The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

MagsD · Joined: 10 Mar 2012 Posts: 171 Location: West Lothian

SNEDDON, WILLIAM

Rank: Serjeant
Service No: 7338
Date of Death: 22/02/1919
Age: 26
Regiment/Service: Royal Field Artillery, 6th Reserve Bde.
Awards: M M
Grave Reference: G.95.
Cemetery: UPHALL CEMETERY

Additional Information: Son of William and Margaret Sneddon, of Church St., Broxburn, West Lothian.

MagsD · Joined: 10 Mar 2012 Posts: 171 Location: West Lothian

SHEAL, ANGUS DICK

Rank: Private
Service No: 202658
Date of Death: 11/11/1917
Age: 34
Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers, 2nd Bn.
Grave Reference: L. 32.
Cemetery: UPHALL CEMETERY

Additional Information: Son of William and Annabella Sheal, of Park Rd., Broxburn, West Lothian.

MagsD · Joined: 10 Mar 2012 Posts: 171 Location: West Lothian

McKEE, WILLIAM

Rank: Corporal
Service No: 350965
Date of Death: 22/06/1918
Age: 27
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots, 9th Bn.
Grave Reference: J. 43.
Cemetery: UPHALL CEMETERY

Additional Information: Son of William and Agnes McKee, of Broxburn; husband of Lillias Crawford McKee, of I, Clutha Place, Uddingston, Glasgow.

1891 Census: 210 Mid Street
1901 Census: 303 West Street
Father was a Shale Miner.

Just found information on how William McKee died.
On 22 June 1918, the Edinburgh Evening News reported:
Last night a young Broxburn shale miner, named William M’Kee, residing at Greendykes Road, was killed by a heavy fall of shale which occurred in Westwood Mine, belonging to Oakbank Oil Company, Ltd. He died while being conveyed to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. M'Kee was released from the Army last November to resume his occupation as a shale miner, and in the Royal Scots had seen a good deal of active service in France. He was only recently married.

MagsD · Joined: 10 Mar 2012 Posts: 171 Location: West Lothian

NICOL, SAMUEL

Rank: Driver
Service No: T4/262199
Date of Death: 22/07/1919
Age: 38
Regiment/Service: Royal Army Service Corps, attd. 86th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
Grave Reference: C. 39.
Cemetery: UPHALL CEMETERY

Additional Information: Son of Samuel and Marion Waddell Nicol, of Janefield Cottages, Broxburn, West Lothian.

1891 Census: Broomflats, Kirkliston, West Lothian
1901 Census: Old Town
Occupation was a Coachman in 1901. Born Colinton, Edinburgh.

MagsD · Joined: 10 Mar 2012 Posts: 171 Location: West Lothian

SIMPSON, ELIZABETH

Rank: Nurse
Date of Death: 10/05/1917
Regiment/Service: Territorial Force Nursing Service
Grave Reference J. 33.
Cemetery UPHALL CEMETERY

Elizabeth Atkinson was the daughter of Henry Atkinson, Shale Miner, and Helen Anderson of Uphall Station. She married Alexander Simpson, Shale Miner, on 5 June 1907 at the Institute Hall, Pumpherston. They had one daughter who was age 9 when her mother died. Before joining the TFNS, she worked at Royal Maternity Hospital, Edinburgh. She enrolled for service on 1 Feb 1917 and was called up on 12 Feb 1917. She worked as a Special Military Probationer at 2nd Western General Hospital, Manchester. Although she had a clean health certificate, she took ill on 28 March 1917. Her husband was given a week's leave from serving in France and her parents traveled from Scotland to be with her. Cause of death was Nephritis. Her service record shows an outstanding mess bill of £4.8.6. and letters go back and forward to try to retrieve this sum. Her poor husband was back serving in France, coping with his war duties in addition to his grief and was receiving numerous letters about the mess bill! He was a Battery Sgt. Major with the R.F.A. and survived the war. He asked for help to pay her funeral, however was refused as she died in the UK.

columba · Joined: 19 Feb 2014 Posts: 404

John Munnoch is also commemorated in the Stirling Roll of Honour, one of two of that name; the other was in a NZ regiment but his NOK was his father in Cowane Street in Stirling. Wonder if they were related?

anne park · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 7:44 pm Post subject: List of names?

I have several on my database that would come from the area but with no list of names I cannot give info. Does anyone have a list?
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DerekR · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:20 pm Post subject:

I'm assuming that no list of the Fallen has ever been produced for this memorial?
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anne park

Frank McGrath Dempster Lance Corporal 10215 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders b Uphall,Linlithgow e Edinburgh Age 26 Killed in Action Pas de Calais, France 25/09/1915 Son of Francis and Margaret J. Dempster, of 61, Stewartfield, Broxburn, Linlithgowshire. His brothers John Dempster and James Dempster also fell. 1911 Census: 2nd Bn: India. Occ: Grocer. B Broxbrun, Linlithgow. Soldiers Effects: Father: Francis. Loos Memorial M. R. 19 Panel 115 to 119
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anne park · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 10:38 am Post subject: Alexander Reid GH

Alexander Reid Private 7823 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders b Uphall e Edinburgh Age 35 Died of Wounds Pas de Calais, France 16/06/1917 Husband of Isabella Reid, of 146, Greendykes Rd., Broxburn, West Lothian. Soldiers Effects: Wid: Isabella Malcolm R. Ecoust Military Cemetery, Ecoust-St Mein Fr 0690 Plot II Row A Grave 11 AJ 20-07-17 P4: Broxburn
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anne park · Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 6:07 am Post subject: William Smith GH

William Smith Serjeant 1459 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders b Broxburn, Linlithgow e Glasgow Killed in Action Somme, France 01/07/1916 Soldiers Effects: Fa: William. Soldiers Effects: Fa: William. Thiepval Memorial M. R. 21 Pier 15B & 15C Daily Record: 03-08-16 P5: Broxburn.
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anne park · Posted: Wed May 25, 2016 7:20 am Post subject: James Anderson GH

James Anderson Sjt S/4482 8th/10th Gordon Highlanders b Uphall, West Lothian e Aberdeen Died of Wounds F & F 03/08/1917 Husband of Martha. Died: 46 CC Stn France. Soldiers Will 4 pages. Mendinghem British Cemetery B 018 Plot III Row E Grave 43 The Scotsman 07-09-17 P7: Dow: Broxburn.
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anne park · Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 2:00 pm Post subject: Andrew Baxter GH

Andrew Baxter Pte S/21825 4th Gordon Highlanders b Hamilton, Lanark e Perth Died as PoW Germany 09/08/1918 Soldiers Effects: Brother James. Brother: Duncan & Rachel Hale. Rethel French National Cemetery Fr 1615 Grave 1751 The Scotsman 31-08-18 P5: Uphall
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stuartn · Joined: 13 Dec 2016 Posts: 2551

Names Plaques were added in 2019. The WMR report has all the names recorded.