Rememberance Day Memorial

[Anne H]

In Memory of my grandfather’s brother, Private Michael Harty, 35. Service No. S/22903,
Gordon Highlanders, posted to 2nd/14th Bn., London Regt (London Scottish)
Died as a result of gas poisoning on 02 October 1918.
Remembered with honour, KANDAHAR FARM CEMETERY, Belgium,

[Anne H]

In Memory of
Private CHARLES MEAD
59430, 12th Bn., Royal Scots
who died age 19
on 25 April 1918
Son of Charles Mead, of 9c, Baird St., Coatbridge.
Remembered with honour
MESSINES RIDGE BRITISH CEMETERY

[winslowsmom]

In memory of

David McGoff
Private Highland LIght Infantry 12th Bn
27 April 1917
Age 30
Arras, France

Walter McGoff (brother above)
Private Highland Light Infantry 15th Bn
Died
18 November 1918
Age 26
France


Willam McLean Sutherland
Private Royal Highlanders 2nd Bn (B lack Watch)
11 May 1915
Age 44
France

William McLean Sutherland (son of above)
2 Lt. Royal Army Service Corp, Royal Artillery A.A. Regiment
25 April 1941
Age 28
Greece

William Sutherland (nephew of above)
Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st/5th
12 July 1915
Age 23
Gallipolli, Turkey


Also in memory of my grandfather and great uncle, who
served and survived in France WW 1

Harold Hiram Hatfield
USMC

John Reid Christie
Royal Scots Fusiliers

[Pandabean]

In memory of my Great Grandfather:

Trimmer Robert T Greenlees, Royal Naval Reserve who died 22nd April 1917 as a result of Pulmonary TB which was contracted during service.
Robert is currently awaiting a grave being carved & erected to his memory.


In memory of my Great Great Uncles who died on the front line during the Great War.

Pvt. William Greenlees, 23rd Btn Manchester Regiment Died 8th April 1916

Obit.
Mr and Mrs Andrews Greenlees, 116 South Glencraig have recieved intimation of the death of their son, William private in a Manchester regiment. The sister in charge at 1/2 London Casualty Clearing Station, France not knowing the parents' address, wrote to a friend in England, and the letter was forwarded to Glencraig. In it the writer said that the young man died on April 7th. He had been admitted the previous night with a severe wound in the head, and was unconscious to the end. The following letter from an officer of the regiment has since been received by the parents - "It is with very genuine sorrow that I have to inform you of the death of your son, No 22601 Sniper W Greenlees, who died on wounds received in action. He was a very brave lad(?) and absolutely devoid of fear. In fact, I don't think he knew what fear was. He was very kind hearted, and everybody liked him, and I am quite certain he had not a single enemy. He was a very well known figure in the battalion and I should say he was known to more people in the brigade than any other private soldier. We all miss him very much indeed and the place seems very different without him. If there are any other particulars about his death which you would like to know, I shall only be too pleased to tell you. Again sympathising with your in your sad bereavement, I am yours faithfully, J.L.M.Morton, Sniping Officer.


Pvt. John Davidson Greenlees, 15th Btn Cheshire Regiment. Died 17th July 1916

Obit.
Article August 2, 1916 reads: We understand intimation has been received by Mr and Mrs Greenlees, South Glencraig, that their son John, who was in an English bantam regiment, has fallen in action. It is only a few weeks ago that another brother (William) was killed in action.


And my Great(x3) Uncle
Pvt Archibald Greenlees, 1st Btn Royal Scots Fusiliers, died 4th September 1915





They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
we will remember them.

[Lorna Allison]

In memory of:

Thomas Maxwell Tait, Private, 5th Battalion Cameron Highlanders.
Born 18 February 1889, Invergarry, Glengarry, Invernesshire.
Died 25 September 1915 at the Battle of Loos aged 26 years.

The following notice appeared in the Inverness Courier on 12 October 1915
"MISSING 5th CAMERONIAN Mr T. Tait, gamekeeper, Invergarry, is unofficially informed that his only son, Private T. Tait, A Company, 5th Battalion Cameron Highlanders, is missing. On the outbreak of war he joined the 3rd Camerons and was transferred to the 5th Battalion on its formation. He was an old pupil of Kingussie Secondary School as a Highlands and Islands Bursar. Any information concerning him, from any of his comrades, will be gratefully received by his parents."

This young man was my gt grandfather's nephew. I knew nothing of him until this year. I have now seen the house he lived in, the primary school he attended and have read the entry in the Invergarry school log which tells with pride that Thomas Maxwell Tait was the first pupil from that school to win a bursary to attend secondary school. His family have his name on the family grave in the little churchyard just below the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge, but I rather think that his body was never found.

This year Remembrance Day means a lot to me.

Lorna

[Pandabean]

To a soldier just found this today while doing my research.

Pte Charles Kemp Penn, 7th Btn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Died on the 13th of October 1918.