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John Allan
Appeared in Wigton Advertiser; Dec. 8, 1917 under the heading Bogus Hero on trial for wearing decorations not entitled too. Mentions that he was employed at Gretna since April. Served with the Gordon Highlanders July 1908 to June 1915.
William Charles Allen
Name and address appears in the Eastriggs and Gretna Electoral Roll 1918-1919.
Ebenezer Allison
Appeared in Dumfries and Galloway Standard; Jan. 15, 1916 under the heading In Dumfries Sheriff Court.
Elizabeth Lockhart Allison
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Elizabeth Lockhart Allison
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 16th January 1892, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire
Date and Place of Death: 6th December 1918, The Factory Hospital, Gretna
Nationality: Scottish
Childhood: Eldest of 3
Parents: Robert Keay and Elizabeth nee Lockhart
Parent’s occupations: House joiner
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Munition Worker
Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
Job title at Gretna: Munition Worker
Marital status: Unmarried
Children: N/K
Travels: N/K
Awards/recognitions: N/K
Trivia / any other information:
Elizabeth Lockhart Allison was born at Coatbridge, Lanarkshire on 16th January 1892 to Robert Keay and Elizabeth nee Lockhart.…
Benjamin Eric Anderson
BENJAMIN ERIC ANDERSON
Date and place of birth: 23 January 1890, Melbourne, Victoria, Australian
Date and place of death: 5 July 1952 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Nationality: Australian
Biography: Benjamin grew up in Australia. No siblings known.
Parents: Benjamin Anderson married Kate Rands Levick 1889
Parents occupation: Not known
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Chemist
Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
Job Title at Gretna: Chemist
Marital Status: Benjamin married Ethel Frances Reid 1928 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Children: Benjamin and Ethel had a daughter, Josephine Kidston Anderson (1928)
Travels:
Awards/Recognitions: Nil known
Trivia/any other information:
References
Ancestry
Gretna Electoral Rolls 1918
Dornock Farewell
Charles Robert Anderson
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Charles Robert Anderson
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 31/03/1880 at Islington, London (2) (3)
Baptised 23/05/1880 (4)
Date and Place of Death: Unsure
Nationality :British
Biography
Childhood: In 1881 when Charles was one year old , he was living at 13, Linton Street, Islington, London with his parents.…
James Anderson
Name and address appears in the Eastriggs and Gretna Electoral Roll 1918-1919.
Jean Anderson
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Jean Anderson
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 6 November 1892, Carlisle.
Date and Place of Death: April 1974, Stoke on Trent.
Nationality: English
Biography
Childhood: Brought up in Kirkpartrick Fleming Dumfriesshire and Lazonby Cumberland. …
John B Anderson
Name and address appears in the Gretna and Eastriggs Electoral Roll 1918-1919.
Mary Annie Anderson
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Mary Annie Anderson
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 20 October 1899, Kirkpatrick Fleming, (close to Annan).
Date and Place of Death: 2nd Quarter 1976, Carlisle, Cumbria.…
Sarah Thorburn Irvine Anderson
My grandmother who grew up in Annan, was a supervisor at HM Factory Gretna during WW1. She always told the story of how she was meant to be on shift on the day of the big explosion. She was not at the factory at the time of the explosion as another supervisor had asked her to swap shifts, as she had a date with a boyfriend.…
William Anderson
Appears as an absentee entry in Police Gazette; Oct. 2, 1917, last seen 05/06/1917 Dumfries.
Joseph Andison
Name: Joseph Andison
Date and place of birth: 6 January 1857 Carlisle, Cumberland
Date and place of death: 11 July 1942, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Nationality: British Canadian
Biography: Joseph grew up in Carlisle with his siter Ann (born 1859).
Parents: Joseph Andison married Jane?
Parents occupation: Joseph was a Hotel Labourer
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Joseph learnt the skills of a Silk Hatter, but changed career to become a School Attendance Officer.…
Walter Andrews
Name and address appears in the Gretna and Eastriggs Electoral Roll 1918-1919.
Herbert Andrews-Vickery
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Herbert Andrews-Vickery (sometimes Andrews and sometimes Vickery
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 2 Jul 1885 Melton Constable, Norfolk
Date and Place of Death: 16 Mar 1965 Christchurch Hospital , Hampshire (of 8 pine Ave, Southbourne
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood: One of 10 children (7 of whom were still alive in 1911)
Parents: David Andrews-Vickery b1854 Wales d 1977 Norfolk and Matilda Sparkes b 1858, Chudleigh Devon- d 1943 Port Elizabeth South Africa (where one of Brother’s had gone)
Parent’s occupations: Permanent Way Inspector (1901) Railway Inspector 1911
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: qualified engineer
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
Place of residence at Gretna:
Job title at Gretna: Workshop Manager 1919
Marital status: married Mary Trevor Webster in Mar 1923 in West Bromwich
Children: Ancestry families suggests a boy but I can’t find records
Travels: 1933 returning from India? …
Agnes Burgess Armstrong
AGNESS BURGESS ARMSTRONG
“Mrs. Agnes Gilmour”
Date and place of birth: 28 September 1879 Dumfries, Scotland
Date and place of death: 15 March 1957 Birkenhead, Cheshire
Nationality: British
Biography: Agnes grew up in Dumfries with her siblings:
Isabella S Armstrong 1879
James H Armstrong 1881
Catherine Armstrong 1883
Thomas A Armstrong 1884
Grace W S Armstrong 1886
and a half-sister from her father’s second marriage: Sarah E M Armstrong 1895
Parents:
Francis Armstrong married Catherine Hyslop 1877 in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Parents occupation: Francis was an Architect
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Not known
Place of residence at Gretna:
15 U East Eastriggs
Job Title at Gretna: Welfare Supervisor
Marital Status:
Married Feb 18th 1916 to Thomas Gilmour in Roath, Cardiff
Children: Nil known
Travels: Nil known
Awards/Recognitions: Nil known
Trivia/any other information: Nil known
References
Ancestry
FindaGrave
FindMyPast
FreeBMD
British Newspaper Archive
Mossband Farewell Newsletter
Alexander T Armstrong
Name and address appears in the Eastriggs and Gretna Electoral Roll 1918-1919.
Annie Armstrong
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Annie Armstrong
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 1889 Dornock
Date and Place of Death: November 1968 Dornock
Nationality: Scottish
Biography
Childhood:
Parents: Walter and Maggie Armstrong
Parent’s occupations: Father is a farmer
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Domestic service
Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
Job title at Gretna: “Worked with cordite”
Marital status: Married Charles Graham in 1918 at Dornock
Children: N/K
Travels: N/K
Awards/recognitions: N/K
Trivia / any other information:
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Books published (Title, year of publication, publisher): N/K
Books written about the individual or mentioning the individual (Title, year of publication, publisher): N/K
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Websites about the individual: N/K
Further links, notes, and comments: N/K
Annie Armstrong
Annie Armstrong was a Dornock-born-and-bred Gretna Girl.…
Charles Edward Armstrong
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Charles Edward Armstrong
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 22nd May 1896, Gateshead
Date and Place of Death: April 1987, Carlisle
Nationality: British
Childhood: A twin with 4 other siblings born, 4 surviving .
Parents: Charles and Mary Ann nee Barras
Parent’s occupations: Insurance agent
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: General labourer at Glycerin refiner in 1939
Place of residence at Gretna: 18 Brewery Row, Carlisle
Job title at Gretna: N/K
Marital status: Married.…
