Colonel George F. Connal Rowan of Holmfauldhead

COLONEL GEORGE FRANCIS CONNAL ROWAN OF HOLMFAULDHEAD AND MEIKLEWOOD

Memorial Inscription in Gargunnock Churchyard

To the glory of God and in proud memory of Colonel GEORGE FRANCIS CONNALL ROWAN, V.L. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Born October 7th 1885, died December 15th 1960 (age 75), of Holmfauldhead and Meiklewood The Scottish War Graves Project

Dalrymple Window in St. Mary's Parish Church in Kirkintilloch

The window was dedicated by Mr Morrison at the morning service on Sunday, 3 October 1914. Mrs Dalrymple unveiled the window, dressed in heavy mourning for her stepson, who had been declared “missing in action” in France while serving with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Lt George Francis Connal-Rowan had joined the Argylls in 1910, had been sent to the front early in the war and been declared “missing” in early September. Although the window which he helped install could have become his memorial as well as that of his stepfather, George did, in fact, survive the war, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He died in 1960. (A plaque in his memory can be found in the Church of the Holy Rude in Stirling.) Stained Glass: St. Mary's Parish Church in Kirkintilloch