
FENWICK WAR
MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Detaailed information
Compiled and copyright © Transcribed Jim Bundy; researched Martin
Edwards 2005
The
war memorial stands besides the road which at the time of transcription
was being reconstructed and the memorial was in a dirty state due to
this. The memorial is inscribed on three sides. The top section names
those from World War 1 with Regiments and the lower section those from
World War 2.
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Photographs
Copyright © Jim Bundy 2005
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ERECTED
IN MEMORY OF
THE GALLANT MEN
OF FENWICK DISTRICT
WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY
IN THE GREAT WARS
1914-19
BROWN |
James
|
Machine
Gun Corps probably
James Brown, Private 124334, 20th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry).
Killed in action 18th September 1918. Aged 20. Born and resident
Kilmaurs, enlisted Ayr. Son of James Brown, of Redding Farm, Kilmaurs,
Ayrshire. Formerly 203750, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Buried in GOUZEAUCOURT
NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot IV. Row G. Grave 8. |
BURNS |
George
|
Private
S/4140, 1st Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the
Duke of Alabany's). Killed in action 9th May 1915. Born and enlisted
Kilmarnock. No known grave. Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Panel 38 and 39. |
CARRUTHERS |
Benjamin
|
Private
42031, 1st/5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Died of
wounds 2nd August 1918. Aged 19. Born and resident Fenwick, enlisted
Ayr. Formerly 32557, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Buried in VAUXBUIN FRENCH
NATIONAL CEMETERY, Aisne, France. PLot II. Row B. Grave 13. |
CLARK |
Robert
|
Private
270186, 11th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment). Killed in
action 22nd March 1918. Aged 23. Born Fenwick, enlisted Ayr, resident
Kilmarnock. Formerly 2031, Ayrshire Imperial Yeomanry and 205526
Royal Scots Fusiliers. No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 13 and 14. |
CORBETT |
The
Hon. Arthur [Cameron] |
[Memorial
states Royal Air Force] Flight Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Naval Air Service.
Died 4th December 1916. Son of 1st Baron Rowallan, of Rowallan,
Ayrshire. Buried in HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE, Somme,
France. Plot VI. Row A. Grave 3. |
CUTHBERT |
David
|
Private
12827, 7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died 26th September
1915. Born and enlisted Kilmarnock, resident High Fenwick. Commemorated
on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 46 to 49. |
CUTHBERT |
James
|
Private
791, 3rd Battalion, Australian Machine Gun Corps. Killed in action
at Bray, France, 8th August 1918. Aged 27. Born Kilmarnock, Scotland,
enlisted Caboolture, Queensland, Australia. Son of Mrs. Jessie Cuthbert
of Glebe Cottage, High Fenwick by Kilmarnock. Educated at Fenwick
School. Farmer by trade. Emigrated aged 20. Buried in VILLERS-BRETONNEUX
MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot IX. Row E. Grave 4. See Australian
Roll of Honour |
CUTHBERT |
Robert
|
Private
DM2/179257, Base Mechanical Transport Depot, Royal Army Service
Corps. Died 1st December 1918. Aged 31. Born at Fenwick, Ayrshire.
Son of William and Jessie Cuthbert; husband of Margaret Cuthbert,
of Main St., Dundonald, Kilmarnock. Buried in MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY,
KALAMARIA, Greece. Grave 786. |
FARRELL |
James
|
Private
200894, 1st/4th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Killed in action
1st October 1918. Born Hurlford, enlsited Kilmarnock, resident Kilwinning.
No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
France. Panel 6. |
GORDON |
Hugh
Smith |
Rifleman
4842, 18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles), London
Regiment. Killed in action 15th September 1916. Aged 21. Enlisted
Glasgow, resident Perth. Son of Elizabeth Gordon, of Waterside,
Fenwick, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Formerly 400, 1st/26th Battalion,
London Regiment. Buried in LONDON CEMETERY AND EXTENSION, LONGUEVAL,
Somme, France. Plot 1A. Row C. Grave 14. |
HAINAN |
John
|
Royal
Scots Fusiliers |
HOWIE |
John
|
Ordinary
Seaman J/59292, H.M.S. Vehement, Royal Navy. Died 2nd August 1918.
Aged 20. Son of Thomas and Maggie Howie, of Moor Farm, Fenwick,
Kilmarnock. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Devon. Column 27. |
LAMBERT |
George
|
Second
Lieutenant, "D" Company, 7th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron
Highlanders. Killed in action 23rd April 1917. Aged 25. Son of the
Rev. John C. Lambert, D.D., and Catherine S. Lambert, of Braeheads,
Fenwick, Kilmarnock. Buried in FAUBOURG D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row C. Grave 17. |
LAMBERT |
William
[Fairlie] |
Second
Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion attached 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish
Rifles). Killed in action 23rd March 1916 (SDGW states 22nd). Aged
20. Son of the Rev. John C. Lambert, D.D. and Catherille S. Lambert.
of Fenwick, Ayrshire. Buried in LONDON CEMETERY AND EXTENSION, LONGUEVAL,
Somme, France. Plot 5. Row K. Grave 9. |
LEES |
Thomas
|
Private
13244, 1st/4th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died 1st October
1918. Born and resident Kilmarnock, enlisted Irvine. No known grave.
Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel
6. |
MAIR |
James
|
Gordon
Highlanders probably James MAIR, Private S/8048, 10th Battalion,
Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action 20th September 1915. Born Glenmuir,
Ayrshire, enlisted Kilmarnock. Buried in FOSSE 7 MILITARY CEMETERY,
MAZINGARBE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row C. Grave 2. |
McEWAN |
Adam
|
[Spelt
McEwen on CWGC] Private 241533, 61st/th (City of Glasgow) Battalion
(Territorial), Highland Light Infantry. Died of wounds in Egypt
29th August 1917. Aged 23. Born Stewarton, enlisted Glasgow, resident
Fenwick. Son of Adam and Jane McEwen, of Silverrigg, Chapelton,
Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Native of Fenwick, Ayrshire. Buried in ALEXANDRIA
(HADRA) WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Row A. Grave 64. |
McLUNG |
Gilbert
|
[Listed
as McLUNG on memorial but should be McCLUNG] probably
Gilbert McCLUNG, Private 34306, 1st/5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish
Borderers. Aged 20. Died 7th May 1919. Born Galston, enlisted Ayr,
resident Ballantrae. Son of James McClung, of Garleffin, Ballantrae,
Ayrshire. Buried in COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY, Koln(Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfal,
Germany. Plot III. Row F. Grave 21.
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OWENS |
John
|
New
Zealand Corps |
PATON |
Charles
|
Private
S/4129, 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the
Duke of Albany's). Killed in action 17th November 1915. Born Fenwick,
enlisted Kilmarnock. Buried in SUCRERIE MILITARY CEMETERY, COLINCAMPS,
Somme, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 2. |
REID |
James
|
Royal
Field Artillery possibly
James REID, Gunner 655297, "C" Battery, 172nd Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 2nd June 1917. Born Glenluse,
Wigtown, enlisted Irvine. Buried in KEMMEL CHATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY,
Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Row J. Grave 56. |
RETSON |
Thomas
Bateman |
Private
33278, 1st Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Killed in action
26th November 1917. Aged 23. Born Fenwick, enlisted Ayr, resident
Beith. Son of Mary McManus Retson, of The Manse, Fenwick, Kilmarnock,
and the late George Retson. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE
COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 68 to 70
and 162 and 162A. |
ROBERTSON |
John
|
Royal
Field Artillery possibly
John ROBERTSON, Driver 655986 (655985 on CWGC), 7th Indian Division
Ammunition Column (Territorial Force), Royal Field Artillery. Died
in Plaestine 25th October 1918. Born Paisley, Renfrew, enlisted
Irvine. Buried in BEIRUT WAR CEMETERY, Lebanon. Grave 11. |
RYAN |
John
|
Irish
Guards |
WATRET |
Thomas
[Philip] |
Private
8468, 1st/4th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died 16th December
1915. Aged 19. Son of Joseph and Barbara Watret, of Rains Vale,
Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire. Commemorated on Special memorial B.
161, REDOUBT CEMETERY, HELLES, Turkey. 1,393 of the burials are
unidentified but special memorials commemorate 349 casualties known
or believed to be buried among them. |
WATSON |
Thomas
|
Australian
Infantry Force |
WILSON |
Alexander
|
Private
41060, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died 3rd May 1917.
Born Dreghorn, enlisted Kilmarnock, resident Fenwick. Formerly Ayrshire
Imperial Yeomanry. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAl,
Pas de Calais, France. Bay 5. |
WILSON |
Andrew
|
King's
Own Scottish Borderers |
WILSON |
Gilbert
[Sloan] |
Sergeant
265054, 11th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Killed in action
9th September 1918. Aged 30. Enlisted Kilmarnock, resident High
Fenwick. Son of the late Gilbert Sloan Wilson; husband of Jeanie
Strachan Young Wilson, of East Park, High Fenwick, Kilmarnock. Buried
in ST. VENANT-ROBECQ ROAD BRITISH CEMETERY, ROBECQ, Pas de Calais,
France. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 14. |
WYLIE |
John
[Houston] |
Private
3030175, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario
Regiment), Canadian Corps. Died 28th September 1918. Born 8th February
1880. Son of John and Mary Wylie, of Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Resient Norolk, Vancoiuver, Canada. Born Glasgow. Next of kin Mrs.
Mary Wylie, his mother. Farmer by trade. Unmarried. Enlisted and
passed fit 23rd August 1917 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Age at
enlisted ment 37 years 6 months, height 5 feet 9½ inches,
girth 38 inches, complexion fresh, eyes blue, hair brown; religion
Presbyterian. Buried in CREST CEMETERY, FONTAINE-NOTRE DAME, Nord,
France. Row B. Grave 12. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference:
RG
150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 10620 - 46 |
1939-1945
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CALLIGHAN |
T
|
I
Guards probably thomas
Callaghan, Guardsman 2720319, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards. Died
8th February 1944. Aged 27. Son of Thomas and Mary Callaghan, of
Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon, Republic of Ireland. Buried in ROME WAR
CEMETERY, Italy. Plot I. Row A. Grave 27. |
CORBETT |
The
Hon. John |
Lieutenant,
2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died 18th July 1944. Aged 19. Son
of Lt.-Col. Thomas Godfrey Polson Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan, M.C.,
T.D., D.L. (formerly of The Royal Scots Fusiliers), and Lady Rowallan,
of Rowallan, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. No known grave. Commemorated
on BAYEUX MEMORIAL, Calvados, France. Panel 12, Column 2. |
GLASSFORD |
John
|
Lance
Sergeant 1527679, 79 (The Scottish Horse) Medium Regiment, Royal
Artillery. Died 18th June 1944. Aged 26. Son of James Glassford,
and of Catherine MacLeod Glassford, of High Fenwick, Ayrshire. Buried
in LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES, Calvados, France. Plot IV.
Row G. Grave 9. |
GORDON |
James
|
Bombardier
812397, 9 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 9th June 1944. Aged
34. Husband of Christina B. Gordon, of Fenwick, Ayrshire. Buried
in CHITTAGONG WAR CEMETERY, Bangladesh. Plot 7. Row F. Grave S. |
LINDSAY |
James
[Wallace] |
Fusilier
3127878, 11th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died 23rd February
1944. Aged 31. Son of George and Helen Findlay Lindsay, of Kilmarnock;
husband of Mary Reid Lindsay, of Kilmarnock. Buried in FENWICK CEMETERY,
Ayrshire. Section A. Grave 375. |
MIDDLETON |
George
[Sutherland] |
Lance
Corporal 2390106, Eighth Army Signals, Royal Corps of Signals. Died
21st July 1945. Aged 41. Son of Katie Henderson Middleton; husband
of Robina Middleton, of Fenwick, Ayrshire. Buried in PADUA WAR CEMETERY,
Italy. Plot III. Row A. Grave 9. |
MILLER |
Andrew
|
Guardsman
2701844, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards. Died 20th April 1944. Aged
21. Son of Andrew and Sarah Miller, of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Buried
in Cassino War Cemetery,
Italy. Plot XVIII. Row D. Grave 19. |
SMITH |
I
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RAF |
YOUNG |
A
|
RAF
probably Archibald
YOUNG, Sergeant 1068149, 500 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died 17th September 1942. Aged 20. Son of Robert and Agnes
Young, of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. No known grave. Commemorated on
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 97. |
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