The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Grant_1984 · Joined: 28 Oct 2013 Posts: 2

Hi all, My names is Grant and i'm looking for help to trace descendants of the following soldiers as part of a remembrance service in the next month. We are looking for info on William Sneddon 1914 - 1918, Thomas Kerr 1914 - 1918, James Brooks 1939 - 1945 & Neil Livingston 1939 - 1945. If someone could point us in the right direction that'd be much appreciated.

Thanks

Grant A
Avenue Project
St. Andrews Church Bo'ness

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 12:29 pm Post subject:

The two WW2 men

BROOKS, JAMES.
Rank:Pilot Officer
Trade:Pilot
Service No:159065
Date of Death:31/03/1944
Age:21
Regiment/Service:Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
51 Sqdn.
Grave ReferenceSec. D. Grave 12142.
CemeteryBO'NESS CEMETERY.
Additional Information:
Son of James and Mary Brooks, of Bo'ness; husband of Jacqueline Brooks; nephew of Mr. D. A. Hunter, of Bo'ness.

His death was registered at Ploughley and Bullingdon in Oxfordshire and his marriage to Jaqueline Depear, in the June Quarter of 1942, was registered at Spalding in Lincolnshire.

LIVINGSTON, NEIL.
Rank:Rifleman
Service No:3066421
Date of Death:26/06/1944
Age:22
Regiment/Service:Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
1st Bn.
Grave Reference13. K. 3.
CemeteryTAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY [Myanmar/Burma]
Additional Information:
Son of John and Helen Livingston, of Bo'ness, West Lothian.

Born Falkirk
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Ken

Adam Brown · Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 1:36 pm Post subject:

On the Bo'ness civic memorial William Sneddon is listed as William Snedden. I don't know if that makes a difference?

There is a William Snedden on the CWGC database but he is not on the SNWM database and there is nothing to connect him to Bo'ness.

Adam

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 3:53 pm Post subject:

I think this is Sneddon

SNEDDON, WILLIAM.
Rank:Private
Service No:S/4212
Date of Death:25/09/1915
Age:24
Regiment/Service:Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
9th Bn.
Panel ReferencePanel 78 to 83.
MemorialLOOS MEMORIAL
Additional Information:
Son of James Sneddon, of Cowdenhill Rd., Bo'ness, West Lothian.

The Scottish National War Memorial shows him born "Carriden, Linlithgowshire"
However Soldiers who Died in the Great War has "Carriden, Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire"
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Ken

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 4:47 pm Post subject:

Hi Grant - sorry I've had no luck with THOMAS KERR.
Do you have anything on him? Is this from a memorial in the church?
Any background might be helpful in trying to pin this man down.

Cheers
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Ken

spoons · Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 8:32 am Post subject:

I think that tracing descendants is not something that we (or any other forum) are very good at. Appeals in local press seem to come up with results from time to time and the Sunday Post often publishes letters asking for people to make contact. Sorry if that is not particularly helpful.

Good luck

\Paul

Grant_1984 · Joined: 28 Oct 2013 Posts: 2

Thanks for all the info. Whats been posted is great. We have something to work with. CHeers