The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

dalblair · Joined: 26 Aug 2010 Posts: 564 Location: coupar angus

Downfield South is located on Harestane Road,off Strathmartine Road.It contains a WW1 plaque as well as the font from Mains Church with which it merged in 1994.The font has a plaque to the WW2 dead of Mains.There does not appear to be a memorial to WW2 for Downfield South.
Mains was converted to housing and the WW1 memorial window sold off.A picture of the window is contained in the Mains Hall along with a copy of the unveiling programme of 1922 which lists the war dead.The Hall is likely to be sold off and the pictures relocated to Downfield South in due course.

The Downfield South WW1 plaque states:

To the Glory of God and in Memory of

John P Anderson William G Lamb George B Roberts
Louis J Gouick David McRostie Forgan A Simond
William S Haggart David C Philip William D Wishart

Men of this congregation who gave their lives in
the Great War 1914-1918

Greater Love hath No Man than This

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 2:34 pm Post subject:

LOUIS JOHN GOUICK

GOUICK, L J
Rank: Lance Corporal
Service No: 8044
Date of Death: 07/08/1915
Regiment/Service: Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Cemetery: DUNDEE WESTERN CEMETERY

Father Robert B Gouick, St. Peters Street, Dundee.
Louis was with the 2nd Battalion in India in 1911
His name is indexed as GONICK on the census and on SDGW, SNWM, Medal Card and on Soldiers effects - although in that case the correct name is also written in.

The 1st RWK landed at Le Havre on 15 August 1914 and Louis joined them on 23 August - so I'd guess he was a reservist. The 2nd Battalion were still in India.

There is only one other GOUICK on CWGC - also a Dundonian, [a cousin?]

GOUICK, JOHN ALEXANDER
Rank: Lieutenant
Date of Death: 15/04/1918
Age: 26
Regiment/Service: Canadian Field Artillery 1st Bde.
Cemetery: AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Additional Information: Son of John and Lucy Gouick, of "Cragside," Wormit, Fife, Scotland. Native of Dundee, Scotland.
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Ken

dalblair · Joined: 26 Aug 2010 Posts: 564 Location: coupar angus

David McRostie
Gunner
60412
13th Batty 51st Brigade RFA
Kia:2/5/1918
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery IX.B.14

Address: 9 Bank Avenue,Downfield,Dundee

dalblair · Joined: 26 Aug 2010 Posts: 564 Location: coupar angus

Forgan Anderson Simond
L/Cpl
S/23204
Seaforth Highlanders, A Coy,51st Brigade
Kia:22/9/1917
19
Son of Alexander&Christina A Simond.31 Bruce Road,Dundee
Tyne Cot Memorial Panel 132-135

Other address: 388 Strathmartine Road,Dundee

Commemorated on Morgan Academy memorial

dalblair · Joined: 26 Aug 2010 Posts: 564 Location: coupar angus

William Davidson Wishart
Cpl
23260
10th Battn A&SH
Kia:1/10/1918
19
Son of William &Harriet Elliott Wishart,Maules Park,172 Queen Street,Broughty Ferry
Joncourt British Cemetery A.2

Born in Dundee.Commemorated on Harris Academy memorial.

dalblair · Joined: 26 Aug 2010 Posts: 564 Location: coupar angus

William G Lamb
Private
M2/104631
RASC 3rd Signals Coy
Died: 5/12/1918
Dundee Eastern Necropolis V.E.215A

dalblair · Joined: 26 Aug 2010 Posts: 564 Location: coupar angus

David Carswell Philip
2nd Lt
Northumberland Fusiliers 23rd Batt Tyneside Scottish
kia:29/4/1917
Arras Memorial Bay 2&3

address: 2 Haldane Street,Downfield,Dundee

dalblair · Joined: 26 Aug 2010 Posts: 564 Location: coupar angus

William S Haggart
Pte
29482
Cameronians 1st Battn Scottish Rifles
died:28/10/1918
Karachi 1914-1918 War Memorial

address: 373 Strathmartine Road,Dundee

dalblair · Joined: 26 Aug 2010 Posts: 564 Location: coupar angus

John Powrie Anderson
Gunner
192929
RFA C batty 95th Brigade
kia:27/9/1917
24
Son of David Stewart Anderson,24 Muirfield Road,Dundee
Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery XII.G.2