The Scottish War Graves Project

gourdongirl · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:40 am Post subject:

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D067048B Acting Leading Airman Ronald Shanks HMS "Seahawk" 28th June 1973 aged 27.

Armed Forces Memorial - Ronald Shanks, born 6th August 1945, Royal Navy, HMS Seahawk. Buried Helston. (note different burial place, could be because HMS Seahawk is near Helston)

Admiralty surveyors first started preliminary surveys of land near Helston in 1942. RNAS Culdrose was commissioned as HMS Seahawk five years after these initial surveys. The station was originally designed to be a wartime airfield lasting about ten years.

The initial plans were for Culdrose to serve as a Naval Fighting School, it soon developed other roles. These varied roles included such things as the trials of the Navy's first jets, training of Airbone Early Warning crews and as a home base for carrier based aircraft. Over the years the stations emphasis changed from fixed wing aircraft to rotary wing, although its main role remains largely the same.

gourdongirl · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:44 am Post subject:

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23870786 Trooper T Steel Royal Tank Regiment 29th January 1973 aged 30.
"So dearly loved, so sadly missed"

Armed Forces Memorial - Thomas Steel, born 3rd January 1943.

gourdongirl · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:50 am Post subject:

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P/477388 Major J A W Brown Army Physical Training Corps 18th April 1974 aged 53.
"In loving memory"

Armed Forces Memorial - John Alexander Wright Brown, born 4th July 1920.

gourdongirl · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:54 am Post subject:

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P/494071 Captain G McKenzie Royal Corps of Transport 3rd June 1974 aged 45.
"In loving memory".

Armed Forces Memorial - George McKenzie, born 16th May 1929.

gourdongirl · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 2:13 am Post subject:

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24944514 Trooper Brian George Blyth The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards 13th July 2002 aged 25.

Armed Forces Memorial - Brian George Blyth, born 7th October 1976.

gourdongirl · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 2:17 am Post subject:

Woodland Burial area.

gourdongirl · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:27 pm Post subject: Other military graves

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In memory of John King R.V.M late Sergt Major Black Watch who died 13th August 1929 aged 67, beloved husband of Annie R G Russell.

gourdongirl · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:30 pm Post subject:

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Sacred to the memory of Robert McArthur 19th Siege Battery RGA France dearly beloved husband of Sarah Violet Billett died 12th January 1932 aged 50 also the above Sarah Violet Billett died 8th January 1948 aged 66

gourdongirl · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:16 pm Post subject:

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In loving memory of Colonel Alexander Fraser Russell CMG, MA, MB Royal Army Medical Corps born 21st December 1856 died 12th June 1938 and his son James Forteath Russell, Lieutenant 10th Gurkha Riffles killed in action at Gallipoli 2nd July 1915 aged 27 also Laura Charlotte Forteath wife of Col. A F Russell and daughter of Col. F P Forteath of Newton Morayshire born 16th March 1866 died 12th September 1946.

London Gazette Feb 8th 1902
He was promoted from Major to Lieut. Colonel on 4th Feb 1902.

BMJ July 30th 1938 - Obituary
Colonel Alexander Fraser Russell CMG, late RAMC died in a nursing home in Edinburgh on June 12, aged 81. He was born in Kilmodan, Argyllshire on December 21st 1856 and was educated at Edinburgh university, where he graduated MA in 1877 and MB, CM in 1881. Entering the Army as a surgeon on Feb 5th 1882 he attained the rank of Colonel on Nov 2nd 1911 and retired on Dec 21st 1913. He served throughout the South African War of 1899-1902. when he took part in the relief of kimberly and in operations in the Transvaal, Orange Free State, Zululand and Cape Colony and was present in the actions at Paardeberg, poplar Grove, Dreifentein, Karee Siding, Zand River, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill. He was mentioned in despatches in the London Gazette of April 16th 1902 and recieved the Queen's medal with 6 clasps, the king's medal with 2 clasps and the CMG. He rejoined for service during the war of 1914-1918, throughout which he served as ADMS on Salisbury Plain.

gourdongirl · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:21 pm Post subject:

In loving memory of James A G Thurston entered into rest 22nd September 1929 aged 65 years and of Alice Jane his wife who fell asleep 10th December 1933 aged 67 years also their youngest son Frank Bernard who died in the service of the Empire at Taiping FMS 29th October 1938 aged 36

gourdongirl · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:32 pm Post subject:

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Erected by Lieutenant Colonel W T Finlayson and his wife in loving memory of their only daughter Mary Jean Girdwood died 8th April 1929 aged 20 years also the above Lieut. Colonel W T Finlayson died 18th November 1949 aged 75 and his wife Agnes Watson Finlayson died 22nd January 1968 aged 93 years also their sons James Gillies Finlayson died 18th October 1984 aged 82 years, Major-General William Forbes Finlayson OBE, C St J died 23rd December 1989 aged 79, also their infant son David Girdwood died 9th June 1907, Interred in Newington Cemetery.

Both father and son were in the Army Dental Corps. (I found reference to Lt Col W T Finlayson yesterday, but today I can no longer find it)

War Office 12th September 1946.
The King has been graciously pleased to approve that the following be "Mentioned in Recognition of Gallant and distinguished services while Prisoner's of War - Army Dental Corps Major W F Finlayson (64364).

George Heriots Roll of Honour.
Finlayson, W Forbes Major ADC (POW Singapore) attended school 1920-1929.

3rd from left - Lt. Col Forbes Finlayson, later General. Com ADS. Photo taken at BM Hospital Faro in 1954.

gourdongirl · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:33 pm Post subject:

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In loving memory of Lt. Col E J De C _oys M.C Lincolnshire Regt born 4.6.84 died 5.1.53.
"A good soldier and a good christian"

gourdongirl · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:10 pm Post subject:

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In loving memory of Lieutenant Commander James William Cooper RN who died 3rd October 1954.

gourdongirl · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:52 pm Post subject:

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My beloved husband William Ednie Rough died 19th February 1935 aged 42 also our beloved son William Pringle Flt/Lt RAF killed in a flying accident 13th June 1958 aged 25, also our beloved daughter Barbara Hope Ednie died 28th May 1980 aged 50, Barbara Hope Campbell Rough died 28th April 1982 aged 81.

gourdongirl · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:57 pm Post subject:

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In loving memory of Captain H M C Brown MBE dear husband of Christina McGregor died 22nd August 1959 also his dear wife Christina McGregor died 26th December 1979.