While we are ‘only’ 80 years on from the end of the Second World War, I have found seven of the names impossible to trace, or possible to trace but not to link to Bearsden.  This is nearly one in ten of the WW2 names.  Don’t forget the starting point is literally a list of…

There are 73 names on the Bearsden War Memorial for the Second World War.  The assumption is that the list of 73 came about as a result of nomination by a family member (and presumably meeting a set of criteria).  Some people may not have been nominated and others may (possibly) not have been included. …