The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

dhubthaigh · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:51 pm Post subject: HILL OF BEATH

GREAT WAR

WW2

dhubthaigh · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:54 pm Post subject:

GREAT WAR

BLACK WATCH
L-Cpl Alex Laird
Pte David Aitken
Pte Jas Clark
Pte John Delaney
Pte Peter Glen
Pte Jas Goodwin
Pte Alex Haddow
Pte Geo Hunter
Pte And. Hunter
Pte Wm Lawson
Pte Thos Porteous
Pte Peter Robertson
Pte John Robertson
Pte Peter Reynolds
Pte Matt Rushford
Pte Jas Smith
Pte John Simpson
Pte Alex Vanvick
Pte John Wilson
Pte And. Young

ROYAL SCOTS
Pte Jas Campbell
Pte Wm Marshall
Pte Anthony Rowley
Pte Robt Wilson

CAMERON H-LDRS
Pte Wm Bauld
Pte David neil
Pte Jas Ford

ARG & SUTH H-LDRS
Pte Jas Paton
Pte Wm Hynd

GORDON H-LDRS
Pte Robt Connon
Pte Jas MacLauchlan

R.A.S.C.
Dvr Chas Drysdale
Dvr Geo Haldane
Dvr Wm Baxter

R.N. DIVISION
A.B. Hugh Delaney
A.B. Geo Hynd

SCOTS GUARDS
Pte Wm Cadogan

IRISH GUARDS
Pte Bernard O'Neil

R ENGINEERS
Spr Wm McReadie

MIDDLESEX
Pte Alex Carle

WW2

John Allan RAF
Geo Anderson BW
Geo Anthony BW
Wm L Cree BW
Pat Hughes BW
Jas S Duncan BW
Arch T Haddow BW
Arch M Wilson RASC
Wm Young BW
Peter Smith A&SH

DelBoy · Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 3:39 am Post subject: Pte. Matthew Rushford

WW1
BLACK WATCH
Pte. Matt. Rushford

(Glasgow Herald 22nd Feb 1915)
"Mrs Matthew Rushford, Hill of Beath, has received intimation from the War Office that her husband, Private M. Rushford (3902), 1t Battalion Black Watch, was killed in action at La Bassee on January 25. Private Rushford joined Kitchener's Army on September 1, and was stationed at Nigg until January 10. He was a native of Holytown, and was a playing member for a time in Primrose Football Club, Bathgate. Married three years ago he leaves a wife and one child. He was 25 years of age."

CWGC
RUSHFORD, MATTHEW
Rank: Private
Service No: S/3902
Date of Death: 25/01/1915
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Bn.
Panel Reference: Panels 24 to 26.
Memorial: LE TOURET MEMORIAL

SNWM
Surname: RUSHFORD
Firstname: Matthew
Service Number: S/3902
Date Death: 25/01/1915
Place of birth: New Monkland Lanarkshire
Other: 1st Bn.
SNWM roll: THE BLACK WATCH (ROYAL HIGHLANDERS)
Rank: Pte

DelBoy · Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 3:55 am Post subject: Spr. William McReady/McReadie

WW1
R ENGINEERS
Spr Wm. McReadie

Surname only spelled McReadie on memorial, article and military records give McReady. Not on Motherwells memorial.

(Glasgow Herald 4th October 1915)
"Official intimation has been received by his wife of the death of Sapper McReady of the Royal Engineers, who was killed at the Dardanelles. Sapper McReady was a native of Motherwell, but had resided in Hill of Beath for eight years. Before enlistment in August 1914, he was engaged as a colliery machineman. He leaves a wife and four children."

"Dardanelles" must be a mistake in place of Mesopotamia?

CWGC
McREADY, WILLIAM
Rank: Sapper
Service No: 40619
Date of Death: 09/08/1915
Age: 32
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers 66th Field Coy.
Panel Reference: Panel 5 and 61.
Memorial: BASRA MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Son of James and May McReady, of 1, Wellington St., Motherwell, Lanarkshire; husband of Helen Beatrice Fleming Daly (formerly McReady), of Gray St., Woonona, New South Wales, Australia.

SNWM
Surname: McREADY
Firstname: William
Service Number: 40619
Date Death: 09/08/1915
Place of birth: Hamilton Lanarkshire
Other: 66th Field Coy.
SNWM roll: THE ROYAL ENGINEERS
Rank: Spr
Theatre of death: Mesopotamia.

anne park · Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2014 11:31 am Post subject: Robert Connon GH

Robert Connon Pte 292421 7th Gordon Highlanders b Cannongate,M'loth e Cowdenbeath Age 34 Killed in Action F&F 13/11/1916 Son of James and Annie Connan. Thiepval Memorial M. R. 21 Pier 15B & 15C
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