Roll of Honour - Wigtownshire

Ministry of Defence

Lest We Forget

The Royal British Legion

SANDHEAD WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Eric McQuarrie 2004

Memorial stands outside the village of Sandhead, at the side of the main road from Stoneykirk. Made of granite it is for the Parish of Stoneykirk that is 3 miles away. It lists 41 names of the first war and 4 of the second. Two brothers' names at the bottom on the south face look as if they have been added as an afterthought as they are not cast in bronze like the rest of the first war ones. The second war names are on the west or facing side as you approach it. Some regiments are Nign. Regiment. The Can.G.A. The Aus. Ex force which may have been The Australian Expeditionary Force. It could have been allied with the Aust.I.F. i.e. Australian Infantry Force. The N. & D.R may be the Nottinghamshire And Derbyshire Regiment and the D.W.R. could have been The Duke Of Wellingtons Regiment. Another one is (A.I.Y.) Australian Imperial Yeomanry. An unusual rank is a F.C. IN THE R.A.F. (Flight Cadet). (Grid Reference: NX097504).

Photograph © Eric McQuarrie 2004

In enduring memory of the Gallant men of this Parish who gave their lives in the Great War
1914-1919

AGNEW	William	Private 16270, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died 12 October 1916. Died 19. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.). Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France
CUNNINGHAM	J	Private 11512, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards. Died 10 June 1915. Buried in VIEILLE-CHAPELLE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, LACOUTURE, Pas de Calais, France
FLEMING	R	Rifleman 43682, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died 26 August 1918. Buried in CROISILLES BRITISH CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
GRAHAM	Alexander	Private, Royal Scots Fusiliers
GRAHAM	J	Private, Australian Expeditionary Force
HAINEY	T K	Private 26974, 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Died 4 October 1917. Died 23. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
HOLMES	Adam	Sergeant, Seaforth Highlanders
HOLMES	R Mcd	Private 16240, 6th/7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died 12 August 1916. Died 21. Buried in WARLOY-BAILLON COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France
HOUNAM	S	Lieutenant, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Died 2 June 1918. Died 22
HUNTER	A	Lieutenant, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Died 15 September 1919. Died 20. Buried in STONEYKIRK PARISH CHURCHYARD Wigtownshire, United Kingdom
HUNTER	M	Private 12383, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards. Died 17 Jul 15. Died 24. Buried in LILLERS COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France
JOHNSTONE	A	Private 26290, 2nd/5th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regt.). Died 27 March 1918. Died 21. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France
JOHNSTONE	J	Private, Royal Scots Fusiliers
KELLY	Arch	Private, N. & D. R.
KENNEDY	W G	Flight Cadet 202414, 5th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died 6 November 1918. Died 23. Formerly Royal Scots Fusiliers. Commemorated on ISMAILIA WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY Egypt
KILGALLEN	W	Private 7877, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died 17 June 1915
LEES	Jack	Ordinary Seaman J/85413, H.M.S. Benbow, Royal Navy. Died 20 February 1919. Buried in INCH PARISH CHURCHYARD Wigtownshire, United Kingdom
LOGAN	J	Driver MT/4241, Motor Transport, South African Service Corps. Died 10 December 1917. Died 41. Commemorated on MOMBASA BRITISH MEMORIAL Kenya
MARTIN	J	Private 22929, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died 23 April 1917. Died 23. Buried in WANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
McCAIG	Peter	Lieutenant, Royal Artillery
McCARLIE	J	Sergeant 8779, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died 11 November 1914. Died. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
McCLELLAND	J	[Served as JOHNSTON] Private 13664, 14th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Died 28 November 1917. Died 22. Commemorated on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL Nord, France
McCLYMONT	J	Private 4745, 19th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Died 8 January 1917. Died 32. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN Seine-Maritime, France
McCULLOCH	D	A. I. Y.
McDONALD	Alex	Private, Highland Light Infantry
McDONALD	R	Sergeant 1100, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Died 24 October 1915. Buried in STONEYKIRK PARISH CHURCHYARD Wigtownshire, United Kingdom
McKERROW	A	Private S/20945, 7th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders. Died 28 June 1916. Died 18. Buried in BOIS-CARRE MILITARY CEMETERY, HAISNES Pas de Calais, France
McLEAN	D R	Scots Guards
MILROY	Peter	Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Died 30 November 1917. Commemorated on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL Nord, France
MONTEITH	D	Private 66100, 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died 9 March 1918. Buried in HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
PATON	H	Private 13537, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards. Died 4 March 1917. Buried in GUARDS' CEMETERY, COMBLES Somme, France
RANKIN	Blain	Lance Corporal 12905, 7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died 26 September 1915. Died 26. Late addition. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France
RANKIN	John	Private S/6270, 8th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Died 9 July 1916. Late addition. Buried in PERONNE ROAD CEMETERY, MARICOURT Somme, France
RANKIN	Quentin	Private 240238, 5th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died 25 June 1918. Died 21. Buried in AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Pas de Calais, France
RILEY	J	Private 13210, Scots Guards. Died 12 February 1915. Died 21. Buried in STONEYKIRK PARISH CHURCHYARD Wigtownshire, United Kingdom
RILEY	T	Private 12845, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards. Died 10 August 1916. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France
ROBBINS	T	Deck hand 2154SD, H.M.M.L. 247, Royal Naval Reserve. Died 29 September 1918. Died 25. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire, United Kingdom
ROBERTSON	G H M	Lieutenant, 13th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry attached Nigeria Regiment, West African Field Force. Died 10 March 1919. Died 33. Buried in PORTPATRICK CEMETERY Wigtownshire, United Kingdom
TODD	C	Gunnner 303021, 1st Battery, Canadian Garrison Artillery. Died 9 August 1917. Buried in BULLY-GRENAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, BRITISH EXTENSION Pas de Calais, France
TODD	S	Gunnner 303022, 1st Battery, Canadian Garrison Artillery. Died 9 August 1917. Died 32. Buried in BULLY-GRENAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, BRITISH EXTENSION Pas de Calais, France
WITHER	J	Private, Highland Light Infantry
1939-1945
HOGG	James S	Flight Sergeant 1568064, 22 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 17 December 1944. Died 21. Commemorated on MALTA MEMORIAL, Malta
KYLE	James	Private 3197658, 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Died 10 June 1944. Died 22. Buried in LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES, Calvados, France
McCULLOCH WILSON	Peter	Lance Corporal 2701012, [In records as Wilson] 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards. Died 12 November 1943. Died 23. Buried in MINTURNO WAR CEMETERY Italy
DAVIDSON	F H	Sergeant 1895851, Gunner, Royal Air Force. Died 12 September 1944. Died 21. Buried in REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

21 January 2005

War Memorials Trust

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