The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 12:23 am Post subject: Broughton High School

Broughton High School
Location: New Broughton High School, Fettes Avenue, Edinurgh

These plaques now sit in the entrance hall of the swanky new Broughton High School, built last year.
They would have originally hung in the Broughton Higher Grade School built on the corner of Broughton Road and Macdonald Road in 1903. It was replaced in the 1960s with another building in the Fettes Avenue location which was demolished to make way for the new school.

The Latin motto is "Fortier et Recte" and means "Have the strength to do the right thing"

Note there is a Falklands War name at the bottom of the WW2 panel

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 12:34 am Post subject:

Two brothers from the Great War

SUTHERLAND, ANDREW ERNEST
Initials: A E
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Field Artillery
Unit Text: "A" Bty. 67th Bde.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 03/10/1916
Additional information: Youngest son of Andrew and Alexandrina Grant Sutherland, of 7, Hope Park Terrace, Edinburgh. Native of Galashiels.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. C. 1.
Cemetery: STRUMA MILITARY CEMETERY

SUTHERLAND, JAMES GILBERT
Initials: J G
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry
Unit Text: 11th Bn.
Age: 26
Date of Death: 11/08/1915
Additional information: Son of Andrew and Alexandrina Grant Sutherland.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. E. 27.
Cemetery: LE TOURET MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUE

The other Sutherland listed is not a brother

SUTHERLAND, GEORGE STEWART
Initials: G S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Cameron Highlanders
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Date of Death: 17/08/1916
Service No: S/13024
Awards: M M
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. George S. Sutherland, of 16, Dalziel Place, Edinburgh.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 15 B.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 12:47 am Post subject:

Couldn't find Vivian Bridport DSO from the WW2 names but did find this man who was born in Edinburgh and was buried in Edinburgh

STROMBERG, OLAF NICHOLAS
Initials: O N
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sergeant (Pilot)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 83 Sqdn.
Date of Death: 21/05/1941
Service No: 748716
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. Q. Grave 185.
Cemetery: EDINBURGH (PORTOBELLO) CEMETERY

And this man

ANNAND, WILLIAM GOLD
Initials: W G
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Army Pay Corps
Age: 40
Date of Death: 14/05/1945
Service No: 282603
Additional information: Son of William Annand and of Maggie Annand (nee Gold) of Edinburgh; husband of Dorothy Annand (nee Taylor) of Leith, Edinburgh.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 1.
Cemetery: EDINBURGH (WARRISTON) CREMATORIUM

From the windows of the old school you could see where this former pupil was cremated.

Adam

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 12:55 am Post subject:

And the Falklands War name.

MALCOLM, Brian George
Service number: D173685W
Date of death: 12/06/1982
Place of birth: Edinburgh
Other: H.M.S. GLAMORGAN.
SNWM roll :THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES
Rank: Cook RN
Theatre of death: Falkland Islands

gourdongirl · Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:02 am Post subject:

STROMBERG, OLAF NICHOLAS

STROMBERG, OLAF NICHOLAS
Initials: O N
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sergeant (Pilot)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 83 Sqdn.
Date of Death: 21/05/1941
Service No: 748716
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. Q. Grave 185.
Cemetery: EDINBURGH (PORTOBELLO) CEMETERY

HAMISH I SANDISON

SANDISON, HAMISH IAN
Initials: H I
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Flight Sergeant (Nav./Bomber)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Age: 21
Date of Death: 13/02/1946
Service No: 1571678
Additional information: Son of William John and Annie Margaret Sandison, of Edinburgh.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Grave 26.
Cemetery: PORTOBELLO (ST. MARK) EPISCOPALIAN CHURCHYARD

Adam Brown · Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 8:22 pm Post subject:

One of the Great War names

HAY, WILLIAM DOUGLAS
Initials: W D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Company Serjeant Major
Regiment/Service: Cameron Highlanders
Unit Text: "C" Coy., 7th Bn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 17/08/1916
Service No: S/12876
Additional information: Son of John and Jeannie Hay, of "Mayfield", Duddingston Rd., Portobello, Edinburgh.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 15 B.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

CSM Hay is also listed on the Duddingston Church War Memorial

Edinburgh Evening News - 30 September, 1916

CAMERON HIGHLANDERS

Intimation has been received by Mr and Mrs John Hay, Mayfield, Duddingston, that their third son, Coy. Sergt. Major Wm. Douglas Hay, Cameron Highlanders, has been killed. Coy. Sergt. Major Hay was offered a commission dating from the 7th of this month, but he wrote to the War Office requesting that he should be allowed to remain with his regiment during the present “push”. He was a student of Broughton Higher Grade School, Edinburgh, and enlisted at the outbreak of war along with his brother, Sergt. J. M. Hay, who was killed at Loos. Coy. Sergt. Major Hay was 23 years of age.

ssm1th · Joined: 04 Aug 2016 Posts: 1

Hello
I will be doing an exhibition on the WW1 Broughton high school war memorial at the school on September 24th 2016.
If anyone would like to contribute any information about the WW1 names, please get in touch. Likewise I am happy to share any information I have found.
thanks
Sarah

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2020 7:55 am Post subject:

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 5:39 pm Post subject:

2nd Lt. JAS. DAWSON

Named on the Haddington War Memorial in East Lothian as:

Sec.LIEUt. JAMES DAWSON. BLACK WATCH â€“ R.H.
James Dawson â€“ age 25 â€“ Second Lieutenant. 3rd (Reserve) Battalion attached to the 2nd Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
James was educated at Broughton School in Edinburgh before becoming a Student of the Arts at Edinburgh University in 1910. He graduated MA in 1913 and was a school teacher when he enlisted as a Corporal in the 11th Gordon Highlanders in November 1914. He was posted as a Sergeant to the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion of the Royal Scots and was commissioned in June 1915. He was posted to the 2nd Black Watch which moved from France to Mesopotamia, landing at Basra in December 1915. James was invalided home due to diabetes and died of tuberculosis at the family home in Edinburgh.
Born 1892 in Haddington. Son of John Patterson Dawson and of Ann (Craig) Dawson of 19 Avondale Place, Edinburgh.
Died on 2 April 1917 and buried in Aberlady Parish Churchyard, East Lothian. (CWG)
Also named on the Edinburgh University Old College memorial and on the Roll of the Fallen.
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Ken