The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

spoons · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:24 pm Post subject: Brydekirk Church WW2 and Korea

UKNIWM 44099

Location inside Brydekirk church at OS Map Ref NY 182 704

WW2 NAMES
JOHN JOHNSTONE ADAMSON
THOMAS RONALD HALBERT
GEORGE RAFFERTY
JOHN WALLACE
WILLIAM GRACIE TENNANT WELSH

KOREA
THOMAS GEORGE McKAY

DelBoy · Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 2:16 pm Post subject: Korea

DelBoy · Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:53 pm Post subject: Sig. John Johnstone Adamson

CWGC
Name: ADAMSON, JOHN JOHNSTONE
Initials: J J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Signalman
Regiment/Service: Royal Corps of Signals
Unit Text: 80 Anti-Tank Regt., R.A., Sig. Sec.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 14/12/1942
Service No: 3191032
Additional information: Son of John Johnstone Adamson and Agnes Lithgow Adamson, of Brydekirk, Dumfriesshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: V. C. 1.
Cemetery: SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY

SNWM
Surname: ADAMSON
Firstname: John J
Service number: 3191032
Date of death: 14/12/1942
Place of birth: Dumfriesshire
Other: Royal Corps of Signals
SNWM roll: SCOTSMEN IN VARIOUS UNITS
Rank: Sigmn

DelBoy · Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 1:02 pm Post subject: Pte. Thomas Ronald Halbert

CWGC
Name: HALBERT, THOMAS R.
Initials: T R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers
Date of Death: 22/01/1941
Service No: 3190557
Additional information: Son of Adam Creighton Halbert and Marion Bell Halbert, of Annan.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Border K. Sec. 92. Extn. 1. Grave 3.
Cemetery: ANNAN CEMETERY

SNWM
Surname: HALBERT
Firstname: Thomas R
Service number: 3190557
Date of death: 22/01/1941
Place of birth: Dumfriesshire
SNWM roll: THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS
Rank: Pte

DelBoy · Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 1:07 pm Post subject: Tpr. George A. Rafferty

CWGC
Name: RAFFERTY, GEORGE ALEXANDER
Initials: G A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Trooper
Regiment/Service: Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C.
Unit Text: 1st
Age: 31
Date of Death: 08/07/1942
Service No: 330161
Additional information: Son of John and Isabella Alexander Rafferty; husband of Maggie Jane Rafferty, of Kirkton, Dumfriesshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 3. A. 17.
Cemetery: ALEXANDRIA (HADRA) WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY

SNWM
Surname: RAFFERTY
Firstname: George A
Service number: 330161
Date of death: 08/07/1942
Place of birth: Dumfriesshire
Other: Royal Tank Regiment
SNWM roll: SCOTSMEN IN VARIOUS UNITS
Rank: Tpr

DelBoy · Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 1:14 pm Post subject: John Wallace

John Wallace

Unidentified on CWGC

DelBoy

CWGC
Name: WELSH, WILLIAM GRACIE TENNANT
Initials: W G T
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Petty Officer Airman
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. St. Angelo.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 07/05/1941
Service No: P/FX. 76532
Additional information: Son of John George and Janet Gilbertson Welsh, of Brydekirk, Dumfriesshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Bay 2, Panel 1.
Memorial: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL

SNWM
Surname: WELSH
Firstname: William Gracie Tennant
Service number: P/FX76532
Date of death: 07/05/1941
Place of birth: Annan
SNWM roll: ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES
Rank: P O Airman