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Christ Church, Kincardine O'Neil

 
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Mike Morley



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Location: Roberton, Lanarkshire

PostPosted: Wed Nov 20, 2019 6:55 pm    Post subject: Christ Church, Kincardine O'Neil Reply with quote

Whilst researching the names on the war memorial at Douglas, Lanarkshire, and in particular Lt Col Frank Pickering, I hit on the website for Christ Church, Kincardine O'Neil. This very helpul and informative site includes a list of the memorials within the church http://christchurchkon.weebly.com/memorials.html. They include the following individuals with a military background:

Bradford
In loving memory of Brigadier Berenger Colborne Bradford, DSO, MBE, MC, The Black Watch. Born 15th October 1912; Died 4th March 1996. His grave lies at Kincardine.
Location: South wall of chancel.


Farquhar
In loving memory of Admiral Stuart St. John Farquhar Born 1865 Died 1941 and Marguerite Ada Gilbey Farquhar Born 1883 Died 1950.
Location: North side of Chancel

Farquhar
To the glory of God and in loving memory of Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar KCB. Born January 9th 1815. Died January 29th 1908. The bell in this church is given by his children.
Location: North side of Chancel

Farquhar
In memory of Admiral Sir Arthur Murray Farquhar KCB, CVO. Born 19th January 1855. Died 16th November 1937.
Location: North side of Chancel

Farquhar
In memory of my beloved husband Captain Hobart Brooks Farquhar, Civil Service Rifles. Killed in action at Vimy Ridge on May 22nd 1916.
Location: North side of Chancel

Farquhar
In memory of Commander Charles Robert Stanier Farquhar OBE Royal Navy. 9 April 1906 – 4 February 1968.
Location: North side of Chancel

Farquhar
Lieutenant Alastair C N Farquhar, R.N. Commanding HMS Eden who lost his life in the service of his country.
Location: Below Window North 4

Fraser
Francis Garden Fraser of Findrack, Capt. East Yorkshire Regt. who died 6th December 1883, and of Elizabeth MacKenzie Stewart Menzies Irvine, who died 30th January 1911.
Location: Below Window South 4

Lumsden
In memory of Chris Lumsden 24th July 1900 – 1st June 1982 the wife of Lt. Col. W V Lumsden of Sluie who played the organ of this church for 25 years.
Location: South side of Nave.

Lumsden
Lt. Col. William Vernon Lumsden DSO, MC, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Born January 1st 1887, Died December 28th 1966.
Location: Below window South 2.

Nash
Thomas Stuart Nash, RAF, died of wounds 9th August 1918 aged 29 years.
Location: South Window 1

Pickering
In loving memory of Francis Alexander Umfreville Pickering 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys). Killed in action Dec 23rd 1917 on the Passchaendale Rige while commanding the 9th Batt. Rifle Brigade.
This cross came from his grave in the Whitehouse Cemetary, near Ypres. “Their name liveth for evermore.”
Location: South side of Chancel.
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Kenneth Morrison



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 20, 2019 7:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mike - I really thought you were making these names up!

But No!

Captain
FARQUHAR, HOBART BROOKS
Died 22/05/1916
Aged 41
15th Bn.
London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Son of the late Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar, K.C.B., of Drumnagesk, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire; husband of Ida Violet Farquhar, of Barry Lodge, Hook Heath, Woking. Served in the Matabele Wars and South African Campaigns.

Lieutenant
FARQUHAR, A C N
Died 17/06/1916
H.M.S. "Eden."
Royal Navy
KINCARDINE O'NEIL (CHRIST CHURCH) EPISCOPALIAN CHURCHYARD

Lieutenant
NASH, THOMAS STUART
Died 09/08/1918
Aged 29
80th Sqdn.
Royal Air Force
Son of Cecil William and Meriel Nash, of The Parsonage, Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeenshire.

Lieutenant Colonel
PICKERING, FRANCIS ALEXANDER UMFREVILLE
Died 23/12/1917
2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)
Commanding 9th Bn.
Rifle Brigade
D S O

LG 29/12/1916 P.25
Capt. Francis Alexander Umfreville Pickering, Dns.
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