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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Cathcart Cemetery |
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Cathcart cemetery in Refrewshire contains 237 burials of both wars. The cemetery
is not in good condition and the graves would appear to be somewhat scattered.
Amongst the graves for the First World War are two of soldiers of the Yorkshire
Regiment.
We are extremely grateful to Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) for visiting Cathcart cemetery and providing a general view of the cemetery. Sadly, in the time available finding the headstones of the two Yorkshire Regiment soldiers proved to be a thankless task, and photographs of both headstones have been provided by the The War Graves Photographic Project.
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Private John Anderson
Neish. 46348. Depot the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 223428 R E.
Son of John and Maggie Neish, of 526, Calder St., Polmadie, Glasgow.
Died at home 6 May 1918. Aged 22. Born Barony (Lanarkshire), Enlisted Chatham, Resided Glasgow. "THY WILL BE DONE" Photo provided by the The War Graves Photographic Project. |
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2nd Lieutenant Raymond
Robert Taylor. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Florence Emily Matthews Taylor, of 393, Cathcart Rd., Glasgow. Died at home 19 April 1919. Aged 21. "WE MISS HIM MOST WHO LOVED HIM BEST" Photo provided by the The War Graves Photographic Project. From the Medal Rolls Index card for the above officer, he was originally a Private in the Royal Army Medical Corps, and first served in France on 24 December 1914 (aged 16 or 17). He was commissioned into the Yorkshire Regiment on 6 February 1917, aged 18 or 19. He joined the 2nd Battalion out in France on 22 March 1917. He was wounded in action on 9 April 1917. No further mention of him in Battalion War Diaries. |
A general view of Cathcart Cemetery
Photo by Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)