The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

DerekR · Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:51 pm Post subject: Fogo (T*)

Fogo War Memorial
Situated at the entrance gateway to Fogo Parish Church. O/S NT 772 491

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DerekR · Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:51 pm Post subject:

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DerekR · Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:59 pm Post subject:

The cemetery is very interesting in that it contains the graves of 16 air crew who perished in the Second World War. (mostly Dominion aircrew)
Charterhall RAF base was close by.

http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=2086111&mode=1

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Adam Brown · Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject:

A list of those named;

1914-1918

BLUMER , John , 2nd Lieutenant , Royal Field Artillery
GUTHRIE , George , Private , King's Own Scottish Borderers
KINGHORN , William , Private , King's Own Scottish Borderers
LORIMER , Arthur A , Private , King's Own Scottish Borderers
PURVES , Alexander C , Private , King's Own Scottish Borderers
SHIELL , John D , Private , Gordon Highlanders
THOMSON , George F , Private , Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
TROTTER , Edward H , Lieutenant Colonel , Grenadier Guards , DSO
TROTTER , Reginald D , Captain , Cameron Highlanders
YULE , James , Private , Scots Guards

ADP · Joined: 13 Jun 2008 Posts: 466 Location: Edinburgh

The Scotsman - Tuesday, 4th January 1921, page 5

WAR MEMORIALS

FOGO. — The war memorial which has been erected at Fogo takes the form of a lichgate at the entrance of the Churchyard, on which is placed a handsome tablet of Peterhead granite, bearing the names of 10 officers and men belonging to the parish who fell in the war. The memorial has been unveiled by Lady Edith Trotter, Charterhall. Capt. C. B. Balfour of Newton Don, Lord-Lieutenant of Berwickshire, gave a short address at the ceremony, after which the memorial was dedicated by Rev. Hugh Shirlaw, B.D., parish minister.

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Merseman · Joined: 07 Aug 2013 Posts: 307 Location: Duns, Berwickshire

DelBoy · Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 7:27 pm Post subject: Pte. William Kinghorn

William Kinghorn, Pte. K.O.S.B.

Also listed on the Fogo church Roll of Honour.

(Glasgow Herald 6th July 1915)
"... casualties among Berwickshire men who are serving with the 4th K.O.S.B. in the Dardanelles are reported... Private William Kinghorn, Bogend, Duns, died of wounds, son of Mr Peter Kinghorn. He was a rabbit catcher before joining the Territorials, and was 20 years of age."

CWGC
KINGHORN, W
Rank: Private
Service No: 7126
Date of Death: 21/06/1915
Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers 4th Bn.
Grave Reference: F 5.
Cemetery: LANCASHIRE LANDING CEMETERY

SNWM
Surname: KINGHORN
Forename: William
Rank: Pte
Service number: 7126
Place of birth: Duns Berwick
Date of death: 21 June 1915
Theatre of death: Dardanelles
Cause of death: Died of wounds.
SNWM roll: THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS
Other detail: 1/4th Bn.

anne park · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 4:59 pm Post subject: John Dodds Shiell

John Dodds Shiell Pte S/6818 9th Gordon Highlanders b Coldingham,Berwick e Duns Age 27 Died of Wounds F&F 31/03/1918 Son of William Shiell, of Blackburn, Grantshouse, Berwickshire. Soldiers Will 4 Pages. Wimereux Communal Cemetery Fr 0064 Plot IX Row B Grave 11
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