The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

spoons · Last edited by spoons on Fri May 13, 2011 3:42 pm; edited 1 time in total

UKNIWM Ref 57005

Location in Stranraer High Kirk at OS Map Ref NX 056 60

St Margarets church is demolished and I have not yet been able to obtain a photo (edit by spoons 13 May 2011, see photo in following post). This is a photo of the High Kirk (current location).

spoons · Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 8:06 pm Post subject:

This is St Margaret's Church, original site of this memorial. It was at OS Map Ref NX 058 609 and was demolished we think in the 1950s.

\Paul

spoons · Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 3:42 pm Post subject:

Louise McCandlish at the church has informed me that the church was in fact demolished in the 1960s.

\Paul

Mike Morley · Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2016 4:02 pm Post subject:

Name: SAUL, ALEXANDER
Initials: S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: S/5799
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders, 7th Bn att Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Date of Death:
Age:
Additional Information: Son of John and Mary Saul, of 42, Sheuchan St., Stranraer, Wigtownshire.
Grave Reference: III O 34
Cemetery: Arras Road Cemetery, Roclincourt

Wigtownshire Free Press (21/9/1916):

Also named on the Stranraer Burgh War Memorial and on the family gravestone in Sheuchan cemetery.

Mike Morley · Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2016 4:15 pm Post subject:

1914-1918

William Flanagan
William McCluskie
William McClymont
Kenneth McLennan
William Morrison
Edward Murray
John Charles Robertson
Alexander Saul
Neil Thom

1939 - 1945

Kenneth Coulston
Andrew Ferguson
Ian McDowall
George McKean

Mike Morley · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 1:12 pm Post subject:

Name: MCLENNAN, K
Initials: K
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry, 31st Bn
Service Number: 79536
Date of Death: 4 April 1916
Panel Reference: Panel 24-28-30
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

Report of his death was reported in the 27/4/1916 edition of the Wigtownshire Free Press:

Mike Morley · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 3:15 pm Post subject:

Name: FLANAGAN, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 17688
Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1st Bn
Date of Death: 4/6/1915
Age: 34
Additional Information: Son of David and Agnes Flanagan, of Bishopburn, Stranraer; husband of Bessie Wallace Fleming (formerly Flanagan), of Valpariso Villas, Stranraer, Wigtownshire.
Panel Reference: Panel 85 to 93 or 220 to 222
Memorial: Helles Memorial

Also named on Stranraer Burgh War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 10:38 am Post subject:

There are two William Morrisons named on Stranraer Burgh War Memorial. As well as the William Morrison named here, there is also one named on the Ivy Place UF Church memorial. With no further indication of regiment, date of death etc it hasn't been possible to identify which was which. So it could be:

Name: MORRISON, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: South African
Rank: Sergeant
Service Number: 5071
Regiment/Service: South African Infantry, 4th Regt
Date of Death: 24/3/1918
Age: 24
Additional Information: Son of James and Grace Morrison, of 12, Edinburgh Rd., Stranraer, Wigtownshire.
Panel Reference: Panels 95-98
Memorial: Pozieres Memorial

OR

Name: MORRISON, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 41025
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots Fusiliers, 1st Bn
Date of Death: 26/9/1917
Age: 28
Additional Information: Son of William Morrison, of Stranraer; husband of Sara McCulloch Morrison, of Park Lane, Stranraer, Wigtownshire.
Panel Reference: Panel 60 to 61
Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial

Mike Morley · Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 3:18 pm Post subject:

Name: MCCLUSKIE, W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 16439
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots Fusiliers, 8th Bn
Date of Death: 19/9/1918
Grave Reference: III D 1
Cemetery: Doiran Military Cemetery

Also named on Stranraer Burgh War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 3:25 pm Post subject:

Name: MCCLYMONT, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: S/18516
Regiment/Service: Cameron Highlanders, 5th Bn
Date of Death: 18/10/1916
Panel Reference: Pier and Face 15B
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial

Wigtownshire Free Press (16/11/1916):

Also named on Stranraer Burgh War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:56 pm Post subject:

Name: ROBERTSON, JOHN CHARLES
Initials: JC
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 14676
Regiment/Service: Scots Guards, 1st Bn
Date of Death: 23/8/1918
Age: 21
Additional Information: Son of John Charles and Janet Robertson, of Jessamine Cottage, Glebe St., Stranraer.
Grave Reference: IV K 15
Cemetery: Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux

Also named on Stranraer Burgh War Memorial.