William Cameron

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William Cameron

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5th Batt. Queens Own Cameron Highlanders.
He is remembered with honour on the Scottish National War Memorial, Old Parish Church Memorial. Helensburgh War Memorial Column 3 - line 39

The son of Mr William and Mrs Margaret Cameron and brought up in the family home at 23 Royal Street, Gourock.
His connection to the town was through his work with the Bank of Scotland in Helensburgh.
The regiment of the Cameron Highlanders expanded to 13 battalions at the beginning of WW1, 9 of which served in battle. It received 10 battle honours and lost 5,930 men.
Their Motto: Pro rege patria (for King and Country).

Thomas Cameron

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Thomas Cameron

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10th Batt. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
He is remembered with honour on the Scottish National War Memorial and the Helensburgh War Memorial, Column 3 Line 40.

The family home was at 65 West Princes Street before moving to Duntocher.
The son of Hugh Cameron (gardener) and his wife Ann (nee Morrison).
Siblings: Thomas had one older brother, John, who was described as not employed.

Thomas Cameron was born at 65, West Princes Street in Helensburgh. His father Hugh was a gardener. In the 1911 census, his mother Ann was described as head of household and was working as a washerwoman. She also let out rooms, having 3 boarders.

Thomas was resident in Duntocher, where he worked as a baker, before he enlisted.

Thomas was wounded at the Somme in 1918 and later died of his injuries. He was 30 years old.

Daniel Ward

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Daniel Ward

Argylls

1st Batt. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
He is remembered with honour on the St. Michael and All Angels Church Roll of Honour and Helensburgh War Memorial, Column 4 Line 52.

The family home was 21, Maitland Buildings, Helensburgh. The son of Mr Daniel Ward and Annie Lee, both from Glasgow. His parents married in Edinburgh in 1900.
Siblings: Daniel had one brother, Charles, and two sisters, Mary and Bella.

Daniel Ward was born in Edinburgh before the family moved to Helensburgh, where his father was a pipe maker and his mother a pipe maker’s finisher. His father died in the Boer War.

Daniel was a professional soldier, enlisting in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1910. In 1917, at St Michael and All Angels Church, Helensburgh, he married Margaret Hattrick, a laundress, of 21, Maitland Buildings.

Daniel had been wounded in France and later fought in Salonika. He died of pneumonia in Constantinople on Christmas Day, 1918. He was 26 years old.

 

James Kelly

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James Kelly

Argylls

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
He is remembered with honour on the Arras Memorial, Scottish National War Memorial, St. Joseph's Church Roll of Honour and the Helensburgh War Memorial, Column 4 Line 5.

The family home was at Alma Place, Helensburgh. The son of Richard Kelly (labourer) and Jane Kelly (nee Dolan).

James Kelly was born in Row (Rhu) and moved to Alma Place, Helensburgh, where his father was a labourer.
He was employed by A and R Spy coal merchants as a general labourer before enlisting. He married Margaret McPherson and moved to 36, East King Street. At the time of his death, they were bringing up a young family of five, Mary, James, Bessie, Margaret and Jane. Sharing their accommodation with 3 boarders.
James died at Arras, killed in action. There is no known grave. He was 36 years of age.

John Jones

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John Jones

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2nd Batt. Royal Scots Fusiliers
He is remembered with honour on the Park Church Roll of Honour and the Helensburgh War Memorial, Column 4 Line 4.

The family home was 67, East Princes Street, Helensburgh. The son of William Jones (mason) and Helen Jones (nee Haston).

John Jones was born in Helensburgh and brought up by his aunt, Mrs MacLachlan, in Grant Street in the town.
He was a painter by trade before joining the army, being a member of the local Volunteer Force and enlisting under the Derby Scheme at the outbreak of war.
John died, killed in action by a shell explosion, leaving behind a wife, Mary and three small children. He was age 26.

James Jenkinson

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James Jenkinson

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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.

David Melville King

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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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