The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

jrah60 · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:45 pm Post subject: Hamilton North Parish Church

Hamilton North Parish Church, Windmill Road, Hamilton ML3 6LP

OS Grid Ref: NS 655772

1914 -1919

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN
FROM THIS CONGREGATION WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR

John Cross
George Ferguson
James Robertson Frew
Robert Frew
William Dougall Gowans
David Harris
Malcolm Harris
John Stuart Johnstone
William Johnstone
James Irvine Kirkland
John Main
Archibald Scott
William Scott
John Scott
Alexander Williamson Whyte
Robert Yuill

Their name Liveth for evermore

John

Adam Brown · Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:35 pm Post subject:

From “The Scotsman” 1st March 1921

HAMILTON

The memorial tablet bearing the names of the fourteen members of Saffronhall U.F. Church, Hamilton who fell in the war was unveiled on Sunday at a dedicatory service by the Rev. David Forfar, Glasgow, a former pastor of the congregation . The tablet is erected in the vestibule of the church

From what I can find the Saffronhall U.F. Church is now this church, which sits on the corner of Saffronhall Lane. However there are sixteen names on this memorial, not fourteen.

Is this the memorial of the former Saffronhall U.F. Church? Have two names been added?

Theletterwriter · Joined: 25 Nov 2010 Posts: 45 Location: East Kilbride

James and Mary Harris had two sons commemorated at the church : -

Name : Malcolm Mitchell Harris
Rank : Corporal
Regiment/Service : Royal Marine Light Infantry “HMS Indefatigable”
Age : 24
Date of Death : 31/05/1916
Service No : PLY/14698
Memorial : Plymouth Naval Memorial : Panel 18

Name : David McCall Harris
Rank : Private
Regiment/Service : Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 6th. Btn.
Age : 21
Date of Death : 05/08/1916
Service No : 1574
Cemetery : Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Grave J27

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Douglas

Mike Morley · Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 4:28 pm Post subject:

Name: CROSS, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3/6393
Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders, 2nd Bn
Date of Death: 18/6/1915
Panel Reference: Panel 39 to 41
Memorial: Le Touret Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 3:55 pm Post subject:

Name: FREW, JAMES ROBERTSON
Initials: JR
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: Royal Field Artillery, 68th Bde
Date of Death: 23/11/1916
Age: 28
Additional Information: Son of Robert and Annie Robertson Frew, of Hamilton, Lanarkshire; husband of Margaret Kay McNeilage Frew, of 35, Finlay Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow.
Grave Reference: IV C 7
Cemetery: Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension.

Mike Morley · Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:27 pm Post subject:

Name: FREW, ROBERT
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: S/2377
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 10th Bn
Date of Death: 27/9/1915
Panel Reference: Panel 125 to 127
Memorial: Loos Memorial.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 9:37 pm Post subject:

Name: GOWANS, WILLIAM DOUGALL
Initials: WD
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 2306
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 6th Bn
Date of Death: 15/6/1915
Age: 20
Additional Information: Son of Hugh Gowans, of 4, Portland Park, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, and the late Jeannie Kirkland Dougall Gowans.
Panel Reference: Panel 15 and 16
Memorial: Le Touret Memorial.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 10:59 am Post subject:

Name: JOHNSTONE, JOHN STUART
Initials: JS
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 13299
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots Fusiliers, 7th Bn
Date of Death: 26/9/1915
Age: 23
Additional Information: Son of Donald and Jeanie Johnston, of 142, Beckford St., Hamilton.
Panel Reference: Panel 46 to 49
Memorial: Loos Memorial.

and his brother (cuurently mis-spelled on the CWGC database):

Name: JOHNSTON, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: "2599
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 6th Bn
Date of Death: 15/6/1915
Age: 20
Additional Information: Son of Donald and Jeanie Johnston, of 142, Beckford St., Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
Panel Reference: Panel 15 and 16
Memorial: Le Touret Memorial.

Both are also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 2:25 pm Post subject:

Name: KIRKLAND, JAMES I
Initials: JI
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Service Number: 40339
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry, 12th Bn
Date of Death: 23/4/1917
Age: 28
Additional Information: Son of Michael Kirkland, of 17, Almada St., Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
Panel Reference: Bay 8
Memorial: Arras Memorial.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 4:13 pm Post subject:

Name: MAIN, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 6th Bn
Date of Death: 18/8/1916
Age: 36
Additional Information: Son of Robert and Jane Naismith Main.
Grave Reference: VI A 4
Cemetery: St Pierre Cemetery, Amiens.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial and Hamilton Grammar School Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 1:50 pm Post subject:

Name: SCOTT, W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Service Number: S/7314
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), 1st Bn
Date of Death: 21/3/1918
Grave Reference: I D 11
Cemetery: Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 7:18 pm Post subject:

Name: WHYTE, ALEXANDER WILLIAMSON
Initials: AW
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 9th Bn
Awards: MC
Date of Death: 25/10/1918
Age: 22
Additional Information: Son of James and Helen Valentine Whyte, of 20, Lorne St., Hamilton.
Grave Reference: IV AA 8
Cemtery: Harlebeke New British Cemetery.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 7:15 pm Post subject:

Name: YUILL, R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 46171
Regiment/Service: Lancashire Fusiliers, 19th Bn
Date of Death: 18/11/1917
Age: 30
Additional Information: Son of the late John and Janet Yuill, of Hamilton; husband of Lavinia W. Yuill, of Motherwell.
Grave Reference: XXX L 25
Cemetery: Etaples Military Cemetery.

Note: SNWM states formerly 230841 RE.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 4:37 pm Post subject:

Name: SCOTT, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 43589
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 9th Bn
Date of Death: 23/3/1918
Age: 21
Additional Information: Son of John and Helen Scott, of 11, Guthrie St., Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
Panel Reference: Panel 37 and 38
Memorial: Pozieres Memorial.

Also named on Hamilton War Memorial.