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Merseman
Joined: 07 Aug 2013 Posts: 339 Location: Duns, Berwickshire
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Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 6:19 pm Post subject: Swinton Parish Church - WWI Roll |
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This seems to be for the Church of Scotland (Established) congregation.
Printed by McDougall's Educational Co Ltd of London & Edinburgh, with the nice headings: "Honour Where Honour Is Due" and "Our Roll Of Honour In The Great War".
Along the top margin it reads:
"Rev DDF Macdonald MA - Recruiting Officer"
and he was the Church of Scotland minister in Swinton.
According to GAC Binnie's book on Berwickshire churches:
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The Free Church minister was also a recruiting officer, and there was a competition between the two ministers as to the number of recruits they could raise.
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As you can see each man is numbered, 1 to 62.
The 4 casualties are among the 24 on the Swinton civic memorial...
... perhaps the Free Church minister was more successful at recruitment?
(or his flock a lot less fortunate)
I took a dictaphone recording if there are legibility problems.
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Merseman
Joined: 07 Aug 2013 Posts: 339 Location: Duns, Berwickshire
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Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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62 served of whom 4 died
Casualties
9 - Lance Corporal William Dods - 4th KOSB
27 - Private Thomas Turnbull - "
29 - Private John Wilson - London Scottish
34 - Private Thomas Graham - Black Watch |
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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 5071 Location: Blairgowrie, Perthshire
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stuartn
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Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 1:19 pm Post subject: WMR (ex UKNIWM) number |
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WMR 78894 |
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Merseman
Joined: 07 Aug 2013 Posts: 339 Location: Duns, Berwickshire
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Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2023 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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Swinton Parish Church closed on Sunday 26th March.
There are hopes it may be taken on as a trust by local people as the village lacks a community hall though has a primary school.
There are various individual memorials elsewhere on here. |
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