The Scottish War Graves Project

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: BLACK, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Fireman
Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine Reserve
Unit Text: H.M.S. "Arlanza."
Age: 25
Date of Death: 01/10/1918
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Black, of 86, Abington St., Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: R. 1423.
Cemetery: GLASGOW (LAMBHILL) CEMETERY

Stone not found.

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: BLAIR, PETER
Initials: P
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 52 (4/5th Bn. The Royal Scots [The Royal Regt.]) Searchlight Regt.
Age: 31
Date of Death: 30/01/1942
Service No: 1719899
Additional information: Son of Daniel and Jessie Blair, of Glasgow; husband of Elizabeth Blair (nee Murphy), of Ruchill, Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. 3. Grave 1137.
Cemetery: GLASGOW (LAMBHILL) CEMETERY

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: BLYTH, HARRY
Initials: H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Able Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: H.M.S. "President III."
Age: 20
Date of Death: 02/11/1918
Service No: Clyde Z/7957
Additional information: Son of Henry and Jessie Blyth, of 264, Dumbarton Rd., Partick, Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: H. 253.
Cemetery: GLASGOW (LAMBHILL) CEMETERY

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: BONE, THOMAS SPENCE BARBOUR
Initials: T S B
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Assistant Steward
Regiment/Service: Naval Auxiliary Personnel (Merchant Navy)
Unit Text: H.M.S. Aurania.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 21/11/1941
Service No: R/199500
Additional information: Son of William Gibson Bone and Helen Bone, of Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. R. Grave 970.
Cemetery: GLASGOW (LAMBHILL) CEMETERY

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: BOOTH, ALEXANDER
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 8 Res. A.A. Regt.
Age: 43
Date of Death: 18/06/1946
Service No: 14620602
Additional information: Son of Alexander and Louisa Booth; husband of Margaret Booth, of Yoker, Renfrewshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. 2. Grave 309.
Cemetery: GLASGOW (LAMBHILL) CEMETERY

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: BORRIS, WILLIAM CRAIG
Initials: W C
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 3 Medium Regt.
Age: 33
Date of Death: 17/03/1946
Service No: 14644304
Additional information: Son of Adam and Ethel Borris, of Glasgow; husband of Rose Ann Borris, of Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. 2. Grave 250.
Cemetery: GLASGOW (LAMBHILL) CEMETERY

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apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: BOYCE, ARTHUR
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sapper
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
Unit Text: 109 Workshop and Park Coy.
Age: 26
Date of Death: 01/08/1943
Service No: 1984381
Additional information: Son of Charles M. Boyce and Isabella Gillbride Boyce, of Glasgow; husband of Jean Boyce, of Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. 7. Grave 595;.
Cemetery: GLASGOW (LAMBHILL) CEMETERY

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Four Boyle Brothers

The stone would have been erected to Private ROBERT BOYLE, the first man listed on the inscription as it bears the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders insignia and he was the only one out of the four to be buried in Lambhill.

Name: BOYLE, ROBERT
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 30/07/1916
Service No: S/8148
Additional information: Husband of Agnes Honeyman Boyle, of 230, Garscube Rd., Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Q. 911.
Cemetery: GLASGOW (LAMBHILL) CEMETERY

According to the above Pte. Robert Boyle's Marriage certificate, he was the son of John Boyle, French Polisher and Agnes Boyle (nee Alexander).
Robert (aged 26) married Agnes B. Honeyman (aged 24) on 12th June 1915 at 19 Howard Street, Glasgow.

Name: BOYLE, SAMUEL
Initials: S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Date of Death: 30/10/1914
Service No: 8877
Additional information: Husband of Ina Boyle, of 63, Exeter Park, Partick, Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 38.
Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

According to the above Pte. Samuel Boyle's Marriage certificate, he was the son of John Boyle, French Polisher and Agnes Boyle (nee Alexander).
Samuel (aged 30, a Tramway Motorman) married Hughina Sutherland (aged 26) on 29th July 1914 at St. John's Episcopal Church, Greenock.

Name: BOYLE, ALEXANDER
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: (RFR/DEV/B/1676) Howe Bn. R.N. Div
Date of Death: 04/06/1915
Service No: DEV/278618
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 1 and 2.
Memorial: HELLES MEMORIAL

According to the above Stoker Alexander Boyle's Birth Certificate, he was the son of John Boyle, Furniture ....? and Agnes Boyle (nee Alexander).
Alexander was born 29th December 1877 at Glasgow (the address on the BC is illegible)

Name: BOYLE, DAVID (ALEXANDER)
Initials: D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Carpenter
Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine
Unit Text: S.S. "Sycamore" (Liverpool)
Age: 49
Date of Death: 25/08/1917 (born 1868)
Additional information: Son of John Boyle, of 188, Cowcaddens St., Glasgow, and the late Agnes Boyle.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL

According to the above Carpenter David (Alexander) Boyle's Birth Certificate, he was the son of John Boyle, Ironmoulder and Agnes Boyle (nee Alexander).
David was born 7th November 1867 at 33 West Russell Street, Glasgow.

Parents John Boyle and Agnes Alexander married on 6th June 1866 at Glasgow. (Information from son David's Birth Certificate).

The family can be found on the 1881 Cencus at 27 Shamrock Street, Glasgow.

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: BROOKS, ALEXANDER
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots
Unit Text: 11th Bn.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 30/09/1919
Service No: 41738
Additional information: Husband of Helen Donat Brooks, of 13, Howat St., Govan, Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: O. 1039/13.
Cemetery: GLASGOW (LAMBHILL) CEMETERY

Name: CLARK
Initials: D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: 2nd Corporal
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
Unit Text: 250th Tunnelling Coy.
Date of Death: 01/08/1919
Service No: 137529
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: O. 1039A.
Cemetery: GLASGOW (LAMBHILL) CEMETERY

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: BUCHANAN
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Unit Text: 9th Bn.
Age: 34
Date of Death: 26/04/1917
Service No: 326963
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: L. 20.
Cemetery: GLASGOW (LAMBHILL) CEMETERY

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: BURNS, WILLIAM STALKER
Initials: W S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force
Age: 34
Date of Death: 19/04/1945
Service No: 515388
Additional information: Son of John A. Burns and Mary S. Burns, of Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. I. Grave 585.
Cemetery: GLASGOW (LAMBHILL) CEMETERY

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: CAIRNEY, HENRY SIMPSON
Initials: H S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Able Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Newcastle.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 31/12/1945
Service No: D/JX 156105
Additional information: Son of Thomas and Christina Simpson Cairney, of Glasgow; husband of Margaret Cairney, of Possilpark, Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. 3. Grave 503.
Cemetery: GLASGOW (LAMBHILL) CEMETERY

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: CAMERON, ANGUS
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Chief Motor Mechanic 4th Class
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Victory.
Age: 42
Date of Death: 09/10/1942
Service No: P/MX68704
Additional information: Son of Allan and Catherine Cameron, of Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. C. Grave 883.
Cemetery: GLASGOW (LAMBHILL) CEMETERY

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: CAMERON, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots
Unit Text: 12th Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 19/10/1915
Service No: 14715
Additional information: Son of William Cameron, of 94, Couper St., Townhead, Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: O. 1011.
Cemetery: GLASGOW (LAMBHILL) CEMETERY

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: CAMPBELL
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Cameron Highlanders
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Secondary Regiment: Labour Corps
Secondary Unit Text: transf. to
Age: 19
Date of Death: 03/11/1918
Service No: 30029
Additional information: Son of Kenneth and Jane Johnson Campbell, of 86, North Watson St., Glasgow. Born at Glenvargill, Skye.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: R. 1669.
Cemetery: GLASGOW (LAMBHILL) CEMETERY