The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

anne park · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:00 pm Post subject: Barron W A

William Alexander Barron L/cpl 451024 2nd Canadian Engineers Tunneling Coy born Elgin 15/06/1893 enlisted Niagara Age 26 Died of Wounds UK 11-Jul-17 Son of James & Mrs. Abigail (nee McConnachie) Barron, 23, Union St. Elgin. Maybe No 10. Morayshire Roll of Honour: Page 24: Traveller in the States. Died Dover Hospital. Elgin New Cemetery U. K. Elgin P South 047 Courant 20-7-17 1/1 & 3/2 Elgin & West End Primary

anne park · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:23 pm Post subject: Cookes H A

Cookes Horace Alastair L/cpl 420269 43rd Canadian Inf (Manitoba Regt) b Elgin 07/12/1892 e Winnipeg Age 25 Killed in Action F & F 11-Apr-18 Son of William and Margaret Simpson Anderson Cookes, Braevilla, Elgin, Scotland. Morayshire Roll of Honour: Page 65: Occ Farming. La Targette British Cemetery, Neuville St Vaast Fr 0268 Plot I Row J Grave 19

anne park · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:27 pm Post subject: Findlay G C

Gordon Cumming Findlay L/cpl 158081 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles born Elgin 22/09/1893 enlisted Toronto Age 23 Killed in Action F & F 01-Oct-16 Son of Jessie Findlay, of 34, Bushey Hill Rd., Camberwell, London, England, and the late William Findlay. Native of Elgin, Scotland. Morayshire Roll of Honour: Page 111: Occ In Seed Trade. MI Ec589a. Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt Fr 0314 Plot VI Row C Grave 14 Courant 3-11-16 1/1 Elgin & West End Primary

anne park · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:35 pm Post subject: Donaldson W D

Donaldson William Duncan Gnr 316884 22nd Canadian Artillery How. Bty Edinburgh 29/11/1893 Toronto 24 Killed in Action F & F 22-Aug-17 Son of James Melvin & Mary Jane Lee Donaldson, 7, Maybank Villas, Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Scotland. & of Allandale, Seafield St; Elgin. Grandfather a native of Elgin. Morayshire Roll of Honour: Page 92: Occ Traveller. Fosse No 10 Communal Cemetery Extension Fr 0570 Plot II Row C Grave 34

anne park · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:15 pm Post subject: J H Archibald

James Henry Archibald Pte S/9131 14th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders born Edinburgh enlisted Edinburgh Age 18 Killed in Action F & F 23-Oct-16 Son of James and Juliet Archibald, of 515, Wilcox Avenue, Hammond, Indiana, U.S.A. Native of Edinburgh. Mother J Archibald, 201 Morningside Rd; Edinburgh. Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe Fr 0115 Plot II Row C Grave 5 Courant 10-11-16 1/1

anne park · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:21 pm Post subject: Gray David

Gray David Pte S/8538 2nd Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders b Elgin e Stirling r Elgin Age 40 Died of Wounds F & F 21-Aug-16 Son of Thomas Gray (Deceased) & Jane Allison or Gray. Morayshire Roll of Honour: Page 164: Occ Tailor. Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe Fr 0833 Plot III Row C Grave 22

anne park · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:26 pm Post subject: Kemp George

Kemp George Pte S/12599 14th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders b Covesea, Elgin 31/10/1890 e Glasgow r Elgin Age 26 Killed in Action F & F 24-Apr-17 Son of Peter Kemp (Deceased) 38 Hawthorn Rd; Elgin & Isa Sellar Kemp. Morayshire Roll of Honour: Page 169: Occ Police Constable. Thiepval Memorial M. R. 21 Pier 15A & 16C

anne park · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:30 pm Post subject: Menzies W A

Menzies William Alexander Pte 326442 7th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders b Nairn 12/05/1887 e Glasgow r Elgin Age 30 Died of Wounds F & F 16-Oct-17 Son of William (Deceased) & Annie Menzies. Morayshire Roll of Honour: Page 1229: Occ Draper. Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux Fr 0214 Plot II Row K Grave 3

anne park · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:37 pm Post subject: Shaw D M

Shaw David Marr Pte S/40821 14th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders b Duffus e Edinburgh Age 26 Died of Wounds F & F 29-Mar-18 Son of John Shaw (Deceased), Pittendreich & Ann Clark Shaw. Morayshire Roll of Honour: Page 391: Occ Constable. Husband of Grace Shaw, Dunavon, Dirliton Avenue, North Berwick. Wimereux Communal Cemetery Fr 0064 Plot VIII Row D Grave 20A

anne park · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:38 pm Post subject: McPherson J C

John Cook MacPherson 2nd Lt 3rd Gordon Highlanders born Elgin 30/01/1886 Age 29 Killed in Action F & F 25-Sep-15 Son of Rev Robert MacPherson, DD & LLB (Elgin) & Catherine Duff. The Roll of Service in the Great War : page 15 : photo. Aberdeen University Book of Remembrance. The Roll of Honour Vol II Page 217: Photo. Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres M. R. 29 Panel 38 Column 3 Courant 18-7-19 1/1 City & Elgin

anne park · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:40 pm Post subject: Brodie Wm F

Brodie William Ferrier Sjt 200728 4th Gordon Highlanders b Miltonduff 09/02/1892 e Aberdeen Age 20 Killed in Action F & F 20-Sep-17 Son of Mrs Isabella Ferrier, 10 St. Mary's Pl; Aberdeen. City Roll of Honour : 35 George St; Morayshire Roll of Honour : page 34 :late Miltonduff. Occ : Carpenter. Tyne Cot Memorial M. R. 30 Panel 135 to 136 City & Elgin

anne park · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:41 pm Post subject: Grant A T

Arthur Townshend Grant Sjt 10481 2nd Gordon Highlanders born Elgin, Moray 04/06/1891 enlisted Aberdeen Age 24 Died of Wounds F & F 09-Oct-15 Son of Archibald Dunbar Grant, Law Clerk & Laura Elizabeth (nee Townshend) Grant, 11 West Back St; Bishopmill, Elgin, Morayshire. 1901 Census 135 Elgin 14/131: 37 North St; New Spynie. Died of Wounds received at Loos. Morayshire Roll of Honour: Page 152: Occ Soldier. MI NE(E)324. Etaples Military Cemetery Fr 0040 Plot III Row D Grave 2A Courant 22-10-15 1/1 Botriphnie Elgin & West End Primary

anne park · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:43 pm Post subject: Urquhart A

Urquhart Alexander Cpl 10074 1st Gordon Highlanders b Inverallan, Elgin e Keith Died Switzerland 17-Feb-17 Son of Alexander Urquhart, Glasgow & Isabella Fraser or Urquhar (Des). Morayshire Roll of Honour : page 457 : Occ : Railway Porter. Vevey (St Martin's) Cemetery, Switzerland Switzerland, Vevey Grave 74

anne park · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:44 pm Post subject: Young Reuben

Young Reuben Sjt 10149 2nd Gordon Highlanders b Elgin, Moray. 29/03/1889 e Keith r Elgin Age 27 Killed in Action F & F 01-Jul-16 Son of Mrs Margaret Young, Salisbury House, Salisbury St; Ipswich, Queensland. & Archibald Young (Dec). Native of Bishopmill, Elgin. Morayshire Roll of Honour: Page 479. Some records have Reuben. Gordon Cemetery, Mametz Fr 0331 Row B Grave 12

anne park · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:45 pm Post subject: Forsyth F MM

Francis (Frank) Forsyth L/cpl 10263 MM 2nd Gordon Highlanders b New Spynie, Elgin. 25/10/1885 e Keith Age 31 Killed in Action F & F 04/10/1917 Son of Mrs Eliza (nee Grant) Forsyth, 7 Walker Pl; Bishopmill, Elgin. & Francis Forsyth (Deceased). 1891 Census 135 Elgin 13/50. 1901 Census 135 Elgin 13/85 Father's Occ: Day Labourer. Frank: Ag Lab age 13. 1911 Census: India: Occ: Gardener. Morayshire Roll of Honour: Page 116: Occ: Soldier. Short Service: 33 pages. MI Spynie Churchyard 29. Tyne Cot Memorial M. R. 30 Panel 135 to 136 AJ 19-10-17 P4 AWJ 26-10-17 P2: Elgin