Memorials : Inverclyde's Great War

Remembering those who fought in the Great War.

Name: Michael Gillan
Rank: Private
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John Simpson Holburn

He was born on 31 December 1881 at Auchmead farm in Gourock, father James Holburn, mother Isabella. His surname has been mispelt on the Gourock War Memorial

Honours

Awarded the Military Medal (MM) and the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM).

Served with the South African Colonial Corp - Constabulary B & C Division in South African War

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Born: 31st December, 1881
Died: 17th April, 1918
Rank: Company Sergeant Major
Service No: X15
Regiment: South African Expeditionary Force
Unit: 4th Regt (Inf) Scottish
Cemetery: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Memorials: Gourock War Memorial