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War Memorial - Drummore, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland


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Alexander McMeekin (CWGC: McMeekan)
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Private
G/13260
abt. 1881
11 October 1917
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7th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Son of the late William and Elizabeth McMeekan.
Served as WHITE.
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Alexander Ballantyne
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Private
4278

26 August 1916

21st Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France
Son of Alexander Ballantyne
of Main Street, Drummore, Wigtownshire.
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William Chalmers
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Lance Corporal
432220
abt. 1883
16 September 1916
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49th Bn. Canadian Infantry
Courcelette British Cemetery, France
Son of William and Mary Chalmers,
of Glasgow, Scotland.
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Matthew McC. Cobbledick (CWGC: Matthew McColm)
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Corporal
187312

09 August 1918

8th Bn. Canadian Infantry
Le Quesnel Communal Cemetery, France
Son of Janet McColm (now Cobbledick) and Thomas Cobbledick (stepfather),
of Lucas House, Drummore, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
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John Clunnie Harvey
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Sapper
2691460
abt. 1892
30 October 1918
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6th Field Coy. Canadian Engineers
Bramshott (St. Mary) Churchyard, Hampshire, UK
Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Harvey,
of Drummore, Wigtownshire, Scotland,
husband of Janet C. Harvey,
of 1003, South 19th Avenue, Yakima, Washington, U.S.A.
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William McMillian Chalmers
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Sapper
44001
abt. 1888
25 September 1915
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73rd Field Coy. Royal Engineers
Loos Memorial, France
Husband of Harriett Chalmers,
of 15, Leopold Avenue, West Didsbury, Manchester.
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David McDowall
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Private
M2/148976

01 April 1917

618th M. T. Coy. Army Service Corps
Morogoro Cemetery, Tanzania
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Alexander Chambers
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Lance Corporal
GS/11735
abt. 1889
22 November 1917
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5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's)
Wood Cemetery, Flesquieres, France
Son of Alexander Chambers,
of Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire.
Served as A. CHALMERS.
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James McCulloch
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Sub-Lieutenant

abt. 1877
11 October 1917
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Royal Naval Reserve, H. M. Yacht "Kethailes"
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, UK
Son of Mr. and Mrs. James McCulloch,
of Drummore, Wigtownshire,
husband of Helen K. McCulloch,
of "Blairmount", Rennie St., Falkirk.
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William Leckie
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Private
292652
abt. 1894
23 April 1917
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1st/7th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Brown's Copse Cemetery, Roeux, France
Son of John and Susan Leckie,
of Longrigg, Ardwell, Wigtownshire.
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James Eccles
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Private
1399

31 May 1916

1st Bn. Seaforth Highlanders
Amara War Cemetery, Iraq
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David Blackwell
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Private
S/23423
abt. 1886
16 April 1918
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5th Bn. Cameron Highlanders
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Son of Mrs. Mary Blackwell,
of Glen Street, Stranraer.
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Thomas Stevenson
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Private
25803
abt. 1886
25 August 1917
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2nd Bn. Cameron Highlanders
Lahana Military Cemetery, Greece
Nephew of Mrs. Agnes Milligan,
of Shore St., Drummore, Wigtownshire.
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James Johnston
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Serjeant
2699
abt. 1889
29 September 1918
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12th Bn. Highland Light Infantry
Zantvoorde British Cemetery, Belgium
Son of Elizabeth Johnston,
of Port Logan, Stranraer,
and the late Robert Johnston.
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Samuel S. McKeand
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Private
13742
abt. 1893
24 July 1916
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15th Bn. Highland Light Infantry
Etaples Military Cemetery, France
Son of Hugh and Mary McKeand,
of High Currochtree, Drummore, Wigtownshire.
Born at Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire.
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Joseph James Paxton
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Private
4268
abt. 1887
18 March 1916
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9th (Glasgow Hdrs.) Bn. Highland Light Infantry
Kirkmaiden Cemetery, Wigtownshire, UK
Husband of Elizabeth Pickering Paxton,
of II, Newlands Drive, Partick, Glasgow.
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John Little
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Private
281348

20 April 1917

1st/7th Bn. Highland Light Infantry
Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
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William Alexander McKie
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Private (CWGC: Corporal)
12143
abt. 1894
23 July 1916
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19th Bn. Manchester Regiment
Thiepval Memorial, France
Son of Agnes McKie,
of Main St., Drummore, Wigtownshire,
and the late Daniel McKie.
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James Braid
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Deck Hand

abt. 1898
24 September 1918
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Mercantile Marine Reserve, H. M. Yacht "Adventuress"
Kirkmaiden Cemetery, Wigtownshire, UK
Son of Charles Hunter Braid and Ellinor Braid,
of Rona Lighthouse, Raasay, Kyle of Lochalsh.
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John Cunningham
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Private
11512

10 June 1915

1st Bn. Scots Guards
Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, France
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James Eccles
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Private
14292

12 March 1915

1st Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
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John Clunie Harvey
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Sapper
2691460
abt. 1892
30 October 1918
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6th Field Coy. Canadian Engineers
Bramshott (St. Mary) Churchyard, Hampshire, UK
Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Harvey,
of Drummore, Wigtownshire, Scotland,
husband of Janet C. Harvey,
of 1003, South 19th Avenue, Yakima, Washington, U.S.A.
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Matthew Nelson McClumpha
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Private
8112
abt. 1894
30 December 1915
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"C" Coy. 1st/5th Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers
Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Husband of Isabella Morgan (formerly McClumpha),
of 15, Aylesbury Rd., Brynmill, Swansea.
Of Kilumpha, Stranraer.
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William McGaw
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Private
97880
abt. 1896
16 August 1917
21
49th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McGaw,
of Ingleston, Drummore, Wigtownshire.
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John Montgomery
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Private
201001

26 September 1918

4th Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
Moeuvres Communal Cemetery, France
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Edwin Morland (CWGC: Edward Morland)
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Private
16239
abt. 1894
25 September 1915
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7th Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
Loos Memorial, France
Son of John and Ellen Morland,
of Killumpha, Port Logan, Wigtownshire.
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James Murray
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Private
10901
abt. 1890
01 October 1914
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1st Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
Vailly British Cemetery, France
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Murray,
of Port Logan, Wigtownshire.
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Charles M. Peebles
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Lance Corporal
20757

14 July 1916

1st Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, France
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David Peebles
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Private
20807

30 July 1916

2nd Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
Thiepval Memorial, France
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James Watson Wilson
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Lance Corporal
295403

30 September 1918

12th Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Belgium
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Alexander Cochrane
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Chief Officer

abt. 1903
19 October 1940
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Merchant Navy, M. V. "Caprella" (London)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, UK
Son of Andrew and Janet R. Cochrane,
of Drummore, Wigtownshire.
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Thomas Ramsey Conlan
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Private
3189648
abt. 1921
25 January 1944
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2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar
Son of Mrs. G. Burden,
of Hasland, Derbyshire.
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Frederick Charles Maxwell
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Sergeant
1344526
abt. 1923
05 May 1943
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90 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, UK
Son of Elizabeth Maxwell,
of Drummore, Wigtownshire,
grandson of Mrs. M. Maxwell,
of Drummore.
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William McAulay
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Stoker 1st Class
P/KX 126795

15 June 1942

Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Airedale"
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, UK
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Andrew Barr McQuillan
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Lance Corporal
3194887
abt. 1913
18 February 1944
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2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar
Son of William and Elizabeth McQuillan,
husband of A. McQuillan,
of Drummore, Wigtownshire.
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John Sproat
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Lance Corporal
2931844
abt. 1918
03 November 1941
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2nd Bn. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Alamein Memorial, Egypt
Son of John Sproat, and of Jessie M. Sproat
of Stranraer, Wigtownshire.
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