« Reply #37 on: Tuesday 09 May 17 20:34 BST (UK) »
Hi
not been into Dalbeth for a while, but if you ask a groundsman they will direct you to the right lair.
Failing that Sec 18 is clearly marked, and my 'trick' is to find a War grave closeby and work from there. So looking at the War Grave records:
Donald James McLeish, RASC is Sec 18, Lair 200
Alexander Owens, Royal Artillery is Sec 18, Lair 219
working from that I would pace out 47 paces to 266!
A lot of headstones have the lair numbers engraved on the base, so that helps as well.
Do hope that is claer and helps.
Davie
ps forgot to add, if you're not local I can nip down and have a look for you, need some more info though. Names, dates etc.
Davie thanks very much for that info and your much appreciated offer, very kind of you.
Fortunately I'll be in Glasgow shortly and plan visiting Dalbeth, my grandparents' and aunt's grave.
I will be able to find it now no bother thanks to your clear instructions - haven't visited since I was a wee boy 60+years ago.
Thanks again.
John
Originally from Ireland then Dundee and Glasgow to worldwide esp.:
Scotland, England,UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand and back to Ireland esp. Donegal, Sligo, Down, Armagh.
Names in no particular order:
Currie, McKay, Gallacher, Gilroy, O'Neill, Kelly, McGuire, McGee, O'Brien, Jenkins, Dougan, O'Donnell, McKeown, McClure, Clarke, Toland, Conaghan, McLaughlin, Nevin, McCahill and many others too numerous to include, sorry.
