The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Rab · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 4:24 pm Post subject: Auchinleck War Memorial

8667 Lance Corporal JOSEPH BLACK 2nd.Battalion Seaforth Highlanders

killed in action 26th.October,1914 aged 28 years

Panel Reference: Panel 9 PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL
Country: Belgium
Additional Information: Husband of Mary Ewing Black, of 78, Highhouse,
Auchinleck, Ayrshire.

Rab · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 4:35 pm Post subject: Auchinleck War Memorial

53629 Lance Corporal ROBERT T. HARPER 1st. Battalion Royal Scots
Fusiliers
killed in action on the 21st.August,1918 in France 20 years of age

Panel Reference: Panel 6. Memorial: VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL
Country: France Locality: Pas de Calais

Robert Thom Harper was born on the 28th.September,1898 in Elmbank Cottage, Auchinleck. He was the son of James and Mary Harper.
Forbye the VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, and the Auchinleck War Memorial, L/Cpl. Harper is also remembered on his family's gravestone in Auchinleck kirkyard.

Rab · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 4:41 pm Post subject: Auchinleck War Memorial

34988 Lance Corporal ROBERT MILLIGAN 2nd.Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers

died of wounds in Newport Hospital, Wales, on 8th.April,1918 aged 32 years

Cemetery: AUCHINLECK PARISH CHURCHYARD
Additional Information: Husband of Grace Milligan(nee Arthur),
of 52, Orchard Place, Auchinleck.

Rab · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 4:48 pm Post subject: Auchinleck War Memorial

13913 Private WILLIAM ARMOUR 7th/8th.Battalion King’s Own Scottish
Borderers
killed in action in France - 9th.August,1916 - aged 28 years

Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Country: France
Locality: Somme
Panel Reference: Pier and Face 4 A and 4 D.

The son of Mrs.Agnes Armour, Highhouse, Auchinleck.

Rab · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 4:55 pm Post subject: Auchinleck War Memorial

6752 Private ANDREW ARMOUR 1st/5th.Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers

died 30th.June,1915 aged 20 years - accidentally drowned - Dardanelles,
Turkey
Cemetery: LANCASHIRE LANDING CEMETERY
Country: Turkey (including Gallipoli) Grave Reference: F. 51.

Additional Information: Son of Andrew and Agnes S. Armour, of
68, Highhouse, Auchinleck, Ayrshire.

Rab · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 5:04 pm Post subject: Auchinleck War Memorial

52288 Private JAMES AITKEN 1st.Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers

killed in action in France - Havrincourt Wood - 18th.September,1918 - aged 20 years

Memorial: VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL Country: France
Locality: Pas de Calais Panel Reference: Panel 6.

The son of Mr. & Mrs. Alex. Aitken, Montgomerie Place, Auchinleck.

Rab · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 5:11 pm Post subject: Auchinleck War Memorial

34960 Private JOHN BARRIE 2nd.Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers

killed in action in France - 23rd.April,1917 - aged 30 years

Cemetery: CHERISY ROAD EAST CEMETERY, HENINEL
Country: France
Locality: Pas de Calais Grave Reference: 52.

Husband of Mrs.Agnes Barrie, 72,Highhouse Row. Auchinleck.

Rab · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 5:25 pm Post subject: Auchinleck War Memorial

S/17087 Private WILLIAM BENHAM 7th.Battalion Cameron Highlanders

killed in action 31st.July,1917 aged 31 years

Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Country: Belgium
Panel Reference: Panel 38 and 40.

William Benham appears on the 1901 census in Riccarton. Sometime between 1901 and 1911 he came to live in Auchinleck, because he is recorded on the 1911 census for Auchinleck.
He married Agnes Crawford of Market Place, Auchinleck in 1912, and seems to have lived in Auchinleck for 3 or 4 years before joining up.
Forbye the MENIN GATE MEMORIAL and the Auchinleck War Memorial, Pte.William Benham is also remembered on his wife's family's headstone in Auchinleck kirkyard.

Rab · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 5:33 pm Post subject: Auchinleck War Memorial

79576 Sapper DAVID BRYCE 179th. Tunnelling Company
Royal Engineers
killed in action in France - 4th.July,1916 - aged 33 years

Cemetery: ALBERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Country: France Locality: Somme
Grave Reference: I. A. 33.

Additional Information: Son of David and Margaret Bryce.
Born at Cronberry, Auchinleck.

Rab · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 5:46 pm Post subject: Auchinleck War Memorial

479 Private DAVID H. BLACK 1st.Battalion Seaforth Highlanders

killed in action in France on 4th.November,1914 aged 23 years

Memorial: LE TOURET MEMORIAL Panel Reference: Panel 38 and 39
Country: France Locality: Pas de Calais

David Black was born in the parish of Auchinleck in 1891, the son of Archibald + Abigail Black(nee Hind).

Rab · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 4:04 am Post subject: Auchinleck War Memorial

37907 Private THOMAS S. CAREY

136th. Company Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

killed in action 22nd.February,1917 aged 23 years Mesopotamia

Memorial: BASRA MEMORIAL
Panel Reference: Panel 41.
Country: Iraq

Additional Information:
Son of Mrs. Alice Steele Carey, of 7, Radnor St., Glasgow.

A son of John & Alice Carey.
After leaving school in Auchinleck, Thomas Carey began working as an assistant clerk at Highhouse Colliery.
A few years before the war started, the family moved to Glasgow, where Thomas began working for Messrs J.&J. Burns Ltd., ship-owners.
6 months after the outbreak of the war, Thomas joined up,
1st./6th.Batt. Highland Light Infantry. 15 months later, he transferred to the Machine Gun Corps.

Rab · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 4:55 am Post subject: Auchinleck War Memorial

1907 Private THOMAS GRACIE CROZIER (Grozier)

18th.Battalion, 3rd.Reinforcement Australian Infantry

died in Ralston Red Cross Hospital, Paisley - 19th.July,1917 -
from wounds received in France

buried in Auchinleck kirkyard

Thomas Gracie Crozier was born in Main Street, Auchinleck
in September 1888, a son of Andrew & Eliza Crozier.
Thomas immigrated to Australia around 1910.
He was severely wounded in the spine at Armentieres, May 1916.
After spending time in many hospitals, both in France and U.K.,
he died of his wounds in Ralston Red Cross Hospital in Paisley.

Rab · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 5:11 am Post subject: Auchinleck War Memorial

841413 Private ANDREW GROZIER 24th.Battalion Canadian Infantry

killed in action - 6th.November,1917- aged 24 years

Cemetery: TYNE COT CEMETERY Belgium
Grave Reference: XX. A. 3.

Andrew Grozier was born in Auchinleck in 1893, the son of
Andrew & Elizabeth Grozier.
Andrew jnr. moved to Montreal around 1913 to work with
the Canadian Pacific Railway Company.
He was killed by a shell at Passchendaele.

Rab · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 5:25 am Post subject: Auchinleck War Memorial

24097 Private William Cree 5th.Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers

died 25th.December,1918 - Auchinleck - aged 26 years

buried in Auchinleck kirkyard

William Niven Cree was born in Auchinleck in 1892, a son of
Peter & Catherine Cree(nee Niven).
He married Elizabeth Mitchell in Auchinleck in 1915.
He died on 25th.December,1918, described on his death certificate as
"Army Pensioner".

Rab · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 11:25 am Post subject: Auchinleck War Memorial

43620 Private WILLIAM CLARK 15th.Battalion Royal Scots

died of wounds in France 24th.December,1916 aged 20 years

Cemetery: BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, NORD
Grave Reference: III. A. 156.

William Clark's mother and father were married in Auchinleck in 1885.
William's father died in 1901, and his mother re-married in 1903,
becoming Mrs.Watson.
His step-father also died, and his mother was back living in Auchinleck
when William was at war.
His mother died in Mauchline in 1922.