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War Memorial Inverkip

This memorial commemorates the residents of Inverkip who died in the First (24 names) or Second World War (5 names).

• Memorial unveiled in October 1920.
• 8 of the 29 were born in Inverkip.

World War One
• Private Michael Anderson, Gordon Highlanders. Died 31 July 1916, aged 17.
• Private Peter Culligan, Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Killed 17 August 1917.
• Trooper William Crawford, Household Battalion. Killed 8 February 1918.
• Sergeant Edward Denny, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Killed 1 August 1918.
• Private Joseph Harrison, Cameron Highlanders. Killed 25 September 1916.
• Second Lieutenant John Hyslop, Gordon Highlanders. Killed 26 October 1917.
• Corporal John Milne, Cameronian (Scottish Rifles). Killed 16 February 1917.
• Private George Murdoch, Royal Scots. Killed 11 May 1916.
• Private Robert Murdoch, Black Watch. Killed 21 March 1918.
• Private James Malcolm, Royal Scots. Killed 1 July 1916.
• Private Thomas McFarlane, Australian Expeditionary Force. Killed 15 November 1916.
• Private George McIntosh, Highland Light Infantry. Killed 27 August 1917.
• Private Alfred Price, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Killed 15 October 1918.
• Duncan Scott, regiment unknown. Killed 9 July 1916.
• Daniel Shaw, regiment unknown. Killed 2 September 1916.
• Private Ernest Tibble, Lancashire Fusiliers. Killed 16 April 1918.
• Private George Wales, Seaforth Highlanders. Killed 25 March 1918.
• Lance Corporal James Campbell, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Killed 12 July 1915.
• Private John Muir, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Killed 12 July 1915.
• Lance Sergeant Joseph Griffiths, Connaught Rangers. Killed 29 December 1917.
• Private James Kirk, Seaforth Highlanders. Killed 22 April 1916.
• Second Engineer Humphrey McFarlane, Merchant Navy. Lost at sea 26 February 1918.
• Chief Engineer Harry Harrower, Merchant Navy. Lost at sea 31 January 1917.
• Private Daniel Boyle, Home Labour Corps. Committed suicide 22 July 1917.

World War Two
• Stoker Gabriel Ritchie, Royal Navy. Lost at sea 25 November 1941.
• Assistant John Blaikie, Merchant Navy. Lost at sea 3 November 1941.
• Fourth Engineer Roderick Devlin, Merchant Navy. Lost at sea 17 June 1943.
• Private Thomas Evans, Kings Own Scottish Borderers. Killed 22 January 1944.
• Lance Sergeant Archibald Stewart, Scots Guards. Died 7 January 1943.

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Source

  • Text: Fedor de Vries & Hilary Cameron
  • Photos: Hilary Cameron

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