War Memorial - Dornock, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

James Graham Muirhead
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private CH/17214 abt. 1894 22 September 1914 20 Royal Marine Light Infantry, H. M. S. "Cressy" Chatham Naval Memorial, UK Son of Alexander and Elspeth Muirhead, of Lowthertown, Dornock, Eastriggs, Dumfriesshire.

David Murray
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 18286 abt. 1887, Annan 28 August 1915 28 1st Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers East Mudros Military Cemetery, Greece Son of William Murray, of Irvington, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfries-shire, husband of Janet Bell Denholm, formerly Murray, of Reid's Square, Moffat, Dumfries-shire.

David Clowe
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 13081 abt. 1893 25 September 1915 22 8th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Loos Memorial, France Son of Catherine Graham Clowe, of Bellevue, Dornock, Eastriggs, Dumfriesshire, and the late George Clowe.

Simon Clowe (Simeon Clowe)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 13672 abt. 1895 25 September 1915 20 6th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Loos Memorial, France Son of Catherine Graham Clowe, of Bellevue, Dornock, Eastriggs, Dumfriesshire, and the late George Clowe.

Scotland Census 1901 about David and Simeon Clowe and family Residence: Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George Clowe Catherine Clowe Maggie Clowe Martha Clowe George Clowe David Clowe Simeon Clowe	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	40 41 19 13 11 8 5	abt. 1861 abt. 1860 abt. 1882 abt. 1888 abt. 1890 abt. 1893 abt. 1896	Hoddom, Dumfries-shire Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfries-shire Middlebie, Dumfries-shire Kirkpatrick Juxta, Dumfries-shire Kirkpatrick Juxta, Dumfries-shire Kirkpatrick Juxta, Dumfries-shire Kirkpatrick Juxta, Dumfries-shire

The familygrave in the cemetery of Kirkpatrick-Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

In
loving memory
of
George Clowe
who died at Craystones,
15th April 1910, aged 50 years.
Elizabeth Clowe
his grand-daughter who died
31st October 1903, aged 2 years.
Also his two sons
Pts. David & Simeon Clowe
6. K. O. S. B., who were both killed
in action at Loos 25th Sep. 1915,
aged 21 and 19 years respectively
also Catherine Clowe, wife
of the above George Clowe,
who died at Annan Road, Gretna
5th Aug. 1941, in her 83rd year.
Also their son George, beloved husband of
Catherine Byers, who died 11th March 1977,
aged 87 years.

William Ecclestone (Probably William Eccleston)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant 16360 abt. 1888 21 October 1916 28 6th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Thiepval Memorial, France Husband of Kate Eccleston, of 5, Marchamley, Shrewsbury.

William McDuff Hill
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 63685 abt. 1887, Dornock, Dumfries-shire 05 October 1916 29 156th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Longueval Road Cemetery, France Son of David Paterson Hill and Elizabeth Mary Hill, nee Johnstone.

Scotland Census 1901 about William McDuff Hill and family Residence: Dornock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
David Hill Elizabeth M. Hill Joseph I. Hill Jessie P. Hill Mary Hill Grace Hill William McDuff Hill Jeanie I. Hill Elizabeth Graham John Graham Robert Notman	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Dairymaid Plough Man Plough Man	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	36 46 19 18 17 16 13 8 20 35 18	abt. 1865 abt. 1855 abt. 1882 abt. 1883 abt. 1884 abt. 1885 abt. 1888 abt. 1893 abt. 1881 abt. 1866 abt. 1883	Ruthwell, Dumfries-shire Ruthwell, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfries-shire Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire

Robert Anderson (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 18653 abt. 1891, Half Morton, Canonbie, Dumfries-shire 21 October 1916 25 1st Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Thiepval Memorial, France Son of Christopher and Margaret Anderson, nee Dirom. Husband of Agnes Anderson, nee Notman.

Scotland Census 1901 about Robert Anderson and family Residence: Annan, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Christopher Anderson Margaret Anderson Christopher Anderson Andrew Anderson Thomas Anderson Robert Anderson Janet Anderson David Anderson Maggie Jane Anderson Mary Anderson	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Daughter Son Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	51 48 18 16 13 10 8 6 3 6 weeks	abt. 1851 abt. 1853 abt. 1883 abt. 1885 abt. 1888 abt. 1891 abt. 1893 abt. 1895 abt. 1898 abt. 1901	Hoddom, Dumfries-shire Half Morten, Dumfries-shire Middlebie, Dumfries-shire Middlebie, Dumfries-shire Middlebie, Dumfries-shire Half Morten, Dumfries-shire Kirkpatrick, Dumfries-shire Kirkpatrick, Dumfries-shire Brydekirk, Dumfries-shire Brydekirk, Dumfries-shire

Charles Irvine Veitch
Rank: Service No.: Awards Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 85191 Military Medal abt. 1895 14 March 1917 22 "A" Bty. 82nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery Dernancourt Communal Cemetery, France Son of David and Dinah Veitch, of Dornock, Eastriggs, Dumfries-shire.

Edward McLachlan (Probably Edward McLauchlan)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 240620 19 April 1917 1st/5th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Jerusalem Memorial, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)

Robert Jackson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 33026 abt. 1887, Courthill, Keir, Dumfries-shire 16 August 1917 2nd Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Son of Robert Jackson and Charlotte Purves Jackson, nee Lindsay.

David Armstrong
© Stephen Farnell	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 229384 07 January 1891, Dornock 16 September 1917, War Hospital, Bradford, Yorkshire 24 44th Bn. Canadian Infantry Dornock Cemetery, UK Son of Margaret Armstrong, of 3, East Rd., Eastriggs, Dornock, and the late Walter Armstrong.

Scotland Census 1901 about David Armstrong and family Residence: Moorhouse, Dornock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Walter Armstrong Maggie Armstrong Elizabeth Armstrong W. John Armstrong Mary Armstrong Agnes Armstrong Annie Armstrong David Armstrong Jeannie Armstrong	Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	46 41 19 17 15 14 11 10 5	abt. 1855 abt. 1860 abt. 1882 abt. 1884 abt. 1886 abt. 1887 abt. 1890 abt. 1891 abt. 1896	Dornock, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire Lochmaben, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire

David Armstrong and his sister Agnes Armstrong travelled onboard the ship "Cassandra" from Glasgow to Montreal. The departure was on 17 June 1911.

A local Canadian newspaper reported following:
Private D. Armstrong, No. 229384, is suffering from gunshot wounds in the head and leg. He went away with Lieut.-Col. F. J. Murray and before enlisting lived with his sister at 1639 Pacific avenue.
Remark: A 1639, Pacific avenue is existing in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Thomas W. McCubbin (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 37110 23 September 1917 14th Bn. Highland Light Infantry Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-le-Grand, France

Thomas H. Armstrong
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 10010 abt. 1885 22 August 1917 32 9th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Lijssenthoek Military Cementery, Belgium Son of John and Ellen Armstrong, nee Muirhead. Born at Dornock, Dumfriesshire.

Edward Gordon
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 23678 23 July 1918 7th/8th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Buzancy Military Cemetery, France

James Dirom
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 119683 20 January 1899, Lowthertown, Dornock 01 August 1918 19 62nd Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France Son of David and Catherine Dirom, nee McKnight.

Scotland Census 1901 about James Dirom and family Residence: Lowthertown, Dornock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
David Dirom Catherine Dirom Janet Dirom Hannah Dirom Jane Dirom Mary Dirom James Dirom David Dirom C. Neely Dirom William Dirom	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Daughter Daughter Son Grandson Granddaughter Grandson	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	43 43 16 13 9 6 1 2 1 3 mo.	abt. 1858 abt. 1858 abt. 1885 abt. 1888 abt. 1892 abt. 1895 abt. 1900 abt. 1899 abt. 1900 abt. 1901	Halfmarton, Dumfries-shire Lochrutton, Kirkcudbrightshire Dornock, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire Mouswald, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire

David Pool
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 1018446 abt. 1897 21 September 1918 21 5th Bn. Canadian Infantry Annan Cemetery, UK Son of John and Margaret Agnes Pool, of Woodhead, Annan, Scotland.

William Pool
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 3206255 03 September 1884 28 September 1918 34 10th Bn. Canadian Infantry Haynecourt British Cemetery, France Son of John and Margaret Agnes Pool, of Woodhead, Annan, Scotland. CWGC: Native of Dornock, Dumfries-shire.

Scotland Census 1901 about David and William Pool and family Residence: Woodhead Farm, Dornock, Dumfries-shire, Scotlandland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Pool Margaret A. Pool Matthew Pool Margaret R. Pool James Pool William Pool David Pool John Pool Catherine K. Pool Mary K. Pool Marion M. Pool Agnes Pool James Ritchie William Thomson George Ferguson Agnes Richardson	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Son Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Daughter Ploughman Ploughman Cattleman Dairymaid	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	52 42 22 21 19 16 14 12 12 8 5 3 36 17 36 24	abt. 1849 abt. 1859 abt. 1879 abt. 1880 abt. 1882 abt. 1885 abt. 1887 abt. 1889 abt. 1889 abt. 1893 abt. 1896 abt. 1898 abt. 1865 abt. 1884 abt. 1865 abt. 1877	Annan, Dumfries-shire England Annan, Dumfries-shire Annan, Dumfries-shire Annan, Dumfries-shire Annan, Dumfries-shire Annan, Dumfries-shire Annan, Dumfries-shire Annan, Dumfries-shire Annan, Dumfries-shire Annan, Dumfries-shire Annan, Dumfries-shire Dornock, Dumfries-shire Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfries-shire Annan, Dumfries-shire Annan, Dumfries-shire

William Stewart Muirhead
© Ian Aitken-Kemp	Rank: Service No.: Awards: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 75744 Military Medal 23 May 1887, Dornock 18 November 1918 31 29th Bn. Canadian Infantry Dornock Cemetery, UK Son of the late John and Jane Muirhead, nee Reay. Nephew of William Stewart of Lowthertown, Dornock.

James Muirhead
© Ian Aitken-Kemp	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 292461 abt. 1889 07 November 1918 29 1st/7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders transf. to (632113) Labour Corps Dornock Cemetery, UK Son of the late John and Jane Muirhead, nee Reay. Nephew of William Stewart of Lowthertown, Dornock.

James and William both died of influenza at the home of Thomas Reay (their uncle) at 56 Station Road, St.Luke's, Wallsend, Northumberland and are buried in the Dornock Cemetery.

James Burnett
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Guardsman 2699454 10 April 1908, Middlebie, Dumfriesshire 06 December 1944 36 Scots Guards Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands Son of James and Agnes Jane Burnett, nee Dinwoodie, husband of Margaret Burnett, of Eastriggs, Dumfriesshire.

Kenneth Gordon Comrie
© Retired QA	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Major 110479 12 August 1916, Alexandria, Egypt 12 February 1944 27 Royal Army Veterinary Corps Cassino War Cemetery, Italy Son of Leslie John and Catherine Bickerton Comrie, husband of Isobel Susan Comrie. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

Kenneth Gordon Comrie was married to Isobel Susan Brebner in Hollingbourne, Kent, England during the third quarter of 1940.

Wills and Administrations, 1944
Comrie, Kenneth Gordon of The Crescent, Eastrigg, Dumfriesshire, died 12 February 1944 on war service.
Confirmation of Ian Graeme Wilson, writer to Signet.
Sealed Llandudno 24 October.

Leslie Cameron Comrie
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lieutenant 186389 14 November 1911, Egypt 17 June 1943 32 Royal Corps of Signals Chittagong War Cemetery, Chattogram, Bangladesh Son of Leslie John and Catherine Comrie, husband of Mona Kinnear Comrie, nee Adamson, of Sheffield. B. Sc.(Edin.).

Leslie Cameron Comrie was married to Mona Kinnear Adamson in the Church of St. Clement in Dundee, Angus, Scotland on 02 July 1913.

Wills and Administrations, 1946
Comrie, Leslie Cameron of Tocklai Experimental Station, Cinnamara P. O. and T. O., Assam, died 17 June 1943 on war service.
Confirmation of Hilda Katleen Comrie or Hannah.
Sealed London 01 October.

The familygrave in the cemetery of Dornock, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

In loving memory of

Catherine Bickerton
dearly loved wife of Leslie J. Comrie
born 28 March 1886, died 10 April 1954
Also of
Leslie John Comrie
born 10 June 1883, died 22 Feb 1963
and of thgeir sons
Lieut. Leslie Cameron Comrie, R. Sigs.
born 14 Nov 1911
died on active service in Burma 17 June 1943
Major Kenneth Gordon Comrie, R. A. V. C.
born 12 August 1916
killed in action at Cassino 12 February 1944
Their daughter Hilda Kathleen
born 27 July 1914, died 16 June 1999
Also her dearly loved husband
John Hannah
born 25 Sep 1902, died 18 Dec 1984

Robert Carthon Patrick Carmont
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Bombardier 925570 abt. 1916 15 August 1944 28 130 Field Regt. Royal Artillery Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar Son of James H. Carmont, and of Eleanor Carmont, of Glasgow.

James Cowan
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 325665 02 December 1919, Lowthertown, Dumfries-shire 08 February 1943, Kinkaseki POW Camp, Formosa (Taiwan) 23 155 (The Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regt. Royal Artillery Sai Wan War Cemetery, China (incl. Hong Kong) Son of John Murray Cowan and Jessie Cowan, nee Warwick.

William Miller Conchie
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Boy 1st Class P/JX 170173 12 July 1925, Dornock, Dumfriesshire 24 May 1941 16 Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Hood" Portsmouth Naval Memorial, UK Son of Lizzie Scott Conchie, nee Miller, of Eastriggs, Dumfriesshire, and the late Fawcett Greenwood Conchie.

Thomas Dalton
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 2933816 abt. 1918 06 April 1943 25 5th Bn. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia Son of T. and Margaret Dalton, of Eastriggs, Dumfries-shire.

John Davidson Hyslop
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Driver T/91970 abt. 1911 05 December 1943 32 50 Inf. Bde. Coy. Royal Army Service Corps Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand Son of John and Margret Hyslop, nephew of Mrs. J. Armstrong, of Glasgow.

William John Thomson Irving
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Second Lieutenant 89371 abt. 1916 10 June 1940 24 76 Field Regt. Royal Artillery Hornoy Communal Cemetery, France Son of George and Elizabeth Irving, of Annan, Dumfriesshire.

Robert Maxwell
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Trooper 7914789 abt. 1917, Closeburn, Dumfries-shire 12 June 1944 27 3rd The King's Own Hussars Royal Armoured Corps Bolsena War Cemetery, Italy Son of Robert and Jessie McKay Maxwell, nee Kirkpatrick. Husband of Fairley Bradford Maxwell, nee Williamson.

Jack E. Phillips (Probably John Ernest Phillips)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Flight Sergeant 617380 abt. 1920 01 September 1941 21 44 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Runnymede Memorial, UK Son of John Ernest Mungo Phillips and Beatrice Mary Phillips, of Eastriggs, Dumfriesshire.

Harry Pitt (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Assistant Steward abt. 1906 07 December 1942 36 Merchant Navy, S. S. "Ceramic" (Southampton) Tower Hill Memorial, London

David Stevenson Scott (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 14638286 abt. 1924 26 March 1945 21 1/7th Bn. Middlesex Regiment Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany Son of James and Margaret Scott, of Rigg, Dumfriesshire.

John McGinlay Shannon
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 14080890 abt. 1928, Annan, Dumfries-shire 28 June 1946 18 4th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Munster Heath War Cemetery, Germany Son of George Shannon and of Mary Ann Shannon, nee Robertson, of Eastriggs, Dumfries-shire.

Arthur James H. Shields
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 14851735 abt. 1926 22 November 1947 21 1st Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) Son of John Hadwin Shields and Elizabeth Janet Shields, of Eastriggs, Dumfrieshire.

David William Smith
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Guardsman 2697039 29 October 1904, Dornock 30 April 1943 38 1st Bn. Scots Guards Oued Zarga War Cemetery, Tunisia Son of Margaret Smith, husband of Helen Smith, of Langholm, Dumfriesshire. Born in Dornock, Dumfries-shire

David William Smith was married to Helen Carmichael in the old parish church in Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland on 08 January 1932.

Robert Vallance
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Serjeant 3190429 06 January 1921, Eastriggs 06 April 1943 21 7/10th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia Son of Robert and Ethel Vallance, nee Vaugh, of Eastriggs, Dumfries-shire.

James I. Warwick (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Able Seaman C/JX151041 26 August 1921, Annan, Dumfries-shire 26 March 1942 20 Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Legion" Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Malta

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