The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

jamiemcginlay · Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 930 Location: Glasgow

Johnstone - Renfrew District
UKNIWM Ref no. 44700

The Johnstone war memorial stands in the centre of Houston Square in the middle of town and is a tall grey granite pedestal standing on a raised granite plinth and supporting the bronze sculpture of a scottish infantryman by Glasgow sculptor Kellock Brown. The pedestal is decorated with bronze panels listing battle honours and the commemoration:
IN HONOUR
OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT
AND
IN MEMORY
OF THOSE
WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 1918

AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1939 - 1945

alexmaclennan · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:18 am Post subject: Johnstone WM

What I recorded for the UKNIWM -

The memorial is situated on Houston Square, Main Street, Johnstone.

Parish - Paisley
District – Renfrew
County - Strathclyde

Grid Ref NS427632

The memorial is a grey stone stepped, square section base/plinth, with a square section pedestal block above it and a bronze statue of a soldier above this. There are three low stone steps to the base/plinth. The main pedestal block is dressed stone blocks in six or eight courses. The pedestal block has several brass plaques fixed to it. The Dedication Inscriptions for WW1 and WW2 are on the same face as the soldier faces. On the faces on either side of this are inverted triangular brass plaques bearing the countries or place names of WW1 battles. On the rear face of the block is a brass plaque bearing a coat of arms surrounded by thistles and surmounted by a lion rampant. I assume this coat of arms is the burgh shield. The approximate height of the stone monument is 5m and the lowest step is about 4 or 5m by 4 or 5m. The brass statue of the soldier is a kilted highland soldier in full pack and wearing a Tam ‘o’ Shanter beret. He appears to be striding forward purposefully. He carries a rifle in his right hand with the butt resting on top of the block. The soldier is some 2 ½m high. He looks just over lifesize. Houston Square is in the centre of the town of Johnstone and the memorial is set in a wide cobbled and slabbed area with a bandstand some 30 or 40m away.

Main Dedication inscription on Square brass Plaque

IN HONOUR
OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT
AND
IN MEMORY
OF THOSE
WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 1918

Second Dedication Inscription in shape of banner

AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1939 – 1945

WW1 Battle Name Plaque

GALLIPOLI
MESOPOTAMIA
PALESTINE
EGYPT

WW1 Battle Name Plaque

FRANCE
BELGIUM
SALONIkA
ITALY

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DelBoy · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 3:50 pm Post subject: unveiling report

Unveiled on Saturday the 10th of May 1924 by Lieutenant-General Sir Walter P. Braithwaite. The figure represents a Private soldier of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. The architect was Mr W.J. Blain of Glasgow and the bronze figure made by Mr Kellock Brown.

Derek.

DelBoy · Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 3:03 am Post subject: Pte. Andrew Hamilton

WW1
Pte. Andrew Hamilton

Probably the correct man below. His date of death and regiment fit the time of the fighting for Hill 60 when the K.O.S.B. arrived in support. No other A. Hamilton's of the K.O.S.B. died before this date either.

(Glasgow Herald 4th May 1915)
"Private A. Hamilton, 3rd (?) K.O.S.B., has been killed at Hill 60. Private Hamilton was a reservist, and proceeded to France in October last. Deceased leaves a wife and child. He resided at 69 High Street, Johnstone."

CWGC
HAMILTON, A
Rank: Private
Service No: 7470
Date of Death: 18/04/1915
Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Bn.
Grave Reference: D. 12.
Cemetery: FIRST D.C.L.I. CEMETERY, THE BLUFF

SNWM
Surname: HAMILTON
Firstname: Andrew
Service Number: 7470
Date Death: 18/04/1915
Place of birth: Edinburgh
Other: 2nd Bn.
SNWM roll: THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS
Rank: Pte
Theatre of death: F.& F.

DelBoy · Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 6:29 am Post subject: Pte. John Barr

WW1
Pte. John Barr

(Glasgow herald 26th May 1915)
"The parents of Private John Barr, who resided at 14 Dimity Street, Johnstone, have been informed in a letter from a friend that their son was killed on May 12 by shrapnel. He was a Maxim gunner in the 1st A. and S.H., and was in the reserve befor ethe outbreak of war, previous to which he worked in Glenpatrick Carpet Works, Elderslie."

CWGC
BARR, JOHN
Rank: Private
Service No: 4/8581
Date of Death: 12/05/1915
Age: 20
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1st Bn.
Panel Reference: Panel 42 and 44.
Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Son of James Husband Barr, J.P., of "The Angle," 1, French St., Moorpark, Renfrew and the late Ellen McKay Barr.

SNWM
Surname: BARR
Firstname: John
Service Number: 4/8581
Date Death: 12/05/1915
Place of birth: Johnstone Renfrewshire
Other: 1st Bn.
SNWM roll: THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS
Rank Pte
Theatre of death: F.& F.

DelBoy · Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 3:06 am Post subject: Pte. William McConnell

WW1
Pte. William McConnell

(Glasgow Herald 2nd June 1915)
"Private William McConnell, who resided at 22 Rankine Street, Johnstone, is among the first of the local company of the Paisley Territorials who has been killed at the front. He was hit by a peice of shrapnel. Private McConnell, who in civil life was employed with Mr Matthew Wilson, contractor, Johnstone, was a transport groom in the Johnston Company."

CWGC
McCONNELL, W
Rank: Private
Service No: 1818
Date of Death: 23/05/1915
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1st/6th Bn.
Grave Reference: I. A. 19.
Cemetery: RUE-DES-BERCEAUX MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUE

SNWM
Surname: McCONNELL
Firstname: William
Service Number: 1818
Date Death: 23/05/1915
Place of birth: Barony Lanarkshire
Other: 1/6th Bn.
SNWM roll: THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS
Rank: Pte
Theatre of death: F.& F.[/i]

DelBoy · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 4:06 pm Post subject: Pte. William Morning

WW1
Pte. William Morning

(Glasgow Herald 22nd June 1915)
"Private Wm. Morning, 1st H.L.I., died from wounds in King George Hospital, London, on Sunday. Private Morning enlisted shortly after war commenced and went to France in May. He was employed as a moulder in Johnstone, and leaves a widow and three children in Paisley."

CWGC
MORNING, W
Rank: Private
Service No: 12953
Date of Death: 20/06/1915
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry 1st Bn.
Grave Reference: Old Portion. F2. 627.
Cemetery: THORN (ABBEY) CEMETERY

SNWM
Surname: MORNING
Forename: William
Rank: Pte
Service number: 12953
Place of birth: Johnstone Renfrewshire
Date of death: 20 June 1915
Theatre of death: F&F
Cause of death: Died of wounds.
SNWM roll: THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY
Other detail: 1st Bn.

anne park · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 5:36 pm Post subject: James Adams GH

James Adams Pte S/2242 8th Gordon Highlanders b Paisley e Johnstone, Renfrew Died of Wounds F&F 05/05/1916 Son of James and Elizabeth Kennedy Adams,26 Rankine St; Johnstone, Renfrewshire. Soldiers Wills 4 Pages. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension Fr 0285 Plot II Row D Grave 12 Evening Times 23-5-16 Page 5: Photo
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anne park · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 4:54 am Post subject: S Moore Private

S Moore Private 3083 9th Bn. Gordon Highlanders transf. to (357145) Northern Command L.abour Centre Labour Corps Age 33 Died Glasgow, United Kingdom 05/04/1918 Son of Hannah Hutton Moore, of 82, Batson St., Govanhill, Glasgow, and the late John Moore. Glasgow (Craigton) Cemetery U. K. Glasgow (Craigton) Cemetery X. 904. The Scotsman 23-08-16 P11: Johnstone
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neilston · Joined: 14 Dec 2012 Posts: 370 Location: Neilston

Allan Clark Wilson
Birth Date: abt 1895
Death Date: 28 Apr 1917
Rank: 2 Lieutenant
Regiment: The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
Battalion: 15th Battalion
Type of Casualty: Killed in action.age 22 years

Barrhead news Friday Sept 28th 1917

"Former Barrhead Town council official Killed -Initiation has been received at his Home in Johnstone That Second Lieutenant Allan C Wilson -Royal Scots who was previously reported missing 28th April is presumed to have been killed on that date. Liu Wilson was 22 years of age prior to Joining the army acted as an assistant in the Town Clerks Office in Barrhead ."

Son of William and Marjorie Clark Wilson, of 'Corgyle,' Thornside Rd., Johnstone, Renfrewshire.

The Arras Memorial at Faubourg-D´Amiens on Memorial Plot: Bay 1 and 2. Arras, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France and on the family headstone which stands in Abbey Cemetery, Thorn, Elderslie, Scotland

anne park · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 10:35 am Post subject: Alexander Doig Shaw

Alexander Doig Shaw Private S/41619 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders b Johnstone e Stirling Age 21 Killed in Action West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 26/10/1917 Soldiers Effects: Fa: James. Perth Cemetery (China Wall) Zillebeke B 115 Plot V Row G Grave 05 The Scotsman 04-12-17 P7: Johnstone
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anne park · Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 10:25 am Post subject: Matthew Wood GH

Matthew Wood Private S/7477 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders b Stevenston, Ayrshire e Stevenston Age 18 Killed in Action Pas de Calais, France 12/03/1915 Son of David and Helen Wood, of 8, Williamson Place, Thorn, Johnstone, Renfrewshire. Soldiers Effects: Father: David. Le Touret Memorial M. R. 22 Panel 39 to 41 The Scotsman 14-04-15 P11 Dundee Courier 14-04-15 P3: Johnstone
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