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Mayfield Parish Church, Newington (now Craigmillar Park)

 
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:13 pm    Post subject: Mayfield Parish Church, Newington (now Craigmillar Park) Reply with quote

Location: Craigmillar Park Road, near Cameron Toll
OS Ref:NT 269 714





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PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

And here is a list of the names:

ALLAN , Robert B
BLACK , John
BLACK , George
BURNS , Alexander
BURNS , Richard
CATTON , Peter
DARLING , J.W. Kingsley
FAIRLEY , A. Graham
FAWCETT , George
GRIEVE , James
HAWKS , Aubrey M. Wood
KEITH , George
LITTLEJOHN , Eric G
LOTHIAN , Norman H.
MORGAN , James W
MORRISON , J. Bough
ORMISTON , James
PAIRMAN , John
ROBERTSON , Alexander
YOUNG-SCOTT , William
SHERIDAN , John W
SHIELLS , George
SMALL , Norman H
SMALL , William E A
TURNER , George W
WALKER , William
WALLACE , J Ewing
VANDERBEAR , James


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 5:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The last man on the list above.

Name: VANDEPEEAR, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots
Unit Text: 11th Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 18/08/1918
Service No: 251366
Additional information: Son of Helen Vandepeear, of 27, Blackwood Crescent, Edinburgh, and the late James Vandepeear.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: V. D. 63.
Cemetery: LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 12:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is actually the Mayfield Parish Church War Memorial. In 1929 The Church changed its name to Mayfield South and in 1966 merged with Craigmillar Park Church and stayed in the old Mayfield Church buildings. I will amend the title.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 12:02 pm    Post subject: Small brothers Reply with quote

Elder to the church, David Alexander Small (clothier and outfitter on Princes St), presented ten memorial windows in Mayfield Parish Church, Edinburgh. Windows were designed and executed by Misses Chilton and Kemp. The Scotsman 21 Mar 27.
Two of these are for his sons killed in action: Norman Howard Small, 9th Royal Scots, killed 23 Apr 15; and William E.A. Small, Royal Horse Guards, killed 26 Sep 15.
Royal Scots 046 by Dandy Ninth
Royal Scots 047 by Dandy Ninth

Further information on N.H. Small at https://neillgilhooley.com/9th-royal-scots/index/
My father took the photographs last year.
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