The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

john burnett · Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 790 Location: Fife

The brothers are not on the war memorial which is on outside corner of churchyard. They are mentioned on gravestone within churchyard.

Name: DRYBURGH, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry
Unit Text: 10th Bn.
Date of Death: 25/09/1915
Service No: 12796
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 108 to 112.
Memorial: LOOS MEMORIAL

Name: DRYBURGH, ALEXANDER
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Unit Text: 2nd/7th Bn.
Age: 27
Date of Death: 19/07/1916
Service No: 267224
Additional information: Son of John and Ann Dryburgh, of 14, Main St., Coaltown, Wemyss, Fife.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 22 to 25.
Memorial: LOOS MEMORIAL

Can't find details for James. Any ideas?

apanderson · Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 4:21 pm Post subject:

Hi John,

I thought for a minute you'd got the wrong John Dryburgh as there's another one -

From CWGC:
Name: DRYBURGH, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders
Unit Text: 8th/10th Bn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 30/05/1916
Service No: S/1782
Additional information: Son of Alexander and Elizabeth Dryburgh, of 14, Lockhead Row, Coaltown, East Wemyss, Fife.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. C. 31.
Cemetery: VERMELLES BRITISH CEMETERY

From SNWW:
Surname DRYBURGH
Firstname John
Service Number S/1782
Date Death 30/05/1916
Decoration
Place of birth Wemyss Fife
Other 8/10th Bn.
SNWM roll THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS
Rank Sgt
Theatre of death F.& F.

Could this be James?

From CWGC:
Name: DRYBURGH
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sapper
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
Unit Text: Signal Service Training Centre
Date of Death: 24/02/1919
Service No: 46820
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: On North-West side of Church.
Cemetery: KIRKCALDY PARISH CHURCHYARD

Not listed on SNWM.

Anne

john burnett · Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 790 Location: Fife

Thanks for information but parents names and dates of death do not tie in with gravestone dates. Also, burying one of the lads in Kirkcaldy and not home seems strange. (Nothing against Kirkcaldy!)

It would appear parents and sons names were on gravestone and latterly the words "Who fell in action killed in France" and year were added. This information could be wrong, though I doubt it. I will have to search through local papers.