Not the son of John Smith and Charlotte McDonald as previously supposed..
Article in the Chronicle gives his mother as Mrs William Smith of Bank Avenue. She is Martha Morris so the M stands for Morris and this is confirmed in a ship's manifest.
Cumnock Connections tree
| Name: | John M. Smith |
|---|---|
| Birth Place: | Lugar, Ayrshire |
| Residence: | Old Cumnock, Ayrshire |
| Death Date: | 1 Jul 1916 |
| Death Location: | France & Flanders |
| Enlistment Location: | Glasgow |
| Rank: | Private |
| Regiment: | Highland Light Infantry |
| Battalion: | 16th (Service) Battalion (2nd Glasgow) |
| Number: | 15040 |
| Type of Casualty: | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War: | Western European Theatre |
CWGC
(No. The only John Smith born in Lugar in the timescale is the son of John Smith and Charlotte McDonald born 9 Dec 1896. Maybe the M stands for McDonald)
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial and Cumnock and Lugar War Memorials.
from the Long, Long Trail
16th (Service) Battalion (2nd Glasgow)
Often known by its original title of the Glasgow Boys Brigade Battalion.
Formed in Glasgow on 2 September 1914 by the Lord Provost and City, with many recruits coming from the Boys Brigade. Moved to Gailes.
May 1915 : moved to Prees Heath and came under command of 97th Brigade in 32nd Division. Moved in June 1915 to Wensleydale and on to Codford in August. Adopted by War Office 1 July 1915.
Landed at Boulogne 23 November 1915.
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