The Scottish War Graves Project

spoons · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:31 pm Post subject:

Name: McMILLAN, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots Fusiliers
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Age: 31
Date of Death: 01/01/1917
Service No: 19572
Additional information: Son of Mary McMillan, of Burnhead, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, and the late William McMillan.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. P. 10.
Cemetery: NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY

spoons · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:36 pm Post subject:

Name: McVINNIE, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers
Unit Text: 1st/5th Bn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 01/08/1918
Service No: 240092
Additional information: Son of Joseph and Isabella McVinnie, of Tibbers, Thornhill, Dumfries-shire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. D. 73.
Cemetery: SENLIS FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY

spoons · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:40 pm Post subject:

Lieut Col William John Morrison Gordon Highlanders DSO, MC, DCM, C de G, JP who died at Thornhill 21st Decr 1932 aged 51 years

teddy · Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 14

Note on your information have 4 CWGC's for Penpont 3 in 1st and 1 in 2nd, namely - Allan: Brown: Carson and McKay
Also you have Burns: Carruthers: Crichton: T and R Hyslop: McMillian: and McVinnie. Also have George McLachlan and you should have his brother William McLachlan Service No 23410 private in KOSB died 9/4/1917, on same grave. All these men are on Penpont War Memorial.
Note you have James Hartigan in graveyard he is on Keir WM. and have A. Cameron: not sure which WM he is on. You also have Fisher down in 2nd War and he is on Penpont WM.

You are still missing several war graves in Penpont which are as follows:
2nd and on the WM - Private Robert McCormack Service No 3053676 died 20/12/1941: in family grave.
1st and on WM - 1)Gilbert Carmichael, Lieut 2/6 Manchester Reg. killed in action in France 21/3/1918, in family grave Penpont, cannot find record in CWGC. 2)Private James A. Cook Service No S/18052 died 8/6/1918. (3)Private James Maxwell Service No 22762 died 28/9/1918. (4)Private William A Murray Service No 527 died 26/4/1915 (5)Private Thomas McLean Service No 37565 died 29/7/1918 (6) Private William McLachlan brother of George, Service No 23410 died 9/4/1917, note above. (7)Private W. McGeoch Service No S/22527 Died 18/10/1916.

Also in Penpont Churchyard are: (1) Private Thomas Logan Service No 23323 died 3/9/1916 he is on Thornhill WM. (2)Private John Grieg Christie Service No 3751 died 28/9/1915. (3) Private Robert Muir Service No 12580 died 25/9/1915. (4) Private Robert Hyslop Service no 201426 died 22/11/1917.

Other soldiers are:
Serg Samuel Sinclair 78th Highlanders, Ross-shire Buffs, whose military services included 21years in the above regiment and also 21 years as drill instructor to Penpont Co. Dumfrisshire Volunteers died Dumfries 24th June 1905.
Old broken stone of John Ross died 24th Dec 1866, in the 92nd Highlamders he was present and shared in the brillant victories of ....les, Nives, Pennisular Medal with four .... Also fought in the Battle of Waterloo for which he held that medal and the special Pennisular clasp and was one of the heroic few who survived the defence of Quatre Bras farm house and was severly wounded whilst cheering the approach of the Prussian Army.
Robert McCheyne Lieut and Adjutant of the 64th Regiment of Foot, died at Fort Amsterdam, Surinam 2/10/1809 aged 43 years.
Morrison and Freezer you have details about.

Kind regards

Teddy

paulmay · Joined: 15 Jan 2010 Posts: 1

I'm sorry to hear that John Ross's headstone is broken. My great-grandfather copied the stone's inscription around 1906 (see below); he also referred to it in a piece he wrote about Penpont graveyard for the Wallesey Chronicle [Liverpool] in that year. John Ross was his wife Violet's grandfather.

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Copied from Tombstone in Penpont Churchyard Dumfriesshire

Erected by
John Ross, Forrester, Eccles, in memory of Donald Ross his son who died 1838 aged 11 years. Also the second Donald who died 17th October 1854 aged 15 years
Mary Ross, wife of the above died 26 April 1861 aged 66 years.

Sacred to the Memory of John Ross who died on the 24th December 1866 aged 76 years. In the 92nd Highlanders he was present and shared in the brilliant victories of Orthes, Nives, Pyrenees and Vittoria and held the Peninsula Medal with the four clasps.

He also fought in the battle of Waterloo for which he held that Medal and the special Peninsula Clasp and was one of the heroic few who survived the defence of Quatre Bras Farmhouse and was severely wounded whilst cheering the approach of the Prussian Army.

He was afterwards for more than 30 years, Forrester, which situation he most faithfully filled to Lauderdale Maitland Esq. of Eccles, by whom he was deeply respected.

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teddy · Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 14

Thanks for the missing names on the stone.
I am in contact with someone working on men from Waterloo, and he has managed to find out company and some information regarding John Ross.
Hoping to find a way to repair this stone in the near future.

Teddy