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254861 Spr. John Gilmour MM. 409th (Lowland) Field Company Royal Engineers John Gilmour won the Military Medal in action on 4th of November 1918, at the crossing of the Sambre Oise canal at Bois L' Abbaye.
On 7th of November, Major G D E Findlay, who was awarded the Victoria Cross in the same action, recommended Sapper Gilmour receive the Military Medal.
Specifically, for placing a second bridge over the canal, whilst under fire. This allowed the infantry to cross and to achieve its objectives.
The award was presented on 27th of February 1919, having been transferred to the reserves on 5th of February.
He returned home and went on to marry Mary, and raise five children together. James (Jim), Chrissie, Robert, John and Janet (Jenny).
He spent his married life in Caldercrux by Airdrie and died at Robroyston Hospital in February 1973.
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250656 Spr. Hugh Rennie Walker 1st (Lowland) Field Coy Royal Engineers (d.30th June 1916) Hugh Walker was the first husband of my paternal grandmother, Isabella Walker (nee Cuthbertson). They were married in 1914 and had 2 children. Martha born in 1915 and George born in 1916, less than a month after his father's death. Like his Father, George also served his country in WW2 and was killed in Belgium in September 1944 by a sniper's bullet. Isabella then married my Grandfather, David Adam, in 1925 and had another 4 children. My father was the eldest of this second family.
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236996 Spr. Robert Cook 409 Lowland Field Coy. Royal Engineers Robert Cook served with 409 Lowland Field Coy. Royal Engineers.
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222898 Sapr. William Cunningham 1st/1st Bn. (Lowland) Field Coy. Royal Engineers (d.12th Jul 1915) William Cunningham died on the 12th July 1915 and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
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219441 Spr. John Ness 1st Lowland Field Coy. Royal Engineers Sapper John Ness from Airdrie was in the 1st Lowland Field Company attached 1st Brigade, 1st Ind. Division, British Expediitionary Force.
He enlisted on 28th October 1914 and went to Bridge of Allan for training before leaving for france on Sunday 27th March 1915 as reinforcements. As train passed through Coatbridge he saw his mother and father on the platform.
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