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This evening, I am posting information on Keppie family history as sourced from a memorial at Eastwood New Cemetery. This records the deaths of: Helen Keppie on Dec 25th 1939, age 65 yrs. Jane Dunn Keppie on Aug 12th 1942, age 72 yrs  

This afternoon, I am posting information on Ireland family history as sourced from a memorial at Eastwood New Cemetery, #Glasgow, Scotland. This records the deaths of: Peter Ireland on May 28th 1940, age 40 yrs. Peter Ireland on June 29th 1943, age 74 yrs. Margaret Ireland on July 8th 1969, age 91 yrs.  

This afternoon, I am posting information on Lynch family history as sourced from a memorial at Eastwood New Cemetery. This records the deaths of: Jane Lamont on July 16th 1940, age 73 years. John Lynch on April 22nd 1943, age 75 yrs.  

Tonight there is an overlap with my separate Glasgow Ancestry blog. In the course of recording grave markers at Eastwood New Cemetery in Glasgow I came across a military section which included a poignant memorial to what appears to be three brothers who all died in World War 1 over the period  1916-1917. Deceased as follows: S/10571 Private G.D. Cameron, Cameron Highlanders. Died Dec 17th 1916, age 26 yrs. 7835 Private Donald Cameron, killed in Battle of Cambrai (France) on Nov 18th 1917, age 28 yrs. 9286 Sgt. Noel Cameron, killed in Battle of the Somme (France) Oct 18th 1916, age 23 yrs. Here is a video clip of the memorial: Matters arising: Clearly, these deaths would have posed a traumatic experience for the parents, especially in such a short time scale.No counselling in those days! The surname Cameron would suggest the family originated from the Fort William or Inverness regions of the Scottish Highlands. The Cameron Highlanders regiment was raised (in Fort William) in...