ALLOA
WAR MEMORIAL
WORLD
WAR 1 - SURNAMES - R
World War
1 & 2 - Detailed information
Compiled & Copyright Martin Edwards 2007
| RAE |
William
Ramsay |
Lance
Sergeant 8228, "D" Company, 1st Regiment (Kimberley Rifles),
South African Infantry. Killed in action 18 October 1916 when at
3.40 a.m., three companies of the 1st S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail
Trenches, D Company launched an attack at 5.45 pm and Snag Trench
was occupied but the machine-gun fire from the Butte de Warlencourt
took a heavy toll, leaving a small group in the trench. Aged 34.
Son of M. Rae, of Alloa, Scotland, and the late A. Rae; husband
of J. Rae, of Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa. No known grave.
Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face
4 C. See South
African War Graves Project |
| RAMAGE |
David
Reid |
Lance
Corporal S/13954, 6th Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders.
Killed in action 11 April 1917. Born and resident Alloa, Clackmannanshire,
enlisted Merthyr, Glamorganshire. No known grave. Commemorated on
ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 9. |
| REID,
MC |
Thomas
Mayne |
[Listed
as Lieutenant on memorial and Second Lieutenant on SDGW] Captain,
9th Battalion attached 6th Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers.
Killed in action 3 May 1917. Aged 31.Son of John Mathieson Reid,
of The Loarling, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, and the late Elizabeth
Mayne Reid. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.). No known grave. Commemorated
on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6. |
| REID,
MM |
Alexander
aka Alex |
Private
276385, 1st/7th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland
Highlanders). Killed in action 23 April 1917. Enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire.
Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). No known grave. Commemorated
on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 9. |
| REID,
MM |
David |
Sergeant
77554, 13th Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps. Killed in action
15 August 1917. Born 6 November 1888 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire.
Son of John and Elizabeth Mayne Reid, of 1, Grange Rd., Alloa, Scotland.
Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Rancher by trade. Single. Attested
10 November 1914 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, aged 26,
height 5 feet 9½ inches, chest 36-38½, dark complexion,
brown eyes, brown hair, religious denomination Presbyterian. Buried
in MAZINGARBE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France.
Plot II. Row E. Grave 1. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference:
Canadian
Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 8157
- 21 |
| RENNIE
|
Arthur
Muir |
Flight
Cadet (Pilot) 110661, 1 Training Depot Station, Royal Air Force.
Accidentally killed in an aircraft crash whilst flying in De Havilland
D.H.4, serial number B5519, at Wittering Aerodrome, Stamford, when
the aircraft slide slipped, stalled, and nose dived into the ground
during aerobatics practice not having attained sufficient height
15:15 hrs 19 October 1918. Aged 19. Born 16 August 1899. Native
of Glasgow. Youngest son of Kenneth and Elizabeth Rennie, of "Mayfield,"
Ormonde Crescent, Netherlee, Glasgow formerly Mayfield, 55, Hill
Street, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Previously employed as a Mechanical
Engineer, employed by R Melvin, of Sunnyside Foundry, Alloa. Enlisted
10 December 1917 in R.F.C. for duration of the war, transferred
to R.A.F. 1 April 1918. Height 5 feet 4 inches, chest 31 inches.
Buried in ALVA CEMETERY, Clackmannanshire. Grave reference E (O).
9. |
| RENWICK |
James |
Guardsman
13987, 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards. Died on service 3 December 1916.
Born Prestonkirk, Haddington, enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire.
Buried in A.I.F. BURIAL GROUND, FLERS, Somme, France. Plot V. Row
A. Grave 24. |
| RINTOUL |
Arthur
Ferguson |
Gunner
7617, "A" Battery, 82nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Killed in action 25 October 1917. Aged 22. Born and enlisted Alloa,
Clackmannanshire. Son of Archibald and Catherine Rintoul, of 70,
Hill St., Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Buried in MINTY FARM CEMETERY,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row C. Grave 16. |
| RITCHIE |
Archibald
[P] |
Private
202007, 1st/6th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland
Highlanders). Killed in action 29 September 1918. Resident Alloa,
Clackmannanshire, enlisted Stirling. Buried in METZ-EN-COUTURE COMMUNAL
CEMETERY BRITISH EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row
D. Grave 11. |
| RITCHIE |
James |
Private
9348, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. Killed in
action 14 September 1914. Aged 19. Born and enlisted Stirling, Stirlingshire,
resident Alloa, Clackmannanshire. No known grave. Commemorated on
LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL, Seine-et-Marne, France. |
| ROBERTSON |
David |
Trooper,
Dragoon Guards |
| ROBERTSON |
John
Meiklejohn |
Rifleman
99367, 1st/5th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment) formerly
319113, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds in the United Kingdom
17 November 1918. Aged 19. Born Alloa, Clackmannanshire, enlisted
Stirling. Son of Elizabeth Meiklejohn Robertson, of 7, Hill Place,
Alloa, and the late Peter Robertson. Buried in ALLOA (SUNNYSIDE)
CEMETERY, Clackmannanshire. Section 10. Grave 248A. |
| ROBERTSON |
Robert |
Private
S/2725, 1st/8th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland
Highlanders). Killed in action 23 July 1918. Born and enlisted Alloa,
Clackmannanshire. No known grave. Commemorated on SOISSONS MEMORIAL,
Aisne, France. |
| ROBERTSON |
Thomas
Paterson |
Private
S/3999, 9th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died 23 May 1916. Aged
20. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Robertson, of 17, Erskine St., Alloa.
Buried in VERMELLES BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot
IV. Row C. Grave 6. |
| ROONEY |
Richard
James |
Captain
(Temporary), Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders)
attached to Wagon Depot, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds 19 September
1917. Buried in LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY, Pas de
Calais, France. Plot IV. Row E. Grave 1. |
| ROSIE |
William
C |
Guardsman,
Scots Guards |
| ROSS |
Andrew
K |
Private
6208, 4th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Killed in
action 13 November 1916. Born and enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 10 A. |
| ROSS |
Thomas
Wilson |
Private
277696, 1st/7th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland
Highlanders). Killed in action 9 April 1917. Aged 38. Born and enlisted
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, resident Sauchie, Clackmannanshire. Husband
of Helen Moir Ross, of 19, Main St., Sauchie, Alloa. Buried in ROCLINCOURT
VALLEY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 20.
See also Sauchie |
| ROSS |
William
I |
Private
275237, 10th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland
Highlanders). Killed in action 30 December 1917. Aged 22. Born and
enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Son of Mrs. Jane Ross, of 5, King
St., Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Buried in FINS NEW BRITISH CEMETERY,
SOREL-LE-GRAND, Somme, France. Plot III. Row E. Grave 19. |
| ROXBURGH |
Charles |
Private
S/13262, 2nd Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Died on
service 13 November 1918. Aged 21. Born at Dollar, Clackmannanshire.
Son of John and Jeanie Roxburgh, of 8, Keith St., Kincardine, Fife.
In the 1901 census he was aged 3, born Dollar, Clackmannanshire,
son of John and Jane Roxburgh, resident 32, Greenfield Street, Alloa,
Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Buried in BEIRUT WAR CEMETERY, Lebanese
Republic. Grave 321. |
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updated:
1 April, 2023
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