PRONCYNAIN CEMETERY, DORNOCH

From the Dornoch War Memorial the Proncynain Cemetery is three-quarters of a mile north on the B1968 Poles Road, at OS Grid Ref:NH 788 909.

There are three Commonwealth War Graves Commission graves in the cemetery.

Just inside the cemetery gates on the right hand side are two graves to Commonwealth servicemen, Driver Ghulam Nabi and Naik (Corporal) Abdul Rakhman both of 25 Mule Company Royal Indian Army Service Corps Force K-6 Animal Transport (AT) stationed at Lairg. They died from tubercolosis with their deaths registered in Dornoch. Mule Companies were stationed in Wales and Scotland for hill training for a possible landing with pack animals in Norway (for further details go to Image Library and search for 2003_031_002)

GHULAM NABI

Nationality: Indian

Rank: Driver

Regiment/Service: Royal Indian Army Service Corps

Age: 24

Date of Death: 28/09/1943

Service No: 179422

Additional information: Son of Khair Din and Said Jan, of Dhir Kot, Hazara, Pakistan.

DORNOCH (PRONCYNAIN) CEMETERY Sec. G. Grave 1

:ABDUL RAKHMAN

Nationality: Indian

Rank: Naik (Corporal)

Regiment/Service: 25 Mule Company Royal Indian Army Service Corps

Age: 37

Date of Death: 01/01/1944

Service No: 26929

Additional information: Son of Ali Bahadur, of Butigaram (Siri Kote), Hazara, Pakistan; husband of Rakhim Jan, of Butigaram.

DORNOCH (PRONCYNAIN) CEMETERY Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. G. Grave 2.

Two rows further into the cemetery, also on the right hand side is the grave of

MATHESON, WILLIAM JOHN

Rank: Private

Number 2822960

Regiment: 5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
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Died: 17.04.1942 aged 21
Parents: Son of William and Amelia Matheson, of Ospisdale Muir

Buried DORNOCH (PRONCYNAIN) CEMETERY Sec. C. Grave 84

[Private Matheson's name is not included on the War World 2 plaque of the Dornoch War Memorial]

Last updated: 11 March, 2011