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.

Thursday, 26 June 2014

Thomas M B Smith

A survivor of the war whose service record survives is Thomas Main Baird Smith of Pedenthorn, Cumnock who enlisted in the Territorials, Lowland field company in 25 November 1915 at Coatbridge. He was 19 and 11 months. He was a bank clerk.

He was promoted to sergeant in May 1916 but reverted to sapper  at his own request in September that year.

He was born about December 1895,  son of house painter Robert Smith and wife Sophia of Barrhill rd in 1901 census.

He married Jeanie Mellis Sommerville in Irvine in 1920. He was a bank teller.

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