Southend War Memorial

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Location: Southend, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom

Contents 1 Southend War Memorial 1.1 Location 1.1.1 Inscription 1.2 Names 2 Sources

Southend War Memorial

Southend War Memorial

Memorial erected to honor those from Southend, Argyll, Scotland who died in World War I and II.

Location

Keprigan Farm

approx 9 miles south of Campbeltown & 2 miles North of Southend

Inscription

Inscription Southend War Memorial

Ne Obliviscaris Their names liveth for evermore Erected by the inhabitants of Southend Parish in memory of the men who fell in the war, 1914 - 1918

Names

World War I

Names on Southend War Memorial

• Private James Armour fought with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 8th Battalion. He was killed in France March 24, 1918.
• Lance Corporal Gilbert Blackstock fought with the 12th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. He died of his battle wounds Sept 17, 1916
• Private Archibald Blackstock fought with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 10th Battalion. He was killed in action in France, September 30, 1918.
• Thomas Coffield
• Sergeant Alexander Colville Alexander fought with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He died of his wounds in France March 18 1917.
• Archibald Wilson Ferguson
• John Hamilton
• James Hewitson
• Daniel Hunter
• Samuel King
• Andrew McGuire
• Lance Corporal John McGeachy served with the First and Eighth Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He was killed in France November 13, 1916
• Ian Forbes MacKay
• Private Alexander McLachlan Alexander served with the 1st and 7th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He was killed in action in France April 23, 1917.
• John MacLean
• Neil MacNiven
• Robert MacNiven
• Alexander McSporran
• Robert Montgomery
• Thomas Park
• Robert Aitken Reid
• Private James Ronald fought with the 6th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He was killed in France August 20, 1917.
• Private Robert John Ronald served with the Second Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He was killed in action in France October 24, 1918
• John Taylor
• Lance Corporal Neil Watson immigrated to Canada in 1911. He fought with the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry. He was killed in Belgium April 26, 1916.
• Lance Corporal Duncan McKinven Wilson enlisted with the 8th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1912. He died of his battle wounds in France November 15, 1916.

World War II

• Sergeant Daniel MacLachlan immigrated to Canada. He fought with the Regina Rifle Regiment, R.C.I.C. He died of wounds in action April 8 1945.
• Archibald McVicar
• Corporal Alexander Ronald served with the Second Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He was killed in action in Malaysia Jan 1, 1942.
• Private Alistair Shaw fought with Alexander fought in World War II with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He was killed in action in Italy Oct 5 1943.

Sources

• War Memorials Online
• Men of Southend