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Adam Brown

Gullane War Memorial
Location: At West end of main street (A198)
OS Ref: NT 480 826

Adam

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

WWI ROLL OF HONOUR:
Addison James S.
Allan Robert B.
Ballantyne Ernest O.
Blair Patrick A.
Brunton George
Burns Hugh
Clark William
Cox Arthur G.
Dishington George
Durham W.H. Robertson
Elmslie David
Elmslie John
Gilchrist Thomas
Graham Colin
Harlaw James
Harper James
Hutchison Thomas
Kerr John
Laidlaw David C.
Laidlaw Douglas
Laidlaw John
McCoach George
McIntyre John
McKenzie Peter
McKenzie William
Milligan James
Moffat George
Paul Gavin
Purves Alexander
Scott James
Shepherd James
Sibbald David
Smith Hubert H.
Spencer John
Stewart James A.
Thatcher Geoffrey F.
Thomson William M.
Waldie George
Wallace Andrew O.
Whitecross Richard H.
Wood James

WWII ROLL OF HONOUR:
Blyth B. Hall
Neave C.
Rose A.A.M.
Rose W.R.T.
Sibbald J.D.
Smith J.
Stewart A.S.
Summerfield R.H.
Watson R.D.
Wilson C.S.H.

Adam Brown · Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 10:17 am Post subject:

One of the men listed.

BALLANTYNE, ERNEST ORFORD
Initials: E O
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Commander
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. "Viknor"
Age: 29
Date of Death: 13/01/1915
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: B. 28 and 29.
Cemetery: DALKEITH NEW CEMETERY

Commander Ernest Ballantyne was captain of HMS "Viknor" when it was sunk with the loss of all 295 hands in the Irish Sea. He was the son of Dr. Alexander Ballantyne of Dalkeith and from 1911, Orfordholme, Gullane.

Commander Ballantyne's body was washed ashore in Dumfries-shire and it was buried in his home town of Dalkeith. he is also listed on the Dalkeith War Memorial.

DelBoy · Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:45 pm Post subject: 2nd Lt. Gavin Paul

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:04 am Post subject:

The David Sibbald listed amongst the First World War names may be this man who emigrated to New Zealand before the war

SIBBALD, DAVID
Rank: Lance Serjeant
Service No: 8/2727
Date of Death: 07/06/1917
Regiment/Service: Otago Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 1st Bn.
Memorial: MESSINES RIDGE (N.Z.) MEMORIAL

He had first tried Canada but found it too cold so had joined another Gullane family, the Hamiltons, in Ettrick, Otago, New Zealand.

He had no next of kin in Scotland after the war so there is no guarantee the Gullane man David Sibbald who died serving with the Otago regiment is the one listed on the memorial.

Thanks to Alistair McEwen for this additional information about Sibbald

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:52 pm Post subject:

There are only 3 David Sibbalds on the CWGC register, and one of those is one of mine - a Dalbeattie man (ish) He is on the WM here.
The only other was an Edinburgh man Pte.351330 Royal Scots 23/7/16.
The New Zealander looks like the man. His details including a photograph are at http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/14381.detail?Ordinal=1&c_surname_search=sibbald&c_firstname_search=david&c_warconflict_search=%22world+war+i,+1914-1918%22
His NoK is James Hamilton (friend) Gallane (sic), Etrick, Otago.
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Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2019 3:50 pm Post subject:

ALEXANDER PURVES.

Alexander Purves – age 28 – Private (251433) 15th Battalion (1st Edinburgh) Royal Scots.
Alexander was a railway guard with the North British Railway Company, living at Eastfield, Gullane, East Lothian when he enlisted in August 1914. He had previously served for 5 years with the Territorial KOSB and was unmarried.
As Private (1860) he landed with the 1/4th Royal Scots (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) at Gallipoli in May 1915 but he contracted enteric fever and was evacuated to the 17th General Hospital in Alexandria, Egypt before being evacuated to hospital in Manchester in November 1915. He rejoined his regiment in July 1916 and he was posted to the 5th/6th Battalion Royal Scots in France in December 1916 but was admitted to the 6th General Hospital in Rouen with trench feet and was evacuated to hospital in Birmingham in April 1917. He returned to France in July but contracted dysentery and was again evacuated to hospital in Croydon in September. He was posted to the 15th Battalion in February 1918 but was killed two months later.
Born 1890 in Bonnyrigg, Cockpen, Midlothian. Son of William and Jane (Kemp) Purves of Thorn Street, Earlston, Berwickshire, of Carilaw Mains, Bowden, Roxburghshire and of East Lodge, Monkrigg, Haddington, East Lothian. Husband of Isabella (Stevenson) Purves of Dingleton Road, Melrose, Roxburghshire who he married in 1914 in Camlachie, Lanarkshire.
Missing in Action on 16 April 1918 and named on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.
Also named on the North British Railway Company memorial in Waverley Station, Edinburgh.

Alexander and two of his brothers (Mark and George) are named on the Bowden Parish Church memorial (as Purvis) and he and Mark are named on the Bowden Parish War Memorial. George Purves is named on the White Colne Parish War Memorial in Essex.

Mark Purves – age 25 – Private (122956) 63rd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps attached to the Royal Naval Division.
Mark enlisted as Private (3605) in the Royal Scots but was posted to the MGC.
Born 1893 in Earleston, Berwickshire.
He named his father William and his sisters in law Isabella (wife of Alexander) and Gladys (wife of George) as legatees.
Killed in Action on 27 August 1918 and buried in Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, Somme, France.

George Purves – age 22 – Private (335570) 1/9th (Highlanders) Battalion, Royal Scots.
George was living in Essex when he enlisted as Private (8254) in the 1/8th Royal Scots. At some point he transferred to the 1/9th Battalion. He died in the 10th General Hospital in Rouen.
Born 1895 in Earleston, Berwickshire.
Husband of Gladys Florence (Vince) Purves of Vent Houses, Bures Road, White Colne, Essex who he married in 1917 in Braintree, Essex.
Died of Wounds on 7 April 1918 and buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France.
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Ken