Sunday, 8 June 2025

Cumnock Civic Brigade

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Cumnock Chronicle 1914   It has been decided to form a company of the Civic Brigade in Cumnock, the age limits will be from 16 to 55.  The c...
Saturday, 7 June 2025

John Gilchrist

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John Gilchrist was born in Dalmeny,  Midlothian to Auchinleck born   William Gilchrist and Elizabeth Anderson. William was a shale miner at...
Wednesday, 9 April 2025

Peter Kelso

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Reported wounded in 1919 Dvr P Kelso, 225162 RFA 21st Jan 1919 Peter Kelso  1886-1933 born in Cumnock
Wednesday, 24 July 2024

Andrew M Kirkland

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 I am indebted to Linda Juchatz in USA for information about her great uncle. Andrew Morton Kirkland was born on 13th May 1880 in Glengyron...
Monday, 13 May 2024

Thomas Gibson Cochrane

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Thomas Gibson Cochrane was born on 13th October 1898 at Roadside Cumnock, Thomas joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He was an officer...
Wednesday, 21 February 2024

The names on the War Memorial

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The War Memorial (pictured to the right) is in the New Cemetery in Glaisnock Street. It was unveiled  by Lt-Col Archibald McInnes Shaw of Ba...
Sunday, 12 November 2023

John Kirkland

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John (Jackie) Kirkland was born in Cumnock in 1897 making him very young when he enlisted in the Royal Scots Fusiliers 1/5, reg numbers 2402...

John McCartney, RSF

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 John McCartney was born in Cumnock on the 25th May 1878 in Elbow Lane to William Clark Mccartney and Margaret Richmond. His father a tailo...
Wednesday, 11 October 2023

William Carter

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William Carter was born on  the 22nd February 1886 in Elbow Lane where his parents Francis Carter and Margaret Murray kept a lodging house....
Monday, 24 April 2023

The Lodge Memorial

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 The Lodge Memorial in Cumnock New Cemetery photographed and recorded by George McMillan 2.1.1 To the glory of God and in memory of Brethren...
Saturday, 6 November 2021

Hugh Porteous

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Hugh Porteous was born in 1895 in Motherwell. His mother Agnes married John Robert Hewitson a widower with 3 children in 1901 and by 1911 c...
Friday, 24 September 2021

James McGrady

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 1/10 Royal Scots Service Number 375675 James McGrady born in Cumnock in 1894 son of James McGrady of 9 The Square, Cumnock enlisted on the ...

Thomas McGrady

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Thomas McGrady born in 1897 enlisted in the Royal Garrison Artillery in June 1917. He served a a gunner until December 1920. He was a shoem...
Tuesday, 23 March 2021

George Findlay

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George Findlay was born on 21 March 1871 in Lugar Street, Cumnock to George Samson Findlay and Sarah Hamilton. His father was born at Broom...
Wednesday, 11 March 2020

History of the War Memorial

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By February 1920 the War Memorial fund met and found they had £748 left after the payment of the Parish Medals and the the Welcome Home Dan...