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This Role of Honour remembers the men and women from the University of Glasgow community who served and gave their lives during the Second World War. Initially commemorated on memorial tablets in 1948, their names now reside in the University Chapel, where an annual remembrance service is held each November 11th. This dataset adds depth to their stories, detailing their studies and contributions to the war effort, and we welcome descendants to further enrich these narratives.

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Towers, Charles John West

Rank
Rank: Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander
Regiment
Regiment: Royal Navy
Grave Location
Grave Location: England, Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Father Details
Father: Walter, Artist etcher

Tennant, William Wilson

Rank
Rank: Surgeon Lieutenant
Regiment
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Grave Location
Grave Location: England, Chatham Naval Memorial
Father Details
Father: John Tennant,

Donald, William Hamilton Cassels

Rank
Rank: Surgeon Lieutenant
Regiment
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Grave Location
Grave Location: England, Chatham Naval Memorial
Father Details
Father: Robert, School medical officer of health

Boyd, William

Rank
Rank: Surgeon Lieutenant
Regiment
Regiment: Royal Navy
Grave Location
Grave Location: England, Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Father Details
Father: William Boyd,

Hood, Maurice John

Rank
Rank: Surgeon Lieutenant
Regiment
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Awards and Honours
Awards and Honours: DSC; Mentioned in despatches
Grave Location
Grave Location: England, Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Father Details
Father: Colin Hood, Warehouseman

Aiton, Archibald Barr

Rank
Rank: Surgeon Lieutenant
Age
Age: 25
Regiment
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Grave Location
Grave Location: England, Chatham Naval Memorial
Father Details
Father: John Aiton, Building Contractor

Bamford, Frank Cecil Mayall

Rank
Rank: Surgeon Commander
Age
Age: 42
Regiment
Regiment: Royal Navy
Grave Location
Grave Location: England, Plymouth Naval Memorial
Father Details
Father: Frank Bamford, Singing teacher

Jack, William Jarvie

Rank
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant (SP)
Regiment
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Grave Location
Grave Location: Australia, Sydney War Cemetery
Father Details
Father: Daniel Jack, Radio and Cycle Retailer

Shanks, Thomas Scott

Rank
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant
Regiment
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Grave Location
Grave Location: England, Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Father Details
Father: John Scott Shanks, Grocer

Bell, Thomas Charles

Rank
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Regiment
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Grave Location
Grave Location: Norway, Tromso Cemetery
Father Details
Father: Thomas Bell, Teacher

McCurdie, Ronald John Gibson

Rank
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Regiment
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Grave Location
Grave Location: England, Lee-on-Solent Memorial
Father Details
Father: Ronald McCurdie, H.M. Inspector of Taxes

Ross, Peter Storm

Rank
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Regiment
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Grave Location
Grave Location: Scotland, Glasgow (Craigton) Cemetery
Father Details
Father: Alexander William Ross, Engineers estimate clerk

Walker, John Russell

Rank
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Regiment
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Grave Location
Grave Location: Scotland, Mearns Cemetery
Father Details
Father: Ernest Gordon Walker,

MacFarlane, Ian Turner

Rank
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant
Regiment
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Grave Location
Grave Location: England, Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Father Details
Father: John Turner MacFarlane, Solicitor

Mackenzie, Donald Munro

Rank
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Regiment
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Grave Location
Grave Location: England, Lee-on-Solent Memorial
Father Details
Father: Donald MacKenzie, Printer

Flockhart, Andrew

Rank
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Regiment
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Grave Location
Grave Location: England, Lee-on-Solent Memorial
Father Details
Father: Robert Flockhart, LMS yard foreman

Ralston, Alexander Campbell

Rank
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Age
Age: 23
Regiment
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Grave Location
Grave Location: England, Lee-on-Solent Memorial
Father Details
Father: Major D M Ralston, Army officer

Godfrey, Stewart James

Rank
Rank: Pilot Officer
Age
Age: 30
Regiment
Regiment: Royal Air Force
Grave Location
Grave Location: England, Runnymede Memorial
Father Details
Father: Stewart Thomas Godfrey, Foreman blacksmith

Smith, Sidney Seymour

Rank
Rank: Signalman
Age
Age: 34
Regiment
Regiment: Royal Corps of Signals
Grave Location
Grave Location: Italy, Coriano Ridge War Cemetery
Father Details
Father: Sidney Smith, Master Plumber

Murdoch, James

Rank
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment
Regiment: RAF 149 Squadron
Grave Location
Grave Location: Scotland, Troon
Father Details
Father: James Murdoch,