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Samson,
Peter. b. 1882. Private. No. 7730. The Black Watch (Royal Highland
Regiment). Scottish. Enlisted in the regular army in 1900 and from
1904 served in India. On returning to Scotland he was transferred to
the Army Reserve but re-enlisted in 1914 for WWI. He was later badly
wounded and discharged in 1945. Born in Motherwell, son of Peter and
Emily (Williams). Husband of Agnes Thomson and his trade was a coal
miner. He emigrated to Australia with his family in 1928 and settled
in Ipswich, Queensland. (added 07/09/00)
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Saunders,
William. Private. No. 7305. 2nd Bn, Royal Scots Fusiliers. British.
Enlisted at Ayr on 29th December 1889, aged 18. Served in the Boer
War. Went to Militia on 20th October 1902, then went on to fight in
the 1914-18 War. Mortally wounded in 1915, he died at Dover Castle.
His home address in 1914-15 was Church Street, Newton, Ayr. (added
01/05/01)
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Scales,
Charles. A. Private. No. 17406. 7th Bn, Royal Scots Fusiliers.
British. Enlisted at Shoreditch, London. Resided at Hoxton, London.
Served 1915-16. Killed in action on 9th May 1916. He is buried at
Vermelles British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. (added 01/05/01)
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Shade,
James.Private, Number 7041, 2nd Battalion Scots Guards. Born 21st November 1885. Shale Miner. Married with three children. Served three years with the Colours and three years in Reserve. Recalled August 1914. Wounded November 1914. Died at Festubert 16th May 1915. His name is recorded at Le Touret Memorial panel 3 and 4. Name submitted by the husband of his Great Grand daughter.(added 8/1/07)
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Shaw,
Andrew McFarlane, Lance Corporal, 1/8th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Number 3390. Born 21st March 1892 in Gorbals District of Glasgow, son of Donald & Helen Shaw (Andrew was the 3rd of six children having two elder sisters Margaret & Catherine, an elder Brother Donald, two younger sisters Helen & Jane and a younger brother Angus), moved to West End c 1901, worked as a Laboratory Boy then Pathology Attendant at Glasgow University from 1906. Enlisted on the 12th August 1915 in 3/8th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, appointed Lance Corporal – 13th November 1915, Draft to France - 24th January 1916 (draft left Dunoon/Glasgow on this date), reverted to Private on joining B.E.F. , France – 6th February 1916, to 51st Highland Division Base Depot, Etaples – 13th February 1916, Joined 1/8th Battalion A&SH and posted to ‘A’ Company (2nd Platoon) – 24th February 1916, (The 1/8th (The Argyllshire Battalion) Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders were part of the 152nd Brigade (1st Highland Brigade), 51st Highland Division), Appointed Lance Corporal on the 8th March 1916, Andrew was Killed in Action on the 2nd July 1916 whilst his Platoon were in the line at Vimy Ridge, Left 2 sector in Fire Trenches (Extracts from 152nd Infantry Brigade War Diary - ‘Report of Operations in ‘LEFT 2’ Night of 1st/2nd July’ - At 12.35am an intense Artillery fire opened on enemy lines in the Sector on our Left. Retaliation at once commenced and continued till about 1.15am. During this bombardment the front held by Right Company and Right Centre Company of 1/8th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders was heavily shelled, the remainder of the front line – 8th Argylls – not so heavily, but CAVALIER and LASALLE trenches were shelled and also QUARRIES. Our Artillery opened in reply about 12.45am and fired till about 1.15AM when bombardment ceased. During this bombardment the telephone lines to two Left Companies of 1/8th Arg & Suth’d Highr’s were cut, but were repaired as soon as bombardment ceased. At about 2 A.M. the Right Centre and Right Companies – 8th Argyll’s – were again heavily shelled and also QUARRIES and CROSS Street. Our Artillery were called upon to open and did so at once. At about 2.25 A.M. a shock as of a mine explosion was felt. Telephone communications was again cut at this time and the news was sent verbally by runner. The crater could not be seen in the dark. About 2.40 A.M. the bombardment ceased, and our guns were told to stop). The Casualties during both bombardments in the 8th Argyll’s were 7 killed, 12 wounded. All casualties were a result of shell fire. Andrew is buried in Mareouil British Cemetery, which is in the village of Maroeuil, 6km northwest of Arras in the Pas-de-Calais Department of France. The 51st Highland Division began the cemetery when Commonwealth forces took over the Arras front in March 1916 from French forces. There was a Tramway, which ran between the front line and Maroeuil, and this was sometimes used to bring back casualties to the cemetery as it was protected from enemy observation by the crest of the hill behind it. Andrew is buried in Plot II J 11 where he lies alongside his six comrades (all are buried in line, Plot II J8 to J13) from the 1/8th Battalion A&SH who were killed during the same bombardment in the early hours of the 2nd July 1916, they lie with over 200 others of the 51st Highland Division. ‘La a’Bhlair s’math na Cairdean’ (‘Friends are Good on the Day of Battle’ - The Gaelic inscription on the 51st Highland Division Memorial at Beaumont Hamel). Nominated by a grateful fellow Glaswegian of a later generation who will always remember and will make sure his children remember.(added 16/04/08)
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Shea,
Robert. b. 1920. Private. No. 1830437. 285 Bn, Royal Artillery Field
Regiment. Scottish. He served as a Gunner from 10th July 1941 - 8th
June 1946 in North Africa, Italy and Greece. His decorations include
The Africa Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal and the 1939-45 Medal. He
died on 7th March 1994 "The BEST Dad in the World".
Nominated by his daughter Jacqueline. (added 06/09/01)
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Shearer,
Donald. Sergeant. No. 240348. 2nd Bn, Seaforth Highlanders.
Scottish. (added 28/04/00)
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Shearer,
John William Haig. b. 1918. RSM. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).
British. He served in Normandy, Dunkirk and Africa, now living in
Melbourne, Australia. Born in Orkney and moved to Motherwell c.1923.
Married 1937 in Coventry to Agnes Whiting (born in India). Brother
David (dec. 1990), sister Jean (dec. c.1950) and 3 children, Esther
(1938), David (1939), John (1944). Both John senior and junior are
known as "Jack". (added 21/05/01)
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Slingsby, John, Private, 2nd Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers, number 1769307. Son of John Philip and Diana Mccall Slingsby, Dalbeattie. Died aged 23 on 19th January 1944. His name is recorded on the Rangoon Memorial Face 10. Name submitted by his Great Niece. (See Walter Slingsby).(added 22/11/07)
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Slingsby, Walter, Private, 11th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, number S/10423. Died aged 33 on 13th October 1916 during the battle of the Somme. His name is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial Pier and Face 15 A and 16 C. Name submitted by his Great Great Niece. (See John Slingsby).(added 22/11/07)
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Skinner, J. Acting Company Sergeant Major John Skinner VC DCM Criox de Guerre (France),
1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers, number 6895.
Born Polockshields, Glasgow 26th October 1881 son of Walter Skinner,
husband of Ann Skinner, 173 Polockshields Road, Glasgow, a native of Inver
by Tain Ross-shire. He served in the Boer War and was wounded three times.
His Victoria Cross won in action at Wijdendrift, Belgium was gazetted on
14th September 1917: For most conspicuous bravery and good leading. Whilst
his Company was attacking, machine gun fire opened on the left flank,
delaying the advance. Although CSM Skinner was wounded in the head, he
collected six men, and with great courage and determination worked round
the left flank of three blockhouses from which the machine gun fire was
coming, and succeeded in bombing and taking the first blockhouse single
handed; then, leading his six men towards the other two blockhouses, he
skillfully cleared them, taking sixty prisoners, three machine guns, and
two trench mortars. The dash and gallantry displayed by this warrant
officer enabled the objective to be reached and consolidated. CSM Skinner
was killed aged 35 at Vlamertinghe, Belgium on 17th March 1918. His grave
is located at Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery reference XIII.H.15. (added 22/05/06)
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Slyder,
Alexander. b. 1924. Private (Driver). R.E.M.E. Scottish. Served
during WWII in Europe the Middle East and North Africa. Emigrated to
Canada in 1953 and lived in Toronto before moving to British
Colombia. (added 02/04/00)
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Small,
James. b. 1894. Private. No. 9372. 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's
Bays). Scottish. Born at St. Giles, Edinburgh, Scotland. Enlisted
Edinburgh. He went to France on 14th October 1915 and fought in the
Battle of Baupame where he was killed in action on Monday, 25th
March 1918, age 24. He is commemorated on Panel 1 at Pozieres
Memorial, Somme, France. The Memorial relates to the period of
crisis in March and April 1918 when the Fifth Army was driven back
by overwhelming numbers accross the former Somme battlefields, and
to the succeeding period of four months during which there was built
up, behind the new front, of the army, which on the 8th August 1918
began the "Advance to Victory". He was the son of Alexander
and Jane Penman Small of 457, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh. Brother to
Euphemia, Isabella, David, Thomas, William, Alexander, Charles,
John, Andrew and George. (added 06/09/01)
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Smart, William
Adamson. b. 1916 Dundee, Angus. Pvt 2760238, 7th Btn. Black Watch,
HM Forces WW11. Died 1 Aug 1943, Sicily, Italy. Son of James and Ann
Fenwick Smart, of Dundee. Commemorated Catania War Cemetery, Sicily,
Italy. Grave Reference/Panel Number: IV.D.32. (added 03/03/05)
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Smith, Alexander Scott.
Lance Sergeant No. 2694741 2nd Battalion Scots
Guards. Scottish. Served in WWII, in the North Africa Campaign.
Died 03/07/1942 at Ruweisat aged 25. Son of Duncan and Helen
Smith (nee Scott) and husband of Georgina Winifred Scott Smith of
Aldershot, Hampshire. He is buried in El Alamein War Cemetery,
Egypt. (added 13/09/05)
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Smith, Colin
McKechnie. b. 28/01/1893. Died 27/04/1917. Private. Argyll and
Sutherland Highlanders 14th Bn. Service No S/16976. Scottish.
Husband of Helen Smith of 106 Broad St, Mile End, Glasgow, Married;
25 Dec 1914 Calton, Lanark. Father to Colin Smith age 5
Months.Parents; Colin Smith and Mary McLaren Smith (nee Wemyss).
Buried; Bray military Cemetery, Somme, France (added 16/04/05)
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Smith, Daniel. Private Number
14720388, 1st Battalion the Glasgow Highlanders, Highland Light
Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment). Died aged 23 on 18th April 1945
and commemorated in Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany, reference
3.C.2. (added 24/11/05)
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Smith,
George. b. c.1891. Private. No. S/8050. 8th Bn, Seaforth Highlanders
(Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany's). British. Born in Grays,
Essex, enlisted Southend. The 8th Bn, formed part of 15th Scottish
Division attached to the French Third Army in 1918. Killed in action
on Sunday, 28th July 1918, age 27, in Buzancy during the Second
Battle of the Marne and is buried in Buzancy Military Cemetery,
Aisne, France. (I.E.6) "Here the noble thistle of Scotland will
flourish for ever among the roses of France" (17th (French)
Division to 15th (Scottish) Division). The monument was erected on
the highest point of the plateau, where we found the body of the
Scottish soldier who had advanced the farthest (on July 28th, 1918 -
Buzancy). He was the son of Mr and Mrs H. Smith of South Ockendon,
Essex. (added 10/08/01)
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Smith, Keith, Sergeant, 4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number 2869825.
Husband of Jessie Bella Smith of Aberdeen. Killed in action aged 34 on 27th May 1940 during the defence of the Comines-Ypres Canal near Gapaard against the attacks of three German Divisions. He is buried in Deulemont Communal Cemetery. Name submitted by his Grandson
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3/13/10)
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Smith, Robert.
Rifleman. 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 3240715.
British. Served during WW2 in France. Died between May 27th 1940 and
June 4th 1940. He is buried at Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery. (added
4/12/04)
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Smith,
Harry Alfred Robert. b. c.1892. Private. No. 242060. Kings Own
Scottish Borderers (and formerly 7602 Suffolk Regiment). British. He
was born in India, enlisted Ely, Cambridgeshire, resided in
Wilburton, Cambridgeshire. Killed in action on 11th April 1918 in
France "Flanders". (added 22/05/01)
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Smith,
William. b. 1888. Private. 6th Bn, Gordon Highlanders. Scottish.
Served during WWI, killed in France in March 1918. Son of William
and Elizabeth Smith of Luncarty, Perthshire. (added 26/09/00)
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Sneddon,
James. b. 1941. Guardsman. Scots Guards. Scottish. Served from
1959-1965. (added 14/04/99)
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Spilg,
William, Private, 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion Highland Light Infantry, Number 330256. Son of Cerson and Sarah Spilg of 64 Jamieson Street, Govanhill, Glasgow. Killed in action 28th May 1917. His name is recorded at Bay 8 Arras Memorial. Name submitted by his Grand Nephew.. (added 06/09/07)
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Steel,
James. Private. No. 8359. 2nd Bn, The Highland Light Infantry.
Scottish. Son of Mrs Elizabeth Steel of Kidston Street, Glasgow,
brother of Robert. Landed in France in May 1915 and died at Bethune
in September 1915. He is buried in Bethune Town Cemetery,
Pas-de-Calais, France. (added 13/06/00)
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Stewart, Clement. Private, Number 2766138, 1st Battalion Black
Watch (Royal Highland Regiment). Son of David and Edith Stewart of
Forfar, Angus. Killed in action at El Alamein on 24th October 1942 aged 22 and buried at El Alamein War Cemetery XXVI.F.6.
Friend of A/Sgt Leslie Milne Johnstone. (added 13/09/05)
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Stewart, Walter James, (also Walter G), Lance Corporal, X Company 5th/6th Battalion Royal Scots, Number 3555 and 251111. Born Biggar, Lanarkshire son of John and Margaret Potts Stewart, 21 Colville Place, Edinburgh. Lived and enlisted in Edinburgh. Died of wounds aged 33 on 5th October 1918. He is buried in Brie British Cemetery, Grave reference V.C.3. (added 16/10/09)
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Stobo MM,
John William. Lance Corporal. 6th and 7th Bns, Queen's Own Cameron
Highlanders, Attd 1/6th Black Watch. Scottish. Joined 18th December
1915. Served on the Western Front, awarded the Military Medal.
Brother of Joseph Waugh Stobo, Stewart Stobo and Margaret Isabella
Stobo (wife of Angus Ronald Watts, see below). (added 18/01/99)
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Stobo MM,
Joseph Waugh. Company Sergeant Major. No 9560. 5th Bn, Queen's Own
Cameron Highlanders. Scottish. Enlisted 26th September 1913. Served
on the Western Front and awarded Military Medal. Died of wounds 26th
April 1918 and buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais,
France. Brother of Stewart Stobo, John William Stobo and Margaret
Isabella Stobo (wife of Angus Ronald Watts, see below). (added
18/01/99)
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Stobo,
Stewart. Private. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders & Home Guard in
WWII. Scottish. Served with the Camerons 1918-22. Brother of Joseph
Waugh Stobo, John William Stobo and Margaret Isabella Stobo (wife of
Angus Ronald Watts, see below). (added 18/01/99)
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Strathearn,
(also listed as Strathern), William, Private, 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number S/7090. Born Bathgate, Linlithgowshire, enlisted at West Calder, Midlothian. Died of wounds as a result of shelling, returned to hospital in Liverpool and died at home. He is buried in Bathgate. Name submitted by his Granddaughter in Western Australia. (added 8/05/07)
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Strangeways,
Alexander Leishman. Corporal. No. 350590. "A" Coy, 9th Bn, Royal
Scots. Scottish. Served during WWI, killed in action in March 1918
his name is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.
Son of William and Margaret Strangeways, of Harrison Road,
Edinburgh. (added 14/06/00)
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Strangeways,
Ernest Richard. Private. No. 19140. 1st Bn, King's Own Scottish
Borderers. Scottish. Served during WWI, Killed in action in June
1916. Buried in Mesnil Ridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsant, Somme,
France. Son of John and Ada Strangeways. (added 13/06/00)
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Strangeway,
Richard William. Private. No. K/52963. "HQ Coy" 1st Bn, Seaforth
Highlanders of Canada. Scottish. Served during WWII. Killed in
action in July 1943 aged 23. Son of Richard and Alice Strangeway and
husband of Edna Strangeway of Leyland, Lancashire. He is buried in
Agira Canadian War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. (added 13/06/00)
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Strickland, James, Private, 6th (City of Glasgow) Battalion Highland Light Infantry, Number 1728. Born Glasgow son of George and Agnes Brown Strickland, 66 Viewmount Drive, Maryhill. Enlisted in Glasgow and killed in action aged 18 on 12th July 1915 at Achi Baba Nullah, Trenches F12 and E10, Gallipoli. 5 Officers and 31 other ranks of the Battalion were killed in this action. His name is recorded on the Helles Memorial Panel 173 to 177. Name submitted by his third Cousin. (added 28/11/08)
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Stroyan,
Charles Ferguson. Sergeant. No. 200489. 1st Bn, Queen's Own Cameron
Highlanders. Scottish. Son of William and Mary Stroyan of Newton
Stewart, Wigtownshire, and brother of William and John. Killed in
action on 18th April 1918, his name is commemorated on the Loos
Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. (added 14/04/99)
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Stroyan,
John. Lance Corporal. No. 18257. 11th Bn, Highland Light Infantry.
Scottish. Son of William and Mary Stroyan of Newton Stewart,
Wigtownshire, and brother of Charles and William. Killed in action
on 19th March 1916, he is buried in the Tancrez Farm Cemetery,
Ploegsteert, Comines-Warnoton, Hainaut, Belgium. (added 14/04/99)
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Stroyan,
William. Private. No. 9902. 1st Bn, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.
Scottish. Son of William and Mary Stroyan of Newton Stewart,
Wigtownshire, and brother of Charles and John. Killed in action on
11th November 1914, he is commemorated on the Ypres Memorial, Menin
Gate, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. (added 14/04/99)
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Stuart,
George, D.G. Leiutenant. Royal Horse Artillery. Scottish. (added
23/11/98)
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Sutherland, David, Trooper, 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps, Number 7894622. Son of Robert and Agnes Sutherland, Husband of Agnes Sutherland of Halbeath, Fife and Father of Maureen. Killed in action aged 26 on 29th August 1944 when he and his fellow crew members baled out of their Sherman Mark 4 Tank near the factory area at Etrepagny. He is buried in Etrepagny Communal Cemetery, Grave 5. Name submitted by his Grand Daughter. (added
28/07/09)
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Sutherland,
Francis. b. c1892. Private. No 5438. 28th Bn, Australian Infantry,
AIF. Scottish. Enlisted in 1916 at Blackboy Hill, Perth, Australia.
Killed in action in September 1917, near Ypres. Son of Sinclair and
Margaret Sutherland of Avon Terrace, York, West Australia, native of
Inverness. Brother of Sinclair (below). His name is commemorated on
the Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. (added
05/04/00)
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Sutherland,
Sinclair. Private. No 1412. 11th Bn, Australian Infantry, AIF.
Scottish. Served during WWI, and died in May 1917 aged 24. His name
is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Somme, France.
Son of Sinclair and Margaret Sutherland of Avon Terrace, York, West
Australia, native of Inverness. Brother of Francis (above). (added
05/04/00)
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Sutherland
MM,
George. b. 1893. Private. No. 242029. 3800 "C" Coy, 8th Bn, Seaforth
Highlanders. Scottish. Enlisted in September 1914 in Edinburgh,
served as a Scout, Bomber and Rifleman. He was wounded three times
and awarded the Military Medal, 1915 Star and Great War Medal.
Mentioned in Despatches in 1918 for Gallant Conduct. Born in the
parish of Thurso, Caithness, his trade was a labourer. He survived
the war and died in Edinburgh in 1979. (added 15/06/00)
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Swallow
,
Albert, Private, Seaforth Highlanders, number 4699149. Son of Hannah Swallow (Stewart). Died of Cancer in Leeds on 22nd January 1945. He is buried in Leeds (Harehills) Cemetery, Grave reference Screen Wall. Sec.X.1 Grave 349. Name submitted by his Nephew in Leeds. (added 17/07/07)
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Swan,
Neil McAlpine. b. 1895. Private. No. 40774. 10th/11th Bn, Highland
Light Infantry. Scottish. Killed in action in December 1916 during
fierce fighting between the villages of Warlencourt and
Eaucourt-L'Abbaye. Son of James and Janet Swan of Keppochill Road,
Springburn, Glasgow, brother of William McNaughton Swan. Buried in
Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. (added
19/08/99)
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Swayne,
John Duthie. b. 1900. Private. No. S/24084. 7th Bn, Seaforth
Highlanders. British. Served during WWI killed in April 1918 at the
3rd Battle of Ypres and his name is commemorated on the Tyne Cot
Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium. Son of William and Mary Swayne,
Ashburnham, Dalmeny, West Lothian. (added 28/09/00)
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Sweeney,
Robert Rodden, Corporal, Military Medal, Number 19031261, B Company,1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Son of a widowed Mother he joined the Argylls in 1946 and served in Palestine, Hong Kong and Korea. Awarded the Military Medal for action in Korea south east of Songju (Hill 282) on 23rd September 1950. "Corporal Sweeney was in one of the two forward Platoons. Near the summit a party of some 50 North Koreans was surprised and in the fight which followed the Platoon Commanders of both Platoons were wounded. Corporal Sweeney immediately took charge and led both Platoons in a bayonet charge which routed the enemy. Several times acting on his own initiative he countered dangerous enemy infiltration movements sometimes single handed and when eventually he was wounded it was with difficulty that he was removed protesting from the fight". Name submitted by his daughter. (added 8/1/07)
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