The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

spoons · Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:48 pm Post subject: Crossmichael WW2 request for info

Hi

There is an article in today's Galloway News saying that the Crossmichael School are doing a WW2 project and requesting info on any of the WW2 names on their memorial (9 names). Apart from the Community and Village Hall memorials and the church one (which has more info) and of course CWGC and SNWM............has anyone got anything else on any of these men that could be of use?

They hope to make up a booklet and I will of course try to get hold of a copy to post here.

\Paul

Adam Brown · Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:35 pm Post subject:

Paul at least between the three memorials there is plenty of information to get them started. The Church Roll of Honour gives dates of death which means they can get the correct details from CWGC

Crossmichael War Memorial

Crossmichael Village Hall War Memorial

Crossmichael Church Roll of Honour

I see Pte James Ross KOSB is listed as being lost at sea so I'd imagine the school children will need to investigate troop ships sunk on that date.

Two died in the UK so perhaps they are buried locally. Has the local churchyard being recorded in the SWGP? There may be more information of family headstones.

Regards

Adam

spoons · Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:50 pm Post subject:

Thanks Adam, one in the local churchyard but the other is too far away and not yet photographed. The one lost at sea was DEMS - soldiers trained as gunners and deployed on merchant ships so we are looking for a merchant loss, not a troopship.

I have them all from CWGC but won't hand them that on a plate, need to get them to look for the easy stuff at least.

A few other interesting ones (out of only 9) one at Arnhem, one at Anzio, one buried in Suez and one killed shortly after D Day.

\Paul

wullmackie · Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 22 Location: South Lanarkshire

Hi Adam / Paul

I note that your DEMS Gunner 3194748
lost at sea 16-03-1941,(church & CWGC )
is recorded on the SNWM as, at sea 14-03-1942.

Wull

spoons · Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:43 am Post subject:

Thanks Wull, I hadn't noticed that. Something for the school to include in their booklet.

\Paul

kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire

Paul

I would query the 1942 date with SNWM, a naval source supports the date being 16 March 1941. The date given by CWGC is almost certainly correct.
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