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ALAN K. MOTHERSILL
(Lt. Alan K. Mothersill 1st Para. Sqn. RE on town memorial)
Alan Keith Mothersill – age 21 – Lieutenant (226306) Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers.
Alan's father became minister of St. Cuthbert's Parish church in 1927 and Alan was educated at Kirkcudbright Academy and at George Watson's College in Edinburgh from 1936 to 1939. He was studying Engineering at Edinburgh University when he enlisted in 1941 and he was commissioned in February 1942. Alan was killed, serving alongside the 2nd Parachute Battalion, in the cork forest of Tamera in north east Tunisia and he was buried there. He was re-interred in Tabarka in May 1944.
Born 1921 in Montreal, Canada. Son of the Revd. John Elmore Mothersill, who had served as a Chaplain in the Canadian Army in WW1, and of Eleanor Oughtred Mothersill, of St. Cuthbert's Manse, Kirkcudbright.
Killed in Action on 10 March 1943 and buried in Tabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery, Tunisia.
Also named on the Kirkcudbright War Memorial, on the St. Cuthbert's Church memorial, on the George Watson's College Memorial, on the Old College Memorial in Edinburgh University and on the Canadian Virtual War Memorial.


GEORGE OVENS.
George Ovens – age 28 – Third Engineering Officer, S.S. Empire Leopard, Merchant Navy.
George was a Civil Engineer in Dumfries, Glasgow and Newcastle before he joined the Merchant Service in the summer of 1941.
Born 1914 at Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of George Weir Ovens and of Margaret Agnes Henderson (Emrey) Ovens of Barncrosh Farm, Ringford, Tongland Parish. Husband of Helene Theresa (Brannan) Ovens of Glencoe, Beechgrove, Whickham, Gateshead who he married in 1941 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Killed by enemy action/Lost at Sea on 2 November 1942 and named on the Tower Hill Memorial, London.
Also named the Tongland Parish War Memorial in Ringford village and on the memorial in St. Ninian's Church in Castle Douglas.
At 08.03 hours on 2 November 1942, the German submarine U-402 fired torpedoes at the convoy SC-107 and sank two ships, the Empire Leopard and Empire Antelope. The master, 31 crew members and seven gunners from the Empire Leopard were lost. Three crew members were picked up by the British rescue ship Stockport and landed at Reykjavik on 8 November.


GEORGE V. B. PENMAN.
George Verdun Bell Penman – age 26 – Corporal (970589) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
George was made a prisoner of war on Java. He was one of many prisoners taken to the island of Haruku. He died there and was buried at Cape Marakee but was re-interred at Ambon in February 1947.
Born 1917 in Kells Parish, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of George and Margaret (Bell) Penman, of Dalmae, Dalry, Kirkudbrightshire.
Died on Service on 17 May 1943 and buried in Ambon War Cemetery, Indonesia.
Also named on the Dalry Parish War Memorial.
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EDDIE A. H. RILEY.
Eddie Andreas Hals Riley – age 21 – Sergeant (550943) 57 Squadron, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force.
Born 1919 at Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire as Andreas Hals Riley.
Son of Jeannie Riley of Townhead of Greenlaw, Crossmichael.
Missing in Action on 26 August 1940 and named on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
Also named on the Castle Douglas War Memorial.
In June 1940, having returned from front line service against the German invasion of the Low Countries, 57 Squadron moved to Elgin in northern Scotland and from July to October - after having first made an attack on enemy-occupied Norway - was employed on anti-shipping sweeps over the North Sea. On 25 August Sgt. Riley's Blenheim bomber took off from Elgin to attack airfields and searchlight batteries but was lost without trace.


ROBERT W. ROBB.
(Pay. Lt. Robert W. Robb HMS Ark Royal RNVR on town memorial)
Robert William Robb – age 31 – Lieutenant (S) HMS Spartiate, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
HMS Spartiate was a World War II Royal Navy shore establishment based in the St Enoch Hotel, Glasgow.
Robert had been a bank clerk, was a Paymaster Lieutenant and was on board the aircraft carrier “Ark Royal” when she was torpedoed in the Mediterranean near Gibraltar on 13 November 1941. Almost all of the crew were rescued before the “Ark Royal” sank on the following day. Robert and other crew members were passengers on the destroyer HMS Stanley (formerly the USS McCalla) when she was escorting a convoy from Gibraltar to Britain. She was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-574. Born 1910 in Kirkcudbright. Son (twin of Thomas Handling Robb) of the late Provost John Robb and of Mary Jane (Handling) of Kirkcudbright. Husband of Winifred Thomson (Macdonald) Robb of Highgate, London and of 31 Castle Street, Kirkcudbright who he married in 1935 in South Shawlands, Pollok, Glasgow.
Killed in Action/Lost at Sea on 19 December 1941 and named on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent.
Also named on the Kirkcudbright War Memorial and on the St. Cuthbert's Church memorial.


CECIL D. ROBERTSON.
Cecil David Robertson – age 19 – Sergeant/Observer (970095) 235 Squadron, Coastal Command, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Cecil was educated at New Galloway school and at Kirkcudbright Academy. He enlisted in 1940. His Blenheim fighter/bomber from RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk was attacking shipping off the Danish coast when it was shot down by German fighters. Later the International Committee of the Red Cross reported that he had been picked up in the North Sea severely wounded and had died. He was buried in Wilhelmshaven Military Cemetery but was re-interred at Sage in July 1947.
Born 1921 in New Galloway, Kells. Son of Jessie Agnes Robertson. Grandson of Mrs Robertson of High Street, New Galloway, Kells.
Died of Wounds on 5 May 1941 and buried in Sage War Cemetery, Germany.
Also named on the Kells Parish War Memorial in New Galloway.


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WILLIAM B. ROBISON.
(WO1 Thomas William Brydon Robison RE on town memorial)
Thomas William Brydon Robison – age 41 – Warrant Officer Class 1 (1854825) Royal Engineers.
Thomas was serving his apprenticeship as an architect with Sir John James Burnett in Glasgow when he enlisted in the 4th Reserve Battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders in October 1918. He transferred to the Royal Engineers Architectural Section and served with this unit for the next 25 years. He was on his second term of duty in Singapore when he was captured at the fall of the city on 15 February 1942. He collapsed and died during the march to Changi camp and he was buried there but was re-interred at Kranji in April 1946.
Son of Joseph and Janet Brydon Robison, of 14 Castle Street, Kirkcudbright.
Died on Service on 17 February 1942 and buried in Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore.
Also named on the Kirkcudbright War Memorial and on the St. Mary's Church memorial.


JAMES SHARP.
James Sharp – age 27 – Private (2884690) 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders.
Born 1917 in Glasgow. Son of the late James Mitchell Sharp of the Masonic Arms Kirkcudbright, and of Jessie (Williamson) Sharp of North Berwick, East Lothian.
Killed in Action on 17 June 1944 and buried in Ranville War Cemetery, France.
Also named on the North Berwick War Memorial.
His brother fell in WW1. Alexander Sharp – age 23 – Private (332384) 1/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Killed on 12 April 1918.


PETER SIMPSON.
(Ord. Smn. Peter Simpson HMS Hood RN on town memorial)
Peter Simpson – age 18 – Ordinary Seaman (P/JX 159308) HMS Hood, Royal Navy.
Prior to joining the navy Peter had been a grocer's message boy for two months. He had been posted to the battle-cruiser “Hood” after his previous ship had been torpedoed and sunk. The “Hood” exploded and sank after being hit by shells from the German battleship “Bismark” during the Battle of the Denmark Straits.
Born 1923 in Kirkcudbright. Son of George and Elizabeth Simpson, of Graystone, Kirkcudbright.
Killed in Action/Lost at Sea on 24 May 1941 and named on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire.
Also named on the Kirkcudbright War Memorial and on the St. Cuthbert's Church memorial.


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JOHN F. SNEDDON.
(Cpl. John F. Sneddon RSF on town memorial)
John Findlay Sneddon – age 19 – Lance Corporal (14554338) 11th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers.
John was employed in the Dumfries and Maxwelltown Co-operative Society branch in Kirkcudbright when he enlisted in 1942.
Born 1924 in Rerrick, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of John Findlay Sneddon and of Mary Henry (Findlay) Sneddon of 6 Castlebank, Kirkcudbright.
Killed in Action on 25 June 1944 and buried in St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, France.
Also named on the Kirkcudbright War Memorial and on the St. Cuthbert's Church memorial.


JOHN SPROAT.
John Sproat – age 29 – Captain (184013) 113 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.
John was working in the Commercial Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh. He was commissioned in April 1941.
Born 1914 in Gatehouse-of-Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire.
Son of John and Esther (McAdam) Sproat of 22 High Street and of Laggan, Gatehouse. Husband of Margaret Donald (Sloan) Sproat of Edinburgh who he married in 1941 in Edinburgh.
Killed in Action on 26 January 1944 and buried in Minturno War Cemetery, Italy.
Also named on the War Memorial in Gatehouse-of-Fleet, on the Anwoth Parish Church memorial, now in Gatehouse-of-Fleet Parish Church and on the Commercial Bank of Scotland Memorial now in the Royal Bank of Scotland Group Headquarters in Gogarburn, Edinburgh.


ANDREW STRAITON.
(W/Sgt. Andrew Straiton HAC on town memorial)
Andrew Straiton – age 24 – Sergeant (944785) 11 (Honourable Artillery Company) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery.
Andrew was a postman in Kirkcudbright and was a Territorial with the Kirkcudbrightshire Battery of the Royal Field Artillery. He was mobilised in September 1939 and was transferred to the HAC where he served as a despatch rider and was in action in Lybia. He died of kidney disease while a Prisoner of War in the Prigione die Guerra 65 camp at Gravina-Altamura near Bari, Italy and was buried there. He was re-interred in Bari in September 1944.
Born c.1918 but cannot trace.
Son of the late Andrew Straiton and of Agnes Jane (Morrow) Straiton of High Street, Kirkcudbright. Husband of Jean Fleming (Stewart) Straiton who he married in Kirkcudbright, when serving as a Bombardier in the 38th Signal Training Regiment, in January 1940.
Died on Service on 4 November 1942 and buried in Bari War Cemetery, Italy.
Also named on the Kirkcudbright War Memorial and on the St. Cuthbert's Church memorial.


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JOHN J. WEMYSS.
(Sgt. John J. Wemyss 619 OP. SQN. RAF on town memorial)
John James Wemyss – age 21 – Sergeant (1344329) 619 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
John had been a footballer with St Cuthbert Wanderers. 619 Squadron was formed at Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, on 18th April 1943. Two months later John's Lancaster bomber took off for an air test over the Wash and was lost without a trace.
Born 1921 in Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of John James Wemyss and Georgina Hunter (Riley) Wemyss of Kirkcudbright.
Died on Active Service on 9 June 1943 and named on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
Also named on the Kirkcudbright War Memorial and on the St. Mary's Church memorial.


JOHN D. WILLIAMSON
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ELMA WOOD.
Elizabeth Mary Wood – age 21 – Canteen Assistant, the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes.
Elma died of Addison's disease in Dumfries Infirmary.
Born 1920 in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire. Daughter of Adam Wacker Wood and of Hannah (Robertson) Wood of Kirkland Street, Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire.
Died on 18 November 1941 and buried in St John's Town of Dalry Churchyard.
Also named on the Dalry Parish War Memorial.
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