The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

David McNay · Last edited by David McNay on Sun Feb 28, 2016 9:48 am; edited 4 times in total

Originally posted on the Scottish War Graves Project by adb41

This cemetery was made for the burial of the dead from H.M.S. "Otranto," sunk on the 6th October, 1918, after a collision. In the South part were buried the recovered bodies of the American soldiers on board, but all have been removed; in the North part are buried 73 sailors and Marines (including 43 unidentified) and one merchant sailor, of whom 71 belonged to "Otranto." (The three other graves were brought in from the shore of Machir Bay and from PORT CHARLOTTE NEW CEMETERY, where some of the American dead from the S.S. "Tuscania" were buried.)

Further information can be found here: http://www.armin-grewe.com/islay/islay-otranto.htm

Names of those buried or commemorated here:

AUDLEY, J
BOND, W
BOWLES, H W E
BRENNAN, J
BROWN, PETER
COOMBS, JOHN
DAVIDSON, ERNEST GEORGE WILLIAM
FULLER, J
GANNON, C
GIBBONS, B C
GILMOUR, G
HACKING, CHARLES HENRY
HAWORTH, T H
HEYES, JOHN
HULSE, WILLIAM ARTHUR
JENKINS, JOHN
KENT, B R G
LAWRENCE, C
LITTLE, JOHN EDWARD
MIDDLEBROOK, ARTHUR THOMAS
NOONE, T
NUGENT, J J
OSBORNE, ALFRED
PATTISON, A G
PRESCOTT, WILLIAM CHARLES
RICHARDS, GEORGE
ROWE, C W
SINCLAIR, W
SWANN, D
TWADDLE, D McP.
WILLIAMS, A

David McNay · Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 11:13 pm Post subject:

BROWN, PETER

Rank:Engineer Lieutenant
Date of Death:06/10/1918
Age:32
Regiment/Service:Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. "Otranto."
Grave Reference: 1. 5.
Cemetery:KILCHOMAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ISLE OF ISLAY
Additional Information:Son of Crawford and Jane Brown, of 35, West Holmes Gardens, Musselburgh. Born at Bonnyrigg.

Picture courtesy S. Campbell, Islay

David McNay · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 9:21 am Post subject:

AUDLEY, J

Rank:Able Seaman
Service No:202381
Date of Death:06/10/1918
Regiment/Service:Royal Navy (RFR/CH/IC/138). H.M.S. "Otranto."
Grave Reference: 2. 8.
Cemetery:KILCHOMAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ISLE OF ISLAY
Additional Information:Husband of L. Audley, of 13, Forbes St., Edge Hill, Liverpool.

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David McNay · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 9:21 am Post subject:

BOND, W

Rank:Deck Hand
Service No:2379/DA
Date of Death:30/09/1917
Regiment/Service:Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "Vale of Lennox."
Grave Reference: 10.
Cemetery:KILCHOMAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ISLE OF ISLAY

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David McNay · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 9:22 am Post subject:

BOWLES, H W E

Rank:Signalman
Service No:Bristol Z/4800
Date of Death:06/10/1918
Regiment/Service:Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.M.S. "Otranto."
Grave Reference: 1. 13.
Cemetery:KILCHOMAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ISLE OF ISLAY

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David McNay · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 9:22 am Post subject:

BRENNAN, J

Rank:Signalman
Service No:Clyde Z/1470
Date of Death:06/10/1918
Regiment/Service:Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.M.S. Otranto.
Grave Reference: 2. 13.
Cemetery:KILCHOMAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ISLE OF ISLAY

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David McNay · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 9:23 am Post subject:

COOMBS, JOHN

Rank:Able Seaman
Service No:J/51650
Date of Death:06/10/1918
Age:22
Regiment/Service:Royal Navy H.M.S. "Otranto."
Grave Reference: 2. 25.
Cemetery:KILCHOMAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ISLE OF ISLAY
Additional Information:Son of John and Mary Ada Coombs, of 3, Farley Villas, Pound Rd., Chertsey, Surrey. Born in London.

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David McNay · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 9:26 am Post subject:

DAVIDSON, ERNEST GEORGE WILLIAM

Rank:Captain
Date of Death:06/10/1918
Regiment/Service:Royal Navy H.M.S. "Otranto."
Grave Reference:
Cemetery:KILCHOMAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ISLE OF ISLAY
Additional Information:Husband of Winifred Davidson, of Red House, Third Avenue, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex.

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David McNay · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 9:26 am Post subject:

FULLER, J

Rank:Able Seaman
Service No:J/69782(CH)
Date of Death:06/10/1918
Regiment/Service:Royal Navy H.M.S."Otranto."
Grave Reference: 1. 24.
Cemetery:KILCHOMAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ISLE OF ISLAY

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David McNay · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 9:29 am Post subject:

GANNON, C

Rank:Trimmer
Service No:928609
Date of Death:06/10/1918
Regiment/Service:Mercantile Marine Reserve H.M.S. "Otranto,"
Grave Reference: 2. 14.
Cemetery:KILCHOMAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ISLE OF ISLAY

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David McNay · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 9:29 am Post subject:

GIBBONS, B C

Rank:Midshipman
Date of Death:06/10/1918
Regiment/Service:Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. "Otranto."
Grave Reference: 2. 22.
Cemetery:KILCHOMAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ISLE OF ISLAY

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David McNay · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 9:30 am Post subject:

GILMOUR, G

Rank:Cook
Service No:932076
Date of Death:06/10/1918
Age:23
Regiment/Service:Mercantile Marine Reserve H.M.S. "Otranto,"
Grave Reference: 1. 6.
Cemetery:KILCHOMAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ISLE OF ISLAY
Additional Information:Son of George and Annie Gilmour, of "Hazelwood," Bradda West Rd., Port Erin, Isle of Man.

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David McNay · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 9:31 am Post subject:

HACKING, CHARLES HENRY

Rank:Ship's Cook
Date of Death:06/10/1918
Age:39
Regiment/Service:Mercantile Marine Reserve H.M.S. "Otranto,"
Grave Reference: 2. 2.
Cemetery:KILCHOMAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ISLE OF ISLAY
Additional Information:Son of Albert Hacking; husband of Julia M. Hacking, of Haimance Lodge, Ann St., Jersey. Born in Jersey.

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David McNay · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 9:32 am Post subject:

HAWORTH, T H

Rank:Able Seaman
Service No:Mersey Z/2662
Date of Death:06/10/1918
Regiment/Service:Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.M.S. "Otranto."
Grave Reference: 1. 17.
Cemetery:KILCHOMAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ISLE OF ISLAY

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David McNay · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 9:32 am Post subject:

HEYES, JOHN

Rank:Junior Reserve Attendant
Service No:M/9240(CH)
Date of Death:06/10/1918
Regiment/Service:Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve H.M.S. "Otranto."
Grave Reference: 2. 15.
Cemetery:KILCHOMAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ISLE OF ISLAY

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