WW1 Soldiers from Cumnock: John Bryden

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.

Sunday, 28 September 2014

John Bryden

John Bryden was born in 1892 in Cumnock but living at 2 Riverside Terrace Kirkconnel when he enlisted in the Cameron Highlanders in June 1915. He was a miner.

He was the son of James Bryden and Jemima Lochrie. In 1901 they were at 62 Skares Row.

James Bryden     43 coal miner
Jemima Bryden     42
Wm Bryden     16
Jas Bryden     14
Martha Bryden     12
John Bryden     9
Agnes Bryden     7
Marion Bryden     4
Thomas Bryden     2

He was a Corporal in the Cameron Highlanders when he fell in France on 30th May 1918.

A Miss Clapperton of 8 Craigbank, New Cumnock inserted a death notice for him in the Cumnock Chronicle on Friday 14th June 1918. Was she his sweetheart?

Kirkconnel minister Rev Charleson had this to say about him.