The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

spoons · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:33 pm Post subject: Largs WW1 Roll of Honour

Not listed on UKNIWM

Located in St Columba's church on the seafront at Largs. OS Map Ref NS 202 595.

Note that this church is also the Largs Heritage Centre and is open in the summer months from 12noon till 4pm everyday except Wednesdays and Sundays from 2 to 4pm.

This Roll of Honour presented quite a challenge to be able to photograph and display it in such a way as all the names are readable. Note that this is a Roll of Honour for the whole of Largs and not just St Columba’s, it contains names of those listed on other church memorials. This should prove to be a great aid to researchers because it contains Regiment which is not shown on the parish memorial or on at least St Columba’s WW1 memorial plaque.

The numbers would bear some serious cross checking, this ROH only lists 82 died whereas the WW1 plaque in the church has 91 names and the town memorial 85 names. I can only conclude that the church WW1 plaque contains names who were not considered eligible for inclusion on the town’s memorials.

anne park · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 1:52 pm Post subject: A D Jamieson GH

Archibald Don Jamieson L/sjt S/5374 10th Gordon Highlanders b Aberdeen e Glasgow Age 23 Killed in Action F & F 25/09/1915 Son of Mrs Jamieson, 3 Kelvin St; Largs, Ayrshire. Loos Memorial M. R. 19 Panel 115 to 119 Aberdeen Daily Journal 06-10-16 RoH
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A Beattie

Also listed at Largs War Memorial where there is additional information:- http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?p=69676#69676

PURVES, William Forsyth

Enlisted in A. & S.H.; transferred to Gordon Highlanders; transferred to Labour Corps.

CWGC - PURVES, W.
Rank: Private.
Service No: 288053.
Date of Death: 09/11/1918. Age: 49. (Died of influenza.)
Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders 1st/6th Bn. transf. to (569410) 54th Prisoners of War Coy. Labour Corps
Grave Reference: VI. F. 12A.
Cemetery: LES BARAQUES MILITARY CEMETERY, SANGATTE
Additional Information: Son of John Elliot Purves and Isabella Forsyth Purves (nee Short), of Manseburn House, Largs, Ayrshire.
Native of Glasgow.
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Andrew.

A Beattie

Information about John Campbell is on Largs War Memorial thread :

http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?p=70072#70072
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Andrew.

anne park · Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 7:00 am Post subject: Update of info

William Forsyth Purves Private 288053 1st/6th Bn. Gordon Highlanders transf. to (569410) 54th Prisoners of War Coy. Labour Corps b Hutchesonton, Glasgow 18/01/1873 Age 49 Died of Flu Pas de Calais, France 09/11/1918 Son of John Elliot Purves and Isabella Forsyth Purves (nee Short), of Manseburn House, Largs, Ayrshire. Native of Glasgow. 1881 Census: 1891 Census: 6 Lamb St; Occ: Stableman. Corps. Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte Fr 0065 Plot VI Row F Grave 12A
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A Beattie · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:07 pm Post subject: WW1 - Pte. John H. Begg, H.L.I.

The Glasgow Herald, Friday, 27th. July, 1917.
"Deaths on Service.
BEGG.- Killed in action on 15th July, Pte. John Howat Begg, H.L.I., only surviving son of Mrs Begg, Cumberland House, John Street, Largs."
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stuartn · Joined: 13 Dec 2016 Posts: 2551

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