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John Burnett
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:13 am Post subject: Burntisland |
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Name: DEWAR, DOUGLAS WILSON
Initials: D W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Scots Guards
Unit Text: "S" Coy., 1st Bn.
Age: 27
Date of Death: 30/01/1944
Service No: 2698869
Additional information: Son of William and Margaret Dewar; husband of Isabella Dewar, of Burntisland, Fife.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV, C, 9.
Cemetery: ANZIO WAR CEMETERY |
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John Burnett
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:16 am Post subject: Burntisland |
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EDNIE, H
Initials: H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Garrison Artillery
Unit Text: 111th Siege Bty.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 06/04/1918
Service No: 75517
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. H. 7.
Cemetery: RIBEMONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme
EDNIE, Henry
Service Number: 75517
Date Death: 06/04/1918
Place of birth: Inveresk E Lothian
SNWM roll: ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY
Rank: Gnr
Theatre of death: F.& F. |
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John Burnett
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:19 am Post subject: Burntisland |
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Name: EWING, JAMES WALKER
Initials: J W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: 3rd Bn.
Age: 34
Date of Death: 02/03/1917
Service No: S/13171
Additional information: Son of Alexander and Elizabeth Walker Ewing.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 21. 112.
Cemetery: BURNTISLAND CEMETERY |
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John Burnett
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:21 am Post subject: Burntisland |
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Name: FARMER, ROBERT MERCER
Initials: R M
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 39
Date of Death: 03/09/1916
Service No: S/9071
Additional information: Son of Thomas and Agnes Farmer, of 6 West Leven St., Burnstisland, Fife.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 1A.B.24.
Cemetery: LONDON CEMETERY AND EXTENSION, LONGUEVAL |
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John Burnett
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:17 pm Post subject: Burntisland |
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Not on CWGC.
Served in Navy during the war. |
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John Burnett
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:19 pm Post subject: Burntisland |
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Name: FOOTE, RICHARD
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine Reserve
Unit Text: H.M.S. "Crescent"
Age: 16
Date of Death: 13/10/1918
Service No: 968052
Additional information: Son of Mrs. M. Lyme Foote, of 94, High St., Burntisland. Born at Lochgelly, Fife.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 19. 18.
Cemetery: BURNTISLAND CEMETERY |
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John Burnett
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:24 pm Post subject: Burntisland |
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Name: GILMOUR, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Royal Field Artillery
Unit Text: "V" 32nd Heavy Trench Mortar Bty.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 03/06/1917
Service No: 109096
Additional information: Son of Andrew and Charlotte Gilmour, of Battery Cottage, North Queensferry, Fife. Native of Burntisland, Fife.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: P. 14.
Cemetery: POND FARM CEMETERY |
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John Burnett
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:38 pm Post subject: Burntisland |
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Name: GORDON
Initials: W E
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine Reserve
Unit Text: H.M.S. "Crescent,"
Age: 18
Date of Death: 26/02/1919
Additional information: Son of Charles Gordon, of 34, East Leven St., Burntisland.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 17. 329.
Cemetery: BURNTISLAND CEMETERY |
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John Burnett
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:41 pm Post subject: Burntisland |
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Name: GOURLAY, WILLIAM MILLAR
Initials: W M
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force
Unit Text: 91st Sqdn.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 01/10/1918
Additional information: Son of Mrs. H. M. Gourlay, of 47, Magdalen Green, Dundee (late of Burntisland, Fife), and the late Mr. R. R. Gourlay.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: B. 175.
Cemetery: CATERHAM AND WARLINGHAM (CATERHAM) BURIAL GROUND |
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John Burnett
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:45 pm Post subject: Burntisland |
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Name: GRAY, ALFRED
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Chief Officer
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy
Unit Text: M.V. Chama (London)
Age: 26
Date of Death: 23/03/1941
Additional information: Son of Alfred Henry and Katherine Florence Gray; husband of Hilda Maud Gray.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 27.
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL |
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John Burnett
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:47 pm Post subject: Burntisland |
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Name: GRUBB
Initials: P
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Age: 38
Date of Death: 30/09/1916
Service No: 5853
Additional information: Husband of Barbara Hutton Grubb.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 21. 176.
Cemetery: BURNTISLAND CEMETERY |
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John Burnett
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:58 pm Post subject: Burntisland |
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Thanks to Mr Bill Harrow for following
Grave in Hanover
Name: HARROW, WILLIAM DUNCAN
Initials: W D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Flight Lieutenant (Pilot)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 10 Sqdn.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 06/01/1945
Service No: 170221
Additional information: Son of James Harrow, and of Elizabeth Lily Harrow, of Burntisland, Fife.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 11. D. 2.
Cemetery: HANOVER WAR CEMETERY
**Mod edit: Adam **
From Lost Bombers
http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=8125
Halifax LV909
Type Halifax
Serial Number LV909
Squadron 10
X1D ZA-P
Operation Hanau
Date 1 6th January 1945
Date 2 7th January 1945
Further Information
"Serial range LV898 - LV923. 26 Halifax Mk.111. Part of a batch of 240 HP61 Halifax Mk.B.111/A.V11. LV771-Lv799; LV813-LV842; LV857-LV883; LV898-LV923; LV935-LV973; LV985-LV999; LW113-LW143; LW157-LW179; LW191-LW195 B.111; LW196-LW210 B.V11. Delivered by Handley Page (Cricklewood & Radlett) between 25Feb44 and 11mar44. LV909 was initially issued to No.35 Sqdn.
Airborne 15:06 6th Jan 45 from Melbourne. Collided over the Oberscheld with a 415 Sqdn Halifax and crashed near Eibach, 3 km E of Dillenburg. F/L Harrow. an experienced bomber pilot with over 30 operations to his credit, P/P Hollings and F/S Calvert are buried in the Hannover War Cemetery. The others have no known graves. F/L W.D.Harrow KIA F/S F.J.Walker KIA P/O R.C.Hollings KIA F/S A.H.Calvert KIA F/S J.Draper KIA Sgt M.A.Solomon KIA F/S R.W.Thomas KIA "
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John Burnett
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:00 pm Post subject: Burntisland |
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Name: HATCH, RICHARD
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. "Crescent."
Age: 40
Date of Death: 11/01/1918
Service No: 283661
Additional information: Son of William John and Mary Ann Hatch, of Plymouth.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 22. 59.
Cemetery: BURNTISLAND CEMETERY |
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John Burnett
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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:57 am Post subject: Burntisland |
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Name: HENDERSON, CHARLES LIVINGSTONE
Initials: C L
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: "A" Coy. 1st Bn.
Age: 18
Date of Death: 27/10/1914
Service No: 2486
Additional information: Son of William L. and Margaret Livingstone Henderson, of 125, Taylor St., Aberhill, Methil, Fife.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 37.
Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Name: HENDERSON, GEORGE
Initials: G
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: "A" Coy. 1st Bn.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 02/11/1914
Service No: 2158
Additional information: Son of William L. and Margaret Livingstone Henderson, of 125, Taylor St., Aberhill, Methil, Fife.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 37.
Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Name: HENDERSON, WILLIAM LITTLE
Initials: W L
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Company Quartermaster Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: 10th Bn.
Age: 53
Date of Death: 09/12/1944
Service No: 2758661
Additional information: Son of William Little Henderson and Margaret Henderson; husband of Georgina L. (Jean) Henderson, of Kinghorn.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. H. Grave 35.
Cemetery: KINGHORN CEMETERY |
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John Burnett
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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:18 am Post subject: Burntisland |
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Name: HUTTON, DAVID
Initials: D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry
Unit Text: 10th Bn.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 25/09/1915
Service No: 12843
Additional information: Son of James and Elizabeth Hutton, of 15, Dick Terrace, Burntisland, Fife.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: J. 26.
Cemetery: CAMBRIN CHURCHYARD EXTENSION
Name: HUTTON, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: 9th Bn.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 24/06/1916
Service No: 10048
Additional information: Son of James and Elizabeth Hutton, of 74, High St., Burntisland, Fifeshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. B. 25.
Cemetery: VERMELLES BRITISH CEMETERY |
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