The Scottish War Graves Project

spoons · Last edited by spoons on Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:09 pm; edited 2 times in total

OS Map Ref NX 423 515

In the centre of Kirkinner

Number of CWGC burials 0

spoons · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:48 pm Post subject:

Name: McGAW, DAVID
Initials: D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry
Unit Text: 10th Bn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 25/09/1915
Service No: 1796
Additional information: Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McGaw. Employed at Bladnoch Creamery, Wigtown.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 108 to 112.
Memorial: LOOS MEMORIAL

Mike Morley · Joined: 09 Jan 2014 Posts: 389 Location: Wigtown

Name: MCCONNELL, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: West Yorkshire Regiment, (Prince of Wales’s Own)
Date of Death: 27th July 1916
Service Number: 16/357
Grave Reference: III. B. 15
Cemetery: St Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue

Wigtownshire Free Press (10 August 1916) reported: Intimation has been received that Mr William McConnell, son of the late Mr James McConnell, of Boreland and Maidland, has been killed in action.

Mike Morley · Joined: 09 Jan 2014 Posts: 389 Location: Wigtown

Name: JONES, ALFRED
Initials: A
Nationality: Australia
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry AIF, 3rd Bn
Age: 34
Date of Death: 23rd March 1918
Service Number: 3814
Additional information: Son of Charles West Jones and Agnes Jones, of 19, Seaton St., Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland. Native of Wigtownshire, Scotland.
Panel Reference: Panel 7 – 17 – 23 -25 – 27 – 29 - 31
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

The inscription is obscured by lichen but a survey in the 1970s identified it as: Erected by William Donnan in memory of his son William who died at Balfern Cottage Febr 14th 1865 aged 7 years. Also the above William Donnan who died at Whithorn Lodge 25th October 1893 aged 64 years. Also of Mary Carter wife of the above who died 9th April 1901 aged 73 years. Also his grandson Alfred Jones killed in action in France 23rd March 1918 aged 33 years.

My thanks to Ken Morrison who found that Alfred Jones was born in Liverpool. He was the son of Charles West Jones who married Agnes Donnan at West Derby, Liverpool in March Quarter 1878.