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Topic: Hawick and the Great War 1914-1919 (Read 8696 times)
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barbipeters
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hello, i have researched a gt uncle james alexander renwick of 3 oliver place hawick son of andrew richardson renwick-draper. he went to australia,enlisted and was killed oct 1918...i have applied to the australian high commission for his records and medals...he was mentioned in dispatches.
the one thing i do not have is a photo....can you help...your book seems to be invaluable.
how wonderful that the time was taken to note all the brave people who gave their lives...barbara
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alicatt
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hi there, new to all this, but please could you see if there is any reference to my great grandfather sergeant major Payne with KOSB and yeomanry I have photos of him on manoeuvres in 1911 but would like to know what he did in the war. (He was retired from the 21st lancers)
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georgethorburn
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Hello Bougie
That is a very interesting book, Do you have the publisher and authors details?
My Great Uncle Donald was killed in the Dardanelles
4321 CUMMING, DONALD, D Company, Is Battallion
Private 10730 King's Own Scottish Borderers 06/08/1915 23 yrs old
Panel 84 to 92 or 220 to 222.(Helles Memorial)
He was the son of James and Louisa Cumming, 12 Wilton Crescent. They had 4 sons, 4 sons in law and 7 nephews in the Great War in 1915.
He was not killed on the terrible 12th July but appears to have died on 6th August . I recall reading something from a clipping which I have now lost that he died from his wounds after carrying someone wounded out of the line and had he died would have been awarded a medal. Do you have any record of this or of his death?
I have also been trying to trace my grandfathers service record. I know he went to Berwick to sign up thinking he would have joined the KOSB like his father and brothers, uncles and cousins but due to a mix up he ended up in The Royal Scots and did his basic training in Nigg. I wouold welcome any information relating to his Regiment, Battallion and company. He served fromearly 1915 to March/April 1919 and returned to work on the railways as a fireman.
Thank you for sharing this book.
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georgethorburn
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Bougie,
foolishly I didn't give you my grandfathers name in the last post. He was also from 12 Wilton Crescent. His name was George Gordon Cumming b 16 1 1899 The engraving on his medals is 51463 Pte G G Cumming R. Scots
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jim scott
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Barb
This is cousin Jim Scott from edmonton - I stumbled over your exchanges on this site with respect to our HAwick ancestors. Can you email me at (*) as I have a friend Val who is assisting me on our family tree.
Best wishes for 2009 - hope you have a good year - also, how is all of the Scott family over there?
Jim
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asbms
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Hi Stephanie.
I have both Musgraves and Armstrongs in my family tree. I would love to correspond with you on these families.
Ian
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ajjbc
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Pantograph...was your Margaret Murgatroyd born c 1890 at Gateshead,Durham ,England and was the daughter of Janet and Joshua ??
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IRELAND: Algeo,Armstrong,Brick, ,Hendren/Hendron,
Hopkins,Ramage, Weatherup.
SCOTLAND: Armstrong,Blair,Bruce,Brunton,Clarke/Clerk,
Dickson,Dobson,Dryden,Eaton,Gillie/Gillies Haliburton, Hogg,Huggan,Kersel,Miller,Notman,
Peacock, Prentice,Redpath,Richardson, Scobbie, Spiers/Speirs,Spottiswood,Tinline, Turnbull,Waddel, Waldie ,Waugh.
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neryse
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Would you be able to see if you have anything in your book about Alexander Nicholson, I have a photo of him in uniform, but don't know what regiment he was in, he looks very young in the photo,maybe 16-18yrs old,
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SteveNorwich
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Hello there - can you help me.
My Great Grandmother was Ellen Anderson (c1882) - her father was James (1856c) and he was born in Hawick. His fathers name was William (c1824)
Any information you can share would be gratefully received.
Regards
Steve
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bougie
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Hi everyone
I am sorry that i have not been keeping up with this post and i now seem to have a backlog to catch up with. The good news is that i can now send pictures from the book .
I will PM anyone whose relations are in and arrange to send pics so anyone who doesn't hear from me can assume that the relevant info wasn't there.[sorry]. Feel free to make further enquiries as other relations may be in.
Thank you all for your patience.
Sheena
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Bouglas, Hogg, Crozier,Selkirkshire.; Duff,Berwickshire. Hogarth,Berwickshire.; Short,Blythe,Moore and Sproat, Ettrick; Offord,Gould,Essex; Mcvittie,Langholm.;Armstrong,Chambers, Cononbie.
Moore,Ewes Dumfriesshire;
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familylogger
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Bougie
I'd like to take up your offer of looking for my ancestor in your book. I came across an old family photo of 'Willie Archibald who died in 1917'. I searched for him on the Commonwealth Graves website and discovered he was from Hawick. He died after the RMS Aragon was torpedoed on 30/12/1917 off Alexandria, Egypt.
I'd love to have any other information about him.
Thanks so much.
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bougie
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Hi familylogger
Willie Archibalds pic, is in my book.
If you personal message me your email address i will send it to you.
bougie
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Bouglas, Hogg, Crozier,Selkirkshire.; Duff,Berwickshire. Hogarth,Berwickshire.; Short,Blythe,Moore and Sproat, Ettrick; Offord,Gould,Essex; Mcvittie,Langholm.;Armstrong,Chambers, Cononbie.
Moore,Ewes Dumfriesshire;
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