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War Memorial - Ecclefechan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland


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Ronald Cowan
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Lieutenant

abt. 1896
13 Jily 1915
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6th Bn. Highland Light Infantry
Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Son of Ronald Lindsay Cowan and Anne Margaret Cowan,
of "Hallguards," Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire.
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George Wright
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Lance Corporal
29873
abt. 1893
28 November 1917
24
"C" Coy. 16th Bn. Highland Light Infantry
Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Son of Jarvis Wright,
of Rose Cottage, Clarencefield, Ruthwell, Carlisle,
husband of Mary Ann Craig (formerly Wright),
of 29, King St., Maxwelltown, Dumfriesshire.
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Walter Edward Irving
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Private
30918
abt. 1886
24 November 1917
31
1st Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Cambrai Memorial, Louveral, France
Son of William Irving,
of Kirklands, Ecclefechan,
and the late Janet Irving.
Husband of Mary Irving,
of 2, Queensberry Terrace, Ecclefechan, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire.
A Plasterer.
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William Kennedy
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Corporal
16199

23 October 1916

1st Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Thiepval Memorial, France
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W. J. Bell
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Private
241004

19 April 1917

1st/5th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
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Daniel Muir
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Serjeant (CWGC: Lance Serjeant)
182

22 September 1915

1st/5th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
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James Donaldson
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Lance Corporal
22651
abt. 1896
02 August 1916
20
6th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France
Son of James and Jeannie Donaldson,
of Townfoot, Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire.
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James Halliday
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Private
12288
abt. 1891
25 September 1915
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6th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Loos Memorial, France
Son of Andrew and Isabella Halliday,
of North Howes, Annan, Dumfriesshire.
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Francis Mundell
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Private
25746

14 December 1917

6th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Tincourt British Cemetery, France
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John Rettie
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Private
25861
abt. 1897
03 May 1917
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6th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Arras Memorial, France
Son of James and Janet Carruthers,
of Carlisle Place, Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire.
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William McDonald
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Private
14434

25 September 1915

7th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Loos Memorial, France
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James Trotter
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Private
15748
abt. 1893
26 September 1915
22
7th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetera, France
Son of Thomas Trotter,
of High St., Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire.
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Robert Murray
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Private
40205
abt. 1897
31 July 1917
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7th/8th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Son of Peter Murray,
of Globe Square, Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire.
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Robert C. Campbell
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Private
S/19004
abt. 1894
22 August 1917
23
11th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Son of Rachel Campbell,
of Burnside, Ecclefechan, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire.
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Joseph Earl
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Private
24796

23 April 1917

1st Bn. Border Regiment
Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines, France
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J. McCall
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Serjeant Major
S/9963

21 September 1917

5th Cameron Highlanders
White House Cemetery, St. Jean-Les-Ypres, Belgium
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James Murray
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Private
S/18649

03 November 1915

7th Cameron Highlanders
Loos Memorial, France
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James Moffat
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Private
43161
abt. 1896
27 May 1917
21
1st Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Arras Memorial, France
Son of James and Mary Moffat,
of Mainholm, Hoddam, Ecclefechan, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire.
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W. Gilbertson
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Serjeant
65364

15 August 1917

24th Bn. Canadian Infantry
Loos British Cemetery, France
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John Murray
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Lance Corporal
12613

07 January 1915

5th Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Grangegorman Military Cemetery, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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R. S. Garthwaite
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Trooper (CWGC: Private)
2267

25 August 1916

Lanarkshire Yeomanry
Hoddom New Parish Churchyard, Dumfriesshire, UK
Son of Thomas and Agnes Garthwaite,
of Sinclarburn, Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire.
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Thomas Hiddlestone
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Sapper




Royal Engineers

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George M. McCaig
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Second Lieutenant

abt. 1895
18 October 1918
23
61st Div. Ammunition Col. Royal Field Artillery
Cambrai East Military Cemetery, France
Son of John and Mary McCaig,
of Larch Croft, Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire.
Born at Motherwell.
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A. Johnstone
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Private
14371

16 July 1916

9th Bn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France
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John James Stewart
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Private
13487
abt. 1884
22 December 1915
32
1st Bn. Scots Guards
Merville Communal Cemetery, France
Husband of Joseann Battersby Stewart,
of Barrasgate Cottage, Annan, Dumfriesshire.
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John Jardine Curbie
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Trooper




Scottish Horse

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Pat A. P. D. Bell
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Private
36801

03 November 1917

5th/6th Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium
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John Donaldson
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Sergeant
1589606

12 January 1945

77 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, UK
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Archibald Gillies
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Private




Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment)

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Andrew Graham
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Serjeant
3186216
abt. 1912
21 September 1944
32
7th (Airborne) Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands
Son of Andrew and Annie Graham,
husband of Mary Graham,
of Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire.
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George Horsburgh
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Flying Officer (Air Gunner)
155866
Distinguished Flying Medal
abt. 1914
08 August 1944
30
7 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Bolbec Communal Cemetery, France
Son of John and Alice Horsburgh.
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William Andrew Wright Jardine
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Driver
T/186350
abt. 1912
22 May 1944
32
Royal Army Service Corps
Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan
Son of Andrew and Lizzie Jane Jardine,
husband of Jane Dalziel Jardine (nee Farish),
of Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire.
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Colin Clark Johnstone
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Guardsman
2704307
abt. 1927
25 March 1946
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Scots Guards
Hoddom New Parish Cemetery, Dumfriesshire, UK
Son of Nelly Johnstone,
grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John Johnstone,
of Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire.
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John Bell Johnstone
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Private
3193232
abt. 1918
31 March 1941
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1st Bn. Royal Scots
Lockerbie (Dryfesdale) Cemetery, Dumfriesshire, UK
Son of William and Bessie Johnstone,
husband of Elizabeth Johnstone,
of St. Mungo.
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Scott Lamb Frood Williamson
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Marine
PLY/X 4085
abt. 1922
13 December 1945
23
Royal Marines, H. M. S. "Princess Alice"
Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Son of Robert and Margaret Williamson,
husband of Mabel N. Williamson,
of Stonehouse, Plymouth.
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Joseph Young
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Private
3194810
abt. 1921
20 January 1945
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2nd Bn. King's Own Sctottish Borderers
Delhi War Cemetery, India
Son of John William and Mary Young,
of Annan, Dumfriesshire.
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