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First World War Memorial
1914 - 1919
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Dedicated to the Memory of Our Brethren
who served King and Country and paid the ultimate
sacrifice |
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William Balgarnie |
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service no 175925, Gunner Royal
field artillery 158th Army Bde, Born Woolmet, Newton Parish - 16th
March 1875 - died 30th November 1917 aged 42. |
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Obituary in
dalkeith adveriser 25th april 1918 |
| official intimation has been received by Mrs
Balgarnie, fairfield place, that her eldest son, Gunner William
Balgarnie has fallen in action, the deceased enlisted in september
1916 into the Royal field artillery, but since going to france about
a year age he was transferred to the the Royal Horse artillery,
Gunner Balgarnie was well know locally as a member of the postal
staff of Dalkeith Post office with which he had been connected for
about twenty six years, for a long period he was a member of the
Dalkeith Volunteer Pipe Band and for a time occupied the position of
Pipe Major, in his younger days he was an ardent cyclist and won
quite a number of prices in local cycling races, he was a member of
Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No. 10 of freemasons and is the eighth
member to make the supreme sacrifice. |
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| John Pryde
Cunnigham |
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service no 17060 Private Royal Scots
15th Bn. born in Portobello 1st April 1882 died 1st July 1916 aged
34 |
| Obituary in
dalkeith advertiser 8th March 1917 |
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official intimation has just been
made that Private John Cunningham , of the Royal Scots, who was
previously reported as missing since 1st July 1916, was killed in
action on that date, Private Cunningham who was 34 years of age was
son of the late Thomas Cunningham, 12 Glenesk crescent, Eskbank, he
enlisted shortly after the outbreak of war and was drafted to France
in January last year, he was previously employed as a waiter in the
Dalkeith Gothenburg. |
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Lodge Petition Book
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| Andrew H.
Storie |
| service no 202412 Private
Cameronians (Scottish rifles) died 29th November 1916 |
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David Wilkinson
Hope |
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service no S2160, Private Cameron
Highlanders 7th Bn. Born - 1st August 1875 - died 22nd June 1917
aged 42. |
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Obituary in
dalkeith advertiser 13th September 1917 |
| Keen regret is felt in the Newtongrange district
at the announcement the Pte David W. Hope, Cameron's, attached
machine gun corps, has fallen in action, Mr. Hope started his career
at Lothian coal company at Newbattle collieries, as a mining engineer
and was with them for five or six years after which he received at
position in British Colombia, he subsequently returned to his
country and assumed the management of his late fathers brass foundry
business in Dalkeith |
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Walter Hume |
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service no 355488, Lance Corporal The
Kings (Liverpool regiment)1st / 10th Bn. Born Dalkeith - 1st May
1887- died 30th November 1917 aged 30. |
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Obituary in
dalkeith advertiser 3rd January 1918 |
| official intimation has been received on Saturday
that corporal Walter Hume of the Liverpool Scottish, had been killed
in action on the 30th of November, has occasioned deep regret among
his many friends in Dalkeith, the third son of Mr and Mrs James
Hume, south street , he enlisted two days after the proclamation of
war and participated in much of the arduous fighting in the early
days of the campaign, he was eventually wounded and invalided home,
but had been back in France for about five months when he met his
death , he was extremely popular with his comrades in the army and
his commanding officer speaks in high terms of his devotion to duty
and of his personal worth , referring to corporal Hume 2nd Lieu B.P.
Gallop in a letter to the deceased's parents says - one of the
original members of the battalion who came to France in 1914, he has
done his duty consistently always since he was been with my platoon,
he has been most reliable and had the confidence of both myself and
the men under him, before he was killed he put up a most gallant
fight without the slight regard to his personal safety, before the
war Corporal Hume carried on a hairdressers business in Dalkeith,
his eldest brother sergeant Robert Hume has been serving for nearly
two years in German east Africa and his his youngest brother,
private Aitkin Hume is at present in Bangour hospital suffering from
wounds received in action. |
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Herbert Heron
Fraser |
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service no - second lieutenant
Seaforth Highlanders, Born Dalkeith - 13th
January 1883 - died 19th November 1917 aged 34. |
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Obituary in
dalkeith advertiser 25th
October 1917 |
| The Death is announced as having occurred on 18
inst., from wounds received in action of second lieutenant Herbert
Heron Fraser, solicitor, paisley Seaforth highlanders, four son of
the late Rev James Fraser Dalkeith. the deceased officer, who was 34
years of age enlisted in June 1916 and obtained his commission a
month later, after only three weeks at the front he was seriously
injured on 22nd august, but had been making a fair recovery till
about a fortnight ago, when he had a relapse and passed away
Thursday last, lieutenant Fraser was apprenticed to the law firm of
miller Robson and Mcewan, Edinburgh and was afterwards engaged in
the office of messrs W. &J.L Officer WS and laterally practiced on
his own behalf, then he joined the firm of solicitors in paisley of
messrs J. Caldwell &co, his uncle the founder of the business being
the late M James Caldwell county clerk of Renfrewshire, Mr Fraser
was since its formation in 1896, an official of the Dalkeith and
newbattle golf club and for term was captain of the club, reference
was made of lieutenant Fraser at the service in buccleuch street U.F.
Church on Sabbath last and the death march in Saul was played on the
organ |
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Thomas Curran
Davidson |
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service no 202114, Private Kings own
Scottish borderers 1st / 5th Bn. Born - in Gowkshill 23rd May 1888 - died 29th
July 1918
aged 29. |
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Obituary in
dalkeith advertiser 12th September 1918 |
| Mrs Davidson 33 high street, has received the sad
intimation that her husband , private Thomas Davidson K.O.S.B fell
in action on 29th July, the deceased was the youngest son of the
late Mr James Davidson spirit merchant 43 high street and succeeded
to his fathers business some years ago, he is survived by a widow
and three young children |
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John Steadman |
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service no 355638, sergeant highland
light infantry 12th Bn. died 20th February 1918
aged 37. |
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Obituary in
dalkeith advertiser 28th February 1918 |
| official information has been made to Mrs
Steadman 91 high street that her husband sergeant John Steadman H.L.I.
who was last week reported to be seriously wounded in the thigh
succumbed to his injuries on the 20th inst. in a casualty clearing
station in France, the deceased whose death will be lamented by a
wide circle of friends in Dalkeith, was an ardent Freemason and a
member of Lodge Dalkeith Kilwinning No. 10 in his civil life he was
employed for 23 years in the brush factory and was 39 years of age |
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George Pendreigh |
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service no 144245, Gunner Royal field
artillery 7th Bn. small arms section - died 4th November 1918. |
| George Pendreich worked in Dalkeith post office,
he served in east Africa and was invalided home he died at hope
military hospital and was buried in Dalkeith new cemetery |
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George Thomas Smail
Haig |
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service no, lieutenant Australia
Infantry AIF 30th B.n Born in Dalkeith 15th November 1889 - died 6th
June 1918 aged 28 |
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Obituary in
dalkeith advertiser 22nd August 1918 |
| the third son of the late Mr John Haig fish
merchant and Mrs Haig 42 high street Dalkeith, Lieut Haig served his
apprenticeship as a plumber with Mr Alex Hart south street and was
subscently employed as a plumber and engineer to Lothian Coal
company at newtongrange, about 5 years ago he emigrated to Sydney
N.S.W. and soon after the outbreak of the war he responded to
the call of the homeland, joining the Australian expeditionary force
as a private, a young man of high spirit, the profession of arms
appealed to his nature and he rose rapidly through all non-comissioned
ranks till he attained the position of seargeant - major, he was
afterwardsinduced to take his commission and had risen to the rank
of first lieutenant with high prospects of still further
advancement, the deceased officer was a keen sportsman and before
leaving Dalkeith was a promiment member of newbattle cricket club,
while he also played regurally for some of the local football clubs
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Robert Thomson |
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service no 951527, Gunner Royal field
Artillery 94th Bde. Born in st Boswells 19th March 1885 died 4th
november 1917
aged 32. |
| Robert Thomson was a Lawyer in Edinburgh and
organist at Dalkeith parish church |
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Lodge Petition Book
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James P. Mclachlan
(no further information
available at moment ) |
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Lodge Petition Book
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Second World War Memorial 1939 - 1945
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RAMSAY HAMILTON, Sergeant (Flight
Engineer) |
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Service Number
1568370 Died 25/03/1945 Aged 32
408 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn
Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve
Son of William
Braid Hamilton and Jessie Ramsay Hamilton, of Dalkeith, Midlothian;
husband of Helen Hamilton, of Dalkeith. |
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IVIC MAYNE MUIRHEAD Captain |
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Service Number
151354 Died 19/03/1944 Aged 30
64 (The Queen's Own
Royal Glasgow Yeomanry)
Anti-Tank Regt.
Royal Artillery
Son of
William Muirhead, S.S.C., and Jeanie Main Muirhead, of Dalkeith,
Midlothian. B.L |
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JAMES ELDER, Gunner |
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Service Number
1826506 , Died 19/04/1943 Aged 34
2nd Lt. A.A. Regt.
Royal Artillery
Son of James and
Catherine Elder; husband of Elizabeth Elder (nee Calder), of
Dalkeith, Midlothian. |
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JAMES
WILSON, Corporal |
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Service Number
2872587 Died 15/12/1941 Aged 36
2nd Bn. Royal Scots
Son of
Alexander and Helen Calder Wilson. |
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JOHN MARK MORGAN, Fourth
Engineer Officer |
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M.V. Empire
Statesman (Leith) Died 5/12/40 Aged 23 |
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Alexander Kerr, Engine Room Artificer 5th Class |
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Service number P/MX
60185 Died 24/05/1941
HMS Hood Royal Navy |
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