For info and any info thank you Mentioned on BBC 2 about Scottish lochs Dumfries and Galloway I think it was Loch Ryan where the Sunderlands were based Item re WW2 and a chap on the prog mentioned his friend was killed when throwing incendiary bombs over a wall Secret Scotland - Braid Fell Bombing Range when one exploded and killed Paddy Breslin.He said it was after the planes stopped flying Nothing on CWGC re his name Although this could have happened after 31st Dec 1947 The wall
Possible UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945 Name: Patrick Breslin Given Initials: P Rank: Private Death Date: 21 Jan 1945 Number: 7951056 Birth Place: Lanarkshire Residence: Motherwell and Wishaw Branch at Enlistment: Other Corps Theatre of War: Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45 Regiment at Death: Pioneer Corps There are quite a few but hes the only one at the moment with Scottish connections
According to your Secret Scotland link the range is on the shores of Loch Ryan, near Cairnryan. This incident at Braefell (? Braid Fell) is in the right location. The Scotsman, Tuesday, March 19, 1946
First name(s) William Francis Last name Breslin Birth year 1932 Death year 1946 Age 14 Registration district number 899 District Stranraer Place Stranraer County Wigtownshire Country Scotland Source Scottish civil registers Record set Scotland, Modern And Civil Deaths & Burials 1855-2021 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from Great Britain, Scotland
Just watched that programme. Apparently there were lots of those bombs lying around, but only one of them were live and it killed his friend.
UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current Name: William Liam Breslin Death Date: 17 Mar 1946 Death Place: Scotland Cemetery: Derry City Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland Has Bio?: N
