The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

dhubthaigh · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:47 pm Post subject: INNERWICK (GLEN LYON)

Located in Glen Lyon
Map Information Location:
Grid ref: NN587476
Web Address: www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=56.5995&lon=-4.3023&scale=25000&icon=x

dhubthaigh · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:48 pm Post subject:

A small plaque to the rear reads;
THIS MEMORIAL WAS
DESIGNED AND ERECTED BY
MR ALEX MCCALLUM
CAMUSVRACHAN 1921

dhubthaigh · Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:48 am Post subject:

I decided to post a photo of the small plaque on the rear of the memorial as it has added poignancy.

For the man who erected the cairn lost a son. I can sense him building the stones with the thoughts of his laddie constantly in his mind Sad

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Name: McCALLUM, JOHN ALEXANDER
Initials: J A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: "B" Coy. 13th (Scottish Horse) Bn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 17/10/1918
Service No: 315378
Additional information: Son of Alexander and Barbara Jane McCallum, of Camusvrachan, Glenlyon, Aberfeldy, Perthshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. B. 13.
Cemetery: HIGHLAND CEMETERY, LE CATEAU

And John McCallum almost made it through to the end.......

dhubthaigh · Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:45 pm Post subject:

For Adam particularly,

I see McGonigill is also on the memorial at Latheron;

Name: McGONIGILL, ANGUS
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: "D" Coy. 9th Bn.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 23/04/1917
Service No: S/9483
Additional information: Son of James and Catherine Henderson McGonigill, of Mount Pleasant, Smerral, Latheron Wheel, Wick, Caithness.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. B. 18.
Cemetery: WANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY

Adam Brown · Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 10:09 am Post subject:

Mark

Many thanks for the Caithness name and a very sad background to the building of the memorial.

Angus is listed on the Latheron memorial along with his brother Donald

Name: McGONIGILL
Initials: D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Scottish Horse
Unit Text: 2nd
Date of Death: 30/10/1915
Service No: 5497
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. A. 19.
Cemetery: LALA BABA CEMETERY

The Caithness Online RoH has Donald as Born Latheronwheel. Home Airth-by-Larbert. Enlisted Dunkeld

Angus enlisted in Aberfeldy.

Regards

Adam

DelBoy · Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:52 pm Post subject:

WW1

Lieut.Col. J.R. Beech C.M.G. D.S.O. (Distinguished Service Order), Scottish Horse
Capt. Clyde Beech, Scottish Horse
Lieut. Alan Tompson, Grenadier Guards
2nd Lieut. Duncan C. MacColl, Cameron Highlanders
L/Corp. Francis Cowie, Gordon Highlanders
L/Corp. Alfred Reid, Royal Engineers
Trooper. John A. MacCallum, Scottish Horse
Private. John McArthur, Labour Battalion
Private. Kenneth M. McDonald, Royal Flying Corps
Private. Angus McGonigall, Black Watch

WW2

Sgt. W. Anderson, R.A.
Pte. J. Carmichael, R.A.

Adam Brown · Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 2:44 pm Post subject:

Four officers listed here for such a small number of names.

TOMPSON, ALAN HAWTIN
Initials: A H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Grenadier Guards
Unit Text: 4th Bn.
Age: 35
Date of Death: 27/09/1915
Additional information: Son of John Alfred and Marie Louise Tompson; husband of Gladys Tompson (nee Bullough).
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 5 to 7.
Memorial: LOOS MEMORIAL

McCOLL, DUNCAN COLVIN
Initials: D C
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Cameron Highlanders
Unit Text: 3rd Bn. attd. 5th Bn.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 18/10/1916
Additional information: Son of the Rev. John McColl and Mrs. I. M. McColl, of 64, Braid Rd., Edinburgh.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 15 B.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

And father and son

BEECH, JOHN ROBERT
Initials: J R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Regiment/Service: Scottish Horse
Unit Text: 2nd/1st
Age: 55
Date of Death: 06/11/1915
Awards: C M G, D S O
Additional information: Son of the late James Dixon Beech and Susan Beech; husband of Alexandra Marion Beech, of Fasgath, Glenlyon. Served in the Egyptian and South African wars.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Cemetery: INNERWICK-IN-GLENLYON PARISH CHURCHYARD

Not easy to find the son as he is listed as Robert Clyde Beech and Rifle Brigade in CWGC

BEECH, ROBERT CLYDE
Initials: R C
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: Rifle Brigade
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 18/10/1916
Additional information: Son of Mrs. Alexander Beech, of Glenlyon, Perthshire, and the late Lt. Col. I. R. Beech.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 16 B and 16 C.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

dhubthaigh · Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 3:51 pm Post subject:

THE TIMES: 20.10.1915
FALLEN OFFICERS

Lieutenant Alan Tompson, 4th Grenadier Guards, who was killed on September 27, was the second son of Mr John Arthur Tompson, of Dromenagh, Iver Heath. He was educated at Charterhouse and Trinity, Cambridge, where he took a scholarship and several distinctions. He was well-known in British East Africa, having gone there 11 years ago and taken up land. He was one of the first to see the great possibilities of that country. He served for six months in the East Afican Mounted Rifles before returning to England, where he joined the Grenadier Guards, going to France two months later.

Note:
Married Gladys Bullough, of Meggernie Castle, Glen Lyon.

anne park · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 4:45 pm Post subject: Francis Cowie L/cpl GH

Francis Cowie L/cpl 4068 4th Gordon Highlanders b Newmachar e Aberdeen Age 27 Killed in Action F & F 13/06/1916 Son of Mr & Mrs Francis Cowie, 54 High St; Fraserburgh. Fraserburgh Herald July-19: 61 Saltoun Pl; Prior to joining the forces deceased was assistant factor at Meggiernie, Glenlyon, Perthshire. EE 04-07-16 Page 2: Photo. Louez Military Cemetery, Duisans Fr 0157 Plot I Row D Grave 8 PJ 15-07-16: Page 7: Photo FH July 19 AWJ 07-07-16 P3: Photo Fraserburgh & Innerwick
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