John Wallace born 1915 , died at Thurleston, Ettrick 1949 , burial place ?

[James Russell]

    I tried to send a photo of John Wallace [1915-1949] when he was living in Leith Links and working in Insurance and also in Forestry in Selkirkshire, The photo did not carry,

[Shonamarshall]

Hi James,
Oh a photo would be nice to see! I must admit I’ve not looked for any information for a while, but will continue soon!
Hope you’re keeping well amongst all this uncertainty!
Best wishes,
Shona

[James Russell]

How do I send two photographs of John Wallace

[James Russell]

John Wallace, as far as we can see, by mention of date, names and position, John was Buried at Newington, Edinburgh in September 1949. Newington would lie between where Leith [where John was working] and the Place in the Borders were he killed  in a tree accident. Now, after a long search, you know where he is Moyra. There may be no Grave, but there is a big Cemetery.

[Shonamarshall]

Hi,
Well done on getting this far!
A couple of questions....how do you know he is buried here and why does he have no grave?
Oh, a third one......does his daughter now have this info?!

That’s nice to have found it out for the family.

Shona

[James Russell]

Mrs JOHN WALLACE and Miss WALLACE return their grateful thanks to all friends for the many kind expressions of sympathy extended to them in their great loss also for the beautiful flowers received , and to all who kindly attended at Newington Cemetery .

[James Russell]

This was a thank you some time after the funeral. [Scotsman 10 September 1949]. Newington says there is no stone. On the other hand, I have found stones which Mortonhall said  did not exist. I have found the house where Moyra's Father was born, lived and moved, and now his final resting place. She knows the name of the other sister [who attended /deseathed] and always wondered why she was not asked to attend. As the couple were separated with one in Leith and another in ,Denholm, Newington was an ideal meeting spot for a funeral. Maybe the Forestry Commission should raise one. Moyra knows about this.

[Shonamarshall]

Dear James,
I’m so pleased you’ve been successful in filling in some of the details for Moyra. It’s a lovely thing to have done and I’m sure this will have given her comfort.
Best wishes to you,
Shona

[James Russell]

There are two Hermitage Places. To avoid confusion one was entered as Raeburn Place where John Wallace is listed in 1948, the year before he died. His wife and children are not mentioned as they live elsewhere.