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mkftandc
Joined: 15 Oct 2008 Posts: 4
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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:34 pm Post subject: Newbie |
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Hi Everyone ,
I am glad that I came accross this project . I have been researching my great uncle who was born and raised in Scotland . He died as a POW in the Changi Prison Camp in Singapore .
What I was wondering is if Scotland has a memorial for men that were born in Scotland but died as POW's . Also, I don't know if it would make a difference that when he enlisted into the Royal Engineers he was living in Luton, England at the time .
Here is his information in case someone knows if he is on a memorial .
Michael Joseph Flanigan b. 19 Mar 1917 in Craigneuk,Wishaw , Scotland
Served - Unit - 288 Field Company , Royal Engineers
Rank - Driver
Service # 2003239
Status - Deceased POW WWII Singapore
Death - 7 May 1942 . Michael was buried at Kranji War Cemetery in Singapore .
I would appreciate any information .
Thank you,
Megan |
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome Megan, there is no memorial particular to those who died as POWs as far as I know. The main Wishaw memorial has no names and I have not found him on any other Wishaw memorial.
He is of course listed on the Scottish National War Memorial http://www.snwm.org/
David McNay knows this geographic area best so PM him in a day or two if he does not reply to this post.
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mkftandc
Joined: 15 Oct 2008 Posts: 4
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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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Hello Paul,
Thank you for replying to my post. Also, a big thank you for telling me about the Scottish War Memorial .
I live in the states so I had no idea about this place. Thank you for telling me and I am at least happy that his name is on their rolls.
I will be sending away for the certificates from that site .
Thank you again,
Megan |
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David McNay Administrator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11425 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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Craigneuk is in a way part of Wishaw. However, they both have war memorials.
Unfortunately.....neither of them has any names for WW2. Wishaw only recently in the last 20 years or so erected a memorial for WW2. I'm not sure if the Craigneuk memorial even mentions WW2.
However....I know there are plans afoot for a new memorial in Craigneuk. I'm not sure if the intention is just to add names to the existing memorial in some way, or if the plan is for a completely new memorial, but I think the intention is to include names.
There was a meeting several months ago but I was unable to attend. I will try and make some enquiries for you. |
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mkftandc
Joined: 15 Oct 2008 Posts: 4
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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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Hi David ,
I would greatly appreciate any information that you can find out about a memorial . If they do add names I would really like to make sure that my great uncle was included .
Living in the States , it has been hard to find out anything about his death , so at least I can try to have his name remembered .
Thank you,
Megan |
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:46 am Post subject: |
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I hope there will be some recognition for Driver Flanigan in Lanarkshire.
Here are the CWGC & SNWM details:
FLANIGAN, MICHAEL JOSEPH
Rank: Driver
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
Unit Text: 288 Field Coy.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 07/05/1942
Service No: 2003239
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 7. E. 8.
Cemetery: KRANJI WAR CEMETERY
FLANIGAN, Michael J
Service number: 2003239
Date of death: 07/05/1942
Place of birth: Motherwell & Wishaw
SNWM roll: ROYAL ENGINEERS
Rank: Dvr
Theatre of death: Malaya
Regards
Adam |
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mkftandc
Joined: 15 Oct 2008 Posts: 4
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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Hello Adam,
Thank you for posting all of Michael's information for me . I do hope that he will be recognized in some form along with the rest of the POWs .
Michael was named after his Uncle a Michael McGrory who was born in Ireland . Unfortunately Michael McGrory would succumb to war also .
He died in 1918 in WWI , he is buried in Kezelberg Cemetery, West Vlaanderen , Belgium . Michael Flanigan was only a yr old at the time.
2 Michaels, lost in 2 wars, buried in different corners of the world . I just want to make sure they aren't forgotten .
Thank you everyone for all your help and advice,
Megan |
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