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Christ Church Scottish Episcopal LANARK (WW1 )

 
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PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2021 8:56 pm    Post subject: Christ Church Scottish Episcopal LANARK (WW1 ) Reply with quote

The Christ Church Scottish Episcopal Church in Lanark (Hope Street ) has a war memorial to the Parishoners :

AD MAIOREM DEI GLORIAM :

This Aisle and Porch are dedicated to the Memory of these His Servants who laid down their lives in the Great War .

" Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his Friends "

Charles CARSON, Gunner RFA
Wiliam CLARKE , L / Cpl 9th HLI
James Arthur CLARKE , Cpl 2nd HLI
G DICKIE Pte 11th HLI
William Lovett Cameron GRAHAM, Capt HLI
Charles Wilfred GUTHRIE 2nd Lieut 13th RS
James Graeme HENDERSON 2nd Lieut KOR Lancs
Samuel LYNES, Pte R Enns Fuslrs
Maurice E. Mc CONAGHEY, DSO Capt R S Fuslrs
Thomas Mc VEY Pte 1/6 RS
W .A. MORGAN Capt 3 Lanarkshire Yeomanry
Edwin Charles NESTOR , Sergt Seaforth Hdrs


"May their Souls Rest in Peace ".


Informantion from the Rev Canon Andrew (Drew ) Sheridan , Rector of the church since 2016.


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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2021 7:37 pm    Post subject: Christ Church Scottish Episcopal LANARK (WW1 ) Reply with quote

CWGC

CARSON . Charles Robertson , (29 years ) Gunner 712 Royal Field Artillery "B" Battery 81st Bde , Died 5th September 1915 ; Grave Perth Cemetery (China Wall ) 11 D 4 Belgium , son of Thomas and Elizabeth Carson, Husband of Janet G Carson, 42 Broomgate street, Lanark

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CARSON, Charles Robertson, Gunner 712 Born Lanark R H & RFA Killed in action 5th September 1915

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 6:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Name: CLARKE, JA
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 332996
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry, 2nd Bn
Date of Death: 13/9/1918
Age: 27
Additional Information: Son of Samuel D. Clarke, of "Brunstock," Loch Rd., Lanark.
Grave Reference: I J 3
Cemetery: Vaulx Hill Cemetery.

And his brother:

Name: CLARKE, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Service Number: 332931
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry, 9th (Glasgow Hdrs) Bn, attd Royal Engineers
Date of Death: 5/7/1918
Age: 29
Additional Information: Son of Samuel Douglas Clarke and Isabella Reed Clarke; husband of Isabella Robertson Nicoll Clarke, of Romanno Bridge, West Linton, Peebles-shire.
Grave Reference: VIII B 16
Cemetery: Cologne Southern Cemetery.

Both are also named on Lanark War Memorial.
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Name: GUTHRIE, CW
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots, 13th Bn
Date of Death: 1/8/1917
Grave Reference: IX G 10
Cemetery: Tyne Cot Cemetery.

Also named on Loretto School and Lanark War Memorials.
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Name: HENDERSON, JAMES GRAEME
Initials: JG
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), 1st Bn attd 1st/5th Bn
Date of Death: 3/12/1917
Age: 24
Additional Information: Son of Mrs. E. S. Henderson, of "Myrtle Bank", Hyndford Rd., Lanark.
Grave Reference: IV C 23
Cemetery: Caudry British Cemetery.

Also named on St Leonard's Church (Lanark) War Memorial and Lanark War Memorial.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 3:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Name: MCCONAGHEY, MAURICE EDWIN
Initials: ME
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots Fusiliers, 1st Bn
Awards: Distinguished Service Order, Mentioned in Despatches
Date of Death: 23/4/1917
Age: 39
Grave Reference: III C 13
Cemetery: London Cemetery, Neuville-Vitasse.

Also named on Lanark War Memorial and on Dolton War Memorial in North Devon.

Lt Col McConaghey is also listed in the Wisden Publication, "The Lives of Cricket's Fallen 1914-1918". It states that he played for Clifton College and for the Sandhurst XI and that he had served in the South African War.
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Name: MORGAN, WILLIAM ANTHONY
Initials: WA
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: Lanarkshire Yeomanry
Date of Death: 22/11/1917
Age: 54
Additional Information: Son of John Charles and Angelina Squassafictu Morgan; husband of Susan Barbara Bell Morgan, of 19, Riselaw Rd., Edinburgh. Proceeded to France with Scottish Red Cross Society Oct., 1914.
Grave Reference: St. Leonard's Sec. North wall. 33.
Cemetery: Lanark Cemetery.

Also named on Lanark War Memorial.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 2:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Name: NESTOR, EC
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 12237
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 9th Bn, transf. to (Serjt., 487292) 969th Coy. Labour Corps
Date of Death: 17/4/1920
Grave Reference: St. Leonard's Sec. A. 79.
Cemetery: Lanark Cemetery.

Also named on Lanark War Memorial.
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Name: GRAHAM, WLC
Nationality: Indian
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: Indian Army Reserve of Officers
Date of Death: 14/7/1915
Additional Information: Son of James Noble Graham, D.L., J.P., of Carfin and Stonebyres, Lanarkshire; husband of Marion Bethea Alexander Graham (now Lady O'Donnell). A.D.C. to His Excellency the Viceroy of India.
Grave Reference: West Church 10-11
Cemetery: Trossachs Parish Churchyard.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 2:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thomas McVie 1st/6th Royal Scots may be:

Name: MCVEY, THOMAS ANDERSON
Initials: TA
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 59547
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots, 5th/6th Bn
Date of Death: 11/8/1918
Age: 19
Additional Information: Son of William and Jane McVey, of 35, South Vennel, Lanark. Born at Edinburgh.
Grave Reference: V D 5
Cemetery: Bouchoir New British Cemetery.

Also named on Lanark War Memorial.
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