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Marion Macdougall was born 1893 in Glasgow, Scotland to Alexander, an Accountant and Marion, nee Fox, Macdougall of 19 Kelvinside Terrace South, Glasgow. No references were found regarding her early life but she was educated in Glasgow and graduated from Hillhead High School possibly to University where she graduated with an M.A. and B.Sc. subjects unknown, and subsequently qualified as a Teacher. Marion is also recorded as a Scottish Hockey Internationalist.
When war was declared in 1939 Marion joined the Civil Defence as an Air Raid Warden and served at the Warden’s Post in Queen Margaret Road, Glasgow. On the night of 13 March 1941, German bombers attacked the munitions factories and shipyards of Clydeside. There were 260 bombers on the first night - waves of high-explosive bombs, incendiary bombs and land-mines were dropped over a nine-hour period. Streets were devastated, fires raged, and people were trapped in collapsed buildings. On 14 March, with rescue work continuing, 200 bombers returned; their bombing raid lasted over seven and a half hours. Over the two days 528 civilians were killed, over 617 people were seriously injured, and several housing schemes were completely wiped out; 48,000 civilians lost their homes, many of them shipyard workers and their families, packed into Clydebank tenements.
During the 14th March raid two land mines landed near Queen Margaret Road and the area was devastated including the Warden’s Post. The Post Warden Alex Munro, managed to scramble out but Marion was seriously injured and was taken to the Western Infirmary, Glasgow where she died on the same day aged 48 years.
I also understand, having studied the full details of the Clydebank Blitz. That the devastation was so severe that many Glaswegians moved from Glasgow and never returned.

The above, due to my physical disability, is all that I could find re Marion. Any further info welcome particularly where she is buried and a photograph of her grave.

Be grateful for any assistance.

Tony

I have entered this item in Lancashire as I could not find a reference to the County Borough of Merseyside. If it is wrong perhaps the Moderators would kindly transfer to its correct county.

Annettie served under that name (an alias) as a Sergeant in the ATS and died 4th December 1942 age quoted as 23 However she was born Annettie Smithers, said to be 1919, assumed to be at Sefton, Merseyside; her place of burial being - Southport (Duke Street) Cemetery. Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, Grave Ref. 443

Annettie was adopted by a Miss Amy Jenkinson of Blowick, Southport, Merseyside; obviously the reason for her alias. (There is no indication as to when she was adopted but an educated guess would be possibly as an unwanted baby.) Amy is recorded as died 1947 age 49 suggesting that she was born 1898. I could find no reference to her place of burial.

Due to my rheumatoid disability and concentration problems I was unable to find any further detailed information than the above. I would therefore be most grateful for any further details to help me compile a reasonable profile for Annettie.

Regards,

Tony

 I found Mrs Wier in “The Nursing Record & Hospital World” December 29th 1900 journal recording her as a Boer War casualty. An extensive search of the web produced nothing so Mrs Wier is virtually “a needle in a haystack”. However I feel that she was possibly newsworthy at the time in Scotland so I just wonder if anybody has any information on her?

Whilst I have general details of her activities in South Africa the following could possibly add to her Scoottish backgroundi. My initial primary interest is obviously her maiden and forename/s also date and place of birth.

Described as a kindly Scotchwoman and daughter of a sea-captain as a child she travelled the world with him. She was a nurse for years attached to a British regiment and after more travelling she married and settled in Zululand. Within a year of her marriage her daughter died leaving a baby daughter. (This comment appears to suggest that Mrs Wier was either previously married or her daughter was illegitimate)The farm where they lived was a village in Dundee, Natal near Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift where Mrs Wier tended the graves of the soldiers of the Zulu War. It was here that she buried her daughter.

As I say “a needle in a haystack” but grateful if anybody can assist. If anybody is interested in a copy of the Nursing Record report please PM your email and I will forward a copy.

Tony

 After extensive research all that I could find on this lady is as follows:-

Trained as a nurse at The Royal Infirmary Glasgow: Joined Princess Christian’s Army Nursing Reserve 16th March 1900, Service number 433: Attached to 17 General Hospital, Standerton, Mpumalanga, South Africa: Died of disease (possibly Typhoid) on 11th October 1900 recorded as at Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.

To ascertain her age and possible home location I tried the Scottish censuses for 1871 and 1881 using Lanark and Midlothian as possible County connections but no luck.

Grateful for any assistance.

Tony