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David McNay
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Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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 Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:10 pm Post subject: Carstairs Village, South Lanarkshire |
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Not to be confused with Carstairs Junction, these two places are actually separate, although they seem to share the design of their war memorials.
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alexmaclennan
Joined: 24 Jul 2007
Posts: 154
Location: Just West of Glasgow
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:44 am Post subject: Carstairs Village WM Inscription |
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Main Dedication Inscription on Front face
ERECTED BY
THE INHABITANTS OF CARSTAIRS
IN MEMORY OF
THOSE CONNECTED WITH THE PARISH
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 – 1919
Names of the fallen, on Front face, in two columns arranged alphabetically by surname. Rank, initials and surname given.
Left Hand Column
PTE. R. A. ALLAN
L.CPL. J. ALEXANDER
PTE. W. BARRIE
GUNR. J. BROATCH
SIGR. J. BROWNLIE
PTE. P. BURKE
PTE. T. S. COUPER
PTE. G. CLARK
Right Hand Column
PTE. T. DAVIS
PTE. R. J. DICKSON
STOKR. D. FALCONER
PTE. J. GUTHRIE
SERGT. J. HAMPSON
CAPT. C. HENDERSON-HAMILTON
LIEUT. J. HENDERSON-HAMILTON
MAJR. T. H. HUTCHISON
Inscription On Plinth on Front face
“THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE”
Side Face
CPL. G. LAWRIE
PTE. F. MACNAMARA
MAJR. H. MONTEITH
CAPT. G. MONTEITH
CAPT. REV. R. MONTEITH
SERGT. W. PEARCE
PTE. W. PROUDFOOT
PTE. J. E. RAE
SERGT. W. ROBERTSON
Side Face
PTE. R. SLOAN
PTE. W. SOMMERVILLE
PTE. W. SOMERVILLE
GUNR. G. SOMERVILLE
PTE. W. STARK
PTE. H. THOMSON
PTE. T.WATT
PTE. T. WILLIS
PTE. J. B. WILSON
GUNR. J. WILSON
Second Dedication Inscription on Rear face
ALSO
TO THE MEMORY OF
THOSE CONNECTED WITH THE PARISH
WHO FELL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1939 – 1945
Names of the fallen, on Front face, in two columns arranged alphabetically by surname. Rank, initials and surname given.
Left Hand Column
SGT. J. L. BENNETT
PTE. G. BRODIE
PTE. T.J. COONEY
PTE. H. GALLACHER
LIEUT. WM. W. JACK
SIGR. A. C. BALLANTINE
Right Hand Column
A.B.. J. KELLY
L. CPL. WM. KERR
S.M. J. LOVE
L.A.C. J. D. MAIN
A.L.S. R. M. MONCRIEFF
Below Names of fallen on Rear Face
“WE WILL REMEMBER THEM”
KOREA 1950 – 1953 PTE. J. MACKIN
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dhubthaigh
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Joined: 19 Dec 2006
Posts: 4553
Location: Blairgowrie, Perthshire
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:47 am Post subject: |
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Name: HENDERSON-HAMILTON, CHARLES CAMPBELL
Initials: C C
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Unit Text: 12th Bn.
Secondary Regiment: King's Own Scottish Borderers
Secondary Unit Text: attd. 1st Bn
Age: 32
Date of Death: 21/08/1915
Additional information: Son of the Rev. Charles Greenhill Henderson-Hamilton and Mary Campbell Hamilton, of Dalserf, Lanarkshire; husband of the late Ann Louisa Hardin Henderson Hamilton.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 92 to 97.
Memorial: HELLES MEMORIAL
Name: HENDERSON-HAMILTON, JAMES CAMPBELL
Initials: J C
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: 9th Bn.
Age: 31
Date of Death: 27/09/1915
Additional information: Son of the Rev. Charles Greenhill Henderson-Hamilton, late Rector of St. Mary's, Hamilton; husband of Margaret Henderson-Hamilton. His brother Charles also fell.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. G. 8.
Cemetery: DUD CORNER CEMETERY, LOOS
The Henderson-Hamilton's are also commemorated here;
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=2403 |
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DelBoy
Joined: 12 Jul 2007
Posts: 3897
Location: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 2:33 pm Post subject: Pte. Joseph Mackin, K.O.S.B.- Korean War |
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| alexmaclennan wrote: | KOREA 1950 – 1953
PTE. J. MACKIN |
Surname: MACKIN
Forenames/Initials: Joseph
Rank: Pte
Service: Army
Service Number: 22412554
Regiment/Corps: KOSB
Date of Birth: 15 June 1932
Age: 19
Date of Death: 05 November 1951
Cemetery Name: UN Memorial
Cemetery Address: Pusan, PUSAN
Grave Section: 23
Grave Row: 4
Grave Number: 1591
Included on Armed Forces Memorial: Yes
Included on Roll of Honour: Yes |
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Kenneth Morrison
Joined: 29 Sep 2008
Posts: 1428
Location: Rockcliffe Dalbeattie
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The first man named on the WW1 section - Pte. R.A. ALLAN (Robert Agnew Allan)
is, I think, this man:
AGNEW, R.
Rank:Private
Service No:2134
Date of Death:28/12/1915
Regiment/Service:Ayrshire Yeomanry
Grave ReferenceIII. A. 3.
CemeteryPINK FARM CEMETERY, HELLES
Additional Information:
SDGW has born Kircudbright; resident Carstairs.
Robert Agnew was born in 1894 in Rerrick Parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, the son of Mary Agnew who married John Allan in 1903.
Mary died in Carstairs in 1921.
Robert Agnew is listed on the Rerrick Parish War Memorial in Dundrennan and he, his mother and step-father are listed on the Agnew family grave in Dundrennan Abbey Churchyard.
http://scottishwargraves.phpbbweb.com/viewtopic.php?t=1151
For a transcription of the stone see inscription 51 at: www.kirkyards.co.uk/rerrick/abbey.asp?offset=40
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