War Memorial - Edzell, Angus, Scotland - The men behind the names.

John Williamson Bairner
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private S/13285 abt. 1892 02 April 1916 22 1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery, Belgium Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Bairner, of Dalfouper, Edzell, Forfarshire.

Stewart Guthrie Cameron
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal S/10795 abt. 1888, Careston, Forfarshire 02 April 1917 29 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders Arras Memorial, France Son of James Glen Cameron and Ann Cameron, nee Smith.

Scotland Census 1901 about Stewart G. Cameron and family Residence: Lochside Farm, Lethnot Road, Edzell, Angus, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
James Glen Cameron Annie Cameron William P. Cameron James Cameron Stewart G. Cameron George Cameron Smith Cameron Jessie Watson Ann Smith	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Son Servant Mother-in-Law	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Ann Smith	40 37 16 14 17 8 5 15 60	abt. 1861 abt. 1864 abt. 1885 abt. 1887 abt. 1884 abt. 1893 abt. 1896 abt. 1886 abt. 1841	Menmuir, Forfarshire Careston, Forfarshire Menmuir, Forfarshire Menmuir, Forfarshire Careston, Forfarshire Aberlemno, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire Brechin, Forfarshire King Edward, Aberdeenshire

John Low Duncan
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private S/9569 abt. 1894 04 October 1915 21 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France Son of Alexander and Betsy Duncan, of Moon Cottage, Keir, Dunblane. Native of Edzell, Forfarshire.

Scotland Census 1901 about John Low Duncan and family Residence: High Street, Edzell, Angus, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Alexander Duncan Betsy Low Duncan William Duncan Charlotte Ford Duncan John Low Duncan Jane Lindsay Duncan Walter Duncan	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	59 34 10 8 6 4 2	abt. 1842 abt. 1867 abt. 1891 abt. 1893 abt. 1895 abt. 1897 abt. 1899	Kirriemuir, Forfarshire Forfar, Forfarshire Brechin, Forfarshire Perth, Perthshire Leslie, Fifeshire Edzell, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire

William Hunter
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 202950 20 November 1917 6th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Orival Wood Cemetery, Flesquieres, France

Frank Silver (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 19789 07 October 1917 Gordon Highlanders (CWGC: 6th Bn. Border Regiment) Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium

Probably: Scotland Census 1901 about Frank Silver and family Residence: Woolmill Edzell, Low Road, Fettercairn, Kincardine, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
James Silver Sen. Janet S. Silver Helen Silver Euphemia Silver Frank Silver	Head Daughter Daughter Daughter Son		71 38 36 27 25	abt. 1830 abt. 1863 abt. 1865 abt. 1874 abt. 1876	Fettercairn, Kincardine Fettercairn, Kincardine Fettercairn, Kincardine Fettercairn, Kincardine Fettercairn, Kincardine

William John Lind Wilson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private S/42372 abt. 1900 20 April 1920 20 6th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Edzell Churchyard, Angus, UK Son of John and Isabella Wilson, of Burghill, Angus.

Scotland Census 1901 about William J. L. Wilson and family Residence: The Lodge Clova, Auchindoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Wilson Isabella Wilson William J. L. Wilson James Wilson	Head Wife Son Son	Married Married Single Single	38 26 1 Under 8 mo.	abt. 1863 abt. 1875 abt. 1900 abt. 1901	Tutlynessle, Aberdeenshire Kemnay, Aberdeenshire Auchindoir, Aberdeenshire Auchindoir, Aberdeenshire

James McGregor
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant 86 18 April 1881, Edzell, Angus 24 October 1915 34 1st/3rd Bn. Scottish Horse Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta Son of James and Jane Christie McGregor. Born at Edzell, Brechin.

Scotland Census 1891 about James McGregor and family Residence: Union Street, Edzell, Angus, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
James McGregor Jane McGregor Jessie McGregor Maggie McGregor James McGregor Lizzie McGregor George Carnegie	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Boarder	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	42 35 13 12 9 8 28	abt. 1849 abt. 1856 abt. 1878 abt. 1879 abt. 1882 abt. 1883 abt. 1863	Stracathro, Forfarshire Fordoun, Kincardineshire Edzell, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire Kirriemuir, Forfarshire

Charles Laing Patterson
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 27734 abt. 1895 20 September 1917 22 7th/8th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Monchy British Cemetery, Monchy-le-Preux, France Son of Charles and Elizabeth Patterson, of Glenesk Cottage, Edzell, Forfarshire.

Scotland Census 1901 about Charles L. Patterson and family Residence: Union Street, Edzell, Angus, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Charles Patterson Elizabeth Patterson James C. Patterson Isabella J. Patterson Charles L. Patterson	Head Wife Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single	40 40 10 8 6	abt. 1861 abt. 1861 abt. 1891 abt. 1893 abt. 1895	Lochlee, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Brechin, Forfarshire

William Begg
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Second Lieutenant abt. 1889 13 November 1916 27 5th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Beaumont-Hamel British Cemetery, France Son of William and Helen Begg, of St. Agnes Cottage, Duke St., Brechin, Forfarshire.

Second-Lieut. W. Begg, Black Watch, only son of Mrs. Begg, Duke Street, Brechin, is reporting missing. He is 27 years of age, and was a sergeant in the Territorials at the outbreak of war. He went out with the first Territorial draft, and shortly afterwards got a commission.
A telegram received states that he has been missing since 13th November. Lieut. Begg served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. James Craig, town clerk, Brechin, and later studied for the position of a solicitor with the firm of Lindsay & Howe, Edinburgh, when called up.

Scotland Census 1891 about William Begg and family Residence: Millden Lodge, Edzell, Angus, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Begg Helen Begg William Begg Isabella Lyall Ida Moir William Cuthbert James Taylor	Head Wife Son Servant Servant Visitor Visitor	Married Married Single Single Single	67 34 1 44 20 35 16	abt. 1824 abt. 1857 abt. 1890 abt. 1847 abt. 1871 abt. 1856 abt. 1875	Lochlee, Forfarshire St Andrews, Fife Edzell, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire Brechin, Forfarshire Brechin, Forfarshire

James C. Dawson (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 292845 16 April 1917 7th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) St. Nicolas British Cemetery, France

Norval Robert Garden
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 17702 24 May 1898, Edzell, Angus 18 April 1918 19 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Woburn Abbey Cemetery, Cuinchy, France Son of John and Annie Garden, nee Winton, of Tukdah, Edzell, Brechin.

England Census 1901 about Norval Robert Garden and family Residence: High Street, Edzell, Angus, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Garden Annie Garden James Winton Rud Garden Norval Robert Garden	Head Wife Son Son	Married Married Single Single	30 38 5 2	abt. 1871 abt. 1863 abt. 1896 abt. 1899	Brechin, Forfarshire Arbroath, Forfarshire Dundee, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire

James W. Ritchie
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal (CWGC: Lance Corporal) 9531 25 September 1915 2nd Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Loos Memorial, France

Joseph Valentine
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 693 abt. 1886, Montrose, Angus 27 October 1914 28 1st Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium

Scotland Census 1901 about Joseph Valentine and family Residence: 70, Constable Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
James M. Valentine Helen Valentine Jane M. Valentine Robert R. Valentine Joseph Valentine Archibald Valentine Stephen Skinners	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Son Grandson	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	52 49 18 17 15 12 6	abt. 1849 abt. 1852 abt. 1883 abt. 1884 abt. 1886 abt. 1889 abt. 1895	Lethnot, Forfarshire Ferryden, Forfarshire Montrose, Forfarshire Montrose, Forfarshire Montrose, Forfarshire Montrose, Forfarshire Montrose, Forfarshire

Andrew Chaplin
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant 295205 abt. 1893 22 May 1917 12th (Ayr and Lanark Yeomanry) Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)

William Smith (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 20 March 1877, Edzell, Angus, Scotland 13 June 1916 39 (Cameronians) Scottish Rifles Find a Grave: 16th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium

Robert Birse
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal (CWGC: Second Corporal) 251901 abt. 1883 25 April 1918 35 33rd Light Railway Operating Coy. Royal Engineers Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium

Robert Birse was married to Mary Jane Cameron In Edzell, Angus, Scotland on 20 June 1902. His parents were William and Agnes Birse, nee Walker.

John Kinmont Ferrier
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Second Lieutenant abt. 1896 23 August 1918 22 "D" Coy. 13th Bn. Rifle Brigade Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery, France Son of John and Mary E. Ferrier, of Dalladies, Edzell, Brechin, Forfarshire.

Hugh W. Ferrier
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal abt. 1899 Royal Air Force Son of John and Mary E. Ferrier, of Dalladies, Edzell, Brechin, Forfarshire.

Scotland Census 1901 about John K. and Hugh W. Ferrier and family Residence: Dalladies Farm, Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Ferrier Mary E. Ferrier John K. Ferrier Hugh W. Ferrier Nelly Hutcheson Jane A. Kennedy William Longmuir George Crowe George Silver Henry Shalding	Head Wife Son Son Servant Servant Fellow Worker Fellow Worker Fellow Worker Fellow Worker	Married Married Single Single Single Single	35 34 4 2 21 14 27 26 45 15	abt. 1866 abt. 1867 abt. 1897 abt. 1899 abt. 1880 abt. 1887 abt. 1874 abt. 1875 abt. 1856 abt. 1886	Bendochy, Perthshire Errol, Perthshire Fettercairn, Kincardineshire Fettercairn, Kincardineshire Menmuir, Forfarshire Brechin, Forfarshire Brechin, Forfarshire Brechin, Forfarshire Fettercairn, Kincardineshire Craig, Forfarshire

James Adam
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 440637 abt. 1889 16 August 1917 28 53rd Canadians (CWGC: "B" Coy. 5th Bn. Canadian Infantry) Vimy Memorial, France Son of Thomas and Susan Adam, of Wordie's Cottages, Church St., Edzell, Forfarshire, Scotland.

Thomas Belford
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 3352299 12 January 1888, Edzell, Angus 25 October 1918, Saskatchewan, Canada 30 1st Depot Bn. (Saskatchewan) Canadian Infantry Regina Cemetery, Canada Son of William and Margaret Ann Belford, of 31, Church St., Edzell, Forfarshire, Scotland.

Scotland Census 1901 about Thomas Belford and family Residence: Church Street, Edzell, Angus, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Belford Margaret Ann Belford Margaret Helen Belford William Grahame Belford David Carr Belford Alice Belford Agnes Carr Belford Thomas Belford Ronald Belford	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Daughter Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	51 53 24 23 21 17 15 13 9	abt. 1850 abt. 1848 abt. 1877 abt. 1878 abt. 1880 abt. 1884 abt. 1886 abt. 1888 abt. 1892	Edzell, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire

William Thomas Dunbar
© Fern	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sergeant 1274201 26 January 1874, Madras, India 13 March 1919 45 Canadian Garrison Artillery Halifax (Fort Massey) Cemetery, Canada Son of Laura Dunbar, nee Sherret, of 48, High St., Edzell, Brechin, Scotland, and the late William Dunbar.

William Thomas Dunbar was born in Madras, India, on 26 January 1874. His parents were William and Laura Dunbar, nee Sherret. He imigrated to Canada on 13 September 1913. He was passenger of the ship "Carthaginian". He died in Halifax, Nova Scottia, Canada on 13 March 1919.

David Hampton
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sergeant (CWGC: Lance Sergeant) 115821 abt. 1877 02 September 1918 41 10th Bn. Canadian Infantry Upton Wood Cemetery, Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt, France Son of David and Jannet Hampton, nee Black, of Hayfield, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. Native of Edzell, Forfarshire, Scotland.

Scotland Census 1891 about David Hampton and family Residence: Westside, Edzell, Angus, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
David Hampton Jannet Hampton David Hampton Mary A. Hampton William Hampton Jane Hampton James Hampton John Hampton	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	48 35 13 11 9 7 4 1	abt. 1843 abt. 1856 abt. 1878 abt. 1880 abt. 1882 abt. 1884 abt. 1887 abt. 1890	Fearn, Forfarshire Forfar, Forfarshire Inverkillor, Forfarshire Carmyllie, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire Edzell, Forfarshire

Walter Reid
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 3055074 17 January 1882, Brechin, Angus 28 September 1918 37 Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) Mill Switch British Cemetery, Tilloy-lez-Cambrai, France Son of Alexander Reid.

George Cuthbert Ritchie
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 63753 04 August 1892, Larbert, Falkirk 17 June 1915 22 3rd Bn. Canadian Infantry Vimy Memorial, France Son of William Ritchie, of Otalion House, Edzell.

William Jeffrey Dallas
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 2756166 abt. 1922 21 May 1941 19 2nd Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Athens Memorial, Greece Son of William Falconer Dallas and Jean Dallas, of Tealing, Angus.

Eric James Edwards
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 2355759 abt. 1907 01 November 1942 35 10th Indep. Motor Bde. Group Sig. Sec. Royal Corps of Signals El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt Son of Samuel and Ann Edwards, of Edzell, Angus.

James Falconer
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sergeant 573120 abt. 1922 20 November 1942 20 Royal Air Force Helleland Churchyard, Norway Son of Edward Smith and Jessie Falconer, of Edzell, Angus.

John Black Gordon
© Wouter van Dijken	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Flight Lieutenant 48447 02 February 1945 Royal Air Force Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands

George A. Innes (Probably: Garfield Arnold Innes)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner C/9528 abt. 1920 28 July 1946 26 Royal Artillery (CWGC: Royal Canadian Artillery) Norwood Protestant Cemetery, Canada Son of Alexander and Lily Innes, of Peterborough.

Ronald James Scott
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant 854903 abt. 1914 25 November 1941 27 65 (The Norfolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery Alamein Memorial, Egypt Son of David Pyott Scott and Jean Kent Scott, of Edzell, Angus.

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