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PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 5:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The other brother was the eldest, John. He served as a gunner with the RGA initially, but transferred to the ASC for active service on the Western Front with the Railway Construction Troops. He was a former regular soldier, having served in South Africa and India; he re-enlisted in Feb 1915.

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 6:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm pretty sure that the nephews are Thomas McCheyne, Pte 81625 DoD 26/4/1916 and Robert McCheyne Pte. 186638 DoD 6/11/1917.
Both served with the Canadian Infantry.
Thomas spent some time in New Galloway - his father (also Thomas) was an insurance agent but I think he was born in Wigtownshire and he is listed on the Kirkinner WM.
On his attestation papers Robert gives his birthplace as Newton Stewart and his father as Alexander of Creetown.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Stewartry wrote:
Pe parents' addresses - it suggests that the parents emigrated during the period in which the forms were being sent out by the Imperial War Graves Commission. Perhaps the shipping lists will show the parents en route to Canada. The info given implies that the form for Francis was sent before that of David even though Francis died ten months later. The Glasgow address is for the wife of James, not the parents.

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The parents of the McCheyne brothers were James and Mary (Mulholland) McCheyne.
Mary died in 1904 and James (age 63) sailed for Canada on 28 November 1919. The various permutations of parental information probably stems from this.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:25 pm    Post subject: WW1 Reply with quote

PTE. GILBERT ANDERSON, 7/8 KOSB.
Gilbert Anderson, Private (25032) Combined 7th/8th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Age 32.
Gilbert was a gamekeeper at Milton Park, Dalry when he enlisted in June 1916 in the 1st KOSB. He was gassed near Arras in August 1917 and evacuated to hospital in Newcastle. When he returned to France he was posted to the 7th /8th Battalion.
Born 1886 at Glenlee, Kells. Son of George and Janet (Houston) Anderson. Husband of Maggie Jane (Dickson) Anderson of High St. New Galloway, Kells who he married in 1913 in Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire.
Killed in action on 1 August 1918 and buried in Vauxbuin French National Cemetery, Aisne, France.


L/SERGT. ADAM BYERS, 7th CAMERONS.
Adam Byers, Lance Sergeant (S/13596) 7th Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Age 27.
Adam was a gamekeeper at Dunveoch Farm, Garroch, New Galloway, Kells when he enlisted in September 1914. He landed with his battalion at Boulogne in July 1915 and served at Loos. He was promoted to Corporal in September 1915 and to L/Sgt. in March 1916. Adam was killed near Hulloch.
Born 1889 at Burnhead, Kells. Son of William and Sarah (Douglas) Byers of Barskeoch, Kells.
Missing in action 28 May 1916 and listed on the Loos Memorial, France.


MIDSHIPMAN, JAMES R. H. FAED, H.M.S. GOLIATH.
James Ronald Herdman Faed, Midshipman: HMS Goliath, Royal Navy. Age 15.
Born 1899 in St John's Wood, Hampstead, London. Son of the landscape artist James Faed and of Eleanor Annie (Herdman) Faed of The Bungalow, New Galloway, Kells. James joined the Navy in May 1912 aged 13. He was posted to the battleship HMS Goliath in August 1914 and served in actions off the Belgian Coast, at Dar-es-Salaam in December 1914 and January 1915, and at the Gallipoli landings in April 1915.
Killed in action 13 May 1915 when the Goliath was torpedoed and exploded in Morto Bay. James was buried at sea from HMS Euryalus and is listed on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent.


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PTE. JAMES GORDON, 3rd CAMERONS.
James Gordon, Private (S/1121) 1st Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Age 23.
James was a gamekeeper employed at Garroch, New Galloway, Kells, when he enlisted in August 1914. He joined his battalion in France on 10 January 1915.
Born 1892 in Drumcraig Cottage, Lethnot, Forfarshire. Son of Robert and Agnes Helen (Ferguson) Gordon of The Kennels, Mount Stuart, Rothesay, Bute.
Missing in action on 9 May 1915 and named on the Le Touret Memorial, France.
Also named on the Kingarth Parish War Memorial, Isle of Bute.


PTE. JAMES K. GORDON 6th K.O.S.B.
James Kidd Gordon, Private (32297) 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Age 19.
James was employed as an assistant to Mr. Reid, Merchant, in New Galloway when he enlisted in February 1917. He joined his battalion in France in August 1917.
Born 1898 at Mount Pleasant, New Galloway, Kells. Son of John and Marion (Kidd) Gordon.
Missing in action on 20 October 1917 and named on the Tyne Cot Memorial, France.


PTE. JAMES HEWITSON, M.M. 8th LOYAL N. LANCS.
James Hewitson, Military Medal, Private (27828) 9th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Formerly Private (097970) Army Service Corps. Age 30.
James was a steam engine road-roller driver when he enlisted in May 1915 in the Motor Transport section of the A.S.C. He was transferred to an Infantry Training Battalion in February 1917 and posted the 9th LNLR in France in May 1917. He was awarded the M.M. in 1917 as 27828 Pte. J. Hewitson, N. Lan. R. (New Galloway).
Born 1888 in Dalry, Kircudbrightshire. Son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Thomson) Hewitson of Darsalloch, Kells. Husband of Euphemia (Middleton) Hewitson who he married in 1916 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. She later moved to 90 Franklin Street, Barre, Vermont, USA.
Missing in action on 25 April 1918 and named on the Tyne Cot Memorial, France.


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PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:05 pm    Post subject: WW1 Reply with quote

PTE. JAMES JACKSON, 7th CAMERONS.
James Jackson, Private (S/20989) 7th Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Age 19.
James was employed on farm work at Viewfield, New Galloway when he enlisted in September 1915. He joined his battalion in France in January 1916 but was wounded at Hulloch, near Loos in June. He returned to the front in March 1917 and was killed near Arras.
Born 1897 in New Galloway, Kells. Son of Peter and Mary (McQueen) Jackson of 130 Stricklandgate, Kendal, Westmorland and of Parkhouse, Kirkcudbright.
Killed in action on28 April 1917 and buried in the Tank Cemetery, Guemappe, France.
Also named on the memorial and roll of honour in Twynholm Parish Church and on the Twynholm Parish War Memorial.
Row F in the Tank Cemetery is a mass grave in which 64 men of the 7th Camerons are buried. These casualties were the result of an attack on Cavalry Farm during the Battle of Arras.


PTE. GEORGE KIRK, 7th CAMERONS.
George Kirk, Private (S/13369) 7th Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Age 23.
In 1911 George, age 17, and his family were living at Burnhead, Kells.
George was a shepherd when he enlisted in September 1914. He joined the 2nd Battalion in France in January 1915 but in April he was admitted to hospital with suspected influenza. This was diagnosed as enteric fever and he was evacuated to the UK. It was a year be fore he recovered and he was posted to the 7th Battalion in France in May 1916. George served at Ypres and the Somme, and was killed at Arras.
Born 1894 in Creetown, Kirkmabreck, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of James and Mary J. (Lymburn) Kirk of Burnhead, Kells and, later, of Garlieston, Sorbie, Wigtownshire.
Killed in action between 9 and 12 April 1917 and buried in Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France.
Also named on the Sorbie Parish War Memorial in Garlieston, Wigtownshire.


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PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:37 pm    Post subject: WW1 Reply with quote

Four sons of James and Mary (Mulholland) McCheyne of High St. New Galloway, Kells.
Mary died in 1904. Her husband James, at the age of 63, left Scotland for Canada on 28 November 1919.

PTE. ALEX. McCHEYNE, 7th CAMERONS.
Alexander Joseph McCheyne, Private (S/18008) 7th Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Age 19.
Alexander enlisted in 1915 and joined his battalion in France in October 1915. He was the youngest of five brothers in the army. His death, from a shell splinter, and his burial were reported in a letter from his brother David.
Born 1897 at High St. New Galloway.
Killed in action on 28 April 1916 and named on the Loos Memorial, France.


CPL. DAVID McCHEYNE, 7th CAMERONS.
David McCubbing McCheyne, Corporal (S/13563) 7th Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Age 22.
David had been a Telegraph Messenger in New Galloway and was a mechanic when he enlisted in September 1914. He joined his battalion in France in August 1915 and was wounded in August 1916 promoted to Corporal in November. He was wounded again in March 1917 and died in the 42nd Casualty Clearing Station.
Born 1895 at High St. New Galloway.
Killed in action on 13 March 1917 and buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extenson, France.


O.S. FRANCIS W. McCHEYNE, H.M.S. NARBOROUGH.
Francis Wallace McCheyne, Ordinary Seaman (J/64207) HMS Narborough, Royal Navy. Age 19.
Francis was a motor driver at Penman's Motor Works in Dumfries and at Gretna when he enlisted in December 1916. He served on the destroyer HMS Marvel until December 1917 when he was transferred to the Narborough.
Born 1898 in High St. New Galloway.
Lost at Sea 12 January 1918 and named on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
During a snowstorm the destroyers Narborough and Opal ran aground on South Ronaldsay, Orkney. Only one sailor survived the wrecks.


C.Q.M.S. JAMES McCHEYNE, 6th CAMERONS.
(There is no record of James serving with the Cameron Highlanders)
James McCheyne, Sergeant (12298) 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Age 26.
James enlisted as Private (9696) in the 2nd KOSB in November 1906 and was discharged to the Reserves in August 1909. He was living at 24 Rolland Street, Maryhill in Glasgow with his wife and family when he was mobilised in August 1914 and he rejoined his old battalion in France in April 1915. He had been wounded three times previously, at Loos in 1915, at the Somme in 1916 and at Arras in June 1917 and at some point had been transferred to the 1st Battalion.
Born 1890 in Kirkcudbright.
Husband of Janet (Adams) McCheyne of Maryhill, Glasgow who he married in 1909 in Kelvin, Glasgow.
Died of wounds on 3 October 1917 and buried in the Bleuet Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium.


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PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:48 pm    Post subject: WW1 Reply with quote

GUNNER, JAMES McCLUNG, NEW ZEALAND R.F.A.
James McClung, Gunner (2/2495) 7th Battery, 2nd Brigade New Zealand Field Artillery. Age 41.
James was farming at Christchurch when he enlisted in September 1915. He sailed from Wellington in November 1915 landing at Suez and in April 1916 he joined the 10th Battery in France, serving at Armentiers, Somme, Arras, Messines, and Ypres. In January 1917 he had been posted to the 7th Battery. James was wounded on 7 May and evacuated to the 2nd Australian General Hospital in Wimereux where he died.
Born 1875 at Pinwherry, Colmonell, Ayrshire. Son of James and Jessie (Murray) McClung of Airds, Mossdale, Kells.
Died of wounds on 11 June 1917 and buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France.
Also named on the Colmonell Parish War Memorial and on the memorial in Pinwherry School.


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L/CPL. JOHN McCUBBING, 7th CAMERONS.
John McCubbing, Lance Corporal (S/16844) 7th Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Age 20.
John was an apprentice in his father's building firm, Murray & McCubbing, when he enlisted in January 1915. He joined his battalion in France in August 1915 and served at Hulloch and the Somme. John was killed at Contalmaison.
Born 1896 in Kells. Son of Alexander and Margaret (McQueen) McCubbing of Wylie's Brae, New Galloway, Kells.
Missing in action 17 August 1916 and named on the Thiepval Memorial, France.


PTE. THOMAS McEWEN, 1/4 K.O.S.B.
Thomas John McEwen, Private (8451 & 201404) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Age 33.
Thomas was a gardener at Glenlee, Kells in 1911.
Born 1882 at St. Michael' St. Dumfries. (registered as McKune)
Son of David and Mary (Campbell) McKune of Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire. Husband of Isabella (McMorrine) McEwen who he married in 1902 in Dumfries.
Killed in action on 2 November 1917 and buried in Gaza War Cemetery, Palestine.
Also named on the Dumfries War Memorial and on the Greyfriars Church memorial in Dumfries.


PTE. HERBERT McFADZEAN, 6th K.O.S.B.
Herbert McFadzean, Private (24995) 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Age 20.
Herbert enlisted in May 1916 and was posted to the 7th/8th Battalion before being transferred to the 6th KOSB. He served at Arras.
Born 1897 at Auchenshinnoch, Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire. (as McFadzien) Son of Ellen McFadzien. Grandson of Adam and Grace McFadzean of Ashburn Cottage, New Galloway.
Missing in action on 3 May 1917 and named on the Arras Memorial, France.


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PTE. GEORGE McGAW, 2nd R.S.F.

George McGaw, Private (40547) 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Formerly Private (22772) King's Own Scottish Borderers. Age 21.
George was a butcher in New Galloway when he enlisted in November 1915. He was mobilised in February 1916 as Private (22772) in the King's Own Scottish Borderers and posted to the 7th/8th Battalion in France in October 1916 but on arrival was transferred to the 2nd RSF.
Born 1896 in Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of the late Susan (Smith) McGaw and of Charles McGaw of High Street, New Galloway, Kells.
Killed in action on 23 April 1917 and buried in Wancourt British Cemetery, France.

and his brother

SERGT. ROBERT S. McGAW, 9th BLACK WATCH.

Robert Smith McGaw, Sergeant (S/4825) 9th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Age 29.
Robert of Netherbarr Cottage, Corsock, KIrkcudbrightshire was a gamekeeper at Corsock House when he enlisted in September 1914. He landed with his battalion at Boulogne in July 1915.
Born 1885 in Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of the late Susan (Smith) McGaw and of Charles McGaw of High Street, New Galloway, Kells.
Missing in action on 25 September 1915 and named on the Loos Memorial, France.
Also named on the Corsock War Memorial.


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PTE. ROBERT McWHIRTER, 10th A & S. HDRS.
Robert McWhirter, Private (S/9419) 10th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Age 20.
In 1911 Robert, age 15, was living with his family at Nether Sancloch, Laggan of Dee, Kells. He was a shepherd at Bennan Farm, Mossdale, Kells, when he enlisted in May 1915. He joined his battalion in France in October 1915. Robert was killed at Longueval.
Born 1895 at Woodhead Lead Mines, Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of William and Jane (McKie) McWhirter of Old Glenlee Farm, Kells.
Missing in action on 19 July 1916 and named on the Thiepval Memorial, France.


LIEUT. WILLIAM K. MAITLAND, MIDDLESEX REGT.
William Kenmure Maitland, Second Lieutenant: 5th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment attached to the 63rd Trench Mortar Battery. Age 20.
William spent most of his childhood in New Galloway. He was commissioned in the 5th Middlesex in February 1915 and went to France in July 1915.
Born 1896 in Chile. Son of Norval Falconer Maitland and of Manuela Louisa (Galdino) Maitland of Ealing, Brentford, Middlesex. Nephew of James Charles Maitland-Gordon of Kenmure Castle and Overton House, Kells.
Missing in action on 18 November 1916 and named on the Loos Memorial, France.

Norval Falconer Maitland and his brother James were sons of the Rev. James Maitland of Kells Parish Church.
Norval married Manuela Louisa Galdino (the daughter of a Captain of the Peruvian Navy) in the town of Iquique in Northern Chile in 1886. Their first child, Mary Louise, was born in 1892 in Kenmure Castle, Kells but all of their following children were born in Chile.
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PTE. WILLIAM C. MARTIN, 1st K.O.S.B.
William Coltart Martin, Private (16211) 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Age 24.
William was employed on the Roads when he enlisted in October 1914. He joined his battalion at Gallipoli in August 1915 and then served in Egypt and France. William died of his wounds in the 12th General Hospital in Rouen.
Born 1891 in Kells. Son of Hugh and Janet (Coltart) Martin of Pomona Terrace, New Galloway, Kells. Enlisted October 1914.
Died of wounds on 7 May 1916 and buried in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France.


GUNNER JAMES MURRAY, R.F.A.
James Murray, Gunner (104629) 21st Battery, 2nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Age 29.
James was a gamekeeper at Kirkdale, Creetown, Kirkcudbrightshire when he married in 1914. He enlisted in October 1915. James died of wounds in the 7th Casualty Clearing Station in Noeux-les-Mines near Bethune.
Born 1887 in Straiton, Ayrshire. Son of John and Agnes (Dempster) Murray of Forrest House Lodge, Kells. Husband of Mary Johnston of Fairlie, Largs, Ayrshire who he married in 1914 in Fairlie.
Died of wounds on 22 May 1917 and buried in Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery, France.


PTE. ARTHUR RENNIE, 2nd CAMERONS.
Arthur Rennie, Lance Corporal (7902) 2nd Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Age 29.
Arthur had been a gardener on the Kenmure Estate in Kells before he joined the Army. He had been in India for 7 years and was in Poona when war was declared. His battalion returned to the UK and were then rushed to France, arriving at Le Havre on 19 December 1914.
Born 1885 at Gateside, Kirkgunzeon, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of Police Constable William Rennie and of Mary Isabella (Brown) Rennie of New Galloway, Kells. Brother of Police Sergeant John Rennie of Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire.
Killed in action on 12 March 1915 and buried in Voormezeele Enclosure No.3, Ypres, Belgium.


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PTE. MATTHEW STEWART, LINCOLNSHIRES.
Matthew Maxwell Stewart, Private (57462) 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Formerly Private (22777) King's Own Scottish Borderers, then Private (T/278128) Army Service Corps, then Private (28648) The King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Age 24.
Matthew was working in his father's carting business when he enlisted in February 1916 in the KOSB. He was wounded in October 1917 while serving with the Royal Lancaster Regiment and was evacuated to hospital in Stockport but returned to the front in March 1918 and was posted to the 1st Lincolns.
Born 1894 in New Galloway, Kells. Son of James and Janet (Smith) Stewart of Meadow View, New Galloway.
Missing in action on 26 April 1918 and named on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.


and his brother

SERGT. WILLIAM STEWART, 2nd CAMERONS.
William Stewart, Sergeant (S/11220) 2nd Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Age 30.
Enlisting in August 1914, William was the first man from New Galloway to volunteer. He joined his battalion in France in May 1915. He died from shrapnel wounds in the 2nd Canadian Stationary Hospital at Le Touquet.
Born 1884 in New Galloway, Kells. Son of James and Janet (Smith) Stewart of Meadow View, New Galloway.
Died of wounds on13 May 1915 and buried in Le Touquet - Paris Plage Communal Cemetery, France.


NURSE JANE L. NODWELL, V.A.D.
Not listed by CWGC/SNWM
Jane Lauder Nodwell, Nurse: Voluntary Aid Detachment. Age 24.
Born 1894 in Hawick, Roxburghshire. Daughter of Samuel and Janet (Lockerbie) Nodwell of the Cross Keys Hotel, New Galloway, Kells.
Died 19 November 1918 of influenza at Yorkhill War Hospital, Anderston, Glasgow and buried in Kells Parish Churchyard.
Also named on the Dumfries Academy memorial.

There is no clear evidence that the hospital at Yorkhill was under the direct control of the military, so Jane is classified as a "civilian" and not eligible for the CWGC Register.


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1939-1945.

SERGT. MARTIN BELL, SCOTS GUARDS.
Christopher Martin Bell, Sergeant (2696797) 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards. Age 23.
Born 1920 in Kells. Son of Robert and Letitia (Morgan) Bell of Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire.
Killed in action on 11 September 1943 and buried in Salerno War Cemetery, Italy.


SERGT. ROBERT BENCE, R.A.
Robert Bence, Lance Sergeant (91881) Royal Artillery. Age 31.
Robert was brought up from infancy by his grandfather James McJannet and assisted in the family provisions business in New Galloway. He joined the Kirkcudbright Battery pre-war and went to France in March 1940. He served in Belgium and was reported missing before the Dunkirk evacuation.
Born 1908 in Bath, Somerset. Son of Fred and Margaret Bence. Nephew of Miss Catherine McJannet of High Street, New Galloway, Kells.
Missing in action between 27 and 28 May 1940 and named on the Dunkirk Memorial, France.


BOMBDR. ALEXANDER MACKNIGHT, R.A.
Alexander Mitchell MacKinight, Bombardier (3191043) 124 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery. Age 24.
Born 1922 at Barrhill, Ayrshire. Son of William Callander KacKnight of High Street, New Galloway, Kells and of the late Julia (Mitchell) MacKnight.
Died on 16 August 1946 in Hairmyers Hospital, East Kilbride and buried in Barrhill Cemetery, Ayrshire (CWG)
Also named on the Barrhill War Memorial.


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GUNNER GEORGE MACLURE, R.A.
George Richard Maclure, Gunner (991711) 148 (Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Age 31.
In 1935 the Maclure family were living at Invercloy, Lower Bourne, Farnham, Surrey.
Born 1912 in Ceylon. Son of Richard and Mary Margaret Maclure of New Galloway, Kells.
Died on service on 19 June 1943 at the Kinsayok Prisoner of War camp and buried in the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.
The main part of the 18th Infantry Division landed at Singapore a few weeks before the fall of the island on February 15, 1942.



CONDUCTOR JOHN ROBB, R.A.O.C.
John Robb, Warrant Officer Class 1, Conductor (7593838) Royal Army Ordinance Corps. Age 29.
John was on the staff of the Union Bank of Scotland in Stirling when he enlisted. He had served his apprenticeship in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire. He served in the 51st Highland Division and was captured at the surrender at St. Valery-en-Caux in June 1940. John died suddenly in the prisoner of war camp hospital at Hildburghausen in central Germany and was buried there. His body was re-interred in Berlin in August 1950.
Born 1914 in New Galloway. Kells. Son of John and Agnes (Milligan) Robb.
Died on service on 19 June 1943 and buried in the Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery, Germany.


FLT. SERGT. CECIL ROBERTSON, R.A.F.
Cecil David Robertson, Sergeant/Observer (970095) 235 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Age 19.
Cecil was educated at New Galloway school and at Kirkcudbright Academy. He enlisted in 1940. His aircraft was attacking shipping off the Danish coast when it was shot down by German fighters. Later the International Committee of the Red Cross reported that he had been picked up in the North Sea severely wounded and had died. He was buried in Wilhelmshaven Military Cemetery but was re-interred at Sage in July 1947.
Born 1921 in New Galloway, Kells. Son of Jessie Agnes Robertson. Grandson of Mrs Robertson of High Street, New Galloway, Kells.
Died of Wounds on 5 May 1941 and buried in Sage War Cemetery, Germany.
Until June 1941 235 squadron were flying Blenheims from RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk on patrols over Holland and for convoy protection and reconnaissance over the North Sea .


A.B. DAVID STEWART, ROYAL NAVY.
David Stewart, Able Seaman (C/JX 550460) HMS Fabius, Royal Navy.
Born 1925 in Kells. Son of James and Janet (Johnstone) Stewart of Mossdale, Kells.
Died on 30 April 1945 of leukaemia at the Western Infirmary, Glasgow and buried in Crossmichael Parish Churchyard Extension. (CWG)
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