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Over the past year I have been carrying out research into the 2224 casualties named in the Leith Roll of Honour and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. I now have details of the grave sites or memorials of those who were killed save for 160 that I can not track down. I have also made an analysis of the details of the individuals. In addition, for the majority, I have their name. Age, rank, Regiment/Service, Service number, date of death and address in Leith. In summary I have found 1016 (roughly 50%) have ‘no known grave’ but are commemorated on memorials throughout all areas of the conflict; some 37% of all casualties were in the 19 -23 age group; and they served in more than 80 regiments or other service. I have also been able to collect and edit some 850 photographic images of obituaries of those killed, injured, missing or Pow’s together with other materials mainly reproduced from the ‘Leith Observer’ 1914 -1919..
Last year the Leith Roll of Honour was on display during the Leith Festival and we had over 400 visitors at the exhibition and whom we were able to assist in a number of ways in tracing their relatives who had served in the war. I am repeating this during the Leith festival this year when the RoH will again be on display together with my researched material. A small display of the Gretna Disaster will also be on view.
Following this year’s RoH Exhibition a portfolio of all material will be
lodged in Leith Library and the Central Library for reference purposes.
All Ist World War Obituary/War memorial queries should be sent to Mr Andrew Grant at the address below.
(c) Andrew Grant ([email protected])
I would like to thank and acknowledge the above from Mr Andrew Grant
