Introduction

In 2014 the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, Cumnock History Group began researching the names on the Cumnock War Memorial plus other men and women with Cumnock connections mentioned on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or in the Cumnock Chronicle of the time. The research is not limited to those who died but also to men and women who served, using family history information.

The group would like to appeal to individuals with knowledge of family members for photographs of the soldier, either in uniform or not, and photos of medals or other memorabilia eg letters sent home from the Front. If you would be prepared to share these on this site, please email the web manager info@cumnockhistorygroup.org The group is willing to share any copies of documents found with the soldier's descendants.

Wednesday 16 July 2014

George Kirkland

Cumnock Parish Medal
Bombardier George Kirkland was born George Simpson Broom to Stewart Simpson of Auchinleck and her first husband William Broom a carter  on 27 March 1890 at 257 South Wellington Street in Glasgow.

In 1891 census his widowed mother was keeping a dairy
257 Wellington st
Stuart M S Broom 34 dairy keeper b
Thomas Broom 4
Janet S Broom 2
George S Broom 1
Mary Ann Conway 13


She later married John Kirkland of New Cumnock.


In 1901 census they are at Bankend Cottage in Cumnock
John Kirkland     41 mason's labourer b New Cumnock
Stuart Kirkland     43 b Auchinleck
Thomas Brown     14 stepson pithead labourer b Glasgow
George Brown     11 stepson b Glasgow
Ellen Kirkland     8 dau b Glasgow
Stuart Kirkland     5 dau  b Glasgow
Margaret Kirkland     2 dau b Cumnock

Medal Roll card has him as a driver


Ancestry record
Name: George Kirkland
Birth Place: Cumnock
Death Date: 23 Oct 1917
Death Place: France and Flanders
Enlistment Place: Cumnock, Ayrshire
Rank: A BDR.
Regiment: Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery
Regimental Number: 103883
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre


CWGC record
Rank:
Acting Bombardier
Service No:
103883
Date of Death:
23/10/1917
Age:
27
Regiment/Service:
Royal Field Artillery
 
31st Bty. 33rd Bde.
Grave Reference:
XII. A. 10.
Cemetery:
THE HUTS CEMETERY  (Ypres)
Additional Information:
Son of John and Stuart Kirkland, of 32, Elbow Lane, Old Cumnock.

Cumnock Connections tree

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