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.

Wednesday, 20 August 2014

Andrew Easton

I cannot pinpoint this man who is on Cumnock War Memorial. Can anyone recognise the name? He was in the same Battalion as my father-in-law.

Name: Andrew Easton
Birth Place: Motherwell, Lanarkshire
Residence: Wishaw, Lanarkshire
Death Date: 22 Aug 1915
Death Place: Gallipoli
Enlistment Place: Ayr
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion: 1st 5th Battalion
Regimental Number: 7474
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Balkan Theatre


CWGC

He left his effects to Bella Easton of Furnace Row, Wishaw. She is single, a sister?



She got £6 3/3 (here she is Mrs Bella Easton, could be wrong)



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