The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

dhubthaigh · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:54 pm Post subject: LIFF, U. F. CHURCH (Former) WW1

Just southside of the A923 entering the village of Muirhead - now Muirhead of Liff Church.

billmunro · Joined: 05 Jan 2010 Posts: 3 Location: Liff, Angus.

If you are looking for Liff Church it lies in the village of Liff approx 1 mile to the south of Muirhead village. There is a 1st World War memorial there, on the east of the church, similar in style to this Muirhead of Liff one. Soldiers local to Liff village who died in the 2nd World War are commemmorated by a small plaque inside Liff Church

DelBoy · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 2:17 pm Post subject:

WW1

Thomas Goodfellow, S.H. Muirhead
John Halkerston, R.F.A Muirhead
William Halkerston, R.E. Muirhead
James Pratt Murray, Aust. I.F. Birkhill
James Smith, Sea.H. Lundie Castle
Victor Whitwell, R.H. (B.W.) Blairfield

WW2

David Scott Bell, R.A. Muirhead
Henry Napier, R.A.F. Birkhill
Edward Pickering, R.N. Birkhill

dalblair · Joined: 26 Aug 2010 Posts: 564 Location: coupar angus

Unveiled on Sunday 19th September 1920.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:56 pm Post subject:

There are just three Halkerston's on the CWGC WW1 Register (and one in WW2, a South African)

HALKERSTON, J.
Rank:Gunner
Service No:167372
Date of Death:23/04/1917
Age:26
Regiment/Service:Royal Field Artillery
"Q" Anti-Aircraft Bty.
Grave ReferenceF. 62.
CemeteryBEAUMETZ CROSS ROADS CEMETERY, BEAUMETZ-LES-CAMBRAI
Additional Information:
Son of John and Mary Halkerston, of Ivy Cottage, Muirhead of Liff, Dundee.

HALKERSTON, W.
Rank:Sapper
Service No:88884
Date of Death:02/04/1918
Age:24
Regiment/Service:Royal Engineers
205th Field Coy.
Grave ReferenceVIII. E. 23.
CemeteryWARLOY-BAILLON COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Additional Information:
Son of John and Mary Halkerston, of Ivy Cottage, Muirhead of Liff, nr. Dundee. Native of Dundee.
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Ken

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:03 pm Post subject:

The other Muirhead man
Surname GOODFELLOW.
Forename Thomas
Rank Pte
Service number 759
Place of birth Dundee
Date of death 9 October 1918
Theatre of death F&F
Decoration
SNWM roll SCOTTISH HORSE YEOMANRY
Unit name Unknown Unit attached to SCOTTISH HORSE YEOMANRY
Other detail latterly 316561 13th Bn. The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders).

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:07 pm Post subject:

MURRAY, JAMES PRATT.
Rank:Private
Service No:1522
Date of Death:08/08/1916
Regiment/Service:Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
15th Bn.
Panel Reference
MemorialVILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL
Additional Information:

SMITH, JAMES.
Rank:Lance Serjeant
Service No:200503
Date of Death:07/08/1917
Age:24
Regiment/Service:Seaforth Highlanders
1st/4th Bn.
Grave ReferenceII. P. 10.
CemeteryWIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Mr. Wm. and Mrs. J. Smith, of Lundie Castle, nr. Dundee.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:13 pm Post subject:

Victor Whitwell - Both CWGC & SNWM spell the surname with an "E"

Surname WHITEWELL .
Forename Victor
Rank Pte
Service number S/26055
Place of birth Stonehaven
Date of death 14 October 1918
Theatre of death F&F
Decoration
SNWM roll THE BLACK WATCH (ROYAL HIGHLANDERS)
Other detail 8th Bn.
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Ken

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:28 pm Post subject:

BELL, DAVID SCOTT.
Rank:Gunner
Service No:891521
Date of Death:14/06/1944
Age:24
Regiment/Service:Royal Artillery
76 Field Regt.
Grave Reference1. Q. 11.
CemeteryHERMANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of William P. and Davina S. Bell, of Dundee; husband of Agnes Sime Bell, of Dundee.

Surname NAPIER.
Forename Henry
Rank Sgt
Service number 1551450
Place of birth Kirriemuir
Date of death 1 September 1943
Theatre of death RAFVR BC
Decoration
SNWM roll ROYAL AIR FORCE

NAPIER, HENRY.
Rank:Sergeant
Trade:Air Gnr.
Service No:1551450
Date of Death:01/09/1943
Regiment/Service:Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
622 Sqdn.
Grave ReferenceColl. grave 5. A. 14-17.
CemeteryBERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
Additional Information:

PICKERING, EDWARD.
Rank:Petty Officer
Service No:D/J 8469
Date of Death:28/04/1941
Age:47
Regiment/Service:Royal Navy
H.M.S. Raleigh
Grave ReferenceGrave 17.
CemeteryTORPOINT (HORSON) CEMETERY [Cornwall]
Additional Information:
Son of William Henry and Margaret Ellen Jones Pickering; husband of Jane Pickering, of Birkhill, Angus.

44 sailors and 21 Royal Engineers were killed when a German bomb hit an air-raid shelter within HMS Raleigh on 28 April 1941, during the Plymouth Blitz.
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Ken