QUEEN’S PARK AND THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918

THE QUEEN’S PARK MENWHO SERVED AND SURVIVED

AS AT APRIL 2017

Ludere Causa Ludendi

Updated information on 52 of the Queen’s Park members and playerswho served in the forces and survived the conflict.

From the list of 193 Queen’s Park Members and Playerswho served in the Forces and survived.

(See back page of this Appendix for full list of names)

APPENDIX 2

WRITTEN BY

MEMBER OF QUEEN’S PARKFRANK McCROSSAN

150 Years in Scottish Football ..... and Beyond1867 to 2017

45 ALEXANDERALLAN46 JAMESANDERSON147 JAMESANDERSON248 ANDREWBAIRD49 COLINBUCHAN50 HUGHBUTLER51 GEORGECUNNINGHAM52 JOHNDICK53 JOHNDONALDSON54 ALEXANDERDOUGLAS55 RICHARDFINLAY56 THOMASFORSYTH57 ANDREWFYFE58 ROBERTGILMOUR59 PETERGRANT60 DAVIDHAMILTON61 RICHARDHENDRIE

62 GEORGEHIGGINS63 JOHNHIGHET64 WILLIAMKEITH65 JOHNKERR66 ROBERTLAMBIE67 GEORGELEAN68 THOMASMILLER69 THOMASNMILLER70 WILLIAMLOGAN71 ROBERTMcBEAN72 JAMESMcBRYER73 APETERMcCALLUM74 ANGUSMcCUISH75 ROBERTMcKENZIE76 DAVIDMcLAY77 JOHNMcLEAN78 HUBERTMcMILLAN79 ARCHIBALDMEIKLEM

80 ALEXMERCER81 JAMESMUNRO82 PATRICKO’BRIEN83 CHARLESOGILVIE84 ROBERTRHIND85 JOHNRILEY86 JVAUGHANRUSSELL87 ARCHIBALDSWANN88 DANIELTEMPLETON89 DAVIDWILSON90 MAURICEWILSON91 CLYDESKENE92 LESLIESKENE93 ALEXANDERSTARK94 DAVIDDUNBAR95 JAMESLAUGHLAND96 DAVIDLOW

FOREWORD TO APPENDIX 2 - APRIL 2017

InApril2016,apaperwasproducedprovidingdetailsof44

membersandplayersofQueen’sParkFootballClubwhoserved

inthearmedforcesintheFirstWorldWarandsurvivedthe

conflict.Researchhascontinuedintothestoriesoftheremainder

ofthe216memberswhoservedandsurvived,aswellasa

numberofmenwhoplayedforQueen’sParkatsomepointbut

werenotmembersoftheclubatthetime.

Thissecondpapercontainsdetailsofafurther52menwho

returnedfromthewar.Aswiththefirstpaper,theindividuals

havebeennumberedforeaseofreference.

Informationaboutthefootballcareersandwarserviceofmen

whoplayedandfoughtahundredyearsagoisnoteasilyobtained

andthelevelofdetailvariesfromindividualtoindividual.

Twoofthememberslisted,DavidWilson(89)andLeslieSkene

(92),werecappedbyScotlandwhenQueen’sParkplayers.

Inaddition,itispossiblethatAndrewBaird(48)isthegoalkeeper

whowascappedforScotlandin1892and1894.

Fiveofthemembersandplayersreceivedbraveryawards.They

areJamesAnderson(47),AndrewFyfe(57),DavidHamilton(60),

ClydeSkene(91)andLeslieSkene(92).

Threeofthemenlistedareknowntohavebeenwoundedinthe

war.TheyareColinBuchan(49),GeorgeHiggins(62)andLeslie

Skene(92).

Theyimpactofwhattheysawandexperiencedhadamarked

effectonmanyofthemenwhosawactionintheGreatWarand

manyofthosewhoplayedfootballbeforetheyenlisteddidnot

returntothegame.Ofthe52Queen’sParkmembersandplayers

listedinthispaper,fiveareknowntohaveresumedtheirfootball

careersafterthewar.TheywereJohnDonaldson(53),Andrew

Fyfe(57),DavidMcLay(76),VaughanRussell(86)andDaniel

Templeton(88).

FourteenmenplayedfortheQueen’sParkfirstelevenduring

thewaryears-beforeenlistingorwhileinmilitarytraining.They

areAlexanderAllan(45),GeorgeCunningham(51),Alexander

Douglas(54),RichardHendrie(61),WilliamKeith(64),JohnKerr

(65),ThomasMiller(68),RobertMcBean(71),JamesMcBryer

(72),HubertMcMillan(78),ArchibaldMeiklem(79),AlexMercer

(80),JamesMunro(81)andRobertRhind(84).

ThequesttodiscoverasmuchaspossibleabouttheQueen’sPark

menwhoservedintheGreatWarwillcontinue.Recently,wehad

thepleasuretohearfromIanGrant,the91-year-oldsonofPeter

Grant(59),whohasbeenabletoprovideinvaluableinformation

abouthisfather,aswellasveryinterestingphotographs.

Itishopedthatadditionalinformationwillcontinuetocome

tolight.Theinputofrelativesofthemenwhoserved,football

supportersandmembersofthepublicwillbemostwelcomein

progressingthisimportantproject.

QP 1st XI 1913-14 MiddleRow:AndrewMcCrae,ColinBuchan(49),ThomasMiller(68),RobertRhind(84),BobYoung(39)BackRow:MauriceWIlson(90),WilliamWalker(37)

FrontRow:ElijahCresswell(11),JohnRoberts(30),EddieGarvie,GordonHoare(13)

The11playerswhoenlistedidentifiedinred,5ofwhomarefeaturedinthispaper.

Identifying10ofthe11playerswhoenlisted.TomHaydockismissingfromthisphoto.

BackRow:RalphRisk(29)

MiddleRow:GeorgeCunningham(51),MauriceWilson(90),JamesWalker(35)

FrontRow:EddieGarvie,ElijahCresswell(11),JohnRoberts(30),JamesWest(38),AndrewMcCrae,RobertMYoung(39)

Namesrepresentedinredfaceslefttoright.

QP 1st XI TOUR TO DENMARK & SWEDEN

ThefollowingaresomeoftheQueen’sParkmembersandplayers

whoservedintheforcesandsurvivedthewar:-

45. Alexander AllanAlexanderAllan,knownasAlex,wasregisteredasaQueen’sParkplayerinseasons1915/16and

1916/17.Heplayedin15matchesfortheSpiders,allatlefthalf.HemadehisdebutatCelticPark

on4December1915andplayedhisfinalgameatRaithRoverson16December1916.

AlexservedasaGunnerintheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryintheGreatWar.

46. James Anderson (1)JamesAndersonwasregisteredwiththeScottishFootballAssociationasaQueen’sParkplayer

fromseason1910/11toseason1914/15butwasnotafirstteamplayerinthefinaltwoseasons.He

playedmainlyatoutsideleftandmade54competitiveappearancesbetween1910and1912,scoring

fivegoals.HemadehisdebutatDundeeon24September1910andplayedfairlyregularlyuntil2

November1912.

Jamesservedasa2ndLieutenantinthe6thBattalionoftheHighlandLightInfantry

intheGreatWar.

47. James Anderson CMG DSO (2)JamesAndersonwasbornon29September1872.In1881,hewaseightyearsofageandliving

at25HerrietStreetinPollokshields.HisfatherRobertwasamasterhousepainter.In1911,the

familywaslocatedat7LeslieRoadinPollokshields.Jameswasemployedasapainter’smanaging

clerk.

JamesAndersondidnotmakeacompetitivefirstteamappearanceforQueen’sParkbutislikelyto

havebeenamemberofoneofQueen’sminorelevensinthe1890s.

JamesjoinedtheTerritorialForcein1895asaPrivateintheGlasgowHighlandersandmovedto

theHighlandLightInfantryin1898.HecontinuedintheHLIandheldtherankofMajorwhenhis

regimentwasatGallipoli.InSeptember1915,hewaspromotedtoLieutenantColonel.

JamesAndersonwasawardedtheDistinguishedServiceOrder(DSO)onnofewerthanthree

occasionsandwasmadeaCompanionoftheOrderofStMichaelandStGeorgeinthe1918New

Year’sHonoursList.

InJanuary1918,theGlasgowHeraldreportedthatJamesAndersonwasaresidentofMilliken

ParkinRenfrewshireandapartnerinthefirmofMessrsCTBowie,FisherandCo,paintersand

decorators,of26BothwellStreet,Glasgow.

48. Andrew BairdThenameAndrewBairdappearsontheQueen’sParkRollofHonour.RichardRobinsonsaysthat

hewasaLieutenantintheRoyalScots.TheForcesWarRecordswebsitelistsaLieutenantABaird

whowasaLieutenantintheRoyalScotsand“employedwithOCBn”.WasthistheQueen’sPark

man?

TheonlyAndrewBairdtohaveplayedintheQueen’sParkfirstelevenwasagoalkeeperwhoplayed

25competitivegamesbetween1892and1894,aswellasalargenumberofchallengematches.

AndrewwascappedtwiceforScotland–againstIrelandin1892andWalesin1894.

WasAndrewBairdthegoalkeeperthepersonwhoservedintheGreatWar?

JAMESANDERSONinQP1stXI1910-11

49. Colin BuchanColinLinwoodBuchanwasbornaround1890.In1901,hewas10yearsofageandlivinginPeebles.

HewasstillinPeeblesin1911.

ColinBuchanplayedforQueen’sParkinseason1913/14.Hefeaturedin21gamesfortheSpiders,

mainlyatinsideleft,andscoredfourgoals.HemovedtoEdinburghsideStBernard’sinthe

followingseasonbeforejoiningtheforces.

Colinenlistedinthearmyon25August1914.HewentontobecomeaBatteryQuartermaster

Sergeantinthe11thDivisionalAmmunitionColumnoftheRoyalFieldArtillery.Itwasreportedat

Woolwichin1919thathehadbeenwoundedbutnofurtherdetailsareknown.

Afterthewar,ColinBuchanspentseason1919/20withDundeebeforemovingtoLinfieldinBelfast.

50. Hugh ButlerHughButlerwasborninGlasgowin1875.In1901,hewaslivinginOnslowDriveinDennistoun.He

was26yearsofageandanironmanufacturers’clerk.

HughwasaplayerwithQueen’sParkfromseason1896/97toseason1902/03.Hispositionwas

insideright.Hemade23appearancesforQueen’sincompetitivematches,scoringtwogoals,but

alsofeaturedinanumberof“friendly”gamespriortotheSpidersjoiningtheScottishLeague.

HughButlerenlistedintheScottishRiflesintheGreatWarbutlaterbecameaPrivateintheKing’s

OwnYorkshireLightInfantry.Itisnotclearwhatconnection,ifany,hehadwithYorkshire.

51. George CunninghamGeorgeBruceCunninghamwasbornat981DukeStreet,Glasgowon30January1892.Hewasthe

sonofajourneymanenginefitter.In1911,hewasa19-year-oldclerkinahideleatherfactoryand

residedat3KennyhillGardensinDennistoun.

GeorgewasaninsideforwardwhowasregisteredasaQueen’sParkplayerfromseason1912/13

toseason1914/15.HemadehisfirstteamdebutagainstPartickThistleon1December1913.He

playedafurtherfourgamesthatseasonandthenthefinaltwoleaguematchesofthefollowing

season.GeorgewasamemberoftheQueen’sPark1stX1tourpartytoDenmarkandSwedeninthe

summerof1914.

GeorgewasaLanceCorporalintheNorthumberlandFusiliersintheGreatWar.Whyheservedina

Northumberlandregimentisnotknown.

52. John DickJohnDickplayedwithQueen’sParkfromseason1904/05toseason1906/07.Hefeaturedmainly

atlefthalfbutsometimesatcentrehalf.Heplayedfairlyregularlyin1904/05and1905/06butonly

spasmodicallyinthefollowingtwoseasons.JohnplayedforStMirrenalsoinseason1906/07and

forMotherwellin1907/08.HisfinalgameforQueen’sParkwasagainstHamiltonAcademicalon24

August1907.

JohnDickservedasaSapperintheRoyalEngineersintheGreatWar.

53. John DonaldsonJohnWestonDonaldsonwasregisteredasaQueen’sParkplayerinseasons1919/20and1920/21

andmade40competitivefirstteamappearances,scoringtwogoals.Bothofthosegoalscameina

matchagainstAyrUnitedon1September1920.

JohnservedintheRegimentofYeomanry,ScottishHorse(Dragoons)intheGreatWar,risingtothe

rankofSergeantandthen2ndLieutenant.Recordsshowthatthefirsttheatreofwarinwhichhe

servedwasAlexandriainEgyptinFebruary1916.

COLINBUCHANinQP1stXI1913-14

GEORGECUNNINGHAM1913-14QPSummerTourtoDenmark&Sweden

Amilitaryrecordfrom1922givesJohnDonaldson’saddressasc/oNobelsExplosivesCoLtd,2

BuckinghamGate,LondonSW1.

54. Alexander DouglasAlexanderDouglas,knownasAlex,wasacentrehalfwhoplayedwithQueen’sParkinseasons

1913/14,1914/15and1915/16.HemadehisfirstteamdebutatCelticon13April1914,hisonly

gameofseason1913/14.Hethenplayed11gamesin1914/15andsevengamesin1915/16.

AlexwasaPrivateinthe9thBattalionoftheHighlandLightInfantryintheGreatWar.

55. Richard FinlayRichardVFinlaywasregisteredwiththeSFAasaQueen’sParkplayerfromseason1906/07

to1909/10.HewasaninsideforwardwhomadehisQueen’sParkdebutagainstCelticon15

December1906.Heplayedin15competitivematchesin1906/07andafurtherninematchesin

1907/08.HisfinalgamewasagainstHibernianon7December1907.Inhis24appearances,he

scoredthreegoals.

RichardFinlaywasaLieutenantintheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveintheGreatWar.TheForces

WarRecordswebsitehasarecordofRichardVaryKirkmanFinlay,aLieutenantintheRNVR.The

recordshowsthatRVKFinlayenlistedintheRNVRatGonvilleandCaiusCollege,Cambridgein

1902.

The1891and1901EnglishcensusreturnsrevealthatRichardVKFinlaywasborninScotland

around1883.Inboth1891and1901,hewaslivingwithhisfatherKirkmanandmotherJaneinthe

LondonsuburbofEaling.

AreRichardVFinlayandRichardVaryKirkmanFinlaythesameperson?Itseemslikelybut

confirmationisrequired.

56. Thomas ForsythThomasEForsythwasbornaround1892.In1911,hewasan18-year-oldlawstudentlivingat133

VictoriaPlaceinAirdrie.

ThomaswasaninsideforwardwhoplayedforAirdrieoniansinseason1910/11beforespending

mostofthenextthreeseasonswithQueen’sPark.Hemade41competitiveappearancesforthe

Spiders,scoringsevengoals.ThomasreturnedtoAirdrieinJanuary1914.

ThomasForsythwasaLieutenantintheRoyalFieldArtilleryintheGreatWar.

57. Andrew FyfeAndrewFyfe,knownasAndy,wasborninGlasgowaround1898.HeplayedforQueen’sPark’sfirst

elevenaftertheGreatWarbutmayhavefeaturedinthesecondelevenpreviously.

AndywasaBombardierinthe99thSiegeBatteryoftheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryinthewarandwas

MentionedinDespatches.

AndyFyfewasacentreforwardwhomadehisSpiders’debutatDumbartonon28February1920.

Heplayedin99competitivematchesforQueen’sPark,scoringaveryimpressive47goals.He

playedhisfinalgameon18October1924.

58. Robert GilmourRobertGilmour,describedontheQueen’sParkRollofHonourasHRGilmour,wasregisteredasa

Queen’sParkplayerfromseason1909/10to1912/13,withtheexceptionofashortspellatFalkirk

towardstheendof1911.Hewasaninsideforwardwhomadehiscompetitivedebuton30October

1909againstMortonandplayedhisfinalgameforthefirstelevenon25February1911.Inall,he

figuredin17competitivematchesandscoredtwogoals.

Robertwasa2ndLieutenantintheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryintheGreatWar.

THOMASFORSYTHinQP1stXI1911-12

ANDREWFYFEinQP1stXI1919-20

59. Peter GrantPeterRonaldGrantwasborninSkelmorlieinAyrshireon25January1874.Hisparents,Johnand

Jane,wereoriginallyfromSpeyside.

Peter’sson,Ian,hasprovidedvaluableinformationabouthisfather.

PeterwaswithMotherwellandHamiltonfromseasons1897/98to1901/02beforejoiningQueen’s

Parkin1902/03.HewaswiththeSpidersuntilseason1907/08butmadeonlytwocompetitive

firstteamappearancesinthattime–againstHeartofMidlothianandHibernianinNovember

1902.Bothappearanceswereatfullback.Peterclearlyhadpaceas,on15June1907,hewonthe

hundredyardshandicapattheQueen’sParkSportsatHampdenPark.Thesilverteapotawarded

toPeterashisprizewillbeondisplayintheScottishFootballMuseumin2017aspartofour150th

anniversarycelebrations.

AttheoutbreakoftheGreatWarin1914,PeterGranttriedtoenlistinthearmedforcesbut,atforty

yearsofage,wasconsideredtooold.Hemadeseveralmoreattemptsbutwithoutsuccess.Then,

in1917,helearnedthattheFrenchArmy’sspecialambulanceservicewasbadlyinneedofdriver/

mechanics.Hepossessedthenecessaryskillsandofferedhisservices.Heservedatthefront

untiltheArmisticeandwastwiceawardedtheCroixdeGuerrefor“outstandingactsofbravery”.

Hismedals,clearlyvisibleontheportraitphotoofPeter,areondisplayintheScottishFootball

Museumuntil2018followingaloanagreementwithhisfamily.Thebackgroundtotheaction

photoofaFrenchvillageshowstheconditionsinwhichPeterandhisspecialambulanceunitwere

operating.

PeterreturnedfromhisserviceinFrancetomarryJanet‘Jenny’Wardhaughin1921.BythenPeter

was47yearsold.Theirson,Ian,wasbornin1925.Ianfarmedfromthe1950’sinUplawmoor

RenfrewshirebeforeretiringtoDundonald,Ayrshire.

Sadly,PeterGrantwasoneof35personswholosttheirlivesintheCastlecaryrailwaydisasteron

10December1937.

60. David Hamilton TDDavidHamiltonwasaLieutenantColonelintheRoyalArmyServiceCorpsintheGreatWar.Hewas

bornaround1872andin1911hewasa38-year-oldmanagerofanaeratedwatermanufacturer.His

addressatthetimewas89MillbraeRoadinLangside.Hewasstillatthataddressin1923.

ArmyrecordsstatethatthetheatreofwarinwhichDavidHamiltonfirstservedwasFranceon28

September1918.HewastherecipientoftheTerritorialDecoration,awardedforlongserviceinthe

TerritorialForce.

DavidHamilton’sfootballhistoryisunclear.AplayercalledDHamiltonappearedforQueen’sPark

in1893.WasthisDavidHamilton?

61. Richard HendrieTheQueen’sParkRollofHonourincludesthenameRichardHenry.RichardRobinsonrefersto

RichardHenry–aSignallerintheRoyalNavy.Itappearsthatbothhavegotthenamewrong.The

personconcernedwasRichardHendrie.

RichardHendriewasregisteredasaQueen’sParkplayerfromseason1916/17to1919/20,although

hehadshortspellswithHeartsandAirdrieinthatperiod.Hemadetwofirstteamappearancesat

centrehalffortheSpidersinApril1917.

TheForcesWarRecordswebsiteconfirmsthatRichardHendriewasaSignalmanintheRoyalNaval

VolunteerReserve.

62. George HigginsGeorgeHigginswasregisteredasaQueen’sParkplayerinseasons1905/06,1906/07and1907/08

butonlyfeaturedinthefirstteamin1905/06.Hemade23appearancesatcentrehalfandleftback.

GeorgeservedintheRoyalScotsFusiliersintheGreatWar.Whena2ndLieutenantin1915,he

sufferedabulletwoundtohisrighthand.Hewas35yearsofageatthetime.Recordsshowthat,in

1916,hewasaLieutenantintheSpecialReserveofOfficersinthe4thBattalionoftheRoyalScots

Fusiliers.

63. John HighetJohnJamesHighetwasregisteredasaQueen’sParkplayerinseasons1906/07and1907/08but

madeonlyonecompetitivefirstteamappearance.

JohnHighetwasbornaround1886.Atthetimeofthe1891census,hewasfouryearsofageand

livingatStairHouseinStairinAyrshire,thehomeofhisgrandmother.By1901,hewaslivingwith

hisfather,mother,brotherandsisteratthefamilyhomeat7NewarkDriveinPollokshields.

John’sfather,ThomasCHighet,wasaleadingQueen’sParkplayerofthe1870s.TomHighetwas

cappedfourtimesforScotlandandwasafirstteamregularfortheSpidersfrom1874to1880.

Hiscareerisdifficulttotrackbecause,attimes,hisnamewasshowninerrorasHerriotand,for

severalseasons,headoptedthealias“Spencer”.Hewasoneofseveralwell-knownQueen’sPark

playersofthetimewhochosetoplayunderassumednames.Everyoneknewexactlywhotheywere

sothereasonforthisisapuzzle.

JohnHighetwasa2ndLieutenantintheMachineGunCorpsintheGreatWar.

64. William KeithWilliamKeithwasregisteredasaQueen’sParkplayerfromseason1913/14toseason1915/16.He

playedintwomatchesinthefirsthalfofthe1914/15seasonandafurtherfourgamesinSeptember

1915.Allhisappearanceswereatinsideright.

WilliamwasaSergeantintheArgyllandSutherlandHighlandersintheGreatWar.

65. John KerrJohnBKerrwasregisteredwiththeSFAasaQueen’sParkplayerfromseason1910/11toseason

1911/12andagainfromseason1913/14toseason1915/16.Hespentseason1912/13with

Arthurlie.Johnplayedinthefirstteaminseason1914/15only,making17appearancesatfullback.

JohnKerrservedasaPrivateintheArmyServiceCorps(MotorTransport)intheGreatWar.

TherearerecordsofaJohnBKerrresidinginDennistounin1891,1901,and1911.In1911,hewas

a21-year-oldclerkinanironfoundry,livingat118InglebyDrive.WashetheQueen’sParkman?

66. Robert LambieRobertAlexanderLambiewasbornon28April1877inLangsideRoad.Hewastheyoungerbrother

ofJohnandWillieLambie,bothofwhomplayedforQueen’sParkandScotland.Indeed,Johnisthe

youngestplayerevertohavecaptainedtheScotlandside.

RobertwasafirstteamregularforQueen’sParkfrom1896to1899.Heplayedinavarietyof

positionsbutmainlyoutsideleft.Whilehecouldnotquitematchhisbrothers’footballingability,he

wasanableadministratorandgavevaluableserviceontheQueen’sParkCommittee.

Robertenlistedinthearmyin1915attheageof38.Hewasanunmarriedstockbrokers’clerkat

thetime,livingat30GlencairnDriveinPollokshields.HebecameaGunnerintheRoyalGarrison

Artillery.ROBERTLAMBIEinQP1stXI1898-99

67. George LeanGeorgeGilbertLeanwasregisteredasaQueen’sParkplayerinseason1914/15butdidnotmakea

firstteamappearance.Thismaywellhavebeenbecauseheenlistedintheforcesintheearlydays

oftheGreatWar.TheSouthernPressreportedthat,inaletterdated27November1914,asoldier

calledTommyThompson,servingwiththeRoyalEngineers,saidthathehadbeen“outatacertain

place”andaGlasgowsoldierhadtoldhimthatBobYoungofQueen’sParkwasinabilletalongthe

road.HehadcalledtoseehimandalsometGeorgeLean.

GeorgeLeanenlistedasaPrivateinthe9thBattalion(GlasgowHighlanders)oftheHighlandLight

Infantry.Hewaslatercommissionedasa2ndLieutenantinthe6thBattalionoftheHLIandroseto

therankofCaptain.

Georgewouldhavebeen20yearsofagewhenhejoinedtheHLI.Hewasbornon4November1895

at60GrangeRoadinLangside.Hisfather,Daniel,wasameasurer(measuringsurveyor?).

68. Thomas MillerThomasMillerwasregisteredwiththeSFAasaQueen’sParkplayerinseasons1913/14and

1914/15.HeplayedinthreecompetitivefirstteammatchesfortheSpiders–againstDundee

on18April1914,Motherwellon21November1914andDundeeon2January1915.Eachofhis

appearanceswasatleftback.ThomasleftHampdenon5March1915tojoinValeofLevenbut

remainedamemberofQueen’sPark.

ThomasservedasaSapperintheRoyalEngineersintheGreatWar.

69. Thomas N MillerThomasNMillermadehisQueen’sParkdebutagainstRangerson17September1904andwasa

firstteamregularforaseasonandahalf.Heplayedinvariousforwardpositions,mostfrequently

atinsideleft.HisfinalappearanceforthefirstelevenwasagainstPartickThistleon16December

1905.

AfteraseasonwithArthurlie,ThomasreturnedtoQueen’sParkinseason1907/08andremained

atHampdenuntilseason1909/10butdidnotmakeafurtherfirstteamappearance.Healsohad

spellswithArthurlieandRangersinthatperiod.

ThomaswasaPrivateintheRAFintheGreatWar.

70. William LoganWilliamGLoganwasregisteredasaQueen’sParkplayerfromseason1906/07to1911/12,although

healsoturnedoutforEdinburghsideStBernard’s.Hewasawingerwhomadehisdebutagainst

Celticon11April1907,playedtwogamesin1907/08andsevengamesearlyin1911/12.

WilliamservedasaGunnerintheRoyalFieldArtilleryintheGreatWar.

71. Robert McBeanRobertCrichtonMcBeanwasbornaround1892.In1901,hewaseightyearsofageandlivingat

12IbroxTerraceinIbrox.HewasstillatthataddressinDecember1914whenheenlistedinthe

9th(GlasgowHighlanders)BattalionoftheHighlandLightInfantry.HebecameaCorporalinthat

regiment.

RobertwasregisteredasafirstteamplayerbyQueen’sParkon4November1914andmadehis

debutatoutsideleftagainstRangersonthefollowingSaturday.Heplayedsixcompetitivegamesin

allfortheSpiders,makinghisfinalappearanceagainstAirdrieon16January1915.

RobertwentontoplayforStMirreninseason1915/16,StMirrenandPartickThistleinseason

1918/19andHamiltonAcciesinseasons1920/21and1921/22.

THOMASMILLERinQP1stXI1913-14

72. James McBryerJamesMcBryerwasregisteredasaQueen’sParkplayerinseasons1914/15,1915/16and1916/17

butplayedinonlyfourcompetitivematchesforthefirsteleven.Hemadehisdebtatleftback

againstAirdrieonianson16January1915andplayedafurtherthreegamesatfullbackinseason

1916/17.HisfinalgamewasagainstRaithRoverson16December1916.

JameswasacivilianvolunteerwiththeBritishRedCrossSocietyintheGreatWar.HewasaMotor

BoatEngineerandservedatBasrainwhatisnowIraq.

Thereisarecordfrom1911ofaJamesMcBryerlivingat203HillhouseStreetinSpringburn.He

wasa20-year-oldengineeringstudent.ItseemslikelythathewastheQueen’sParkplayer.

73. A Peter McCallumOneofthenamesontheQueen’sParkRollofHonouristhatofAPMcCallum,whowasaCaptainin

theNorthumberlandFusiliers.

Inthe1880s,Queen’sParkhadagoalkeepercalledAPMcCallum,knownasPeterMcCallum.The

lengthofhiscareerinthefirstelevenisuncertainbutitwasroughlyfrom1883to1885.Thereason

fortheconfusionisthatPeterMcCallum’spredecessorArchieRowandecidedtocallhimself

McCalluminthefinalyearsofhisplayingcareer.Newspapersatthetimeoftenonlygaveaplayer’s

surname.Sometimesaninitialwasincludedalsobutthesewereoftenincorrect.Thishasresulted

inanassumptionthatPeterMcCallumwasthegoalkeeperincertaingameswhenitwasactually

ArchieRowan.

WastheAPMcCallumofthe1880sthesameAPMcCallumwhotookpartintheGreatWar?

74. Angus McCuishAngusMcCuishplayedforQueen’sParkinseason1912/13andmade13appearancesforthefirst

eleven.HemadehisdebutagainstClydeon19October1912andplayedhisfinalgameagainst

Aberdeenon25January1913.Hefeaturedmainlyatinsideleftbutmadetwoappearancesonthe

leftwing.

AngusservedasaLieutenantinQueenVictoria’sOwnRajputLightInfantryintheGreatWar.This

wasanIndianinfantryregimentthatsawactioninMesopotamiaandGreece.

TherearerecordsofanAngusMcCuishwhowasborninRenfrewin1889.In1891,attheageof

one,hewaslivingat24BellStreetinRenfrewandin1901at23PrincesStreet(nowVicarfield

Street)inGovan.HisparentswereDonaldandEuphemia.WasthistheQueen’sParkAngus

McCuish?

75. Robert McKenzieRobertCMcKenziewasregisteredwiththeSFAasaQueen’sParkplayeron15January1911.He

continuedwiththeSpidersinseasons1911/12and1912/13,withtheexceptionofshortspellsat

MortonandClyde.

Robertmadeatotalof42competitivefirstteamappearancesforQueen’sPark,scoringtwogoals.

Hewasprimarilyarighthalfbutmadeseveralappearancesatcentreforward.

RobertMcKenziewasaCaptainintheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsintheGreatWar.

76. David McLayDavidSMcLaywasagoalkeeperwhomade14competitiveappearancesforQueen’sParkoveran

extendedperiod.HemadeasingleappearanceinOctober1915beforegoingofftowarwherehe

servedasaCorporalintheGordonHighlanders.

DavidreturnedtoQueen’sParkafterthewarandplayedfourgamesinseason1920/21,eight

ROBERTMcKENZIEinQP1stXI1910-11

gamesin1921/22,andafinalgameagainstStMirrenon2January1923.

ThereisarecordofaDavidShanksMcLayhavingbeenbornintheGorbalsregistrationdistrict

in1898.Atthetimeofthe1911census,hewas12yearsofageandlivingat36GartuckStreetin

Queen’sPark.WashetheQueen’sParkgoalkeeper?

77. John McLeanJohnAMcLean,knownasJohnny,playedonthewingforQueen’sParkfornineseasonsfrom

1900/01to1908/09,withtheexceptionofaspellwithAyrParkhouseinseason1903/04.Johnnywas

registeredwiththeSFAbyQueen’sParkinseasons1909/10,1910/11and1911/12alsobutdidnot

featureinthefirstteam.

JohnnyMcLeanservedasaGunnerintheRoyalFieldArtilleryintheGreatWar.

78. Hubert McMillanHubertAMcMillan,knownasBertorBertie,playedwithQueen’sParkinseasons1915/16,1916/17

and1917/18.Hemadeatotalof47competitiveappearancesandscoredeightgoals.

BertmadehisdebutagainstAirdrieon18March1916andhisfinalappearancewasagainstCeltic

on27October1917.Heplayedatinsiderightinall47competitivematchesfortheSpiders.

BertservedasaLieutenantintheRoyalAirForceintheGreatWar.

ThereisrecordofaHubertAlexanderMcMillanfromDumbartonwhowasbornin1894.However,

warrecordssuggestthatheservedintheMerchantNavyratherthantheRAF.

79. Archibald MeiklemArchibaldCameronMeiklemwasborninDumbrecktothesouthofGlasgowon24August1889.He

wasthesonofJohnPMeiklem,whowasaphysicianandsurgeon.

ArchibaldMeiklemwasregisteredwiththeSFAasaQueen’sParkplayeron18December1914and

playedatoutsiderightinthefinalsixleaguegamesofseason1914/15.

AccordingtoRichardRobinson,ACMeiklemservedasaPrivateintheArmyOrdnanceCorpsin

theGreatWar.However,theForcesWarRecordswebsitelistsanACMeiklemwhowasaSergeant

ClerkintheRAF.Couldthisbethesameperson?

80. Alex MercerAlexRMercerwasaQueen’sParkplayerinseason1915/16.Hemadeeightappearancesforthe

firsteleven.Heplayedinthefirstsevenmatchesoftheseasonatrighthalfandthenonefurther

gameatcentrehalfagainstRangerson6November1915.Itmaywellbethathehadjoinedthe

armyatthatpoint.

AlexMercerwasaLanceCorporalinthe1stBattalionoftheLovatScoutsintheGreatWar.

81. James MunroJamesBMunroplayedfivematchesforQueen’sParkinseason1915/16,allatinsideright,and

scoredonegoal.Thatgoalcameina1-0winoverClydeatShawfieldon13November1915.James

wasregisteredwiththeSFAasaQueen’sParkplayerinseason1916/17alsobutdidnotmakean

appearanceforthefirsteleven.

JamesMunrowasaDriverintheRoyalFieldArtilleryintheGreatWar.

82. Patrick O’BrienPatrickAloysiusO’Brienwasbornon8February1884at31RoseStreetinGlasgow’sGarnethill

district.HewaseducatedatStAloysiusCollegeandtheAndersonCollegeofMedicine.

PatrickwasregisteredasaQueen’sParkplayerinseasons1912/13and1913/14.Hemadetwo

competitiveappearancesforthefirsteleven,bothinOctober1912andbothatcentreforward.

PatrickO’BrienservedasaCaptainintheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsintheGreatWar.Afterthe

war,PatrickwascasualtysurgeonofGlasgow’sCentralPoliceDivision.InMay1941,hewascalled

outtoexamineRudolphHessaftertheGermanDeputyFuhrer’saeroplanelandednearEaglesham

inRenfrewshire.

Patrickdiedinhospitalattheageof48afterwhatwasdescribedasalingeringillness.Hishome

addressatthetimewas23LansdowneCrescentinKelvinbridge.Hewassurvivedbyhiswife,four

sonsandtwodaughters.

83. Charles OgilvieCharlesOgilviemadeonlyonecompetitivefirstteamappearanceforQueen’sPark.Thatmatchwas

playedon14March1908andhescoredtheSpiders’goalina3-1defeattoDundee.

CharlesemigratedtoCanadainOctober1912.WhentheGreatWarbrokeout,hevolunteered

almostimmediatelyfortheCanadianOver-SeasExpeditionaryForce.Hewasanunmarriedcivil

engineer.Theattestationpapergiveshisfather’saddressas9MontgomeryTerraceinMount

Florida.CharlesbecameaCorporalintheCanadianHighlanders.

CharlesOgilviediedinMontrealin1939.

84. Robert RhindRobertRhindwasregisteredbyQueen’sParkwiththeSFAinseasons1913/14and1914/15and

thenagaininseasons1918/19and1919/20.However,heonlyplayedinthefirstteaminthefirst

twoofthoseseasons.

RobertmadehisdebutagainstDumbartonon16August1913andplayedatotalof12gamesat

insideforwardinseason1913/14.HethenplayedafurtherfivegamesinOctoberandNovember

1914.Robertscoredfivegoalsinhistotalof17appearances.

RobertRhindservedasaCorporalintheHighlandLightInfantryintheGreatWar.

TheonlyyoungmannamedRobertRhindintheGlasgowareain1911wasan18-year-oldlaundry

vanmanwholivedat547DumbartonRoadinPartick,withhisfouroldersistersandtwoolder

brothers.WasthistheRobertRhindwhoplayedwithQueen’sPark?

85. John RileyJohnJRileywasaregularplayerintheQueen’sParksidefrom1906to1910.Heplayedin86

competitivematches,scoringtwogoals.JohnmadehisdebutagainstClydeintheGlasgowLeague

on11April1906andhisfinalgamewasalsoagainstClydeon31December1910.Hethenhada

shortspellwithMorton.Johnwasaversatileplayerwhofeaturedindifferentpositionsathalfback

andfullback.

JohnservedasaPrivateintheArmyServiceCorps(MotorTransport)intheGreatWar.

86. J Vaughan RussellJosephVaughanRussell,knownasVaughan,wasborninGlasgowaround1890.Hewasregistered

asaQueen’sParkplayerinseasons1913/14,1914/15and1919/20butonlyfeaturedinthefirst

teaminthepost-warseason.

Vaughanenlistedinthearmyon3September1914.Hewasacommercialtravelleratthetime

livingat209NithsdaleRoadinPollokshields.HeinitiallyjoinedtheScottishHorsebutwentonto

becomeaSergeantintheRoyalEngineers.In1917,hewas27yearsofage,hisregimentwasthe

ROBERTRHINDinQP1stXI1913-14

RoyalEngineersandhisbattalionwasBSD,SignalTroop,1stDismountedBrigade.

Afterthewar,VaughanRussellplayed12gamesfortheQueen’sParkfirsteleven.Hescored

onegoal,whichcameonthedayhemadehisdebutatcentreforwardagainstAyrUnitedon18

December1919.

87. Archibald SwannArchibaldMcESwann,knownasArchie,wasaQueen’sParkplayerfrom1897to1904.Hemade84

competitiveappearancesfortheclub,mainlyatfullback,andalsoplayedinasignificantnumber

ofnon-competitivematchespriortoQueen’sjoiningtheScottishLeaguein1900.Archiemadehis

debutagainstClydeon19March1897andplayedhisfinalfirstelevenmatchagainstDundeeon9

January1904.HewentontoplayforPartickThistleinseason1904/05.

ArchieSwannwasaLieutenantintheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsintheGreatWar.

Forsomereason,thereappeartobenobirthorcensusrecordsforArchieSwann.Thereisarecord

ofanArchibaldSwanlivingat4ReidStreet(nowReidhouseStreet)inSpringburnin1901.Hewasa

28-year-oldshippingchecker.ItseemsunlikelythathewastheQueen’sParkplayer.

88. Daniel TempletonDanielTempletonJnr,knownasDanny,wasregisteredasaQueen’sParkplayerinseasons1916/17

and1917/18andthenagaininseasons1920/21and1921/22.Hemadeatotalof72appearances,

allatinsideforward,andscoredeightgoals.

DannyTempletonmadehisQueen’sParkdebutatHeartson25November1916andplayeda

further19gamestotheendofthatseason.Hedidnotfeaturein1917/18butreturnedtotheside

on16October1920.Heplayed14gamesinseason1920/21and38gamesin1921/22.Itisnot

knownatthisstagewhathappenedtohimthen.

DannyservedasanAirMechanic2ndClassintheRoyalAirForceintheGreatWar.

TherearerecordsofaDanielTempletonwhowasbornaround1886,thesonofDanielandElizabeth

Templeton,andwhowaslivinginWestKilbridein1891and1901.Thereisalsoarecordfrom

1911ofadifferentDanielTempletonwhowas26yearsofageandlivinginShamrockStreetin

Cowcaddens.WaseitherDanielTempletontheQueen’sParkplayerorwouldbothhavebeentoo

old?

89. David Wilson DavidWilsonenjoyedalongcareerwithQueen’sPark.Hewasafirstteamplayeratinsideforward

from1897to1905butwasregisteredwiththeScottishFootballAssociationuntilseason1907/08.

Hemadeatotalof160competitiveappearancesfortheSpiders,scoring40goals,andalsomade

anumberofappearancesin“friendly”matchesintheyearspriortoQueen’senteringtheScottish

League.HewascappedforScotlandagainstWalesin1900.

DavidWilsonhadthehonourofscoringthefirstgoalatthethirdandpresentHampdenParkina

1-0winoverCelticon31October1903.

Davidservedasa2ndLieutenantintheArgyllandSutherlandHighlandersintheGreatWar.

ThedateofDavidWilson’sdeathisnotentirelyclear.Somepublicationsstatethathediedinthe

GreatWar.Thisisincorrect.Duringhisplayingdays,DavidwasgenerallyreferredtoasDavid

WilsonJnr.ThereisarecordofthedeathofaDavidWilsonon20June1926.Hewasawriter

(solicitor)whosefatherwasalsocalledDavidWilson.Hediedofcardiacfailureat100Bothwell

StreetinGlasgow.WasthistheQueen’sParkDavidWilson?

DAVIDWILSONinQP1stXI1898-99

ARCHIBARLDSWANNinQP1stXI1898-99

90. Maurice WilsonMauriceWilsonwasregisteredasaQueen’sParkplayerfromseason1910/11toseason1914/15.

Heplayedinallthreehalfbackpositionsandmadeatotalof59appearances,scoringonegoal.

HemadehisdebutagainstHeartson29April1911andplayedhisfinalgameforthe1stX1on22

August1914.Hisfaceappearsregularlyintheteamandgroupphotos-havingplayedagainstthe

Wandererson1January1914andhavingbeenaplayeronthe1stX1tourtoDenmarkandSweden

inthesummerof1914.

IntheGreatWar,MauricewasaSergeantintheRoyalFieldArtillery,possiblyinthe262ndBrigade.

The1911censusreturnsshowtwopersonscalledMauriceWilsonlivinginthesouthsideof

Glasgow.Bothwere22yearsofage.OnelivedinCathcartandtheotherinGovanhill.Wasoneof

theseyoungmentheQueen’sParkplayer?

LikemanyoftheQPmentoserveandsurvive,thebestyearsofMaurice’sfootballinglife

(hewouldhavebeenagedbetween25and29in1914/18)werespentintheforces.Althoughhedid

notfeaturepost1918intheQueen’sPark1stX1,MauricehasbeenidentifiedintheVictoriaX1team

photosittinginasuitalongsideWilliamStewart(43)andinfrontofJamesWest(38)inthesidethat

wontheScottishAmateurFootballLeagueandCupDoubleinseason1919/20.

By1920,wasMauriceWilsonacommitteememberor,bythen,aplayerintheminorX1’s?

Postscript ThesequestionsonQPplayer(90)MauriceWilsonconcludedtheinitialbiographicalfootballingand

militarydetailcollatedatOctober2016onafurther46Queen’sParkplayersandmembersnow

knowntohaveservedandsurvivedintheGreatWar-setoutinthisAppendix2.WhileAppendix

2wasbeingillustratedandpreparedfortheclubwebsite(www.queensparkfc.co.uk)further

informationwassubmittedandquestionsraisedonafurther6Queen’sParkplayers,former

playersandmembersfromthelistof193QPmennowknowntohaveservedandsurvived.Initial

informationonwhatisknownontheseindividualsissuppliedinthispostscriptcovering(91)Clyde

Skene(92)LeslieSkene(93)AlexanderStark(94)DavidDunbar(95)JamesLaughlandand(96)David

Low.

Myresearchonall193Queen’sParkplayers,whoenlistedandsurvived,remainsaworkin

progress.Anyinformationthatcanbeprovidedbymembers,familyandfriendsofthosewhoserved

-andthewidercommunity-willbewelcomed.Inthefirstinstance,pleasecontactsecretary@

queensparkfc.co.uk

MAURICEWILSONinQP1stXI1913-14

MAURICEWILSON&BOBYOUNG(39)(LEFT),VsWANDERERS,1stJAN1914

QPVICTORIAXI1919-20WILLIAMTSTEWART,MAURICEWILSONandJAMESWEST

91. Clyde Skene MMClydesdaleDuncanSkene,knownasClyde,wasborninLarbertinStirlingshireon24June1884.

HewastheyoungerbrotherofLeslieSkene,theQueen’sParkandScotlandgoalkeeper.

ClydeSkenewasregisteredasaQueen’sParkplayerfromseason1903/04to1905/06andthen

againinseasons1909/10and1910/11.HeplayedforFalkirkbetweenhistwospellsatHampden.

HereturnedtoFalkirkinthecourseofseason1910/11,playedthefollowingseasonalsoat

BrockvilleandthensawouttheremainingthreeyearsofhiscareerasaprofessionalwithDundee.

ClydemadehisQueen’sParkdebutagainstAirdrieonianson30January1904andwentontomake

29competitiveappearancesfortheSpiders,scoring10goals.Heplayedmainlyatcentreforward.

ClydeSkenewasaCorporalintheRoyalFieldArtilleryintheGreatWarand,in1917,wasawarded

theMilitaryMedalforbraveryinthefield.

ClydediedinOxfordshireon29December1945.

92. Leslie Skene MC

AlexanderLeslieHendersonSkene,knownasLeslie,wasborninLarberton22August1882,the

sonofthesuperintendentofaninstitutionfor“imbecilechildren”.HeattendedGeorgeWatson’s

CollegeandEdinburghUniversity,qualifyingasapsychiatrist.HewaswithHibernianforashort

periodbeforejoiningQueen’sPark.

LesliemadehisdebutforQueen’sParkatHeartson29September1902andwentontomake67

competitiveappearancesfortheside.HecaptainedtheSpidersintheopeningmatchatthethird

andpresentHampdenParkon31October1903.HisfinalgameforQueen’swasagainstHibson

17March1906.HewascappedtwiceforScotlandwhenaQueen’sParkplayer–againstWalesand

Irelandin1904.

DuringhisspellatHampden,LesliealsoturnedoutforStenhousemuirandwaspartofthe

Warriors’sidethatreachedtheScottishCupsemi-finalinseason1902/03.

Leslie’scareerthentookhimtoEnglandandheplayedwithFulhamfortwoseasons,reachingthe

FACupsemi-finalin1908.HethenmovedtoBelfasttostudyatQueen’sUniversityandspenttwo

seasonswithGlentoran.WhenwithGlentoran,heplayedfortheIrishLeagueagainsttheSouthern

League(England).

LeslieSkeneservedwiththeRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsintheGreatWar.WhileaLieutenant,he

waswoundedatGallipoliinSeptember1915andpromotedtoCaptaininDecemberthatyear.He

waswoundedagainlaterintheconflictandwasawardedtheMilitaryCrossin1917.Hefinishedthe

warasanActingMajor.

Afterthewar,LeslieworkedasapsychiatristatseverallocationsinScotlandandEnglandbefore

movingtotheIsleofMan.,wherehewassuperintendentofamentalinstitution.HewasPresident

oftheIsleofManMedicalSocietyin1935/36.LesliediedinDouglason29October1959.

CLYDESKENEinQP1stXI1909-10

LESLIESKENEinQP1stXI1902-03

93. Alexander Stark

AlexStark,nicknamed“Buttons”,wasatrickywingerwhowasborninFalkirkon11April1869.He

joinedFalkirkFCandmadehisfirstteamdebutagainstQueen’sParkin1886,scoringtwoofthe

Bairns’goalsinan8-3defeat.HecontinuedplayingwithFalkirkforanumberofseasons.

Duringseason1894/95,AlexjoinedQueen’sParkandplayedinafewgamesfortheSpiders.

However,hewascup-tiedandcouldonlyplayinfriendlymatches.

In1895,AlexStarkemigratedtoNewZealandwherehebecameasheepmerchant.Hecontinued

withfootballandplayedwithSydenhamFCandtheCanterburyrepresentativeside.In1904,he

playedinNewZealand’sfirsteverinternationalfixtureagainstNewSouthWales.Afterhefinished

playing,hebecameVice–PresidentoftheNewZealandFootballAssociation.

AlexservedinNewZealandRoyalFieldArtilleryintheGreatWar.Hediedin1935.

94. David J DunbarDavidJDunbarwasregisteredwiththeSFAasaQueen’sParkplayerinseasons1912/13and

1913/14butdidnotmakeacompetitivefirstteamappearance.

DavidservedasaCaptaininthe9thBattalionoftheHighlandLightInfantryintheGreatWar.After

thewar,DavidgaveserviceontheQueen’sParkCommittee.

The1911censusincludesDavidJohnDunbarwhowasa20-year-oldcivilengineeringstudent,

borninAberdeenbutnowlivingat86DixonAvenueinCrosshill.HisfatherwastheChiefSanitary

Inspectorforthecountycouncil.WasDavidJohnDunbartheQueen’sParkplayer?Itseemslikely.

95. James LaughlandTheQueen’sParkRollofHonourcontainsthenameJamesLauchlandbutthenamedoesnot

appearinthelistofthosewhoservedinRichardRobinson’sbook“HistoryoftheQueen’sPark

FootballClub1867-1917”.DoestheentryintheRollofHonourrelatetoaplayernamedJames

LaughlandwhowasregisteredasaQueen’sParkplayerfromseasons1910/11to1912/13?

JamesLaughlandmade11competitivefirstteamappearancesatinsideforwardandwinghalfin

season1910/11and18appearances,allatlefthalf,inseason1911/12.Hedidnotfeatureinthe

firstelevenin1912/13.Thenewspapersofthetimeoftengavetheplayer’snameasLauchland.

IstheJamesLauchlandwhoappearsintheRollofHonourthesamepersonastheJames

LaughlandwhowaswithQueen’sParkinthethreeseasonsfrom1910to1913?Whydoeshenot

appearinRobinson’sbook?Thesequestionsremaintobeanswered.

96. David B LowDavidBLowwasregisteredasaplayerwithQueen’sParkinseasons1920/21and1921/22butdid

notmakeacompetitiveappearanceforthefirsteleven.Hewentontogivevaluableserviceonthe

ClubCommittee.

Davidwasa2ndLieutenantintheArgyllandSutherlandHighlandersintheGreatWar.Itisnot

clearifhewasalreadyamemberofQueen’sParkatthattimeorifhejoinedafterthecessationof

hostilities.

JAMESLAUGHLANDinQP1stXI1910-11

DAVIDBLOWinQPCommittee1925-26

DAVIDJDUNBARinQPCommittee1925-26

193 Now Known To Have Served & Survived

33 Now Known To Lost Their Lives

The 226 Queen’s Park Members and Players known to have enlisted

AlexanderAllan45JohnAllan

HEAlexanderCharlesJAnderson

JamesAnderson(1)46JamesAnderson(2)47

JohnAndersonArthurCBaillieJamesBaillie

AndrewBaird48JamesRBallantine

FrancisBeattieJamesHBell

AlexanderGBennett1GeorgeBennett

JamesBBennett2RMarrBenzie

CharlesHBoyce4DCBoyce

WilliamCBoyceFinlayWBoydJohnGBrady

DanMBroadhead3AlexanderBrown

HughBrown5WilliamPBrown6ColinLBuchan49PeterBuchanan7

HughButler50DavidCalderwoodDavidFCameron8RobertJCameron9DonaldMCampbell

JohnCampbellJHChristieArthurCraig

ClaudeVCraigie10ElijahCresswell11

JohnCresswellWalterMCrow

JohnLCunninghamGBCunningham51

JohnDick52JohnDonaldson53NeilCDonaldson

AlexanderDouglas54AlexanderDowns

DanielGDrummond*41

DavidJDunbar94RCDuncan

AWFergusonRVFinlay55

ThomasTFitchie12TEForsyth56JamesFraserJohnFraser

RobertFrenchJohnFulton

AndrewFyfe57RobertGibson

WilliamRGibsonColinGillies

RobertGilmour58AlexanderGordon

CharlesGordonJohnJGowRBGraham

PeterGrant59DavidHamilton60SamuelHamilton

ThomasBHamiltonNormanWHay

RGHayWalterHenderson

WDHendersonRichardHendrie61GeorgeHiggins62JohnJHighet63GordonHoare13WalterBHobbsGeorgeCHoggJohnHouston

TCHowatAlexanderHowieWilliamKeith64

JamesMKennedyJohnKerr65

ThomasEKillinRALambie66ASLanglands

AlexanderLangwellJamesLaughland95

GeorgeGLean67JamesLeckie

JohnSLeckie14AndrewRLeslie15

JohnALogan

WilliamGLogan70DavidBLow96GeorgeDLow

FrederickWMackie16RNMasseyAMMaule

ACMeiklem79ARMercer80

JohnMerryCharlesBMiller23

GeorgeMiller68ThomasMiller69ThomasNMiller

PeterAMoodie24JohnAMorton

JamesBMunro81ArthurFMurray25JamesLMcBean17

RCMcBean71JamesMcBeath

JamesMcBryer72A.PeterMcCallum73

RobertAMcFarlane*42RobertSMcColl18AngusMcCuish74ArchibaldMcGill

DonaldMMcGregorDavidMcIntosh19

JohnMcKechnie20WilliamCMcKenna21

HectorMcKenzie22RCMcKenzie75DuncanMcLarenJohnAMcLaren

DavidSMcLay76JohnMcLean77

HubertAMcMillan78JohnMcMillan

GeorgeACMcNeillGeorgeMcPhee

HughHMcTaggartJohnMcVeyPO’Brien82

DavidO’DonnellCharlesCOgilvie83

JamesMOrrJamesPark

HaroldMcDPaul26AGrahamPrimrose27

WBPurdieJohnSReid28WilliamReid

RobertRhind84JohnRiley85RalphRisk29

JohnRoberts30JamesRobertsonJohnRobertson

JohnMRobertsonJVaughanRussell86

TheodoreCScottWalterScott31

WalterPScott32ClydeSkene*91LeslieSkene*92DavidSorley33

AlexanderStark93WilliamSteelJamesSteele

WilliamTStewart*43WBStevenson

JamesHStirlingAMcESwan87

JamesWSwannRWTambling

DanielTempleton88WArthurThomasGeorgeThomsonThomasThomson

WHThomsonASThornton

FrankWalker34JamesWalker35JohnJCWalker

ThomasWalker36WilliamFWalker37

JamesWallaceGeorgeLWatsonGeorgeRWatsonJamesLWest38

WilliamWhiteDavidWilson89

MauriceWilson90WilliamWiseman*44

JohnYeudallRobertMYoung39

JamesAAlexander117WilliamAnderson100

GeorgeRobertBaillie128JohnBarbour*106JamesBryce108

AndrewArthurCaldwell120MacDonaldCameron118

RobertMChristie122

JohnClarkson114WalterMcFarlaneCoulter112

JamesDDunachie121W.A.Eadie*97

RobinAdairFerguson101HarryMFletcher113EdwinFreeland109

WalterWilliamFrier110EdwinStanleyGarvie104

EbenezerHamilton102TomHaydock125GeorgeLegge103RobertLusk*99

RobertMMann116AndrewMcCrae105AlexMacLean115

JohnBuchananMonteith127

HerbertMurray*123JohnOrmiston111

WilliamFisherPaton98GeorgeStrachanRamsay124

HarryNairnRobertson107JohnStevenson129JohnWilkinson126

JamesGilmourWilson119

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*Identifies10Queen’sParkmembersorplayerswhoservedinthewarandarenotnamedontheplaque.

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