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F R R McJannet and J B McJannet, Durisdeer

 
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:22 pm    Post subject: F R R McJannet and J B McJannet, Durisdeer Reply with quote

Not listed on UKNIWM

The memorial is in Durisdeer Parish Church at OS Map Ref NS 895 037

John is listed on SNWM whereas Francis is not. They were born at the same place so they may have been brothers, or cousins.

Name: McJANNET, FRANCIS RONALD REID
Initials: F R R
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Unit Text: 11th Bn.
Date of Death: 25/04/1915
Service No: 698
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 34.
Memorial: LONE PINE MEMORIAL

Name: McJANNET, JOHN BLACKLOCK
Initials: J B
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Trooper
Regiment/Service: Australian Light Horse
Unit Text: 10th
Age: 20
Date of Death: 07/08/1915
Service No: 123
Additional information: Son of Francis James McJannet and Janet Bell McJannet, of Minniberri, Kununoppin, Western Australia. Native of Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 10.
Memorial: LONE PINE MEMORIAL



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

McJANNET
Given Names Francis Ronald Reid
Regimental No. 698
Place of Birth 'Galislack', Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
School Private tuition, Scotland
Age of arrival in Australia17
Religion Presbyterian
Occupation Farmer
Address Kellerberrin, Western Australia
Marital Status Single
Age at Embarkation 23
Next of Kin Father, F J McJannet, Kellerberrin, Western Australia
Enlistment Date 8 September 1914
Rank on Enlistment Private
Unit Name 11th Battalion, F Company
Embarkation details Unit embarked at Fremantle per Transport A11 'Ascanius' on 2 November 1914
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)Mention in Despatches date unspecified. Refers 25 April 1915. Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29354 (5 November 1915); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No. 12 (27 January 1916).
FateKilled in Action 25 April 1915
Place of death or wounding Not Known
Age at death 22
Place of Burial No known grave
Commemoration Details The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 34), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 63
Memorial Details The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.
The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.
The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.

AIF connections Brothers: 123 Pte John Blacklock McJANNET, 10th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 7 August 1915; 1992 Pte Frederick William McJANNET (McJANNETT on records), 11th Bn, returned to Australia, 17 September 1915.
Other detailsWar service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had forgotten about this book. The letters that James Hendrie wrote home were published as a book 'Letters of a Durisdeer soldier' which contains photos of the McJannet brothers amongst others and some personal details. Details here http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=554

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 8:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is now WMR, ex UKNIWM, memorial 72156
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