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Men and Women of Greenock Who Died As a Result of the War of 1939-1945 Men and Women of Greenock who died as a result of the War of 1939-1945. Published by the Corporation of the Burgh of Greenock In proud and sorrowing remembrance the Burgh of Greenock has recorded in this volume the names of the 880 Greenock folk whose lives were part of the price our country paid for victory in the war 1939-45. Of this Number there were 451 (including three young women) who served in the Armed Forces. Their’s it was, with many another, to follow the path of Duty wheresoeer it led, and to employ their skill and courage in whatever capacity was required of them—on land, in the great waters, or in the upper air. Their mortal remains rest in Scotland, in the continent of Europe, in Africa or in the far places of the East. And some there be who have no known grave. Not even in the Greenock homes where their loss is most deeply felt and their memory most lovingly cherished would it be asserted that these men and women who died in the Services did their duty more gallantly than the thousands who marched or sailed or flew with them—yet lived to come back home. But Death, which brushes past one fighting man and beckons another, claimed from these 451 the last full measure of devotion to the cause for which all fought so resolutely; and it is fitting that their names should be recorded here by the Burgh which was proud to count them among its citizens. Of those from Greenock who died in the common cause, another 158 served in the Merchant Navy. Engineer or carpenter, fireman or galleyboy, steward or seaman, their task it was to form part of the great machine that moved men and materials across the changing face of the waters so that victory could at last be won. The motive power of that machine was the quiet acceptance of risks, the unassuming courage that faced without flinching the eternal hazards of the sea and the deadly devices of the enemy. Without this the efforts and sacrifices of the Armed Forces, and the endurance and labour of those at home, had all been in vain. In this book are also recorded the names of 271 civilians — men, women and even little children—whose lives were lost as the result of enemy attacks on our native town. The Men and Women of Greenock who died as a result of the War of 1939-1945 1 Some among these were in the Civil Defence Services. They were of those who, by their own free will, put themselves in the way of danger that they might lessen the danger to others or succour the injured in their need. The greater number of those who died from enemy bombardment, however, were ordinary folk, wearing neither uniform nor badge—folk who were chosen for no high service but who, in whatever way was open to them, were doing what they could to further the end for which all were striving. When a cause is given over to the fierce arbitrament of war, all that is certain is that many lives will be lost before the end is won. None can tell whose life will be claimed and whose will be spared. Even now we cannot, with our finite eyes, discern why certain ones among all those Greenock folk who worked and fought for victory should have been called on to lay down their lives while others were spared. We cannot hope to understand why some should pass through unparalleled danger and returned unscathed, while others fell at their side or were struck down in their homes. We can only believe that this was not blind Chance. We can only trust that, in some way not yet known to us, these lost lives were an integral part of the pattern of ultimate victory. So the Burgh of Greenock records in this volume the names of those who died — with pride that they bore themselves well unto the last, and with sympathy for all those whose lives were darkened by their passing. But, recalling what was done to keep this nation free, we do not forget that much still remains to be achieved. This volume is therefore not only a record of the past but an earnest for the future. It is a symbol of our rededication to the task of making this burgh, this nation, and this world, a better and a happier place for those generations yet to come. The Men and Women of Greenock who died as a result of the War of 1939-1945 2 RECORD OF MEN AND WOMEN OF GREENOCK WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF SERVING IN H.M. FORCES IN THE WAR 1939-45 Name Rank Unit and Length of Service Date and Place of Death ADAMS Henry Mackie Pte. A. & S.H. 1939-1940 14th May, 1940 Belgium AGNEW Thomas Watson Sgt. R.A.F. 1941-1943 10th March, 1943 England AITKEN John Sgt. R.A.F. 1940-1943 13th June, 1943 Germany AITKENHEAD John McD. Trooper R.A.C. 1942-1944 24th June, 1944 At Sea ALLAN Alexander Sgt. R.A.F. 1941-1944 14th July, 1944 France ALLAN Andrew A. W.O. R.A.F. 1941-1944 6th December, 1944 Germany ALLAN Samuel Stoker Royal Navy 1940-1944 26th July, 1944 Johannesburg ANDERSON Forrest P. C. Gunner R.A. 1939-1940 May, 1940 Dunkirk ANDERSON James G. B. Cpl. K.O.S.B. 1940-1944 5th November, 1944 Holland ANDERSON John A.B. Royal Navy 1942-1944 17th August, 1944 Normandy ARLOW Thomas A. Sgt. R.A.F. 1939-1944 4th November, 1944 Germany ARMSTRONG John Robert Flying Officer RAF. 1939-1943 30th March, 1943 Over Enemy Territory ARMSTRONG Joseph Andrew Sub. Lt. Fleet Air Arm 1941-1943 30th August, 1943 Fochabers ARMSTRONG William Pte. East Yorkshire Reg. 1939-1940 17th December, 1940 Devonport BAIRD Samuel L/Bdr. R.A. 1928-1940 28th May, 1940 Dunkirk BANNON Thomas Stephen Pte. A. & S.H. 1940 15th October, 1940 Ayr BARR Leslie Marine Royal Marines 1942-1943 23rd July, 1943 Sicily BARR Robert Lindsay A.B. Royal Navy 1936-1941 21st December, 1941 Hong Kong BAXTER John L/Bdr. R.A. 1939-1944 6th March, 1944 Burma BEATON James Reid Pte. Seaforth Hdrs. 1939-1942 March, 1942 Belgium BEATON Peter E.R.A. Royal Navy 1939-1942 October, 1942 At Sea BELL Eric Francis Lieut. R.A. 1940-1945 22nd January, 1945 Holland BENNETT John Wallace Flt./Lt. R.A.F. V.R. 1941-1944 28th November, 1944 East of Ceylon BERRY Joseph Pte. Royal Scots 1942-1944 16th September, 1944 Italy BLACK Duncan R. Sgt. R.A.F. 1940-1941 18th June, 1941 Holland BLACK James Lees Lieut. Indian Army 1940-1943 6th July, 1943 India BLACK John Pte. S. Wales Borderers 1939-1944 29th August, 1944 Normandy BLACK Michael Pte. R.A.S.C. 1940-1944 20th August, 1944 Germany BLAIN John L/Sgt. A. & S.H.A. 1939-1940 17th June 1940 At Sea BONAR Colin Niven Sgt. R.A.F. 1941-1943 27th April, 1943 Duisburg BORTHWICK James Sgt. Cameron Hdrs. 1923-1940 27th May, 1940 Dunkirk BOVAIRD William John A.B. Royal Navy 1942-1943 10th September, 1943 Italy BOYLE Connell Cpl A. & S.H.A. 1940-1943 3rd March, 1943 North Africa BOYLE Daniel Pte. Seaforth Hdrs. 1940-1944 20th July, 1944 N.W. Europe BOYLE James Pte. Seaforth Hdrs. 1940-1944 28th June, 1944 N.W. Europe BOYLE Patrick Pte. H.L.I. 1940-1941 20th June, 1943 Greenock BOWIE Archibald Dalrymple L/Cpl. Seaforth Hdrs. 1939-1940 4th June, 1940 France The Men and Women of Greenock who died as a result of the War of 1939-1945 3 BOWLES John William Pte. Duke of Wellingtons Regt. 1941-1944 1st February, 1944 Anzio BRADLEY David Gunner R.A. 1939-1944 29th March, 1944 Burma BRECKENRIDGE John Pte. Black Watch 1944-1945 14th February, 1945 N.W. Europe BRENNAN Hugh Pte. K.O.S.B. 1942-1945 23rd February, 1945 Burma BRENNAN John L/Cpl. Border Regt. 1940-1945 6th February, 1945 Burma BRODIE Thomas Pte. A. & S.H. 1939-1940 25th May, 1940 Calais BRODIE William Craig Sgt. R.A.F. 1940-1942 9th May, 1942 Warenmunde BROWN Alfred Weekes Pte. A. & S.H. 1939-1942 8th June, 1942 Delhi BROWN Hugh McDowall D.S.M. A.B. Royal Navy 1939-1941 November, 1941 At Sea BROWN James Mclntyre Pte. Royal Scots 1940-1944 25th May, 1944 Burma BROWNING Robert Pte. Seaforth Hdrs. 1940-1943 14th July, 1943 Sicily BRYCE Neil Pte. A. & S.H. 1939-1943 Presumed dead, 1943 BRYCELAND Thomas A.B. Royal Navy 1940-1943 7th January, 1946 Greenock BUCHANAN Andrew Paton Pte. R.A.S.C. 1941 1st September, 1941 At Sea BUCHANAN Andrew Wallace L/Stoker Royal Navy 1939-1943 9th March, 1943 At Sea BULLEN Leslie Pugh Stoker 1. Royal Navy 1937-1942 26th September, 1942 At Sea BURKE Thomas P.O. Royal Navy 1939-1941 March, 1941 At Sea BURNS Duncan Ferguson Gunner R.A.F. 1938-1940 1940 Dunkirk BURNS John Frederick Sapper R.E. 1943-1944 25th September, 1944 France BURNS Robert Dennis Sgt. R.A.F. 1942-1944 13th June, 1944 At Sea BURNS Thomas L/Stoker Royal Navy 1940-1942 11th November, 1942 At Sea BYRNE John Nicholas L.A.C. R.A.F. 1940-1941 4th September, 1943 Millport CAIRNS John Trooper Lovat Scouts 1942-1944 18th September, 1944 Italy CALDERWOOD John Pte.
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