The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

jrah60 · Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 8:02 pm Post subject: Hamilton West Parish Church

Hamilton West Parish Church, Peacock Cross, Burnbank Road, Hamilton ML3 0DA

OS Grid Ref: NS 713559

The church was originally founded in 1874 as the Burnbank Mission Station of St John’s Free Church. Having been raised to full status in 1875, the church was rebuilt in 1880 and the Glasgow architect John Hutchison was commissioned. The result is the present building, whose design exhibits many features in the 13th-century Gothic style. The interior has one of the best examples in Scotland of a wooden hammer beam roof. The organ was built by Hill & Son of London 1902 and is still in use today.

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN
CONNECTED WITH THIS CONGREGATION WHO
SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 – 1919

Peter Brown 5th Highland Light Infantry
James Bulloch 13th Scottish Horse
Samuel Bulloch 6th Scottish Rifles
John Caldwell Royal Garrison Artillery
James Crichton 5th Scottish Rifles
John Cunningham 1st Canadian Signal Corps
William Doig Black Watch
Andrew Dyer 9th Highland Light Infantry
Matthew Ferrie 12th Highland Light Infantry
Alexander Finnie Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Henry Gardner 6th Scottish Rifles
William Gardner MM 6th Scottish Rifles
George Hannah 10th Highland Light Infantry
Alexander Hutchison 6th Scottish Rifles
Andrew Kay 6th Scottish Rifles
Andrew Love SS Caldergrove - Mercantile
James Mears 2nd Highland Light Infantry
Henry Moore 10th Scottish Rifles
Robert McClelland Royal Army Service Corps MT
Gavin McClelland 8th Scottish Rifles
Daniel Pollock Royal Army Veterinary Corps
Ernest Rogerson Cameron Highlanders
David Steel 17th Highland Light Infantry
John Stevenson Royal Naval Division
Archibald Stewart Royal Artillery
Archibald Summers Scottish Rifles
Donald Syme 1/8 Royal Scots
David Stewart Scottish Rifles
George Wilson 11th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

“FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOR EVER.” AMEN

jrah60 · Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 8:10 pm Post subject: Hamilton West Parish Church

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN
CONNECTED WITH THIS CONGREGATION WHO
SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1939 – 1945

George Alexander Cameronians
Robert Blackburn Royal Air Force
James Cumming Royal Air Force
Joseph Ferrie Royal Artillery
James Freeland Royal Air Force
James Keighley Royal Air Force
Donald McCallum Royal Air Force
Alexander Park Royal Air Force
Alexander Thomson Royal Navy
John Thomson Gordon Highlanders

“FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOR EVER.” AMEN

John

Ian Davidson · Joined: 27 Feb 2010 Posts: 18 Location: Bearsden

A book entitled "The Fallen of Hamilton West Parish Church" was published in 2015, here is a link to the details:

https://www.celebrate-scotland.co.uk/articles/scottish-history/new-book-commemorates-the-fallen-of-hamilton

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 9:13 pm Post subject:

Name: BULLOCH, J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 316468
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), 13th (Scottish Horse) Bn
Date of Death: 17/10/1918
Grave Reference: III B 4
Cemetery: Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 9:18 pm Post subject:

Name: BULLOCH, S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 40624
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 9th Bn
Date of Death: 16/12/1916
Grave Reference: II A 24
Cemetery: Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 11:15 am Post subject:

Name: CALDWELL, J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Service Number: 73358
Regiment/Service: Royal Garrison Artillery, 188th Heavy Bty
Date of Death: 13/10/1916
Age: 37
Additional Information: Son of Daniel Caldwell. Born in Lanarkshire.
Grave Reference: Screen Wall 3, Gen B 154
Cemetery: Greenwich Cemetery.

Mike Morley · Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 4:16 pm Post subject:

Name: CRICHTON, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 5th Bn
Date of Death: 28/8/1916
Age: 29
Additional Information: Son of John and Helen Crichton, of 152, Almada St., Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
Panel Reference: Pier and Face 4D
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:18 pm Post subject:

Name: DYER, ANDREW
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 330916
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry, 9th (Glasgow Hdrs) Bn
Date of Death: 15/7/1916
Panel Reference: Pier and Face 15C
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:46 pm Post subject:

Name: FERRIE, MATTHEW
Initials: M
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 17728
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry, 12th Bn
Date of Death: 25/9/1915
Age: 19
Additional Information: Son of Robert C. Ferrie.
Panel Reference: Panel 108 to 112
Memorial: Loos Memorial.

Also named onn Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:32 pm Post subject:

Name: FINNIE
Initials: A K
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service No: S/15240
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 2nd Bn.
Date of Death: 14/02/1917
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. A. 30.
Cemetery: BRAY MILITARY CEMETERY

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 3:46 pm Post subject:

Name: GARDINER, HARRY
Initials: H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 42447
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry, 16th Bn
Date of Death: 28/11/1917
Age: 20
Additional Information: Son of Harry and Jeanie Gardiner, of 54, Dalziel St., Hamilton.
Panel Reference: Panel 131 to 132
Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial.

Note: SNWM states formerly 27261, Royal Scots Fusiliers.

and his brother:

Name: GARDINER, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Serjeant
Service Number: 202134
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 5th/6th Bn
Awards: MM
Date of Death: 8/5/1918
Age: 26
Additional Information: Son of Harry and Jeanie Gardiner, of 54, Dalziel St., Hamilton.
Panel Reference: Panel 68 to 70
Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial.

Both are also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2020 1:52 pm Post subject:

Name: HANNAH, GEORGE
Initials: G
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 22530
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 10th Bn
Date of Death: 24/3/1917
Panel Reference: Bay 6
Memorial: Arras Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:09 pm Post subject:

Name: HUTCHISON, ALEXANDER
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 2605
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 6th Bn
Date of Death: 21/6/1915
Additional Information: Son of William and Agnes Hutchison, of 2, West Stewart St., Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
Panel Reference: Panel 15 and 16
Memorial: Le Touret Memorial.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:43 pm Post subject:

Name: KAY, ANDREW
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 240233
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 10th Bn
Date of Death: 20/7/1917
Age: 20
Additional Information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Kay, of 4, Burns St., Bent, Hamilton.
Panel Reference: Panel 22
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 7:51 pm Post subject:

Name: LOVE, ANDREW
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Third Mate
Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine, SS Caldergrove (Glasgow)
Date of Death: 6/3/1917
Age: 20
Additional Information: Son of Andrew and Grace Love, of 58, Park Place, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Born at Glasgow.
Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial.

On March 6th, 1917, the British steamer SS Caldergrove, on a voyage from Havana to Queenstown with a cargo of sugar, was sunk by the German submarine U-44, 200 miles WNW of Fastnet. 19 persons were killed. (Source: www.wrecksite.eu)

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.