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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:02 pm Post subject: The Morayshire Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918 |
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I don't know anything about this book, just saw a reference to it in yesterday's Sunday Post.
The Morayshire Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918
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Roxy Moderator - Morayshire
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 510 Location: Elgin, Moray
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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Paul,
You tease! I could find nothing relating to this on The Sunday Post website nor 'googling'.
Is there anything else?
Roxy _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos.
Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. |
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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sorry, it was the last item in the 'can you do me a favour?' section. Full item reads..........
Having difficulty tracing a book entitled The Morayshire Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918, published in 1921. J Mackenzie, 10 Seaforth Road, Forres, IV36 1BE
I guess it might be worth dropping them a line to see if they have had any luck.
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Roxy Moderator - Morayshire
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 510 Location: Elgin, Moray
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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I'll try to pop by this week - I'll keep you posted.
Roxy _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos.
Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. |
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David McNay Administrator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11425 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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The Mitchell Library has a copy. |
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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And so do I (well a photocopy). I thought it had already been mentioned before on the forum.
It's a very good R-o-H. The whole county was involved and it was organised through the local police stations. A standard form was handed out and everyone who served and had someone to fill in a form for them was included. I can't find an exact number of men and womed listed but 7,500 forms were filled in.
Here's a couple of examples
ADAM, Alexander Russell
Lieut. 60th Squadron R.F.C. born Darliston, Elgin, 4th July 1895; joined Elgin 1915 3/6th Seaforths, and afterwards attached RFC-Pilot's Certificate; served in france; first reported missing 5th July 1917, then on 22nd Sept. was reported killed in action in Air Service July 3rd 1917, four miles within German lines, somewhere in Flanders. Son of william Gordon Adam, 24 Hay Street, Elgin and K.E. Russell or Adam. Occupation, bank accountant
CUMMING, James
No. 225155 Pte., 10th Lovat Scouts, attached Cameron Highlanders; born at Cromdale, Oct 27th 1891; joined at Beauly, Nov. 1914; served in Gallipoli, Egypt, salonica and France. Son of David and Robina Grant Cumming, faebuie, Cromdale. Occupation, painter
If anyone wanted to research any of the Morayshire war memorials they should find all the Great War names in this book.
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anne park Our first ever 2000 poster
Joined: 25 Sep 2007 Posts: 21200 Location: Aberdeen
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:42 pm Post subject: morayshire book |
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Aberdeen Family History Society has a copy
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jean jeanie
Joined: 21 Jun 2008 Posts: 5 Location: West Midlands
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Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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Adam Brown wrote: |
CUMMING, James
No. 225155 Pte., 10th Lovat Scouts, attached Cameron Highlanders; born at Cromdale, Oct 27th 1891; joined at Beauly, Nov. 1914; served in Gallipoli, Egypt, salonica and France. Son of David and Robina Grant Cumming, faebuie, Cromdale. Occupation, painter
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Just joined this site today and found this!
James Cumming is one of mine!
Adam, can you tell me which memorial this is?
I can then visit the next time I am in Scotland.
Best wishes
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Jean
Welcome to the forum. This is not an actual memorial, it is a book, please see previous posts in the thread. But your man could well be on one (or more) of the memorials, just a matter of searching through (or put a post in the requests section).
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Roxy Moderator - Morayshire
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 510 Location: Elgin, Moray
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Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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Jean,
The Morayshire Family History Sharing website suggests that those from Cromdale would be on the Grantown-on-Spey War Memorial - James Cumming does not appear to be listed. I couldn't find him on CWGC either - did he die during the war?
Roxy _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos.
Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. |
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jean jeanie
Joined: 21 Jun 2008 Posts: 5 Location: West Midlands
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Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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Hello Paul and Roxy
Thanks for replying.
I had already looked at the Memorial in Grantown on a visit there last year and found no one from our family.
I don't know what happened to James Cumming. I had only traced him as far as the 1901 census. When I found him mentioned on this site, I assumed he had died in the war. On re reading the posts perhaps he didn't!
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kinnethmont
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:27 am Post subject: 225155 CUMMING James |
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Jean
Jas Cumming survived the conflict and his service ended on 9th April 1919. He went overseas in Sept 1915, originally 3369 Lovat Scouts.
He died at Grantown age 78 on 28 Dec 1969.
Hope this assists. _________________ Jim
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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jean jeanie
Joined: 21 Jun 2008 Posts: 5 Location: West Midlands
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:47 am Post subject: |
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Hello Jas
Thanks for the info
Best wishes
Jean |
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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Just checked and Jas Cumming's service record is on Ancestry. As I have a subscription, if anyone wants it, just send me a PM.
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DelBoy
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