CSM William A M Pirie , death Glasgow Sept. 1945 , grave location ?

[verrieres]

Could I ask  please for help (if you can) to identify the last resting place of a William Alexander Martin Pirie who was found deceased at No10 Rosehall Street on the 11th September 1945.
William was a well respected Company (Quartermaster) Sergeant Major serving with the Durham Light Infantry and was on home leave from Italy.
He died aged 41 of natural causes (We have his DC ) at 10 Rosehall Street,Glasgow. He like all servicemen killed/died are commemorated by the CWGC however his grave location is not known so he is commemorated on the `lost` memorial at Brookwood . It would be fantastic to find and supply the location of his grave / cremation  and have him properly honoured by the CWGC ?

William Alexander Martin Pirie is not a relative and I have no knowledge of Glasgow or the area in which Rosehall Street stood but I am assuming he would have been buried locally?

Which Graveyards were in the area?  Do registers exist ?  Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You

Jim

[ev]

Hi Jim ,

I've split off your topic and changed the heading to see if it gets more attention.
Was William native to Scotland , who were his parents , was he married ?


ev

[verrieres]

Thank you Ev,

I am still searching for details I am afraid he was born in Glasgow but until today I was searching for him in the Hull/Humberside area because this was where the army record he resided ? He may even have been visiting relatives at the time of his death ? The only real fact I have is he died at 10 Rosehall Street on 11 September 1945 . Sorry I will add more as I discover it.

Jim

[DonM]

I see no obit in Glasgow Herald and nothing in the BN Archive.  What newspaper covered the Hull/Humberside area?

Don

[Skoosh]

Rosehall Street, Glasgow was in the old C3. Possibly the Western Necropolis is the nearest but he could be anywhere?

Skoosh.

[verrieres]

Thanks for the input it all helps.

The record  held at Durham states William Pirie enlisted on July 25/07/1924 initially for a period of seven and a half years He enlisted in Hull aged 19 years and 212 days, he had worked as a clerk on Humberside. William Pirie was born at St Georges, Glasgow, Lanarkshire.
 The next of kin is listed as his sister Mrs Catherine Gibson of 37 South Wellington Street, Glasgow. He is recorded to have `Died` there are then the dates 10th Sept and 11th Sept. He was last seen alive on the 10th and found dead on the 11th which would account for those.
Death was recorded in `Milton`. He was `single`.

Thanks

Jim

[Skoosh]

Jim, a look at this might give you an idea of the cemeteries involved, the Western Necropolis etc. His relations might have had a lair elsewhere & that was where he bas buried?

www.memento-mori.co.uk

Bests,
Skoosh.

[verrieres]

Thank you. I will definately take a look. Discovering CSM Pirie was a single man appears to make the options wider and more far reaching.

Jim

[Skoosh]

Jim, he would surely have got a military funeral, the Maryhill Barracks were not far from where he died!

Skoosh.