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Mike Morley
Joined: 17 Apr 2013 Posts: 8668 Location: Roberton, Lanarkshire
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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Name: FAIRBAIRN, DAVID
Initials: D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 305325
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry, 8th Bn, attd Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 5th Bn
Date of Death: 20/7/1916
Panel Reference: Pier and Face 15C
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial
Note: SNWM states born Crawford. |
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Mike Morley
Joined: 17 Apr 2013 Posts: 8668 Location: Roberton, Lanarkshire
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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Name: ROBB, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: S/10462
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), 1st/6th Bn
Date of Death: 20/7/1918
Age: 29
Additional Information: Son of Thomas and Annie Robb, of The Croft, Crawford, Lanarkshire.
Grave Reference: B 47
Cemetery: La Neuville-Aux-Larris Military Cemetery
and his brother:
Name: ROBB, THOMAS
Initials: T
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 20175
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry, 14th Bn
Date of Death: 5/10/1917
Age: 26
Additional Information: Son of Thomas Robb and Annie Watson Robb, of The Croft, Crawford, Lanarkshire.
Grave Reference: I F 3
Cemetery: Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-Le-Grand |
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Mike Morley
Joined: 17 Apr 2013 Posts: 8668 Location: Roberton, Lanarkshire
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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Name: KIRK, THOMAS
Initials: T
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: S/3190
Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders, 2nd Bn
Date of Death: 25/9/1915
Age: 23
Additional Information: Adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. Kirk, of March House, Abington, Lanarkshire.
Panel Reference: Panel 115 to 119
Memorial: Loos Memorial |
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Mike Morley
Joined: 17 Apr 2013 Posts: 8668 Location: Roberton, Lanarkshire
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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Name: KETCHEN, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 831
Regiment/Service: Lanarkshire Yeomanry
Date of Death: 19/11/1915
Age: 21
Additional Information: Son of David and Annie Ketchen, of 14, Strawberry Bank, Linlithgow. Of Broughton, Peeblesshire.
Grave Reference: IV B 10
Cemetery: Pink Farm Cemetery, Helles. |
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Mike Morley
Joined: 17 Apr 2013 Posts: 8668 Location: Roberton, Lanarkshire
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Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2019 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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Name: GILCHRIST, ROBERT
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Flying Officer (Pilot)
Service Number: 175574
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 143 Sqdn
Date of Death: 5/12/1944
Age: 22
Additional Information: Son of James Gilchrist and of Jean Hunter Gilchrist (nee Thomson), of Crawford.
Grave Reference: Grave 17
Cemetery: Elvanfoot Churchyard |
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Mike Morley
Joined: 17 Apr 2013 Posts: 8668 Location: Roberton, Lanarkshire
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Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2019 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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Name: MACARTHUR, DUNCAN ALASTAIR
Initials: DA
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Flying Officer
Service Number: 122354
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 202 Sqdn
Date of Death: 20/11/1942
Age: 27
Additional Information: Son of J. C. C. and Bessie J. B. MacArthur, of Elvanfoot, Lanarkshire.
Panel Reference: Panel 3, Column 1
Memorial: Malta Memorial
and his brother:
Name: MACARTHUR, JOHN BISSET
Initials: JB
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Aircraftman 2nd Class
Service Number: 969846
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force
Date of Death: 2/6/1940
Age: 22
Additional Information: Son of James Colin Campbell MacArthur and of Bessie Jane Bird MacArthur (nee Bisset), of Elvanfoot.
Grave Reference: Grave 37
Cemetery: Elvanfoot Churchyard |
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Mike Morley
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Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2019 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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Name: NEWBIGGING, SIDNEY HALLAS
Initials: SH
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sergeant (Pilot)
Service Number: 700221
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force
Date of Death: 11/12/1939
Additional Information: Son of Thomas Duncan Newbigging and Alice Mary Newbigging; husband of Alice Lindsay Newbigging, of Hessle, Yorkshire.
Grave Reference: Column 2
Cemetery: Glasgow Crematorium |
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Mike Morley
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Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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Name: ROBB, ALEXANDER
Initial: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Trooper
Service Number: 7931701
Regiment/Service: Royal Tank Regiment, RAC, 46th (The Liverpool Welsh)
Date of Death: 28/10/1942
Age: 24
Additional Information: Son of Grace Robb, and stepson of Thomas Watson, of Crawford, Lanarkshire.
Panel Reference: Column 24
Memorial: Alamein Memorial |
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Mike Morley
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Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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Name: SMITH, DAVID
Initials: D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3318798
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), 6th Bn
Date of Death: 31/7/1944
Age: 26
Additional Information: Son of John and Janet Smith, of Crawford, Lanarkshire.
Grave Reference: VI D 8
Cemetery: Florence War Cemetery |
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Kenneth Morrison
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7779 Location: Rockcliffe Dalbeattie
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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:08 am Post subject: |
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Mike Morley wrote: | Name: KETCHEN, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 831
Regiment/Service: Lanarkshire Yeomanry
Date of Death: 19/11/1915
Age: 21
Additional Information: Son of David and Annie Ketchen, of 14, Strawberry Bank, Linlithgow. Of Broughton, Peeblesshire.
Grave Reference: IV B 10
Cemetery: Pink Farm Cemetery, Helles. |
John is also named on the Yester Parish War Memorial in Gifford Village, East Lothian as:
JOHN KETCHEN
John Ketchen – age 21 – Private (831) 1/1st Battalion, Lanarkshire Yeomanry.
In 1911 John was an apprentice butcher at Crawford in Lanarkshire. He landed with his battalion at Cape Helles, Gallipoli as dismounted troops in October 1915 but he was killed a month later.
Born 1894 in Broughton, Peebless-shire. Son of David and Annie (McLean) Ketchen of Yester Mains and of 14 Strawberry Bank, Linlithgow.
Killed in Action on 19 November 1915 and buried in Pink Farm Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey. _________________ Ken |
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