Trevor Swan

Captain Tom Montgomerie, Black Watch, Special Boat Section att. “L” Detachment, Special Air Service, Army Air Corps. He was killed in a road accident in the Canal Zone, Egypt on 18th August 1942 aged 28. He had been born in Irvine, Ayrshire to the Hon. Francis and Alice Montgomerie of Gattonside House, Melrose and is

Flight Sergeant Thomas Sanderson, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He was lost on Air Operations over Egypt on 6th November 1942 aged 24. He had been born in Melrose to David and Mary Sanderson of Melrose and is commemorated on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt. He was employed in the Bank was a prominent athlete

Private Alexander Stewart, Royal Army Service Corps. He died in a road accident on Active Service on 9th April 1945 aged 29. He had been born in Melrose to Daniel and Alice Stewart of Broomlees Road, Darnick, Melrose and was the husband of Cathie Stewart of Keyside, Darnick, Melrose. He is buried in Bari War

Lt. Col. Jasper Duncan Alexander Maclaren, 2nd Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers. He died in hospital in Bangladesh on 20th April 1944 aged 39, of wounds suffered in action in Burma. He had been born in Colchester to Thomas and Mabel Maclaren of Fordel, Melrose and is buried in Chittagong War Cemetery, Bangladesh. He had

Private Dan McDiarmid, 6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers. He was killed in action in Normandy, France, aged 22, on the 29th June 1944 during the fighting in the Normandy campaign. He had been born in Selkirk to Hugh and Agnes McDiarmid of Abbotsmoss, Melrose and is buried in St Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, Calvados, Normandy,

Flying Officer Albert Hamilton Barton, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He was lost on Air Operations, aged 24, on 5th/6th June 1944. He had been born in Preston, Berwickshire to Charlotte and the late William Barton of Mill Cottages, Newstead, Melrose and is buried in Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, Normandy, France. Before enlisting he had