The Scottish War Graves Project

David McNay · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:17 pm Post subject:

Name: MORRISON, THOMAS WATSON
Initials: T W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Fusiliers
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 42
Date of Death: 31/07/1917
Service No: 3061
Additional information: Son of Margaret Rodger Watson Morrison, and the late John Morrison.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 6 and 8.
Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

David McNay · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:19 pm Post subject:

Given the age, I don't believe that Private William Nimmo was serving at the time of his death. I certainly can't find him on CWGC.

David McNay · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:20 pm Post subject:

Name: REID, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Cameron Highlanders
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 10/05/1915
Service No: S/16337
Additional information: Son of Abraham and Elizabeth C. Reid, of 1, Central Crescent, Ashgill, Lanarkshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 38 and 40.
Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

David McNay · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:22 pm Post subject:

Name: REID, THOMAS ALLEN
Initials: T A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sergeant (Flt. Engr.)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 106 Sqdn.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 16/08/1942
Service No: 981682
Additional information: Son of Alexander and Isabella Reid, of Larkhall, Lanarkshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 9. H. 6.
Cemetery: REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY

David McNay · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:25 pm Post subject:

James Thomson, Military Medallist, Scots Guards.

David McNay · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:26 pm Post subject:

Major John Morrison Weir, (TIG) RA.

RA = Royal Artillery?

Any ideas as to what TIG might stand for?

David McNay · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:28 pm Post subject:

Name: WELLS, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots
Unit Text: 13th Bn.
Age: 32
Date of Death: 16/05/1918
Service No: 48463
Additional information: Son of William and Elizabeth Wells, of Larkhall; husband of the late Christina Ruthven Wells.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. D. 23.
Cemetery: ROCLINCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY

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

David McNay · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:32 am Post subject:

A quick Google search makes me think it might stand for The Inspector General.

That may well be wrong, though.

Mangonel · Joined: 22 Nov 2009 Posts: 82

The TIG means he was an Instructor Gunnery during the latter part of his career.

Probably serving at the Royal School of Artillery, Larkhill, Wiltshire.

Further to this, The "T" stands for Technical - which in this instance denotes that he worked up through the ranks and was previously an Ack IG or SMIG which are Warrant Officer appointments.

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

Thanks Mangonel. I have now added Technical Instructor in Gunnery to the abbreviations thread on the SWMP.

Kind regards

Adam