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Please visit our homepage at www.scottishmilitaryresearch.co.uk    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Menmuir Parish Church          The Scottish War Graves Project Forum Index -> Dundee & Angus View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message FortyTwa Joined: 12 May 2009 Posts: 382 Location: Arbroath Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:40 pm    Post subject: Menmuir Parish Church Menmuir Parish Church, nr Brechin, Angus Disused kirk in tiny rural village NO 534 644 Back to top FortyTwa Joined: 12 May 2009 Posts: 382 Location: Arbroath Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:59 pm    Post subject: A real 'band of brothers' from a tiny community, all killed in action CWGC records Name: TAYLOR, ALEXANDER Initials: A Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders Unit Text: 9th Bn. Age: 22 Date of Death: 25/09/1915 Service No: S/4755 Additional information: Son of Benjamin Taylor, of Burnside of Balzeordie, Menmuir, Brechin, Forfarshire. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 115 to 119. Memorial: LOOS MEMORIAL Name: TAYLOR Initials: G Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Unit Text: 5th Bn. Date of Death: 09/11/1916 Service No: 3580 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: I. A. 17. Cemetery: MILL ROAD CEMETERY, THIEPVAL Name: TAYLOR, BENJAMIN Initials: B Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Unit Text: 1st/6th Bn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 10/04/1918 Service No: S/41354 Additional information: Son of Benjamin Taylor, of Burnside, Balzeordie. Menmuir. Forfarshire. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: III. D. 7. Cemetery: LILLE SOUTHERN CEMETERY SNWM records Surname TAYLOR Firstname Alexander Service Number S/4755 Date Death 25/09/1915 Decoration Place of birth Menmuir Forfarshire Other 9th Bn. SNWM roll THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS Rank Pte Theatre of death F.& F. Surname TAYLOR Firstname George Service Number 3580 Date Death 09/11/1916 Decoration Place of birth Montrose Other 5th Bn. SNWM roll THE BLACK WATCH (ROYAL HIGHLANDERS) Rank Pte Theatre of death F.& F. Surname TAYLOR Firstname Benjamin Service Number S/41354 Date Death 10/04/1918 Decoration Place of birth Menmuir Forfarshire Other 6th Bn. SNWM roll THE BLACK WATCH (ROYAL HIGHLANDERS) Rank Pte Theatre of death F.& F. Back to top FortyTwa Joined: 12 May 2009 Posts: 382 Location: Arbroath Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:14 pm    Post subject: Very, very hard to decipher due to lichen growth on marble stone and weathered lead lettering. Almost missed it entirely. CWGC record Name: ANDERSON, GEORGE Initials: G Nationality: Canadian Rank: Corporal Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) Unit Text: 47th Bn. Date of Death: 03/09/1918 Service No: 425519 Additional information: Son of Alexander Anderson, of Tigerton, Menmuir, Brechin, Scotland. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. A. 13. Cemetery: LIGNY-ST. FLOCHEL BRITISH CEMETERY, AVERDOINGT Not on SNWM database, as far as I can find Back to top FortyTwa Joined: 12 May 2009 Posts: 382 Location: Arbroath Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:23 pm    Post subject: CWGC record Name: GARVIE, WILLIAM Initials: W Nationality: Canadian Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Canadian Cavalry Machine Gun Sqn. Unit Text: 17th Age: 26 Date of Death: 12/10/1918 Service No: 108239 Additional information: Son of Robert and Jessie Garvie, of Lummington Farm, Menmuir, Brechin, Scotland. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: XIV. C. 40. Cemetery: ROCQUIGNY-EQUANCOURT ROAD BRITISH CEMETERY, MANANCOURT Not on SNWM database Back to top FortyTwa Joined: 12 May 2009 Posts: 382 Location: Arbroath Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:16 pm    Post subject: Captain William Erskine Scott Erskine, Royal Warwickshire Regt, died 20/11/34. 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