The Scottish War Graves Project

Adam Brown · Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Edinburgh

Location: Stonehouse Road, Strathaven.

No. of CWGC burials: 11. CWGC had originally separated the Old Churchyard and the New Cemetery, but South Lanarkshire Council (I think) have the old churchyard as a section of the cemetery, so CWGC have clearly done likewise.

Photographs kindly supplied by John Kennedy unless otherwise specified.

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: BAGGS
Initials: A G
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Chief Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. "Excellent."
Date of Death: 05/06/1919
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: G. 39.
Cemetery: STRATHAVEN NEW CEMETERY

Photos by Morag White:

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: CAMPBELL, HUGH
Initials: H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots
Unit Text: 3rd Bn.
Age: 27
Date of Death: 14/06/1918
Service No: 25016
Additional information: Son of John and Catherine Campbell, of 43, North St., Strathaven.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: J. 74.
Cemetery: STRATHAVEN NEW CEMETERY

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: CAVANAGH, DAVID PENTLAND
Initials: D P
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 418 Bty., 56 Searchlight Regt.
Age: 30
Date of Death: 04/06/1941
Service No: 1598964
Additional information: Son of John and Catherine Pentland Cavanagh.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. D. Grave 27.
Cemetery: STRATHAVEN NEW CEMETERY

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: GRADY, PATRICK
Initials: P
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sapper
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
Unit Text: Inland Water Transport
Age: 36
Date of Death: 06/03/1918
Service No: WR/506432
Additional information: Son of John and Jeanie Grady.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: A. 72.
Cemetery: STRATHAVEN NEW CEMETERY

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: GRAHAM, DAVID DONALD
Initials: D D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 21/12/1918
Service No: 11617
Awards: Mentioned in Despatches
Additional information: Son of George and Catherine M. Graham, of Temperance Hotel, Strathaven.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: J. 92.
Cemetery: STRATHAVEN NEW CEMETERY

Photos by Morag White

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: HAMILTON
Initials: G
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Unit Text: 5th/6th Bn.
Date of Death: 15/03/1919
Service No: 202292
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: J. 65.
Cemetery: STRATHAVEN NEW CEMETERY

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: HORAN, THOMAS
Initials: T
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Air Mechanic 3rd Class
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force
Age: 41
Date of Death: 24/01/1919
Service No: 61437
Additional information: Son of Owen and Ellen Horan, of Strathaven; husband of Mary Barclay Horan.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: J 68.
Cemetery: STRATHAVEN NEW CEMETERY

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: McKAY
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Date of Death: 01/08/1919
Service No: 10069
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: H. 6.
Cemetery: STRATHAVEN NEW CEMETERY

Photos by Morag White:

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: WATT, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Lancashire Fusiliers
Unit Text: 17th Bn.
Secondary Regiment: Gordon Highlanders
Secondary Unit Text: formerly 2nd Bn.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 10/04/1918
Additional information: Son of Robert and Jane Watt, Greenwood Bank, Overton Road, Strathaven. Born at Closeburn, Dumfriesshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: H. 22.
Cemetery: STRATHAVEN NEW CEMETERY

Photo by Morag White:

apanderson · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire

Name: YOUNG
Initials: D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: South Staffordshire Regiment
Unit Text: Depot
Date of Death: 15/02/1919
Service No: 45493
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: S. 26.
Cemetery: STRATHAVEN NEW CEMETERY

Photos by kind permission of Bill Stanley, Cemeteries Manager.

David McNay · Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 11:06 pm Post subject:

HOWITT, WILLIAM BROWN
Rank: Lance Corporal
Service No: S/16420
Date of Death: 03/12/1916
Age: 22
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders 7th Bn.
Grave Reference
Cemetery STRATHAVEN CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of Christina B. H. Craig (formerly Howitt), of 3, Chapel Rd., Strathaven, and the late David Howitt. Born at Strathaven.

Photo by Morag White.

David McNay · Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 11:10 pm Post subject:

LUSK, JAMES
Rank: Captain
Date of Death: 28/12/1915
Age: 37
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Adjt. 1st/6th Bn.
Awards: Mentioned in Despatches, Croix de Chevalier, Legion D'Honneur.
Grave Reference: VI. A. 1.
Cemetery: ST. PIERRE CEMETERY, AMIENS
Additional Information:
Son of John and Jessie Colville Lusk. B.A.(Cantab.). Staff Captain, Scottish Rifle Bde. (T.F.), Falkirk, Scotland, 1914-15.

Photos by Morag White.

David McNay · Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 11:11 pm Post subject:

WILSON, JOHN BARCLAY
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Date of Death: 15/06/1915
Age: 21
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) "D" Coy. 6th Bn.
Panel Reference: Panel 15 and 16.
Memorial: LE TOURET MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Son of John Wilson, of Mainsacre, Strathaven, Lanarkshire.

Photos by Morag White.

David McNay · Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 11:14 pm Post subject:

AITON, ARCHIBALD BARR
Rank: Surgeon Lieutenant
Date of Death: 10/11/1942
Age: 25
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.M.S. Martin.
Panel Reference: 66, 1.
Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Son of John and Elizabeth Aiton, of Strathaven, Lanarkshire.
B.Sc. M.B. Ch.B.

Further information on Aiton can be found on the Glasgow University Roll of Honour.

Photo by Morag White.