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.

Monday 7 March 2016

Henry Carruthers

Henry Charles Carruthers was a 34 year old grocer living with his wife Janet or Jessie McSorland and 3 children at 368 Cronberry when he enlisted in 1917.

He was in the RGA and was a gunner, stationed at Falmouth and Plymouth.

On demobilisation his address was 29 Glengyron Row and he was still at that address in 1930 (valuation roll). By then he was a labourer.

He was born in Dalbeattie about 1882. His parents were Hugh Carruthers a ploughman and Henrietta Jane Russell.

Here he is on Cumnock Connections tree








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