The Scottish War Memorials Project

spoons · Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:03 pm Post subject: Newton Stewart (Penninghame)

In Dashwood Square, Newton Stewart, outside the McMillan Hall.

OS Map Ref: NX 411 652

UKNIWM Ref: 5872 - there is also a duplicate entry under ref 44449 and I will contact UKNIWM to ask that this be removed.

spoons · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:47 am Post subject:

The organist at Inch church recently provided access to photograph the memorials inside and he mentioned that his grandfather was listed on the Newton Stewart memorial. I thought that I would look up and post his details. Can't explain why the difference in his service number though....

Name: LOCKHART
Initials: G
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Unit Text: 10th Bn.
Date of Death: 06/10/1917
Service No: 235460
Additional information: Husband of M. B. Lockhart, of 74, Arden Square, Stevenston, Ayrshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. L. 51.
Cemetery: GODEWAERSVELDE BRITISH CEMETERY

Surname LOCKHART
Firstname George
Service Number 4544
Date Death 06/10/1917
Decoration
Place of birth Wigtown
Other latterly 235460 10th Bn. The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
SNWM roll SCOTTISH CASUALTIES EXTRACTED FROM ENGLISH REGIMENTS
Rank Pte
Theatre of death F.& F.

dhubthaigh · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:33 am Post subject:

Surname LOCKHART
Firstname George
Service Number 235460.
Date Death 06/10/1917
Decoration
Place of birth Wigtown
Other 10th Bn. formerly 4544 Northumberland Fus.
SNWM roll SCOTTISH CASUALTIES EXTRACTED FROM ENGLISH REGIMENTS
Rank Pte
Theatre of death F.& F.

DerekR · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:39 am Post subject:

4544 was probably his first service number as a Territorial in the 4th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.
He would be given the number 201545 when the Territorials were renumbered in 1917.

His medal card proves that he was transferred from the NF to the KOYLI:

Medal card of Lockart, George
Corps R egiment No Rank
Northumberland Fusiliers 201545 Private
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 235460 Private
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There must be a place under the sun where hearts of olden glory grow young .....

spoons · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:41 am Post subject:

thanks, don't know how I missed that one. Interesting though that the entry with service number 4544 does not show the regiment (Northumberland Fusiliers) that it refers to.

spoons · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 9:59 am Post subject:

This memorial has been researched and details are on the Roll-of-Honour website at http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Wigtownshire/NewtownStewart.html

spoons · Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject:

By a strange coincidence I met a man in B&Q in Ayr (Bill Heron). We got chatting and he sent me the following further information about George Lockhart:

"I have come across some more detail regarding Newton Stewart Memorial. I believe George Dill Lockhart service number 235460 is the person on the Newton Srewart Memorial who died on 6th October 1917 aged 35 (from the family stone at Newton Stewart). He was the son of George Dill Lockhart a Compositor who died on 2nd May 1905 aged 52 at 44 Arthur Street and Mary Porter who died on 26th November 1940 aged 83 at 76 Arthur Street Newton Stewart. He was a tailor to trade married to Marjorie Bark Hannah on 6th September 1909 at Stranraer. He was a brother to my Grandmother's sister in law."

\Paul

spoons · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:10 pm Post subject:

Update with photos sent to UKNIWM on 25 Feb 2007 and 28 Feb 2007.

Also asked them to remove ref 44449 as it is a duplicate

Adam Brown · Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 6:53 pm Post subject: