Re: Help researching Alexander Nicol Dunn in WW1

[king ranger]

I was thinking last night that with Old Kilpatrick being a village i would have thought that Alexander winning the Military Medal would have been big news in the local paper,so if no one comes up with the information might be worth trying the paper again.The only problem would be we have no idea when in 1916 Alexander won it.
                                                    Colin.

[Norman Dunn]

Good Morning Colin,
I think you are right as it was just a small Village in 1916. Hopefully we might get some more information & possibly the date he won the Military Medal. Fingers crossed.

Norman

[bleckie]

Hi All

The battle of the Somme was from July to November 1916 just a possibility

Yours Aye
BruceL

[Norman Dunn]

Thanks for trying to help Bruce.
I've looked through all the Alexander Dunn's on Ancestry & can't find that Service number 10439 which was his number when he won the Military Medal. Poor Alexander ended up a pauper in an unmarked grave & now it looks like his heroism in 1916 isn't even recorded.
Many thanks,
Norman

[king ranger]

Just gone through the Glasgow Roll of Honour which i thought was only for soldiers that had been killed but found that not to be the case. Only one Dunn, and he came from Falkirk.

[Norman Dunn]

Hi Colin,
Thanks for your help once again. My son is going to visit Stirling Castle & see if they have any record of Alexander being awarded the MM.   By coincidence I traced my Dunn family to Falkirk as far back as the 1700s. One of them was Charles Dunn born 1814 & he  was my great great granda & married  Glasgow lady Margaret Marshall who was born 1815.  Thanks again Colin.
NORMAN

[king ranger]

Hi Norman i went up to the castle last week to ask if i could check the museum for Alexanders medals ,but they would not let me in without paying .I dont grudge paying but have been around it 4 times so i just  came away.
                                       Colin

[Norman Dunn]

Hi Colin,
I don't blame you for coming away. My son has never been to Stirling so it will be an experience seeing the Castle with his wife & son & he'll kill two birds with one stone & see if he can access any records they have. I think its a disgrace that we get charged for looking up records of men who fought for the country & lost their lives. I don't know when Simon is going but it'll be this summer.

NORMAN

[king ranger]

Let him know it is £14 for adults cant remember the Childs price.It is well worth it but i was not going to pay that when i just wanted to see if Alexanders  medals were on display.