Gardner, Norman

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Norman Gardner

Lanarkshire Fusiliers

16th Batt. Lancashire Fusiliers
He is remembered with honour on St Andrew’s Church Roll of Honour, Larchfield School memorial and Helensburgh War Memorial, Column 3, Line 50.

The family home was at Camden, 5, East Montrose Street, Helensburgh. The son of John Gardner M.D. and Annie Little Gardner.
Siblings: Not Known.
Norman Gardner was brought up in Helensburgh where his father was the local doctor. He attended Larchfield Academy, and later, Glasgow Agricultural College.
Norman was employed in rubber cultivation in Kilantan on the Malay Peninsula before returning to join first the Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment and then the 16th Batt. Lancashire Fusiliers.
Norman was reported as wounded in August 1918 but returned to the front, he was killed in action in October. He was 32 years old.

Hughes, James

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James Hughes

Lanarkshire Fusiliers

1/9th Batt. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
He is remembered with honour on the Scottish National War Memorial, St Joseph's Church Roll of Honour and Helensburgh War Memorial, Column 4 Line 1.

TThe family home was at 27, Colquhoun Square, Helensburgh.
The son of John and Annie Marion McInnes Hughes.
James Hughes was born at 24, West Princes Street in Helensburgh and was brought up in the town where his father was a gardener. He was employed as a slater with Messrs Thom and Son, William Street before joining the county brigade in the first week of the war. James was later attached to the Black Watch. He died from wounds, received in battle, at No10 Casualty Clearing Station, France (pictured left). He was 21 years of age.

Jenkinson. James

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James Jenkinson

Royal Marines

Royal Marine Land Company (Royal Navy).
He is remembered with honour on the Scottish National War Memorial, the Old Parish Church Roll of Honour and the Helensburgh War Memorial, Column 4 Line 3.

The The family home was 27 Maitland Street, Helensburgh where he lived with his wife, Mary and 4 grown up children. Margaret, Archibald, James and Catherine. The son of John Jenkinson (commercial traveller) and Margaret Jenkinson (nee Hunter).

 

James Jenkinson was born in Leith, Midlothian where his father was a commercial traveller. He married Mary and lived at 27 Maitland Street and worked in Helensburgh as a licenced porter.
He had four children, Archibald, Margaret, James and Catherine.
He enlisted shortly after the outbreak of war and served 4 years in France. He died in hospital at Rue de Phalsbourg Section, 2 General Hospital, Le Havre. It having been reported that he had been in poor health for some time. He was aged 56.
His son Archibald also served and survived the war.

King, David Melville

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David Melville King

Rhodesian Regiment

2nd Rhodesian Regiment
He is remembered with honour on the Larchfield School memorial and Helensburgh War Memorial, Column 4 Line 6.

The family home was at Auchengower, Cove, Loch Long.
The son of John and Isabella McFarlane-Colville King.
Siblings: David had two brothers, John was in a reserved occupation and Douglas, who died in France in 1917.

Douglas King was born at Auchengower, Cove, on Loch Long. His father was an accountant with Glasgow University.
He attended Colquhoun Villa School and Larchfield School before going to Glasgow University to study Medicine. He graduated with M.B ChB in August, 1914. During his study time he was a member of the University Training Corps and the Officer’s Reserve.
Douglas enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps attached to the 74th Field Ambulance. He was mentioned in despatches in 1915 and was awarded the Military Cross on the 1st June, 1917, only 6 days before his death. He was killed in action aged 27 years.

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