Gourock War Memorial
Renfrewshire
To the Honoured and Everlasting Memory of the Men of Gourock who gave Their Lives in the Two World Wars 1914 - 1918 and 1939 - 1945 |
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1914 - 1918 |
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| David A Alexander | RASC | |
| James D Armour | 5th A & SH | |
| James Bagan | Black Watch | |
| John Bagan | RFA | |
| James N Bain | 11th A & SH | |
| James Barr | 5th A & SH | |
| Robert Black | R E | |
| Wm J Blair | HMY Eileen | |
| Adam Boyd | 6th Camerons | |
| Wallace Boyd | MGC | |
| Wm H Brackenberry | R Rifles | |
| James S Cameron | 5th A & SH | |
| Willliam Cameron | 5th Camerons | |
| Neil Campbell | 4th Can Inf | |
| Duncan Caulfield | RAMC | Duncan was a native of Glasgow, the son of John and Margaret of 2 George Place, Gourock. He served as Pte 318368 in the RAMC (1st/2nd Field Ambulance). Duncan signed his Attestation Papers on 6th August 1915 with a very confident and mature hand. Duncan was 22 years and 3 months in August 1915, being 5' 7" tall with a 35" chest fully expanded. His physical condition was good but he did wear glasses. He is noted on a few occasions for neglect of duty.....initially, being away for 1 hour when granted permission to get a drink of water. Secondly for filling his valise with paper and a forage cap while undergoing punishment drill (for his previous offence a few days earlier) and finally in February of 1918 for engaging in a conversation whil on Police Duty, contrary to police orders. Duncan died from wounds received on 27 May 1918. He received a GSW in the back and was taken to No. 42 CSS, France and rests in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension north west of Arras |
| Herbert H Corker | RN | |
| Jas F L Crombie | 5th A & SH | |
| J L Cunningham | 7th Seaforths | |
| Thos. Cunningham | 5th A & SH | |
| Hugh Darroch | 8th R H | |
| Chas Docherty | Leinsters | |
| John Donald | Aust Imp Forces | |
| John Douglas M.M. | 9th HLI | |
| Joseph Dowling | 5th A & SH | |
| Wm Duncan | "Anson"Batt RN | |
| Alex Duthie | 5th Scot Rifles | |
| Alex Fleck M.M. | 16th HLI | |
| Wm Fleck | HMS Hunsdon | |
| Ewan Fleming | RN | |
| George W Fletcher | RIF | |
| Wm M Fletcher | 15th Middlesex | |
| H G Forsyth | SS Joseph Chamberlain | |
| Jas B Gibson | SS Pilor de Larrinaga | James Bell Gibson was born in Liverpool in 1863, the son of William and Helen who in 1871 were living in Cheshire. By 1881 he was an apprentice engine fitter living as a lodger in the home of John Rodgers, 11 Hilton St, Birkenhead. He married Edith and lived at Parkfield Broombury Drive, Gourock. During the war he served as a Chief Engineer in the Merchant Marine onboard the SS Pilar de Larrinage out of Liverpool. He died on 4 May 1917 aged 54 and is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial along with many other seamen whose final resting places are the oceans and seas of the world |
| Jas Shirra Gibb | 5th A & SH | |
| John Gillies | 2nd A & SH | |
| Thomas Gormley | KOSB | |
| James Hall | KR Rifles | |
| Alex Hay | 8th A & SH | |
| John S Holborn | HMS Afric Scot | |
| James Hope | RE | |
| Robt Humphrey | SS Monmouth | |
| A R Hunter M.C. C.D.G, | North Fus | |
| William Hunter | 11th Gordons | |
| Arthur John ston | SS Ardglass | |
| Hugh A Keays | RE | Hugh Armstrong Keays, born in Glasgow, he was the son of James and Elizabeth Keays and husband to Annie of 3 Anderson Place, Tarbet St, Gourock. He served in the RE's as Pioneer 75334 and died on 14 April 1918 aged 39 and rests in Amara War Cemetery in the town of Amara on the left bank of the Tigris river |
| Archibald Lamont | RGA | Archibald was the son of Archibald and Mary Turnbull Lamont and husband of Mary Bryce Lamont of Thornbank, Gourock. He served as Gunner 184238 in the RGA and died on 9 April 1918 aged 38. He rests in the Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventie near Armentieres |
| John Lang M.M. | 8th K R Rifles | John was the son of William and Annie of Victoria Villa, Broomberry Drive, Gourock. He served as Rifleman R/6032 and died on 14 September 1916 aged 22 and rests in Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme. |
| William B Lang | 5th A & SH | |
| James S Leitch | HLI | |
| Archd B Little | 5th A & SH | |
| John McArthur | SS Essonite | |
| William McCarthy | 16 HLI | |
| James McCaskie | HMS Defence | |
| Archibald McEwan | 5th A & SH | |
| John E McGlashan | 5th A & SH | |
| Daniel McGregor | RSF | |
| Alex M McInnes | HMS Recruit | |
| Peter McKellar | 9th Black Watch | |
| William McKinnon | 1st Camerons | |
| Duncan McLeod | HMS Hawke | |
| John B McFarlan | 12th A & SH | |
| John McMorland | 14th A & SH | |
| John McNicol | RNVR | |
| Alex McPhail | SS Cotting Lane | |
| Peter B McQuillan | 2nd Gordons | |
| Alex McTurk | 5th A & SH | |
| Archibald Main | 1st Can Brgd | |
| Herbert W Metcalfe | RS | |
| Hugh Miller | Con Eng | |
| Wm B Milne | 5th A & SH | |
| Joseph Moore | 5th A & SH | |
| William Munn | 2nd Gordons | |
| Hugh A Munro | 8th A & SH | |
| Alice Murdoch | VAD | |
| Andrew S Niel | 13th Seaforths | |
| James O'Hara | Irish Guards | |
| Jas C Richardson | 1st Black Watch | |
| George Seaton | RASC | |
| Thomas Shattock | RBN | |
| Wm Shearer | SS Sycamore | |
| Wm Sheddon | 5th A & SH | |
| James Slaven M.M. | RE | |
| Geo P Simpson | ||
| Donald Smith | SS California | |
| David T Smith | 9th RS | |
| Geo H Stevenson | 1st Can Brgd | |
| Robert Stevenson | Scot Rifles | |
| John S Stewart | 5th A & SH | |
| James G Tinson | HLI | |
| Stephen Tracey | 5th A & SH | |
| James Train | MGC | |
| Alex L Watson | RSF | |
| Sydney Yule | RGA | |
Died from the after effects of War |
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| Donald Buchanan | 5th A & SH | |
| James D Curran | RFR | |
| David R Taylor | 5th A & SH | |
| Alex Gamble | 5th A & SH | |
1939 - 1945 |
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| James Adam | MN | |
| George A H Adam | RAMC | |
| John F Bailie | MN | |
| Alfred T J Barnicott | RAFVR | |
| Andrew G Cameron | RAF | |
| Ian Carruthers | Army | |
| Kenneth Collins | RAF | |
| William H Cove | MN | |
| George R Dallas | MN | |
| James Docherty | A & SH | |
| Wm A M Donaldson | MN | |
| Robert O Duncan | MN | |
| John S Dunlop | MN | |
| Daniel D A Erskine | MN | |
| James McC Forbes | MN | |
| Adam Geary | EAAEAC | |
| Wilson H Gordon | RAFVR | |
| Stephen E Gould | RAF | |
| Frank G Graves | Army | |
| Alex McA Gray | HLI | |
| John H Green | MN | |
| John Greenway | RAF | |
| George Halbert | BW | |
| Charles Hanna | RAF | |
| John Hickling | RAF | |
| George Hope | MN | |
| Richard Houston | RA A & SH | |
| Alexander L Howie | RNVR | |
| Allan G Hutcheson | RNR | |
| Maxwell Knox | RA | |
| Alexander W Lamb | MN | |
| Andrew S Lang | RN | |
| George Lawrie | SG | |
| George G Letham | RNR | |
| Charles A Liddell | SH | |
| William C McArthur | RAF | |
| Arthur McFarlan | RN | |
| James McFarlane | A & SH | |
| William McGhee | RN | |
| Archibald McGowan | RASC | |
| Stewart N McKay | RN | |
| John N McKirdy | SH | |
| Archibald S MacMillan | MN | |
| John McNaughton | MN | |
| Alexander C McNeil | RSF | |
| Donald B MacNiven | A & SH | |
| John F McNiven | A & SH | |
| Hugh M Melville | SG | |
| Robert J Neale | RAFVR | |
| John Niven | RA | |
| Thomas W O'Brien | RN | |
| Robert A Park | RSF | |
| Ian S Peacock | Army | |
| Eli Pendlebury | RM | |
| Alexander Rennie | RA | |
| David K Robb | MN | |
| Griffith Roberts | RN | |
| James W Robertson | RAFVR | |
| Norman R Robertson | MN | |
| David Rose | MN | |
| Alfred A McK Russell | RAF | |
| Peter G Sim | RAFVR | |
| Anderson M Simpson | MN | |
| Neil Simpson | MGB AIF | |
| Alexander Sinclair | RN | |
| Archibald Sinclair | MN | |
| Dugald McD Taylor | MN | |
| William J Warwick | RN | |
| William McL White | MN | |
Died from the after effects of war |
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| Archibald F Boyter | RAF | |
| Hugh McC Castle | MN | |
| John F Munro | MN | |
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