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1939 - 1945 (continued)

SGT. A.G. GORDON H. JACKSON, Royal Air Force.
Gordon Hunter Jackson – age 22 – Sergeant, Air Gunner (1342206) 619 Squadron, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Gordon was educated at St. Michael's School and Dumfries High School. He was working as a plasterer when he enlisted in February 1941 and after basic training he went to Canada, returning in January 1943. Gordon “Jerry” Jackson's Lancaster bomber took-off from RAF Woodhall Spa for a raid on Kassel. As they approached the target they were attacked by a night-fighter and Gordon was killed. The aircraft made it back to base and his body was recovered from the rear turret.
Born 1921 in Dumfries. Son of Robert and Sarah McEwen (Johnstone) Jackson of Cresswell, Dumfries. Husband of Phoebe Agnes (McEwen) Jackson of 33 Barrie Avenue, Cresswell who he married in 1940 in Dumfries.
Killed in Action on 4 October 1943 and buried in Dumfries (St. Michael's) Cemetery.


SQ/LDR. J. J. JAGGER, D.F.C., Royal Air Force.
John Johnstone Jagger, Distinguished Flying Cross – age 33 – Squadron Leader (123520)
35 Squadron, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
On leaving George Watson's College, Edinburgh in 1926 he went to Germany to study the language and on returning to this country entered the cinema business, becoming a manager in Dumfries.
His DFC Citation from The London Gazette 10 December 1943 Page:5436
Acting Flight Lieutenant John Johnstone JAGGER(123520), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve,
One night in November, 1943, this officer piloted an aircraft detailed to attack Berlin. Soon after taking off, one of the bomber's engines commenced to lose power. Flight Lieutenant Jagger continued to the target however, and successfully completed his attack. Whilst over the city, the defective engine became useless but Flight Lieutenant Jagger flew the bomber safely to base. This officer has always displayed the greatest determination to reach and bomb his objective and his example has inspired all.
In January 1944 John's Halifax bomber took-off from RAF Graveley, Cambridgeshire for a raid on Magdeburg but crashed near Hanover.
Born 1910 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire. Son of John Johnstone Jagger and Helen (McVinnie) Jagger of Dumfries and of Scott Crescent, Galashiels. Husband of Elizabeth Thomson (Couper) Jagger, of Dewarton, Midlothian who he married in 1935 in Edinburgh.
Missing in Action on 21 January 1944 and named on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
Also named on the George Watson's College memorial in Edinburgh and on the Aylwin College memorial in Arnside, Westmorland


GDSM. JAMES JARDINE, Scots Guards.
James Finlay Jardine – age 31 – Guardsman (2693363) 1st Battalion, Scots Guards.
James was employed by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company. As a reservist he was mobilised in September 1939 and served in the Norway campaign in 1940.
Born 1912 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire. Son of Mary Jardine. Husband of Helen Brown (Johnstone) Jardine of 31 Stark Crescent, Troqueer, Dumfries who he married in 1935 in Dumfries.
Killed in Action on 21 April 1943 and buried in Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia.
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P/O. WILLIAM JARDINE, Royal Air Force.
William Jardine – age 31 – Pilot Officer, Air Gunner (185218) 10 Squadron, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
William's Halifax bomber took-off from RAF Melbourne, Yorkshire to conduct mine-laying. After having dropped four mines in the Kattegat to the east of Frederikshavn, it was attacked by a German night fighter. The Halifax crashed near the village of Nψrre Halne. Only Navigator F/Lt William R. Parks managed to bail out and land near the village (he was smuggled to Sweden and back to the UK) The rest of the crew were buried at a German camp but were re-interred by local people after the liberation of Denmark.
Born 1913 in Dumfries. Son of Jane Jardine. Husband of Jane Fisher (Rae) Jardine of Collin, Dumfries who he married in 1937 in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire.
Killed in Action on 15 October 1944 and buried in Vadum Cemetery, Jutland, Denmark.
Also named on the St. Michael's Church memorial in Dumfries.


W/O. HARRY JOHNSTON, D.F.M., Royal Air Force.
Henry Johnston, Distinguished Flying Medal – age 23 – Warrant Officer (617247) Royal Air Force.
Harry was awarded the D.F.M. while he was serving in 115 Squadron as Flight Sergeant (617247) for his part in the attacks in July 1941 on German warships at Brest and La Pallice, including the "Gneisenau", the "Scharnhorst" and the "Prinz Eugen".
In June 1944 he was on board an Anson of No.10 Advanced Flying Unit (Observers), based at RAF Dumfries, when it was involved in a mid-air collision with another Anson and crashed into the Solway near the Southerness Lighthouse. His body was not found.
Born 1921 in Dumfries. Son of James and Jean Johnston of Spittalfield Cottage, Glencaple Road, Dumfries. Husband of Joy E. M. (Southgate) Johnston of King's Lynn, Norfolk who he married in 1942 in King's Lynn.
Died on Active Service on 27 June 1944 and named on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
Also named on the St. Michael's Church memorial in Dumfries.


STKR. JOHN F. JOHNSTONE, R.N.V.R., Royal Navy.
John Frood Johnstone – age 33 – Stoker 1st Class (D/KX 103934) H.M.S. Aldenham, Royal Navy.
HMS Aldenham was an escort destroyer, escorting convoys between Alexandria, Malta and Tobruk. John died in hospital in Alexandria.
Born 1909 in Dumfries. Son of John Johnstone and of Bella Johnstone (Davidson) Johnstone of Dumfries. Foster-son of Mrs. R. McEwen of Dumfries.
Died on Active Service on 22 June 1942 and buried in Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.


BDR. WILLIAM JOHNSTONE, Royal Artillery.
William Johnstone – age 36 – Bombardier (1082173) 72 Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery.
William was employed at Stewart's Monumental Sculptors in Dumfries.
Born 1908 in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of the late James Johnstone and of Catherine (Jardine) Johnstone of 40 Brodie Avenue, Dumfries.
Killed in Action on 10 June 1944 and buried in Bolsena War Cemetery, Italy.
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PILOT/SGT. ADAM KEEN, Royal Air Force.
Adam Keen – age 21 – Sergeant, Pilot (1343910) Fighter Command, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Adam was a clerk with Carmichael Ltd. in Dumfries and was a well known local footballer. Adam and his navigator Alan Weller were flying a Blenheim of 54 Operational Training Unit at night during their conversion to night-fighters when it hit a hill called Plover Cairn near Greencastle in Berwickshire.
Born 1921 in Dumfries. Son of Peter and Grace (Inman) Keen 77 Shakespeare Street, Dumfries.
Died on Active Service on 3 November 1942 and buried in Dumfries (St. Michael's) Cemetery.
Also named on the St. Michael's Church memorial in Dumfries.


ORD.SEAMAN JOHN KENNEDY, HMS Hussar, Royal Navy.
John Kennedy – age 19 – Ordinary Seaman (D/JX 649525) H.M.S. Hussar, Royal Navy.
The minesweepers Hussar, Britomart, Jason and Salamander were clearing minefields north of Normandy when they were incorrectly identified as enemy ships. RAF Typhoons were instructed to attack and sank the Hussar and the Britomart.
Born 1925 in Dumfries. Son of George and Robina (Shearman) Kennedy of 53 Rosefield Road, Troqueer, Dumfries.
Missing in Action/Lost at Sea on 27 August 1944 and named on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon.


SGT. JAMES KIRKPATRICK, R.E.M.E.
James Kirkpatrick – age 25 – Sergeant (7615478) Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attached to H.Q. 154th Infantry Brigade.
James was a motor mechanic with the Dumfries Motor Company when he enlisted in 1939.
Born c.1918 in Dumfries. Son of David and Mary (Paul) Kirkpatrick; stepson of Janet Kirkpatrick, of Back Row Gasstown, Dumfries.
Died on Active Service on 10 April 1943 and buried in Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia.


A/B. CHARLES McC. KYLE, HMS Dasher, Royal Navy.
Charles McClure Kyle – age 37 – Able Seaman (C/JX 289245) H.M.S. Dasher, Royal Navy.
Charles had been a hairdresser at Academy Street in Dumfries when he enlisted in 1941.
The aircraft carrier “Dasher” (a merchant vessel converted to be a convoy escort carrier) exploded and sank in the Firth of Clyde.
Born 1906 in Dumfries. Son of the late George and Sarah Ann (McClure) Kyle of 61 St. Michael's Street, Dumfries. Husband of Annie Martin (McAulay) Kyle of of 36 Balmoral Avenue, Dumfries who he married in 1927 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire.
Died on Active Service/Lost at Sea on 27 March 1943 and named on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent.
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E.R.A. ALEXANDER B. LAMB, HMS Dorsetshire, Royal Navy.
Alexander Black Lamb – age 26 – Engine Room Artificer 4th Class (D/MX 59557) H.M.S. Dorsetshire, Royal Navy.
Alexander was a blacksmith in Dumfries and a local footballer when he enlisted in 1939.
Two British cruisers, the “Dorsetshire” and the “Cornwall” were attacked by a force of fifty-three Japanese dive bombers in the Indian Ocean south west of Ceylon. “Dorsetshire” was hit by ten bombs and sank. “Cornwall” was hit eight times and sank about ten minutes later.
Born 1915 in Dumfries. Son of the late Alexander Black Lamb and of Mary (Kirkpatrick) Lamb of 19 McKie Avenue, Dumfries. Husband of Elizabeth Byers (Wells) Lamb of Knightsbrook House, Shakespeare Street, Dumfries who he married in 1940 in Dumfries.
Missing in Action/Lost at Sea on 5 April 1942 and named on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon.

and his brother

PTE. JOHN M. K. LAMB, Royal Marine Commandos
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John McCrae Kirkpatrick Lamb – age 24 – Marine (EX/5054) 48 Commando, Royal Marines.
John was employed by Carmichael's of Locharbriggs, Dumfries when he enlisted in 1940.
Born 1920 in Dumfries. Son of Alexander Black Lamb and of Mary (Kirkpatrick) Lamb of 19 McKie Avenue, Dumfries.
Killed in Action on 13 August 1944 and buried in Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France.


PTE. NORMAN LANCASTER, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Norman Lancaster – age 24 – Private (3194867) 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Norman worked as a butcher in Friars Vennel, Dumfries.
Born 1920 in Dumfries. Son of the late George Lancaster and of Margaret (McLeod) Lancaster of 4 Buccleuch Street, Dumfries. Husband of Amy (Calvert) Lancaster of Knaresborough, Yorkshire who he married in 1944 in Knaresborough.
Killed in Action on 22 September 1944 and buried in Mierlo War Cemetery, Netherlands.


PTE. WILLIAM N. LAW, R.A.M.C.
William Nicholson Law – age 36 – Private (1150629) 14 Field Dressing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps.
William died in hospital of wounds received in Normandy. His death was registered in Portsmouth.
Born 1908 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of John Forsyth Law and Emily Law of Braemar, Hermitage Drive, Dumfries. Husband of Evelyn Mary (Searles) Law of Portslade, Brighton who he married in 1932 in Kensington, London.
Died of Wounds on 18 July 1944 and buried in Crawley Down (All Saints) Churchyard, Sussex.
Also named on the Crawley Down Memorial Roll of Honour.


TEL. ROBERT LENNON, HMS Colsay, Royal Navy.
Robert Lennon – age 21 – Telegraphist (LT/JX 401369) H.M. Trawler Colsay, Royal Naval Patrol Service.
The “Colsay” was sunk off Ostend, Belgium. She worked with minesweepers, marking the cleared channels.
Born 1923 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of ???
Killed in Action/Lost at sea on 2 November 1944 and named on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial, Suffolk.
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PTE. ROBERT DENARD, Seaforth Highlanders.
Robert Denard – age 27 – Private (3194288) 5th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders.
Robert was killed during the battle to capture the hill-top village of Francofonte.
Born 1915 in Greenock, Renfrewshire. Son of Peter and Maria (Slimmons) Denard of 46 Rosefield Road, Troqueer, Dumfries.
Killed in Action on 14 July 1943 and buried in Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy.


The battle for Francofonte on 14th July 1943 was a brutal affair where the 5th Seaforth suffered heavy casualties.

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PTE. JAMES LITTLE, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
James Little – age – 37 – Private (3185368) 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
James worked as a slater in his father's business.
Born 1907 in Dumfries. Son of Joseph and Agnes (Allan) Little of 1 Millburn Avenue, Dumfries.
Husband of Margaret Callaghan (Carroll) Little who he married in 1936 in Dumfries.
Killed in Action on 28 December 1944 and buried in Brunssum War Cemetery, Netherlands.

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PTE. THOMAS LITTLE, Royal Scots
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Thomas Allan Little – age 26 – Private (3188406) Royal Scots.
Thomas also worked as a slater in his father's business. He was a Territorial with the KOSB and was mobilised in September 1939. He was killed in an accident in Gibraltar.
Born 1916 in Dumfries. Son of Joseph and Agnes (Allan) Little of 1 Millburn Avenue, Dumfries.
Died on Active Service on 28 May 1943 and buried in Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery, Gibraltar.


CPL. GEORGE LOGAN, Royal Air Force.
George Logan – age 24 – Corporal (1001089) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, H.M. Fighter Direction Tender No.216.
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George worked as a grocer in King Street, Dumfries. He and four of his colleagues were killed when FDT 216 was hit by a torpedo released from a German Junkers 88 aircraft off the beaches of Normandy.
Born 1920 in Dumfries. Son of Charles Robertson Logan and Maggie Jane (McCamish) Logan of Dumfries.
Missing in Action/Lost at Sea on 7 July 1944 and named on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.


SGT/OBSERVER SIDNEY J. MARKS, Royal Air Force.
Note: All records show his name as Sydney.
Sydney John Marks – age 32 – Sergeant, Navigator (1370445) 622 Squadron, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Sydney was the Chief Librarian in Dumfries when he enlisted in the summer of 1941. He had begun his library career in his home town of Watford in 1928 and worked in Newcastle before coming to Dumfries. He was an active member of the Scottish Library Association and was a Fellow of the Library Association. Sydney's Stirling bomber took-off from RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk for a raid on Berlin but his aircraft was attacked by a night-fighter and crashed at Schape. Sydney and other crew members were buried in Schape Cemetery but were re-interred in Berlin in 1947.
Born 1911 in Watford, Hertfordshire. Son of Thomas Henry and Rose Sarah (Mead) Marks.
Husband of Ellen Mabel (Humphreys) Marks, of Brondesbury, Middlesex who he married in 1935 in Chelmsford, Essex.
Killed in Action on 1 September 1943 and buried in Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany.


GDSM. WILLIAM A. MAXWELL, Irish Guards.
William Alexander Maxwell – age 19 – Guardsman (14678822) 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards.
William was employed by the Dundas Chemical Co. in Dumfries.
Born 1925 in Tinwald, Dumfriesshire. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Maxwell of Carthegena, Gasstown, Dumfries.
Missing in Action on 2 October 1944 and named on the Groesbeek Memorial, Netherlands.
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PTE JOSEPH W. MILLAR, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Joseph Wilson Millar – age 32 – Private (3189885) 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Joseph had served with the Territorials and had been mobilised in September 1939. He was killed during the crossing of the River Elbe and was buried in the village of Verden near Bremen. His body was re-interred in Becklingen in September 1946.
Born 1913 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of James and Annie Millar, of Dumfries. Husband of Susan (McDonald) Millar of 60 Queensberry Street, Dumfries who he married in 1932 in Dumfries.
Killed in Action on 23 April 1945 and buried in Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany.


PILOT/SGT. JOHN MISKELLY, Royal Air Force.
John Miskelly – age 32 – Sergeant, Pilot (740837) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. (16 Elementary Flying Training School)
John was educated at Laurieknowe School in Maxwelltown and Dumfries Academy. He served his apprenticeship as an engineer in Dumfries before he went to work on a rubber plantation in Malaya.
He returned to Dumfries and became a motor electrical mechanic and moved to an aircraft manufacturer in England before joining the RAF in November 1937. John gained his “wings” in March 1939 and in September 1939 he was sent to Derbyshire to train in instructional flying. During a training flight in a Miles Magister his plane crashed and he died from his injuries.
Born 1907 in Maxwelltown, Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of Herbert and Mary (Brodie) Miskelly of Westpark Cottages, Rotchell Road, Maxwelltown, Dumfries. Husband of Rose Ellen (Dunlop) Miskelly who he married in 1934 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire.
Died on Active Service on 15 April 1940 and buried in Dumfries Cemetery.


MAJOR WILLIAM P. MOODIE, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
William Park Moodie – age 38 – Major (40812) King's Own Scottish Borderers attached to
8th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
William was the sole partner of legal firm W. & W.P. Moodie of Buccleuch Street, Dumfries. He held a commission in the Territorial KOSB and was mobilised in August 1939. He went to France with the 52 Lowland Division in June 1940 and was evacuated from Cherbourg. In March 1942 he was transferred to the 1st KOSB and a year later was transferred again to the Argylls.
Born 1905 in Dumfries. Son of William and Elizabeth M. (Park) Moodie of Albert Road, Dumfries.
Husband of Adeline Ironside (Gillison) Moodie of The Hain, Dalbeattie Road, Dumfries who he married in 1936 in Dumfries.
Died of Wounds on 6 August 1943 and buried in Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy.
Also named on the Cornets Club memorial in Castledykes Park, Dumfries and on the St. George's Church memorial in Dumfries.


PTE. ALBERT H. MUIR, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Albert Horne Muir – age 20 – Private (14554319) 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Albert was employed at the Carnation condensed milk factory in Dumfries. He enlisted in 1943.
Born 1924 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of David and Johanna (Clint) Muir of 16 College Street, Dumfries.
Died of Wounds on 24 January 1945 and buried in Sittard War Cemetery, Netherlands.
Also named on the Carnation factory memorial now in the Dumfries Museum.


FT/SGT. R. MUIR, Royal Air Force.
Ronald Charles Andrew Muir – age 20 – Flight Sergeant, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner (643697) 90 Squadron, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force.
Ronald had been educated at St. Michael's and George Street schools in Dumfries before being employed by the Solway Cycle Company. Later Ronald lived with his sister Irene and his grandmother, Mrs Armstrong, at Prospect Avenue in Pudsey, Yorkshire and worked at a garage in Leeds. He enlisted in the RAF in early 1939 and flew in bombing raids before being selected as a crew member of a new squadron equipped with high altitude bombers, the Boeing Flying Fortress.
Ronald's aircraft took-off from RAF Polebrook, Northamptonshire to conduct a high altitude test. The Fortress encountered very severe turbulence, which resulted in a catastrophic structural failure of the starboard wing. The aircraft crashed four miles west of Corby, Northamptonshire.
Born 1921 in Dumfries Infirmary. Birth Registered in Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of John Maxwell Muir and of Lena Winifred (Dudson) Muir of 20 Devorgilla Terrace, Maxwelltown, Dumfries.
Died on Active Service on 28 July 1941 and buried in Pudsey Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Also named on the Pudsey War Memorial.
In May 2007 a plaque commemorating the crew was installed in St. Botolph's Church in Stoke Albany, close to the crash site.


GNR. THOMAS MURDOCH, Royal Artillery.
Thomas Murdoch – age 36 – Gunner (1750465) 111 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Thomas had been a hairdresser in Dumfries. He was killed “as the result of enemy action” and his death was registered at New Forest, Hampshire.
Born 1907 in Dumfries. Son of late Joseph and Helen (Coupland) Murdoch. Husband of Caroline (Smith) Murdoch who died in 1940, age 33, in Dumfries. He married Dorothy May (Gore) Murdoch, of Sturry, near Canterbury in Kent in 1944 in Bridge, Kent.
Killed by enemy action on 15 May 1944 and buried in Sturry and Westbere Cemetery, Kent.
Also named on the Sturry War Memorial and on the St. George's Church memorial in Dumfries.
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L/CADET NEIL McALLISTER, (A.T.C.), Royal Air Force.
Neil McAllister – age 17 – Cadet: 283 Squadron, Air Training Corps.
Neil was educated at Dumfries High school and was an apprentice engineer at A.C. Penman's in Dumfries. Neil was a passenger on an Anson from RAF Wigtown when it crashed into the sea east of Kirkcudbright. The pilot was injured and rescued from the Solway but Neil and three others were killed. Their bodies were later found on local beaches but Neil was never found.
Born 1925 in Hamilton. Lanarkshire. Son of George and Joan McAllister of 47 Rosefield Road, Dumfries.
Missing on Service on 29 July 1942 and named on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
Also named on the St. Michael's Church memorial in Dumfries.


PTE. PETER McARA, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Peter McAra – age 20 – Private (14554308) 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Peter was an apprentice coach-painter in Dumfries when he joined the KOSB in 1942.
Born 1924 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of Edward and Elizabeth (McKinnia) McAra of 1 Seed Row, Maxwelltown, Dumfries.
Killed in Action on 28 December 1944 and buried in Brunssum War Cemetery, Netherlands.
Also named on the St. Michael's Church memorial in Dumfries.


SGT. ROBERT MACAULEY, Royal Air Force.
Robert MacAulay – age 28 – Sergeant, Air Gunner (1371493) 149 Squadron, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Robert's Stirling bomber took-off from RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk for an air-test but crashed at Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire.
Born 1914 in Dumfries. Son of Isabella MacAulay and grandson of Robert and Janet MacAulay of 96 Whitesands, Dumfries. Husband of Kathleen Patricia (Clark) MacAulay of Mildenhall, Suffolk who he married in 1942 in Wandsworth, London.
Died on Active Service on 19 December 1942 and buried in Everton (St. Mary) Churchyard, Huntingdonshire.


PTE. JOHN McBRYDE, R.O.A.C.
John McBryde – age 36 – Private (14283579) Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
Born 1910 in Morton, Dumfriesshire. Son of John and Isabella (Johnstone) McBryde of Millburn Avenue, Dumfries. Husband of Jean (Cook) McBryde of Munches Street, Dumfries who he married in 1940 in Dumfries.
Died on 21 December 1946 of Tuberculosis at Lochmaben Sanatorium, Dumfriesshire and buried in Dumfries (St. Michael's) Cemetery.


L/SGT. JOHN McCALL, Scots Guards.
John McCall – age 25 – Lance Sergeant (2695616) 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards.
John had joined the Scots Guards in 1936 and served with them in Norway in 1940. After that campaign he joined the commandos but transferred back to the Scots Guards to go to North Africa.
He was buried at Ajedabia in Cyrenaisa but re-interred in Benghazi in July 1944.
Born 1915 in Dumfries. Son of Francis and Mary (McFarlane) McCall of Kingholm Quay, Dumfries.
Died of Wounds on 28 December 1941 and buried in Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya.
Also named on the Kingholm Quay War Memorial.


SGT. JOHN McCUBBIN, Royal Field Artillery.
John Edgar McCubbin – age 25 – Sergeant (921118) 130 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.
John worked for the Binn's Company in High Street, Dumfries. He was a member of the Dumfries Methodist Church, a well known local musician and had served with the R.A. Territorials for a number of years. He died of meningitis at Kilmarnock Infirmary.
Born 1924 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of Benjamin and Thomasina (Edgar) McCubbin of Terregles Street, Dumfries.
Died on Active Service on 5 February 1940 and buried in Dumfries Cemetery.


PTE. HARRY McCULLOCH, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Henry McCulloch – age 19 – Private (14419143) 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Harry was employed by the Dunlop Skin and Hide Company in Dumfries and was a well-known local footballer.
Born 1925 in Dumfries. Son of James and Martha (Connell) McCulloch of 10 Moat Road, Troqueer, Dumfries.
Killed in Action on 18 February 1945 and buried in Milsbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands.
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O.S. WILLIAM McCUTCHEON, HMS Gould, Royal Navy.
William Hughes McCutcheon – age 18 – Ordinary Seaman (D/JX 563868) HMS Gould, Royal Navy.
William was educated at Brownhall School and Dumfries High School and was employed by John Charlton & Sons, Grain Merchants in Dumfries.
The frigates “Gould” and “Affleck” were depth-charging the German submarine U-358 south-west of Ireland when the “Gould” was hit by a torpedo and sank.
Born 1925 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire. Son of James and Margaret McCutcheon of Kingholm Quay, Dumfries and of Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire.
Killed in action/Lost at Sea on 1 March 1944 and named on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon.
Also named on the Kingholm Quay War Memorial and on the St. Michael's Church memorial in Dumfries.


SGT. (W.O./A.G.) SAMUEL MACDONALD, Royal Air Force.
Samuel MacDonald – age 22 – Sergeant, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner (1349985) 103 Squadron, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Samuel's Lancaster bomber took-off from RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire for a raid on Nuremberg but crashed at Durrnbuch. Samuel was buried there but was re-interred at Durnbach in October 1947.
Born 1921 in Dumfries. Son of the late John Andrew and Wilhelmina (Kerr) Macdonald of 90 Queensberry Street, Dumfries.
Killed in Action on 28 August 1943 and buried in Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany.


JAMES D. McFARLANE, Cameron Highlanders
(Name added to the memorial in August 2015. See post at the end of page 4.)
James Donaldson McFarlane – age 21 – Private (2930370) 1st Battalion, Cameron Highlanders.
Born 1918 in Dumfries. Son of the late Patrick and Johnanna (McDowall) McFarlane of Queensberry Street, Dumfries.
Killed in Action on 1 June 1940 and buried in Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France.


CPL. E. McGOWAN, Black Watch.
Edward McGowan – age 23 – Corporal (3190788) 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Edward was employed as a brick-layer in Dumfries and as a member of the Territorials was mobilised in September 1939 with the KOSB. He was posted to the Black Watch in North Africa and served throughout the campaign and at the invasion of Sicily before landing at Normandy on 9 June 1944. He was buried near Kessel but was re-interred in Reichswald in October 1946.
Born 1921 in Dumfries. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Meechan) McGowan of 42 College Avenue, Lincluden, Dumfries.
Killed in Action on 20 February 1945 and buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany.


STAFF SGT. ROBERT N. McGUFFOG, Malay States Vol. Reserve.
Robert Nicholas McGuffog – age 37 – Company Quartermaster Serjeant (820) Kedah Volunteer Force.
Robert died as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese and was buried in Thanbya Cemetery No.9 but was re-interred at Thanbyuzayat in January 1946.
Born 1906 in Kirkcudbright. Son of William and Helen (Millar) McGuffog. Husband of Elizabeth Beattie (Hannah) McGuffog of Slateford, Edinburgh who he married in 1939 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire.
Died on Active Service on 13 December 1943 and buried in Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar. (Burma)
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O/TEL. ARTHUR R. McKENZIE, HMS Harvester, Royal Navy.
Arthur Robertson McKenzie – age 21 – Ordinary Telegraphist (C/JX 271185) H.M.S. Harvester, Royal Navy.
Arthur was employed as a draper in the High Street, Dumfries before he joined the navy in 1940. He had been on convoy duties for a year when his ship, the destroyer “Harvester”, together with the Free French corvette “Aconit”, rammed and sank the German submarine U-444. However she was damaged and disabled, and was torpedoed and sunk by U-432 which, in turn, was attacked and sunk by the “Aconit”.
Born 1922 in Dumfries. Son of Thomas and Mabel Robertson (Martin) McKenzie of 56 Arnott Terrace, Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire.
Killed in Action/Lost at Sea on 11 March 1943 and named on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent.
Also named on the Maxwelltown West Church memorial.


SGT. H.D. McKENZIE, R.A.S.C.
Henry Douglas McKenzie – age 37 – Lance Corporal (T/3181568) Royal Army Service Corps.
Henry had been a painter in his father's business and served as a Territorial with the 5th KOSB. He was mobilised in September 1939 and had been in the Middle East for two years.
Born 1905 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbrighshire. Son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Clark) McKenzie of Dumfries. Husband of Jane (O'Neill) McKenzie of 30 Steele Avenue, Dumfries who he married in 1929 in Dumfries.
Died on Active Service on 21 August 1942 and buried in Khayat Beach War Cemetery, Haifa, Israel.
Two of his brothers, Arthur and William, had been killed in the First World War and are named on the Maxwelltown/Troqueer War Memorial.


GDSM. JOHN B. McKERRON, Scots Guards.
John Bell McKerron – age 24 – Guardsman (2697193) 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards.
John was employed at the Crichton Royal Institution when he enlisted in September 1939.
Born 1919 in Dumfries. Son of David and Wilhelmina (McMichael) McKerron of Kingholm Quay, Dumfries.
Killed in Action on 9 November 1943 and buried in Minturno War Cemetery, Italy.
Also named on the Kingholm Quay War Memorial and on the St. Michael's Church memorial in Dumfries.
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PIPE MAJOR WILLIAM C. K. MACKIE, Hongkong Vol. Defence Corps.
William Craigie Keith MacKie – age 56 – Sergeant, Pipe-Major 2 Company, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, formerly of the King's Own Scottish Borderers.
William was educated at Dumfries Academy and became a regular soldier with the Seaforth Highlanders. He served with the KOSB during the First World War and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal as 11537 Sjt.-Piper Mackie, W. C. K., 2nd Bn. KOSB (Edinburgh)
In March 1929 William, Amelia and their family sailed for Hong Kong where he became a manager at Kowloon Docks, and later an engineer at Whampoa Dock. He was reportedly last seen alive on Christmas Eve, 1941, at Stanley, Hong Kong, playing the tunes "Cock O' the North" and "Heilan' Laddie" as the Japanese attacked.
Born 1885 in Newington, Edinburgh. Son of David Keith Mackie and of Isabella Bain (Craigie) Mackie of Edinburgh Road, Dumfries.
William, of 11 Terregles Street, Maxwelltown, Troqueer, was Pipe Major in the 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders when he married Janet McNeill of 48 Shakespeare Street, Dumfries in 1909 in Dumfries. Janet died in 1915 in Troqueer. He became the husband of Amelia (Muir) Mackie of Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia who he married in 1920 in Auchterderran, Fife.
Missing in Action on 24 December 1941 and named on the Sai Wan Memorial, Hong Kong, China.

William's brothers were killed in WW1. Alfred Craigie Keith Mackie, Private (113) 1st Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, died 9 October 1915 aged 25. Robert Craigie Keith Mackie, Corporal (14675) 4th Regiment, South African Infantry, died 29 April 1918 aged 34.


SGT. (W.O./A.G.) ROBERT S. McKINNELL, Royal Air Force.
Robert (Bert) Smith McKinnell – age 21 – Sergeant, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner (998292)
218 Squadron, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Bert had been a member of the Laurieknowe Church choir and the church football team.
Robert's Wellington bomber took-off from RAF Marham, Norfolk for a raid on Cologne but crashed at Arzfeld near Prum. The other five crew members survived the crash and became PoW's.
Robert was buried in Arzfeld Chuchyard but was re-interred in Rheinberg in August 1948.
Born 1920 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbrighshire. Son of Robert and Elizabeth (Jolly) McKinnell of Terregles Street, Dumfries.
Killed in Action on 19 August 1941
Commonwealth War Grave – Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany.
Also named on the former Laurieknowe Church memorial now in Troqueer Parish church.


L.A.C. JAMES McNAUGHT, Royal Air Force.
James McNaught – age 26 – Leading Aircraftman (1566353) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
James had been educated at Dumfries Academy and had served his apprenticeship as a chemist in Dumfries. He had gone to Canada four months earlier to train as a pilot, initially at New Brunswick, before moving on to the No.37 Service Flying Training School at Calgary. He died as the result of an accident at Belsag, Alberta.
Born 1916 in Maxwelltown, Troqueer, Kirkcudbright. Son of John and Jane McNaught, of Maxwelltown, Dumfries. Husband of Agnes (Killala) McNaught of St. Ives, Cornwall who he married in 1939 in St. Ives, Penzance, Cornwall.
Died on Active Service on 5 March 1943 and buried in Calgary (Burnsland) Cemetery, Alberta, Canada.
Also named on the former Laurieknowe Church memorial now in Troqueer Parish church.


SGT. (W.O./A.G.) WILLIAM J. B. McNAUGHT, Royal Air Force.
William James Bryden McNaught – age 22 – Sergeant, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner (1366992)
57 Squadron, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
William's Lancaster bomber took-off from RAF East Kirby, Lincolnshire for a raid on Kassel but crashed at Acker. He was buried in Gottingen Cemetery but was re-interred in Hanover in October 1946.
Born 1921 in Dumfries. Son of William and Mary McNaught, of Dumfries.
Killed in Action on 22 October 1943 and buried in Hanover War Cemetery, Germany.
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F/O. JAMES NELSON, Royal Air Force.
James Nelson – age 28 – Flying Officer, Air Bomber (134166) 102 Squadron, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
James was employed in the grocery department of the Dumfries & Maxwelltown Co-operative Society. He joined the RAF in February 1940 as Sergeant (951466) and went to Canada to train as an Observer. He was commissioned as a Pilot Officer (134166) in November 1942 and promoted to Flying Officer in May 1943. His Halifax bomber took-off from RAF Pocklington, Yorkshire for a raid on Berlin but the aircraft had to be abandoned and it crashed at Ahrensfeld. James was buried there but was re-interred in Berlin in January 1947.
Born 1916 in Dumfries. Son of David and Anne Nelson of 15Banchory Avenue, Dumfries.
Husband of Muriel Rachael (Porteous) Nelson of 8 Crathy Avenue, Dumfries who he married in 1938 in Dumfries.
Killed in Action on 20 January 1944 and buried in Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany.


GDSM. JAMES NICHOLSON, Scots Guards.
James Nicholson – age 19 – Guardsman (2701912) 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards.
James was employed with a grain merchant in Dumfries when he joined up in the summer of 1943.
In early 1945 the 2nd Scots Guards arrived from Italy and took part in the operation to clear the Reichswald forest. James was buried at Kapellan but was re-interred at Reichswald in January 1947.
Born 1925 in Dumfries. Son of Thomas and Isabella (Brown) Nicholson of 65 Stakeford Street, Dumfries.
Killed in Action on 9 March 1945 and buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany.
Also named on the St. Michael's Church memorial in Dumfries, and on the Carnation factory memorial now in the Dumfries Museum.

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L/CPL. THOMAS NICHOLSON, Royal Engineers
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Thomas Nicholson – age 23 – Lance Corporal (1896330) 751 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers.
Thomas was educated St. Michael's school and Dumfries High School and was a builder in Dumfries. He enlisted in 1939.
Born 1919 in Dumfries. Son of Thomas and Isabella (Brown) Nicholson of 65 Stakeford Street, Dumfries.
Killed in Action on 21 November 1942 and buried in Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, Algeria.
Also named on the St. Michael's Church memorial in Dumfries.


TPR. ROBERT NICHOLSON, Royal Armoured Corps.
Robert Nicholson – age 40 – Trooper (733228) Royal Armoured Corps.
Robert died in Park Prewit Hospital in Basingstoke, Hampshire.
Born 1905 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire.
Son of James and Elizabeth (Palmer) Nicholson.
Husband of Jane or Jean Johnstone (Graham) Nicholson of Janefield Drive, Troqueer, Dumfries who he married in 1931 in Dumfries.
Died on Service on 12 November 1945 and buried in Troqueer Cemetery, Dumfries.


FT/SGT. ANDREW I . J. NICOL, Royal Air Force.
Andrew Isaac John Nicol – age 21 – Sergeant, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner (543932) 144 Squadron, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force.
Andrew's Hampden bomber took-off from RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire for a raid on Keil but crashed in the target area.
Born 1919 in Dumfries. Son of Andrew and Annie (Bowness) Nicol of Dumfries.
Killed in Action on 4 July 1940 and buried in Keil War Cemetery, Germany.
Also named on the St. Mary's Church memorial in Dumfries.
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W.O. OBSERVER ANDREW S. PATTERSON, Royal Air Force.
Andrew Steel Patterson – age 21 – Warrant Officer, Observer (581409) 27 Operational Training Unit, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force.
Andrew had enlisted in the summer of 1939 and was lost during the then record raid on Dusseldorf. He was buried in Muenchen-Gladbach Town Cemetery but was re-interred in Rheinberg in July 1946. Andrew's Wellington bomber was based at RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire. OTUs with advanced trained crews and instructors made up the compliment for any maximum effort required on important raids.
Born 1921 in Dumfries. Son of William and Eliza (Steel) Patterson.
Killed in Action on 31 July 1942 and buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany.
Also named on the Maxwelltown West Church memorial.


SGT. EDWARD I. PATTERSON, Royal Corps of Signals.
Edward Irving Paterson – age 33 – Sergeant (3190574) 7th Indian Division Signals, Royal Corps of Signals.
Born 1910 in Dumfries. Son of Grace Paterson. Husband of Dianah Byers (Miller) Paterson of 11 Sunderries Road, Dumfries who he married in 1933 in Dumfries.
Missing in Action on 18 May 1944 and named on the Rangoon Memorial, Maynmar. (Burma)
Also named on the St. George's Church memorial in Dumfries.


PTE. RICHARD PEARSON, Royal Scots.
Richard Pearson – age 28 – Private (3052786) 1st Battalion, Royal Scots.
Richard had been a soldier for seven years and was a reservist, working on the Glasgow Corporation Tramways, when he was mobilised in September 1939.
Born 1912 in Dumfries. Son of John and Louie (Tanner) Pearson of 62 High Street, Dumfries.
Husband of Joan Brown (Shiell) Pearson of Banner Road, Glasgow who he married in 1938 in Partick, Glasgow.
Killed in Action between 26 and 27 May 1940 and buried in Le Paradis War Cemetery, Lestrem, France.
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SGT. (W.O./A.G.) JOHN RAGGENBASS, Royal Air Force.
John Raggenbass – age 21 – Sergeant, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner (971156) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
The Raggenbass family, formerly of Kirkton Terrace, Heathhall, Dumfries, were living at 20 Newport Avenue, Reddish, Stockport, Cheshire when John joined the RAF.
John's Wellington bomber from the Reserve Flight of 214 Squadron based at RAF Stradishall, Suffolk took-off for a flight to Malta but during the flight experienced an engine failure and could not maintain height. It struck trees, crashed and caught fire at Elmdon, Essex.
Born 1919 in Dumfries. Son of Jacob Raggenbass (Swiss subject) and of Agnes (McLachlan) Raggenbass formerly of 7 St. Mary's Street, Dumfries. Jacob Raggenbass of Reddish, Stockport became a British subject in 1947.
Died on Active Service on 30 November 1940 and buried in Stockport (Willow Grove) Cemetery, Cheshire.


F/O. ROBERT REID, Royal Air Force.
Robert Reid – age 36 – Squadron Leader (80836) 235 Squadron, Coastal Command, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Robert Reid joined the RAFVR in February 1937 as an Airman. He was working in a London Bank when he was mobilised in September 1939. He completed his training as Sergeant (740059), was commissioned and joined 46 Squadron at Digby, Lincolnshire in June 1940 as a Hurricane pilot before moving south to RAF Stapleford Tawney, Essex for the defence of London during the Battle of Britain.
On 23 March 1945 a strike force of forty two Mosquitos and Twelve Mustangs attacked shipping at Stadlandet, Aslesund and Dalsfjord in Norway. Mosquito "W" of 235 Squadron (based at RAF Banff) attacked shipping in Dalsfjord, and was seen to crash into the sea. Flying Officer Turner is buried in Trondheim (Stavne) Cemetery in Norway, and a plaque was erected near his grave in memory of Squadron Leader Reid, whose body was not recovered.
Born 1908 in Dumfries. Son of Simon and Frances (Band) Reid of Castle Street, Dumfries.
Missing in Action on 23 March 1945 and named on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
Also named on an individual memorial in Dumfries Academy marking his participation in the Battle of Britain.
In 1950, a memorial was erected in the small village of Steinsvik in honour of squadron leader Reid and flight officer Turner. Every year, on the Norwegian day of independence 17th May, the Norwegian and the Scottish flags (both pilots were from Scotland) are raised over the memorial.


PTE. THOMAS H. REID, 7th K.O.S.B. (Airborne).
Thomas Harper Reid – age 26 – Private (3192882) No.3 Platoon, “A” Company, 7th (Galloway) Airborne Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Born 1917 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Son of John Caig Reid and Agnes (Adrain) Reid of 75 Upper Millburn Avenue, Dumfries.
Died on Active Service on 4 April 1944 and buried in Dumfries (St. Michael's) Cemetery.
Also named on the St. Mary's Church memorial in Dumfries.
In the early hours of 4 April 1944, during a training exercise, a Stirling bomber towing a Horsa Glider carrying No.3 Platoon of “A” Company, 7th KOSB, hit a tree on high ground and crashed, killing all aboard. 24 Borderers were killed, together with an RAMC “medic”, 6 RAF personnel and 2 glider pilots.
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BOS'UN LOUDEN RICHARDSON, Merchant Navy S.S. Autolycus.
Louden Richardson – age 52 – Boatswain: S.S. Autolycus (Liverpool) Merchant Navy.
The “Autolycus” and other ships in a convoy off the east coast of India were sunk by gunfire from ships of the Japanese Navy.
Born 1889 in Dumfries. Son of Captain John Richardson and of Janet (Louden) Richardson. Husband of Agnes (Clark) Richardson of Greenbrae Loaning, Dumfries who he married in 1919 in Dumfries.
Killed by enemy action/Lost at Sea on 6 April 1942 and named on the Tower Hill Memorial, London. Also named on the St. Mary's Church memorial in Dumfries.


SGT. JOHN RIDDELL, Royal Air Force.
John Riddell – age 20 – Sergeant (1231536) 88 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
John's Boston bomber took-off from RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk for a sea-search off the coast of Denmark. The port wing-tip was seen to hit the water and the aircraft exploded.
Born 1923 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of the late William John Riddell of Dumfries, and of Mary Corrie (Kirkpatrick) Riddell of Sutton-in-Craven, Yorkshire.
Missing in Action on 29 July 1943 and named on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
Also named on the Sutton-in-Craven Parish War Memorial.


LIEUT. ROBERT McC. ROBERTSON, Lothian & Border Horse.
Robert McCraith Robertson – age 21 – Lieutenant (261977) 2nd Lothians and Border Horse, Royal Armoured Corps.
Robert was educated at Dumfries Academy and at Dollar Academy, Clackmannanshire before he joined R. L. Robertson & Company. He volunteered for service in 1941 and was commissioned in the RAC in January 1943, serving in North Africa before moving to Italy.
Born 1922 in Dumfries. Son of Robert Lumsden Robertson and Mary Elizabeth (McCraith) Robertson of Struanlea, Dumfries.
Killed in Action on 17 May 1944 and buried in Cassino War Cemetery, Italy.
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