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Clackmannanshire / WW1 memorial's listed names
« on: Tuesday 14 October 14 00:05 BST (UK)  »
Hello fellow Rooter's, I'm hoping to find info about a Gt Uncle who died in WW1. James Clarkson was born in Clackmannashire in 1880, and died of wounds aged 36 received at the Somme July 1916, buried at Southern Calais Cemetary. I visited Scotland earlier this year having found nothing of his name on Clackmannan memorials, was advised to check out Tillicoultry which also beautiful and peaceful still made no mention of him. Am I looking in the wrong place for some recognition of the sacrifice he and the other two uncles gave. Any help would be most appreciated regards Craig Semplis

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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / The Clarkson Family/Brothers
« on: Thursday 20 February 14 23:42 GMT (UK)  »
My Nanna died 5yrs ago and even though I knew she had brothers I know very very little about them or even the family in general. I know she grew up in Addiewell and I visted there once many years ago. I don't know the street they grew up in but I think they were originally from Tillicoultry, but that could be my memory playing tricks on me. my Nan Elizabeth Daniels nee Clarkson moved to King St, Edinburgh and for a short while courted a stoker 1st class named Leslie from HMS Hood until he went down with the ship fighting Bismark. She married a guy from British Hondures but it didn't last. Her brothers were James Clarkson, John Clarkson and Lewis Clarkson. I think they were at Addiewell or Uphill working for the shale/oil company before WW1 James was in The 4th Battalion Grenadier Guards service no 17542 and he won The Military Medal tho as yet I haven't found out for what! BUT he died of his wounds July 1916. Someone told me he was in Coldstream Guards also (confused) His brother John also in WW1 and was gassed - he was never the same, my nan said his skin changed Jaundiced colour and he laboured for breath the rest of his life, dying in 1943/6?. Lewis I know even less about I met him many yrs ago once in 1981. Anyone able to add to their story or fill in the gaps - Here is a photo of James I have tried to re-colour it may not be 100% accurete but hope it is a fitting tribute to the sacrifice that sooo many families both male and female from Scotland made during The World Wars regards Craig Semplis

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Midlothian / David Colbron Man of Mystery
« on: Monday 03 February 14 00:57 GMT (UK)  »
David Colbron was my Grandad on my mother's side (*) from Edinburgh. He was a quiet man some would say too quiet. He started going courting my granny Edith Colbron and she was smitten with him then for TEN YEARS he disappered no word no nothing until one night he just turned up on her door and they started going out as tho nothing had changed and as thou it had been merely a few days since last they saw each other. The family have no idea what happened to him or WHY? When he was younger he loved his music and we have a photo of him with The Evening Follies I've tried over the years but have reached a dead end about them he is on the left playing the guitar Hawaiian style even tho there must be other people with this photo and his other love was the sea and boats. He was in the Royal Navy during WW2 training at The Butlins camp at Skegness called HMS (ROYAL) Arthur (a Stone Frigate shore based) navel camp then was at Chatham but never was at sea due to his age. He had a stroke in later years and got into trouble with the courts I think for putting suger into cars. If anyone could help or solve this nagging mystery I would be most grateful as my mother now has the start of a sort of dementia so its important to me please help Scotland thankyou.

*Living? , info. removed

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