Lodge Broughty Castle No.486

The War Memorial

The Wording and Names on the Memorial

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE BRETHREN WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919

Donald Bain  John G. Cook  Alexander K. Collins 
William M. Fraser  William G. Grant  George W. Kinnear 
John A. Lorimer  James C. Longair  James L. McIntosh 
George R. Stewart  James Sinclair  Charles S. Geekie 
Alexander M. Stewart  Archibald B. Troop   

ALSO THOSE BRETHREN WHO DIED FOR THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM 1939-1945

* These 3 were added to the board in 2019

John Donaldson  Peter S.F. Gall  Alexander R. Tonner 
Roy Nelson  David R. Tait  William F. Paton 
*David Knight Lorimer  *George Anderson  *Alister Fairweather 

Further Researched Information on the above World War 2 Names

Nelson Roy Flight-Sergeant, R.A.F. Remembered with honour. DARLINGTON WEST CEMETERY Died 18th July 1940 Initiated on the 13th October 1938, Flight Sergeant, R.A.F. Montrose. Son of Richard and Daisy Nelson; husband of Leta Nelson, of Darlington.
Paton William Second Engineer Officer, S.S. Baron Kelvin (Ardrossan), Merchant Navy. Remembered with honour. TOWER HILL MEMORIAL. Died 19th October 1941, aged 33 Ship torpedoed by German Submarine whilst in convoy, near Gibraltar. Son of Robert P. and Alison Paton; husband of Mary F. Paton, of Dundee.Initiated on the 10th April 1930, Aged 21, Engineer, Rocklea, Broughty Ferry.
Gall Peter Stewart Ferrier Second Hand, H.M. Drifter Thermopylae. Royal Naval Patrol Service Remembered with honour at BARNHILL CEMETERY Died 10th November 1941, aged 26 Initiated 13th May 1937, aged 22, Fisherman, 326 Queen Street, Broughty Ferry
Donaldson John Thomson Captain, Aged 40, S.S. Bengloe, Merchant Navy Remembered with honour on the TOWER HILL MEMORIAL. Died 26th May 1945, aged 40. HE died suddenly at the Merchant Navy Transit Hotel in Naples Initiated 10th April 1930, aged 25, recorded as a Ship’s Officer, 71 Brown Street, Broughty Ferry. Husband of Mrs Donaldson, 99 Gairn Street, Aberdeen.
Tonner Alexander Riach Warrant Officer Class II, 2nd Bn., Seaforth Highlanders Remembered with honour. SYRACUSE WAR CEMETERY, SICILY Died 14th July 1943, aged 31 Initiated 25th April 1940, Aged 27, Sergeant, Seaforth Highlanders, c/o Bartlett, 43 Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Son of Charles and Elsie R. Tonnar; husband of Margaret I. S. Tonnar, of Edinburgh.
Tait David Reid Pilot Officer, 166 Squadron., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Remembered with honour. AVESNES-SUR-HELPE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, France Died, 25th April 1944, aged 23 Initiated 10th October 1940, aged 19, Solicitor, 14 Castle Terrace, Broughty Ferry. Son of David Reid Tait and of Mary A. Tait (nee McKenna), of Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Lorimer David Knight Skipper, Aged 31, Fishing Vessel ‘Ben Attow’ Fishing Fleet. Remembered with honour on the TOWER HILL MEMORIAL. Died, 27th February 1940 Initiated on 12th February 1931, recorded as a Fisherman, age 22 of 27 Fort Street, Broughty Ferry. Son of William Thomas Lorimer and Mary Knght Lorimer, husband of Mary H.T. Lorimer of Broughty Ferry, Angus.
Anderson George Second Hand, aged 50, Fishing Vessel ‘Ben Attow’ Remembered with honour on the TOWER HILL MEMORIAL. Died, 27th February 1940 Initiated on the 3rd April 1918, age 27, a Seaman of 153 Fisher Street, Broughty Ferry. Son of John and Margaret Anderson; Husband of Barbara M. Anderson, of Broughty Ferry. Angus.
Fairweather Alister First Radio Officer, aged 40, Merchant Navy, S.S. City of Benares (Glasgow) Remembered with honour on the TOWER HILL MEMORIAL. Died, 17th September 1940. Ship Torpedoed Initiated on the 14th July 1924, age 24, Seagoing Wireless Operator, Airlie Park Lodge, Broughty Ferry

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