The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Mike Morley · Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 7:16 pm Post subject:

Name: MCMURDO, A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 40522
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry, 17th Bn
Date of Death: 1/4/1917
Grave Reference: I B 4
Cemetery: Savy British Cemetery.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2020 1:20 pm Post subject:

Name: ORR, PETER
Initials: P
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 13450
Regiment/Service: Scots Guards, 1st Bn
Date of Death: 20/9/1917
Age: 23
Additional Information: Son of Robert and Elizabeth Orr. Native of Hamilton.
Grave Reference: I F 48
Cemetery: Bleuet Farm Cemetery.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 3:33 pm Post subject:

Name: SMITH, R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service No: S/3416
Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders 2nd Bn.
Date of Death: 06/04/1915
Grave Reference: III. C. 9.
Cemetery: Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 9:18 pm Post subject:

There are two James L Tennants named on Hamilton War Memorial and one on St Andrew's Parish Church Memorial and on Hamilton Grammar School Memorial.

Name: TENNANT, JL
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 4721
Highland Light Infantry, 9th (Glasgow Hdrs) Bn
Date of Death: 15/7/1916
Age: 19
Additional Information: Son of Robert and Annie Tennant, of Brandon Bridge, Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
Grave Reference: XXVIII N 9
Cemetery: Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval

Name: TENNANT, JAMES L
Initials: JL
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 333061
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry, 9th (Glasgow Hdrs) Bn
Date of Death: 27/9/1917
Panel Reference: Panel 131 to 132
Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial.

Note: SNWM states formerly 1886 Lanarkshire Yeomanry.

Mike Morley · Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 5:19 pm Post subject:

Name: YOUNG, ARCHIBALD MARSHALL
Initials: AM
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 15485
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 18th Bn
Date of Death: 7/9/1918
Panel Reference: Panel 57 to 59
Memorial: Loos Memorial.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 6:17 pm Post subject:

Hamish Campbell appears on Hamilton War Memorial as Hamish J B Campbell. CWGC records him as:

Name: CAMPBELL, JAMES BELL
Initials: JB
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Radio Officer
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy, S.S. Gretavale (Glasgow)
Date of Death: 2/11/1941
Age: 21
Additional Information: Son of George and Elizabeth Fyfe Campbell; nephew of John Miller, of Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
Panel Reference: Panel 54
Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial.

SS Gretavale was a British cargo steaming in Convoy SC-52 when she was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-202, about 250 miles NE of Belle Isle Strait. She was on a voyage from Baltimore to Loch Ewe. Of a complement of 44 only 6 survived. Survivors were rescued by HMCS Windflower. (Source: https://www.wrecksite.eu).

Mike Morley · Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 9:33 am Post subject:

Name: DICKSON, ANDREW YOUNG PRENTICE
Initials: AYP
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Pilot Officer
Service Number: 202855
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 60 Sqdn
Date of Death: 25/2/1945
Age: 24
Additional Information: Son of William and Mary Jessie Dickson, of Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
Grave Reference: 25 D 19
Cemetery: Taukkyan War Cemetery.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial and Hamilton Grammar School Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 6:31 pm Post subject:

Name: FAIRSERVICE, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sergeant (Flight Engineer)
Service Number: 1691254
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Date of Death: 15/7/1944
Age: 38
Additinal Information: Son of William Hastie Fairservice and Euphemia Brown Fairservice; husband of Annie C. S. Fairservice (nee Brown), of Hamilton.
Grave Reference: Sec. A. Grave 870
Cemetery: Hamilton West Cemetery.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:22 am Post subject:

Name: GORDON, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Service Number: 11408142
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery, 111 H.A.A. Regt.
Date of Death: 11/12/1944
Age: 22
Additional Information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Gordon, of Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
Grave Reference: I C 17
Cemetery: Schoonselhof Cemetery.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:45 am Post subject:

Name: HAMILTON, PETER DUNACHIE
Initials: PD
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Captain
Service Number: 63186
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment), 2nd Bn
Date of Death: 25/1/1941
Age: 33
Additional Information: Son of James and Agnes L. Dunachie Hamilton; husband of Margaret Smith Brown Hamilton, of Hamilton, Lanarkshire. M.A. (Glasgow); Minister of the Church of Scotland.
Grave Reference: 1 A 15
Cemetery: Keren War Cemetery.

Also named on Hamilton Grammar School Memorial and on the University of Glasgow Roll of Honour.

Mike Morley · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 6:39 pm Post subject:

Name; MCFARLANE, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Pilot Officer (Pilot)
Service Number: 142540
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force, 61 Sqdn
Date of Death: 17/4/1943
Age: 22
Additional Information: Son of William and Hannah Macfarlane, of Hamilton, Lanarkshire. M.A., Hons. (Glasgow).
Grave Reference: Coll grave 10A
Cemetery: Chievres Communal Cemetery.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial, Hamilton Grammar School Memorial, and the University of Glasgow WW2 RoH.

Mike Morley · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:24 pm Post subject:

Name: PENNYCOOK, WILLIAM RUSSELL
Initials: WR
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Stoker (2nd Class)
Service Number: P/KX 116930
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy, HMS Hood
Date of Death: 24/5/1941
Additional Information: Son of George and Jeanie Pennycook, of Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
Panel Reference: Panel 56, Column 2
Memorial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

More information about William Pennycook can be found on the Roll of Honour on the HMS Hood website: http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/pq/PennycookWR.htm

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2020 3:20 pm Post subject:

Name: TAYLOR, WILLIAM POLLOK
Initials: WP
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Captain
Service Number: TX2020
Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 2/12 Bn.
Date of Death: 4/5/1941
Age: 33
Additional Information: Son of Archibald and Ann Cunningham Taylor; husband of Ada Myee Dutton Taylor, of Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia.
Grave Reference: 5 C 3
Cemetery: Tobruk War Cemetery.

Also named on Hamilton Grammar School Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Thu May 07, 2020 12:26 pm Post subject:

Name: WATSON, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Service Number: T/192611
Regiment/Service: Royal Army Service Corps
Date of Death: 9/12/1942
Additional Information: Son of James and Isabella Brownlie Watson; husband of Margaret Watson, of Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
Grave Reference: 4 G 1
Cemetery: Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial and Hamilton West Parish Church Memorial.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:14 pm Post subject: