The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:53 pm Post subject: Longniddry Parish Church

Location: Longniddry Parish Church
OS Ref: tbc

Thanks to Caroline Gerard for this photograph.

Longniddry Parish Church was built in the 1920s so it only has a Second World War Memorial.
Some of these names are also on the Gladsmuir memorial (Gladsmuir, Longniddry and Macmerry are all in the same parish of Gladsmuir)

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:53 pm Post subject:

The names

G (Tommy) W Beattie
William A Gitsham
George R Gitsham
Alexander J Gitsham
John S Hunter
William L Johnston
Douglas Morris
Norman B Morrison
James Smith
William G Smith
Janet S Stuart

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:57 pm Post subject:

The last name listed is this woman

STUART, JANET STEVENSON
Initials: J S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Auxiliary Territorial Service
Age: 24
Date of Death: 26/02/1946
Service No: W/248339
Additional information: Daughter of James Gowans Stuart and Georgina Lambert Stuart, of Longniddry.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Grave 281.
Cemetery: GLADSMUIR PARISH CHURCHYARD

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:00 pm Post subject:

The three Gitsham brothers

GITSHAM, ALEXANDER JOHN
Initials: A J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Army Medical Corps
Age: 28
Date of Death: 12/11/1945
Service No: 7263639
Additional information: Son of Alfred and Florence Eliza Gitsham, of Longniddry. His brothers, George Robert, and William Alfred, also died on service.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: West Extn. Grave 198.
Cemetery: ABERLADY PARISH CHURCHYARD

GITSHAM, GEORGE ROBERT
Initials: G R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Trooper
Regiment/Service: Royal Armoured Corps
Unit Text: 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
Age: 28
Date of Death: 14/11/1942
Service No: 3055228
Additional information: Son of Alfred and Florence Eliza Gitsham, of Longniddry, East Lothian. His brothers, Alexander John and William Alfred, also died on service.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Column 18.
Memorial: ALAMEIN MEMORIAL

GITSHAM, WILLIAM ALFRED
Initials: W A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Leading Stoker
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Acasta
Age: 29
Date of Death: 08/06/1940
Service No: P/KX 78724
Additional information: Son of Alfred and Florence Eliza Gitsham of Longniddry, East Lothian; husband of A. L. Gitsham, of South Shields, Co. Durham. His brothers Alexander John and George Robert, also died on service.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 41, Column 3.
Memorial: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL