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gourdongirl
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
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Location: Musselburgh Scotland
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 Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:38 pm Post subject: Hi from East lothian |
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Hi
I'm shona and live in Musselburgh East lothian, but I originally come from a small fishing village called Gourdon on the North east coast of Scotland, just 15 miles south of Stonehaven. I am a keen geneologist and have acctually documented all the graves in the "New" Cemetry at Inverbervie (which lies at the entrance to the village of Gourdon). I am currently trying to get all the information into booklet form, but this is taking longer than anticipated due to life getting in the way!!!! I have details of all the war graves in this cemetry and in due course will put them in a post. Next time I am home I will take pix.
I am also in the process of documenting the details of the "Great War" dead from this village too. Names taken from the war memorial in Gourdon.
In time I hope to get round the local cemetries in or near musselburgh and take pix there too. (If this has not already been done!)
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DerekR
Joined: 04 Oct 2007
Posts: 809
Location: Hawick
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| Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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Shona,
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" - so said the great man.
I look forward to all you can contribute to this forum.
Just thinking off the top of my head, isn't Musselburgh one of the larger Scottish communities which doesn't have a either a War Memorial or a roll of all those who died? I can't remember 
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gourdongirl
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
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Location: Musselburgh Scotland
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| Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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| DerekR wrote: | Shona,
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" - so said the great man.
I look forward to all you can contribute to this forum.
Just thinking off the top of my head, isn't Musselburgh one of the larger Scottish communities which doesn't have a either a War Memorial or a roll of all those who died? I can't remember |
Derek
BTW I like the lines from the Runrig song!
There is a WWII memorial in the centre of Musselburgh with names of the WWII dead. There is also a memorial to the WWI dead in Inveresk cemetry, but for some bizarre reason there are no names on it! I am desperately trying to get names of the WWI dead for a project related to the rugby club.
I was down in Hawick a few weeks ago to watch my son play rugby against Hawick Albion.
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DelBoy
Joined: 02 Feb 2008
Posts: 1188
Location: Arbroath
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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Hello Goudongirl,
I was just up in your town today, but I'll leave the Bervie/Gourdon war graves for you to add as you'll have more than I took!
Cheers,
DelBoy. |
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