Service Life:

Campaigns:

• The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.

9 April - 29 April 1918. As the first phase of the great German campaign of 1918 lost momentum and failed in its objective to split the British and French armies, subsidiary attacks were shift the balance of the attack and to seek opportunities to exploit other sectors. On the Lys the Germans initially enjoyed spectacular success against a Portuguese Division but the gap was soon plugged and the advance halted.

Detail :

He was initiated on 8th April 1914, aged 39. His occupation given as "Professional Male Nurse". His death was recorded in the Minutes for June 1918. He was born in the 4th quarter of 1874, in Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland, to John D Myers, a Quarryman, born 1819 and Christina, born 1839. In the 1891 Census he is shown as a Farm Servant to William Sandison and his family at Borlick, Logierait, Perthshire, not a great distance from his birthplace. The 1911 census shows him as Domestic Valet to Arthur Heywood, a 76 year old Widower living with three other members of his family at Glevering Park, Wickham Market. Arthur Heywood died on 20th April 1920, leaving an estate of £364,497 8s to William Hunt and James Cairns (nurses). John Coupar Myers joined the 2/2nd Scottish Horse on the outbreak of war and was appointed RQMS (Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant). On 15th September 1914 he was appointed Hon Lieut. and Quartermaster of the Unit.

At the end of September 1916 he wrote to his Commanding Officer requesting a transfer to the combatant branch of the service in order that he could serve in France. In forwarding the request, with his recommendation, Lt. Col. Agnew stated "Lt. Myers is quite exceptionally able, talented and zealous. He has rendered invaluable services to this unit as quartermaster since it was raised. He is of active habits, fond of field sports, a good horseman, and one of the best shots in England, frequently competing with success at Bisley. He has long been desirous of being transferred to the combatant branch of the service, but I persuaded him in the interests of the regiment to remain as quartermaster until the regiment was fully equipped, which is now the case." In forwarding the request to H.Q. Northern Command, York, with his recommendation, the Brigadier General stated "I concur with the remarks of Col. Agnew. From personal knowledge of this officer I am of opinion that he would make a good combatant officer." John was promoted to Acting Captain on 18th January 1918 and attached to The Royal Scots Regiment to command a company.

Masonic :

Source :

The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:

• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• The (UK) National Archives
• Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
• ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry

Additional Source:

• Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
• Researcher : Bruce Littley
• Provincial Research : W.Bro. Rod Gibson (Suffolk)