The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

DelBoy · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 2:44 am Post subject: East Whitburn Identifications

I transcribed the East Whitburn memorial. It has relatively few names and a good amount of info, so I thought I'd list the casualties with the CWGC & SNWM.

Interestingly the casualties are listed in order of death, However the last four are alluding me, there are fits, but more than one and none seem to have a connection to the area.
Can anyone make a connection for me?

One in particular puzzles me more than the rest: Lieutenant John B. Mechie, R.A.M.C. He is last listed so may have died well after the war.

Cheers,
Derek.

kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire

When was the memorial erected? A man of this unusual name died in Glasgow in 1929.
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Jim

If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

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Adam Brown · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:21 am Post subject:

For the other three is it worth further investigation on these names?

MULHOLLAND, John
Service Number 375043
Date Death 12/10/1917
Decoration
Place of birth Cumbernauld Dumbartonshire
Other 11th Bn.
SNWM roll THE ROYAL SCOTS (LOTHIAN REGIMENT)
Rank Pte

STEIN, James
Service Number S/14207
Date Death 07/03/1918
Decoration
Place of birth Bathgate Linlithgowshire
Other 2nd Bn.
SNWM roll THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS
Rank Pte

CURRIE, John
Service Number S/20077
Date Death 22/03/1918
Decoration
Place of birth Motherwell Lanarkshire
Other 5th Bn.
SNWM roll THE QUEEN'S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS
Rank Pte

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 12:07 pm Post subject:

Could this be your man?

Name: MICHIE
Initials: J B
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Army Medical Corps
Date of Death: 31/12/1918
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sp. Mem. A5.
Cemetery: ARCHANGEL ALLIED CEMETERY
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Ken

DelBoy · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 12:14 pm Post subject:

Good work again Ken,

I had tried me followed by all sorts but forgot the MacDonald splinter name of Michie.

Yes Adam, those 3 looked likely suspects but nothing concrete unfortunately.

Cheers,
Derek.

kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire

Will check out their service numbers later on today.
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Jim

If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

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Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 2:02 pm Post subject:

John Boyd Michie 36 a Medical Practitioner of Craig?isk, Whitburn married Agnes Allan 23 of Manse Rd. Whitburn on 18/10/1916.
John was born in 1880 at Alva, Stirlingshire.
The family grave is in Alva Cemetery, page 4 of
http://scottishwargraves.phpbbweb.com/scottishwargraves-ftopic402-45.html
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Ken

kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire

All of them are on CWGC. All three are still missing in the field.

Name: MULHOLLAND, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots
Unit Text: 11th Bn.
Date of Death: 12/10/1917
Service No: 375043
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 11 to 14 and 162.
Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL

Name: STEIN, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Date of Death: 07/03/1918
Service No: S/14207
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 141 to 143 and 162.
Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL

CURRIE, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Cameron Highlanders
Unit Text: 5th Bn.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 22/03/1918
Service No: S/20077
Additional information: Son of William and Agnes Currie, of 16, Market Buildings, Whitburn, West Lothian.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 74.
Memorial: POZIERES MEMORIAL
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Jim

If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

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DelBoy · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 4:48 pm Post subject:

Thanks for identifiying Currie Jim, I still think my searching skills are deteriorating instead of getting better!

Is this the correct Stein and Mulholland you think?

Derek.

kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire

Derek

They are the men who tie up with the service numbers given which is what I checked out. The SNWM info shows them with local links.

SDGW has Mulholland born Cumbernauld, enlisting Armadale and residing Whitburn
Stein is b Bathgate, e Edinburgh, res Whitburn.

Currie is shown b Motherwell, e Dunfermline, res Linlithgow
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Jim

If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

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DelBoy · Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:58 pm Post subject:

Good work Jim.

Thanks,
Derek.