Finlay Cunningham

[eltoro1960]

Does anyone know which war memorial this lad is remembered on? He was born in Shotts, Lanarkshire and lived in Loganswell, Newton Mearns , Renfrewshire. I have his service record and MIC but would appreciate any other information that you good folks can dig up.

Thanks

Name: CUNNINGHAM, FINLAY

Initials: F

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders

Unit Text: 2nd Bn.

Age: 18

Date of Death: 04/04/1916

Service No: S/10166

Additional information: Son of James and Jane Cunningham, of Loganswell, Newton Mearns, Glasgow.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: I. B. 52.

Cemetery: NORFOLK CEMETERY, BECORDEL-BECOURT

[janecavell]

Here he is, on the memorial in Mearns Kirk.

[sotonmate]

JD

If you want to read the War Diary for the 2nd GH it is digital and can be downloaded for GBP3.50. from the NA Catalogue. WO95/1656 runs from Oct 1914 to Nov 1917.

Becordel-Becourt is a short distance east of Albert,where no attacks/battles of any scale were being fought,so we might assume that his was a casualty of the day-to-day trench activity of sniping,shelling,raiding etc. The Diary will help.

Sotonmate

[eltoro1960]

Thanks to you both, I'm obliged, I downloaded the diary and it appears that Finlay and another man were killed by a rifle grenade with two others being wounded.

John