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spoons
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Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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 Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:16 pm Post subject: Leswalt |
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UKNIWM Ref: 44445
Located in Leswalt cemetery at OS Map Ref: NX 014 638
Although in good general condition, the inscription needs some repainting to be easily legible.
WW1 Names:
LCE CPL JOHN MILROY RSF
PTE WILLIAM ALEXANDER RSF
PTE JAMES BURNS RSF
PTE SAMUEL CALDWELL RSF
PTE WILLIAM DORANS RSF
PTE GEORGE ESPIE RSF
PTE JAMES HARVEY RSF
PTE JOHN LEES RSF
PTE JAMES WATSON RSF
GDSM JOHN CALDWELL SG
GDSM WILLIAM McNAUGHT SG
GNR JAMES BAILLIE RFA
GNR J D JENKINS RFA
BOM PETER REID RFA
PTE THOMAS SMALL BW
GNR JAMES RENNIE RGA
GNR ALEX PATERSON RGA
GNR JOHN WITHER RGA
PTE ROBERT McNEILLIE KOSB
LCE CPL WILLIAM McKILLOPS GH
PTE WILLIAM HARVEY GH
PTE WILLIAM MUIR SH
PTE ALEX McCARLIE SH
PTE THOMAS GRACIE SH
PTE A A LITTLE ASC
PTE WILLIAM TRUEMAN ASC
PTE JAMES HERDSMAN ASC
PTE SAMUEL COOK RS
CORP ROBERT RICHARDSON (DCM) GH
PTE JAMES RICHARDSON GH
PTE P A MONTEITH CANEF
PTE JA A MURRAY CANEF
PTE ALEX RENNIE CANEF
PTE ROBERT MILROY MR (Manitoba Regiment)
PTE J CRAIG AUST E F
PTE DAVID MONTEITH RF
PTE CHARLES KERR RSF
PTE ROBERT McCUBBIN RSF
WW2 Names:
OS PETER PATTERSON RN
PTE JOHN MacCAIG KOSB
PTE JAMES NOEL ROBERTSON KOSB
PTE JAMES HIGGINS KOSB
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Adam Brown
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Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Two of the men listed. Cpl Richardson was awareded the DCM
RICHARDSON, ROBERT
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders
Unit Text: 6th Bn.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 23/03/1918
Service No: 266937
Awards: D C M
Additional information: Son of John and Jane Richardson, of Weirston, Kirkcolm, Stranraer, Wigtownshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Bay 8 and 9.
Memorial: ARRAS MEMORIAL
This chap is listed under the unit MR which suggests Manchester Regiment but as Paul points out above is manitoba Regiment which is strange beacuse the other men who served in Canadian units are listed together
MILROY, ROBERT
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Unit Text: "D" Coy. 27th Bn.
Age: 18
Date of Death: 15/09/1916
Service No: 425086
Additional information: Son of Sarah Milroy, of East Freugh, Dunragit, Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland, and the late James Milroy.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: VIMY MEMORIAL
Adam
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