| Thomas Dunn (Unable to identify and no further information.) |
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| James Jaffray |
© Sara Campbell |
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Sapper
2874607
abt. 1913
07 August 1940 at sea
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706 Gen. Constr. Coy. Royal Engineers
Kilcommon Erris Church of Ireland Churchyard, Ireland
Son of James and Agnes Jaffray,
husband of Charlotte Jaffray, nee Lovie,
father of Gertrude Grace Lovie Jaffray
of New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire. |
The troopship "Mohamed Ali El-Kebir" was torpedoed by U-38 and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 230 nautical miles (430 km) west of Bloody Foreland, County Donegal, Ireland (55°22'N 13°18'W) with the loss of 96 of the 862 people on board. Survivors were rescued by H. M. S. "Griffin". |
| Wilson Ledingham |
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Serjeant
7887052
abt. 1917
09 May 1943
26
"B" Sqn., 2nd Lothians and Border Horse Royal Armoured Corps
Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia
Son of Wilson and Maggie J. Ledingham, nee Strachan,
of New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire. |
| John Malcolm |
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Sapper
2015651
abt. 1915
12 June 1945
30
601 Rly. Constr. Coy. Royal Engineers
Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, India
Son of John and Alexandrina Malcolm, nee Whyte,.
Husband of Edith Ann Malcolm, nee Taylor,
of New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire. |
| William Norrie (Probably) |
© L. Kelsey |
© Des Philippet |
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Private
2890142
18 March 1919, Port Errol, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
25 September 1944
25
2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Mierlo War Cemetery, Netherlands
Son of George and Helen Norrie, nee Greig,
husband of Mary Helen Norrie, nee Booth,
of Auchnagatt, Aberdeenshire. |
| Sydney Philip |
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Sergeant (Air Gunner)
1568737
abt. 1923
11 April 1944
21
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
New Pitsligo Parish Churchyard, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Son of Thomas Philip and of Jean Philip, nee Wood,
of New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire. |
The Vickers Wellington X, HF471, dived into the ground out of cloud on the east bank of the river Ouse near Goole, Yorkshire during a night cross-country exercise. |
| John Shearer |
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Private
2890372
abt. 1922
03 November 1942
20
5th/7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
Son of George and Maria Shearer,
of New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire. |
The Shearer family grave in the New Pitsligo Episcopal Churchyard, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland:
© GariochGraver |
In
loving memory of
Dear father
George Shearer
died 3rd September 1931,
aged 43.
Dear brother
John Shearer
killed in action
2nd November 1942,
aged 19.
Dear mother
Maria Shearer
died 1st April 1969,
aged 75.
Erected by family
Dear brother
Morrison (Sam) Shearer
died 30th January 1970,
aged 39 years. |
| Ronald Simpson |
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Stoker 1st Class
D/KX 87737
abt. 1907
22 May 1941
34
Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Gloucester"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England
Son of John and M. S. Simpson,
of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. |
| John Taylor (Unable to identify and no further information.) |
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| William Stewart (Unable to identify and no further information.) |
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| James Creic (Probably James Leslie Craig) |
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Lieutenant
14 February 1942
Malayan Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England
Husband of Elsie M. Craig,
of Cults, Aberdeenshire. |
| William Johnstone (Unable to identify and no further information.) |
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| Andrew Mackie (Probably) |
© Michel Nelis |
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Gunner
1774706
12 November 1913, Macduff, Aberdeenshire
27 October 1942
28
H. Q. 21 Lt. A. A. Regt. Royal Artillery
Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan
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| William Mathers |
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2873793
abt. 1905
01 January 1943
38
2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand
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| James Paterson |
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Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
631112
abt. 1920
17 August 1940
20
102 Sqdn. Royal Air Force
Klagenfurt War Cemetery, Austria
Son of Alexander Patterson, and of Elspet Patterson,
of New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire. |
Flew (Whitley V) into the Hochlichtspitze in the Walser Valley west of Lech, Austria, during a raid on an aircraft factory at Augsburg, Germany. |
| Alexander Ross (Unable to identify and no further information.) |
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| John Simpson (Unable to identify and no further information.) |
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| George Strachan |
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Private
2879199
abt. 1920
17 December 1941
21
1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, Poland
Adopted son of James and Elizabeth Pirie,
of New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire. |
| John Watt (Probably) |
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Chief Engineman
LT/X 466EU
Distinguished Service Medal
16 June 1905, Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire
22 October 1943
38
Royal Naval Reserve (Patrol Service), H. M. Trawler "Orfasy"
Lowestoft Naval Memorial, Suffolk, England
Son of Charles John and Jeannie Watt,
and husband of Elizabeth Jane Watt
of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. |
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Probably:
The "Fraserburgh Herald" on 23 November 1943
CHIEF P. O. John Watt, R. N. R.
KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE
Chief Petty Officer John Watt, R. N. R., was killed when the ship on which he was serving was sunk off the West African Coast.
He had been in the Naval Reserve for 18 years and was very well known among the Broch fishermen as Johnny Gordon. Previous to being called up he was Chief Engineer on board the cargo boat Archmoor. During this war he had several narrow escapes but came out unhurt and always ready to carry on.
P. O. Watt was 38 years og age and son of the late Mr. Charles J. Watt, Rosehearty who, it will be recalled, was killed in the Rosehearty mine disaster during the last war. P. O. Watt is survived by his wife and six of a family, who resided at 32, Marconi Road, Fraserburgh. |
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| John Fraser Garvock |
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1919135
abt. 1911, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire
07 August 1940
29
706 Gen. Constr. Coy. Royal Engineers
Dunkirk Memorial, France
Son of Andrew and Margaret Ann Garvock, nee Fraser,
husband of Mary Bella Garvock, nee Elphinstone,
of Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire. |
The marriage of John Fraser Garvock to Mary Bella Elphinstone was registered in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1935. |
| John Charles Simpson |
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Staff Sergeant
23573422
New Pitsligo
07 November 1974
Various Corps Or Unit, the Royal Hussars
Killed on Operations in Aid of Civil Power (Northern Ireland) |
| Edwin J. Murrison |
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C/Sergeant
24141272
15 June 1952, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
09 April 1980, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Scots Guards
Son of Douglas Martin Murrison and Mabel Murrison, nee Strachan. |
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