The Scottish War Graves Project

mhomac · Joined: 15 May 2009 Posts: 643 Location: South Lanarkshire

This cemetery contains many CWGC stones, Polish war grave stones and family stones with casualties from WW1 and WW2 mentioned.

ATKINSON, GEORGE WILLIAM
Rank: Galley Boy
Date of Death: 14/11/1940
Age: 17
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy M.V. Fishpool (West Hartlepool)
Grave Reference: Sec. L. Coll. grave 1790-179.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Christopher Byers Atkinson and Agnes Atkinson, of Hendon, Sunderland, Co. Durham.
His brother Stanley also died on service.

ATKINSON, STANLEY
Rank:Cabin Boy
Date of Death:14/11/1940
Age:18
Regiment/Service:Merchant Navy
M.V. Fishpool (West Hartlepool)
Panel ReferencePanel 49.
MemorialTOWER HILL MEMORIAL
Additional Information:
Son of Christopher Byers Atkinson, and of Agnes Atkinson, of Hendon, Sunderland, Co. Durham. His brother George William also died on service.

HUGILL, JOSEPH
Rank: First Officer
Date of Death: 14/11/1940
Age: 30
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy M.V. Fishpool (West Hartlepool)
Grave Reference: Sec. L. Coll. grave 1790-1791.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information:

HENDERSON, GEORGE
Rank: Second Officer
Date of Death: 14/11/1940
Age: 33
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy M.V. Fishpool (West Hartlepool)
Grave Reference: Sec. L. Coll. grave 1790-1791.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Henderson, of Hartlepool, Co. Durham.

CROPLEY, HAROLD ERNEST
Rank: Third Officer
Date of Death: 14/11/1940
Age: 22
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy M.V. Fishpool (West Hartlepool)
Grave Reference: Sec. L. Grave 1792.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of George and Jane Cropley, of West Hartlepool, Co. Durham.

SLOAN, JAMES WALTER
Rank: Apprentice
Date of Death: 14/11/1940
Age: 21
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy M.V. Fishpool (West Hartlepool)
Grave Reference: Sec. L. Coll. grave 1790-1791.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of James Hutchison Sloan and Annie Lena Sloan, of North Ferriby, Yorkshire.

HUGHES, RONALD BERTRAM
Rank: Second Radio Officer
Date of Death: 14/11/1940
Age: 20
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy M.V. Fishpool (West Hartlepool)
Grave Reference: Sec. L. Coll. grave 1790-1791.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Thomas and Winifred Louisa Fanny Hughes, of Victoria Park, Manchester.

THOMPSON, WILLIAM JOHN MORRISON
Rank: Cook
Date of Death: 14/11/1940
Age: 23
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy M.V. Fishpool (West Hartlepool)
Grave Reference: Sec. L. Coll. grave 1790-1791.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information:

GOUGH, THOMAS STANLEY
Rank: Able Seaman
Service No: P/JX185948
Date of Death: 14/11/1940
Age: 28
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy H.M.S. President III
Grave Reference: Sec. L. Coll. grave 1790-1791.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Thomas James Gough and Clara Gough.
Husband of Winifred Ellen Gough, of Letchworth, Hertfordshire

HARKER, CHARLES
Rank: Mess Room Boy
Date of Death: 14/11/1940
Age: 17
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy M.V. Fishpool (West Hartlepool)
Grave Reference: Sec. L. Coll. grave 1790-1791.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY

Mod edit: For more details on Thomas Stanley Gough please see these two blogs:

http://buteifulhome.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/the-tale-of-stanley-gough-forever.html

http://buteifulhome.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/the-tale-of-stanley-gough-part-2.html

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BARTLETT, LESLIE
Rank: Stoker Mechanic
Service No: P/KX95172
Date of Death: 15/09/1947
Age: 26
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy H.M.S. Mull of Kintyre
Grave Reference: Sec. L. Grave 2087.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Alfred Bartlett, and of Nellie Bartlett, of Eastbourne, Sussex.

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CAMERON, JAMES
Rank: Lance Corporal
Service No: 2699735
Date of Death: 18/05/1946
Age: 38
Regiment/Service: Scots Guards
Grave Reference: Sec. L. Grave 1966.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Duncan and Catherine Johnstone Cameron, of Rothesay;
Husband of Margaret Lyon Cameron, of Rothesay.

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CARROLL, JOHN JOSEPH
Rank: Able Seaman
Service No: D/JX204290
Date of Death: 06/03/1945
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy H.M. Submarine XE11
Grave Reference: Sec. L. Grave 2091.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information:

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CHERRY, ARTHUR WILLIAM
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Service No: P/JX 326868
Date of Death: 31/08/1942
Age: 18
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy H.M.S. Tedworth
Grave Reference: Sec. L. Grave 1797.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of John William and Christian Cherry, of Evesham, Worcestershire.

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CODY, PETER BERNARD
Rank: Stoker 2nd Class
Service No: D/KX 134191
Date of Death: 23/12/1941
Age: 20
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy H.M.S. Dolphin
Grave Reference: Sec. L. Grave 1796.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Peter Anthony and Teresia Cody, of Splott, Cardiff.

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COLLINS, JAMES EDWARD
Rank: Colour Serjeant
Service No: 3/947437
Date of Death: 26/11/1918
Regiment/Service: Royal Irish Rifles 4th Bn. attd. 2nd Bn. Nigeria Regiment, W.A.F.F.
Grave Reference: L. 775.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Husband of Euphemia Collins, of Alexander Cottage, Brodick, Arran.

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COVENTRY, THOMAS
Rank: Private
Service No: 4458513
Date of Death: 27/10/1943
Age: 24
Regiment/Service: Durham Light Infantry 11th Bn.
Grave Reference: Sec. L. Grave 2093.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Samuel and Emily Coventry, of Liverpool.
Husband of Gertrude Coventry (nee Howard), of Liverpool.

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CRAWFORD, DAVID
Rank: Gunner
Service No: 874530
Date of Death: 17/12/1939
Age: 18
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery 178 Bty., 63 A.A. Regt.
Grave Reference: Sec. L. Grave 17.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of John and Catherine McKay Crawford, of Rothesay.

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DEWAR, CHARLES
Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Service No: 45415
Date of Death: 05/01/1947
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force
Grave Reference: Sec. L. Grave 2185.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information:

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DONNELLY, FREDERICK GEORGE
Rank: Leading Seaman
Service No: P/238718
Date of Death: 25/03/1941
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy H.M.S. Vernon
Grave Reference: Sec. L. Grave 1826.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information

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EDGAR, ALEXANDER STODDART
Rank: Air Mechanic 2nd Class
Service No: 156801
Date of Death: 11/08/1919
Age: 19
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force 5th Training Sqdn.
Grave Reference: L. 680.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Eldest son of Agnes S. Edgar, of 37, East Princes St., Rothesay, and the late William Edgar.

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FRIEL, JAMES
Rank: Gunner
Service No: 300399
Date of Death: 21/10/1918
Regiment/Service: Royal Garrison Artillery 1st/4th Argyll Mountain Bty.
Grave Reference: L. 837.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Mrs. Jane Friel, of 157, High St., Rothes

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HAMILTON, JAMES
Rank: Lieutenant
Date of Death: 15/09/1947
Age: 29
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.M.S. Mull of Kintyre.
Grave Reference: Sec. L. Grave 2088.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of James and Isabella Gosman Hamilton.

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HIGGINS, EDWARD WILLIAM
Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Service No: D/KX 165317
Date of Death: 06/03/1945
Age: 20
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy H.M. Submarine XE11.
Grave Reference: Sec. L. Grave 2090.
Cemetery: ROTHESAY CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of Edward and Dorothy Higgins, of Hackney Wick, London.
Husband of Rose Higgins, of Homerton, London.