Special Constables 1914 - 1920
Source: Newport Town Council Minutes 1913 - 1920, B79/1/13-19.
The special constables were enrolled as a volunteer force, consisting of persons who, being unable to undertake military service, were desirous of rendering useful service to their country in the maintenance of public order.
In 1914 Newport Town Council resolved to try to get 40 Special Constables because of the war crisis. On 25th August 1914, 30 were appointed. During the course of the war, some of them left the district or joined the forces, and additional ones were appointed, raising the force to 35 men.
The men are listed here in the order they were enrolled.
| Name | Age | Occupation | Address | Year enrolled | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren | George | 35 | butcher | Gas Lane | 1914 |
| Anderson | Alexander | 35 | butcher | James Square | 1914 |
| Lennox | John | 34 | ironmonger | King St | 1914 |
| Bell | David | 24 | grocer | Union St | 1914 |
| McInroy | Aikman | 35 | engine driver | Union Tce | 1914 |
| Davidson | Alexander | 22 | gardener | Den Cottages | 1914 |
| Duncan | John | 35 | coal merchant | Thornbank | 1914 |
| Duncan | Frederick | 26 | coal merchant | Thornbank | 1914 |
| Barlow | John | 47 | plumber | Woodville, Robert St | 1914 |
| Mathers | James M | 41 | clerk | 2 Norwood Tce | 1914 |
| Carscadden | Joseph | 29 | joiner | c/o Caird, King St | 1914 |
| Ames | William | 35 | carter | The Terrace | 1914 |
| Brown | David | 40 | gardener | Gowrie Bank | 1914 |
| Wighton | Peter D | 45 | grocer | West Newport | 1914 |
| Morrison | George | 35 | flesher | Robert St | 1914 |
| Johnston | William | 34 | blacksmith | William St | 1914 |
| Scott | James | 25 | carter | Union Tce | 1914 |
| Keay | James S | 27 | butcher | Union Place | 1914 |
| Storrier | John | 40 | slater | Seacraig Cott., King St | 1914 |
| Duncan | Norman | 30 | clerk | Kilnburn Tce | 1914 |
| Scott | Robert | 37 | glazier | Kilnburn Tce | 1914 |
| Storrier | Herbert | 23 | slater | Tayport Rd | 1914 |
| Paterson | John M | 40 | tailor | Fife House, Wormit | 1914 |
| Collie | George | 41 | horse hirer | Wormit | 1914 |
| Gilmour | James | 41 | wagon examiner | Railway Cotts., Wormit | 1914 |
| Mitchell | William | 25 | farm servant | Wormit Farm | 1914 |
| Todd | William | 36 | dairyman | Scroggieside | 1914 |
| Noakes | Robert | 33 | butcher | Woodend | 1914 |
| Mitchell | David S | 43 | bank teller | Linden Ave | 1914 |
| Lawson | Thomas | 28 | rope spinner | Wormit | 1914 |
| Wallace | Gordon | St Phillans Pl | 1914-1915 | ||
| McLaren | William | forester | Tayfield Cottages | 1914-1915 | |
| Weekes | Joseph | burgh surveyor | 1914-1915 | ||
| Jenkins | Alfred Henry | manual training specialist | Wormit | 1914-1915 | |
| Ritchie | George Buchan | manufacturer | Wellgate Park | 1914-1915 | |
| Hopton | William Ross | plumber | Union Terr | 1914-1915 | |
| Adams | James Ogilvy | manager | Abbotsford | 1915 | |
| Strachan | Alexander G | water inspector | Ripplebank | 1915 | |
| Ferrie | Charles | plasterer | Robert St | 1915 | |
| Jack | James Ogilvie | plumber | Robert St | 1915 | |
| Yeaman | Charles | engineer | Thornbank, Cupar Rd | 1916 | |
| Johnston | James | watchmaker | Union St | 1916 | |
| Brown | James | c/o Mrs Hopton, Union Tce | 1916 | ||
| Hutton | John | labourer | Meldrum Square | 1916 | |
| Duncan | William | labourer | Tayfield | 1916 | |
| Brown | Thomas | caretaker | Blyth Hall Bldgs | 1916 | |
| McKerron | Peter | gardener | Kinbrae Lodge | 1916-1917 | |
| Moir | David | gardener | Highfield Lodge | 1916-1917 | |
| Anderson | William | boiler inspector | Derby House | 1916-1917 | |
| Lees | Henry A | hardware merchant | Ashcliff, Wormit | 1916-1917 | |
| Fraser | George S | traveller | 4 Prospect Terrace | 1917 | |
| Kay | Alexander | clerk | Newburgh Rd, Wormit | 1917 | |
| Johnstone | Henry | joiner | Newburgh Rd, Wormit | 1917 | |
| Scott | Hugh W | clerk | 5 Alma Terrace | 1917 | |
| Kennedy | Peter S | engineer | 12 Robert St | 1917 | |
| Robertson | James | joiner | Westfield Terrace | 1917 | |
| Bell | John | gardener | Woodhaven | 1917 | |
| Leng | William F | customs officer | Scroggieside | 1917 | |
| Cuthbert | James | The Towers, Wormit | 1917 | ||
| Callaghan | John W | cutler | Scroggieside | 1917 | |
| Dewar | William | jute merchant | Ravenscraig, Wormit | 1917 | |
| Bell | Alexander | clothier | Glencairn, Wormit | 1917 | |
| Mitchell | James | shipping agent | 11 Linden Avenue | 1917-1918 | |
| Imrie | Alexander McRaich | inspector-weights & measures | 7 Hill Crescent | 1917-1918 | |
| Young | John T | Victoria Street | 1919 | ||
| Mackie | William | Victoria Street | 1919 | ||
| Moir | David | gardener | Highfield | 1919 | |
| Jack | James O | plumber | Robert Street | 1919 | |
| McInroy | Aikman | steam roller driver | Union Terrace | 1919 | |
| Storrier | John | slater | Seacraig Cottages | 1919 | |
| McLaren | David | gamekeeper | Tayfield Cottages | 1919 | |
| Adams | John O | clerk | Abbotsford, Wormit | 1919 | |
| Currie | Robert | traveller | Earnbank, Wormit | 1919 | |
| Berry | William | independent | Tayfield | ||
| Forrest | Simon | Provost | Craigard | ||
| Robertson | John | joiner | Newport Road, Wormit | 1920 | |
| Keay | James S | butcher | Union Place | 1920 | |
| Barlow | Frank | plumber | Union Place | 1920 |