The Scottish War Memorials Project

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 10:58 am Post subject:

LTN.COL. A.S.W. MOFFAT, 2nd BOR. RGT.

Archibald Skirving Woolery Moffat, Lieutenant Colonel: 1st Battalion attached to 2nd Battalion, Border Regiment. Age 47.
Born 1867 in Kelton Parish, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of James and Mary (Skirving) Moffat of Ken Ervie, Parton. Husband of Marjorie (Armstrong) Moffat who he married in 1912 in Ceylon. Commissioned as 2nd Lt. in 1888 in Border Regiment and served with the 1st Battalion in India and Burma. He returned to the UK as a Major and transferred to the 2nd Battalion in France. Killed at Festubert.
Missing in action 16 May 1915 and listed on the Le Touret Memorial, France.

CPL. A.M. MORRISON, 25th AUS. INF.

Alexander MacPherson Morrison, Corporal (685) 25th Battalion, Australian Infantry. Age 41.
Born 1874 in Balmaclellan Village, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of John Morrison and of his first wife Nicolas McLellan (Waugh) Morrison. John (a widower) married Margaret (Bryden) McLean (a widow) in 1887 and lived in Parton Village thereafter. Alexander enlisted in February 1915 in Queensland and served at Gallipoli and in France. He was killed at Pozieres.
Missing in action 29 July 1916 and listed on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Somme, France.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 10:59 am Post subject:

L-CPL. HUGH RENNIE, 1st SEAFth HRS.

Hugh Rennie, Corporal (S/6716) 1st Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. Age 19.
Born 1897 in Auchencairn, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of Thomas and Jessie E. (Black) Rennie of Ken Ervie, Parton and of Diamonds Laggan, Parton.
Enlisted January 1915. Mentioned in Dispatches.
Died of wounds 12 March 1917 and buried in Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Also remembered on a memorial in Parton Parish Church.

CAPT. A.J. SANDERSON, 1st K.O.S.B.

Archibald James Sanderson, Captain: 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Age 29.
Born 1886 in Farnham, Surrey. Son of Colonel Patrick Sanderson and of Mary Margaret R. (Spens) Sanderson of Glenlaggan, Parton. Served with KOSB since 1906 in Egypt and India. Wounded during the landings at Gallipoli on 26 April 1915 and died onboard the hospital ship "Sicilia"
Died of wounds and buried at sea 2 May 1915. Listed on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey and on memorials in Parton Parish Church and in St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, New Galloway.

PTE. WILLIAM SPOWAGE, 8th K.O.Y.L.I.

William Henry Spowage, Private (38362) 5th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Formerly Private (23247) King's Own Scottish Borderers. Age 37.
Born 1881 in Jump, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Son of Herbert and Priscilla (Parkes) Spowage.
Employed as a butler at Glenlaggan House, Parton, William enlisted in the KOSB in March 1916 and was transferred to the KOYLI in France.
Died of wounds 19 September 1918 and buried in Grevilers British Cemetery, France. Also listed on the memorial in St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, New Galloway.
In 1911 William was the butler at Hardwick Hall, Ellesmere, Shropshire and he is listed on the local Welsh Frankton War Memorial.
Entry updated/corrected 12/2011 thanks to info from Stewartry.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:25 pm Post subject:

SERGT. J. TODD, 7th K.O.S.B.

James Todd, Sergeant (13702) 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Age 24.
Born 1891 at Kirkurd, Peeblesshire. Son of John and Jane (Wilson) of West Kirkland, Wigtownshire.
Killed in action 27 September 1915 and buriedin Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery,Lacouture, France.

SAPPER A.A. THOMSON, R.E.

Andrew Alexander Thomson, Sapper (167319) Royal Engineers. Age 32.
Born 1884 in Parton. Son of William and Jane (Charters) Thomson. Enlisted May 1916 and went to Salonica in January 1917.
Died on active service (of Dysentery) 19 June 1917 and buried in Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece.

PTE. G. THOMSON, 2nd R.S.F.
Military records spell his name as Thompson.
George Thomson, Private (10286) 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Age 25.
Born 1888 in Parton. Son of Margaret Thomson. A member of the Regiment for 5 years. Returned with his battalion from Gibraltar to join the "Immortal Seventh" Division. Killed near Ypres.
Missing in action 31 October 1914 and listed on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:42 pm Post subject:

CPL. A.S. WATSON, 6th SCOTh HORSE.
See previous posts regarding Regiment.
Adam Skirving Watson, Lance Corporal (225960) 10th Battalion (Lovat's Scouts) Cameron Highlanders. Formerly L/Cpl. (6728) 1/3rd Battalion, Scottish Horse Yeomanry. Age 29.
Born 1887 in Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of Robert and Sarah (McBride) Watson of Tintum, Parton. Enlisted September 1914 and served at Gallipoli and Salonica.
Killed in action 31 January 1917 and buried in Struma Military Cemetery, Salonica, Greece. Also remembered on a memorial in Parton Parish Church.

and his brother

SERGT. S. WATSON, 1st K.O.S.B.

Samuel Watson, Sergeant (8752) 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Age 29.
Born 1885 in Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of Robert and Sarah (McBride) Watson of Tintum, Parton. A member of the KOSB for over 11 years, Samuel was a member of the Battalion's Machine Gun Section during the 3rd Battle of Krithia.
Missing in action 4 June 1915 and listed on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey. Also remembered on a memorial in Parton Parish Church.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:48 pm Post subject:

PTE. W. WINDSOR, 7th SEAFORTH HRS.

Walter Duncan Grieve Windsor, Private (202918) 7th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. Formerly Private (25619) King's Own Scottish Borderers. Age 19.
Born 1898 in Dumfries. Son of James and Mary Jane (Kirkpatrick) of Crocketford, Kirkpatrick-Durham. A butler at Glenlaggan, Parton when he enlisted in June 1916 in the KOSB. Transferred to the Seaforths.
Missing in action 16 April 1918 and listed on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium and on the Kirkpatrick-Durham War Memorial.

2nd LT. J. WEDDERBURN MAXWELL, 6th K.O.S.B.

James Wedderburn-Maxwell, Second Lieutenant:3rd attached to 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Age 19.
Born 1899 at Glenlair, Corsock, Parton. Son of Major James Andrew Colville and Helen Mary (Godfrey) Wedderburn-Maxwell. Educated at Charterhouse and at Edinburgh University where he was a member of the O.T.C. he was commissioned in March 1918 and posted to the 6th KOSB in France in August. Wounded at Passchendaele Ridge.
Died of wounds 1 October 1918 and buried in Dadizeele New British Cemetery, Belgium. Also listed on the Corsock War Memorial, the Edinburgh University Roll of Honour and on a memorial in St. Ninian's Church, Castle Douglas.
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Ken

spoons · Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:42 pm Post subject:

Capt A J Sanderson had his photo published in the War Illustrated, Volume 3, page 1072. My electronic copy is quite poor so not really worth posting.