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Please visit our homepage at www.scottishmilitaryresearch.co.uk    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Holytown Cemetery Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4  Next          The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project Forum Index -> Lanarkshire - Cemeteries View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message David McNay Administrator Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11423 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:21 am    Post subject: Holytown Cemetery Address: Old Edinburgh Road, Holytown Number of CWGC burials: 20 Names of those buried or commemorated here: ANDREWS, JAMES CROSS ARCHIBALD, JAMES BARCLAY, JOHN BLACKIE, JAMES BLACKLEY, A BUCHANAN, JAMES MITCHELL BUCHANAN, ROBERT CAVEN, JAMES CLARK, WALTER CORBETT, HELEN CROMBIE, THOMAS DAWSON, J Y FERGUSON, ROBERT FISHER, A GARDNER, ANDREW PATERSON CARSON GARDNER, JAMES SHAW GILCHRIST, WALTER GILLIES, JOHN GODDARD, JAMES GRAY, THOMAS MAIN GARDNER GREENSHIELDS, CHARLES GREENSHIELDS, JAMES GREIG, ELIZABETH PETTIGREW PENNYCUIK GREIG, Rev GEORGE HAMILTON, ANDREW GIRDWOOD HAMILTON, HENRY WALDIE JACK, ADAM JONES, WILLIAM KENNEDY, FRANCIS KENNEDY, THOMAS LEE, HUGH LIVINGSTONE, ALEXANDER MACKIE, JOHN McALLISTER, JAMES McARTHUR, HARRY GLENNIE McILROY, SAMUEL McPHERSON, WILLIAM MURRAY, WILLIAM CONN OWEN, JOHN REID, THOMAS RENNIE, HENRY RODGER, JOHN RONNIE, JAMES WALLACE SHAW, JAMES SHAW, JOHN SIMPSON, JOHN H SMITH, ANDREW SMITH, JAMES PATERSON SNEDDON, DAVID STEWART, WILLIAM JENKINS WARNOCK, ELIZABETH McMATH (DAISY)  WARNOCK, GEORGE MUIR WATCHMAN, WILLIAM WATSON, ALEXANDER WEIR, W WHITELAW, ROBERT BLYTH WILLIAMSON, WILLIAM Last edited by David McNay on Sat Jun 25, 2016 8:01 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top David McNay Administrator Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11423 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:21 am    Post subject: Name: BLACKLEY Initials: A Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Corporal Regiment/Service: Royal Scots Age: 28 Date of Death: 24/05/1918 Service No: 20888 Additional information: Son of Samuel and Jeanie Gibb Blackley; husband of Martha Donaldson Blackley, of 80, Nimmos Rows, New Stevenston, Holytown. Born at Longrigg, Airdrie. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: B. 625. Cemetery: HOLYTOWN CEMETERY Back to top David McNay Administrator Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11423 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:22 am    Post subject: Name: BUCHANAN, ROBERT Initials: R Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) Unit Text: 1st Bn. Age: 30 Date of Death: 26/07/1947 Service No: 3323474 Additional information: Son of William and Agnes Buchanan; husband of Agnes Buchanan. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. G. Grave 211. Cemetery: HOLYTOWN CEMETERY Back to top David McNay Administrator Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11423 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:22 am    Post subject: Name: CAVAN, JAMES Initials: J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Regimental Serjeant Major Regiment/Service: Tank Corps Age: 29 Date of Death: 13/02/1920 Service No: 95077 Awards: M S M Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: B. 749. Cemetery: HOLYTOWN CEMETERY Back to top David McNay Administrator Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11423 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:22 am    Post subject: Name: CORBETT, HELEN Initials: H Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Auxiliary Territorial Service Date of Death: 10/03/1943 Service No: W/33461 Additional information: Daughter of James and Agnes Corbett. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. A. Grave 347. Cemetery: HOLYTOWN CEMETERY This was the only grave marker for Helen Corbett at the time of this photograph. Back to top David McNay Administrator Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11423 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:23 am    Post subject: Name: DAWSON Initials: J Y Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Unit Text: 4th Bn. Date of Death: 18/02/1919 Service No: 56181 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: B. 689. Cemetery: HOLYTOWN CEMETERY Back to top David McNay Administrator Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11423 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:23 am    Post subject: Name: FERGUSON, ROBERT Initials: R Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sapper Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers Age: 31 Date of Death: 04/01/1946 Service No: 2092172 Additional information: Son of Robert and Ellen Ferguson; husband of Grace Ferguson, of New Stevenston. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. G. Grave 70. Cemetery: HOLYTOWN CEMETERY Back to top David McNay Administrator Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11423 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:23 am    Post subject: Name: FISHER Initials: A Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Royal Scots Unit Text: 7th Bn. Secondary Regiment: Labour Corps Secondary Unit Text: transf. to (8523) Date of Death: 19/01/1920 Service No: 35862 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: B. 756. Cemetery: HOLYTOWN CEMETERY Back to top David McNay Administrator Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11423 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:24 am    Post subject: Name: GILLIES, JOHN Initials: J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Unit Text: 76 Sqdn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 18/08/1942 Service No: 741756 Additional information: Son of Thomas Emerson Gillies and Mary Gillies, of New Stevenston. M.A. (Glasgow). Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. N. Grave 28. Cemetery: HOLYTOWN CEMETERY Back to top David McNay Administrator Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11423 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:24 am    Post subject: Name: GRAY, THOMAS MAIN GARDNER Initials: T M G Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sergeant (Pilot) Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Unit Text: 25 O.T.U. Age: 21 Date of Death: 31/10/1942 Service No: 1343177 Additional information: Son of William Hart Gray and Elizabeth Harriet Aitken Gardner Gray, of Chapelhall. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. D. Grave 27. Cemetery: HOLYTOWN CEMETERY Back to top David McNay Administrator Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11423 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:25 am    Post subject: Name: HAMILTON, ANDREW GIRDWOOD Initials: A G Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Trooper Regiment/Service: Royal Armoured Corps Age: 29 Date of Death: 29/08/1941 Service No: 7917998 Additional information: Husband of Elizabeth Hamilton, of Chapelhall. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. D. Grave 196. Cemetery: HOLYTOWN CEMETERY Back to top David McNay Administrator Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11423 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:25 am    Post subject: Name: MACKIE, JOHN Initials: J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Rifleman Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Unit Text: 6th Bn. Age: 25 Date of Death: 18/03/1944 Service No: 3246607 Additional information: Son of William and Isabel Bruce Mackie, of Carfin; husband of Annie Mackie, of Carfin. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. F. Grave 114. Cemetery: HOLYTOWN CEMETERY Back to top David McNay Administrator Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11423 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:25 am    Post subject: Name: McARTHUR, HARRY GLENNIE Initials: H G Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sergeant (Pilot) Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Unit Text: 122 Sqdn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 01/11/1945 Service No: 1573572 Additional information: Son of Harry Glennie McArthur and Jean Andrews McArthur, of Chapelhall. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. B. Grave 1205. Cemetery: HOLYTOWN CEMETERY Back to top David McNay Administrator Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11423 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:26 am    Post subject: Name: McPHERSON, WILLIAM Initials: W Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Pioneer Corps Age: 18 Date of Death: 21/04/1945 Service No: 14905777 Additional information: Son of William and Jeanie McPherson, of Chapelhall. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. D. Grave 237. Cemetery: HOLYTOWN CEMETERY Back to top David McNay Administrator Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11423 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:26 am    Post subject: Name: RODGER, JOHN Initials: J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Driver Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers Unit Text: 42nd Field Coy. Date of Death: 11/11/1918 Service No: 412255 Additional information: Husband of Mary Rodger, of 40H, New St., Calderbank, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: B. 662. 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