Auchencairn Roll of Honour
The men commemorated on Auchencairn War Memorial
The names of eighteen men who died in the Great War are inscribed into one of the granite faces of the village war memorial. Although my research has uncovered a substantial amount of information, the task of unearthing background information on, or photographs of, particular individuals has proved quite difficult. Please browse the information below and check whether any of these men are part of your family history:
- Pte. Samuel Beattie, 43114, 1st Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
- Born, Culnaightrie; son of Robert and Janet (nee Murray); married Agnes Snedden Campbell
- Cpl. Charles Alexander Bogie, 81086, 10th Canadians
- Born, Dumfries; son of Thomas and Joanna (nee Heughan); grandson of Charles Heughan
- Pte. David Callander, 3962/301535, 1/7th Bn. Royal Scots
- Born, Dundrennan; son of Robert and Lily (nee McMillan)
- Pte. William Snedden Campbell, S/16207, 1st Garrison Bn. Gordon Highlanders
- Born, Balmaclellan; son of Andrew and Agnes (nee Snedden)
- Pte. Joseph Clark, 859851, 43rd Cameron Highlanders of Canada
- Born, Dalbeattie; son of Andrew and Henrietta (nee Grierson); adopted son of Margaret Welsh, Screel Cottage
- Pte. William Craik, 19377, 1st Western Ontario Regiment
- Born, Auchencairn village; son of Maggie Craik
- A.S. Robert Learmont, Clyde Z/7250, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
- Born, near Lochmaben; son of James and Elizabeth (nee McShane)
- Lieut. Donald Halliday Macartney, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
- Born, London; son of Sir Halliday Macartney (of the "Macartneys of Auchenleck")
- Pte. John Gentle Marshall, 23265, 2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
- Born, Orroland Lodge; son of Gavin Rowatt and Helen (nee Haining)
- Pte. William Clint Muir, 2/1st Bn. Lanarkshire Yeomanry
- Born, Auchenfad; son of James and Margaret (nee Brown)
- Pte. George McBride, 1837, 1/5th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
- Born, Auchencairn village; son of George and Agnes (nee McWilliam)
- Pte. Robert James McGeorge, S/21629, 7th Bn. Cameron Highlanders
- Born, Tenments; son of Mary Ann McGeorge; Adopted son of James & Mary McGeorge, Seaside
- L/Cpl. John McMurray, 10634, 1st Bn. Seaforth Highlanders
- Born, Anwoth; son of Elizabeth McMurray; grandson of John McMurray and Nicholas McFegan, Nether Linkins
- L/Cpl. Norman McMurray, 1636, 1/5th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
- Born, Tongland; son of Isabella McMurray; grandson of John McMurray and Nicholas McFegan, Nether Linkins
- Pte. James Stewart, 60958, 111th Coy., Machine Gun Corps
- Born, Hall Farm, Auchencairn; son of James and Agnes (nee Ferguson)
- Sgt. Robert James Stewart, 2/1680, 6th (Howitzer) Bty., New Zealand F.A.
- Born, Hall Farm, Auchencairn; son of James and Agnes (nee Ferguson)
- Pte. Thomas Telfer, 16477, 6th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
- Born, Auchenfad; son of Robert and Agnes
- Driver Robert Thomson, T3/027492, 8th Army Auxilliary Horse Transport Coy.
- Born, Little Forest; son of James and Jane (nee Good), Torr Farm; married to Susan ???, living at Crosby-on-Eden, Carlisle
How you can help
The men commemorated on the village war memorial are the main focus of this project; their involvement in the Great War has been researched more thoroughly than any of the others listed within these pages. In the main, a reasonable account can be given of their war service, but less is known of their personal/family lives. Details that are known have mostly been gleaned from official documents (birth, marriage and death certificates, and census) or newspaper reports. Any personal/family information or photographs will enable me to present a fuller picture of these men and their lives. Please read through the pages and if you think you can help get in touch via the contact form.