The Scottish War Memorials Project

jrah60 · Joined: 04 Dec 2009 Posts: 1102 Location: East Kilbride

Allan Glen’s School

Allan Glen's Will stated that his Trustees were to invest his estate to build and endow a school, the purpose of which was "to give a good practical education and preparation for trades or businesses, to between forty to fifty boys, the sons of tradesmen or persons in the industrial classes of society". This was called Allan Glen's School and it opened in 1853. http://www.allanglens.com/index.htm

The Allan Glen Book of Remembrance 1939 – 1945, dedicated by the Reverend W. Roy Sanderson in the Barony of Glasgow, 27 April 1949. The book commemorates former pupils and staff members of Allan Glen’s School who lost their lives in the service of their country.
The original is on display in the Barony Hall, Rottenrow East, University of Strathclyde.
A copy of the book is held in Special Collections, Strathclyde University Archives.

The following extracts and photographs are reproduced by permission of Strathclyde University Archives.

“This book is dedicated to the memory of these pupils of Allan Glen’s School
who honoured us with their lives in the Second World War.”

“Who would true valour see
Let him come hither”

Thomas Barclay Flight Lieutenant RAAF 5/9/1941
James H.A. Beath MA Sergeant Observer RAF 30/1/1943
J. Martin Begg Captain Royal Artillery 15/10/1944
William Hunter Boyd Lieutenant RNVR 25/9/1943
William Brackenridge AC/2 RAF 18/11/1943
William Barclay Bremner Lieutenant RNVR 5/6/1944
Robert Gordon Brown Corporal RAF 8/3/1943
Harold Caddick Gunner RA 27/2/1943
Angus Cameron Sub – Lieutenant (E) RNVR 27/3/1943
Robert Cameron Pilot Officer RAF 3/11/1943
Alexander Campbell Flying Officer RAF 22/11/1942
John Douglas Laing Cooper Sergeant (WO/AG) RAF 17/9/1940
Alexander Crighton Lieutenant KOSB 20/9/1944
Alexander Cullen Captain Singapore Volunteers 25/6/1943
Gordon Dick Campbell Cumming Lieutenant RA 30/6/1942
William Dobie Lieutenant Cameron highlanders 23/6/1944
Henry Myles Doig Pilot Officer MVAF 14/11/1941
Hamish Walter Tait Dorsie Gunner Royal Artillery (HYAA) 14/11/1941
William Duguid Coder Royal Navy 12/12/1943
Ian Edgar Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 23/6/1944
John Summers Finlay Sergeant 1st Special Air Service Regiment 5/10/1943
James Greig Forsyth Pilot Officer RCAF 8/3/1945
Maurice Frank Telegraphist Royal Navy 10/11/1942
Alastair Fraser Sergeant Pilot RAF 22/2/1945
Charles H. Fraser Cadet Royal Navy 2/12/1940
Joseph Gillan Freedman Lieutenant Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 28/11/1942
Robert Frew Leading Telegraphist Royal Navy 9/12/1942
James Gilliland Private Cameron Highlanders 16/10/1944
James Murray Gilmour Sergeant Pilot RAFVR 1/1/1943
Hugh Gold Flight Sergeant RAFVR 20/11/1943
William Gourlay Lance Corporal KOSB 16/7/1944
William Hamilton Gray Sergeant (WO/AG) RAF 27/6/1940
Samuel Norman Batson Haddow Cadet Merchant Navy 18/6/1944
Hugh Wright Hardie Sergeant (WO/AG) RAF 16/7/1941
Campbell Bannerman Hastie Lance Corporal Tank Corps 1/11/1944
Henry D. Christopher Henderson Pilot Officer RAFVR 23/11/1941
Gordon Hewett Hendry Sergeant RAFVR 2nd-3rd /1/1944
Ian Bethune Inglis Flight Sergeant RAFVR 23rd-24th/5 1943
Donald Robinson Jamieson Trooper RAC 9/8/1944
David Graham Keane Flight Sergeant RAF 25/5/1941
John Allan Kerr Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 24/3/1945
Norman Kerr Flying Officer RAF 5/9/1945
Robert Strachan Kerr Ordinary Seaman RNVR 1/9/1940
Eric Robert Knox Officer Cadet RE 18/9/1942
James Duncan Laurie MB ChB Captain RAMC 6/6/1944
John Ferguson Lawrie Lieut. Hong Kong Volunteer AA Batt. RA 19/12 1941
Robert Johnston Lees Flight Sergeant RAF 6/5 1942
George Donald McCulloch 2nd Radio Officer merchant Navy 24/2/1942
Duncan McVean McIntosh Lieutenant London Irish 26/12/1944
Alexander John Macintyre Sergeant Air Gunner RAF 19th-20th/12/1944
Alan Duncan McIver Trooper 4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards 11/6/44
Ian Currie McKeand Flight Sergeant RAFVR 30/5/1942
William McKenzie Sub Lieutenant (A) RNVR22/10/1943
Alexander Livingstone McLaggan Pilot Officer RAFVR 26/7/1940
James McLean Pilot Officer RAF 18/2/1940
John McLean Lieutenant Black Watch 28/4/1943
Archibald McLellan BSc MB ChB Captain RAMC 9/3/1942
William McMeechan 1st Radio Officer Merchant Navy March 1943
Alistair McCrae Lance Corporal Pioneer Corps 5/1/1944
James McVicar (AC) RAF 26/8/1944
James French Mark Sergeant Pilot RAFVR 21/5/1942
Stanley Maver AC/2 RAF 12/6/1941
George Grant Milne LAC RAF 5/7/1940
George Edward Mitchell Lieutenant Glasgow Highlanders 16/10/1943
George Hamilton Muirhead Pilot Officer RAF 21/7/1940
Alistair Fay Murdoch DFC Flight Lieutenant RAF 14/3/1945
John Murdoch Sapper RE 7/6/1945
Kenneth Boyd Murray Lance Sergeant Scots Guards 31/7/1944
Frederick George Nancarrow Special Air Correspondent 4/9/1942
Frederick Nichols Sergeant (WO) RAF 1/12/1943
Frederick Ogden Cadet Merchant Navy 18/12/1944
Robert Mitchell Pinkerton Sergeant Pilot RAF 22nd-23rd/6/1943
John Robertson Reid Engineer Artificer RN 12/6/1940
Leonard Thomas Richards Sergeant Pilot RAFVR 2/3/1941
James Alexander Ritchie BSc Major Royal Engineers 20/2/1946
Ian Robert Robertson 2nd Radio Officer Merchant Navy 27/12/1940
Robert Cecil Robertson MCMB MRCP Prof. Of Pathology Hong Kong 4/8/1942
Nathan Rosenblatt Flight Sergeant RAF 5th-6th/8/1943
Richard Albert Royal Flight Sergeant RAF 10/4/1941
Herbert CE St.Clair-Miller Lieutenant RNVR 27/4/1941
John Mannington Sayers Pilot Officer RAFVR 27/8/1941
Alexander Fergusson Scott CA Sergeant Observer RAFVR 8/4/1940
James DB Shaw Sergeant RAF 19/12/1945
John Hillhouse Sherriff Sergeant (WO/AG) RAF 20th-21st/9/1941
John Slater LDS Captain ADC 7/12/1942
David Alexander Smith Flight Lieutenant RAF 7th-8th/3/1945
Daniel Stevenson Smith BSC 3rd Engineers Merchant Navy 1/5/1941
James Allan Smith Flight Sergeant RCAF 27/4/1943
William Charles Speirs LAC RAFVR 8/4/1943
James Wyllie Renton Taylor Sergeant Highland Light Infantry 31/12/1945
John Mitchell Taylor Sergeant RAFVR 30/3/1943
Ian Archibald McLean Thomson LRCP LRCS Flight Lieutenant RAFVR 25/6/46
William Connell Thomson Flight Sergeant RAF 29/11/1943
John Llewellyn Tivey Able Seaman Royal Navy 21/4/1941
William Drummond Toner DA Captain Royal Signals 19/5/1945
James Brown Watson Sub Lieutenant (A) RNVR 22/2/1945
Albert Edmond Whitworth Flying Officer RAF 21/3/1941
Robert Whyte Trooper RAC 8/7/1944
James Wilson Sergeant Pilot RAF 10/7/1940
Robert Sinclair Wilson Captain RSF 16/12/1943
John Woodman Flying Officer RAF 25/4/1946
Alfred Herbert Wright AMIMechE FRSA Engineer Malaya 9/2/1945

I would like to thank Ann Cameron, Archivist, for all her assistance.

John Houston

apanderson · Moderator Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 1547

John - is there a WW1 Memorial in Allan Glen's?

There's a reference to it here: http://www.allanglens.com/newsletters/mar08.pdf

I've just discovered one of my ancestors John Mack Guthrie, M.C., was educated there before going on to Glasgow Uni.

John Guthrie was killed in action at Chambere near Rheims, 28th July 1918.

Anne

jrah60 · Joined: 04 Dec 2009 Posts: 1102 Location: East Kilbride

Anne there is a WW1 Roll of Honour and Captain John M. Guthrie, Black Watch is listed on the Roll.
Thanks to Colonel John Kelly, former pupil of Allan Glen's, who sent me a photocopy of the Roll which is reproduced below.

jrah60 · Joined: 04 Dec 2009 Posts: 1102 Location: East Kilbride

OUR DEAD

Allan: Lieut. John:
Allison: Lieut. John: A&SH
Arnott: Lieut. Alex M.W: Canadians
Baillie: Sergt. James: 6th H.L.I.
Barclay: Lieut. Peter:
Barr: Lieut. James: 9th H.L.I. R.F.A.
Barr: Lieut. J.S.: 52nd Canadians
Barr: Pte. Wm: Seaforths
Barrie: Sergt. Tom: 11th A&SH
Bilsland: Lieut. Wm: Canadian Infantry
Bissett: Lieut. Col: D.S.O. M.C. & Bar
Black: Lieut. Thos: R.E.
Blackadder: Corp. Alex:
Blackwood: Pte. James: Seaforths
Blair: Sergt. J.M: 1st Scots Guards
Bogue: Lieut. Robert A: M.C: H.L.I.
Borland: Pte. Wm: 9th H.L.I.
Bow: Pte. Herbert C: 7th S.R. Cam.
Bowers: Lieut. Edwin G: 11th N.F.
Boyle: L/Corp. F.S: Seaforths
Briggs: Pte. J.W: 3rd Camerons
Brown: Pte. J. Lindsay: 17th H.L.I.
Brown: Lieut. J. Norman: Bor. Reg.
Brown: Lieut. W. Fraser: R.N.V.R.
Burgess: Lieut. Frank:
Burns: Lieut. R: R.E.
Burns: Pte. Robt: 1st Canadians
Burns: Lieut. W.S: R.E.
Cameron: Pte. Evan: 7th S.R. Cam.
Cameron: Lieut. Robt. B: R.F.C.
Campbell: L/Cpl: H.G.L. Vanc. Regt.
Claasen: L/Corpl. E.L: 9th H.L.I.
Clark: Pte. Wm. N: 9th H.L.I.
Cocker: Pte. Jas. N: Can. Cam. High.
Cohen: Lieut. B: R.A.M.C.
Cooper: Lieut. Chas. T: Canadians
Coutts: Pte. Norman:
Craig: Capt: R.G.A.
Cranston: Capt. A.L: Black Watch
Crawford: Lieut. Dunlop: R.E.
Cumming: Lieut. R.J.A: R.E.
Cunningham: Sergt. John: 6th H.L.I.
Davidson: Lieut. Chas: Lov. Sc. Cam. H.
Davidson: Lieut. Farquhar: 6th H.L.I.
Dick: Lieut. A.Y: 9th H.L.I.
Dick: Lieut. John Y.T: 13th H.L.I.
Dick: Pte. Robt. F: R.S.F.
Dott: Pte. Adrian:
Douglas: Pte. James: 9th H.L.I.
Downie: Major Marshall: 5th H.L.I.

“SLEEP AFTER TOIL”

jrah60 · Joined: 04 Dec 2009 Posts: 1102 Location: East Kilbride

OUR DEAD

Dymock: Sergt. M. Ernest B: 8th Bt. Ca.
Edmiston: Lieut. Allan J: S.R.
Edward: Driver J.C: Mot. Tran. A.S.C.
Erskine: Lieut. Ralph: 7th R.F.C.
Erskine: Capt. T.B: M.C: 1st Gor.
Fairley: Sergt. John R: 1st K.O.S.B.
Fleming: Douglas:
Flett: Sergt. James: Gordon High. R.E.
Forrest: Pte. Geo: 17th H.L.I.
Fisher: Lieut. John: Nor. Att. Lan. Fus.
Fraser: Pte. Duncan: 5th S.R.
Fulton: Sergt. Archd: 17th H.L.I.
Galbraith: Lieut. J.R: L.J. Yeo. Att. R.F.A.
Gallatly: Pte. Andrew B: Gordons
Gannaway: Lieut. C.H: R.F.C.
Gardiner: Operator Eric: Wireless
Gilchrist: Lieut. Arch: R.A.F.
Gillespie: Major W: D.S.O. M.C: R.E.
Glen: Rifleman A.C: London Regiment
Goodall: Lieut. R.L: 17th H.L.I.
Gordon: Lieut. C.G: 8th Black Watch
Gordon: Charles
Graham: A.B. Hamish: HMS Pathfinder
Graham: Capt. Peter: 2nd Camerons
Greenshields: Pte. Fred: 9th H.L.I.
Guthrie: Capt. John M: Black Watch
Hathaway: Lieut. Thos. H: K.O.L.
Henderson: Lieut. J.S: Inns of Courts
Hindle: Lieut. Stephen: Tank Corps
Hird: Lieut. Christ: 12th S.R. Cameronians
Holland: Pte. John T: 9th H.L.I.
Houston: Cpl. Jas F: Tanks
Jackson: Lieut. G. 11th A&SH
Jackson: Pte. Jas. H: 9th H.L.I.
Jackson: Lieut. John: 9th A&SH
Jackson: Lieut. Robt: Seaforths
Jeffrey: Trooper John: 1st A.L.H.
Kennedy: Sub. Lieut. Eng: R.N.
Kinghorn: Pte. Chas. Stirling: A&SH
Kirkcaldy: Pte. Alex: 7th Camerons
Laird: Pte. Wm. 1st Gordons
Lang: Pte. John C: Camerons
Lawson: Sergt. John: Canada. High.
Lawrie: Capt. Allan: 6th S.R.
Leed: Lieut. David: R.A.F.
Letham: Pte. William: 7th Camerons
Lochhead: Pte. Joseph: 14th A&SH
Lyall: Lieut. A: 15th H.L.I.
Lyall: Lieut. Jas:
McAlister: Pte. Wm: 1st Gordons

“PORT AFTER STORMY SEAS”

jrah60 · Joined: 04 Dec 2009 Posts: 1102 Location: East Kilbride

OUR DEAD

McArthur: Lieut. Daniel Reid: S.R.
McCallum: Lieut. Malcolm C: 7th S.R.
McConnell: Sergt. Robt: 2nd Scots Guards
McDonald: Lieut. A.H: D.C.M: S.R.
McDonald: Sig. D.B: HMS Brisk
McDonald: Lieut. J.G: R.F.C.
McFarlane: L/Cpl. B: 2nd Camerons
McFarlane: Lieut. J: R.F.A.
McFarlane: Pte. James: R.G.A.
McGregor: Cpl. Jas. S: R.E.
McHutcheon: Trooper Anton: S.R.
McHutcheon: Lieut. John C: 15th D&NR
McIntosh: Lieut. Chas. G: 8th Black Watch
McIntosh: Lieut. Jas. A: HMS Attentive
McIntyre: Lieut. R.C: M.C: A&SH
McKay: Pte. Alex: R.F.A.
McKenzie: Sig. John: Seaforths
McLean: Lieut. W.W: M.C: A&SH
McLeod: Pte. Angus: 17th H.L.I.
McLeod: Lieut. George: R.A.M.C.
McLeod: Cpl. John J: R.F.
McLintock: Pte. W.R: 6th F.G. Horse
McNab: Lieut. John B: R.E.
McNair: Lieut: 5th Cameronians
McTavish: Lieut. Ian A.B: R.F.C.
Mackie: Pte. James: S.R. Att. R.S.
MacMillan: Lieut. J.A: Seaforths
Manson: Wm: H.L.I.
Mares: Pte. Bertram: 3rd Scots Guards
Martin: Lieut. Robt: R.F.C.
Martin: Arm. Staff Sergt. Wm: A.D.C.
Mears: Lieut. J.W.S: 2nd H.L.I.
Meighan: 1st A.M. Alex: R.A.F.
Menzies: Lieut. Harry: 11th Gordons
Miller: Lieut. Walter D: R.G.A. & R.A F.
Morrison: Pte. A: K.O.S.B.
Mouat: Pte. T.E: 9th H.L.I.
Munroe: Lieut. F.R: 9th H.L.I.
Murray: Sapper Allan: R.E.
Murray: L/Cpl. Ernest: M.G.C.
Mylles: Lieut. J.R.J: 1st Gordons
Newman: Lieut. N.B: H.L.I.
Niven: Lieut. John: R.F.A.
Norwood: Lieut. J.N: 4th R.I.
Ormiston: Pte. John: 75th Canadians
Paterson: Cpl. James: R.E.
Patrick: Lieut. Keith: 6th H.L.I.
Paul: Pte. John: Scottish Rifles
Percy: Capt. Geo. C: M.C: 3rd S.R.
Pirie: Pte. Jack: 9th H.L.I.

“EASE AFTER WAR”

jrah60 · Joined: 04 Dec 2009 Posts: 1102 Location: East Kilbride

OUR DEAD

Ramsay: Flight Lieut. Geo. S: R.A.F.
Reid: Capt. James: 16th H.L.I.
Reid: Lieut. J.K: R.F.C.
Rennie: Sergt. Wm: 2nd Dragoons
Riddell: Pte. Alex: 9th H.L.I.
Riley: Lieut. Thos D: 9th H.L.I.
Ritchie: Sergt. Robt: 1st Gordons
Robinson: Capt. Wm. E: 16th H.L.I.
Rodger: Lieut. Wm: 1st A&SH
Rorke: Pte. Robt. L: 2nd Canadian Inf.
Ross: Lieut. Peter: R.F.C.
Rowan: Pte. G.N: 5th Cameron High.
Scott: Pte. Robt: S.R.
Scott: Pte. Shirley: Seaforths
Scott: Pte. Walter: Canadians
Sinclair: Pte. Malcolm: Black Watch
Skinner: Sergt. J: D.C.M. V.C.
Sloan: Pte. Andrew H: H.L.I.
Sloan: Lieut. Arthur J: R.F.A.
Sloan: Capt. Geo. H: Scot. Horse
Smellie: Pte. J: Glas. High.
Smith: L/Cpl. A.G: 9th H.L.I.
Smith: Lieut. John H: 6th S.R.
Smith: Lieut. Francis: R.A.F.
Souchotte: Lieut. Chas: R.A.F.
Strachan: Lieut. A.R: R.A.F.
Strang: Lieut. John F: R.F.A.
Stot: Lieut. John: R.A.F.
Taylor: Lieut. J: M.C: R.S.
Taylor: Engineer John B.R:
Thom: Pte. Chas. Wilson: C.S.R.
Thom: Cpl. Hugh B: M.M: 5th S.R.
Thomson: Pte. Alex. M: 6th Camerons
Thomson: Capt. Geo: D.S.O. & Bar M.C.
Todd: George
Toshack: Lieut. Tom: Tanks
Tucker: Midshipman: HMS Hampshire
Turnbull: Lieut. G.K: R.N.D.
Walker: Capt. Robt: 1st Gordons
Wark: Sergt. Jas: D.C.M: M.G.C.
Watson: Lieut. James G: HMS Aboukir
Webster: Pte. Wm. M: 5th Camerons
Wells: Lieut. Jas. Ritchie: Royal High.
White: Lieut. T: H.L.I.
Whiteman: L/Cpl. G.M.C: Gloucester Reg.
Wilson: Lieut. Philip: 16th H.L.I.
Wilson: Lieut. Wm: Australians
Young: Lieut. D.C: R.F.A.
Bell: Lieut. Walter E: 8th Lan. Fus.

“DEATH AFTER LIFE”

Name: SKINNER, JOHN KENDRICK
Initials: J K
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Company Serjeant Major
Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 35
Date of Death: 17/03/1918
Service No: 6895
Awards: V C, D C M
Additional information: Croix de Guerre (France). Son of Walter Skinner; husband of Annie E. Y. Skinner, of 173, St. Andrew's Rd., Pollockshields, Glasgow. Native of Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: XIII. H. 15.
Cemetery: VLAMERTINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, BELGIUM.

Citation: An extract from the Second Supplement to the London Gazette dated 14th Sept., 1917, recording the award of V.C., reads- "For most conspicuous bravery and good leading. Whilst his company was attacking, machine gun fire opened on the left flank, delaying the advance. Although C.S.M. Skinner was wounded in the head, he collected six men, and with great courage and determination worked round the left flank of three blockhouses from which the machine gun fire was coming, and succeeded in bombing and taking the first blockhouse single-handed; then, leading his six men towards the other two blockhouses, he skilfully cleared them, taking sixty prisoners, three machine guns, and two trench mortars. The dash and gallantry displayed by this warrant officer enabled the objective to be reached and consolidated."

Extract from http://www.marple-uk.com/ianrice/ypres3.htm
As a local hero Jock was returned home and assigned to a training battalion. Not surprisingly this type of posting did not suit him and, against orders and despite being intercepted en route and sent back to Edinburgh, he made his way back to his battalion at the front.
A few weeks after his surprise return, on 17th March 1918, on the Bellevue Spur near Vlamertinge, Jock crawled out into no-man's-land to recover the bodies of dead comrades despite standing orders prohibiting this type of action. He continued to return to no-man's-land to bring back wounded soldiers but was killed along with accompanying stretcher-bearers.
Jock's body was carried the seventeen miles from the front line to this cemetery where it was borne to its final resting-place. At his funeral, there were nine other holders of the V.C. from the 29th Division in attendance, six of them acting as pallbearers.

John

apanderson · Moderator Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 1547

Thanks very much for adding the Roll of Honour John.

One of 'mine' is listed, that's why I was particularly interested: Guthrie, Capt. John (Mack): Black Watch

Anne

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Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:08 pm Post subject:

An unusual surname and Regiment caught my eye
McHutcheon: Lieut. John C: 15th D&NR.
and possibly a brother
McHutcheon: Trooper Anton: S.R.
Turns out there were three brothers

MacHUTCHEON, JOHN CHISHOLM
Rank:Second Lieutenant
Date of Death:02/08/1916
Age:31
Regiment/Service:Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
15th Bn.
Grave ReferencePlot 2. Row A. Grave 24.
CemeteryCORBIE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Additional Information:
Son of Mrs. and the late Mr. John MacHutcheon, of Glasgow.
His brothers Alec and Anthony also fell in the war.

These are the only other MacHutcheons on the CWGC database

MacHUTCHEON, ANTHONY
Rank:Private
Service No:785
Date of Death:04/09/1915
Age:25
Regiment/Service:Scottish Horse
"M" Sqdn. 1st/3rd
Grave ReferenceII. L. 201.
CemeteryEAST MUDROS MILITARY CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of John and Agnes MacHutcheon. Born at Glasgow.

MacHUTCHEON, A. McM.
Rank:Company Quartermaster Serjeant
Service No:M2/099585
Date of Death:24/02/1918
Regiment/Service:Army Service Corps
Grave ReferenceD. 14.
CemeteryEDINBURGH (LIBERTON) CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Husband of Alice MacHutcheon, of 17, Northfield Broadway, Edinburgh.
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Ken