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gourdongirl
Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Posts: 1200 Location: Musselburgh Scotland
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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Name: CLARKE, Samuel
Initials: S
Nationality: UK
Rank: L/Cpl
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: 1st Bn
Age: 28
Date of Death: 19/07/1944
Service No: 3061034
Awards:
Additional Info: Son of David and Jane Martin Clarke, husband of Alice Clarke of Elphinstone East Lothian
Casualty Type: CWD
Grave/Memorial Ref: III.B.13
Memorial: St Manvieu War Cemetery Cheux Calvados France
SNWM entry: Born in Edinburgh. |
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gourdongirl
Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Posts: 1200 Location: Musselburgh Scotland
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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Name: WOOD, Walter Christie
Initials: W C
Nationality: UK
Rank: Pte
Regiment/Service: Kings Own Scottish Borderers
Unit Text: D.E.M.S Personnel
Age: 26
Date of Death: 16/03/1941
Service No: 3194807
Awards:
Additional Info:
Casualty Type: CWD
Grave/Memorial Ref: Panel 62 Column 2
Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial
SNWM entry: Born in Midlothian, died at sea. |
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gourdongirl
Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Posts: 1200 Location: Musselburgh Scotland
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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Name: THOMSON, John
Initials: J
Nationality: UK
Rank: Sapper
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
Unit Text: 235 Field Park Coy
Age: 23
Date of Death: 14/06/1943
Service No: 2007038
Awards:
Additional Info: Son of Andrew and Helen Thomson of Elphinstone East Lothian
Casualty Type: CWD
Grave/Memorial Ref: IV.A.14
Memorial: Florence War Cemetery, Italy
SNWM entry: Born East Lothian |
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DelBoy

Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 4857 Location: The County of Angus
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:19 am Post subject: Lt. Andrew Burt |
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gourdongirl wrote: | Name: BURT, Andrew
Initials: A
Nationality: UK
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots
Unit Text: 8th Bn
Date of Death: 18/12/1914
Casualty Type: CWD
Grave/Memorial Ref: Panel 1
Memorial: Ploegsteert Memorial, Berks Cemetery Extension, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belguim.
SNWM entry: No new information |
(Glasgow Herald 26th of December 1914)
"Killed in action near Armentieres, on 18th last, Lieutenant Andrew Burt, 8th Royal Scots, manager of Elphinstone Colliery, Tranent." |
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DelBoy

Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 4857 Location: The County of Angus
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Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 1:37 am Post subject: Pte. James Cowan |
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gourdongirl wrote: | Name: COWAN, James
Initials: J
Nationality: UK
Rank: Pte
Regiment/Service: Queens Own Cameron Highlanders
Unit Text: 1st Bn
Date of Death: 09/05/1915
Service No: S/14258
Casualty Type: CWD
Grave/Memorial Ref: Panel 41 and 42
Memorial: Le Touret Memorial Pas de Calais France
SNWM entry: Born Tranent Haddingtonshire. |
(Glasgow Herald 7th June 1915)
"Private James Cowan (14258), Cameron Highlanders, a son of Mr Wm. Cowan, Northfield Farm, Cousland, Dalkeith, has been killed in action. He enlisted in October last, and was drafted to the front in early January. He was 30 years of age." |
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dixwimby
Joined: 19 Mar 2011 Posts: 1
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 9:49 pm Post subject: Elphinstone memorial |
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William beck dickson and Robert Wight were related through his aunt Margaret marrying James Wight, his sister Helen beck dickson married Andrew Baird. |
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