When The Battle's O'er: EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY

**patrick anderson** · 28th February 2010, 21:47

final casualties War Graves :

L/Cpl 2760004 Duncan M Patterson, 5 BW aged 26, kia 25 Oct 1942 son of Andrew & Catherine Patterson , husband of Annie Patterson of Bridgend Perth.

L/Cpl 2756905 James Reekie, 5 BW aged 23 , kia 25 Oct 1942, son of William & Isabella Reekie, husband of Williamina Reekie of Dundee.

L/Cpl 2766354 George Riddock, 5BW aged 22, kia 25 Oct 1942 , son of William & Margaret Riddock of Montrose ANGUS , husband of lena Riddock of MONTROSE.

LIEUTENANT 228632 HUGH ROSE, 1 BW aged 20, kia 25 Oct 1942, son of Lt Col Hugh Rose of Kilravock ,CGM & Ruth A. Rose of Kilravock of KIravock Castle , Gollanfield, INVERNESS SHIRE.

Pte 2566141 Charles B Scott, 7 BW aged 28 kia 24 Oct 1942, son of Charles & Helen Scott of Aberdeen , husband of Margaret scott of Torry aberdeen.

WO Class 11 (CSM) 2749827 John Simpson, 7 BW aged 37 , kia 23-24 Oct 1942 son of James and Janet Scott husband of Sarah Scott of Methil FIFE.

Cpl 2759160 Danny Sinclair , 7 BW aged 23, kia 23-24 Oct 1942 son of Daniel & Elizabeth Sinclair of Gallantown Kirkcaldy FIFE.

Pte 2766984 John R Steele , 7 BW aged 28 years , kia 23-24 Oct 1942 son of James & Margaret Steele , of St Andrews FIFE.

Pte 2757487 Charles J Stewart , 7 BW aged 21 , son of Mr & Mrs James Stewart of Coupar angus , Perthshire .

Pte 2766138 Clement Stewart , 1 BW aged 22 , kia 24 Oct 1942 son of David and Edith Stewart of FORFAR ANGUS.

sGT 2757680 Peter J Stewart , BW att HQ 154 th Bde , aged 21 , kia 27 Oct 1942, son of James and Alexina Stewart of Killin PERTHSHIRE.

Pte 2759461 Douglas Taylor, 5 BW aged 33, kia 28 Oct 1942, son of John & Isabela Taylor of Dundee , husband of Amelia Taylor of DUNDEE.

Sgt 2755454 Robert Turnbull . 7BW aged 33, kia 23-24 Oct 1942 son of ** PRIVATE 290443 SAMUEL HORACE TURNBULL , aged 34, B Coy , 8th BLACK WATCH died of wounds France 19 JULY 1918 - grave Meteren mil cemetery France ( 17 Kms south west of Ieper , Belgium ** ) & Jessie Turnbull of COWDENBEATH , FIFE, husband of E Turnbull of Cowdenbeath FIFE.

Pte 2765020 James Watson , 1 BW , aged 22 , kia 3 Nov 1942 son of Andrew & Julia Watson husband of Margaret Watson Of PERTH.,

MAJOR 41240 Arthur R Wilmot , 1 BW aged 33 , kia 3 Oct 1942 , 7th Bt , son of Sir Ralph Wilmot , 6th Bt & Lady Wilmot , husband of Lady Wilmot of ABERNETHY , PERTHSHIRE.

Pte 2754464 David T Wyllie, 7 BW kia 24 Oct 1942, son of Alex and Mary Wyllie, of KIRRIEMUIR, ANGUS

Pte 2760723 Thomas Younger , 1 BW aged 22, kia 16 Oct 1942 son of James and Jane Younger of Kirkcaldy FIFE.

**patrick anderson** · 28th February 2010, 21:51

There are other war grave casualties of the Black Watch in this cemetery but they have next of kin addresses around the Glasgow area , Ayrshire , Renfrewshire, Edinburgh , Northern Ireland , England ( newcastle durham , yorkshire etc ).

**Philip** · 28th February 2010, 22:36

Cheers Pat that was good info.

**patrick anderson** · 28th February 2010, 22:52

Brigadier Lorne MacLaine CAMPBELL ,VC ,DSO, & Bar , OBE , ( 7th Argylls ) son of Col I M Campbell CBE TD.

Brigadier James Alexander OLIVER ,CBE, DSO, & Bar, ADC to the Queen 1953 - 1963 , TD, DL , (7th BLACK WATCH ). When WW2 broke out he was Captain in charge of the 4/5 Bn Black Watch Brigadier Oliver was the most distinguished TA Officer of the 51st Highland Division in WW2 . He took command when Major General Tom Rennie (Black Watch ) was killed when crossing the Rhine 24 march 1945 . Brigadier Oliver went back to Alamein in 1954 on the occasion of the Unveiling and dedication of the El Alamein War Memorial by Field Marshal Montgomery and in honour of this , PIPE MAJOR DUNCAN MACFARLANE , ARBROATH , former Pipe Major of the Legion Pipe Band composed a new pipe tune, " Brigadier Oliver's return to Alamein 1954 ".

Major General Douglas Neill WIMBERLEY , CB DSO MC , (Camerson Highlanders ) Commanded 51st Highland Div at the Second Battle of El Alamein . He was dubbed "TARTAN TAM ".

Major General Tom Gordon RENNIE , CB, DSO , MBE ( Black Watch) commander 51st (Highland Div) 25 July 1944 , killed in action in command of 51st (Highland) Division at the Crossing of the Rhine 24 March 1945 . aged 45 years CWGC - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Germany.

**patrick anderson** · 5th March 2010, 23:07

A friend of mine who said that he knew Brigadier Lorne Campbell VC , and he was a really a very nice neighbour not realising he was a V C holder !

**Al_Saunders** · 6th March 2010, 06:58

Now this item brings back a few memories from North Africa.

In 1965 I was one of the team that tested out the famous "Pink Panther" landrover in Libya for 22, we travelled from Tripoli through the desert to the "Lady be Good"
check out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Be...%28aircraft%29

It was a Liberator aircraft that had gone out on an attack had to turn back and missed the airport on return and crash landed in the desert, the crew all bailed out and eventually died trying to get back to the coast,it wasn't found until 1959, many of the bodies were eventually recovered.

We then we travelled to the various war cemeteries and somewhere in my vast collection of photo's is one of the Black Watch memorial.

We then met up with 1BW and had a feed and wash down before continuing on our travels.

Al

**ARMAGH** · 6th March 2010, 09:44

1965. Libya visit to Tobruk,scene of the 2nd Bn heroic action in 1941.Bruce Low admires the memorial on the battlefield,the memorial has since had to be moved.

**Derek_Patrick** · 7th March 2010, 22:03

Lieut. George Robert Dawson, 7th Black Watch.

Killed in action, El Alamein, 25 October 1942, aged 22. El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt, XVII. C. 18. Son of Robert and Edith Dawson, Kingskettle, Fife.