The Scottish War Graves Project

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

Robert,

I have sent you a PM.

Anne

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

Name: HARMER, EDWIN L.
Initials: E L
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Driver
Regiment/Service: Royal Army Service Corps
Age: 22
Date of Death: 15/09/1944
Service No: T/10698783
Additional information: Son of Edwin and Annie Harmer, of Coatbridge, Lanarkshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I, D, 20.
Cemetery: CASERTA WAR CEMETERY

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

Marine ANTHONY C. CALLOW, P9006640, Royal Marine Reserve Scotland, 8th August 1997 aged 29

stovie · Joined: 31 Jan 2011 Posts: 1 Location: North lanarkshire

I was looking around for information on my Great grandfather Arthur Anderson Murray and came across this site and there is his headstone on P15 of this thread, so thought I would post more information, appologies if not what you look for, tried to take my steer from other posts:

Name: MURRAY, Arthur Anderson
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Inneskillen Fusiliers, 2nd Battallion
Age: 56
Date of Death: 5th July 1933
Service No: 7102
Additional information:Won the DCM and the Medal of St. George 4th Class.
Pte. Murray gained the Distinguished Contuct Medal an the Medal of St. George (4th Class) for distingushed Contduct on the filed. When all his officers were killed or wounded in the first Battle Ypres he took command of the company and carried one of his wounded officers out of the firing line under heavy fire.(Extract from Coatbridge and the Great War.)

Son of James Hunter Murray and Elizabeth Murray (Anderson)
Born in Coatbridge, was Biolermaker/Journeyman at time of enlistment working for William Baird and Company in Gartsherrie.
Cemetery: Old Monklands Cemetery, Coatbridge

A picture of him in uniform (left, standing)
[img]http://www.myheritage.com/site-photo-albums-116302382/maguire-docherty-family-tree#!photo-116302382-0-1000016-1500131[/img]

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

Hello Stovie,

Thank you very much for sharing the information with us - it's very much exactly the kind of thing we're looking for.

Could you have another go at posting the photo please?

I've added a wee note on page 15 making reference to your post above.

Thanks again and welcome to the Forum!

Anne

mhomac · Joined: 15 May 2009 Posts: 643 Location: South Lanarkshire

Name: GRACIE, THEODORE BYRNE
Initials: T B
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Irish Fusiliers
Unit Text: 5th Bn.
Age: 36
Date of Death: 16/02/1918
Service No: 15814
Additional information: Son of Robert and Mary Gracie; husband of Annie Gracie of Coatbridge, Lanarkshire.
N.B.: Recent research has shown that Private Gracie is buried here.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Section 229 Lair 72. Compartment 1
Cemetery: OLD MONKLAND CEMETERY

mhomac · Joined: 15 May 2009 Posts: 643 Location: South Lanarkshire

I was in Old Monkland Cemetery recently and the groundsmen told me of a new CWGC stone.
There is already a posting on page 3 relating to this man, J.R. McCosh and I can now add the new stone to the listings here.
The CWGC stone sits at the top of the "Mound".

mhomac · Joined: 15 May 2009 Posts: 643 Location: South Lanarkshire

BEGLEY, WILLIAM
Rank: Private
Service No: 10919
Date of Death: 21/03/1915
Age: 23
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots 1st Bn.
Grave Reference: I. B. 16.
Cemetery: ETRETAT CHURCHYARD, FRANCE
Additional Information:
Youngest son of Robert and Catherine Begley, of 10c, Dunbeth Rd., Coatbridge.

mhomac · Joined: 15 May 2009 Posts: 643 Location: South Lanarkshire

The family gravestone is spelt CRANSTOUN but both CWGC and SNWM spell Cranston.

CRANSTON, JOHN
Rank: Company Serjeant Major
Service No: L915 (SNWM 4915)
Date of Death: 23/07/1918
Regiment/Service: Cameron Highlanders 3rd Bn. attd. 2nd Bn. 3rd King's African Rifles
Panel Reference:
Memorial: DAR ES SALAAM BRITISH AND INDIAN MEMORIAL, Tanzania.
Place of Birth: Brechin Forfarshire