Roll of Honour - Orkney - Kirkwall Cathedral

Ministry of Defence

Lest We Forget

The Royal British Legion

KIRKWALL CATHEDRAL WAR MEMORIALS

World War 1 & 2 - Detailed information
Compiled and Copyright © Martin Edwards 2004

The most striking building in the town is that of St Magnus Cathedral. Construction of this magnificent red sandstone building by master masons from Durham started in 1137, and took about 15 years to complete. The Cathedral is owned by the Orkney Islands Council and the people of Kirkwall, and although used by the Church of Scotland, it is available to all denominations. See Kirkwall web site for more details.

There is a memorial forming the entrance to the Cathedral covering all men from the area for World War 1 (these are marked *) and World War 2 and another inside, on the wall, for those from the congregation who died in World War 1 (52 names); these names are marked †. There are also several commemorative plaques.

TO
THE GLORY OF
GOD
AND TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF
THIS CONGREGATION WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 † 1918

†	*	ALEXANDER	Kenneth	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
†	*	BARNET[T]	Edwin I	[Spelt with 2 T's on outside] Private, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	BARROW	John W	Private, D.E.F.
	*	BOXUHOM?	James W	Private, A.E.F.
	*	BRASS	John E?	Private. Seaforth Highlanders
	*	BRASS	William	Corporal, N.Z.E.F.
	*	BUCHAN	Alexander	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
†	*	BUCHANAN	Arthur S	Captain, Royal Engineers
	*	BURGESS	James	Private, N.Z.E.F.
	*	CLOUSTON?	John W	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	COOPER	Alfred W	Lieutenant, Royal Naval Reserve
	*	COOPER	James	Private, N.Z.E.F.
	*	COOPER	James	Private, Royal Scots
†	*	COOPER	John	S.S. Express, Mercantile Marine
	*	COOPER	John T	Lance Corproal, Royal Scots
	*	CORKER	William	Rifleman, F.A.? Rifles
†	*	CORSE	James	Corporal, U.S.E.F.
	*	COWPER	Gordon	Captain, Gordon Highlanders
	*	COWPER	William P	Surgeon, Royal Navy
	*	CRAIGIE	James	Private, London Scottish
†	*	CRAIGIE	Robert	S.S. Express, Mercantile Marine
	*	CRAIGIE	William	Private, Middlesex Regiment
†		CUTT	John	No further information currently available
†	*	CUTT	Thomas	Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery
	*	DONALDSON	David S	Corporal, K.O.S.B.
	*	DREYER	Thomas	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	DREYER?	John	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
†	*	DUNNET	James	Corporal, Royal Engineers
	*	DYCE	William J	Private, Royal Scots
†	*	ECCLES	George	Gunner, Royal Marine Artillery
†	*	FINDLAYSON	David	S.S. Express, Mercantile Marine
	*	FLETT	David A	Lieutenant, M.L.I.
	*	FLETT	Frederick	Second Lieutenant, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	FLETT	George T F	S.S. Eha, Mercantile Marine
	*	FOUBISTER	George	Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery
†	*	FOULIS	George	S.S. Express, Mercantile Marine
	*	FOULIS	William	S.S. Express, Mercantile Marine
†	*	FOX	James	S.S. Express, Mercantile Marine
†	*	FRISKEN	Ada	Chief Petty Officer, Royal NavY
†	*	FRISKEN	William	Private, K.O.S.B.
	*	GALOROW?	William J	S.S. Cape Cross, Mercantile Marine
†		GEORGE	David	No further information currently available
	*	GORDON	David	Corporal, Royal Garrison Artillery
†	*	GULLION	Albert	Lance Corporal, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	GUNN	William D	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	HARCUS	James	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	HARCUS	Robert	Seaman, Royal Naval Reserve
†	*	HARCUS	Thomas	Private, Scottish Rifles
	*	HARROLD	David	Lance Corporal, C.E.F.
†	*	HARROLD	James W	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
†	*	HAY	Robert	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
†	*	HAY	William	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	HEDDLE?	Robert	S.S. Express, Mercantile Marine
†	*	HOLLAND	James W	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	HOURSTON	Alexander V	Sergeant, Royal Scots
	*	HOURSTON	Archibald	Private, N.Z.E.F.
	*	IRELAND	Anderson	Private, Northumberland Fusiliers
	*	JOHNSTON	George H	Private, A.E.F.
	*	JOHNSTON	John	Staff Sergeant, Royal Army Service Corps
	*	JOHNSTON	William P	Private, Royal Scots
	*	KIRKNESS	Thomas R	Second Lieutenant, Royal Air Force
†	*	LAIRD	George M	Private, C.E.F.
	*	LEARMONTH	Alfred I	Seaman, Royal Naval Reserve
†	*	LEARMONTH	James A	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
†	*	LEASK	Alexander M	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	LESLIE	George	S.S. Express, Mercantile Marine
	*	LESLIE	Robert E	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	LESLIE	William	Private, Royal Scots
†	*	LINKLATER	David S	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	LINKLATER	John	Private, N.Z.E.F.
	*	LINKLATER	Robert	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	MACKAY	Edwin	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
†	*	MACKAY	James	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	MANSON	David	Lance Corporal, C.E.F.
	*	MANSON	Joseph	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
†	*	MARWICK	Hugh	Saddler, Royal Army Service Corps
	*	MARWICK	James	S.S. Rook?, Mercantile Marine
	*	MARWICK	John J	Private, Royal Scots
	*	MASON	William	S.S. Rook?, Mercantile Marine
	*	MAXWELL	John K?	Private, Gordon Highlanders
	*	MILLER?	George	Rev., C.F.
†		MILNE	Francis	No further information currently available
†	*	MILNE	William	Private, Machine Gun Corps?
	*	MORDAN	Donald	Drums., C.E.F.
	*	MOXAT?	Robert	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	MUIR	John W	Private, A.E.F.
	*	NEWLANDS	Robert Jr.	Sapper, Royal Engineers
†	*	NICOLSON	Andrew Jr.	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
†	*	OSBURNE	Alfred	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
†	*	REID	James	Private, Gordon Highlanders?
†	*	RENDALL	George	S.S. Express, Mercantile Marine
†	*	RENDALL	George I	S.S. Express, Mercantile Marine
†		RENDALL	John	No further information currently available
	*	ROBERTSON	Archibald Garden	Second Lieutenant, Black Watch attached to Royal Flying Corps. Killed in action near Rouliers, Belgium, 8th June 1917. Second son of Duncan John Robertson and Margaret Keir Garden. Born at Crantit, St. Ola, Orkney 23rd February 1898.
†	*	ROBERTSON	James	Cl, R.G.A. ?
	*	ROBERTSON	William G	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
†	*	ROSIE	John	Private, K.O.S.B.
†	*	SANDISON	George	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	SCARTH	John	Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery
	*	SCOLLAY	Thomas	Corporal, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	SCOTT	Charles F	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
†	*	SCOTT	Donald K	A/????, R.W.R.?
	*	SCOTT	Robert T	Private, Scottish Rifles
	*	SEADE?	Charles	S.S. Express, Mercantile Marine
	*	SHEARER	George S	Private, R.S. Fusiliers
	*	SHEARER	James W	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	SHEARER	Leslie	Private, C.E.F.
†	*	SIMISON	James	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
†	*	SINCLAIR	George W	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
†	*	SINCLAIR	John W S	Sapper, Royal Engineers
	*	SINCLAIR	Robert	Gunner, Royal Naval Reserve
	*	SINCLAIR	Thomas	Private, Royal Scots
†	*	SINCLAIR	William J	Lance Corporal, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	SMITH	Alexander	Sergeant, C.E.F.
†	*	SMITH	Robert M	Lance Corproal, Royal S. Fusiliers
	*	SPENCE	John G	Sergeant, highland Light Infantry
†	*	SUTHERLAND	Anderson	Major, Royal Field Artillery
†	*	SUTHERLAND	Goodwin	Lieutenant, Gordon Highlanders
	*	SUTHERLAND	James H	Private, Cameron Highlanders
	*	TULLOCH	James	Seaman, Royal Navy
†	*	TULLOCH	James W	No further information currently available
	*	TULLOCH	John	Lance Corporal, C.E.F.
	*	VELZIAN	Dick	Private, R. S. Fusiliers
	*	VELZIAN	George F	Sergeant, Royal Scots
	*	VELZIAN	John	Private, Royal Army Service Corps
	*	VOV	James	Private, C.E.F.
†	*	WATSON, MC	Willliam Baikie	Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds in France 29th September 1918. Aged 25. Surviving son of the late James Watson, Uddington, Douglas, Lanarkshire and Mrs Watson, Albert Hotel, Kirkwall. Buried in Lowrie British Cemetery, Havrincourt.
	*	WATT	James	Private, Gordon Highlanders
†	*	WEBSTER	J Duncan	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
†	*	WICK	John	Private, A.E.F.
†	*	WILLETS	James	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	WILSON	Stewart	Private, R.S. Fusiliers
	*	WISHART	James A	Corporal, Cameron Highlanders
	*	WORK	John E	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	WORK	William	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	WORK	William J	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
	*	YULE	Alexander	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
			1939-1945
		BUCHANAN	Frederick	F/O, Royal Air Force
		CAMPBELL	Wilson	Sgt/Pilot, Royal Air Force
		CAMPBELL	John A F	Radio Operator, Merchant Navy
		CHALMERS	Thomas H	Corporal, Royal Air Force
		COOPER	John A	Lance Bombardier, Royal Horse Artillery
		CORSIE	Edwin	Sdr, Royal Artillery
		FIRTH	John F	Radio Officer, Merchant Navy
		FLETT	James S M	Petty Officer, Royal Navy
		HARCUS	Robert R	Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy
		HUME	David E	S/O, Royal Air Force
		ISBISTER	Norman	Marine. Royal Marines
		JOHNSTON	Thomas	Private, Manchester Regiment
		KELDAY	Jerry W	Seaman, Royal Navy
		LINKLATER	David	Sapper, Royal Engineers
		MORRIS	Geroge S	Seaman, Royal Navy
		MORQUOY	John	Sergeant, Royal Engineers
		PARTNER	George	Gunner, Royal Artillery
		PEACE	Norman J	Sergeant/Flight Engineer, Royal Air Force
		RENDALL	James D?	Gunner, New Zealand Artillery
		ROBERTSON	Donald	Lieutenant-Colonel, Seaforth Highlanders
		ROBERTSON	George	Leading Stoker, Royal Navy
		ROBINSON	James	Gunner, Royal Artillery
		ROBINSON	Thomas	Private, London Scottish
		SHEARER	Charles A	Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery
		SINCLAIR	James W	Seaman, Royal Naval Reserve
		SINCLAIR	John	Private, Seaforth Highlanders
		STEELE	Alastair	Major, Royal Artillery
		WALLS	Thomas	Signalman, Royal Signals

Other Plaques

BURROUGHS, KCB

Frederick W Traill

Colonel, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders.

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
Sir FREDERICK W TRAILL BURROUGHS
K.C.B.
OF ROUSAY AND VEIRA
COLONEL OF THE
ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS
IN THE 2ND BATTN. OF WHICH (THE 2ND)
HE SERVED THROUGHOUT THE CRIMEAN WAR,
THE INDIAN MUTINY WAR,
AND THE UMBEYIA CAMPAIGN.
VICE LT OF ORKNEY
DIED IN LONDON 9TH APRIL 1903. AGED 74.

Not on memorial but from the area

WATSON

Robert James

Private 6846, 2nd Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed 6th November 1917. Aged 23. Born Grimbister, Orkney in 1894. Son of Mr. Robert Watson of 26 Union Street, Dundee. He attended Rosebank Public School, Dundee. He became a Merchant Seaman, a ship's cook, and had arrived, aged 18, in Australia and was resident there by 1916. He joined the Australian Army on 17th July 1916. Buried in PASSCHENDAELE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XIII. Row A. Grave 1.

Last updated 20 September, 2008

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