Introduction

In 2014 the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, Cumnock History Group began researching the names on the Cumnock War Memorial plus other men and women with Cumnock connections mentioned on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or in the Cumnock Chronicle of the time. The research is not limited to those who died but also to men and women who served, using family history information.

The group would like to appeal to individuals with knowledge of family members for photographs of the soldier, either in uniform or not, and photos of medals or other memorabilia eg letters sent home from the Front. If you would be prepared to share these on this site, please email the web manager info@cumnockhistorygroup.org The group is willing to share any copies of documents found with the soldier's descendants.

Saturday, 15 March 2014

Samuel Stewart

from Cumnock Chronicle
Samuel was born about 1888 in Riccarton to Irish miner William Stewart and his Cumnock born wife Mary McGinness. The parents lived at 69 Skares Row.

He married Elizabeth Hope, daughter of confectioner John Hope and Catherine McPhee  in Cumnock on 1 Dec 1911.

His wife and young son William lived at 12 Townfoot.

He worked at Whitehill Pit.

He was a private in the Royal Scots Fusiliers and died on 23 Oct 1916 in France. He was killed by a shell while digging a trench.



He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial and on Cumnock War Memorial.

His wife remarried to John McKinnell and  lived at 446 Brick Row, Lugar.

Cumnock Connections tree

CWGC



SaveSave
Posted by at
Labels: , , , , ,

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)