The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

sammycat · Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 19

The War Memorial at Tayport (Ferry Port on Craig) has memorial plaques from both WW1 and WW2.

apanderson · Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:55 pm Post subject:

Name: COCHRAN, BETTY HELEN STEWART
Initials: B H S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Flight Officer
Regiment/Service: Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Age: 30
Date of Death: 08/10/1945
Service No: 3686
Additional information: Daughter of George Nelson Cochran and Alice Wallace Cochran, of Tayport, Fife. B.L. (Edin.).
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 1. D. 6.
Cemetery: KANDY WAR CEMETERY (Sri Lanka)
Formerly known as Pitakande Military Cemetery

sammycat · Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 19

Names listed on the War Memorial at Tayport, Fife:

WW1

THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
(plaque 1)
John Adam
Alex. Anderson
George Beaton
Alexander Berry
James Berry
Robert Berry
John Bissett
Andrew Briggs
Robert Brown
Alexander Buchan
Malcolm Campbell
Thomas Campbell
George Castle
Robert Clark
James Cook
Thomas Cook
James Cowie

James Cook Cowie
James Dalrymple
William Dawson
William H. Death
Percy Downton
William Maitland-Dougall
Hamish Maitland-Dougall
Edward Doyle
Andrew Duncan JR
Peter Duncan
Thomas Duncan
David Ewan
James Falconer
Andrew Fergusson
James Fergusson

Robert Fergusson
William Fergusson
Alexander Fyfe
George Gibson
James Gilmour
Robert Graham
Robert Green
Melville Greig
Andrew Guthrie
George Hanlin
James Hay
David Henderson
Robert Henderson
George Henry
Charles W. B. Jarvis
Harry Jarvis
James Johnstone

(plaque 4)
John Johnstone
David Keay
Thomas Keay
John Kennedy
Wm. S. Macilwraith
John Macpherson
Charles Manclark
Alexander Marr
Michael Meechan
Devid Meek
John S. Melville
John Melville
James Moon
Thomas Naughton
James Nelson
John M. Ness

Alex. Nicholson
David Osler
Thomas Peat
John Philip JR
Thomas Philip
Andrew Pryde
James Redpath
Hugh Rennie
Alex. Robertson
David Robertson
Thomas W. Rodger
Oliver Scott
Thomas Scott
William Scroggie
David Simpson
William Smart

David Smith
John Smith
Robert Smith
Robert Sorley
Duncan Stewart
Alex. Sweene
Robert Thomson
William Thomson
William Ursito
Irvine Wallace
George Watson
Leslie Watson
James Watt
William Wheatley
Wm. R Whitecross
Harry Wilkie

David Williamson
William Young
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(WW2 plaque 2)
1939 - 1945

Betty Cochran
William Anderson
Alexander Birrell
William J. Briggs
George Cairney
John Cairney
Hugh Cavanagh
Robert Cook
Murray Donaldson
Charles H. Dundas
Ronald Edwards
Clement Farquhar
Charles Findlay
David Grant
Philip Greig
Thomas Hamill
Peter Harley
Stanley Lancaster
Desmond Lenahan
Leonard Main
Robert Matthewson
Robert Mayes

(WW2 plaque 3)
1939 - 1945

Jack Milne
Robert Milne
Aden McLeod
Donald McRae
Robert Nelson
David Nicoll
George Nicoll
William Pow
John Pryde
John C. Quinn
Andrew G. Ross
Hugh Ross
James Sherrit
Fred Taiano
John C. Taylor
William Tosh
Robert Treasurer
Robert Walker
Tom Welch
Thomas Whyte
Neil Wilson
William Wilson
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apanderson · Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject:

Fred? Taiano

CWGC:
Name: TAIANO, RAFFAELI
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Driver
Regiment/Service: Royal Army Service Corps
Date of Death: 02/11/1942
Service No: T/274671
Additional information: Husband of Harriet (Coozie) Taiano, of Dundee.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 2. F. 30.
Cemetery: HELIOPOLIS WAR CEMETERY

SNWM:
Surname TAIANO
Firstname Raffaele
Service number 274671
Date of death 03/11/1942
Place of birth London
SNWM roll ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS
Rank Dvr
Theatre of death Middle East

apanderson · Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject:

CWGC:
Name: URSITO, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry
Unit Text: 16th Bn.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 28/11/1917
Service No: 43030
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ursito, of 35, Elizabeth St., Tayport, Fife.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 131 to 132.
Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL

SNWM:
Surname URSITO
Firstname William
Service Number 43030
Date Death 18/11/1917
Place of birth Dundee
Other 16th Bn.
SNWM roll THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY
Rank L/Cpl
Theatre of death F.& F.

apanderson · Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject:

CWGC:
Name: MAITLAND-DOUGALL, WILLIAM McKINSTRY
Initials: W M
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Acting Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Navy
Unit Text: H.M. Submarine D.3.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 15/03/1918
Additional information: Son of Mr. James St. L. Maitland-Dougall and Mrs. Winifred Maitland-Dougall, of Duncan, Vancouver Island. His brother Hamish Kinnear Maitland-Dougall also fell.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: VICTORIA MEMORIAL

SNWM:
Surname MAITLAND-DOUGALL
Firstname William McKinstry
SNWM roll THE ROYAL NAVY
Rank Lieutenant. (Acting)
Theatre of death R.C.N.

There is a thread on GWF which mentions the above man (and his brother), see:
http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=87450

CWGC:
Name: MAITLAND-DOUGALL, HAMISH KINNEAR
Initials: H K
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Unit Text: 102nd Bn.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 09/04/1917
Service No: 706658
Additional information: Son of James St. L. and Winifred Maitland-Dougall, of Duncan, British Columbia. His brother William McKinstry Maitland-Dougall also fell.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: VIMY MEMORIAL

SNWM: Not listed

dhubthaigh · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:30 am Post subject:

Ferryport-on-craig (Tayport) already listed:

http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?p=2704#2704

Thread locked.