The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

spoons · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 5:27 pm Post subject: Dumfries - St Johns WW2

UKNIWM Ref: 44229

OS Map Ref: NX 965 765

The UKNIWM description is:

BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE PLACED WITHIN A WOODN DISPLAY CASE AND TWO VASES PLACED UPON THE ALTAR

The vases are no longer on the altar and have not been there for some time, furthermore - the person I spoke to had no knowledge of them so it must be considered doubtful if they still exist (although my enquiries could not be called extensive).

David McNay · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 9:30 am Post subject:

I found this article online recently. I assume this might be the memorial in St John's Church which is mentioned.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/2010-12/31/content_11779598.htm

Name: MACKIE, WILLIAM CRAIGIE KEITH
Initials: W C K
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Serjeant (Pipe-Major)
Regiment/Service: Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps
Unit Text: 2 Coy.
Secondary Regiment: King's Own Scottish Borderers
Secondary Unit Text: formerly of
Age: 59
Date of Death: 24/12/1941
Additional information: Husband of Amelia Mackie, of Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Column 33.
Memorial: SAI WAN MEMORIAL

Adam Brown · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 12:45 pm Post subject:

The civic war memorial for Dumfries is in front of St John's Church and Pipe-Major Mackie is listed on it. That may be the memorial mentioned in the article rather than this one inside the church.

Mackie gets a mention on the Dumfries War Memorial thread here:

http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=543

Kind regards

Adam