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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster

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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject: DOLLAR, WW2 & POST |
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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster

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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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This memorial took me by surprise as I hadn't read the notes on the UKNIWM beforehand. It contains only 1939-45 names and 2 from Northern Ireland.
I asked an aged residenter about the Great War Memorial which is apparently inside the Parish Church. |
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apanderson Administrator
Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 2571 Location: Stirlingshire
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:55 am Post subject: |
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Hope you don't mind a wee addition!
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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster

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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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apanderson wrote: | Hope you don't mind a wee addition!
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Not at all - its a nice shot. |
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apanderson Administrator
Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 2571 Location: Stirlingshire
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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Location: A91. Junction of where Harvieston Road becomes Bridge Street and Henderson Place.
Map Reference: NS959979 (The nearest I could pinpoint) |
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DelBoy

Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 4858 Location: The County of Angus
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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Charles B. Bennet - Ind. Army
John S. Bishop - R.A.F. V.R.
A. Kenneth W. Brewer - M.N.
J. Murray Cassidy - A. & S.H.
Ian McI. Drysdale - M.N.
Duncan Fletcher - Surgeon M.N.
Robert Hall - R.E.M.E.
Ian R. Hamilton - R.A.
Glenn Handley - A & S.H.
Douglas G. Harley - R.A.F. V.R.
Charles M. Hill - R.A.F. V.R.
Robert Jack - R.A.C.
William W. Locke - R.A.F. V.R.
John Lyon - A. & S.H.
John MacNamara - R.A.
John L. Meikle - F.M.S.V.R
Robert H. Meikle - F.M.S.V.R.
James F.T. Ogilvie - R.A.F. V.R.
Norman Price - M.N.
William L. Riddel - K.O.Y.L.I.
Peter Simpson - R.S.F.
Roy G. Spence - Dorsets
James Wilson - R.A.S.C.
James G. Wilson - R.A. |
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DelBoy

Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 4858 Location: The County of Angus
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 3:37 pm Post subject: Charles Brown Bennett |
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Name: BENNETT, CHARLES BROWN
Initials: C B
Nationality: Indian
Rank: Major
Regiment/Service: 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse), I.A.C.
Age: 36
Date of Death: 12/01/1946
Service No: IA/987
Awards: M B E
Additional information: Son of William and Nellie Bennett; husband of Jacqueline R. Bennett, of Wickham, Hampshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 5. L. 1.
Cemetery: JAKARTA WAR CEMETERY
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DelBoy

Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 4858 Location: The County of Angus
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 3:42 pm Post subject: John Scrymgeour Bishop |
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Name: BISHOP, JOHN SCRYMGEOUR
Initials: J S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Age: 21
Date of Death: 01/04/1945
Service No: 1559151
Additional information: Son of Benjamin and Jean Jackson Bishop, of Dollar.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. H. Grave 15.
Cemetery: DOLLAR CEMETERY
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DelBoy

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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 3:43 pm Post subject: Alan Kenneth Wingate Brewer |
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Kenneth Brewer was just 16 years old.
Name: BREWER, ALAN KENNETH WINGATE
Initials: A K W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Third Radio Officer
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy
Unit Text: S.S. Vancouver (Glasgow)
Age: 16
Date of Death: 21/09/1941
Additional information: Son Of Alan and Gladys Margaret Brewer, of Dollar, Clackmannanshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 113.
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
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DelBoy

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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 3:47 pm Post subject: John Cassidy |
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Name: CASSIDY, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Unit Text: 7/10th Bn.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 11/12/1942
Service No: 2986473
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 8. F. 33.
Cemetery: BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY
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DelBoy

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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 3:49 pm Post subject: Ian MacIntosh Drysdale |
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Name: DRYSDALE, IAN MACINTOSH
Initials: I M
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Greaser
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy
Unit Text: M.V. Empire Spring (Greenock)
Age: 37
Date of Death: 15/02/1942
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Drysdale, of Dollar, Clackmannanshire; husband of Janet Drysdale, of Salford, Lancashire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 45.
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL |
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DelBoy

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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 3:50 pm Post subject: Duncan Fletcher |
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Name: FLETCHER, DUNCAN
Initials: D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Surgeon
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy
Unit Text: S.S. City of Benares (Glasgow)
Age: 67
Date of Death: 17/09/1940
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 29.
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
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DelBoy

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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 3:53 pm Post subject: Robert Hall |
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Name: HALL, ROBERT
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Craftsman
Regiment/Service: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Age: 25
Date of Death: 13/03/1945
Service No: 7600476
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. David R. Hall, of Dollar, Clackmannanshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 11. E. 3.
Cemetery: BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY |
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DelBoy

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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 3:54 pm Post subject: Ian Robert Hamilton |
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Name: HAMILTON, IAN ROBERT
Initials: I R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 1 Survey Regt.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 15/10/1942
Service No: 124365
Additional information: Son of James Jack and Lily Alexina Hamilton, of Dollar. Clackmannanshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: XXIX. A. 24.
Cemetery: EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY |
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DelBoy

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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 4:06 pm Post subject: Glenn Handley |
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Name: HANDLEY, GLENN
Initials: G
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Age: 41
Date of Death: 11/06/1940
Service No: 72288
Additional information: Son of Frederick William and Eliza Mary Handley; husband of Hannah Celeste Handley, of Dollar, Clackmannanshire. B.A. (Oxon).
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: AA. 2.
Cemetery: ST. RIQUIER BRITISH CEMETERY |
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