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.

Sunday 14 September 2014

Robert Hyslop

Robert Hyslop is remembered on Cumnock War Memorial and Thiepval Memorial in France.



from Cumnock Chronicle
The Cumnock lad John Logan who was beside him when he was killed also died.

Name:Robert Hyslop
Birth Place:Cumnock, Ayrshire
Residence:Auchinleck, Ayrshire
Death Date:15 Sep 1916
Death Place:France and Flanders
Enlistment Place:Cumnock
Rank:Private
Regiment:Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion:6 7th Battalion
Regimental Number:12770
Type of Casualty:Killed in action
Theatre of War:Western European Theatre


CWGC

With no surviving service record or details of relations or date of birth it is difficult to be sure who he is.

There are at least 3 Robert Hyslops in the time frame.

 1901 census
1 son of cement worker Thomas Hyslop and Jane in Kilnholm Place age 6
2  son of miner Robert and Annie Hyslop of Ayr rd age 17
3  son of Robert and Jane of Ayr Rd a joiner aged 17 (no, he went to USA and was drafted in September 1918 in Hamden, Massachussetts)


Update: The Cumnock Chronicle notes he was the husband of Elizabeth Byrne. I pulled the marriage certificate and he is no. 2, the son of Robert Hyslop and Annie Miller. They were married in 1908 and his address was Waterside Place. He was a coal miner.  They had a son, also Robert, born in 1910 and 2 daughters Rachel and Elizabeth. The 3 children were baptised in St John's Cumnock a month after their father's death.

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