Roll of Honour - Banffshire

MACDUFF WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and Copyright © Jim Waples 2008

The Macduff war memorial is to be found on the summit of Canker's Knowe, Macduff. It takes the form of a tall, seven sided, granite built, tower with interior staircase to reach platform on the top. There are 105 names listed for World War 1 and 27 for World War 2. The memorial was first unveiled in April 1920 by HRH Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught; the architect was Mr John Fowlie.

1914

1919

1939

1945

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
and in
GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE
of the
MEN of MACDUFF who
laid down their Lives
for
KING and COUNTRY
in
THE GREAT WARS

THEIR NAME LIVETH
FOR EVERMORE

1914-1918
ROYAL NAVY
MUNRO	George	Stoker
ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE
LYALL	William	Skipper
McCALLUM	Alexander	Skipper
SLATER	John	Skipper
WATT	George	Skipper
WEST	James	Skipper
HENDERSON	Thomas	A.B.
ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE T.S.
BLAIR	Harry	Mate
WILSON	James	Mate
MARNOCH	William	Gunner
BURR	J. W.	A.B.
McGREGOR	George	A.B.
McKAY	Archibald	A.B.
McKAY	Alexander	A.B.
NOBLE	David	A.B.
PIRIE	James	A.B.
SLATER	Joseph	A.B.
THOMSON	William	A.B.
WILSON	Richard	A.B.
NAVAL TRANSPORT SERVICE
BRYDON LAW	T.	Surgeon
GRANT	James	Capt.
SYMON	William	Capt.
SMART	Alexander	Chief Off.
BEATON	James	E.
McGREGOR	Alexander	E.
PATERSON	John	E.
ALLAN	James A.	Steward
COWIE	John	A.B.
ROSS	Hugh F.	A.B.
QUEEN’S OWN ROYAL YEOMANRY
DUNCAN	John J.	Tr.
SCOTTISH HORSE
WRIGHT	John A.	Cpl.
ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY
THAIN	George W.	Sgt.
KENNEDY	William	Bm.
INNES	William	Gunner
RITCHIE	James H.	Gunner
CRAY	George	Driver
ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY
GRIEVE	David	Gunner
ROYAL ENGINEERS
SINCLAIR	John J.	Sap.
SCOTS GUARDS
INNES	James	Pte.
THE ROYAL SCOTS
McDONALD	James	Pte.
THE KING’S OWN S. BORDERERS
EWEN	John	Pte.
KEIR	John	Pte
LESLIE	James J.	Pte.
RATTRAY	John	Pte.
THE BLACK WATCH
McGREGOR	John	Cpl.
SKENE	James	Pte.
COWIE	Alexander	Pte.
HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY
SHEPHERD	William	Cpl.
SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS
FRASER	Alexander	Sgt. Mjr.
MITCHELL	James	Cpl.
WILSON	James	Cpl.
CHALMERS	William	Pte.
KENNEDY	David	Pte.
McDONALD	Alexander	Pte.
THOM	Robert C.	Pte.
THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS 1st Btn.
LAWRENCE	Alexander	Capt.
PUNTAN	H. Forbes	Lt.
LYALL	James	Lt.
GARDINER	John	Sgt.
BLAIR	Alexander	Cpl.
COBBAN	Alexander	L/Cpl.
HORNE	George	L/Cpl.
LAMB	George	L/Cpl
ANDERSON	George M.	Pte.
GORDON	William	Pte.
McLACHLAN	Thomas	Pte.
2nd Btn.
HEPBURN	Charles	Sgt.
LYALL	George	Sgt.
DAVIDSON	Robert S.	L/Cpl.
ADAM	James	Pte.
BRUCE	William	Pte.
INNES	John K.	Pte.
KENNEDY	James	Pte.
PORTER	Alexander	Pte.
3rd Btn.
BRANDER	William	L/Cpl.
CRICHTON	Charles	Pte.
STUART	Donald	Pte.
GAULD	John G. P.	Pte.
CRAY	George	Pte.
SKINNER	Henry	Pte.
4th Btn.
GORDON	George	Pte.
HADDEN	James	Pte.
SMITH	George	Pte.
WEST	Alexander G.	Pte.
5th Btn.
FOWLIE	Charles W. L.	Maj.
RENNIE	George	Cpl.
SINCLAIR	James	Cpl.
MURDOCH	William	L/Cpl.
GARNIE	Oliver W.	Pte.
DAVIDSON	Edward G.	Pte.
GILL	David	Pte.
KILLOH	John	Pte.
LAWRENCE	Alexander	Pte.
LEGGE	Forbes	Pte.
SCOTT	George	Pte.
SHEPHERD	John	Pte.
SMITH	Robert	Pte.
6th Bat.
COWIE	John G.	Capt.
WHYTE	John	Sgt.
BURNETT	Robert S.	Cpl.
BOW	Albert G.	L/Cpl.
CRICHTON	Robert	L/Cpl.
GORDON	George	L/Cpl.
RIDDELL	Alexander W.	L/Cpl.
BARRON	Henry	Pte.
CALLUM	J. Nicol	Pte.
CHALMERS	James	Pte.
DAVIDSON	Charles	Pte.
GRAY	George	Pte.
HENDERSON	George	Pte.
HUTCHEON	Gordon	Pte.
LYALL	William	Pte.
McGREGOR	Frank	Pte.
PRIEST	Andrew	Pte.
RIDDELL	Peter	Pte.
SIMPSON	James	Pte.
SMITH	Alexander	Pte.
STUART	James M.	Pte.
WEST	Andrew W.	Pte.
WINTON	Gordon	Pte.
WISEMAN	Alexander	Pte.
7th Btn.
MITCHELL	George	L/Cpl.
8th Btn.
MORRISON	George	Sgt.
9th Btn.
CLARK	Charles	Pte.
THE QUEEN’S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS
HUNTER	Robert D.	Pte.
REID	George	Pte.
ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS
COUPER	Sydney B. N.	Capt.
PATERSON	Andrew H.	Pte.
RITCHIE	Henry	Pte.
ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
GRIEVE	William P.	Sgt.
ROYAL FLYING CORPS
MACQUEEN	Norman	Lt.
ROYAL AIR FORCE
MOORHOUSE	William	Lt.
WILSON	John T.	Pte.
ARMY SERVICE CORPS
WILDGOOSE	William J.	Sgt. Maj.
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE
FOWLIE	Alexander J.	Pte.
GIBSON	George F.	Pte.
PATERSON	Thomas W.	Pte.
SKENE	George A.	Pte
MILITARY FORCES OF CANADA
CHALMERS	George	Sgt.
SMITH	Thomas	Sgt.
JESSIMAN	George	Sic.
GRAY	Thomas P.	Driver
BUCHAN	Robert	Pte.
GRAY	Andrew G.	Pte.
GRAY	Eneas R.	Pte.
McCALLUM	John	Pte.
TAYLOR	William	Pte.
THOM	George	Pte.
MILITARY FORCES OF SOUTH AFRICA
MORRISON	John	Lt.
INDIAN ARMY
WEST	George	Sgt.
1939-1945
ROYAL NAVY
McCALLUM	John D.	L/Seaman
RENDALL	John S.	L/Seaman
WATT	George	A.B.
WATT	Joseph	A.B.
WILSON	Patrick	1st Class Stoker
BROWN	James	Stoker
EWEN	William	Seaman Gnr.
EWEN	James C.	Seaman
WOOD	Herbert	Seaman
ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE
ANDERSON	Wm. G.	2nd Officer
COWIE	John	Engnr.
McKAY	Wm. C.	Seaman
MERCHANT NAVY
ANDERSON	Alex	Engnr.
LYALL	George	Engnr.
SPALDING	John	Engnr.
BINNIE	James W.	Bosun
INNES	William	A.B.
ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY
ASHER	John R.	Capt.
GALLON	John L.	Gnr.
MACKIE	Andrew	Gnr.
PATERSON	William	Gnr.
ROYAL ENGINEERS
CHALMERS	Charles	Spr.
SCOTS GUARDS
DONALD	Edward	Gosmn.
SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS
KENNEDY	William	L/Cpl.
THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS
HOWITT	Wm. J.	Lieut.
HOWITT	Campbell C.	Lieut.
CHALMERS	William	L/Cpl.
WOOD	Alexr. W.	L/Cpl.
CHALMERS	Harry	Pte.
CLARK	Andrew	Pte.
McCALLUM	William	Pte.
STEPHEN	Geo. M.	Pte.
STEVENSON	Harry W.	Pte.
STUART	Alexr.	Pte.
STUART	James N.	Pte.
WILSON	Geo. A.	Pte.
WOOD	Alexr.	Pte.
ROYAL TANK CORPS
SUTHERLAND	George	Tpr.
ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS
WILSON	David	Pte.
ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
SLATER	George	Pte.
ROYAL AIR FORCE
DUNCAN	John C.	Sgt.
IRONSIDE	Chas. T. L. M.	Sgt Inst.
MACKAY	Wm. J.	Sgt.
WINTON	Alexr.	Sgt.
INNES	George	Cpl.
DICKIE	Alex. M.	L.A.C.
MACKAY	Alex. H. B.	L.A.C.
GEDDES	Richard I.	A.C.I.
MAIR	George	A.C.
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCES
BROWN	Walter	Pte.
ARMY CATERING CORPS
WILSON	George	Pte.

Last updated: 25 September, 2008