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 28 March 2018

David McCowan Hill

The youngest son of former Cumnock Provost William Hill and his wife Jeanie McCowan, he was born at Hartfield Cottage in Ayr Road on 23 February 1889.

He was a Lieutenant in the Cyclist Corps of the KOSB in 1916


He married Mary Robson Spears in 1919 in Old or New Kilpatrick and died there in 1969.

He was awarded the OBE in

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