ALLOA
WAR MEMORIAL
WORLD
WAR 1 - SURNAMES - S
World War
1 & 2 - Detailed information
Compiled & Copyright Martin Edwards 2007
| SCOBBIE |
James |
Private
10762, 11th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland
Highlanders). Died of wounds 21 October 1916. Born and enlisted
Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Son of John Scobbie, of 6, Back, Dykes,
Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Buried in DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot III. Row H. Grave 25. |
| SCOBBIE |
John |
Sergeant
6613, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment). Died on service on United
Kingdom 27 March 1919. Aged 42. Born Blackford, Perthshire, resident
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, resident Edinburgh. Son of David and Jane
Scobbie, of 5, Killiebank, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Buried in BLACKFORD
OLD CHURCHYARD, Perthshire. Grave 157. |
| SCOBBIE |
Peter |
Private,
Seaforth Highlanders |
| SCOBIE |
Peter
W |
Corporal
S/7958, 8th/10th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action
1 August 1917. Born Stirling, enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 38. |
| SCOTLAND |
Thomas |
Private
S/9263, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died of wounds 15 June
1918. Aged 22. Born Arbroath, Forfarshire, enlisted Alresford. Son
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Scotland, of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Buried
in PERNES BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot V. Row A.
Grave 32. |
| SCOTT |
Alex |
Corporal,
Royal Field Artillery |
| SCOTT |
Alexander
aka Alex |
Private
S/3338, "D" Company, 2nd Battalion, Princess Louise's
(Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders). Killed in action 20 July
1916. Aged 35. Born and enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Husband
of Mary Ann Arnott (formerly Scott), of 1, Erskine St., Alloa. Buried
in CATERPILLAR VALLEY CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL, Somme, France. Plot VIII.
Row B. Grave 34. |
| SCOTT |
James |
Private
30273, 15th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment). Killed in
action 22 March 1918. Born and enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Bay 1 and 2. |
| SCOTT |
James |
Private
9837, 8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Killed in action
in Gallipoli 28 June 1915. Resident Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Enlisted
Kirkcaldy. No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey
(including Gallipoli). Panel 93 to 98. |
| SCOTT |
James |
Second
Lieutenant, 7th Battalion (Territorial), Princess Louise's (Argyll
& Sutherland Highlanders). Killed in action 15 November 1916.
Aged 33. Son of James Scott, of 2, Grange Rd., Alloa, Clackmannanshire.
Buried in FRANKFURT TRENCH BRITISH CEMETERY, BEAUMONT-HAMEL, Somme,
France. Row D. Grave 26. |
| SCOTT |
John
Millar |
Temporary
Second Lieutenant, 11th Battalion attached to 1st Battalion, Black
Watch (Royal Highlanders). Killed in action 18 August 1916. Aged
22. Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Scott, of 2, Grange Rd., Alloa. No
known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier
and Face 10 A. |
| SCOTT |
Robert |
Private
10464, 1st Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland
Highlanders). Killed in action 20 April 1915. Born Edinburgh, Midlothian,
enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire. No known grave. Commemorated on
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 44. |
| SHARP |
Hakon
Hansen |
Corporal
04823, 34th Company, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died on service
19 November 1918. Aged 25. Son of Alexander and Hilda Sharp, of
40, Grant St., Alloa, Clackmannanshire. In the 1901 census he was
aged 7, born lloa, Clackmannanshire, a scholar, son of Alexanda
and Hilda Sharp, resi/dent 7, Ward Street, Alloa, Clackmannanshire,
Scotland. Buried in STE. MARIE CEMETERY, LE HAVRE, Seine-Maritime,
France. Division 62. Plot IV. Row C. Grave 4. |
| SHERIDAN |
Edward |
Private
3/3096, 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Died on
service 7 July 1915. Aged 46. Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Sheriden,
of Alloa. Cremated and commemorated at ABERDEEN (ALLENVALE) CEMETERY,
Aberdeenshire. Screen Wall. S. 182. |
| SHERRIDAN |
Patrick |
[Transcribed
as SHERIDAN] Private S/6039, 11th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll
& Sutherland Highlanders). Killed in action 27 September 1915.
Born Alloa, Clackmannanshire, resident Glasgow, Lanarkshire, enlisted
Falkirk, Stirlingshire. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Panel 125 to 127. |
| SIMPSON |
James |
Sergeant
18529, 28th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly 17414,
Highland Light Infantry. Killed in action 17 October 1916. Born
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, enlisted Glasgow, Lanarkshire. No known
grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and
Face 5 C and 12 C. |
| SINCLAIR |
William
P |
Gunner
446, R.A. Ammunition Park, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died in United
Kingdom 18 January 1916. Aged 37. Born at Alloa (Tillicoultry, Clackmannan),
resident Edinburgh, enlisted Glasgow. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Sinclair, of 1, Albion Rd., Edinburgh. Buried in CALNE (HOLY TRINITY)
CHURCHYARD, Wiltshire. Grave 1159. |
| SMITH |
Michael |
Gunner
34196, "Y" 4th Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery.
Killed in action 22 December 1917. Born Dublin, enlisted Hamilton,
Lanarkshire. In the 1901 census he was aged 9, born Alloa, Clakmannanshire,
a scholar, son of Janet Smith (married), resident 47, Bruce Street,
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Confirmed 17 June 1917 in St. Mugo
Parish Churcj, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. No known grave. Commemorated
on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 1. |
| SNEDDON |
James |
Private
276884, 1st/5th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland
Highlanders). Died of wounds 3 September 1918. Aged 28. Born and
enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Son of the late James Sneddon,
and Mrs. Sneddon, of 20, Back O' Dykes, Alloa; husband of Margaret
Robertson Sneddon, of 21, Erskine St., Alloa. Buried in ESQUELBECQ
MILITARY CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot II. Row G. Grave 12. |
| SOMERVILLE |
John |
Private
260150, 5th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs) formerly
3944, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders). Killed
in action 21 March 1918. Born Barony, Lanarkshire, enlisted Glasgow,
Lanarkshire. Husband of Annie Somerville, of High St., Dollar, Clackmannanshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Bay 8. |
| SPENCE |
Henry |
Second
Lieutenant, 7th Battalion (Territorial), Princess Louise's (Argyll
& Sutherland Highlanders). Killed in action 13 October 1918.
Buried in AUBERCHICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot II.
Row C. Grave 15. |
| SPENCE |
Robert |
[Listed
as SPENCER on SDGW] Private M2/079392, 1st Mobile Repair Unit, Royal
Army Service Corps. Died on service 25 October 1918. Born and resident
Alloa, enlisted London. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Spence, of Alloa,
Scotland. Buried in MONTECCHIO PRECALCINO COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION,
Italy. Plot 8. Row C. Grave 14. |
| SPENCE |
Telford
Francis |
[Listed
as Second Lieutenant, Highland Light Infantry on memorial] Private
15426, 17th (Service) Battalion (3rd Glasgow), Highland Light
Infantry. Killed in action 1 July 1916. Born Manchester [According
to SDGW], enlisted Glasgow. Birth registered in the July to September
Quarter 1896 in the Wolverhampton Registration District, Staffordshire.
In the 1901 census he was aged 4, born England, son of Wilfred
L and Elizabeth C Spence, resident Glebe Terrace (Oaklugh), Alloa,
Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Listed on the Glasgtow Academy Roll
of Honour. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 15 C.
Extract
from Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations
and Inventories) 1917:
SPENCE,
Telford Francis, 29 Queen's Gate, Glasgow, died 1 July
1916, in France, intestate. Confirmation granted at Glasgow, 20
June, to Wilfred Lawson Spence, Consulting Engineer, The Summit,
Maxwelltown, Dumfries, Executor dative qua father. Value of Estate,
£39, 14s.
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NOTE: This is the only detail found for Telford [FRrancis] SPENCE
although the link to Alloa is not ucrrently established **
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| SPOWART |
[John]
Jasper |
Private
(Cook) 24/1821, 2nd Battalion, Otago Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary
Force. Killed in action 4 April 1918. Aged 30. Born 10 July 1888.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Spowart, of 28, Erskine St., Alloa, Scotland.
Buried in MARTINSART BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot I. Row
H. Grave 34. |
| STEIN |
Alexander
aka Alex |
[Listed
on memorial as Able Seaman, Royal Navy] Private PLY/13171, H.M.S.
Vanguard, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Killed or died by means other
than disease, accident or enemy action 9 July 1917. Aged 32. Born
30 December 1885 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Son of William and
Margaret Binnie Stein, of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Cousin of Wm.
Stein, of 31, Clarendon Street, Partick, Glasgow. In the 1891 census
he was aged 5, born Alloa, Clackmannanshire, a scholar, son of William
and Margaret Stein, resident Castle Street, Alloa, Clackmannanshire,
Scotland. Religious denomination Prsbyterian Before enlisting he
was a Painter. Enlisted 6 October 1904 in Glasgow, height 5 feet
7¾ inches, fresh complexion, hazel eyes, dark brown hair. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon.
Panel 23. |
| STEIN |
William
Alexander |
Private
04275, 93rd Ammunition Section, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died
on service 25 November 1918. Aged 28. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Stein, of 2, Carron St., Alloa. Buried in BUSIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY
EXTENSION, Nord, France. Plot VIII. Row B. Grave 13. |
| STEPHEN |
George
James Mitchell |
Lance
Corporal 23263, 2nd Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers. Killed
in action 3 September 1916. Aged 24. Born Stirling, Stirlingshire,
resident and enlisted Edinburgh, Midlothian. Son of John and Margaret
Stephen, of 37, Erskine St., Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Buried in
DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL, Somme, France. Plot XXVII. Row
B. Grave 9. |
| STEVENSON |
Henry |
Private
(Signaller) S/41237, 8th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire
Buffs) formerly S/7710, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland
Highlanders). Killed in action 26 August 1917. Born and enlisted
Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Buried in AEROPLANE CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot I. Row B. Grave 31. |
| STEWART |
Alexander
aka Alex |
[Spelt
STEUART on CWGC] Private S/1960, 10th Battalion, Princess Louise's
(Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders). Killed in action 27 September
1915. Born Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, resident Alva, Clackmannanshire,
enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire. No known grave. Commemorated on
LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 125 to 127. See also
Sauchie |
| STEWART |
Duncan |
Private
25136, 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Killed in action
in Mesopotamia 25 October 1918. Born and enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 35 and
64. |
| STEWART |
John |
Private
S/3630, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action 5 June
1915. Born and enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire. No known grave.
Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 38. |
| STOBIE |
Robert |
Private
64763, 102nd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Killed in
action 16 October 1917. Aged 33. Born Rogside, Perth, enlisted Alloa,
Clackmannanshire. Son of Mrs. Joan Stobie, of 27, Kelliebank, Alloa,
Clackmannanshire. Buried in CEMENT HOUSE CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot I. Row K. Grave 3. |
| STOBIE |
Robert
J |
Private
S/2665, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action 18 July
1916. Aged 29. Born and enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Husband
of Margaret Mitchell Fraser Stobie, of 36, Greenfield St., Alloa,
Clackmannanshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme. France. Pier and Face 15 B and 15 C. |
| STOBIE |
William
W |
Corporal
73625, 15th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Regiment) formerly 042071, Army Service Corps. Killed in action
23 [CWGC] or 28 [SDGW] March 1918. Aged 25. Born Dollar, Chackmannanshire,
enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Stobie, of 36, Greenfield St., Alloa; husband of Isa W. Stobie,
of 85, Hill St., Alloa, Clackmannanshire. No known grave. Commemorated
on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 52 to 54. |
| STODDART |
David |
Lance
Corporal 1818, 1st/7th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll &
Sutherland Highlanders). Killed in action 25 April 1915. Born and
enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire. In the 1901 census he was aged
4, born Alloa, Clackmannanshire, a scholar, son of David and Margaret
Stoddart, resident 41, Primrose Street, Alloa, Clackmannanshire,
Scotland. An Engineer working for Jeffrey & Co., of Alloa. Attested
aged 17 years 3 months, 5 March 1913 in Alloa, height 6 feet 7 inches
(as on attestation papers), chest 34½-38½ inches.
Son of David (NOK) and Margaret Stoddart, of 47, Drydale Styreet,
Alloa. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 42 and 44. |
| STRACHAN |
Roden |
Private
303051, 1st/7th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland
Highlanders). Died of wounds 27 May 1918. Resident Alloa, Clackmannanshire,
enlisted Stirling. Buried in ROCLINCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas
de Calais, France. Plot VI. Row D. Grave 2. |
| STRANG |
Robert |
Captain
"D" Company, 7th Battalion (Territorial), Princess Louise's
(Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders). Killed in action 14 November
1916. Aged 27. Son of Alex R. Strang, C.B.E., and Agnes Strang,
of Alloa. In the 1891 census he was aged 1, born Alloa, Clackmannanshire,
son of Alexander R and Agnes Strang, resident Mars Hill, Alloa,
Clackmannanshire, Scotland. In the 1901 census he was aged 11, born
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, a scholar, son of Alexander R and Agnes
Strang, resident Claremont, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Buried
in MAILLY WOOD CEMETERY, MAILLY-MAILLET, Somme, France. Plot I.
Row D. Grave 27. |
| STURROCK |
Ralph
Robertson |
[Listed
as Sergeant on memorial] Private 1768, Royal Army Medical Corps. |
| SULLIVAN |
Charles |
Private
34910, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment). Killed in
action 10 April 1917. Born Clackmannan, resident and enlisted Alloa,
Clackmannanshire. Buried in TILLOY BRITISH CEMETERY, TILLOY-LES-MOFFLAINES,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 6. |
| SYME |
John |
Private
630, 9th (Service) Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Killed
in action 8 September 1916. Born Alloa, Clackmannanshire, enlisted
Lochgelly, Fifeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 10 A. |
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