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| Cumnock Parish Medal |
In 1891 census his widowed mother was keeping a dairy
257 Wellington st
Stuart M S Broom 34 dairy keeper b
Thomas Broom 4
Janet S Broom 2
George S Broom 1
Mary Ann Conway 13
She later married John Kirkland of New Cumnock.
In 1901 census they are at Bankend Cottage in Cumnock
John Kirkland 41 mason's labourer b New Cumnock
Stuart Kirkland 43 b Auchinleck
Thomas Brown 14 stepson pithead labourer b Glasgow
George Brown 11 stepson b Glasgow
Ellen Kirkland 8 dau b Glasgow
Stuart Kirkland 5 dau b Glasgow
Margaret Kirkland 2 dau b Cumnock
Medal Roll card has him as a driver
Ancestry record
| Name: | George Kirkland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth Place: | Cumnock | |||
| Death Date: | 23 Oct 1917 | |||
| Death Place: | France and Flanders | |||
| Enlistment Place: | Cumnock, Ayrshire | |||
| Rank: | A BDR. | |||
| Regiment: | Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery | |||
| Regimental Number: | 103883 | |||
| Type of Casualty: | Killed in action | |||
| Theatre of War: | Western European Theatre |
CWGC record
- Rank:
- Acting Bombardier
- Service No:
- 103883
- Date of Death:
- 23/10/1917
- Age:
- 27
- Regiment/Service:
- Royal Field Artillery
- 31st Bty. 33rd Bde.
- Grave Reference:
- XII. A. 10.
- Cemetery:
- THE HUTS CEMETERY (Ypres)
- Additional Information:
- Son of John and Stuart Kirkland, of 32, Elbow Lane, Old Cumnock.
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