The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

anne park · Last edited by anne park on Thu May 07, 2015 10:46 am; edited 1 time in total

Ralph Frank Abercromby Returning to UK enlist in Royal Engineers b Skene 27/08/1893 Age 21 Drowned At Sea 07/05/1915 Son of Douglas Charles Abercromby & Helen Lousia Hodgson Murray. Kinbroon, Rothienorman. Drowned in the sinking of the Lusitania. The War Book of Turriff & 12 Miles Round : Page 261. 1901 Census: Croft House, Peterculter. 1911 Census: Wales: 55 Marine Terr; Aberystwyth: Lodger. Ardreck School memorial in Crieff. Maybe remembered on Lusitania Memorial Cobh, nr Cork Ireland EE 14-05-15 Page 3: RoH Rothienorman & Crieff Memorials.
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anne park · Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 7:37 am Post subject: Update of info

Ralph Frank Abercromby was from Cincinnati, Ohio. His name is given on the Saturday, May 8, list of passengers and in an article about passengers from Cincinnati, Ohio. He was described as a 21-year-old Scotsman who had been working in Ohio for the B and O, S. O. Railroad but two weeks prior to sailing, he had quit his job. The purpose of his trip on the Lusitania was to return to England to join the Army.
Per the list of interments, he was Body #23, body removed.
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anne park · Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 10:45 am Post subject: Forglen House Mausoleum

The funeral service took place at St Congan’s Episcopal Churoh, Turriff, to Forglen House Mausoleum.
Aberdeen Weekly Journal 28 May 1915 Page 6
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anne park · Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 12:08 pm Post subject: Ralph F Abercromby

IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT FOR ROTHIENORMAN MAN. Mr Ralph F. Abercromby, son of Mr D. C. Abercromby, Kinbroon, Rothienorman, who has received an engineering appointment on South-Western Branch of the Ohio and Baltimore Railway, and is be stationed at Cincinnati.
Aberdeen Journal 16-1-1913 Page 3: Photo
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Adam Brown · Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 2:01 pm Post subject:

Anne

Margaret Mackenzie from Shieldaig was also lost. She is comemorated on the memorials at Shieldaig and Torridon.

James Mitchell from Wormit who was residing in Manchester in 1915 was lost. He was a businessman returning from Canada in a first class cabin. His is listed on the Harris Academy war memorial in Dundee.

Duncan Bain from Partick was a crewman and is listed on the parish church memorial. He is listed as a Steward on the memorial but fireman on the CWGC database. He is listed on the Tower Hill memorial.

Because Mitcell and Mackenzie were civilians they are not commemorated.

Thanks

Adam

anne park · Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 2:44 pm Post subject: We Will Remember Them

Just went to Aberdeen Maritime Museum to see if they had info. Sadly no.
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Adam Brown · Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 2:49 pm Post subject:

That's a shame they had no information. If I recall from my visit it there a few years ago they had little about the war on display.

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Adam

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 3:03 pm Post subject:

From Minnigaff Churchyard

.........Also Margaret (McClure) his daughter who went down with the Lusitania 7th May 1915 aged 32years...................

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