We remember today, WW1 soldier John Montague who is buried in the Blantyre cemetery. He’s a ‘late entry’ on the War memorial, his name added below the plaque at a later date, and there’s a good reason for that. John was born in Ayrshire but he and his family lived in Blantyre for a few years. […]
Continuing a look at Blantyre’s World War One Soldiers. Researched exclusively by local woman, Elizabeth Grieve and shared here with thanks. Today is the turn of Private John Montague. John Montague was born in Auchinleck in 1886, the eldest son of Patrick (McTague) or Montague and his wife Rosanna Higgins, who were married in […]