The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

David McNay · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:07 am Post subject:

Name: MELROSE
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Lanarkshire Yeomanry
Date of Death: 24/12/1915
Service No: 695
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. D. 16.
Cemetery: PINK FARM CEMETERY, HELLES

David McNay · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:12 am Post subject:

The Cameronian crest suggests this is a military burial.

There are no matches for David Heughan Mulholland for 1943, so it may relate to David Walkinshaw. It may also have no military connection at all.

Perhaps a family member might come across this site and enlighten us?

David McNay · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:12 am Post subject:

Name: PATERSON, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Flight Sergeant (Air Bomber)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 166 Sqdn.
Date of Death: 16/03/1945
Service No: 1682300
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 11. F. 19.
Cemetery: DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY

David McNay · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:13 am Post subject:

Name: PETTIGREW, JAMES STARK
Initials: J S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
Age: 26
Date of Death: 07/12/1942
Service No: 910684
Additional information: Son of James Gilchrist Pettigrew and Agnes Thomson Stark Pettigrew. Chartered Accountant.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 5. Column 1.
Memorial: BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL

David McNay · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:13 am Post subject:

Name: SCOTT
Initials: H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Unit Text: 2nd/4th Bn.
Date of Death: 04/11/1918
Service No: 37442
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. B. 9.
Cemetery: RUESNES COMMUNAL CEMETERY

David McNay · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:23 am Post subject:

Unable to find a definite match for this next one. The details below are the closest, but SDGW give birthplace and place of enlistment as Berwick.

Name: SCOTT, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots
Unit Text: 11th Bn.
Date of Death: 12/10/1917
Service No: 48235
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 11 to 14 and 162.
Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL

David McNay · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:24 am Post subject:

Surname: STEWART
Forenames/Initials: Iain Brownlee
Rank: Craftsman
Service: Army
Service Number: 23191022
Regiment/Corps: REME
Place of Birth/Home Town: Carluke Lanarkshire
Date of Birth: 06 February 1934
Age: 23
Date of Death: 24 September 1957
Included on Armed Forces Memorial: Yes
Included on Roll of Honour: Yes

David McNay · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:25 am Post subject:

Name: STEWART
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Northumberland Fusiliers
Unit Text: 10th Bn.
Date of Death: 20/09/1917
Awards: M C
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. E. 6.
Cemetery: LARCH WOOD (RAILWAY CUTTING) CEMETERY

Not sure why this next one is named as Lanarkshire Yeomanry here:

Name: STEWART
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Unit Text: 5th Bn.
Date of Death: 08/10/1918
Service No: 30968
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: D. 1.
Cemetery: BEAUREVOIR BRITISH CEMETERY

David McNay · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:25 am Post subject:

"In Loving Memory of Sgt. Major T C Suffill, late HLI, died 13th April 1926, aged 61 years."

David McNay · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:30 am Post subject:

Name: THOMSON, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots Fusiliers
Unit Text: 12th Bn.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 06/11/1917
Service No: 32877
Additional information: Son of John and Annie Thomson, of 36, Rosebank, Carluke.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: M. 80.
Cemetery: BEERSHEBA WAR CEMETERY

Name: THOMSON
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Unit Text: 142nd Coy.
Date of Death: 07/06/1917
Service No: 81394
Additional information: Son of Mr. J. Y. Thomson, of 36, Rosebank, Carluke, Lanark.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. E. 9.
Cemetery: WOODS CEMETERY

David McNay · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:30 am Post subject:

Name: THORNTON, THOMAS
Initials: T
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
Unit Text: 241 Field Coy.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 04/11/1944
Service No: 2093373
Additional information: Son of Thomas and Frances Young Thornton, of Carluke, Lanarkshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 16. B. 5.
Cemetery: BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY

David McNay · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:31 am Post subject:

Name: WATSON, THOMAS
Initials: T
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry
Unit Text: 15th Bn.
Date of Death: 03/10/1918
Service No: 39727
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 9 and 10.
Memorial: VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL

David McNay · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:31 am Post subject:

Name: WATSON
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Unit Text: 5th Bn.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 23/10/1918
Service No: 53009
Additional information: Son of Mary Watson, of 58, Belstane Rd., Carluke, Lanarkshire, and the late John Watson.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 9.
Cemetery: MONTAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY

David McNay · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:31 am Post subject:

Name: WEBB
Initials: J
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment/Service: Canadian Engineers
Unit Text: 1st Tunnelling Coy.
Age: 32
Date of Death: 12/08/1918
Service No: 79473
Awards: M S M
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. James H. R. Webb, of Helen Place, Law Junction, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. AA. 2.
Cemetery: CAIX BRITISH CEMETERY

Name: WEBB
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Bn.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 23/10/1918
Service No: S/25378
Additional information: Son of James H. R. and Margaret Webb, of Helen Place, Law Junction, Carluke, Lanarkshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: A. 2.
Cemetery: ORCQ COMMUNAL CEMETERY

David McNay · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:32 am Post subject:

William Angus, VC.

Full details of his story can be found at this website.

The Victoria Cross at the top of this grave is made of what appears to be plastic, and apparently was placed to replace the inscribed VC, which had become worn.