The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

jamiemcginlay · Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 930 Location: Glasgow

Luss - Dumbarton - Vale of Leven District

The Luss war memorial, a freestone cross with reversed sword carved in relief on face, is set into the roadside in the middle of the village.

WWI NAMES:
Cairns Duncan
Colquhoun James
Colquhoun Ludovic
Johnson Ronald
MacGibbon John
MacRae Hugh
McBeth Archibald
McDiarmid Peter
McDiarmid Walter McF.
McInnes Walter McF.
McKellar Duncan
McKellar James H.
Miller William
Park Archibald MacG.

WWII NAMES:
Fisken William
Hamilton Robert T.
Taylor Alexander

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:59 pm Post subject:

It looks like it is based on the Cross of Sacrifice common in many CWGC cemeteries. There are differences though. The shaft on the cross and the pedestal look slightly different to the standard CWGC ones.

Adam

alexmaclennan · Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:48 pm Post subject: Luss WM Inscription

This is what I recorded for the UKNIWM

1..Main Dedication Inscription

IN GRATEFUL
REMEMBRANCE
OF THE MEN OF
THIS PARISH WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 1919
AND
Robert T. Hamilton
Alexander Taylor
William Fisken
IN THE WAR
1939 1945

2. Left hand Panel

James Colquhoun
Ludovic Colquhoun
Ronald Johnson
Archibald McBeth
Peter McDiarmid
Walter McF. McDiarmid
John MacGibbon

3. Right hand Panel

Walter McF. McInnes
Duncan McKellar
James H. McKellar
Hugh Macrae
Willliam Miller
Arch. MacG. Park
Duncan Cairns

alex
_________________
alex maclennan

DelBoy · Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 11:43 pm Post subject:

Unveiled on Sunday the 4th of June.

Derek.

DelBoy · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 12:26 am Post subject: Pte. James Colquhoun

WW1
James Colquhoun

(Glasgow Herald 27th of March 1916)
"Killed in France, Pte. Jas. Colquhoun, H.L.I., son of Mr & Mrs Andw. Colquhoun, Hawthorn, Luss."

CWGC
COLQUHOUN, J
Rank: Private
Service No: 13617
Date of Death: 18/03/1916
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry 15th Bn.
Grave Reference: D. 21.
Cemetery: AVELUY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

SNWM
Surname: COLQUHOUN
Firstname: James
Service Number: 13617
Date Death: 18/03/1916
Place of birth: Luss Dumbartonshire
Other: 15th Bn.
SNWM roll: THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY
Rank: Pte

DelBoy · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 1:26 am Post subject: Pte. Ludovic Colquhoun

WW1
Ludovic Colquhoun

(Glasgow Herald 10th April 1918)
"Killed in action on 25th March, Private Ludovic Colquhoun H.L.I., third son of the late George Colquhoun, farmer, shemore, Luss, and Mrs Colquhoun, 24 Stuart Avenue, Scotstoun, Glasgow."

CWGC
COLQUHOUN, LUDOVIC
Rank: Private
Service No: 43454
Date of Death: 25/03/1918
Age: 37
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry 12th Bn. formerly (1506) Lanarkshire Yeomanry
Panel Reference: Panel 72.
Memorial: POZIERES MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Son of George and Janet Colquhoun, of Shemore, Luss, Loch Lomond, Dumbarton.

SNWM
Surname: COLQUHOUN
Firstname: Ludovic
Service Number: 43454
Date Death: 25/03/1918
Place of birth: Luss Dumbartonshire
Other: 12th Bn. formerly 1506, Lanarkshire Yeo.
SNWM roll: THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY
Rank: Pte

DelBoy · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 1:33 am Post subject: Pte. Ronald Johnson

WW1
Ronald Johnson

CWGC
JOHNSON, RONALD
Rank: Private
Service No: 53810
Date of Death: 28/06/1918
Age: 36
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Bn.
Grave Reference: II. K. 12.
Cemetery: SANDPITS BRITISH CEMETERY, FOUQUEREUIL
Additional Information: Only son of Annie and the late Ronald Johnson, of Luss, Loch Lomond; husband of Mary Johnson, of Hall House, Luss, Loch Lomond.

SNWM
Surname: JOHNSON
Firstname: Ronald
Service Number: 53810
Date Death: 28/06/1918
Place of birth: Luss Dumbartonshire
Other: 1st Bn.
SNWM roll: THE ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS
Rank: Pte

DelBoy · Last edited by DelBoy on Thu Mar 27, 2014 2:11 am; edited 4 times in total

WW1
Archibald McBeth

(Glasgow Herald 1st July 1915)
"Private Archibald McBeth, 1st Gordon Highlanders, son of Mr Archibald McBeth, gamekeeper, Camstradden, Luss, Loch Lomondside, was killed in action on June 17. He was a native of Luss, Loch Lomondside, and was 26 years of age. Prior to enlisting he had been employed as a gamekeeper on the Keithick estate, Couper Angus, for almost two years."

CWGC
MACBETH, ARCHIBALD
Rank: Private
Service No: S/8161
Date of Death: 17/06/1915
Age: 26
Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders "A" Coy. 1st Bn.
Panel Reference: Panel 38.
Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Son of Archibald Macbeth and Annie McQueen Macbeth, of Old Mill, Luss, Dumbartonshire.

SNWM
Surname: MACBETH
Firstname: Archibald
Service Number: S/8161
Date Death: 17/06/1915
Place of birth: Luss Dumbartonshire
Other: 1st Bn.
SNWM roll: THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS
Rank: Pte

DelBoy · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 2:46 am Post subject: Peter McDiarmid

Peter McDiarmid

unidentified

DelBoy · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 2:50 am Post subject: Pte. Walter McFarlane McDiarmid

WW1
Walter McF. McDiarmid

CWGC
McDIARMID, WALTER MCFARLANE
Rank: Private
Service No: 24075
Date of Death: 30/07/1916
Age: 32
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Bn.
Panel Reference: Pier and Face 3 C.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Son of Euphemia McDiarmid, of Pier Head, Luss, Loch Lomond, and the late Walter McDiarmid.

SNWM
Surname: McDIARMID
Firstname: Walter
Service Number: 24075
Date Death: 30/07/1916
Place of birth: Luss Dumbartonshire
Other: 2nd Bn.
SNWM roll: THE ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS
Rank: Pte

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 9:04 am Post subject:

WW2 casualty William Fisken

From SNWM
Surname FISKEN
Firstname William
Service number
Date of death 21/01/1942
Decoration
Place of birth Luss
Other S.S. "LOCHGARRY".
SNWM roll MERCHANT NAVY & FISHING FLEETS (Part 2)
Rank 1st Radio Officer
Theatre of death

He is not on the CWGC Register (Death not due to enemy action?)
There is some background to the loss of the "Lochgarry", William's death and some comment on CWGC recognition at:
https://sites.google.com/a/mercantilemarine.org/mercantile-marine/War-time-Stories/x-4
_________________
Ken

Adam Brown · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 12:24 pm Post subject:

Ken

As soon as I saw that I thought about the "Ashbury" which foundered off Tongue in Sutherland but I see it is quoted as an example. Strange how one qualifies and the other doesn't.

Adam

DelBoy · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 2:17 pm Post subject: John McGibbon

John McGibbon

unidentified

DelBoy · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 2:22 pm Post subject: Walter McF. McInnes

Walter McF. McInnes

unidentified

DelBoy · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 2:27 pm Post subject: S.Q.M.S. Duncan McKellar

WW1
Duncan McKellar

CWGC
McKELLAR, DUNCAN
Rank: Squadron Quartermaster Serjeant
Service No: 165258
Date of Death: 10/10/1918
Age: 30
Regiment/Service: North Somerset Yeomanry 2nd/1st
Grave Reference: Wes. 56.
Cemetery: GRANGEGORMAN MILITARY CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of John McKellar, of Luss, Loch Lomond, and the late Elizabeth McKellar; husband of Agnes D. McKellar, of 202, Saracen St., Possilpark, Glasgow.

SNWM
Surname: McKELLAR
Firstname: Duncan
Service Number: 165258
Date Death: 10/10/1918
Place of birth: Loch Lomond
Other: North Somerset Yeo.
SNWM roll: COMMANDS AND STAFF; CAVALRY (EXCLUDING GREYS AND SCOTTISH YEOMANRY)
Rank: A/S.Q.M.S