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.

Sunday, 6 April 2014

Thomas Campbell of Skares

Thomas Campbell, born in Girvan about 1881, was the son of Thomas Campbell and Sarah Swan. He married his cousin Marion Swan in Skares in 1909. They lived at 75 Skares Row, Cumnock at the time of his death. 
In 1901 he was still in Girvan
117 Cairn Place

Thomas Campbell             46
Sarah Campbell             42
Thomas Campbell             19
John Campbell             16
Jane Campbell             13
Sarah Campbell             11
Robert Campbell             8
James Campbell             6
Frank Campbell             4
Grace Campbell             3
Mabel Campbell             1

He died at Alexandria on 24th April 1917. He was a private in the Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Cumnock Chronicle

He is remembered on Cumnock War memorial and at Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

CWGC

on Cumnock Connections tree 

Update: 8 July 2019
I am grateful to Ian Jones of Girvan Historical Society for further information and a photo of Thomas Campbell's Skares Plaque. This was the first I'd heard of individual plaques given to the Skares men.


Update 25 July 2020
Found by Lorna Conaghan in a local newspaper



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