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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
East Lothian
Town
Bolton
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), First World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
89259

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Current location

Parish Church
Bolton
East Lothian
Lothian
EH41 4HL
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT50746 70050
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Paper Roll of Honour in a glazed wooden frame
Inscription
PARISH OF BOLTON/RECORD OF WAR SERVICE/1914-1918/[names in 2 columns]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, Charles
Baird, William Arthur
Blunt, Duncan Hamilton
Caven, James
Cowie, John P
Dodds, Andrew M
Dunn, Thomas
Geddes, Marcus
Glass, John
Goodall, Thomas Clark
See details for all 44 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 41
    Served and returned: 32
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, place of burial, details of service, place of service, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, details of service, place of service
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=2114&mforum=warmemscot
  • ANDERSON, CHARLES / Pte / Royal Scots / June '15 - April '18 / Western / Died of wounds on 16th April, 1918 in No.4 Casualty Clearing Station. Interred in Pernes British Cemetery, Pernes-en-Artois. BAIRD, WILLIAM ARTHUR / Major / Lothian & Border Horse / Aug '14 - Dec '18 / --- / Home Service, Great Britain & Ireland. BLUNT, DUNCAN HAMILTON D.S.O. / Lt. Col. / 1st Devonshire Regiment / From 1914 / Western / Killed on the night of 3rd Oct 1917 when leading his Battn to the attack. Received D.S.O. on the Field, Sept 1916, & was twice mentioned in Despatches. CAVEN, JAMES / Pte / R.A.S.C. M.T. / 2 1/2 Years / France & Belgium / --- COWIE, JOHN P. / Pte / 11th Royal Scots / 6.5.18. to 19.11.19. / Western / --- DODDS, ANDREW M. / Pte / 4th (Res) Royal Scots / 8 months / --- / Home Service, Agriculture Work. DUNN, THOMAS / Pte / A & S Highlanders / 4Yrs 3 1/2 in France / Western / Wounded once in arm, once in leg, also gassed. GEDDES, MARCUS / Pte / 11th Royal Scots / 18 months / Western / --- GLASS, JOHN / Cpl / Royal Engineers / 2 Yrs 9 Months / Western, Lens & Arras / --- GOODALL, THOMAS CLARK / Sergt / Seaforth Highlanders / 11.12.15. to 20.11.19. / --- / --- GORDON, PETER / Pte / Scottish Horse & 1/6 Royal Highlanders / 3 Years / Western / Gunshot Wound 26th Oct 1918. GRIEVE, WILLIAM / L/Cpl / 5th Royal Scots Fusiliers / 10.12.15. to 2.3.19. / Egypt, Palestine, France / Wounded at Gaza 8.11.17. and at Sambria 1.10.18. HENDERSON, ROBERT / L/Cpl / R.A.S.C. M.T. / 3 Yrs 8 Mths / Western / -- HENRY, JAMES CRAIG / Pte / 1st Battn H.L.I. / 30.5.16. to Aug '19 / France & Belgium / --- HERKES, WILLIAM / Pte / 15th Royal Scots / 3 Yrs 62 days / Western, Somme, Arras, Armentieres, Ypres / Gunshot Wound right shoulder & fracture of right arm. HISLOP, NICOL / Pte / 4th (Res) K.O.S.B. / --- / --- / Home Service, Agricultural Work. HOLME, ALEXANDER CHARLES / Lieut / 1st Gloucester Regiment / From Aug 1914 / Cameroons / Killed in Action in the Cameroons 6.9.14. Aged 26. HOLME, BRYAN PERCY / Pte / 1st Lonsdale Battn Border Regt & K.O.R. Lancsters / 7.9.14. to 13.2.19 / France, India, Mesopotamia / --- HOLME, CHRISTOPHER MACHELL /Lieut / July '15 - Jany '18 / Western / Wounded on the Somme 15.9.16. invalided disabled 20.1.18. HOLME, RONALD HENRY PAULL / Lieut / 2nd K.O.S. Borderers / --- / Western / Wounded at Messines 31.10.14. Died of wounds in London 9.11.14. HUTCHISON, WALTER RANKIN / Act/ Cpl / 1/5th & 12th Royal Scots / Aug '14 - Mar '19 / Western / Slight wound March '15. Kick from horse 1916 causing injuries to back. KEOGH, MICHAEL / Pte / 2nd Royal Scots / From Aug 1914 / Western / Reservist. Received bayonet wound on the Aisne Sept '14, was a prisoner in Germany to 11.11.18. KERR, ROBERT / Pte / 2/3 Royal Scots / 11 months / Western / --- KING, WILLIAM / --- / Munitions / --- / --- / Enlisted Royal Naval Ordnance at Crombie 22.4.17. discharged from above 14.12.18. LAW, HUGH / Flight Cadet / (Pilot) Royal Air Force / May '18 - Jan '19 / --- / --- LOGAN, JOHN / Pte / 10th Gordon Highlanders / Dec '14 to 1916 / Western, Hill 70 etc / Was wounded 1916, after lying on the field contracted double pneumonia & died at Bangour Military Hospital, Scotland. LUSK, ROBERT M.A. / Pte / 4th Royal Scots / 29.11.15. - Apr '17 / Egypt & Palestine / Egypt from July '16 taking part in fighting at Hunam ??? reported as wounded and missing, subsequently killed in action 19.4.17. Buried in Military Cemetery, Gaza. MALCOLM, JOHN / Shoeing Smith / Lothian & Border Horse & South Notts Hussars / 4 1/2 Years / Salonica, Palestine, France / --- MALCOLM, THOMAS ALEXANDER / Pte / 8th Seaforth & A & S Highlanders / 3 Years / Western / Shrapnel Wound near Combles 24.3.18. MESTON, JOHN / Pte / 13th Royal Scots / --- / Western / Killed in action 28.10.17. Buried in Wancourt British Cemetery S.E. of Arras, France. Aged 31. MESTON, THOMAS GEORGE / Gunner / 270th Siege Battery R.G.A. / --- / Western / Died in No.10 Casualty Clearing Sta. France. 2.7.17. as a result of wounds. Buried in Lyssentrock [Sic] Military Cemetery, Poperinghe. Aged 23. SCOTT, JOHN / Pte / 12th Royal Scots Fusiliers / 3 Years / Palestine & France / Once wounded, once gassed. SHARP, JAMES WILLIAM / Pte / Motor Machine Gun Corps & Tank Corps / May '15 - Mar '18 / Western / Wounded 24.3.18. and died in Canadian Hospital, Doullens on 25th. Buried in Military Cemetery, Doullens. SHARP, JOHN / Lieut / 8th Royal Scots / Feb '15 - Mar '19 / Western / From 1917 Transport Officer to Battalion and twicw mentioned in Despatches. THOMSON, GEORGE / --- / Royal Field Artillery / From Oct '14 / --- / --- TROTTER, ROBERT / Sapper / Royal Engineers 3rd Corps Signal Coy / Oct '14 - Jan '19 / India & Mesopotamia / Horse Driver R.A.S.C. Oct '14 discharged & rejoined. WALLACE, WILLIAM / Bombr / 3/1st L & B Horse & R.G.A. / 19.7.15. to 19.2.19. / France / --- WATT, THOMAS / Driver / 11th Signal Coy Royal Engineers / Sept '14 - Mar '18 / Dardanelles & France / --- WATT, PETER WILLIAMS / L/Cpl / 1/5th K.O.S.B. / Aug '14 - Jan '17 / --- / Wounded in leg. Accidentally drowned Jany 1917. WHITE, CHRISTOPHER Wm / Pte / 8th Royal Scots Fusiliers / 3.6.16. to 26.12.19. / Salonica / --- WHITE, JAMES MILLER / Pte / 15th Royal Scots / 10.6.16. to 29.3.19. / Western / Twice wounded, shoulder & back, shrapnel, in hospital 21.10.17 to 29.3.19. SHARPE, HELEN LOUISE / --- / R.A.S.C. / --- / --- / Served as Motor Driver in the R.A.S.C. for over a year. Discharged 10.6.19. HOLME, MARGARET C, C.B.E. / --- / Red Cross / 27.3.16. to 3.2.19. / --- / V.A.D. HOLME, THELMA / --- / Red Cross / 1.5.16. to 31.4.19. / --- / V.A.D. STEWART, JEAN / --- / Red Cross / 14.7.18. to 19.2.19. / --- / V.A.D.

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