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War Memorial - Friockheim, Angus, Scotland


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George Batchelor
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Private
4325
abt. 1890
21 November 1916
26
6th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Etaples Military Cemetery, France
Foster son of Mrs. J. Smith,
of 20, Eastgate, Friockheim, Forfarshire.
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William Clark
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Private
1348
Montrose, Forfarshire
05 February 1915

5th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Son of Agnes Clark,
brother of John and Annie Clark.
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Charles Gordon Esplin
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Private
201602
abt. 1883, Kirkden, Forfarshire
20 July 1918

4th/5th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Valenciennes (St. Roch) Communal Cemetery, France
Son of Charles and Jane Esplin, nee Strachan.
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Stephen Glass
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Lance Corporal
2167
25 August 1890, Froickheim, Forfarshire
09 May 1915

2nd Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Le Touret Memorial, France.
Son of John E. and Isabella Glass.
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Victor Glass
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Colour Serjeant
1461
abt. 1889
31 March 1916
27
"D" Cioy. 1st Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France
Son of Alexander and Christina Glass,
of 28, King St., Dundee.
Native of Newburgh, Fife.
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John Fyfe
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Private
240206
abt. 1893
31 July 1917
24
4th/5th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Son of Alexander Fyfe,
of Kennettles Mill, Forfar.
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David Martin
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Serjeant
240174
abt. 1896, Kirriemuir, Forfarshire
03 September 1916
20
5th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Thiepval Memorial, France
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin (Grace R.),
of Myre Cottage, Farnell, Brechin, Forfarshire.
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John Mitchell
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Private
8117
Arbroath
09 May 1915

1st Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Le Touret Memorial, France
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Robert Mitchell
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Private
918
abt. 1889
15 November 1914
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1st Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Son of James and Margaret Ann Stephen Mitchell,
of Castle St., Friockheim, Arbroath, Forfarshire.
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Charles Moir
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Serjeant
2633
abt. 1887
23 October 1916
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4th/5th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, France
Son of Alexander and Isabella Moir,
of Andson St., High Friockheim, Kirkden, Forfarshire.
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James Knox Murray
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Private
1501
abt. 1896, Glasgow
05 January 1915
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"B" Coy. 5th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Estaires Communal Cemetery, France
Son of Edward and Susan Murray,
of Gardyne St., Friockheim, Forfarshire.
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Alfred John Nicol
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Corporal
240050
abt. 1893
25 November 1917
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"A" Coy. 4th/5th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Belgium
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Nicol,
of 43, Gardyne St., Friockheim, Arbroath, Forfarshire.
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John Whitton
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Serjeant

Military Medal



Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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John Whitton (Probably)
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Private
42333
Military Medal

07 October 1916

69th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Thiepval Memorial, France
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John Whitton (Probably)
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Private
14165
abt. 1894
25 September 1915

7th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Loos Memorial, France
Son of John and Annie Adam Whitton,
of 15, Fergus Square, Arbroath.
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William Walker
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Lance Corporal
1968
abt. 1895, Kennaways, Fifeshire
21 September 1916

5th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Couin British Cemetery, France
Son of Mr. Andrew and Jessie Walker,
of 17, West Gate, Friockheim, Arbroath.
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David Smith Adam
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Air Mechanic 1st Class
86602
abt. 1899
15 March 1919
20
25th Sqdn. Royal Air Force
Marcinelle New Communal Cemetery, Belgium
Son of David and Jane Adam,
of 3, Gardyne St., Friockheim, Arbroath, Forfarshire.
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John S. Fraser
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Company Serjeant Major
CWGC: Serjeant
235678
abt. 1881
25 March 1918
37
4th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Arras Memorial, France
Son of William and Elizabeth Duguid Fraser,
of 35, City Rd., Brechin, Forfarshire,
husband of Ida Edwards Fraser,
of Andson St., Friockheim, Forfarshire.
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William Hardie
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Serjeant
CWGC: Lance Corporal
D/13390
abt. 1871
25 March 1918
47
2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France
Son of Alexander Hardie,
of West End, Friockheim, Arbroath, Forfarshire.
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Arthur Ledingham
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Lance Corporal
22960
Kirkden, Forfarshire
13 August 1916

12th Bn. Highland Light Infantry
Thiepval Memorial, France
Son of George Ledingham.
Resided in Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire.
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George Low
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Private
528106
abt. 1899
31 August 1918
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14th Bn. London Regiment (London Scottish)
H. A. C. Cemetery, Ecoust-St. Mein, France
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Low,
of 100, Keptie St., Arbroath.
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Alexander Mann
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Private
S/22532
abt. 1891
03 September 1916
25
1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France
Son of the late Alexander Mann,
husband of Jean Smart Martin (formerly Mann),
of 29, Meldrum Rd., Kirkcaldy.
Born at Kinnell, Forfarshire.
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John L. Mann
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Lance Corporal
13078
abt. 1893
27 September 1915
22
6th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Chocques Military Cemetery, France
Son of Jane Annandale (formerly Mann),
of Cadgers Path, Finavon, Forfar,
and the late Alexander Mann.

William Mann
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Private
S/24347
abt. 1899
25 October 1918
19
1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, France
Son of Jane Annandale (formerly Mann),
of Cadgers Path, Finavon, Forfar,
and the late Alexander Mann.
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James Mitchell
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Corporal
39676
abt. 1897
25 April 1918
21
12th Bn. Royal Scots
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Mitchell,
of 6, Middlegate, Friockheim, Forfarshire.
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Patrick Randal Playford
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Lieutenant

abt. 1892
01 July 1917
25
"A" Bty. 1st (West Lancs) Bde. Royal Field Artillery
Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium
Eldest son of Randal and Agnes Randal Playford,
of 4, Marine Parade, Bognor, Sussex.
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James Rennie
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Private
6841
Arbroath
10 October 1915

1st Bn. Scots Guards
Loos Memorial, France
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George Grant Thomson
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Private
4435
abt. 1882
29 June 1916
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No. 3 Coy. 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Bn. Highland Light Infantry
Cambrin Churchyard, France
Son of Frederick and Margaret Thomson,
of Friockheim, Arbroath.
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Roy B. Thomson
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Private
45638
abt. 1897
30 August 1918
21
10th Bn. South Wales Borderers
Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France
Son of John and Mina Thomson,
of 31, Millgate, Friockheim, Forfarshire.
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William Hercules Todd
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Private
S/41066
abt. 1890
31 July 1917
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8th/10th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Son of William and Mary Ann Norrie Todd,
of 51, Millgate, Friockheim, Forfarshire.
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Henry Alexander Fullerton L. C. Beaton
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Engineer

abt. 1877
15 May 1915
38
Royal Naval Reserve, H. M. S. "Trent"
Maala Cemetery, Yemen
Son of David Dewar Beaton and Kate Robertson Ross Beaton,
husband of Eva Ferrier Beaton,
of 32, Union St., Friockheim, Forfarshire.
Born at Friockheim.
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James Burnett
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Wireless Operator

Forfarshire
02 June 1917

Royal Naval Reserve
CWGC: Mercantile Marine, S. S. "Hollington" (London)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, UK
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Alexander Anderson Forbes
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Petty Officer Stoker
276292
abt. 1872
30 August 1917
45
Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Pembroke II"
Inverkeilor Old Churchyard, UK
Son of George and Ann Anderson Forbes,
of Newport, Angus.
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Arthur Davidson
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Private
6/2113
abt. 1893
26 September 1916
23
1st Bn. Canterbury Regiment, N. Z. E. F.
Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, France
Son of David and Annie Davidson,
of 22, Edward St., Timaru.
Native of Forfarshire, Scotland.

Mark Davidson
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Lance Corporal
6/4021
abt. 1895
08 October 1918
23
2nd Bn. Canterbury Regiment, N. Z. E. F.
Honnechy British Cemetery, France
Son of David and Annie Davidson.
Born in Forfarshire, Scotland.
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Robert Esplin Donaldson
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Private
195954
abt. 1869
25 May 1917
48
52nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
Lievin Communal Cemetery, France
Son of James Donaldson,
husband of Wilhelmina Donaldson,
of 216, York St., Hamilton, Ontario.
Served in the South African Campaign.
Born at Friockheim, Scotland.
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Thomas Gray
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Rifleman
44273
abt. 1889
12 October 1917
28
3rd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Son of David and Elizabeth Gray,
of 49, Howe St., Dunedin, New Zealand.
Native of Friockheim, Forfar, Scotland.
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John Keir
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Private
2448422
abt. 1884
30 August 1918
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1st Bn. Canadian Infantry
Upton Wood Cemetery, Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt, France
Son of George Pirrie Keir and Isabella Keir,
of Thistle Cottage, Friockheim, Forfarshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Kidd
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Sergeant
177326
abt. 1880
28 March 1917
37
Canadian Grenadier Guards
CWGC: 1st Bn. Canadian Infantry
Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, France
Son of William and Fanny Kidd,
of Perthshire, Scotland,
husband of Elizabeth Kidd,
of 815, Alma Avenue, Mile End, Montreal, Canada.
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Alexander Norman Lawton
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Lance Corporal
21031
abt. 1882
29 March 1918
36
4th Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Hedauville Communal Cemetery, France
Son of Joseph and Mary Hardie Lawton,
of Union St., Friockheim, Arbroath, Forfarshire.
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Alexander Middleton
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Private
15566
abt. 1891
03 December 1917
26
1st Bn. Canterbury Regiment, N. Z. E. F.
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Son of John and Helen Middleton,
of Station Rd., Friockheim, Forfarshire, Scotland.
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Norman L. Donaldson
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Marine
CH/X116471
abt. 1925
25 July 1944
19
Royal Marines
Friockheim Cemetery, UK
Son of William and Lizzie Donaldson,
of Arbroath.
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George J. R. Dorward
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Gunner
958685
abt. 1919
16 February 1946
27
1 Maritime Regt. Royal Artillery
Forfar Cemetery, UK
Son of Annie Ross, of Forfar.
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Victor Glass (Probably)
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Lance Corporal
CWGC: Private
2749711
abt. 1906
10 April 1943
37
7th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Fayid War Cemetery, Egypt
Son of Victor and Betsy Glass,
husband of Maggie H. C. Glass,
of Tullibody, Clackmannanshire.
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Charles W. Irvine
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Petty Officer Airman
FAA/FX. 86771
abt. 1924
17 April 1945
21
Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Formidable"
Lee-on-Solent Memorial, UK
Son of John Neill Irvine and Mary Irvine,
of Friockheim, Angus.
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Alexander F. McIntosh
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Serjeant
2928673
abt. 1910
04 December 1941
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2nd Bn. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya
Son of William and Jane Ann McIntosh,
of Friockheim, Angus.
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William Smith McIntosh
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Flight Sergeant (Navigator)
1559309

07 July 1944

70 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Klagenfurt War Cemetery, Germany
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Alexander Davidson Mowatt
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Corporal
538535
abt. 1912
05 July 1941
29
Royal Air Force
Runnymede Memorial, UK
Son of Alexander and Betsey Mowatt,
of Montrose, Angus,
husband of Dorothy Mowatt,
of Montrose.
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