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.

Tuesday, 29 July 2014

John Kay

John Kay 19 yrs 5 months son of John Kay, 82 Barrhill Rd, Cumnock and was one on he first to volunteer enlisting in the RSF on 4 Sep 1914. This information comes from his pension record which survives.

He was 5 ft 8 with brown hair and eyes. His feet were very bad but passed fit for army.
He had no upper teeth.
He was born in Auchinleck.
Discharged 20 October 1914 as medically unfit. No further details.

He was the son of John Kay and Mary Wills. He married Flora McDonald in 1928 and died in Cumnock in 1968.
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