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PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:59 pm    Post subject: Torthorwald Reply with quote

Note that this memorial is in the village of Collin, not in the hamlet of Torthorwald after which the parish (and memorial) is named

UKNIWM Ref: 44221

OS Map Ref: NY 029 759







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PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

L/Bmdr Laurie was the second soldier killed in the 'Troubles'. He died of woulds on 15th February six days after being shot by a Sniper whilst on Foot Patrol in West Belfast, Crumlin Road. he was 22.

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The plaque behind the memorial is the Laurie Memorial UKNIWM 44222
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PostPosted: Sun May 13, 2007 12:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

WW1 Names:
JOHN ANDERSON
J OSWALD BROWN
JAMES BRYDEN
IAN P CRAWFORD
WILLIAM FERGUSSON
WILLIAM C FERGUSSON
ARTHUR GRAHAM MM
JAMES GREIG
WILLIAM HALLIDAY
JOHN JARDINE
ROBERT JOHNSTONE
JOHN KENNEDY
WILLIAM LESLIE
WILLIAM McGINLEY
PETER McINTOSH
JAMES MARCHBANK
JOHN MURRAY
WILLIAM PAYNE
DANIEL WELLS
ROBERT WILSON

WW2 Names:
JAMES ELLIOTT
JAMES HENDERSON
CHARLES HUXTABLE
THOMAS D LAURIE
STEWART McALPINE
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