The Scottish War Graves Project

kenmorrison · Joined: 05 Oct 2008 Posts: 747

Kirkgunzeon Parish Church is in the centre of the village. There are two entrances, the most obvious is opposite the village primary school.
Kirkgunzeon is just off the Dumfries to Dalbeattie road (A711) about 5 miles from Dalbeattie.
OS ref. NX 866 667
CWG - none.

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Name: CARTER, DAVID MUIRHEAD
Initials: D M
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/service: Royal Field Artillery
Unit Text: "B" Bty. 83rd Bde.
Date of Death: 01/10/1917
Service No: 223763
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 4 to 6 and 162.
Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial

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Name: GILLIES
Initials: D J S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/service: Royal Scots Fusiliers
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Date of Death: 17/08/1916
Service No: 24043
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. B. 20.
Cemetery: ST.SOUPLET BRITISH CEMETERY

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Name: HAMILTON, JAMES PATERSON
Initials: J P
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/service: Royal Field Artillery
Unit Text: "A" Bty. 18th Bde.
Date of Death: 03/10/1918
Service No: 221376
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 3 and 4.
Memorial: VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL

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Name: PATON, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/service: Royal Scots
Unit Text: 16th Bn.
Date of Death: 01/07/1916
Service No: 20658
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 6D and 7D.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

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Name: ROAN, WALTER LORRAINE
Initials: W L
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Private
Regiment/service: Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Age: 27
Date of Death: 08/04/1917
Service No: 116304
Additional Information: Son of Walter Lorraine Roan and Euphemia Roan of Beeswing, Dumfries, Scotland. Born at Craigley, Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. A. 12.
Cemetery: ARRAS ROAD CEMETERY, ROCLINCOURT.

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Name: WATSON, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/service: Army Service Corps
Unit Text: 622nd M. T. Coy.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 20/09/1916
Service No: M2/117443
Additional Information: Son of Thomas and Janet Watson of Ivy Cottage, Kirkgunzeon, Dumfries, Scotland.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 3. D. 6.
Cemetery: DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY

Mod Edit Adam. It's probably worth transcribing that Pte Watson died at Handeni, East Africa in what is now Tanzania and was then German East Africa

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COL. A. C. HYSLOP OF LOTUS
Late of the Madras Artillery. Died in Edinburgh 20 December 1868 aged 71 years.
Also his wife Sarah Jane only daughter of Col. Frith CB of the Madras Artillery.
Elsewhere in the Churchyard (but couldn't find) is the grave of:
WILLIAM HYSLOP OF LOTUS
Lt. Col. on the retired list of H. M. Indian Army. Commandant of the 3rd Madras Light Cavalry. Died 21 August 1864 aged 70 years.

Lotus is just outside Beeswing village on the Loch Arthur/ New Abbey road.

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PHILLIP McCLELLAN SMITH
Posted earlier in the Q&R section - still not sure of military connection.
See update below.

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Thanks to Irene Bryson of Kirkgunzeon who has found that "Phillip Smith listed as "killed in action" in Kenya was indeed Chief Inspector in the Kenya police force. He had been home on holiday in Kirkgunzeon and only back in Kenya for a week or so when he was ambushed and shot by locals. His brother went to Kenya for his funeral and brought back the flag from his coffin, it's still with family in the village."