The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Mike Morley · Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 1:39 pm Post subject:

Name: WILSON, JAMES FLEMING
Initials: JF
Rank: Private
Service Number 203954
Regiment/Service: Cameron Highlanders, 6th Bn
Date of Death: 28/3/1918
Panel Reference: Bay 9
Memorial: Arras Memorial

Wigtownshire Free Press (18/4/1918): Mrs Joseph Wilson, Over Airies, Whauphill, has received intimation that her son, Private James F Wilson, Cameron Highlanders, was killed in action in France on March 28th. Private Wilson was 28 years of age and was for some years in the service of the Earl of Stair, Lochinch Castle.

Mike Morley · Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 1:42 pm Post subject:

Name: BENSON, ROBERT
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Bombardier
Service Number: 3191841
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery, 2 Maritime Regt
Date of Death: 8/5/1943
Age: 24
Additional Information: Son of Robert and Agnes McLean Benson, of Glenluce, Wigtownshire.
Panel Reference: Panel 80, Column 3
Memorial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial

Mike Morley · Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 1:51 pm Post subject:

Name: DOUGAN, WILLIAM ALEXANDER
Initials: WA
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Corporal
Service Number: 407330
Regiment/Service: Royal Armoured Corps, 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards)
Date of Death: 6/6/1944
Age: 34
Panel Reference: Panel 1
Memorial: Rangoon Memorial

Mike Morley · Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 2:00 pm Post subject:

Name: GRAHAM, THOMAS
Initials: T
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Trooper
Service Number: 3192074
Regiment/Service: Lovat Scouts, "C" Sqn
Date of Death: 14/4/1945
Age: 29
Additional Information: Son of James and Janet Graham; husband of Annie Graham, of Pakefield, Suffolk.
Grave Reference: VI E 2
Cemetery: Florence War Cemetery

Mike Morley · Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 2:09 pm Post subject:

Name: GURNEY, CHARLES HENRY
Initials: CH
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Chief Officer
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy, MV Fishpool (West Hartlepool)
Date of Death: 26/7/1943
Age: 27
Additional Information: Son of Alfred and Elizabeth Gurney, of Glenluce, Wigtownshire.
Panel Reference: Panel 49
Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial

Taken from wrecksite.eu: On the 14th November 1940 the FISHPOOL had been sailing from the Tyne to Vancouver in ballast when she was hit by seven incendiary bombs South-West of Rockall killing several crew. The ship was abandoned and one lifeboat with 15 crew was never seen again. The ship was taken in tow and repaired.

On the 9th May 1941 while loading stores at Barrow-in-Furness FISHPOOL was again damaged by a parachute mine, which detonated next to the ship killing 2 crew.

FISHPOOL was finally sunk in an air raid at Syracuse on the 26th July 1943 while discharging ammunition and aviation spirit brought from Alexandria killing 23 crew and 5 DEMS gunners. 18 survived.

Mike Morley · Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 2:17 pm Post subject:

Name: PROUDFOOT, GEORGE
Initials: G
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3192880
Regiment/Service: The Parachute Regiment AAC, 10th Bn
Date of Death: 20/9/1944
Age: 25
Additional Information: Son of Joseph Proudfoot, and of Jeanie Proudfoot, of Dunragit, Wigtownshire.
Panel Reference: Panel 9
Memorial: Groesbeek Memorial

and his brother:

Name: PROUDFOOT, JOSEPH
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3197761
Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers
Date of Death: 31/1/1945
Age: 22
Additional Information: Son of Joseph and Jeanie Proudfoot, of Dunragit, Wigtownshire.
Grave Reference: VI A 6
Cemetery: Leopoldsburg War Cemetery

Mike Morley · Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 2:26 pm Post subject:

Name: STEVENSON, WILLIAM KYLE
Initials: WK
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Trooper
Service Number: 7902335
Regiment/Service: Royal Armoured Corps, 4th Queen's Own Hussars
Date of Death: 18/4/1941
Age: 25
Additional Information: Son of William Kyle Stevenson and Margaret A. Stevenson, of Dunragit, Wigtownshire.
Grave Reference: 9 E 1
Cemetery: Phaleron War Cemetery

Mike Morley · Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 1:32 pm Post subject:

Name: KYLE, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3197658
Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1st Bn
Date of Death: 10/6/1944
Age: 22
Additional Information: Son of Mary Kyle; husband of Josephine Isabella Kyle, of Ashington, Northumberland.
Grave Reference: VII L 7
Cemetery: La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres

Wigtownshire Free Press (29/6/1944): Intimation has been received of the death in action of Pte James Kyle, brother of Mr Thomas Kyle, Camrie, Glenluce. Pte Kyle, who was 22 years of age, was killed in the early days of June.

Keptie · Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 7:41 pm Post subject: Glenluce

The Huddersfield Drill Hall in Yorkshire have war memorials for the 5th and the 7th Bn Duke of Wellingtons Regt and the lettering have been refurbished with gold lettering as it was originally done

One of the casualties is listed on this War Memorial as well

Pte 26686 James Lynch , 1/7 Bn Duke of Wellingtons Regt born Glenluce Wigtownshire Enlisted Ayr died of wounds 11 April 1918
Formerly 27605 KOSB

The name of Pte 26686 James Lynch, 1/7 Bn Duke of Wellingtons Regt is listed on the Scottish National War Memoriat at the Edinburgh Castle as Scots serving with English Regiments .

(Patrick w anderson)