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Southwick Roll of Honour

These are the photographs collected during the 1st World War of servicemen along with some information about their regiments and connection with the parish. Many are unknown. Please let us know if you can help identify them or shed light upon their story.

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Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Chief Petty Officer
Robert Stewart Henderson
Chief Motor Mechanic
Knockenhooly, Southwick
Corporal Peter McKeand
West Riding Regiment
New Farm, Southwick
unknown
Pte. James Craig Frazer
10th Battalion King's Liverpool
Glensone, Southwick
killed 4 Feb 1915


unknown
Picture
unknown
Royal Field Artillery
Picture
unknown
Army Service Corps

Picture
Pte. John Nicholson
King's Own Scottish Borderers
Mainsriddell, Kirkbean
killed 27 Mar 1917
Picture
Alexander Adair?
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles
killed 25 Oct 1917
Picture
Lance Corporal William Stroyan
Cameron Highlanders
Park Cottage, Blackcraig
killed Nov 1914
Picture
Pte.  William McWhirter
1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders
Dalbeattie
missing/killed Jan 1916
brother of John McWhirter
Picture
John Cameron?
Royal Garrison Artillery

Picture
Sergeant Henry Dickson?
Royal Army Service Corp
Caulkerbush
educated at Southwick school
Picture
unknown
"Searg' written on back of picture

Picture
Pte. James Seggie
Cameron Highlanders
Bogknowe, Southwick
killed 16 Aug 1916
Picture
Unknown
Picture
Unknown
Picture
Unknown
Picture
Unknown
Picture
Unknown
Picture
Unknown
Picture
William Barrowman?
Picture
Unknown
Picture
James Thomson?
Corporal Royal Scots

Picture
Unknown
Picture
Unknown
Picture
Unknown
Picture
Pte. Robert Thomson
Royal Scots
killed France 9 Jan 1917
brother of  Cpl James Thomson
Australian Imperial Force
Picture
John Durham?
Royal Scots Fusileers

Picture
Unknown
Picture
Unknown
Picture
Unknown
Picture
Unknown
Picture
Pte. Robert Stitt Coupland
Canadian Mounted Rifles
Southwick
Picture
Pte.  John or James Coupland
King's Own Scottish Borderers

Picture
Pte. Thomas Nicholson
Royal Army Veterinary Corp
Kells, Southwick
Picture
Unknown
Picture
Pte. James Ferrol McAdam
KOSB
Kirkbean
Picture
Pvt. James A. Milligan
Suffolk Regiment
Southwick


Picture
Pvt.  James Tait Coltart
or John O. Coltart
both
Royal Army Service Corp
Millburn  Bank, Southwick
Picture
James Dickson
Driver Army Service Corp

Picture
Pte.  Alex Adair
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles
killed 25 Oct 1917
Picture
Pte.  John McWhirter
K. O. S. B.
killed Flanders 14 Dec 1914
Picture
Unknown
Picture
William Landsburgh
Royal Field Artillery
Auchenskeoch
Picture
Unknown
Picture
Mark Simpson?
Army Service Corp
Picture
Lance Corporal Hugh Seggie
Caneron Highlanders
killed France 20 Nov 1916

Picture
Pte.  Matthew Donald Cameron
Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
Mainsriddell

Picture
Robert M. Ferguson
Gunner
25 Divisional Morters Battery
Royal Field Artillery
Southwick Schoolhouse
Picture
Joseph McNae Thomson
Canadian Expeditionary Force

Picture
William John Coupland
Canadian Expeditionary Force

Picture
Pte.  Andrew M'Killop
Byrecroft, Kirkgunzeon
K. O. S. B.
Picture
Unknown
Picture
Pte. Anthony Mac Whirter
Highland Light Infantry

Picture
Cpl. James Thomson
Australian Imperial Force 

Picture
J Fraser

Australian Expiditionary Force

Picture
Samuel Simpson
Highland Light Infantry

Picture
Pte. A E Davidson
Royal Scots
Picture
Pte.  Charles E. Costine
Royal Scots Fusiliers


Picture
Pte. Thomas McWhirter
904832
194th Edmonton Highlanders


Picture
Pte. James Nicholson
2nd Batt. K.O.S.B.
​k.i.a. Hill 60   30 April 1915
Home Farm of Southwick

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