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PostPosted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

update sent to UKNIWM today

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 09, 2018 3:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

spoons wrote:
Sgt Millar is almost certainly this man.

Name: MILLAR, ROBERT
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 53 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 10/11/1942
Service No: 1057521
Additional information: Son of John and Margarate Millar, of Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 1. Column 4.
Memorial: OTTAWA MEMORIAL

According to SNWM he died in USA, presumably whilst training.


That was my thought too Paul but he was on active service!

Robert Millar – age 20 – Sergeant (1057521) 53 (R.C.A.F.) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
In July 1942 No.53 Squadron became one of the few British units to operate directly from American soil, when it began flying Lockheed Hudsons on anti-submarine patrols off the Eastern seaboard. After spending a month operating from Rhode Island, the squadron moved south to Edinburgh Field in Trinidad, where it remained until the end of November. Robert's aircraft was attacking a German submarine U-505, found on the surface in the Caribbean Sea, when one of the depth charges hit the boat and debris struck the Hudson causing it to explode and crash.
Born 1922 in Thornhill, Morton, Dumfriesshire. Son of John and Margaret (Osborne) Millar of Thornhil.
Killed in Action/Lost at Sea on 10 November 1942 and named on the Ottawa Memorial, Ontario, Canada.
The pilot was an Australian, the Navigator a New Zealander and the other Brit was from London.
The fifth crewman on the aircraft was Harold Lewis Drew, Seaman 1st Class (6461768) US Navy.
I haven't been able to find out why CWGC have designated 53 Squadron as Canadian. It was RAF Coastal Command but perhaps it was "political" to call it RCAF???
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ROBERT ANDERSON.
Robert Anderson – age 19 – Lance Corporal (59437) 11th Battalion, Royal Scots.
Robert was a grocer, aged 17, when he enlisted as Private (9897) in the 54th Training Battalion in March 1917. He was posted as Private (56970) to the 18th Highland Light Infantry in France in April 1918 but was transferred to the Royal Scots. He was wounded 3 weeks later but was able to rejoin his battalion. Robert was killed a month later.
Born 1899 in Keir. Son of Hugh Young Anderson and of Janet (Kirk) Anderson of Keir Village.
Missing in Action on 1 June 1918 and named on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.
Also named as 11th R.Scots, died 1918, on the Keir Parish Church memorial now in Penpont Parish Church.


JAMES JOSEPH BOYES.
James Joseph Boyes – age 21 – Private (25681) 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Born 1895 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire. Son of Robert and Elizabeth (Marchbank) Boyes of Ronaldstone, Auldgirth, Keir.
Killed in Action on 9 April 1917 and buried in Bailleul Road West Cemetery, St. Laurent-Blangy, France.
Also named as 6th KOSB, died 1917, on the Keir Parish Church memorial now in Penpont Parish Church and on the Dunscore Parish War Memorial.

and his brother


ROBERT BOYES
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Robert Boyes – age 24 – Private (201791) 1/5th (Dumfries and Galloway) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Robert was employed with Mr Stoba at Hallidayhill, Dunscore when he enlisted in September 1914. He was posted as Private (14810) to the 2nd KOSB, was wounded twice and was invalided home. It is not clear when he was posted to the 1/5th KOSB but he contracted diphtheria and had just returned to his battalion's machine gun section when he was killed.
Born 1894 in Dunscore as Robert Marchbank Boyes. Son of Robert and Elizabeth (Marchbank) Boyes of Ronaldstone, Auldgirth, Keir.
Killed in Action on 13 November 1917 and buried in Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel.
Also named as 1/5th KOSB, died 1917, on the Keir Parish Church memorial now in Penpont Parish Church, on the Dunscore Parish War Memorial and on the Dumfries Burgh War Memorial.
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JAMES HARTIGAN.
James Hartigan – age 24 – Private (240841) 1/5th (Dumfries and Galloway) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
James enlisted in November 1915 and as Private (2637) he joined his battalion in Egypt in 1916. He served in Palestine and was killed at Gaza.
Born 1893 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire. Son of the late Dennis Hartigan and of Janet (Twynholm) Hartigan of Muirhouse, Keir and of Brierbush, Penpont.
Missing in Action on 19 April 1917 and named on the Jerusalem Memorial, Israel.
Also named as 1/5th KOSB, died 1917, on the Keir Parish Church memorial now in Penpont Parish Church.


ROBERT HYSLOP.
Robert Hyslop – age 22 – Private (40340) 12th Battalion, Royal Scots.
Robert enlisted as Private (23361) and joined the 7th/8th King's Own Scottish Borderers in France in the summer of 1916 before being transferred to the Royal Scots. He was attached to the 90th Field Company of the Royal Engineers when their billet was hit by a shell and several men were killed.
Born 1895 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire. Son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Robertson) Hyslop of Morton Holm Cottage, Closeburn.
Killed in Action on 28 March 1917 and buried in Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France.
Also named as 12th R.Scots, died 1917, on the Keir Parish Church memorial now in Penpont Parish Church, and on the Closeburn Parish War Memorial.
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WILLIAM DOUGLAS HYSLOP.
William Douglas Hyslop – age 24 – Second Lieutenant, 8th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
William was assisting in the management of his father's farm of Morton Holm when he enlisted as Private (4218) in the Scottish Horse Yeomanry. He landed with his battalion as dismounted troops at Gallipoli in August 1915 but was wounded and was evacuated to hospital in Scotland. After recovering from his wounds and from enteric fever, he was posted as Private (5205) to the 1/6th Black Watch in France and later as Private (S/40637) to the 1st Black Watch. He was commissioned in May 1917 and posted for officer training to the Litchfield O.T.C. He returned to France in October 1917 and had been selected to join the Royal Flying Corps. At Rouen, on his way home in March 1918, on hearing of the German offensive he at once volunteered for duty and returned to the firing line.
Born 1894 in Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of the late Agnes Good (Corsan) Hyslop and of William Drummond Hyslop of Morton Holm, Thornhill.
Died of Wounds on 25 March 1918 and buried in Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1. Somme, France.
Also named as 8th B.Watch, died 1918, on the Keir Parish Church memorial now in Penpont Parish Church, and on the Closeburn Parish War Memorial in Dumfriesshire.


ROBERT KERR.
Robert Kerr – age 19 – Private (51028) 13th Battalion, Royal Scots.
Robert was an apprentice gardener at Carruchan House, Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire when he enlisted as Private (3793) in the Lothian and Border Horse Yeomanry, He was posted to the Royal Scots in France just a short time before his death.
Born 1899 in Pickering, Yorkshire. Son of George Poole Kerr and Emily Eleen (Gatford) Kerr of Barjarg Kennels, Auldgirth, Keir.
Missing in Action on 28 March 1918 and named on the Arras Memorial, France.
Also named as 13th R.Scots, died 1918, on the Keir Parish Church memorial now in Penpont Parish Church.
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JOHN MAXWELL.
John Maxwell – age 30 – Private (12750) 1st Battalion, Scots Guards.
John was a gamekeeper when he enlisted in December 1914. He joined his battalion in France in October 1915. John was wounded on 18 May 1918 and died two days later in the 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital at Doullens.
Born 1887 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire. Son of James and Janet Maxwell of Blackwood Cottage, Auldgirth, Keir. Husband of Williamina (Whitson) Maxwell of Gretna Green, Gretna who he married in 1914 in Dumfries.
Died of Wounds on 20 May 1918 and buried in Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.2, Somme, France.
Also named as 1st Scots Guards, died 1918, on the Keir Parish Church memorial now in Penpont Parish Church, on the Gretna Parish War Memorial and on the Gretna Old Parish Church memorial and Roll of Honour.


JOHN McALLISTER.
John McAllister – age 28 – Private (153536) 43rd Battalion (Cameron Highlanders of Canada) Canadian Infantry.
John had been in Canada for about six years and was a labourer and a member of the local militia the 79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada when he enlisted in Winnipeg, Manitoba in July 1915. He sailed from Canada in November and joined the 43rd Battalion in England. They landed in France in February 1916. John was reported missing eight months later but his remains were recovered from the battlefield and he was re-interred at Courcelette in March 1919.
Born 1888 in Bankhead, Keir. Son of the late James McAllister (died 1899) of Beuchan Cottage, Keir and of Auchencrieff Cottage, Dumfries, and of Jane (Hope) McAllister of Tibbers Cottages, Penpont, Dumfriesshire.
Killed in Action on 8 October 1916 and buried in Courcelette British Cemetery, Somme, France.
Also named as 43rd Canadian Camerons, died 1916, on the Keir Parish Church memorial now in Penpont Parish Church, and on the Penpont Parish War Memorial.

and his brother


WILLIAM McALLISTER
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William McAllister – age 19 – Private (132181) 8th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
William was a gardener at Drumlanrig Castle when he enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry in March 1917. He was posted to the MGC in France a year later but was killed after less than two months at the front.
Born 1899 in Dumfries. Son of the late James McAllister (died 1899) of Beuchan Cottage, Keir and of Auchencrieff Cottage, Dumfries, and of Jane (Hope) McAllister of Tibbers Cottages, Penpont, Dumfriesshire.
Missing in Action on 30 May 1918 and named on the Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France.
Also named as MGC, died 1918, on the Keir Parish Church memorial now in Penpont Parish Church, and on the Penpont Parish War Memorial.

A third brother, James McAllister, age 28, a Private in the United States Army, died on service on 14 August 1918.
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ARTHUR JAMES SCOTT.
Arthur James Scott – age 21 – Private (S/10352) 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Arthur had served his apprenticeship in the British Linen Bank in Thornhill before taking a post in the Dumfries Branch. He enlisted in early 1916 and had been in France for a month.
Born 1895 in Keir. Son of the late William Scott of Keir Mill and of Isabella (McGregor) Scott of Keir Village.
Missing in Action on 18 August 1916 and named on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, France.
Also named as 4th A&SH, died 1916, on the Keir Parish Church memorial now in Penpont Parish Church, and on the British Linen Bank memorial in St Andrew's Square, Edinburgh.


THOMAS WILSON.
Thomas Wilson – age 30 – Driver (M2/047741) 621st Mechanical Transport Company, Army Service Corps.
Thomas was a chauffeur with the Gladstone family at Capenoch House, Penpont, Dumfriesshire when he enlisted in February 1915 at Grove Park, Greenwich, London. He went to France in May but by December was back in the UK. He returned to France in March 1916 and was attached to the 5th Battalion, Special Brigade of the Royal Engineers. [This unit supplied poison gas shells to be used in Trench Mortars]
Born 1886 in Kirkgunzeon, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of John and Rachel Wilson of Carthagena Cottage, Kirkgunzeon and of Nith Place, Dumfries. Brother of Jessie Wilson of 33 Irish Street, Dumfries.
Died of Wounds on 5 July 1916 and buried in Forceville Communal Cemetery and Extension, Somme, France.
Also named as ASC MT, died 1916, on the Keir Parish Church memorial now in Penpont Parish Church, and on the Dumfries Burgh War Memorial.


THOMAS McEWEN WILSON.
Thomas McEwan Wilson – age 20 – Private (16232) 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Tom enlisted in October 1914. He joined the 1st KOSB at Gallipoli in August 1915 but he was wounded on Christmas Day 1915 and was evacuated home. When he recovered he was posted to the 2nd KOSB in France.
Born 1895 in Keir. Son of James and Margaret (McEwen) Wilson of Drumlanrig Mains and of Ingleston Cottage and Dunreggan, Moniaive, Dumfries-shire.
Missing in Action on 31 August 1916 and named on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, France.
Also named as 2nd KOSB, died 1916, on the Keir Parish Church memorial now in Penpont Parish Church, and on the Glencairn Parish War Memorial in Moniaive.

and his sister – not named on the memorial.

Jemima Wilson – age 24 – Worker (3812) Gateshead Hostel, Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps.
Jemima had been in service in London when she enlisted and joined the W.A.A.C. at Gateshead. She was accidentally scalded and contracted blood poisoning in the Royal Infirmary in Newcastle where she died.
Born 1893 in Dumfries as Jemima McEwen. Daughter of James and Margaret (McEwen) Wilson of Ingleston Cottage, Moniaive, Dumfriesshire.
Died on Service on 2 December 1917 and buried in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (St. Andrew's and Jesmond) Cemetery.
Named on the Glencairn Parish War Memorial in Moniaive.
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1939 - 1945


DRIVER, DONALD CARROLL, R.A.S.C.
Donald Carroll – age 21 – Driver (T/121336) 7 Reserve Motor Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps.
Donald was being evacuated from France onboard the requisitioned Cunard cruise liner, Lancastria when she came under attack from enemy aircraft off the port of St. Nazaire. She received three direct hits from a German Junkers 88 bomber and sank, taking with her an estimated 4,000 victims.
Born 1919 in Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire. Son of ?
Nephew of Patrick and Catherine Carroll of Thornhill, Dumfriesshire.
Killed by enemy action/Lost at Sea on 17 June 1940 and named on the Dunkirk Memorial, France.
Also named on the Keir Parish Church memorial now in Penpont Parish Church and on the Closeburn Parish War Memorial in Dumfriesshire.


SGT. AIR GNR. ROBERT MILLAR, R.A.F.
Robert Millar – age 20 – Sergeant (1057521) 53 (R.C.A.F.) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
In July 1942 No.53 Squadron became one of the few British units to operate directly from American soil, when it began flying Lockheed Hudsons on anti-submarine patrols off the Eastern seaboard. After spending a month operating from Rhode Island, the squadron moved south to Edinburgh Field in Trinidad, where it remained until the end of November. Robert's aircraft was attacking a German submarine U-505, found on the surface in the Caribbean Sea, when one of the depth charges hit the boat and debris struck the Hudson causing it to explode and crash.
Born 1922 in Thornhill, Morton, Dumfriesshire. Son of John and Margaret (Osborne) Millar of Thornhill, Dumfriesshire.
Killed in Action/Lost at Sea on 10 November 1942 and named on the Ottawa Memorial, Ontario, Canada.
Also named on the Keir Parish Church memorial now in Penpont Parish Church and on the Closeburn Parish War Memorial in Dumfriesshire.

The fifth crewman on the aircraft was Harold Lewis Drew, Seaman 1st Class (6461768) US Navy.



F.O. WILLIAM YOUNG, R.A.F.
William Young – age 22 – Flying Officer (154575) 626 Squadron, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
William was commissioned from Leading Aircraftman (1367981) in December 1943. His Lancaster bomber had taken off from RAF Wickenby in Lincolnshire for a raid on the Wintershall synthetic-oil refinery at Lutzkendorf near Leipzig but the aircraft crashed in the North Sea.
Born 1922 in Avondale, Lanarkshire. Son of late William Young and of Marion Cooper (Findlay) Young of Beuchan, Keir who had married in Avondale in 1918.
Missing in Action on 5 April 1945 and named on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
Also named on the Keir Parish Church memorial now in Penpont Parish Church.
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