| Sidney Kearon Coleman | |
| Born: | 2 July 1915 in Arbour, Ireland. |
| Died: | 14 June 1942, aged 27. |
| Service: | Able Seaman in the Royal Navy. Serving on the S.S. Tarimbar. Service number C/JX 241141. |
| Details: | Sydney’s parents were Edwin Gillard, who was an engineer, and Letitie Coleman of Ardrossan. He attended Ardrossan Academy then went on to study for an Arts degree at the University of Glasgow, 1933-37. |
| Cemetery: | Chatham Naval Memorial, England. |
| Memorials: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Ardrossan World War 2 Garden Of Remembrance. Ardrossan Academy War Memorial. |
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| Thomas Graham | |
| Born: | 1916. |
| Died: | 3 August 1944, aged 28. |
| Service: | Able Seaman in the Royal Navy. Serving on the H.M.S Quorn. Service number P/JX 236799. |
| Details: | Thomas was married to Ruby Taylor and they lived at Lawfield Avenue in West Kilbride. His parents were Henry and Elizabeth Graham. |
| Cemetery: | Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England. |
| Memorials: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission entry. Ardrossan World War 2 Garden Of Remembrance. |
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| Martin Jenkins | |
| Born: | Saltcoats, Ayrshire. |
| Died: | 22 March 1944. |
| Service: | Flight Officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 97th Squadron.. Service number 144925. |
| Details: | Martin attended Ardrossan Academy. His parents were William Job and Kate Mary Louise Jenkins, of Bridge of Weir. |
| Cemetery: | Runnymede Memorial, England. |
| Memorials: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Ardrossan Academy War Memorial. Stevenston War Memorial. Scottish National War Memorial. |
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| John George Mellor | |
| Born: | 6 January 1922. Franklin Roads, Saltcoats. |
| Died: | 28 August 1942, aged 20. |
| Service: | Sergeant in the Royal Air Force, 78th Squadron. Service number 1008176. |
| Details: | Parents were Stanley Mellor and Eileen May Mellor of Ardrossan. |
| Cemetery: | Overijse (Tombeek) Churchyard, Belgium. |
| Memorials: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Ardrossan World War 2 Garden Of Remembrance. Ardrossan Academy War Memorial. Scottish National War Memorial. |
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| Hugh McCulloch Montgomerie | |
| Born: | 1917. |
| Died: | 11 August 1943, aged 26. |
| Service: | Corporal in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve – Servicing Commando Unit 3226. Service number 1107082. |
| Details: | Son of Hugh and Mary Montgomerie of Saltcoats. Sibling of Alexander (married to Bessie), David, Margaret, Mary (married to Wallace Adcock), Stanley (married to Nancy) and William. He attended Ardrossan Academy and before the war it is believed that he was a postman. |
| Cemetery: | Catania War Cemetery, Sicily. Hughs entry. |
| Memorials: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Ardrossan Academy War Memorial. Saltcoats War Memorial. Scottish National War Memorial. Allied Special Forces Roll Of Honour. |
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| William Alexander Livingston Montgomerie | |
| Born: | 1915. |
| Died: | 8 April 1943, aged 28. |
| Service: | Bombardier in the Royal Artillery, 130 Field Regiment. Service number 914550. |
| Details: | Son of Hugh and Mary Montgomerie of Saltcoats. Sibling of Alexander (married to Bessie), David, Hugh, Margaret, Mary (married to Wallace Adcock) and Stanley (married to Nancy). He attended Ardrossan Academy. |
| Cemetery: | Rangoon Memorial. Williams entry. |
| Memorials: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Ardrossan Academy War Memorial. Saltcoats War Memorial. Scottish National War Memorial. |