The Scottish War Memorials Project

spoons · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 8:21 am Post subject: New Abbey WW2

Not listed on UKNIWM

Location in New Abbey Church at OS Map Ref: NX 965 659

Visitors may wish to note that this church is normally open during daylight hours.

Name: FRASER, EDWARD
Initials: E
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Royal Armoured Corps
Unit Text: 13th/18th Royal Hussars
Age: 22
Date of Death: 06/03/1945
Service No: 14246969
Additional information: Son of Sarah Fraser, of New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 46. D. 12.
Cemetery: REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY

Name: MURDOCH, ALAN
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 155 (The Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regt.
Date of Death: 07/01/1942
Service No: 25586
Awards: T D
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Column 37.
Memorial: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL

I cannot explain why this last one is given as Royal Engineers on the memorial but I am sure that it is he. SNWM gives his birth place as Kirkcudbright.
Name: RAE, GEORGE KITCHENER
Initials: G K
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment)
Unit Text: 10th Bn.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 14/04/1945
Service No: 3194159
Additional information: Son of William Kidd Rae and Robina Rae; husband of Edith Rae (nee Hussey), of Largs, Ayrshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 7. E. 13.
Cemetery: HANOVER WAR CEMETERY