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DelBoy

Joined: 02 Feb 2008 Posts: 1188 Location: Arbroath
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Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:47 pm Post subject: Bervie Cemetery |
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Cemetery: BERVIE CEMETERY
Country: United Kingdom
Locality: Kincardineshire (Now Aberdeenshire)
Location Information: Bervie Cemetery is situated approximately half a mile north-east of Gourdon station, between Bervie and Gourdon. It now belongs to the County Council and the Inverbervie Town Council. There are burials of both wars in this cemetery.
No. of Identified Casualties: 8
The cemetery sits on an incline and has a good view over the North Sea.

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DelBoy

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Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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Name: DAVIDSON
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Royal Army Service Corps
Unit Text: M.T.
Date of Death: 08/12/1918
Service No: M2/178284
Additional information: Husband of Margaret J. Davidson, of Pine Creek, Bridgend, Inverbervie.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: A. 63.
Cemetery: BERVIE CEMETERY
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DelBoy

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Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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Name: DICKSON, ROBERT
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Deck Hand
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve
Unit Text: H.M.S. "Victory"
Age: 18
Date of Death: 10/09/1918
Service No: 21783/DA
Additional information: Son of Robert and Margaret Dickson, of 29, Queen St., Gourdon, Montrose.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: B. 35.
Cemetery: BERVIE CEMETERY
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DelBoy

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Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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Name: DOUGLAS, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 506 Coast Regt.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 21/11/1943
Service No: 967303
Additional information: Son of James and Isabella Douglas, of Aberdeen.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. B. Grave 196.
Cemetery: BERVIE CEMETERY
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DelBoy

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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:25 am Post subject: |
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Name: McLEAN
Initials: H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Deck Hand
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve
Unit Text: H.M.S. "Othonna"
Date of Death: 20/04/1917
Service No: 14460/DA
Additional information: Husband of Annie McLean, of 90, Barclay St., Stonehaven.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: A. 27.
Cemetery: BERVIE CEMETERY
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DelBoy

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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:34 am Post subject: |
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Name: MILNE, ANDREW
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Petty Officer Stoker
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Age: 33
Date of Death: 23/07/1942
Service No: R/KX115068
Additional information: Son of Andrew and Jessie York Milne, of Gourdon; husband of Eliza Milne, of Gourdon.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. B. Grave 83.
Cemetery: BERVIE CEMETERY
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DelBoy

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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:41 am Post subject: |
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Name: MILNE, DAVID YORK
Initials: D Y
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve (Patrol Service)
Age: 33
Date of Death: 20/04/1946
Service No: LT/X965413
Additional information: Son of Andrew and Jessie York Milne, of Gourdon; husband of Margaret Milne (nee Michie), of Arbroath, Angus.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. B. Grave 187.
Cemetery: BERVIE CEMETERY
Probably because he died in 1946 he didn't feature on either the Gourdon or Arbroath war memorials? |
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DelBoy

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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:08 am Post subject: |
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John's Surname is spelled wrong with only one "t" and not the two by CWGC
Name: MOWATT
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve
Unit Text: H.M.S. "Malaya"
Age: 18
Date of Death: 06/06/1916
Service No: 8629/A
Additional information: Son of John and Jane Coul Mowatt, of 57, William St., Gourdon, Montrose.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: A. 10.
Cemetery: BERVIE CEMETERY

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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:28 am Post subject: |
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Name: STEWART, HECTOR
Initials: H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Army Service Corps
Age: 39
Date of Death: 15/10/1942
Service No: S/10674727
Additional information: Son of David and Helen Ann Stewart, of Inverbervie, Angus; husband of Muriel Stewart, of Inverbervie.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. A. Grave 163.
Cemetery: BERVIE CEMETERY
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DelBoy

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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:19 am Post subject: |
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The Following are family Headstones.
Name: ADAMS, ALEXANDER
Initials: A
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Age: 27
Date of Death: 25/05/1916
Service No: 400874
Additional information: Son of James and Mary Adams, of 7, Bridge Field, Bervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. C. 3.
Cemetery: WOODS CEMETERY
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DelBoy

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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:28 am Post subject: |
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Name: BLACK, JAMES BRUCE BALNEAVER
Initials: J B B
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Able Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve
Unit Text: H.M.S. President III.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 08/09/1940
Service No: P/X 9694B
Additional information: Son of David and Margaret Black, of Gourdon, Kincardineshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot B. Grave 15. Screen wall. Panel 1.
Cemetery: GREENWICH CEMETERY
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DelBoy

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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:35 am Post subject: |
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Name: BOATH, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Bombardier
Regiment/Service: Royal Garrison Artillery
Unit Text: 196th Heavy Bty.
Age: 27
Date of Death: 07/10/1917
Service No: 65302
Additional information: Son of David C. Boath, of Castle Terrace, Bervie, Kincardineshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: D. 557.
Cemetery: SARIGOL MILITARY CEMETERY, KRISTON
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DelBoy

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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:50 am Post subject: |
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Name: CAMPBELL, DUNCAN
Initials: D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 18/07/1916
Service No: S/12425
Additional information: Son of James and Helen Walker Campbell, of 17, East End, Gourdon, Montrose, Kincardineshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 15 B and 15 C.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
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DelBoy

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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:58 am Post subject: |
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Name: CARGILL, JOHN GOVE FREEMAN
Initials: J G F
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve
Unit Text: H.M. Trawler Northern Rover
Age: 20
Date of Death: 05/11/1939
Service No: P/X 20989A
Additional information: Son of William and Margaret Cargill, of Gourdon, Kincardineshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 36, Column 2.
Memorial: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Name: CARGILL, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve
Unit Text: H.M.S. Carnarvon Castle
Age: 24
Date of Death: 05/12/1940
Service No: P/X 18313A
Additional information: Son of William and Margaret Cargill; husband of Jeannie Winter Cargill, of Montrose, Angus.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 44, Column 1.
Memorial: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
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DelBoy

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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:07 pm Post subject: |
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Name: COWIE
Initials: F
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sapper
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
Unit Text: 205th Field Coy.
Date of Death: 20/10/1918
Service No: 88905
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: VII. D. 9.
Cemetery: HARLEBEKE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
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