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, 1 July 2026

Robert White

 Robert White was born in Cumnock on the 1 May 1886 to Archibald White and Mary Lamont.

He was a coal miner in 2 St Marnock st Kilmarnock when he married Georgina Dunlop in 1908 and they had 4 children according to his military record. In fact two more were born as seen in the 1921 census when Georgina was living in 44 Sandbed Street, Kilmarnock with her six children, She was working in Irvinebank dye works as a wool scourer.

He enlisted in the Seaforth Highlanders number 8647. He was a Lance Sergeant when he was killed in action France or Flanders on 12 October 1916 and is remembered in 

WARLENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, VI. B. 5., France

and on the war memorial in Crosshouse Ayrshire.

His son Robert emigrated to Canada and was murdered in Vancouver in 1959.


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