Matthew Barr MacNaughton
| Rank | Sergeant 1479 |  |
| Medals | 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Mentioned in Despatches (1916) | |
| regiment | Queen’s Own Glasgow Yeomanry | |
| Military Service | 1909 Seems to have joined QORGY about Jan or Feb 1909 | |
| Born | c1885, Glasgow | |
| Death | 19th February 1916 | |
| Circumstances of Death | Killed in action | |
| Age | 31 | |
| Burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery, I. G. 23 His parents chose to have the phrase ‘To memory dear’ added to his gravestone. | |
| CWGC Information | none | |
| Parents | Henry McNaughton (c1853-1936) and Alice Watson (c1851-1944) | |
| Father's Occupation | Baillie, Justice of the Peace, Ironmonger & Drysalter of MacNaughton & Watson, 423 Gallowgate, Glasgow (1895) | |
| Siblings | Henry (1879-1920), Jessie (c1883- ), Douglas (c1889-1961) | |
| Spouse | Unmarried | |
| Education | High School of Glasgow | |
| Occupation | After school he seems to have become an electrical engineer for several years before joining the family firm of MacNaughton & Watson. | |
| 1891 Census | Gallowgate Street, Glasgow | |
| 1901 Census | 134 Onslow Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow | |
| 1911 Census | 134 Onslow Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow | |
| Home Address | 1916 – 101 Armadale Street, Glasgow | |
| Glasgow Necropolis | Compartment Quartus Lair not known | |
| Other Memorials | Scottish National War Memorial | |
| Acknowledgements and Sources | Much of the information on which this profile is based is drawn from various internet sources which are listed below. The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis also wish to make full acknowledgement and thanks for the permitted use of any information or images generously supplied specifically for exhibition, publication or display in connection with The Roll of Honour and accompanying profiles to The High School of Glasgow, Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk), Findmypast (www.findmypast.co.uk), etc, etc Commonwealth War Graves Commission – www.cwgc.org Family Search – www.familysearch.org The Long, Long Trail – http://www.1914-1918.net/ Scotlands People – www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk The Scottish War Memorials Project – www.warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com | |
Gallery
Matthew Barr Macnaughton - Quartus - Monument
Credits
Compiled by Morag Fyfe, Historical and Genealogical Researcher for The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.
