The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

apanderson · Last edited by apanderson on Sun Jun 14, 2015 1:24 pm; edited 1 time in total

Bothkennar Road, Bothkennar, Falkirk, FK2 8PB.

apanderson · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 1:19 pm Post subject:

My thanks to the Minister, Mr. Andrew Moore for allowing me access to photograph the memorials.

apanderson · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 1:21 pm Post subject:

1914 – 1919
To the Glory of God
And In Loving Memory
Of the Men of this Parish and Congregation
Who made the Supreme Sacrifice

James Adamson, Royal Field Artillery
Robert Baillie, Royal Field Artillery
Alexander Baird, King’s Own Scottish Borderers
Alexander Buist, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Robert Carmichael, Royal Engineers
Thomas Cowan, Royal Scots
Peter Davie, Black Watch
Edward Easton, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
William Forsyth, Canadians
David Huskie, Royal Field Artillery
James Huskie, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Thomas Jardine, Royal Scots
Alexander Kemp, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Daniel Kemp, Royal Naval Division
David Laing, Gordon Highlanders
Thomas Laing, Seaforth Highlanders
Adam Laird, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
John Laird, Royal Scots Fusiliers
Malcolm Laird, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Henry Millar, Seaforth Highlanders

William Murdoch, Royal Engineers
Alexander McCulloch, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Robert McCulloch, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Robert McCulloch, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
William McGregor, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Andrew McKendrick, Black Watch
David McLuckie, King’s Own Scottish Borderers
John McLuckie, King’s Own Scottish Borderers
James Penman, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Peter Penman, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
James Provan, King’s Own Scottish Borderers
Alexander Rae, Camerons
Peter Rae, Machine Gun Corps
John Sim, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
William Stirling, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
James Stoddart, Argyll & Suthurland Highlanders
George Wallace, Royal Naval Division
John Watson, Royal Naval Division
William Waugh, King’s Own Scottish Borderers
David Wilson, Royal Naval Division.

“Dulce et Decorum est Pro Patria Mori”

anne park · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 1:33 pm Post subject: David Laing GH

ADAMSON, J
Rank: Acting Bombardier
Service No: 109267
Date of Death: 01/09/1917
Regiment/Service: Royal Field Artillery 158th Bde.
Grave Reference: D. 2. Cemetery: ADINKERKE MILITARY CEMETERY
Additional Information: Husband of Mrs. E. Adamson, of Bothkennar, Falkirk, Stirlingshire.

Surname: ADAMSON
Forename: James
Rank: P/L/Bdr
Service number: 109267
Place of birth: Alloa
Date of death: 1 September 1917
Theatre of death: F&F
Cause of death: Died of wounds.
SNWM roll: ROYAL HORSE AND ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY

apanderson · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 11:10 am Post subject:

BAILLIE, ROBERT WHIGHAM
Rank: Gunner
Service No: 23095
Date of Death: 01/08/1916
Regiment/Service: Royal Field Artillery 41st Bty. 42nd Bde.
Grave Reference: II. E. 46. Cemetery: HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE

Surname: BAILLIE
Forename: Robert
Rank: Gnr
Service number: 23005
Place of birth: Falkirk
Date of death: 1 August 1916
Theatre of death: F&F
Cause of death: Died of wounds.
SNWM roll: ROYAL HORSE AND ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY

apanderson · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 11:11 am Post subject:

BAIRD, A
Rank: Private
Service No: 15099
Date of Death: 14/05/1917
Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Bn.
Grave Reference: I. A. 4. Cemetery: ORCHARD DUMP CEMETERY, ARLEUX-EN-GOHELLE

Surname: BAIRD
Forename: Alexander
Rank: Pte
Service number: 15099
Place of birth: N Newton Grangemouth
Date of death: 14 May 1917
Theatre of death: F&F
Cause of death : Killed in action
SNWM roll: THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS
Other detail: 2nd Bn.

apanderson · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 11:11 am Post subject:

BUIST, A F
Rank: Private
Service No: 1355
Date of Death: 24/05/1915
Age: 22
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 7th Bn.
Grave Reference: III. C. 8. Cemetery: WHITE HOUSE CEMETERY, ST. JEAN-LES-YPRES
Additional Information: Son of Thomas and Maggie Buist of Carronhouse, Carron; husband of Jessie Fergusion Buist, of Carronshore, Carron, Falkirk, Stirlingshire.

Surname: BUIST
Forename: Alexander F
Rank: Pte
Service number: 1355
Place of birth: Bothkennar Stirlingshire
Date of death: 24 May 1915
Theatre of death: F&F
Cause of death : Killed in action
SNWM roll: THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS
Other detail: 1/7th Bn.

apanderson · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 11:12 am Post subject:

CARMICHAEL, R
Rank: Pioneer
Service No: 250468
Date of Death: 19/05/1918
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers Railway Transportation Establishment
Grave Reference: V. B. 10. Cemetery: LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY

SNWM: Not listed

Soldiers Died in the Great War:
Robert Carmichael, Pioneer, Royal Engineers (Railways), No. 250468
Formerly No. 5737, Royal Army Service Corps
Residence Bothkennar, Enlisted London

apanderson · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 11:15 am Post subject:

COWAN, THOMAS
Rank: Private
Service No: 47903
Date of Death: 26/10/1918
Age: 27
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots 1st/4th Bn.
Awards: M M
Grave Reference: 2. 282. Cemetery: LARBERT CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of Isabella Forsyth Cowan; husband of Catherine E. Cowan, of Smith St., Bainsford, Falkirk, Stirlingshire. Born at Letham, Carronshore.

Surname: COWAN
Forename: Thomas
Rank: Pte
Service number: 47903
Decoration: MM
Place of birth: Bothkennar Stirling
Date of death: 26 October 1918
Theatre of death: Home
Cause of death : Died
SNWM roll: THE ROYAL SCOTS (LOTHIAN REGIMENT)
Other detail: 4th Bn.

Scottish War Graves (Larbert Cemetery), See:
http://scottishwargraves.phpbbweb.com/viewtopic.php?t=258&highlight=larbert+cemetery&mforum=scottishwargraves

apanderson · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 11:16 am Post subject:

DAVIE, PETER
Rank: Private
Service No: 9451
Date of Death: 07/01/1916
Age: 31
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Bn.
Grave Reference: XXX. H. 8. Cemetery: AMARA WAR CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of George and Jane Davie; husband of Jeanie Scobbie Davie, of Glensburgh, Falkirk.

Surname: DAVIE
Forename: Peter
Rank: Pte
Service number: 9451
Place of birth: Larbert Stirlingshire
Date of death: 7 January 1916
Theatre of death: Persian Gulf
Cause of death: Killed in action
SNWM roll: THE BLACK WATCH (ROYAL HIGHLANDERS)
Other detail: 2nd Bn.

apanderson · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 11:16 am Post subject:

EASTON, E
Rank: Private
Service No: 276360
Date of Death: 03/09/1917
Age: 20
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 7th Bn.
Grave Reference: IV. E. 30. Cemetery: BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Easton, of 26, Longdyke, Falkirk.

Surname: EASTON
Forename: Edward
Rank: Pte
Service number: 276360
Date of death: 5 September 1917
Theatre of death: F&F
Cause of death : Killed in action
SNWM roll: THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS
Other detail: 1/7th Bn.

apanderson · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 11:29 am Post subject:

FORSYTH, W
Rank: Private
Service No: 415113
Date of Death: 07/09/1916
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry 13th Bn.
Grave Reference: I. N. 35. Cemetery: ALBERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

SNWM: Not listed

Attestation Paper, Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force, No. 415113
William Forsyth
Attested: 26th March 1915 at Sydney, Nova Scotia
Age: 30 years 1 month
Born Longdyke, Stirlingshire
Next of Kin: Brother David Forsyth, Longdyke, Stirlingshire
Date of Birth: 22nd February 1885
Trade/Calling: Miner
Height 5 feet 4 ins.
Complexion: Dark
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown

apanderson · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 11:29 am Post subject:

HUSKIE, D
Rank: Gunner
Service No: 109073
Date of Death: 03/10/1918
Regiment/Service: Royal Field Artillery "B" Bty. 69th Bde.
Grave Reference: IV. A. 7. Cemetery: TEHRAN WAR CEMETERY

SNWM: Not listed

apanderson · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 11:30 am Post subject:

HUSKIE, JAMES
Rank: Private
Service No: 2334
Date of Death: 26/04/1915
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1st/7th Bn.
Panel Reference: Panel 42 and 44.
Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

Surname: HUSKIE
Forename: James
Rank: Pte
Service number: 2334
Place of birth: Carronshore Stirlingshire
Date of death: 26 April 1915
Theatre of death: F&F
Cause of death: Killed in action
SNWM roll: THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS
Other detail: 1/7th Bn.

apanderson · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 11:30 am Post subject:

JARDINE, T
Rank: Private
Service No: 20890
Date of Death: 22/10/1916
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots 11th Bn.
Panel Reference: Pier and Face 6 D and 7 D. Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

Surname: JARDINE
Forename: Thomas
Rank: Pte
Service number: 20890
Place of birth: Glasgow
Date of death: 22 October 1916
Theatre of death: F&F
Cause of death: Killed in action
SNWM roll: THE ROYAL SCOTS (LOTHIAN REGIMENT)
Other detail: 11th Bn.

Soldiers Died in the Great War:
Thomas Jardine, Private, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), No. 20890
Residence Carron, Falkirk, Enlisted Stirlingshire