Roll of Honour - Dumfriesshire

Ministry of Defence

Lest We Forget

The Royal British Legion

MENNOCK WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 - Detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards 2005

This memorial is split into two memorials. One to the village lads and the second to those from Mennock School. The two plaques are affixed to the memorial one above the other. The memorial to the village lads contains both those that served and those that fell. The memorial to those from the school lists those who fell. There are some duplications. The two memorials are listed separately below and then a further list gives details of those who died from both lists.

The upper plaque in gold letters on a black background is the village lads;
the lower plaque in stone is to those from Mennock School.

Photograph Copyright © Eric McQuarrie 2005

The Village

WEEKLY DESPATCH

"BRAVEST VILLAGE AWARD
TOP THE GLORIOUS HONOUR OF
THE MENNOCK VILLAGE LADS
WHO ANSWERED
LORD KITCHENER'S CALL
TO ARMS IN THE GREAT
EUROPEAN WAR 1914 - 1918

BRYDEN	Richard	Private King's Own Scottish Borders Fell at Loos.
McCRON	John	Corporal King's Own Scottish Borders Fell at Loos
SMITH	Walter	Corporal King's Own Scottish Borders Fell at Loos
MERRIE	James	Private King's Own Scottish Borders Died
KERR	Matthew	Private King's Own Scottish Borders
KERR	Raymond	Private King's Own Scottish Borders
LINDSAY	Robert	Lieutenant Royal Engineers
LOCKERBIE	John	Corporal King's Own Scottish Borders
MAXWELL	John	Private King's Own Scottish Borders
MAXWELL	John	Private King's Own Scottish Borders
McARTHUR	Thomas	Sapper Royal Engineers
MITCHELL	James	Private R.M.L.C.
MUIRHEAD	John	Corporal King's Own Scottish Borders
SMITH	Chris	Sergeant King's Own Scottish Borders
STOBBS	John	Sergeant Cameron Highlanders.
STOBBS	Thomas	Corporal Cameron Highlanders
WALLACE	William	Private Royal Marine Light Infantry

"THEY FOUGHT IN BRITAIN'S
FAR SPREAD BATTLE LINE."

The School

IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF
PUPILS OF MENNOCK SCHOOL, WHO DIED SERVING
THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 - 1918

TURNBULL, MC	Maxwell	Captain, 6th Battalion, Border Regiment
McCRON	John	Corporal, 8th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borders
RODGER	Andrew	Private, 19th Battalion, London Regiment.
RODGER	William	Private, 16th Battalion, Royal Scots
ALSO OF
SMITH	Walter	Corporal, 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borders
AND
BRYDEN	Richard	Private, 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borders

List of those who died

BRYDEN	Richard	Private 13610, 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borders. Killed in action at Loos 25th September 1915. Born and resident Durisdeer, Dumfries, enlisted Dumfries. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 53 to 56.
McCRON	John	Lance Corporal 15450, 8th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borders. Killed in action at Loos 25th September 1915. Born and resident Sanquhar, Dumfries, enlisted Dumfries. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 53 to 56.
MERRIE	James	Private 2038, 2nd/5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borders. Died 30th June 1915. Aged 20. Son of John and Jane Merrie, of Station House, Ruthwell, Dumfries-shire. Born at Mennock Village, Sanquhar. Buried in SANQUHAR PARISH CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, Dumfriesshire. Grave 87.
RODGER	Andrew	Private G/52864,Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) posted tp 19th Battalion, London Regiment. Killed in action 1st September 1918. Aged 20. Born Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfries, enlisted Dumfries, resident Sanquhar. Son of Mrs. Betsy Rodger, of 42, Carronbridge Village, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire. Formerly 083399, Royal Army Service Corps. No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 8 to 9.
RODGER	William	Private 51318, 16th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment). Killed in action 16th April 1918. Aged 19. Enlisted Galsgow, resident Sanquhar, Dumfries. Son of Mrs. Betsy Young Rodger, of 42, Carronbridge Village, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire. No known grave. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 1.
SMITH	Walter	Private 14385, 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borders. Killed in action at Loos 25th September 1915. Born and resident Holywood, Dumfries, enlisted Dumfries. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 53 to 56.
TURNBULL, MC	Maxwell	Captain, 3rd Battalion attached 8th Battalion, Border Regiment. Died 18th October 1918. Aged 27. Son of David and Isabella Beattie Turnbull, of Ellock, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.). Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XLVIII. Row B. Grave 5.

11 June 2005

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