The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

jrah60 · Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 1:07 pm Post subject: Bothwell Parish Church

Bothwell Parish Church, Main Street, Bothwell, South Lanarkshire G71 8EX

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Bothwell Parish Church is the oldest Collegiate Church in Scotland in which worship is still held. It is one of the most ancient, historic, beautiful and worshipful church buildings in Scotland. It is a Parish church of great historic and ecclesiastical importance - Cathedral of Lanarkshire. The Stained glass windows are by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Gordon Webster, Douglas Strachan and beautiful embroideries - "The Bothwell Embroideries".
www.bothwellparishchurch.org.uk

This memorial is mounted on the right hand facing wall in the main church.
It lists the names of all those who served, with an asterisk against the “The Fallen”.

PRO ARIS ET FOCIS
BOTHWELL KIRK
ROLL OF HONOUR
1914 – 1919

Those who fell:-
Capt. A.J. Lawrie S.R.
Capt. J.E.J. Stewart HLI
Lieut. W.G. Grant HLI
Lieut. A. Grant HLI
Lieut. R. Hamilton Robertson Hampshire Regt.
Sergt. F. Carson S.R.
Sergt. S. Knox S.R.
Sergt. M. Pringle Q.O.R.G.Y.
Sergt. S.N. Spence Aust. Imp. Force
AB J. Gibson C.W.O. SS “War Emu”
AB T. Reilly R.N.D.
Pte. W. Day HLI
Pte. A. Dobbin HLI
Pte. A. Dobson MGC
Pte. J. Hamilton S.R.
Gunner R.B. Hewitt RGA
Pte J. Herbertson S.R.
Pte J. Houston S.R.
Pte. John Watt A&SH
Pte. W. Keir RAMC
Pte. A. Marshall G.H.
Pte. J. McConnachie KOSB
Pte. T. McCubbin HLI
Pte. D. McGregor HLI
Pte. R. McLean Seaforth Hds.
Pte. J. McLennan S.H.
Pte. A. Russell S.R.
Pte. H. Sneddon HLI
Pte. J. Sneddon HLI
Cpl. P. Stewart HLI
Pte. R. Todd S.R.
Pte. D. Newton R.S.

1939 – 1945
THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES

George Baird Duncan RA
James Kerr RN
John Muir MN
Alexander Nelson RAOC
William Gillespie Cameronians
David Haigh Revill DSC RNR
George Sinclair London Yeo.

jrah60 · Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 1:14 pm Post subject: Bothwell Parish Church

This memorial is mounted on the left hand facing wall in the main church.

1914 – 1919

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO
WENT FORTH FROM THIS CONGREGATION
AND FELL IN THE GREAT WAR

Baird William - Pte. 16th Royal Scots
Boyd John - 2nd Lieut. 3/6th Cameronians
Boyd William MC - Lieut RFA
Henderson John - Pte. Cameronians
Mair John L. - L/Cpl. 11th HLI
Mitchell John - 2nd Lieut RAF
Purdie T. Paterson - 2nd Lieut. The Welsh Rgt.
Russell Alex. - Sgt. 3/6th Cameronians

AND ALSO IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO SERVED

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN EVER LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF

Charles Herbert Brown
David Buller
Alastair Aitken Duncan
George Gordon
Robert Hotson
George Masterton
John B. McNab
James Muir
Stuart H. Nimmo
James Renshaw
David Robertson

1914 – 1919

1939 – 1945
George Chapman
William Murray
Alexander Muir Park
Ian Carlisle Smith
Archibald Thomson

John Houston

Mike Morley · Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 6:36 pm Post subject:

Name: DUNCAN, GEORGE BAIRD
Initials: GB
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant
Service Number: 299538
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery, 171 Bty., 57 Lt. A.A. Regt.
Date of Death: 29/2/1944
Age: 25
Additional Information: Son of John W. and Georgia Duncan, of Bothwell, Glasgow.
Grave Reference: XVIII A 11
Cemetery: Cassino War Cemetery.

Also named on Bothwell War Memorial and Hamilton Grammar School Memorial.

Mike Morley · Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2021 2:38 pm Post subject:

Name: DUNCAN, ALASTAIR AITKEN
Initials: AA
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Service Number: 2824
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 8th Bn
Date of Death: 2/7/1916
Age: 18
Additional Information: Son of Clydesdale and Helen F. Duncan, of Bothwell, Lanarkshire.
Grave Reference: II J 8
Cemetery: Maroeuil British Cemetery.

Also named on Glasgow High School and Bothwell War Memorials.

Mike Morley · Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 12:27 pm Post subject:

Name: GRANT, ALEXANDER
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry, 7th Bn
Date of Death: 24/4/1917
Age: 21
Additional Information: Son of William and Ada Grant, of 10, Buchanan St., Glasgow. Native of Bothwell, Glasgow.
Grave Reference: A 146
Cemetery: Deir El Belah War Cemetery.

Also named on Glasgow High School and Bothwell War Memorials.