We have collated the Rolls of Honour of names for those who died in both World Wars from the Dumbarton churches which are now represented by Riverside and The West Kirk.
Our Earliest recorded WW1 death
Brown, John Eng HMHS Rohilla on 29.10.1914 Off Whitby
Our Latest recorded WW1 death
Johnston, John HMS Glasgow on 19.12.18 at Cattaro Austria aged 30
Youngest recorded in WW1 was 18 years old, eldest was 39
Wilkie, James Pte Cameronians on 9.5.18 at Le Touret aged 18
McMillan, William M Cptn 11th A & S H on 25.9.15 at Loos aged 39
Our Earliest Recorded WW2 Death
Wood, Thomas Buchan Gunner Light A/A Reg RA on 9.7.1940 aged 19
Our Latest recorded WW2 death
Adams, David Lt Col MBE 14th Army Burma Army Service Corps on 27.6.1946
Our Youngest recorded in WW2 was 19 years old
Wood, Thomas Buchan Gunner Light A/A Reg RA on 9.7.40 aged 19
Civilian Occupations include:
Advertising agent
Brassfinisher
Clerk
Dentist
Draughtsman
Engineer
Patternmaker
Pawnbroker
Places People died While Serving in Both World Wars
France
Ramillies nr Cambrai
Loos
off Whitby
Cambrai
Basra
Menin Rd Ypres
Gallipoli
off Stavros
Vimy Ridge
Hulluch nr Loos
Foulden Hill farm Berwickshire
Tyne Cot, Ypres
Ypres
Grenay, France
Pau Chapelle
Pont du Hem
Arras
off Kinsale
Sanctuary Wood
Cuinchy, France
Thiepval Somme
off Sheerness
off Waterford
Poperinge, Belgium
Menin Gate Ypres
Le Touret
Longueval
Bancourt, France
Tunisia
The Atlantic
The North Atlantic
The West Atlantic
India
Egypt
Off Crete
England
Caen
The English Channel
Dixon Drive during air raid
The Mediterranean
Singapore
Sicily
Arnhem
Bayeux
North Africa
Naples
Quintinshill
Cattaro, Austria
Roeux
Services Those Who Died Belonged to
14th Army Burma Army Service Corps
150th Siege Battery RGA
16th Para Field Ambulance RAMC
18th King’s Royal Rifle Corps
1st Canadian Light Infantry
1st Royal Tank
1st Scottish Horse
1st Scottish Rifles
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Advance Workshop RAOC
AFS
Ambulance driver
Australian Imperial Fces
Black Watch
Cameron Highlanders
Cameronians
Canadian Mnted Rifles
Canadian Scottish
Canadians
Dragoon Guards
Durham Lt Infantry
Gordons
Highland Light Infantry
Inland Water Transport
KOSB
Light A/A Reg RA
London Regt PO Rifles
Mercantile Marine Tspt
Merchant Navy
MM SS Feltria
New Zealand Exped Frces
RA TA
RAF
RAMC
RCAF
Royal Anglesey RE
Royal Engineers
Royal Field Artillery
Royal Marines
Royal Navy
HMS Glasgow
HMHS Rohilla
HMS Charybdis
HMS Dido
HMS Ermine
HMS Manistee
HMS Pembroke
RNR HMS Avenger
RNR Princess Irene
RNR Steering Eng SS Lusitania
Royal Scots
Royal Scots Fusiliers
Ryl Army Medical Corps
Ryl Canadian Army
Ryl Garrison Artillery
S African Scottish
Scots Guards
Seaforths
SS Almenara
SS Darcoila
Last Known Local Addresses
Barloan Cres
Beechwood Terrace
Boghead Rd
Braefoot Cardross Rd
Braehead Cardross Rd
Brewery Lane
Bruce St
Burnside Rd
Burnside Terr
Castle Terr
Cherrytree House
Church Pl
Clyde St
College Park St
Dalmuir
Dumbuck
Eastfield Terr
Estherlee Geils Ave
Glasgow Rd
Glencairn Gibson St
Greenvale Terr
Hartfield Terr
Hazeldene Alexander St
High St
Kerri/ Dunvegan, Kirktonhill
Latta St
Leven St
Park Cres
Quay St
Risk St
Riversdale Oxhill Rd
Rockview Terr
Rockville
Silverton Ave
Spital Cottage Victoria St
Strathleven
Wallace St
Westonlee