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St Andrews Blackadder, North Berwick (WW2)

 
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David McNay
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:21 am    Post subject: St Andrews Blackadder, North Berwick (WW2) Reply with quote

Location: St. Andrews Street, North Berwick.

IMG_6485 by Scottish Military Research Group, on Flickr

The church has undergone substantial renovation in recent years, so I think the memorial may have been moved from its original location. It can now be found on a stairwell to the right of the main entrance, together with a number of other memorials.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:19 pm    Post subject: Re: St Andrews Blackadder, North Berwick (WW2) Reply with quote

David McNay wrote:
The church has undergone substantial renovation in recent years, so I think the memorial may have been moved from its original location. It can now be found on a stairwell to the right of the main entrance, together with a number of other memorials.


I think this is the old St Andrew's Church building which merged with Blackadder Church in 1988. This plaque would have come from the old Blackadder UF Church which became Blackadder Church in 1929.

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 3:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

All of these men except Alan McNaughtan are named on the North Berwick War Memorial.

ARTHUR J. GRAY
Arthur James Gray – age 22 – Flying Officer (153179) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Arthur was commissioned from Leading Aircraftman (1564965) in August 1943 and promoted to FO in February 1944. He the pilot of a Mosquito of 13 Operational Training Unit based at RAF Harwell in Oxfordshire when the aircraft dived into the ground at Stinton Home Farm, Finmere when control was lost in cloud during a training flight.
Born 1922 in Edinburgh. Son of James Alexander and Marie Jessie (Ferguson) Gray of Westgate, North Berwick and of Edinburgh. Husband of Dorothy Catherine Gray of Corstorphine, Edinburgh.
Died on Service on 26 May 1945 and buried in Oxford (Botley) Cemetery.


ROBERT H. HENDERSON
Robert Hunter Henderson – age 18 – Cadet, S.S. Corinaldo (Glasgow) Merchant Navy.
SS Corinaldo, sailing from Freetown to Glasgow with a cargo of frozen meat from Buenos Aires, was torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine U-509 and was abandoned north of the Canary Islands. The drifting vessel was sunk the next day by U-203 after an abortive attempt by U-659. The master, forty-one crew members and eight DEMS gunners were rescued by the HMS Cowslip and landed at Gibraltar. Seven crew members and one DEMS gunner lost their lives.
Robert was awarded King's Commendation for Brave Conduct ; Lloyd's Medal for Bravery at Sea.
The ship was torpedoed and sank. The crew were able to get away in lifeboats and on rafts and, with the exception of one boat containing six men, all were picked up shortly afterwards. This boat, badly damaged, waterlogged and unmanageable, drifted away and missed the rescuing vessel. The six men survived for seven days without food or water, and although land was sighted on the eighth day local currents prevented the boat from being driven inshore. There was no indication that assistance was coming, so Cadets Henderson and Strang volunteered to swim ashore. Both sacrificed their lives in a gallant effort to bring help to their comrades. After leaving the boat, Cadet Henderson was not seen again and although Cadet Strang reached the shore, he died soon afterwards. The same night two others died in the boat, but the survivors were picked up two days later”.

Born 1924 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire. Son of Robert Hunter Henderson, and of Margaret Richmond (Gibson) Henderson of 46 High Street, North Berwick.
Died/Lost at Sea on 29 October 1942 and named on the Tower Hill Memorial, London.


JAMES A. HUTCHISON
James Aitken Hutchison – age 25 – Sergeant (951362) 144 Squadron, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
James was the wireless operator and air gunner on his Hampden bomber which had taken off from RAF North Luffenham in Rutland for a raid on Dortmund. The aircraft crashed at Felpham near Bognor Regis in Sussex.
Born 1916 in North Berwick. Son of William Alexander and Maggie McKay (Aitken) Hutchison of North Berwick.
Died on Active Service on 14 April 1942 and buried in North Berwick Cemetery. (CWG)


ALAN McNAUGHTAN

I cannot trace this man.


WALTER WILLIAMSON
Walter Williamson – age 19 – Gunner (14226429) 90 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery.
The regiment joined 1st Infantry Division in January 1942 and sailed for North Africa in February. In Tunisia on 23 April the 1st Division launched its attack against a line of low hills, with considerable artillery support, but found the captured ground too hard to dig in, and was thrown back by counter-attacks. The ridge was taken again next day and securely held, at the cost of high casualties.
Born 1923 in North Berwick. Son of Walter and Elizabeth (Anderson or Marquis) Williamson of North Berwick.
Killed in Action on 24 April 1943 and buried in Massicault War Cemetery, Tunisia.
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