The Scottish War Graves Project

DelBoy · Joined: 02 Feb 2008 Posts: 1188 Location: Arbroath

Cemetery: GARVOCK PARISH CHURCHYARD
Country: United Kingdom
Locality: Kincardineshire (Now Aberdeenshire)
No. of Identified Casualties: 2

DelBoy · Joined: 02 Feb 2008 Posts: 1188 Location: Arbroath

Name: BROWN, JOSEPH
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Age: 21
Date of Death: 09/09/1916
Service No: 37880
Additional information: Son of Annie Brown, of 4, George St., Coupar Angus, and the late William Brown.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Cemetery: GARVOCK PARISH CHURCHYARD

Name: BROWN, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Date of Death: 28/08/1918
Service No: S/1594
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 10.
Memorial: VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL

DelBoy · Joined: 02 Feb 2008 Posts: 1188 Location: Arbroath

Name: MELVIN, HENRY DONALD
Initials: H D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Secondary Regiment: Royal Armoured Corps
Secondary Unit Text: attd. 12th Royal Lancers
Age: 22
Date of Death: 12/11/1940
Service No: 7614380
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Grave R. 27.
Cemetery: GARVOCK PARISH CHURCHYARD

Name: SMITH, ARTHUR S.
Initials: A S
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Rifleman
Regiment/Service: Regina Rifle Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Date of Death: 06/06/1944
Service No: L/27508
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IX. B. 14.
Cemetery: BENY-SUR-MER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY, REVIERS

DelBoy · Joined: 02 Feb 2008 Posts: 1188 Location: Arbroath

Name: CADENHEAD, ALEXANDER
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Date of Death: 17/06/1915
Service No: 2962
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 39 to 41.
Memorial: LE TOURET MEMORIAL

DelBoy · Joined: 02 Feb 2008 Posts: 1188 Location: Arbroath

Surname: THOMPSON
Forenames/Initials: James Johnson
Rank: Gnr
Service: Army
Service Number: 22470136
Regiment/Corps: RA
Date of Birth: 26 December 1932
Age: 19
Date of Death: 16 July 1952
Cemetery Name: Fayid
Cemetery Address: Egypt
Grave Section: 18
Grave Row: D
Grave Number: 15
Included on Armed Forces Memorial: Yes
Included on Roll of Honour: Yes

The family grave has no "P" in Thomson, unlike the AFM entry.

gourdongirl · Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 8:25 pm Post subject:

L27508 Rifleman Arthur S Smith KIA 6th June 1944 is mentioned on the Regina Rifles Roll of Honour found here http://www.reginarifles.ca/bn_cas_list_d.htm

The Royal Regina Rifles is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. Prior to 1982 the regiment was known as The Regina Rifle Regiment. The Royal Regina Rifles are part of Land Force Western Area's 38 Canadian Brigade Group.
The regiment, nicknamed "The Johns" during World War II because of the high proportion of "Farmer Johns" in its ranks, perpetuates the 28th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
The Regina Rifle Regiment was created from the 1st and 6th Battalions of the South Saskatchewan Regiment on 15 May 1924 following extensive reorganizations of the Canadian Militia. The Regina Rifle Regiment existed as a single battalion militia regiment until 1939.
During the Second World War it received 14 Military Medals with one bar to that award, seven Distinguished Service Orders, seven Military Cross awards, a British Empire Medal, an Africa Star, three French Croix de Guerre, and a Netherlands Bronze Lion. Many more were Mentioned in Dispatches.
The regiment suffered 356 fatal casualties by 7 May 1945.
Its first taste of combat came in Normandy, landing on Juno Beach on D-Day. It later faced the 12th S.S. 'Hitler Jugend' Division which was almost completely annihilated by the British and Canadian forces. The regiment later entered Caen.
Four battalions were raised during World War II:
1st Battalion, Canadian Active Service Force, mobilized 24 May 1940, moved to the UK in August 1941 as part the Third Canadian Division, fought in Northwest Europe from June 1944 to May 1945. Disbanded 15 Jan 1946.
2nd (Reserve) Battalion, did not mobilize.
3rd (Active) Battalion, mobilized 12 May 1942. Did not leave Canada. Redesignated "2nd Airfield Defence Battalion (The Regina Rifle Regiment)" 19 July 1943. Disbanded 15 November 1943.
4th Battalion, Canadian Army Occupation Force, raised 1 June 1945, Disbanded 4 April 1946.
In 1946, the regiment reverted to a single battalion militia regiment.

ADP · Joined: 05 Jul 2009 Posts: 105 Location: Edinburgh

DelBoy · Joined: 02 Feb 2008 Posts: 1188 Location: Arbroath

Thank you for ther data.

I've amended the entry to show this information.

eNZedFred · Joined: 06 Sep 2010 Posts: 1 Location: New Zealand

Firstly, thank you for this wonderful web site.
I have visited Garvock, but many can not travel.
Joseph Brown was my Grandmother's brother, and William her half-brother. Anyone wishing to know about them can contact me.
I visited the memorial in France and have photographed William's name there.
Regards, Fred King, New Zealand.

anne park · Joined: 05 Oct 2007 Posts: 15 Location: Aberdeenshire

Joseph Brown Pte 37880 Machine Gun Corps (Inf) born Garvock 11/09/1895 enlisted Aberdeen Age 21 Died Home 09-Sep-16 Son of Annie (nee Cassiday) Brown & the late William Brown, 4 George St; Coupar-Angus. Accidentally killed when training. Died Belton Park, Grantham. 1901 Census: Sootywells, Garvock. Formerly 439 Gordons. North of Scotland Bank Ltd; War Record : page 31 : photo. City Roll of Honour. Died Belton Park, Grantham. Garvock MI Brother William also died. Garvock Parish Churchyard U. K. Garvock City Garvock & Mackie Academy Memorials

anne park · Joined: 05 Oct 2007 Posts: 15 Location: Aberdeenshire

William Brown L/cpl S/1594 7th Gordon Highlanders born Fettercairn enlisted Aberdeen Age 30 Killed in Action F & F 28-Aug-18 Son of William Brown, Farmer & Annie (nee Cassiday) Brown. 1901 Census: Sootywells Farm b 1889. Garvock MI. Brother Joseph also died. Vis-En-Artois Memorial M. R. 16 Panel 10 Garvock Memorial