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Channelkirk Parish Church - WWI & WWII Plaques, WWI Roll

 
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Merseman



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 8:35 pm    Post subject: Channelkirk Parish Church - WWI & WWII Plaques, WWI Roll Reply with quote

Channelkirk is said to have been the place where St Cuthbert lived, and it contains this charming (and rather pink) church.

Oxton is the main population centre in the parish.


Interestingly the roll notes those Disabled and Wounded as well as Killed.

Abormally high number seem to have served with the Canadians.








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PostPosted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 8:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Note there wasn't another church in Channelkirk. Nearest UF was Lauder.

Lt Weir has a plaque in Channelkirk school.


Transcription of WWI Plaque
These 19 are the same 19 on Oxton's civic memorial (war memorial hall). I've added the detail from the accompanying roll in green after each man. Note Affleck isn't shown as Killed on the roll - whilst Ovens isn't on the roll.

SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF THE
OFFICERS & SOLDIERS
CONNECTED WITH THIS PARISH
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918

Lieutenant Robert Weir - Parish Schoolmaster - (Parish Schoolmaster) Killed
Sergeant John S Weir - Killed
Lance Corporals
Robert Affleck
Thomas W Bell - Canada, Killed
Adam P Blake - Killed
Bateman W Leeming - Killed
Privates
Charles Matthewson - Seven Years Precentor - Killed
Robert Anderson - Canada, Killed
Robert Brown - Died in Training
Adam P Burrell - Killed
Charles Chisholm - Killed
George Crawford - Killed
Walter Douglas - Killed
David Hope - Killed
Thomas Hume - Killed
William Hunter - Killed
Adam D Renwick - Killed
John Scott - Killed
William M Ovens

"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN
THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN
HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"

ERECTED BY PUBLIC
SUBSCRIPTION 1919


Transcription of WWII Plaque
Both on Oxton civic.

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF
ANDREW ALEXANDER ANDERSON
NO 3 COMMANDO KOSB
KILLED IN ACTION - DIEPPE RAID 18TH AUGUST 1942
AND
ROBERT ALLAN
ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS
KILLED IN ACTION - DUNKIRK 28TH MAY 1940
They saved others, themselves they could not save.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 6:34 pm    Post subject: WMR (ex UKNIWM) number Reply with quote

WMR 78880-78882
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