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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:26 pm Post subject: South Leith Parish Church |
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South Leith Parish Church
Location: South Leith Parish Church, Kirkgate, Leith
OS Ref: NT 270 760
Thanks to Innes Gray via Andrew Grant for these photographs from South Leith Parish Church.
No close up of names on this memorial I'm afraid
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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Here is the Church. It is between Kirkgate and Constitution Street.
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Adam Brown Curator
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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Many thanks to Andrew Grant for these photographs of the Great War RoH which lists the names on the top half of this memorial.
Thankfully this memorial was plain in design so as not to tax the "ordinary untrained minds" of Leith!
Thanks
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MagsD
Joined: 10 Mar 2012 Posts: 171 Location: West Lothian
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 2:52 pm Post subject: Lce Cpl David P.C. Rodger, S/18599. 5Bn Cameron Highlanders |
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Rodger David Purves Campbell
Rank: Lance Corporal
Service No: S/18599
Date of Death: 18/07/1916
Regiment/Service: Cameron Highlanders 5th Bn.
Panel Reference: Pier and Face 15 B.
Memorial :Thiepval Memorial
David Purves Campbell Rodger, born 8 September 1896 was the son of William Cochrane Rodger and Isabella Fraser Brand Campbell. 1901 census shows him living with his parents and siblings at 8 Tennant Street, Leith. At the time of his death, the family was living at 15 Couper Street, Leith.
His brother(my grandfather), 1249 Private Thomas Rodger, Royal Scots, was injured in the Gretna Disaster and taken to Fusehill Hospital, Carlisle. Later he was transferred to the Labour Corps and his service record shows many admissions to hospital during the war due to “crushed left foot, Gretna Disaster”. Evening Dispatch, 31 May 1915, states injury was "bruised leg"
Another brother, Francis Gallacher Rodger, born 12 September 1901, served in the Merchant Navy during WW2. He died of drowning on 30 January 1940. The full story can be found at
www.orcadian.co.uk/features/articles/cruelsea.htm
Rank: Donkeyman
Date of Death: 30/01/1940
Age: 38
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy, S.S. Giralda (Leith)
Grave Reference: Plot 2. Joint grave 13A.
Cemetery: Kirkwall (St. Olaf's) Cemetery
Additional Information:
Husband of Catherine Rodger, of Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.
He is remembered on the Grangemouth memorial.
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MagsD
Joined: 10 Mar 2012 Posts: 171 Location: West Lothian
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 3:22 pm Post subject: Pte Thomas Inglis Wilson. 1279, Royal Scots |
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Wilson Thomas Inglis
Rank: Private
Service No: 1279
Date of Death: 22/05/1915
Age: 21
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots "D" Coy. 7th Bn.
Grave Reference:
Cemetery Edinburgh(Rosebank) Cemetery
Died: Home
Born: Leith
Enlisted: Leith
Thomas Inglis Wilson was the son of David Wilson and Agnes Inglis. 1901 census shows him living with parents and siblings at 98 Salamander Street Leith. At the time of his death, the family was living at 11 Laurie Street, Leith. He is also remembered at Rosebank Cemetery on the memorial to those who died at Gretna.
Death Certificate, GROS 1915 827/00 0113, shows he was a General Labourer before enlisting. Death was registered on 15 July 1915 by Captain Bertram, 7th Royal Scots.
Note: CWGC, SDGW and Rosebank panel :Thomas Inglis Wilson or Thomas I. Wilson. However, South Leith Church memorial and Evening Dispatch 2 and 5 June 1915 have Thomas J. Wilson. |
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