Adam Barr

Onr of the most tragic deaths must be that of young Adam Barr who was killed in France on 29th October 1918, just two weeks before the Armistice.  At age 19, he had only been "in the lines" for 2 days when he fell. He was a private in the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers.

He is remembered on Cumnock War Memorial and is buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas-de-Calais, France

He was born on 14 Jul 1897 at Glaisnock Cottage, Cumnock, the son of Adam Barr and Sarah Newlands. He had a twin brother Hugh Barr who died age 3 months.
He had been a ploughman for Mr McLanachan at Loganhill. His parents were at Meadow Cottages, Cumnock in 1918.

Kept by the McLanachan family, his employers.

Here's the family in 1901 census
Townhead, Tarbolton

Adam Barr             28 ploughman b Cumnock

Sarah Barr             25 b Auchinleck

Adam Barr             3 b Old Cumnock

William Barr             1 b New Cumnock

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