Search the archiveCurrently displaying: 40 results. Clear the searchYou've searched for:Subject: "World War II Casualties" x Search term Filter by Area Newport (26)Wormit (14)Filter by Decade 1940s (39)Filter by Century 20th (39) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest PAGE: 12Next > Milne, Sgt. Robert F., 7th Battalion, The Black Watch A native of Brechin, he was in the TA and called up at the start of the war. He had worked in the Labour exchange in Brechin, and was a member of the YMCA Players Dramatic Society. He was apparently very musical. He was married to Christina Smart Wilson, and they had a baby daughter, ... Moncur, Lance Bombardier Henry Bell, 71 Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery The son of Henry and Margaret Moncur, of 15 Union Street, Newport, he had two sisters. Henry died on 23rd September 1944 aged 27, and is buried at Vicarsford Cemetery, but the circumstances of his death are unknown. His name is on the Newport-on-Tay Church memorial plaque. Poppy made by Brodie, Newport School. Gall, Private Robert, 7th Battalion, The Black Watch and Tyneside Scottish His family home was at 12 Woodhaven Avenue, Woodhaven, and he was a porter at East Newport Station. Many of his family also worked on the railway. Robert's father was the signalman in the box between Wormit and St Fort, and his brother William was a train driver. He was killed, aged 23, at the Battle ... Hayens, Captain Colin Carnegie, 7th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders He had attended Dundee High School, and the family home was at Woodlea, 25 Westfield Terrace, West Newport. His father was Provost of Newport from 1943-46, so was Provost when his son was killed. Colin was killed on 3rd December 1944, aged 19, in the Netherlands, and is buried in Vernay Cemetery there. He died in ... Jeffrey, Sgt. Navigator/Bomb Aimer Douglas Robertson Jeffrey, 196 Squadron RAF Volunteer Reserve He had attended Dundee High School, and subsequently worked with Low and Bonar, jute manufacturers, Dundee. Douglas was a keen tennis player and a member of St Fillan’s Church. There is a photograph of Douglas in our tennis archive. His home was at 16 (now 37) Kilnburn, Newport, and he was engaged to Eileen Cramond. ... Barlow, Sergeant Harold, 2nd Scots Guards Harold was a member of the Barlow family, plumbers in Newport (Betsworth and Barlow), and the family home was at 9 Robert Street, Newport. He died of dysentery while a prisoner of war in the Western Desert in Egypt, on 7th August 1942. He was 24. He was buried in Heliopolis War Cemetery in Egypt. His ... Brown, Able Seaman Ernest, Royal Navy He was the son of Charles and Jeannie Brown of 13 (now 31) Kilnburn, Newport. He was killed at sea off the coast of Algeria aboard a minesweeper, HMS Algerine, by a torpedo from an Italian submarine on 15th November, 1942, aged 34. Eighty lives were lost in this sinking but for some reason none of ... Campbell, Corporal William Dunn, 1st Royal Scots. The son of Charles Campbell, a stonemason, his family home was in Royal Buildings. During his service he earned the Military Medal for gallantry. He was killed 20th May 1940 on the retreat to Dunkirk. He was 24 years old, and is buried at Bruyelle War Cemetery, near Tournai, France. Here in Newport he is remembered ... Gray, Warrant Officer James Gordon, 74 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve James was the oldest of five children and grew up in Ayr. The family home was at 12 Hillpark Terrace, Wormit. He had been serving an apprenticeship with a dye company in Kilmarnock, but two days before war broke out, he didn’t show up for work. He and a friend had gone to Glasgow and ... Irons, Sub.Lt. Robert Welsh, RNVR His family home was at Whitehall Villa, 1 Robert Street, Newport, and his parents later had the fish shop in Robertson Place, (Cupar Road), Newport. He had attended Bell Baxter School, and had gained a Diploma in Electrical Engineering at Dundee Technical College. He had, like his father, joined the Freemasons. He volunteered for the ... Motion, L/Cpl. David Lindsay, The Cameronians and Southern Scottish He was married to Bessie Marshall from Scotlandwell, and the couple lived at 3 Union Street, Newport, but his parents’ home was at 7 Robert Street, Newport. He had attended Newport School and worked with Betsworth and Barlow, local plumbers. He was killed on 13th June 1944 in Normandy, aged 29, just one week after the ... Nicoll, Cpl. David, 7th Battalion, The Black Watch Son of James and Mary Nicoll of Seacraig Cottages, King Street, Newport, he was married to Christina Nicoll of Tayport. They had eloped to Gretna Green at the ages of 24 and 22 - it was just something they wanted to do - and they had a son, Peter, and a daughter. David worked as ... Rae, Trooper William Mitchell, 1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry William was one of four sons of Mr and Mrs A. Rae of Mars Gardens, Woodhaven, all of whom were in the army. He was married and lived at The Terrace, West Road, West Newport, and was employed as a chauffeur by Harben James Valentine of the postcard company. William joined the TA in 1938 ... Hall, Sergeant Douglas Harry, Royal Engineers A bricklayer, he came from Derby. In the Royal Engineers, he came to work on Woodhaven Pier and to build the anti-tank landing blocks at Tayport, and while here, met Jean whom he married in 1941. They lived at 20 Mars Gardens, Woodhaven. Douglas was stationed in Italy and was apparently involved in the construction of ... Holman, Philip Goodson, Merchant Navy He had served a joinery apprenticeship with Latto in Newport and had married Nell Harris from Pickletillum. They were living in King Street, East Newport before he joined the Merchant Navy, serving with the Ben Line. His father was chauffeur/gardener at Balmore on West Road and the family home was in the lodge there. On his ... Stein, Pilot Officer Douglas Murray, 612 Squadron, RAFVR He had attended Newport School, then served a three year apprenticeship with Sturrock and Murray, engineers in Dundee, before becoming a draughtsman at Telephone House, Dundee. He had been a Scout and Rover Scout and was keen on motorcycles. His father was an accountant and the family home was at Taymount, 1 (now 4) Prospect ... Watson, Corporal James, Royal Company of Signals He had grown up in Dundee, married Margaret Aitken and lived at Union Place, Union Street, East Newport. He and Margaret had a daughter Mary. James was in the Home Guard before joining up. He died on 16th October 1943 on the Burma to Siam railway, aged 35. He is the only one of our casualties ... Soutter, Flt. Sergeant Robert Hay, 272 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Robert's family address was 2 (now 8) Wellpark Terrace, West Newport. His parents were Alexander and Janet Soutter, and his father had been general manager at John Leng and Co. He attended Dundee High School. 272 Squadron was part of Coastal Command and was based in Malta. He was lost at sea on 14th November 1942, ... Thornton, Sgt. Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Aubrey Lawson , 48 Squadron, RAFVR His family had moved to Newport to escape the London blitz, and lived at Gowanbank, 13 Wellpark Terrace. 48 Squadron operated mainly from coastal airfields like Islay and Stornoway, and later Iceland. They were attacking German coastal shipping around Norway, where he was shot down on 25th July 1942, aged 20. He had been Mentioned in ... Young, Private Victor John Bell, 8th Royal Scots Victor’s mother had died in 1937 and he and his brother and two sisters spent time in the Dundee Orphanage. Eventually his father found a new partner and the children moved back to the family home at Rose Cottage, 87 Riverside Road, Wormit. He joined up in 1944 aged 19. Just six months later, as the ... Kinnear, Sgt/Flight Engineer John, 617 (Dambusters) Squadron, Royal Air Force (Bomber Command) John was the son of William and Helen Kinnear, of 107 Tay Street, East Newport, and worked as a garage hand with Don’s garage in King Street, before he could achieve his ambition of joining the RAF, which he did in 1939. On the dams mission, on 16th/17th May 1943, he flew in the first of ... Snodgrass, Radio Officer David Nigel, Merchant Navy The son of Neil and Annie Snodgrass of 26 Norwood, David had attended Dundee High School and Madras College. He was a journalist, and took a radio operators’ course at the start of the war. David died in hospital on 4th June 1941, having been 2nd wireless operator on a Liverpool freighter which had been set ... Latto, Captain Ian Norman, 5th Black Watch The son of John and Janet Latto of 2 Maryfield Terrace (now 35 Gowrie Street), Newport, he was a member of the Latto family who have been joiners in Newport for four generations. Ian was an artist with D.C.Thomson. He had been in the Boys’ Brigade as a lad, and then the Home Guard. He ... McFarland, Pilot Donald Keith, 77 Sqdn., RAFVR One of five brothers, Walter was educated at Morgan Academy and was a trainee chartered accountant with Moody Stewart and Robertson in Dundee. His father was minister at Balmerino Church and the family home was at Hillpark, 7 Viewmount Road, Wormit. He was treasurer of the Scottish Beekeepers’ Association. He was in the volunteer reserve ... PAGE: 12Next >