Post by BereniceUK on Apr 18, 2017 17:11:54 GMT
1914 -1919
13834 Private John Anderson 7th/8th King's Own Scottish Borderers 7.6.1916, aged 30 Son of John and Janet Anderson, of 10, High Street, Moffat
7844A Driver John Bell "D" Battery, 72nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery 8.8.1917, aged 21
S/17753 Private Thomas Boyd 1st Cameron Highlanders 2.1.1916, aged 25
Staff Serjeant Major George Broatch Lanarkshire Yeomanry - 271246 Serjeant George Broatch 17th Royal Scots 9.4.1918, aged 34
14923 Lance Corporal Murray Hill Dunbar 7th King's Own Scottish Borderers 25.9.1915, aged 28 Brother of Miss Jane R. Dunbar, of Greenfield Cottage, Ruthwell
496816 Sapper Robert Dunkeld 477th Field Company, Royal Engineers 26.1.1917, aged 26 Son of James and Mary Dunkeld, of Cummertrees
S/41873 Private Joseph Gillies 1st/6th Seaforth Highlanders 12.10.1918, aged 19 Son of Thomas and Sarah Gillies, of Station House, Ruthwell
5233 Private Robert J Gordon 1st/6th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 13.11.1916
Gunner Thomas Gordon - 655692 Driver Thomas Gordon "A" Battery, 261st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery 21.11.1918, aged 23 Son of Andrew and Jane Gordon, of Ruthwell
14507 Lance Corporal Wiliam H. Mundell 7th King's Own Scottish Borderers 25.9.1915, aged 17
51628 Private John Proudfoot 12th Royal Scots 25.4.1918, aged 18
29873 Lance Corporal George Wright 16th Highland Light Infantry 28.11.1917, aged 24
1939 - 1945
1349829 Flight Sergeant (Pilot) George Roan Irving 23 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 30.9.1944, aged 21 Son of James and Martha Irving; husband of Winfred Lawson Irving, of Sanderstead, Surrey
3190876 Private William McWhirter 7th (Airborne) King's Own Scottish Borderers 4.4.1944, aged 22
14507 Lance Corporal Wiliam H. Mundell, 7th King's Own Scottish Borderers. Fell in action at the Battle of Loos on 25th September 1915, aged 17. Son of Samuel and Grace Mundell, of Railway Cottages, Ruthwell.
S/17753 Private Thomas Boyd, 1st Cameron Highlanders. Died of wounds in France on 2nd January 1916, aged 25. Son of James and Janet Boyd, of "Glebe Cottage," Ruthwell
7844A Driver John Bell, "D" Battery, 72nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action on 8th August 1917, aged 21. Son of Margaret Bell, of Ruthwell. The inscription appears to give his unit as "G.F.A."
29873 Lance Corporal George Wright, 16th Highland Light Infantry. Killed in action in France on 28th November 1917, aged 24. Son of James and Helen Wright, of Rose Cottage, Clarencefield; husband of Mary Ann Wright.
271246 Serjeant George Broatch, 17th Royal Scots. Died in France on 9th April 1918, aged 34. Son of Lewis Bell Broatch and Janet Broatch.
51628 Private John Proudfoot, 12th Royal Scots. Killed in action in France on 25th April 1918, aged 18. Son of William and Robina Proudfoot, of Brow Well, Ruthwell.
179228 Private J Dalziel, Training Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 13th November 1918.
3190876 Private William McWhirter, 7th (Airborne) King's Own Scottish Borderers. Died 4th April 1944, aged 22. Son of Charles and Jemima McWhirter, of Ruthwell; the Ruthwell parish memorial gives his age as 19
