Gilpin, W

Commemorated:

Helen’s Bay Presbyterian Church

BIOGRAPHY

In A History of Helen’s Bay Presbyterian Church compiled by Margaret A.K. Garner in 1958 she commented that ‘the 1914 – 1918 War years were difficult for the Helen’s Bay congregation’.

She went on to say, ‘there has been considerable difficulty in compiling a complete Roll of Honour and the list printed may contain the names of members of other churches’.

Under the heading 1914 – 1918 In Memoriam 19 names were listed:

S Brownrigg

J A Craig

G Foster

A W V Green

W Gilpin

D Goodchild

A Hollywood

J Hollywood

J Heaney

E Heaney

W Irwin

H Milligan

W Morrison

F Morrow

W Patterson

L Porter

H Sheals

J Torrance

J S Ward

It is the case that not all of those listed died in the Great War.

Desk searches and public appeals to date have not identified the soldier who is listed on the Roll of Honour in A History of Helen’s Bay Presbyterian Church compiled by Margaret A.K. Garner in 1958.