June 2005 RootsChat Challenge

[liverpool annie]

Name:   MUIR, ALAN STEELE
Initials:   A S
Nationality:   United Kingdom
Rank:   Second Lieutenant
Regiment:   Royal Scots
Unit Text:   8th Bn. attd. 9th Bn.
Age:   28
Date of Death:   12/11/1916
Additional information:   Son of James Muir and Eliza Margaret Muir, of 2, Marchmont St., Edinburgh.
Casualty Type:   Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:   I. B. 35.
Cemetery:   VARENNES MILITARY CEMETERY       

[liverpool annie]

Is this the Mckay -  Mcree etc connection ?

Name:   MUIR, JOHN
Initials:   J
Nationality:   United Kingdom
Rank:   Master
Regiment:   Merchant Navy
Unit Text:   S.S. Carsbreck (Glasgow)
Age:   63
Date of Death:   24/10/1941
Additional information:   Son of John and Jane Mackie McNabb Muir; husband of Elizabeth Muir.
Casualty Type:   Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:   Panel 24.
Cemetery:   TOWER HILL MEMORIAL       

     

[liverpool annie]

Name:   MUIR, THOMAS FREDERICK
Initials:   T F
Nationality:   United Kingdom
Rank:   Lieutenant
Regiment:   Royal Naval Reserve
Unit Text:   H.M. Trawler "Longset."
Age:   39
Date of Death:   06/02/1917

Additional information:   Son of Thomas and Jessie Swanson Muir; husband of Jane Jessie Clouston, of Cumminess, Stenness, Orkney. Born in Ireland. Served for a long period of years as Chief Officer in the "Clan Line" of Steamships.
Casualty Type:   Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:   In North-West corner.
Cemetery:   STENNESS PARISH CHURCHYARD       

     

[liverpool annie]

Name:   MUIR MACKENZIE, SIR ROBERT CECIL
Initials:   R C
Nationality:   United Kingdom
Rank:   Lieutenant
Regiment:   Durham Light Infantry
Unit Text:   5th Bn. attd. 9th Bn.
Age:   26
Date of Death:   12/04/1918
Awards:   MC
Additional information:   5th Bart. of Delvine, Son of Lt. Col. Sir Robert Smythe Muir Mackenzie, 4th Bart. of Delvine, R.A. and Lady Muir Mackenzie (nee Johnstone-Gordon); husband of Lady Muir Mackenzie, of Cassencarrie, Torquay, Devon.
Casualty Type:   Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:   IX. C. 4.
Cemetery:   BIENVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY       

[Manchester Rambler]

I've posted a summary of the Orr-Ewing and Leckie-Ewing families at http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,62822.15.html

Let me know if I've missed anything important!

Rambler

[Manchester Rambler]

ORR EWING, ROBERT NORMAN
Initials:   R N
Nationality:   United Kingdom
Rank:   Second Lieutenant
Regiment:   Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text:   6th Bn.
Age:   20
Date of Death:   21/05/1940
Service No:   95629
Additional information:   Son of Brigadier-General Sir Norman Orr Ewing, 4th Bt., C.B., D.S.O., A.D.C., V.L., and of Lady Orr Ewing (nee Roberts), of Cardross, Port of Monteith, Perthshire.
Casualty Type:   Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:   19. AA. 7.
Cemetery:   HARLEBEKE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY       

Sir Norman Archibald Orr Ewing, son of Sir Archibald Ernest Orr Ewing, m. Laura Louisa Robarts in 1911.  This is one of their children.  (We hadn't got as far as this generation in my summary, but Norman Archibald is there.)

Rambler

[Manchester Rambler]

War casualties

William Strachan Molison we already know about, but I can't link any of the others Annie has posted to our families.  Can anyone do better?

Rambler

[JAP]

Liverpool Annie,

I'm battling to fit everything into the picture

It would be helpful (to me for one!) if you could explain where all these recent guys you've posted fit in to the family tree of our hero Allan.

Thanks a lot,

Judy

[Burrow Digger]

Do you think this could be Douglas Muir Robertson ? it says on the image -  son of a US citizen

Name       Douglas Robertson
Arrival Date       Sep 1919
Age                  18 years 7 months
Birth Year       1901
Gender               Male
Port of Departure       Hong Kong
Ship Name       Siberia Maru
Port of Arrival       San Francisco
Birthplace       London, England

Annie

Douglas was born in Liverpool in 1900.
Would he make a mistake over birthyear & birthplace?

And can I add we are now at 989 posts - just 11 more to go to reach 1000 posts!!   

BD