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.

Saturday, 23 August 2014

George McCririck

This man is on Dundonald War Memorial.

Despite the record below, he was born on 11 July 1895 in Ayr.  He was the son of Cumnock farmer James McCririck of Muirdyke Farm and Agnes McDade.

George McCririck
Birth Place: Old Cumnock, Ayrshire
Residence: Troon, Ayrshire
Death Date: 27 Dec 1917
Death Place: Palestine
Enlistment Place: Ayr
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion: 12th Battalion
Regimental Number: 295220
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Egyptian Theatre


In the 1901 census
Muirdyke Farm, Cumnock
Jas Mc Crerick     37 farmer b Cumnock
Agnes Mc Crerick     34
George Mc Crerick     6  b Ayr
Charles Mc Crerick     4
Jas Mc Crerick     2
Jane Mc Crerick     71
Mary Thomson     13
Jas McLean     3


Cumnock Connections tree


CWGC


His war grave is in Jerusalem War Cemetery.
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