The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

dhubthaigh · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject: BIGTON, WW1

An image from Shetlopedia;

dhubthaigh · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:57 pm Post subject:

The names of the fallen men :

George S. Aitken
George W. Jamieson
James Mouat
Malcolm T. Cheyne
William Sinclair
Robert Goudie
James S. Jamieson

anne park · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:50 am Post subject: George Scott Aitken

George Scott Aitken Deck Hand 3607/DA HMT Stratherrick born Sandwick 08/03/1887 Age 28 Died Portsmouth 01-Feb-17 Son of Thomas & Elizebth Mary (nee Johnston) Aitken, Ireland, Bigton. Shetland's Roll of Honour: Page 1: Photo. Ireland Cemetery, Sandwick, Shetland On West boundary

anne park · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:51 am Post subject: George William Jamieson

George William Jamieson Seaman RNR Sandwick Age 19 Died Home 21-Mar-16 Son of George & Robina (nee Leask) Jamieson, Longhill, Bigton. Shetland's Roll of Honour: page 140b Ireland Cemetery, Sandwick, Shetland

anne park · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:57 am Post subject: Malcolm Thomas Cheyne

Malcolm Thomas Cheyne L/cpl 292528 7th Gordon Highlanders born Sandwich, Zetland 08/09/1896 enlisted Scalloway Age 21 Killed in Action F & F 24-Jul-18 Son of Janet (nee Laurenson ) & Sinclair Cheyne, Ireland, Bigton. Shetland Roll of Honour: Page 18: Photo. Soissons Memorial M. R. 18

anne park · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:01 am Post subject: James Scott Jamieson

James Scott Jamieson
2nd Officer HMW Active born Sandwick 25/04/1878 Age 37 Lost North Sea 24-Dec-15 Son of Andrew & Coventry Jamieson, Longhill, Bigton. Shetland's Roll of Honour: page 140b

Keptie · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 7:27 pm Post subject: Bigton Shetlands

This week the Shetland Isles Council are to add a name to this Great War memorial of

CORPORAL 40169 ALFRED LEASK , 10th Bn Cameronians ( Scottish Rifles ) formerly 1587 Royal Scots , aged 19 years

death date of 16th September 1916

son of Elspeth Leask , 21 George Street, LEITH, EDINBURGH

grave no 11 A 40 - Dartmoor Cemetery , Becordel -Becourt , Somme France

Entry on Bigton War Memorial has :

ALFRED LEASK , Cpl, Sco RIF.,

Additional info on the SNWM records birth : LERWICK

Info from Capt Ronnie Leask MBE whose sister did all the ground work and liaised with the helpful Shetland Council staff to get this brave soldiers name added .

Patrick W Anderson

Keptie · Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 8:58 pm Post subject: Bigton Shetlands

Soldiers died in the Great War shows :

CAMERONIANS ( Scottish Rifles )

LEASK , ALFRED , A/Cpl , 40169,

Born - Lerwick , Shetlands

Enlisted - Leith

Residence- Lerwick

Died of Wounds 19th September 1916 France & Flanders

Formerly 1587 Royal Scots

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Remembered on the Bigton War Memorial 2012

patrick w anderson

anne park · Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 6:53 am Post subject: Up date of info

Alfred Leask A/cpl 40169 10th Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) born Lerwick 18/10/1897 enlisted Leith residence Lerwick Age 19 Died of Wounds F & F 16-Sep-16 Son of Elspeth (nee Irvine) Leask, 21, George St., Leith, Edinburgh. 1901 Census: Father John Leask: 3 Fort Place, North Leith. Father's Occ Sailor. Formerly 1589 Royal Scots. Born 31 Hangcliff Lane, Lerwick. Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt Fr 0188 Plot II Row A Grave 40

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