The Scottish War Graves Project Part of the Scottish Military Research Group (Registered Scottish Charity No. SC043826). Please visit our homepage at www.scottishmilitaryresearch.co.uk    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Wigtown Park Cemetery ***COMPLETE***          The Scottish War Graves Project Forum Index -> Dumfries & Galloway View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message spoons Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 1789 Location: St John's Town of Dalry Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:28 pm    Post subject: Wigtown Park Cemetery ***COMPLETE*** OS Map Ref: NX 429 545 About half a mile south of Wigtown on the A714. Number of CWGC burials 0 Last edited by spoons on Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:31 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top spoons Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 1789 Location: St John's Town of Dalry Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:28 pm    Post subject: Name: DRYSDALE, CHARLES Initials: C Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Third Engineer Officer Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy Unit Text: S.S. Cape Nelson (Glasgow) Age: 32 Date of Death: 23/02/1941 Additional information: Son of Charles and Elizabeth Drysdale; husband of Helen Drysdale, of Glasgow. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 23. Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL Back to top spoons Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 1789 Location: St John's Town of Dalry Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:30 pm    Post subject: In memory of William McKeown MM died 4th September 1991 aged 74 years Back to top Mike Morley Joined: 09 Jan 2014 Posts: 389 Location: Wigtown Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:51 pm    Post subject: Name: HALE, EDWARD JAMES Initials: EJ Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Army Cyclist Corps, IX Corps Cyclist Bn Age: 23 Date of death: 5 October 1918 Service number: 19827 Additional information: Son of John and Madeline Hale, Bladnoch Casualty type: Commonwealth War Dead Memorial: Vis-en-Artois Memorial Originally enlisted with Kings Own Scottish Borderers. Back to top Mike Morley Joined: 09 Jan 2014 Posts: 389 Location: Wigtown Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 4:38 pm    Post subject: Name: WATSON, JOHN Initials: J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Regiment/Service: Royal Navy, HMS Penelope Age: 41 Date of Death: 18 February 1944 Additional Information: Son of John and Robina Watson; husband of Kathleen Iris Watson, of Ilford, Essex Casualty type: Commonwealth War Dead Memorial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial Back to top Mike Morley Joined: 09 Jan 2014 Posts: 389 Location: Wigtown Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 4:43 pm    Post subject: Name: MCCULLOCH, JOHN ALEXANDER Initials: JA Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders, 5/7th Bn Age: 19 Date of Death: Between 16 July 1943 and 18 July 1943 Service Number: 14214474 Additional information: Son of John McCulloch, and of Mary McCulloch, of Wigtown Casualty type: Commonwealth War Dead Memorial: Cassino Memorial Back to top Mike Morley Joined: 09 Jan 2014 Posts: 389 Location: Wigtown Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 4:48 pm    Post subject: Name: SALVONA, JAMES GRIFFEN Initials: JG Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Driver Regiment/Service: Royal Army Service Corps, 1 Div Ammunition Coy Date of Death: 29 May 1940 Service Number: 70503 Additional information: Son of James and Margaret Davis Salvona; husband of Mary Ann Salvona, of Stockbridge, Edinburgh Casualty type: Commonwealth War Dead Memorial: Dunkirk Memorial Back to top Mike Morley Joined: 09 Jan 2014 Posts: 389 Location: Wigtown Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 4:56 pm    Post subject: Name: KILTIE, ALEXANDER MURPHIE Initials: AM Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sergeant, Air Gunner Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 630 Sqdn Age: 19 Date of death: 18 March 1944 Service number: 1822765 Additional information: Son of David and Hannah Kiltie, of Borness Point, Kirkcudbrightshire Casualty type: Commonwealth War Dead Cemetery: Coxyde Military Cemetery Killed in a raid on Frankfurt. Commemorated on Borgue War Memorial. David Kiltie served in World War One in the Royal Naval Division (Clyde, Z7449) and was attached to the 5th battalion. He served on HMS City of London he was demobbed on 3rd March 1919. His name is recorded on Wigtown War Memorial in error. Back to top kenmorrison Joined: 05 Oct 2008 Posts: 747 Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:11 pm    Post subject: spoons wrote: In memory of William McKeown MM died 4th September 1991 aged 74 years L/Gazette Date:10 April 1945 Issue number:37027 Page number:1946 No. 3188448 Lance-Sergeant William McKeown, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) (Wigtown). 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