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john burnett
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 Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:44 pm Post subject: ANSTRUTHER (EASTER & WESTER), WW1 |
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Just the panels, not the full memorial which is very imposing.
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jamiemcginlay
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There were many coastal and fishing communities around Scotland whose war memorial took the form of a tall tower which provided sailors with a useful point of bearing when returning to harbour.
WWI ROLL OF HONOUR:
ANDERSON MITCHELL ANSTRUTHER EASTER ROYAL NAVY ENGINEER ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE TRAWLERS
BLUNSDEN F.D. ANSTRUTHER EASTER ROYAL NAVY PETTY OFFICER
BOYTER ALEXANDER ANSTRUTHER EASTER HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY PRIVATE
CARMICHAEL ROBERT H. ANSTRUTHER EASTER HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY SIGNALLER
CUNNINGHAM G.M. ANSTRUTHER EASTER BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
DARSIE GEORGE ANSTRUTHER EASTER FIFE & FORFARSHIRE YEOMANRY LIEUTENANT
DUNNETT WILLIAM ANSTRUTHER EASTER ROYAL NAVY ENGINEER ROYAL NAVY TRAWLER SERVICE
ELDER JAMES ANSTRUTHER EASTER BLACK WATCH LIEUTENANT
GILMOUR JAMES ANSTRUTHER EASTER BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
GRUBB F.P. ANSTRUTHER EASTER BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
HARROW R.G. ANSTRUTHER EASTER ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS PRIVATE
HAY JAMES ANSTRUTHER EASTER SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS CAPTAIN
JOHNSTON ELIZABETH S. ANSTRUTHER EASTER QUEEN MARY'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS FEMALE
KEAY P.H. ANSTRUTHER EASTER CANADIANS PRIVATE CANADIAN ENGINEERS
LINDSAY J.M.M. ANSTRUTHER EASTER GORDON HIGHLANDERS PRIVATE
LINDSAY M.R. ANSTRUTHER EASTER LOYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT CAPTAIN
MACKAY ANGUS ANSTRUTHER EASTER BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
PARKER G.M. ANSTRUTHER EASTER BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
ROBERTSON THOMAS ANSTRUTHER EASTER BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
SMITH JAMES ANSTRUTHER EASTER BLACK WATCH SERGEANT
SWAN THOMAS ANSTRUTHER EASTER BLACK WATCH LANCE CORPORAL DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL
SWAN WILLIAM ANSTRUTHER EASTER LABOUR CORPS PRIVATE
THOMSON JOHN ANSTRUTHER EASTER ROYAL NAVY MASTER MARINER ROYAL NAVY TRAWLER SERVICE
WATSON W.B. ANSTRUTHER EASTER BLACK WATCH LANCE CORPORAL
WILSON JOHN ANSTRUTHER EASTER BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
ANDERSON JAMES ANSTRUTHER WESTER CANADIANS PRIVATE 54TH CANADIANS
ARCHIBALD ROBERT ANSTRUTHER WESTER ROYAL SCOTS PRIVATE
ARCHIBALD W.M. ANSTRUTHER WESTER ROYAL SCOTS LANCE CORPORAL
BRODIE A.A. ANSTRUTHER WESTER BLACK WATCH LANCE CORPORAL
CARGILL JOHN ANSTRUTHER WESTER BLACK WATCH CAPTAIN
DICKSON H.M. ANSTRUTHER WESTER BLACK WATCH SIGNALLER
DICKSON WILLIAM M. ANSTRUTHER WESTER BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
DOIG ALEXANDER ANSTRUTHER WESTER BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
DRUMMOND THOMAS ANSTRUTHER WESTER SCOTS GUARDS PRIVATE
HEPBURN JAMES ANSTRUTHER WESTER LONDON SCOTTISH PRIVATE
HOGG WILLIAM ANSTRUTHER WESTER BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
LINDSAY ADAM ANSTRUTHER WESTER ROYAL SCOTS LIEUTENANT
LOUDON JOHN ANSTRUTHER WESTER BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
PARKER R.D. ANSTRUTHER WESTER BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
PARKER WILLIAM ANSTRUTHER WESTER LONDON REGIMENT PRIVATE LONDON REGIMENT POST OFFICE RIFLES
PATERSON THOMAS ANSTRUTHER WESTER KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS SERGEANT
PRINGLE W.F. ANSTRUTHER WESTER BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
ROBB ALEXANDER ANSTRUTHER WESTER BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
ROBERTSON GEORGE ANSTRUTHER WESTER ROYAL NAVY STOKER
TOSH WILLIAM ANSTRUTHER WESTER AUSTRALIANS LANCE CORPORAL AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE
WATT DAVID ANSTRUTHER WESTER BLACK WATCH PRIVATE
WATT J.W. ANSTRUTHER WESTER BLACK WATCH SERGEANT
WEIR J.C. ANSTRUTHER WESTER H.M. COASTGUARD SERVICE WARRANT OFFICER
WOOD J.G. ANSTRUTHER WESTER SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS SERGEANT |
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dhubthaigh
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Kevin Dunnion wrote:
| Quote: | This is a 'baronial tower' designed by the St Andrews architect Cf Anderson built by James Thomson of St Monans, and sculpted by John Thomson of Leven. It cost £550, and was unveiled on Christmas Day 1921.
If you would like more details of the men and one woman commemorated on the memorial please go to www.democracyofwar.org.uk |
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David McNay
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My thanks to Stephen Henning for the following photos.
According to him the memorial is located "on the plateau part of Anstruther Golf Course adjacent to the second green."
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john burnett
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| Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 5:01 pm Post subject: Anstruther |
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Thanks to Mrs Aase Goldsmith for the following photograph.
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DelBoy
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L.Cpl. W.B. Watson, Black Watch
(Glasgow Herald 29th May1915)
"Killed in action in France on Monday 24th May, Lance-Corporal Wm. B. Watson, 7th Black Watch, aged 25, son of Alex. Watson, manufacturer, Cellardyke."
CWGC
WATSON, W
Rank: Lance Corporal
Service No: 2200
Date of Death: 24/05/1915
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Bn.
Panel Reference: Panels 24 to 26.
Memorial: LE TOURET MEMORIAL
SNWM
Surname: WATSON
Firstname: William
Service Number: 2200
Date Death: 24/05/1915
Place of birth: Anstruther Fife
Other: 7th Bn.
SNWM roll: THE BLACK WATCH (ROYAL HIGHLANDERS)
Rank: L Cpl
Theatre of death: F.& F.[/u] |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2014 6:36 am Post subject: James J. Moir Lindsay GH |
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James J. Moir Lindsay Private S/14044 8th/10th Bn. Gordon Highlanders e Clydebank Age 25 Killed in Action Pas de Calais, France 10/04/1917 Son of George and Jessie Lindsay, of Haddfoot Wynd, Anstruther, Fifeshire. Arras Memorial M. R. 20 Panel 8 & 9 Anstruther & Clydebank
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A Beattie
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:46 am Post subject: WW1 - Pte. 28290 Alexander BOYTER, H.L.I. (Easter panel) |
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The Glasgow Herald, Wednesday, 23rd May, 1917.
"Deaths on Service.
BOYTER.- Lost at sea on 15th April, by sinking of troopship Cameronia, Pte. Alex. Boyer, cabinetmaker and upholsterer, aged 34 years, beloved husband of Lucy M. Boyer, 1, Melville Terrace, Anstruther."
CWGC - BOYTER, Alexander
Rank: Private.
Service No: 28290.
Date of Death: 15/04/1917. Age: 34. (Drowned at sea from H.T. "Cameronia".)
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry 1st Bn.
Panel Reference: Memorial: CHATBY MEMORIAL (Stone 6.)
Additional Information: Son of Robert and Barbara Brown Boyter, of "Orillia," Anstruther; husband of Lucy M. Boyter, of 2, Rustic Place, Anstruther, Fife.
SNWM - WW1
Surname BOYTER
Forename Alexander
Rank Pte
Service number 28290
Decoration
Place of birth Edinburgh
Date of death 15 April 1917
Theatre of death At Sea
Cause of death Died
SNWM roll THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY
Unit name Unknown Unit attached to THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY
Other detail 1st Bn.
SS Cameronia was torpedoed by German U-boat U-33 in the Mediterranean Sea, east of Malta, whilst conveying over 2,600 allied troops bound for Alexandria, Egypt. She sank in 40 minutes.
Cameronia was originally built for the Anchor Line's transatlantic service by D. and W. Henderson and Company at Glasgow, 1911.
She was requisitioned as a troopship in January, 1917.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Cameronia_%281911%29
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Mike Morley
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Name: PARKER, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Rifleman
Service Number: 3778
Regiment/Service: London Regiment (Post Office Rifles), 3rd/8th Bn
Date of Death: 27/6/1915
Age: 20
Additional Information: Son of Robert and Margaret Parker, of Shore Rd., Anstruther, Fife.
Grave Reference: Screen Wall, 235.1A
Cemetery: City of London Cemetery and Crematorium, Manor Park
Also named on Peebles War Memorial and the bronze plaque in Stobo kirk. |
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