William Robson Grierson

Acting Corporal, Army Service Corps Reg No M2/193702

Bobby Grierson writes:

My great grandfather William Robson Grierson was born in 1882 in Applegarth, Dumfriesshire, the seventh of twelve children. William started life as a farm labourer then worked as a Coachman in Dumfries but soon upgraded his skills to four wheeled transport in the late 1890s.

He married Agnes Armstrong Dobie in Dumfries in 1903 and soon moved to Cumnock where he was employed as a domestic chauffeur by Mrs Kerr from Stepends House in Auchinleck Road. They lived in Stepends Cottage, across from the Congregational Church where they raised Annie, Robert (my grandfather), Wullie, Mary and Tom.

William joined the Army Service Corps in 1914 as Acting Corporal M2/193702 and served during WW1. He was awarded the Allied Victory medal, the British War medal and the Cumnock Parish medal for his services during the war. He continued working for Mrs Kerr until he retired. He died in 1959 at Stepends Cottage. Him and his wife are buried in the new Cumnock Cemetery.
He served with his brother James Smart Grierson from Inverness who was in the 11th Ambulance Company across France and Britain.

Medal Card
Corps: Army Service Corps
Regiment No: M2/193702 (Mechanical Transport)
Rank: Acting Corporal
1914-1920 WO 372/8

Allied Victory Medal
Was awarded for service in any operational theatre between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. It was issued to individuals who received the 1914 and 1914-15 Stars and to most individuals who were  issued the British War Medal.

British War Medal
British War Medal was awarded to bothservicemen and civilians that either served in a theatre of war, or rendered service overseas between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918.

Cumnock Parish Medal Was awarded to all the men who served in WW1 from Cumnock.