The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

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

Clachan - Argyle & Bute, Kintyre District.
UKNIWM ref no: not listed
OS map ref: NR765560

The Clachan war memorial takes the form of a memorial gateway into the cemetery. It is constructed of dressed freestone with some local stone used as decorative infills. It has a carved tympanum featuring a rising sun breaking through clouds in relief and with the inscription below:
GUS AM BRIS AN LA
The gateway is flanked by massive pillars crowned with electric lanterns and the gate is of wrought iron with a small metal celtic galley and mounted warrior riveted to the face.
There are polshed granite commemorative panels set into the face of both pillars listing the names of the WWI dead.

WWI ROLL OF HONOUR:
Crawford Neil Royal Scots
Kelly Robert Royal Scots Fusiliers
MacAlister Colin Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders
MacCallum Duncan Royal Field Artillery
MacKay William P. Scots Guards
MacKie J. Logan Ayrshire Yeomanry Lieutenant
MacKinlay Archibald Gordon Highlanders
MacKinnon Duncan Scots Guards Lieutenant
MacKinnon William London Scottish Captain
MacLean Neil Canadians Canadian Infantry
MacLeod John Royal Scots Fusiliers
MacPhail Peter Royal Fusiliers
MacTaggart Alexander Ayrshire Yeomanry
Ross Charles Scots Guards
Thomson Malcolm Argyll Mountain Battery

CSMMo · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:38 am Post subject:

Thomson, Malcolm #300721, Gunner – From the Dingwall Section, he was the son of Lachlan & Ann Keith Thomson. He died 9 Oct 1918, age 30, and is buried at Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece, 4th Highland Mountain Brigade Ammunition Column )Transferred from the Argyll Mountain Battery, 4th HMB).
Mike Morrison
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Researching the 4th Highland (Mountain) Brigade, RGA (TF), Argyll, Bute and Ross & Cromarty Mountain Batteries - Gallipoli, Egypt & Salonika

DerekR · Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:27 pm Post subject:

Colim MacAlister is buried in the cemetery just behind the memorial gate:

Name: MACALISTER
Initials: C
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Unit Text: 8th Bn.
Date of Death: 09/01/1915
Service No: 1719
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: In North-West corner.

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DerekR · Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:28 pm Post subject:

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Time but th' impression stronger makes, As streams their channels deeper wear.

A Beattie

Pte. William P. Mackay, Scots Guards.

Also commemorated at the Clydesdale Bank, St. Vincent Place. Glasgow, where he was an employee:-

http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=69
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Andrew.

anne park

Archibald McKinlay Pte S/7926 8th Gordon Highlanders b N,Knapdale,Argyll e Glasgow Age 32 Killed in Action F&F 16/10/1915 Son of Neil & Margaret McKinlay. Brother of John McKinlay, 1152 Dumbarton Rd; Whiteinch, Glasgow. Short Service. Address: 4 Broomloan Rd, Govan: Occ: Stager. Medals sent to brother John. 16 Pages. Soldiers Effects: Brother: John. Soldiers Will 5 Pages. Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Zillebeke B 127 Plot I Row F Grave 12 Evening Times 11-11-15 Page 3: Photo.
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Researching WWI info from Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Kincardineshire & Morayshire.

A Beattie

SNWM - WW1
Surname MacLEAN
Forename Neil
Rank Pte
Service number 737212
Decoration
Place of birth
Date of death 26 October 1917
Theatre of death Unknown
Cause of death Unknown
SNWM roll CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Unit name 43rd BATTALION, THE QUEEN'S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA

CWGC - MacLEAN, Neil Houston
Rank:Private.
Service No: 737212.
Date of Death: 26/10/1917. Age: 24.
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry 43rd Bn. (Manitoba Regt.)
Panel Reference: Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30. (Bay 28.)
Memorial:YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Additional Information:Son of Mrs. Euphemia MacLean, of Stewartfield, Clachan, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland.
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Andrew.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2022 3:46 pm Post subject:

PETER MACPHAIL, ROYAL FUSILIERS.

Named on the Aberlady war Memorial in East Lothian as:

L-CPL. P. MCPHAIL, ROYAL FUSILIERS
Peter McPhail â€“ age 26 â€“ Lance Corporal (1878) 23rd Battalion (1st Sportsman's) Royal Fusiliers.
Peter was a game-keeper at The Kennels, Gosford, Aberlady when he enlisted as Private (5733) in the Scottish Horse Yeomanry in August 1914 but he was discharged as medically unfit in October. He obviously re-enlisted as he landed with his RF battalion at Boulogne in November 1915.
Born 1890 in Colinton Edinburgh. Son of John and Margaret (Kellie) McPhail of Scotmill, Clachan, Kintyre, Argyllshire.
Died of Wounds on 2 August 1916 and buried in Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-Le-Sec, France.
Also named on the Aberlady Church memorial window as MACPHAIL.
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Ken