WW1 Soldiers from Cumnock: Brothers John Glencross MM and Andrew Glencross MM

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.

Friday 19 September 2014

Brothers John Glencross MM and Andrew Glencross MM

I spotted this death announcement in the Cumnock Chronicle about John Glencross

His mother was Mary Hutson and his father Robert Glencross.

He was awarded the Military Medal 14 Sep 1916 for bravery in the field. He died on the 2nd October 1916.

Cumnock Chronicle

CWGC

His service record survives although in very poor condition. He enlisted in 1909, aged 20. Regimental no. 60199.

He was admitted to hospital with gunshot wounds to the left thigh on 1st October and died the following day, 2nd October 1916.

His record contains a scrap of a letter from Mary his mother which in which she states another son a Second Lieutenant was killed in 1918.

It was Second Lieutenant Andrew Glencross also of the Black Watch killed on the 18th April 1918

CWGC

Mary Hutson also lost her brother Andrew Hutson in the war.

Cumnock Connections family tree

I found this report under "Battlefield Stories" in the Dumfries and Galloway Standard & Advertiser, January 27 1915