Old Photograph War Memorial Portknockie Scotland

Old photograph of the War Memorial in Portknockie, Moray Firth, Scotland.

Includes the following names;

David, Mair. AB Seaman Deck Hand, Royal Naval Reserve, Princess Beatrice, born in Portknockie, died at sea, aged 36, 05, October, 1914.
John Wood, Skipper, Royal Naval Reserve, born in Portknockie, died at sea, age 47, 26 Apr, 1917. Son of the late James and Helen Wood, of Portnockie. Husband of Catherine Wood, of 9, Devanha Gardens South, Aberdeen.
William George Wood, 2nd Deckhand, Royal Naval Reserve, born Portknockie, died at sea, 27 December 1915, aged 49. Son of John and Jessie Wood, of Portknockie. Husband of Beatrice Wood, of 16, Park Street, Portknockie, Banffshire.
James Wood, Engineman, Royal Naval Reserve, born Portknockie, died at sea, 27 December, 1915, aged 21. Son of Helen Wood, of 21, Reidhaven Street, Portknockie, Banffshire, and the late John Wood, Skipper, R.N.R.
William Mair, Deck Hand, Royal Naval Reserve, born Portknockie, died at sea, 27 December, aged 19. Son of James and Margaret Mair, of Aranmore, Portknockie, Banffshire.
Robert Grant, Skipper, Royal Naval Reserve, born Portknockie, died at sea, 26 February, 1916, aged 28. Son of Robert Grant & Mary Ann Wood. Husband of Barbara Ann Robertson.
John Mair, Engineman, Royal Naval Reserve, born Portknockie, died at sea, 6 March, 1916, aged 23. Sister of Catherine, 333 Portnockie, Banffshire.
Peter Grant, Stoker 1st Class, born Glasgow, died at sea, 31 May, 1916, aged 26. Son of Elizabeth 22 Oakbank Street Glasgow.
John Wood, Skipper, Royal Naval Reserve, died at sea, 27 December, 1915, aged 51. Husband of Helen Donaldson Wood, of 21, Reidhaven St., Portknockie, Banffshire.
John Wood, Engineman, Royal Naval Reserve, born Portknockie, died at sea, 26 April, 1917, aged 20. Son of Catherine Wood, of 9, Devanha Gardens South, Aberdeen, and the late John Wood, Skipper, native of Portnockie.
William George Wood, 2nd Deckhand, Royal Naval Reserve, born Portknockie, died at sea, 27 December, 1915, aged 49. Son of John and Jessie Wood, of Portknockie. Husband of Beatrice Wood, of 16, Park St., Portknockie, Banffshire.

The distance from Portknockie to Glasgow and Paisley is 200 miles.



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