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Adam Brown
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 Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:34 am Post subject: St Nicholas Churchyard, Aberdeen |
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St Nicholas Churchyard
Location: Union Street, Aberdeen
Google Maps Street View
I only wish I’d taken a photograph of the grand façade of this churchyard, you can see it on the GMSV link I’ve posted above. There is one CWGC gravestone in this cemetery which I couldn’t see, and there are some gravestones with a military inscription. I only had a brief look round and found three near the Union Street gate but there are probably more.
The current layout dates from 1829 but the actual graveyard dates back to medieval times.
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Adam Brown
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**Photograph required**
BAXTER, J
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Petty Officer
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. "Flying Fish."
Date of Death: 07/02/1917
Service No: 198024
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: D. 410.
Cemetery: ABERDEEN (ST. NICHOLAS) CHURCHYARD |
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Adam Brown
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KNOWLES, JOHN FORBES
Initials: J F
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders
Unit Text: 4th Bn.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 05/05/1915
Service No: 2719
Additional information: Son of George and Janet Knowles, of 15, Richmond Hill Rd., Aberdeen. M.A.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. D. 1.
Cemetery: WYTSCHAETE MILITARY CEMETERY
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Adam Brown
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Major James MacKenzie of Glack
72nd Duke of Albany's Highlanders
Died at Burr in Rajpootanah, East Indies
5th March 1858 when on Field Service
Monument erected by his brother officers.
The 72nd Highlanders were on active service in the Indian Mutiny at this time.
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Adam Brown
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Surgeon Major William Simpson M.D.
71st Highland Light Infantry
Died at Murree, Punjab
3rd October 1864
He had served in the Crimea, Indian Mutiny and the Ambela Campaign on the North West Frontier in 1863
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An early casualty of a submarine attack...
 
CWGC record
KELMAN, ANDREW SKENE BISSET
Rank:Fourth Engineer
Trade:Jun.
Date of Death:23/03/1916
Age:24
Regiment/Service:Mercantile Marine
S.S. "Minneapolis" (Belfast)
Memorial:TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
Additional Information:Son of Alexander Dalgethy Kelman and Mary Ann Kelman (nee Wilson), of 37, Thistle St., Aberdeen. Born at Aberdeen.
SNWM record
Surname KELMAN
Firstname A
Service Number
Date Death 23/03/1916
Decoration
Place of birth Aberdeen
Other
SNWM roll THE MERCANTILE MARINE
Rank Junior 4th Engr
Theatre of death "MINNEAPOLIS" 110515.
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FortyTwa
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The CWGC recorded family headstone
 
CWGC record
BAXTER, J
Rank:Petty Officer
Service No:198024
Date of Death: 07/02/1917
Regiment/Service:Royal Navy H.M.S. "Flying Fish."
Grave Reference D. 410.
Cemetery ABERDEEN (ST. NICHOLAS) CHURCHYARD
SNWM record
Surname BAXTER
Firstname John
Service Number 198024
Date Death 07/02/1917
SNWM roll THE ROYAL NAVY
Rank Petty Officer
Theatre of death R.N. H.M.S. "FLYING FISH"
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FortyTwa
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CWGC record
PIRIE, WILLIAM
Rank: Private
Service No: 76280
Date of Death: 07/06/1917
Age: 26
Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 11th Bn. formerly Royal Engineers
Panel Reference Panel 39 and 41.
Memorial YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Son of Mrs. Elizabeth B. M. Coull, of 2, Park Rd., Aberdeen.
SNWM records
Surname PIRIE
Firstname William
Service Number 76280
Date Death 07/06/1917
Decoration
Place of birth St Nicholas Aberdeen
Other 11th Bn., formerly 10528, (H.F. Coy.), R.E.
SNWM roll SCOTTISH CASUALTIES EXTRACTED FROM ENGLISH REGIMENTS
Rank Pte
Theatre of death F.& F.
Surname PIRIE
Firstname William
Service Number 10528
Date Death 07/06/1917
Decoration
Place of birth St Nicholas Aberdeen
Other latterly 76280, 11th Bn. The Sherwood Foresters.
SNWM roll THE ROYAL ENGINEERS
Rank Pte
Theatre of death F.& F.
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