The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Kenneth Morrison

The local newspaper "In Memoriam" column mentions the death of John McFarlane, Private 13821, 32nd Protection Company, Royal Defence Corps as accidently killed on 29 May 1917 on railway guard duty at Croy .
(Dumfries & Galloway Standard 29/5/1918 p.3)
Sadly it doesn't say which Croy and I cannot find the death on Scotlandspeople (but that's probably me Rolling Eyes

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Can anyone help, please.

John lost three sons in WW1

Name: McFARLANE
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Defence Corps
Unit Text: 32nd Protection Coy.
Age: 51
Date of Death: 29/05/1917
Service No: 13821
Additional information: Husband of Annie Fox McFarlane, of Kingholm Quay, Dumfries.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: D. 63.
Cemetery: DUMFRIES (ST. ANDREW'S) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY

http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1373
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Ken

anne park

Death was registered in Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire. The writing is a bit difficult to read...do you have Ancestry?
Anne
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Researching WWI info from Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Kincardineshire & Morayshire.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2015 8:49 am Post subject:

Thank you for that Anne.
Mark has kindly sent me a copy of the Register page and the location of his death was at Croy [near Kilsyth]
His age is shown as 58, so he didn't show up in my searches Rolling Eyes

It does make me wonder why some families were just so unlucky.
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Ken

brysoni · Joined: 11 Aug 2015 Posts: 5

John McFarlane was my 3rd great uncle. He was born about 1859 in Neilston, Remfrewshire. He was a Militiaman on the 1891 Dumfries census. He died as a result of being "run down by a railway engine" East of the Croy Viaduct, Kirkintilloch (Fiscals report).
He is also on the Kingholm Quay Memorial along with his three son's who also died in WW1
L-cpl. John McFarlane - K.O.S.B. died 3 July 1916
Pvt Martin McFarlane - K.O.S.B. died 30 Sep 1915
Pvt. James McFarlane - K.O.S.B. died 6 May 1915
Also his grandson John McCall L-sgt - Scots Guards - Number: 2695616
died 28th December 1941 Acedebia, Lybia
Benghazi War Cemetery, Lybia (also on Dumfries memorial)

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 9:09 am Post subject:

Hi Irene and welcome to the Project.

Thank you for the confirmation of John McFarlane's details and for the family details of John McCall (on the Kingholm Quay page)

Judging from our e-mail chats about Kirkgunzeon, I'm sure you have lots of information to add to the Project and I look forward to seeing more.
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Ken