MONQUHITTER - SCOTLAND
War Memorial
War Memorial
The Monquhitter War Memorial is freestanding within the churchyard of the parish church in Cuminestown.
Cuminestown is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, about 6 miles east of Turriff. The village is the main centre of the parish of Monquhitter
Cuminestown is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, about 6 miles east of Turriff. The village is the main centre of the parish of Monquhitter
Corporal William Findlay CALLUM 1314
Born: Newdeer, Scotland Enlisted: 4-12-1914, Brisbane, Queensland Occupation prior to Enlistment: Motor Mechanic 15th Battalion Australian Infantry Departed Australia 13-2-1915 from Brisbane, Qld. Killed in Action 17-101-1916, Belgium aged 28years Son of William and Jeannie Callum, of 167, Clifton Rd., Woodside, Aberdeen, Scotland Resting: Bedford House Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 75 |
2nd Lieutenant Alexander PATERSON 851
Born: Monquhitter, Turriff, Aberdeenshire,Scotland Enlisted: 2-3-1915, Northam, Western Australia Occupation prior to Enlistment: Storekeeper 32nd Battalion Australian Infantry Departed Australia 24-11-1915 from Fremantle, W.A. Killed in Action 20-7-1916, France Son of William Paterson, Monquhitter, Tuffiff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Resting: Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais, France Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 121 |
Private William URQUHART 2694
Born: Crimond, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Enlisted: 12-6-1915, Liverpool, New South Wales Occupation prior to Enlistment: Farmer 55th Battalion Australian Infantry Departed Australia 9-8-1915 from Sydney, N.S.W. Killed in Action 11-5-1917, France Son of James Urquhart, Newstead, Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Honoured: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 161 |