Amara War Cemetery
Roll of Honour
A - G
21848 Private
Tom Allen
6th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
8th February 1917.
Plot. XXIV. B. 7.
Lived at 54 Ivy Street, Burnley, Lancashire
Tom Allen
6th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
8th February 1917.
Plot. XXIV. B. 7.
Lived at 54 Ivy Street, Burnley, Lancashire
11923 Private
John Richard Barnes
6th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
9th April 1916.
Plot. XVI. K. 8.
Born in Burnley. Lived at 35 Union Street, Accrington
John Richard Barnes
6th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
9th April 1916.
Plot. XVI. K. 8.
Born in Burnley. Lived at 35 Union Street, Accrington
18727Private
Henry Bellis
6th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
20th April 1916, aged 29.
Plot. VII. G. 9.
Lived at 15 Higher Water Street, Lowerhouse, Burnley, Lancashire.
Henry Bellis
6th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
20th April 1916, aged 29.
Plot. VII. G. 9.
Lived at 15 Higher Water Street, Lowerhouse, Burnley, Lancashire.
20307 Private
Wilson Clarke
1st Bn. Highland Light Infantry
9th January 1917.
Plot. J. 9.
Lived at 6 Walnut Street, Burnley, Lancashire.
Wilson Clarke
1st Bn. Highland Light Infantry
9th January 1917.
Plot. J. 9.
Lived at 6 Walnut Street, Burnley, Lancashire.
L/17517 Driver
James Edward Tattersall Coupe
Royal Field Artillery
25th March 1917.
Plot. XIII. E. 13.
Lived at 152 Brunshaw Road, Burnley, Lancashire.
James Edward Tattersall Coupe
Royal Field Artillery
25th March 1917.
Plot. XIII. E. 13.
Lived at 152 Brunshaw Road, Burnley, Lancashire.
Second Lieutenant
Willie Colston Craig
10th Bn., attached to 6th Bn. South Lancashire Regiment
20th January 1917, aged 23.
Plot XXVI. H. 3.
Son of William and Jane Craig, of "Moorburn," 264, Nithsdale Rd., Dumbreck, Glasgow.
Picture and text courtesy of Alasdair J. Malcolm
2nd Lieutenant WILLIAM COLSTON CRAIG of the 10th Battalion South Lancashire regiment who died, on Saturday 20th January 1917 during the First World War.
William Colston Craig, who was known as Willie, was the third son of marine engineer William Colston Craig and his wife Jane.
Born on 27th June 1894 at 13 Avon Street, Glasgow, he was educated at Allen Glen’s School in Glasgow and Morrison’s Academy, Crieff before enrolling at Glasgow University in 1913 to study English and French, intending to follow a career in medicine.
At this time, the family resided at 48 Balshagray Avenue in Partick, Glasgow, though the family also had a residence at Broompark Villa, Mansewell Road in Prestwick and latterly at 264 Nithsdale Road, Dumbreck, Glasgow.
Before undertaking his second year studies at the university, Willie, like many of his fellow students, enlisted following the outbreak of war in 1914.
He served with the 10th Battalion of The South Lancashire Regiment and at the time of his death was attached to the 6th Battalion.
On 20th January 1917, Willie Craig died of wounds whilst his regiment were on active service in Mesopotamia, aged 23.
He is buried at the Amara War Cemetery in Iraq, on the banks of the Tigris, in grave number XXVI. H.3.
At the time of Willie’s death, the Craig’s had three other sons with the colours, with two of them on active service.
Willie Craig is commemorated on the Prestwick War Memorial and is also listed amongst the members of both Prestwick St Cuthbert and Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Clubs who fell in the Great War.
He is further commemorated along with his father on a family headstone in Cathcart Cemetery in Glasgow following his father’s sudden death in 1923, whilst serving as Chairman of Rangers Football Club where he had been on the board of the club since 1903. In early 2016 Rangers Football Club restored the headstone, which lies in the ‘Rangers Triangle’ of graves in the cemetery, near to other prominent names connected with the club.
Willie Colston Craig
10th Bn., attached to 6th Bn. South Lancashire Regiment
20th January 1917, aged 23.
Plot XXVI. H. 3.
Son of William and Jane Craig, of "Moorburn," 264, Nithsdale Rd., Dumbreck, Glasgow.
Picture and text courtesy of Alasdair J. Malcolm
2nd Lieutenant WILLIAM COLSTON CRAIG of the 10th Battalion South Lancashire regiment who died, on Saturday 20th January 1917 during the First World War.
William Colston Craig, who was known as Willie, was the third son of marine engineer William Colston Craig and his wife Jane.
Born on 27th June 1894 at 13 Avon Street, Glasgow, he was educated at Allen Glen’s School in Glasgow and Morrison’s Academy, Crieff before enrolling at Glasgow University in 1913 to study English and French, intending to follow a career in medicine.
At this time, the family resided at 48 Balshagray Avenue in Partick, Glasgow, though the family also had a residence at Broompark Villa, Mansewell Road in Prestwick and latterly at 264 Nithsdale Road, Dumbreck, Glasgow.
Before undertaking his second year studies at the university, Willie, like many of his fellow students, enlisted following the outbreak of war in 1914.
He served with the 10th Battalion of The South Lancashire Regiment and at the time of his death was attached to the 6th Battalion.
On 20th January 1917, Willie Craig died of wounds whilst his regiment were on active service in Mesopotamia, aged 23.
He is buried at the Amara War Cemetery in Iraq, on the banks of the Tigris, in grave number XXVI. H.3.
At the time of Willie’s death, the Craig’s had three other sons with the colours, with two of them on active service.
Willie Craig is commemorated on the Prestwick War Memorial and is also listed amongst the members of both Prestwick St Cuthbert and Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Clubs who fell in the Great War.
He is further commemorated along with his father on a family headstone in Cathcart Cemetery in Glasgow following his father’s sudden death in 1923, whilst serving as Chairman of Rangers Football Club where he had been on the board of the club since 1903. In early 2016 Rangers Football Club restored the headstone, which lies in the ‘Rangers Triangle’ of graves in the cemetery, near to other prominent names connected with the club.
26113 Private
Fred Cummings
6th Bn. South Lancashire Regiment
4th July 1916.
Plot VIII. A. 12.
Fred Cummings
6th Bn. South Lancashire Regiment
4th July 1916.
Plot VIII. A. 12.
13842 Private
Isaac Tattersall Duerden
6th Bn. Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
13th February 1917, aged 37.
Plot. XXVII. A. 4.
Lived at 43 Clegg Street, Burnley, Lancashire.
Isaac Tattersall Duerden
6th Bn. Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
13th February 1917, aged 37.
Plot. XXVII. A. 4.
Lived at 43 Clegg Street, Burnley, Lancashire.
10600 Private
Michael Dunne
1st Bn. Connaught Rangers
3rd May 1916.
Plot XX. B. 5.
Lived in Padiham, Lancashire.
Michael Dunne
1st Bn. Connaught Rangers
3rd May 1916.
Plot XX. B. 5.
Lived in Padiham, Lancashire.
G/2972 Lance Corporal
O. Frick
2nd Bn. attd. Connaught Rangers, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
8th July 1916.
Plot IX. H. 4
O. Frick
2nd Bn. attd. Connaught Rangers, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
8th July 1916.
Plot IX. H. 4
14457 Battery Sergeant Major
Herbert Claude Gartery
60th Bty. 134th Bde., Royal Field Artillery
23rd December 1916, aged 37.
Plot XIV. E. 21.
Son of George and Charlotte Gartery, of Sherburn in Elmet, South Milford, Yorks; husband of Mary Josephine Gartery, of "Cosy Nook," Grant Duff Rd., Lovedale, Nilgiris, South India.
Remembered by is Great Grandson, Nicholas Cornwell.
Herbert Claude Gartery
60th Bty. 134th Bde., Royal Field Artillery
23rd December 1916, aged 37.
Plot XIV. E. 21.
Son of George and Charlotte Gartery, of Sherburn in Elmet, South Milford, Yorks; husband of Mary Josephine Gartery, of "Cosy Nook," Grant Duff Rd., Lovedale, Nilgiris, South India.
Remembered by is Great Grandson, Nicholas Cornwell.
33949 Private
Thomas Gaskell
4th Bn. South Wales Borderers
15th February 1917, aged 30.
Plot XXIX. B. 41/51.
Son of John Gaskell, of big, Ormskirk Rd., Rose Hill, Pemberton, Wigan; husband of Elizabeth Gaskell, of 8, Montague St., South Shore, Blackpool.
Obituary from the Wigan Advertiser stated that " Private Thomas Gaskell of the South Wales Borderers of 69 Standish Lower Ground, after being reported as missing since 15th February 1917 is now reported as having been killed in Mesopotamia, death having occurred on that date. He was 30 years of age, married and leaves a wife and two children. Before enlisting he was employed as a collector for an Insurance Company."
He is also commemorated on the village cenotaph in Standish.
Picture and obituary courtesy of David Long of Standish, Lancashire.
Thomas Gaskell
4th Bn. South Wales Borderers
15th February 1917, aged 30.
Plot XXIX. B. 41/51.
Son of John Gaskell, of big, Ormskirk Rd., Rose Hill, Pemberton, Wigan; husband of Elizabeth Gaskell, of 8, Montague St., South Shore, Blackpool.
Obituary from the Wigan Advertiser stated that " Private Thomas Gaskell of the South Wales Borderers of 69 Standish Lower Ground, after being reported as missing since 15th February 1917 is now reported as having been killed in Mesopotamia, death having occurred on that date. He was 30 years of age, married and leaves a wife and two children. Before enlisting he was employed as a collector for an Insurance Company."
He is also commemorated on the village cenotaph in Standish.
Picture and obituary courtesy of David Long of Standish, Lancashire.
6241 Private
John Goldstone
6th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
31st December 1916.
Plot XIV. D. 21.
Lived at 13 Cog Street, Burnley, Lancashire.
John Goldstone
6th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
31st December 1916.
Plot XIV. D. 21.
Lived at 13 Cog Street, Burnley, Lancashire.
25325 Private
Harry Gowers
6th Bn. Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
5th April 1917.
Shaikh Saad Old Cem. Mem.
Lived at 17 May Street, Burnley, Lancashire.
Harry Gowers
6th Bn. Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
5th April 1917.
Shaikh Saad Old Cem. Mem.
Lived at 17 May Street, Burnley, Lancashire.
