Lime Works near Burntisland.
Evening Telegraph 8 January 1942

Note - the only Paton listed is a J Paton but I am adding Alexander here due to the Cowdenbeath address