The Scottish War Graves Project

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

Name: THOMPSON, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Baker
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy
Age: 41
Date of Death: 14/03/1943
Additional information: Son of Hugh and Isabella Thompson; husband of Rachael (Rita) Thompson (nee O’Byrne) .
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 48.
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL

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

Name: THOMSON, DAVID
Initials: D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Rifleman
Regiment/Service: West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Unit Text: 1st/7th Bn.
Date of Death: 19/04/1918
Age: 19
Service No: 59157
Additional Information: Son of David and Rachel Thomson (nee Monaghan)
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: C. 46.
Cemetery: KORTRIJK (ST. JAN) COMMUNAL CEMETERY

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

Name: THOMPSON, JOHN BEDFORD
Initials: J B
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Unit Text: 1st/8th Bn.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 21/03/1918
Service No: 301440
Additional Information: Son of John and Mary H. Thompson (nee Macson)
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 77 and 78.
Memorial: POZIERES MEMORIAL

Inscription has rank as Corporal.

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

Name: TIBBETT, GEORGE
Initials: G
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots
Unit Text: 16th Bn.
Age: 40
Date of Death: 16/04/1918
Service No: 42443
Additional information: Son of John and Margaret Ireland Tibbett (nee Gunn) ; husband of Isabella L. Tibbett, of 830, Garscube Rd., Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 1.
Memorial: PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL

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

Name: TORRANCE, ROBERT
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: "G" Coy. 1st Bn.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 04/11/1914
Service No: 10312
Additional information: Son of Robert and Mary Torrance (nee O’Connor), of 19, Rodney St., Possil Rd., Glasgow. Native of Edinburgh.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. D. 7.
Cemetery: ROYAL IRISH RIFLES GRAVEYARD, LAVENTIE

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

Name: WALLACE, ISABELLA (Also listed under her maiden name of Fraser)
Initials: I
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Civilian
Regiment/Service: Civilian War Dead
Age: 36
Date of Death: 13/03/1941
Additional information: F.A.P. member. Daughter of Alexander Fraser and Janet Russell Cunningham Fraser, of Bankhead Schoolhouse, Broadlie Drive, Knightswood; wife of David Wallace, of 20 Brownside Drive. Died at Bankhead School.
Casualty Type: Civilian War Dead
Reporting Authority: GLASGOW CITY, SCOTLAND

And her son

Name: WALLACE, DAVID
Initials: D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Civilian
Regiment/Service: Civilian War Dead
Age: 5
Date of Death: 13/03/1941
Additional information: Son of David Wallace, of 20 Brownside Drive, Knightswood, and of Isabella Wallace (nee Fraser). Died at Bankhead School.
Casualty Type: Civilian War Dead
Reporting Authority: GLASGOW CITY, SCOTLAND

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

Name: WISHART, ROBERT
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots Fusiliers
Unit Text: 6th/7th Bn.
Date of Death: 02/08/1917
Age: 30
Service No: 24767
Additional Information: Son of Alexander and Christina Wishart (nee Beattie). Born 2nd April 1887
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: LIV. G. 2.
Cemetery: TYNE COT CEMETERY

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

Name: WOODHOUSE, THOMAS
Initials: T
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry
Unit Text: 16th Bn
Date of Death: 01/07/1918
Age: 24
Service No: 14995
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Additional Information: Son of William Bailey and Hannah Maria Woodhouse
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. C. 21.
Cemetery: MESNIL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

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

Name: WRIGHT, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 07/12/1917
Service No: 203805
Additional information: Son of George and Margaret Wright (nee Benson), of 313, Gascube Rd., Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IX. A. 13.
Cemetery: GOUZEAUCOURT NEW BRITISH CEMETERY

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

Name: YATES, JOHN OLIPHANT GALLOWAY
Initials: J O G
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Bombardier
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 138 Field Regt.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 24/03/1944
Service No: 910532
Additional information: Son of John G. and Elizabeth Yates (nee Cheyne) of Partick, Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. C. 14.
Cemetery: CASSINO WAR CEMETERY

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

There are 13 of these stones, all in Section 7, all identical, apart from the number of casualties listed on each.

Three of them (listed at the end of this post) also name individuals who have been posted alphabetically and each one of them are listed on CWGC.

Here are interred the remains of Four Unidentified Persons
Who were killed by enemy action in Glasgow in March 1941

Here are interred the remains of Six Unidentified Persons
Who were killed by enemy action in Glasgow in March 1941

Here are interred the remains of Ten Unidentified Persons
Who were killed by enemy action in Glasgow in March 1941

Here are interred the remains of Seven Unidentified Persons
Who were killed by enemy action in Glasgow in March 1941

Here are interred the remains of Six Unidentified Persons
Who were killed by enemy action in Glasgow in March 1941

Here are interred the remains of Nine Unidentified Persons
Who were killed by enemy action in Glasgow in March 1941

Here are interred the remains of Two Unidentified Persons
Who were killed by enemy action in Glasgow in March 1941

Here are interred the remains of Four Unidentified Persons
Who were killed by enemy action in Glasgow in March 1941

Here are interred the remains of Three Unidentified Persons
Who were killed by enemy action in Glasgow in March 1941

Here are interred the remains of Four Unidentified Persons
Who were killed by enemy action in Glasgow in March 1941

Here are interred the remains of Mr. & Mrs. ALEXANDER ARCHIBALD
And Five Unidentified Persons who were killed by enemy action in Glasgow in March 1941

Here are interred the remains of Mrs. GRACE WILSON
And Three Unidentified Persons who were killed by enemy action in Glasgow in March 1941

Here are interred the remains of Volunteer THOMAS SMITH, Home Guard
And Three Unidentified Persons who were killed by enemy action in Glasgow in March 1941

General view of Section 7

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

Name: PHILLIPS, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Fireman
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy
Unit Text: S.S. Toward (Glasgow)
Age: 39
Date of Death: 07/02/1943
Additional information: Son of Robert and Hannah Phillips, of Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 109.
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL

Name: PHILLIPS, WALTER
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Greaser
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy
Unit Text: S.S. St. David (London)
Age: 49
Date of Death: 24/01/1944 (Date of Death on stone 25/01/1944)
Additional information: Son of Walter and Mary Daly Phillips.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 90.
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL

The inscription on the stone would indicate that Walter and William Phillips were brothers but on CWGC they are each listed as having different parents.
(If the above details refer to the correct men).

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

GIBSON DONALDSON, 2/6th Seaforth Highlanders
Died 14/01/1921 age 24
Son of Gibson and Elizabeth Johnston Donaldson (nee Wyllie)

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

ROBERT FLEMING
Accidentally killed on A.R.P. duty 10/05/1941 age 50
Husband of Margaret Gray?

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

Gunner D.LOUDEN, Royal Artillery
Service No: 1592337
Died 01/10/1946 age 31