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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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Paul
Excellent news. Well done for reaching that milestone.
Thanks
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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I've been wracking my brain to think of all of the memorials in D&G that I believe exist and either we do not have them, or we need photos. So if anyone is looking for something to investigate or to contribute then here you go..........................
Missing memorials and missing photos (roughly West to East)
Mull of Galloway new memorial to air crash – was this erected?
Ardwell church
Leswalt roll of honour (Leswalt village hall)
Glenluce ROH – in Glenluce public hall
Gatehouse, Saunders – in Anwoth (closed) church
Craignaw – F111 crash
Carsphairn – Blue Peter crash
Carsphairn – Blue Peter site of Hunter-Blair (pilot) found
Dunscore parish church – did this memorial ever exist?
Dumfries, new Jane Haining memorial in Dumfries Academy
Devil’s Porridge – new building
Devil’s Porridge - Pipe Major Mackenzie of Annan who died of wounds at Loos
Devil’s Porridge – Animals at war
Lochmaben roll of honour
Gretna – Quintinshill roll of honour
Glenzier school – believed in possession of a member of the family
Lockerbie WW1 Roh (book) – should be inside the parish church but on loan at last visit
Lockerbie Episcopal church – inside the church
Lockerbie, Jardine – in Lockerbie Episcopal church
Johnstonebridge – Hope church parishioners – in care of community council?
Moffat – Warriston School
North of Moffat, John Hunter covenanter memorial
Eskdalemuir roll of honour – in Eskdalemuir church
Ewes roll of honour – in Ewes church
Ewes, Lyall – in Ewes church
Also try the lists of churches and village halls at http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1602 to see if any unchecked buildings contain memorials
I have a few additional bits of info on some of these so drop me a line for more info before you depart on the hunt! |
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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Info received from Gladys Cuttle - the Dunscore ROH (which I know was NOT in the church when I looked for it) was never actually in the church so UKNIWM is wrong. She has seen it and it was in private hands. Just trying to confirm its current location and locate a photo.
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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The former church at Wanlockhead closed over 30 years ago and there were "some plaques" inside the church. These were removed in 2008 we think and have been placed in the mining museum's store (not on display). It is not known if any have military connections but I have some contact details and hope to make arrangements to visit during the summer to inspect and photograph them. There is also a stained glass window in the former (semi-derelict) church. This is protected by a Grade B listing but is not a war memorial.
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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Keir Parish is known to have had a WW1 ROH with 80 names http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=5172 - whereabouts not known
Penpont is known to have had a WW1 ROH listing 150 men and 2 women - whereabouts not known
Tynron is known to have had a WW1 ROH with 32 names - whereabouts not known
There was also a parish ROH for Morton (Thornhill) - no numbers and whereabouts not known
all info from Gladys Cuttle (Teddy) |
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 10:22 am Post subject: |
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Two new memorials to Jane Haining
As Ken Morrison has already posted on threads to Jane Haining's other memorials, a new plaque to her is to be placed in Dunscore church as part of a national initiative.
Meanwhile, students at Dumfries Academy (her former school) will be unveiling a new memorial to her later this month. The format of the memorial has not been announced but it will not be "just a brass plaque or something". The artist is Andrew Adair. A quick check on Google tells me he is a ceramic artist and I know the school raised £1500 for the memorial so I look forward to seeing it.
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2015 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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Buittle church closed some years ago and was then sold. Planning permission was given to turn it into a private house. The building contains several memorials including a large stained glass window by Douglas Strachan.
Today's Galloway News reports that planning permission has been withdrawn. I am not trying to find any further information.
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Kenneth Morrison
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7760 Location: Rockcliffe Dalbeattie
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Kenneth Morrison
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7760 Location: Rockcliffe Dalbeattie
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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:55 pm Post subject: Robert MacKenzie, Pipe Major KOSB Aged 59! |
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I ran across this article today:
D&G Standard 9/9/1916 p.2
MEMORIAL TO ANNAN SOLDIER
An oval bronze memorial to the late Pipe- Major Mackenzie, attendance officer of Annan School Board, has been erected in the hall of Annan Public School. The cost has been defrayed principally the children attending the school, assisted by the children of the Academy, Breconbeds, and St Columba’s, while the remainder has been contributed by the staffs of all the schools, the members of the Board, a few friends, and some former scholars. This is recorded on a small brass plate, mounted on an oak base, beneath the memorial, and on the memorial itself is the following inscription “In memory of Pipe-Major Robert Mackenzie, 6th K.O.S.B., who, after eighteen years faithful service as attendance officer of Annan School Board, died the age of fifty-nine, from wounds received on September 25th, 1915, at Loos, France.” The inscription is surrounded a wreath of laurel and oak with intertwined ribbons, the continuity of the border being broken at the top by the regimental arms the K.O.S.B., and at the bottom by the Annan burgh arms, and the wreath !s the emblem of victory, not of mourning.
This was Robert MacKenzie – age 59 – Pipe-Major (14851) 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers who died in a military hospital at Etaples in France on 8 October 1915.
I am making enquiries abou the possible whereabouts of this memorial. _________________ Ken |
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Kenneth Morrison
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7760 Location: Rockcliffe Dalbeattie
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Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:08 am Post subject: |
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A pal on the Great War Forum has sent me this extract from:
'Floo'ers O' The Forest - Fallen Pipers of The Great War'
Born at Grantown-on-Spey about 1856.Enlisted in the 78th Highlanders (no,337) in November, 1874 and was appointed Piper in November, 1876. Purchased his discharge in October,1878 and re-enlisted in The King's Own Scottish Borderers (no.276I) in July of the following year. Appointed Pipe-Major and served with the 2nd Battalion in the action at Gemaizah in 1888. Awarded the medal for Long Service and Good Conduct and retired to pension in October, 1896. Employed 16 years as Truant Officer for the Annan School Board, Dumfriesshire where he had resided at Ednam Street. Volunteered for service in the Great War. Went to France as Pipe-Major of the 6th (Service) Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers, in the 9th (Scottish) Division. Mentioned in Field-Marshall French's despatch of 30th November, 1915 for his gallantry at Loos (‘London Gazette’ 29422, 1st January, 1916). He had been gassed and wounded on the 25th September while playing the Battalion over the parapet when shot in both legs. Though he managed to crawl back to his own lines, his leg had to be amputated and he died of shock shortly afterward. "He was the finest and grandest old man in the Regiment, and we were justly proud of him." Died of his wounds on the 8th October,1915 "having well deserved the V.C." Because of his age, about 59,he had been offered the position of Battalion postman, but insisted on staying with his Company. Survived by his wife, Mrs. Jane MacKenzie of 40 Cliff Street, Yonkers, New York. Buried in the Etables Military Cemetery,France;Plot III,Row C,Grave 9A.(Photograph in ‘The K.O.S.B.in the Great War’) _________________ Ken |
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BereniceUK
Joined: 18 Aug 2013 Posts: 23 Location: Lancaster
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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Mike Morley wrote: | On the BBC Scotland news yesterday evening there was mention of a new memorial being erected at the Mull of Galloway. Can't see anything posted on the website yet.
Update: further investigation shows that the new Mull of Galloway Trust want to erect a memorial to commemorate the cras of a Beaufighter which crashed in June 1944 while in transit from Weston super Mare to Lossiemouth when it crashed in thick fog. Casualties were:
Name: STANIFORD, ROYSTON EDWARD
Initials: RE
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Senior Flight Engineer
Regiment/Service: Air Transport Auxilliary
Date of Death: 8 June 1944
Grave reference: Column 3
Cemetery: Glasgow Crematorium
Name: ECHALLIER, CLAUDIUS
Initials: C
Nationality: French
Rank: First Officer
Regiment/Service: Air Transport Auxilliary
Date of Death: 8 June 1944
Grave Reference: 29. D. 16
Cemetery: Brookwood Military Cemetery
Apparently Echallier was one of only 5 French nationals serving with the Air Transport Auxilliary. |
If nobody else has already photographed this one, here it is. A couple of slightly different views of the boundary wall.
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Kenneth Morrison
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7760 Location: Rockcliffe Dalbeattie
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 8:03 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for posting these photos, Berenice. _________________ Ken |
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BereniceUK
Joined: 18 Aug 2013 Posts: 23 Location: Lancaster
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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Cheers, Ken. Shall I post them in the D&G section, and if so where?
This is the building that the Beaufighter struck before going into the sea.
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Kenneth Morrison
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7760 Location: Rockcliffe Dalbeattie
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 7:21 am Post subject: |
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Morning Berenice.
I'd suggest posting them in the D&G "Other Memorials" section.
That's where the memorial to the Beaufighter crash at Dundrennan can be found.
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=5705
So I think that would be the most appropriate place. _________________ Ken |
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Mike Morley
Joined: 17 Apr 2013 Posts: 8667 Location: Roberton, Lanarkshire
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Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 8:24 am Post subject: |
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An article on the BBC website tells the story of unlucky lottery winner John Sinclair who won a lottery and died the next day. He was an assistant surgeon in the Royal Navy in the early 19th century and there is a memorial to him in Dumfries: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-54247812 |
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