The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

David McNay · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:04 am Post subject:

Name: CLIMIE, DAVID WHYTE
Initials: D W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Trooper
Regiment/Service: Royal Armoured Corps
Unit Text: Inns of Court Regiment
Age: 20
Date of Death: 21/08/1944
Service No: 14382647
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Cemetery: AVERNES-SOUS-EXMES CHURCHYARD

Trooper Climie is one of only two Commonwealth burials in this Churchyard. He and Lt. Robert Lloyd Richards (295900) both of the same regiment were killed on the same day.

David McNay · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:05 am Post subject:

Name: CONVERY, JOSEPH
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Acting Bombardier
Regiment/Service: Royal Horse Artillery
Unit Text: "N" Bty.
Date of Death: 10/08/1918
Age: 28
Service No: 54959
Awards: M M
Additional Information: Son of John & Margaret Convery
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: VI. C. 5.
Cemetery: BEACON CEMETERY, SAILLY-LAURETTE

David McNay · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:06 am Post subject:

Name: DAVENPORT, DUNCAN
Initials: D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Age: 24/25
Date of Death: 11/04/1942
Service No: 2986637
Additional Information: Son of David Young & Margaret Speirs Davenport (nee Walker)
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Grave 798.
Cemetery: KUALA LUMPUR (CHERAS ROAD) CIVIL CEMETERY, Malaysia

David McNay · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:07 am Post subject:

Name: GRIER, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: 13th (Scottish Horse), Bn.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 18/10/1918
Service No: 315251
Additional information: Son of John and Agnes Grier (nee Fleming) of Main St., Cumbernauld, Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. B. 5.
Cemetery: ROISEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

CWGC has surname spelt wrongly as Grier

David McNay · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:07 am Post subject:

Name: HENDERSON, JAMES SAWERS
Initials: J S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Garrison Artillery
Unit Text: 33rd Siege Bty.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 22/03/1918
Additional information: Son of Robert B. and Rachael Henderson (nee Sawers) of Park View House, Cumbernauld, Dumbartonshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. D. 24.
Cemetery: FINS NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, SOREL-LE-GRAND

David McNay · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:08 am Post subject:

Name: HOWIE, ROBERT
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry
Unit Text: 15th Bn.
Age: 33
Date of Death: 15/07/1917
Service No: 29979
Additional information: Son of John and Margaret Howie, of Dalry, Ayrshire; husband of the late Christina B. Young (formerly Howie). Son-in-law of Thomas & Christina Kirkland Young (nee Baird)
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: NIEUPORT MEMORIAL

David McNay · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:08 am Post subject:

Name: KEIR, GEORGE AITKEN
Initials: G A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Date of Death: 31/08/1915
Age: 24
Service No: 1748
Additional Information: Son of George & Margaret Keir (nee Hanning)
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 92 to 97.
Memorial: HELLES MEMORIAL

David McNay · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:08 am Post subject:

Name: KIRKWOOD, ALEXANDER STEWART
Initials: A S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: First Radio Officer
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy
Unit Text: S.S. Winamac (London)
Age: 30
Date of Death: 31/08/1942
Additional information: Son of Robert and Ellen Turnbull Kirkwood (nee Stewart)
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 119.
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL

David McNay · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:09 am Post subject:

Name: LEE, MARK
Initials: M
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Egret.
Date of Death: 27/08/1943
Age: 20
Service No: P/KX 133640
Additional information: Son of John and Margaret Lee (nee Wilson) of Coatbridge, Lanarkshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 78, Column 1.
Memorial: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

David McNay · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:09 am Post subject:

Name: MILLAR, MATTHEW AITKEN
Initials: M. A.
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Unit Text: 10th Bn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 25/09/1915
Service No: 18718
Additional information: Son of Thomas and Agnes Millar (nee Aitken) of Braefoot. Condorrat. Croy, Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 57 to 59.
Memorial: LOOS MEMORIAL

David McNay · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:10 am Post subject:

Name: McINNES, WILLIAM THOMAS HENDERSON
Initials: W T H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Unit Text: 7/10th Bn.
Age: 26
Date of Death: 24/10/1942
Service No: 2987765
Additional information: Son of William and Mary McInnes (nee Henderson) of Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: XXVI. G. 14.
Cemetery: EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY

David McNay · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:11 am Post subject:

Name: RUTHERFORD, ANDREW
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Unit Text: 1st/5th Bn.
Date of Death: 08/11/1917
Age: 22
Service No: 201530
Additional Information: Son of Daniel & Margaret Rutherford (nee Taylor)
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: XII. E. 16.
Cemetery: GAZA WAR CEMETERY

Date of death on stone 6th November 1917

David McNay · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:12 am Post subject:

Name: SCOTT, ALASTAIR KERR
Initials: A K
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: Burma Regiment
Unit Text: 3rd Bn.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 02/04/1944
Service No: ABRO/72
Additional information: Son of James and Louisa Scott (nee Kerr) of Dullatur, Dunbartonshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 6. M. 3.
Cemetery: IMPHAL WAR CEMETERY

David McNay · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:13 am Post subject:

Name: SIMPSON, LUDOVICK DUFF
Initials: L D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry
Unit Text: 9th (Glasgow Hdrs.) Bn.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 15/07/1916
Age: 28
Service No: 2895
Additional information: Youngest son of the late Duff and Ann Simpson (nee Bilsland) of Dullatur, Dumbartonshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 15 C.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

David McNay · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:13 am Post subject:

Name: SMITH, ANDREW GUY
Initials: A G
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Unit Text: 1st/8th Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 17/03/1917
Service No: 303074
Additional information: Son of James and Agnes Smith (nee Guy) of Crompton Cottage, Cumbernauld, Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. A. 24.
Cemetery: HIGHLAND CEMETERY, ROCLINCOURT