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[jaywalker]

I have been researching my local War Memorial and Church Memorials with some success but have found some names on church memorials with no other details. I have checked SDGW and CWGC and suspect the following men may be the ones I am after but can find no Campbeltown connection, would anyone know of any way to identify if any of these men are Campbeltown men.

1. Listed as.... J McTaggart..

Could be....

Drv. John McTaggart... 52217.... RFA.. KIA 25/4/15.. Helles Memorial.. or

Gnr. John McTaggart.. 300489.. RGA.. Died 19/10/18. Mikra Cemy

2. Listed as Alex Blackhall..

Could be

Pte Alex Blackhall.. S/12047.. A&SH

Pte Alex Blackhall.. B/6388.... Cameronans

Eng Alex Blackhall.. 2044ES.. RNR

Any help would be much appreciated.

JIM

[KevinBattle]

I wish it was more but at least there was a McTaggart family in Campbeltown

McTAGGART, WALTER. Rank: Private. Service No: 300661. Date of Death: 24/03/1918. Age: 22.

Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. 1st/8th Bn.

Panel Reference: Panel 77 and 78. Memorial: POZIERES MEMORIAL

Additional Information: Son of Daniel McTaggart, of 16, Old Quay St., Campbeltown, Argyll.

The 1901 Scotland Census shows mother as Betsy and children as Euphemia; Daniel, Walter and Charles - no "J" I'm afraid....

I take it that Walter is there on the Memorial(s), and "J" wasn't for a family or neighbour nickname?

Wait up.... Are these from the main War Memorial or from a Church Memorial?

Walter McTaggart and Alex BlackSTOCK are on the War Memorial.

Can you double check there isn't a transcription error or similar involved?

Is Campbeltown now in Northants?

[jaywalker]

Thanks for that Kev, I have Walters details on the Memorial.. Did you use "Scotlands People" to check the census.

[KevinBattle]

Yes, but only the "skinny" version on Ancestry.

I just wondered if there was a transcription issue with these as similar Names were on the main Memorial, but obviously you've checked that!

Sorry, not much help!

[jaywalker]

Both these men (and another 4 with very common names) are only listed on a church memorial, so it is possible it is a mistake on the memorial as there are several spelling mistakes and 1 named who wasn't dead, but difficult to verify as there doesn't seem to be any surviving paperwork. I was hoping there was surviving service records for some of these men.

PS. Campbeltown is still where it always was, I am in England doing missionary work..

[Guest]

Keep up the good missionary work, it's no' easy.

There's an Alex Blackhall CEF No obvious Campbelltown connection, born Aberdeen. Might be worth checking Australian records?

Mike

[KevinBattle]

PS. Campbeltown is still where it always was, I am in England doing missionary work..

... time for Hadrian to put a few more bricks in the wall......

Checked CWGC for all Nations, no hit....