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		ANDERSON Henry James
Service No:		4911B
Rank:		Seaman
Unit:		HMS Dundee
Service:		Royal Naval Reserve
Birth Date:		13 July 1880
Birth Place:		Ulsta, South Yell, Shetland, Scotland
Date of Death:		16 March 1917
Age:		37
Place of Death:		At Sea
Cause of Death:		Killed in action - sinking of German Raider Leopold in the North Sea *
Commemoration Details:		Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Reference: 27. Memorial Roll, Hamnavoe, Yell, Shetland, Scotland
Next of Kin:		Son of the late Gilbert and Ellen Henderson Anderson, of Bonnybrae, Ulsta; husband of Ann Jane Hall Anderson, of Bonnybrae, Ulsta, South Yell, Shetland.
Notes:
		Headstone in the Lerwick Cemetery: In loving memory of Our Mother and Father ANNE JANE HALL, Died 6th January 1975 aged 90 years HENRY JAMES ANDERSON Killed in Action 16th Mar 1917, Aged 36 years And their daughter HELEN JANE, Died 13th August 1996, Aged 85 years
		* Action of 16 March 1917 was a naval battle in which the German auxiliary cruiser Leopard was engaged and sunk by the British Armed boarding steamer HMS Dundee and the cruiser HMS Achilles. After leaving port in March disguised as the Norwegian freighter Rena Norge, the Leopard set sail on its mission to disrupt Allied commerce. On the 17 March it was stopped in the North Sea by the cruiser HMS Achilles and ordered to proceed to the boarding vessel HMS Dundee for inspection. Heavily outgunned Captain Hans von Laffert, the raider's commander, had no option other to proceed to meet the boarding vessel. Captain Selwyn Day of the Dundee dispatched a launch containing a boarding party with an officer and five men to investigate the mysterious ship. Hans von Laffert realizing he was about to be discovered detained the party and after about an hour opened fire on the Dundee with a salvo of two torpedoes. The steamer manoeuvred out of the way barely in time and the torpedoes missed Captain Day's ship by twenty feet. Day ordered his guncrews to open fire and a hail of shells struck the Leopard damaging a gun and setting fires. The Achilles hearing the sound of gunfire returned to the scene and opened fire on the raider as the Dundee withdrew. Shortly after the Achilles's arrival the Leopard sank with all 319 hands going down with the ship. Damage to the British vessels was light and the only casualties consisted of the six boarding party members who were trapped in the Leopard when it sank.
		Portsmouth Naval Memorial
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		ANDERSON James Brunton
Service No:		1253
Rank:		Lance Corporal
Unit:		5th Battalion
Service:		Royal Scots
Birth Date:		3 July /1893
Birth Place:		Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of Death:		28 April 1915
Age:		21
Place of Death:		Gallipoli, Turkey
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Helles Memorial Panel 26 to 30
Next of Kin:		Son of Frances (nee Brunton) and Robert Brunton of Edinburgh
Notes:		The Scotsman - 19 May 1915 5th ROYAL SCOTS A number of members of the 5th Royal Scots are reported killed in the Dardanelles operations, Lance Corporal James B Anderson who was 21 years of age was the elder son of Mr and Mrs R Anderson, 4 Cameron Crescent, Edinburgh
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		ANDREWS Albert Howard
Service No:		11407
Rank:		Private
Unit:		6th Battalion
Service:		Lincolnshire Regiment
Birth Date:		8 February 1890
Birth Place:		Enfield, Middlesex, England
Date of Death:		7 August 1915
Age:		25
Place of Death:		Gallipoli, Turkey
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Helles Memorial, Turkey Panel 44 - 46
Next of Kin:		Son of Mrs. Andrews, of 2 Goat Rd, Forty Hill, Enfield, Middlesex, England
Place of Enlistment:		Wragby, Lincolnshire
Date of Enlistment:		31August 1914
Notes:		Occupation - Gardener
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		BARRETT Jonathan James
Service No:		39695
Rank:		Private
Unit:		25th Battalion
Service:		Kingsown Yorkshire Light Infantry
Birth Date:		1882
Birth Place:		Little Wratting, Suffolk, England
Date of Death:		20 November 1917
Age:		35
Place of Death:		France & Flanders
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Cambrai Memorial, Louverval
Next of Kin:		Husband of Hannah Elizabeth Barrett and son of Henry James and Harriet (nee Martin) Barrett
Place of Enlistment:		Bawtry, Yorks
Notes:		His name is also recorded on the Maltby War Memorial, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
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		BASTER William Henry
Service No:		127235
Rank:		Chief Petty Officer
Unit:		HMS Ark Royal
Service:		Royal Navy
Birth Date:		25 November 1868
Birth Place:		Gravesend, Kent, England
Date of Death:		4 September 1918
Age:		50
Place of Death:		Greek Hospital, Syria
Cause of Death:		Died from disease - Malignant Endocarditis
Place of Burial:		Syria
Commemoration Details:		Syra New British Cemetery, Agean Islands, Greece, Grave ref: 2. C. 13.
Next of Kin:		Husband of Eva Baster, of 10 Burton St, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Place of Enlistment:		England
Date of Enlistment:		William first joined the Navy on the 25th November 1886 and continued in service until his death
Notes:		William's son Brian William Baster was killed in WW2
		Memorial at Syra New British Naval Cemetery Photo from: The War Graves Photographic Project
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		BIRSS James Morrison Taylor
Service No:		12099
Rank:		Ptivate
Unit:		2nd Battalion
Service:		Highland Light Infantry
Birth Date:		23 December 1889
Birth Place:		Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Date of Death:		5 November 1914
Age:		28
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Died of Wounds
Place of Burial:		Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France
Commemoration Details:		His name is also recorded on the Strachan War Memorial
Next of Kin:		Son of Martha (nee Smith) Ferguson of Roadside Cottage, Corrachnee, Tarland, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, and the late Alexander Birss.
Place of Enlistment:		Hamilton, Lanarkshire
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		BLACK Norman Annandale
Rank:		Captain
Unit:		"A" Bty. 105th Bde
Service:		Royal Field Artillery
Birth Date:		23 December 1881
Birth Place:		Glasgow, Scotland
Date of Death:		23 May 1916
Age:		34
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Place of Burial:		Bois-de-Noulette British Cemetery, France
Commemoration Details:		His name is recorded on a memorial wall within the Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Glasgow
Next of Kin:		Son of Mrs Jane (nee Valentine) Black and the late William Black
Notes:		Stirling Observer - 3 June 1916 STRATHBLANE - CAPTAIN NORMAN BLACK KILLED IN ACTION The information that Captain Norman A Black, R F A. had been killed in action reached the village on Saturday. The fallen officer, though not a residenter, had a wide circle of friends in the parish by whom he was held in much esteem. He was the only son of the late Mr William Black, well known in business circles in Glasgow, and more widely known among chess players throughout the county as one of the finest players of his time. Captain Black was a partner in Richardson, Findlay & Co and had travelled widely, having lived for several years in Japan and Manilla. He had little inclination for soldiering or adventure, and had great business claims, but, like many others, he at once answered the call of his country, and has given his services and unhappily, his life. At the close of the forenoon service the Rev T Johnston paid a tribute to his memory, and dwelt on his fine character and unselfish heroism
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		BROWN James
Rank:		Master
Unit:		Harold
Service:		Mercantile Marine
Birth Date:		5 December 1869
Birth Place:		Ollaberry, Northmavine, Shetland, Scotland
Date of Death:		21 July 1917
Age:		47
Place of Death:		Drowned, as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine
Cause of Death:		Drowned
Commemoration Details:		Tower Hill Memorial and Ollaberry, Northmavine
Next of Kin:		Son of Mr. and Mrs. Brown, of Kingland, Ollaberry, Shetland; husband of Andrina Brown, of 149, Mill Lane, Wavertree, Liverpool.
Notes:
		Headstone Transcription - Ollaberry, Northmavine Gilbert BROWN Died Kingland, Ollaberry, 29 Sept 1928 aged 88 Wife Ann ROBERTSON, Died 8th July 1935 aged 89 years Daughters Isabella d. 1884 aged 10, Andrina died 24 Feb 1905 aged 27 Isa 8/5/1918 aged 23 Sons Simon 1/4/1909 aged 23, James 21/7/1917 aged 47
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		BROWN Laurence Smith Blanche
Rank:		Second Lieutenant
Unit:		97th Company
Service:		Machine Gun Corps
Birth Date:		25 July 1897
Birth Place:		41 Bruntsfield Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of Death:		27 November 1917
Age:		20
Place of Death:		Belguim
Cause of Death:		Killed in action
Place of Burial:		St Julien Dressing Station Cemetery, Belgium, Plot: II. K. 36.
Next of Kin:		Son of Capt. Andrew Brown, D.S.C., and Margaret S. Brown, of 151, Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh.
Awards:		MC
		Memorial at St Julien Dressing Station Cemetery Photo from: The War Graves Photographic Project
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		BURGESS Stewart Salmond
Service No:		826
Rank:		2nd Lieutenant
Unit:		20th Australian Infantry Battalion
Service:		C Company
Birth Date:		1889
Birth Place:		Maclean, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death:		6 April 1918
Age:		28
Place of Death:		Hangard Wood, France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Villers-Breonneux Military Cemetery, Fouilloy, France Plot VII, Row F, Grave No. 8 He is also recorded on his parents headstone in the Woronora Cemetery, New South Wales
Next of Kin:		Parents: Rev John and Jeanie Burgess, The Manse, 14 Warren Road, Marrickville, New South Wales
Place of Enlistment:		Liverpool, New South Wales
Date of Enlistment:		22 March 1915
Family/Military connections:		Brothers: 1312 Pte Douglas Theodore BURGESS, 3rd Bn, returned to Australia, 29 July 1916 2586 2nd Lt James Henry BURGESS, 4th Bn, returned to Australia, 16 March 1918 2250 Corporal Leslie Gordon BURGESS MSM, 1st Infantry Brigade Headquarters, returned to Australia, 19 June 1919 19049 Gunner William Milne BURGESS, 3rd Division Artillery Headquarters, returned to Australia, 4 July 1919
Notes:
		Villers-Breonneux Military Cemetery
		Photo: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
		The Sydney Morning Herald - Tuesday, 23 April 1918 KILLED IN ACTION Second-Lieut. Stewart S. Burgess, son of the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Burgess, of Marrick- ville, has been reported killed in action on 8th inst. On leaving school he entered the employment of Dalgety and Co. Later he began studying for the ministry of the Pres- byterian Church. But when war broke out, he heard the call and enlisted as a private in the A.I.F., over three years ago. He served in Gallipoli, Egypt, and France. A brother was invalided home from Gallipoli. Another is on his way home wounded in the right arm, and two are still in France. The Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday - 18 January 1919 The Rev . Dr. and Mrs. Burgess have given £200 to the Presbyterian Aged and Infirm Ministers' Fund from the estate of their late son, Stewart Salmond Burgess, who fell in action in April last. He was studying for the ministry of the Presbyterian Church
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		BURRY James
Service No:		1850
Rank:		Private
Unit:		2nd Battalion
Service:		Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Birth Date:		26 August 1890
Birth Place:		Liff, Benvie and Invergowrie, Angus, Scotland
Date of Death:		9 May 1915
Age:		24
Place of Death:		France & Flanders
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Le Touret Memorial Panels 24 to 26
Next of Kin:		Son of David Nicoll Burry and Jane (nee Harris) Burry, of Twain Cottages, Muirhead-of-Liff, Dundee.
Place of Enlistment:		Perth, Scotland
Notes:
		Dundee Courier 31 May 1915 Mr David Burry, Muirhead of Liff, has received official notice that his third son, James was killed in action on the 9th inst. Private James Burry, who was 24 years of age, joined the 2nd Battalion Black Watch about five years ago, and went to India fully three years ago. He arrived in France early in October, and had taken part in various engagements.
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		BYRNE Andrew
Service No:		S/6241
Rank:		Private
Unit:		7th Battalion
Service:		Seaforth Highlanders
Birth Date:		7 November 1890
Birth Place:		Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
Date of Death:		18 July 1916
Age:		25
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Pier and Face 15 C
Next of Kin:		Son of Mrs. Jane Byrne, of 1, Stove's Buildings, Lerwick, Shetland
Place of Enlistment:		Dundee, Angus, Scotland
		Thiepval Memorial
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		CATTO Robert Kilgour Thom
Rank:		Captain
Unit:		4th Battalion
Service:		Gordon Highlanders
Birth Date:		28 February 1873
Birth Place:		Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of Death:		4 November 1916
Age:		43
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Place of Burial:		Mailly Wood Cemetery, France
Date of Enlistment:		October 1914
Notes:		Aberdeen Press and Journal 09 November 1916 Capt. R. K. T. Catto, Gordons Information has been received in Aberdeen that Captain R K T Catto, Gordon Highlanders, was killed in action on Sunday. Captain Catto joined the Gordon Highlanders in October 1914, and has been at the front since May of this year. He was the only surviving son of the late Mr James Catto, Cliff House, Cults, and had been managing director of James Catto, Ltd., Adelphi, for the past fifteen years. His wife, who was a daughter of the late Mr James H Bower of Pitmurchie, died three years ago. Captain Catto was 43 years of age.
		Mailly Wood Cemetery France
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		CHEYNE Magnus George
Service No:		2155
Rank:		Lance Corporal
Unit:		43rd Battalion
Service:		Australian Army
Birth Date:		10 March 1887
Birth Place:		Exeter, South Australia, Australia
Date of Death:		31 July 1917
Age:		30
Place of Death:		Eastern slope of the Messines Ridge, Belgium
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Place of Burial:		No known grave
Commemoration Details:		Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Panel 27 War Memorial Sandness Cemetery, Shetland, Scotland. East Face: Magnus George Cheyne, Australian Contingent Honour Board, Rosewater Community Centre, Adelaide National War Memorial
Next of Kin:		Son of Minnie Christina Dodd (formerly Cheyne), of Canning St., Rosewater, South Australia, and the late Magnus Cheyne.
Place of Enlistment:		Adelaide, South Australia
Date of Enlistment:		12 May 1916
Family/Military connections:		Brothers: 1580 Pte Alfred Lawrence CHEYNE, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 14 March 1919; 6488 Pte James CHEYNE, 10th Bn, returned to Australia, 23 July 1919.
Notes:
		Adelaide Advertiser - Tuesday, 21st August 1917 CHEYNE - Killed in action on 31st July, No. 2155, Private M. G. Cheyne, 43rd Battalion, late 5Oth. His duty bravely done. Inserted by his sorrowing mother, brothers, and sisters, Jim (prisoner of war), and Alf (still serving with forces - abroad).
		Sandness War Memorial, Shetland, Scotland
		Memorial at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium Photos from: The War Graves Photographic Project
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		CHISHOLM Robert John
Service No:		S/6501
Rank:		Corporal
Unit:		8th/10th Battalion
Service:		Gordon Highlanders
Birth Date:		6 September 1886
Birth Place:		Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Date of Death:		11 November 1916
Age:		30
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Accidentally Killed - Soldier was one of a party who were receiving instructions in the various kinds of bombs when one exploded
Place of Burial:		Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France.
Commemoration Details:		Reference: II. A. 9.
Next of Kin:		Son of Mrs Jean Chisholm, of Aberdeen, and the late Robert Chisholm.
Place of Enlistment:		Scotland
Date of Enlistment:		15 October 1914
Notes:
		Aberdeen Journal - Saturday, 18 November 1916 CHISHOLM - Killed in Action on 12th November, Corpl Robert John Chisholm, Gordon Highlanders, only son of the late Robert Chisholm, carting contractor, Deebank Croft, Banchory and Mrs Chisholm, Broughty Ferry and grandson ot the late John Caird, carting contractor, Stonehaven.
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		CLARSON Alfred
Service No:		41852
Rank:		Private
Unit:		11th Battalion
Service:		Notts and Derby (Sherwood Foresters Regiment)
Birth Date:		1882
Birth Place:		Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
Date of Death:		7 June 1917
Age:		35
Place of Death:		France & Flanders
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Place of Burial:
Commemoration Details:		Ypres (Menin Gate), Belguim
Next of Kin:		Son of Alfred and Margaret Bennett Clarson of 10 Moor Street, Tamworth
Place of Enlistment:		Gateshead-on-tyne, Durham, England
Family/Military connections:		Brothers:  CLARSON Arthur 29265, Killed in Action 9/4/1917  CLARSON Percy 59231  CLARSON Henry John 42686
Notes:		Alfred is incorrectly recorded as Clapson on some records
		Tamworth Herald 14 July 1917 Mr and Mrs Alfred Clarson, 10 Moor Street, Tamworth, have received official intimation thet their son, 41852 Private Alfred Clarson, Notts and Derby Regt., was killed in action on June 7, 1917. News was first conveyed in a letter from C.-Q.-M.-S. Tongue who stated that Pte Clarson was killed during the great attack. He added "he was a good soldier, always obeying orders, and died like the good Briton he was. " Private Clarson joined the army under the Derby scheme, and had been in France since October, 1916. He was 35 years of aged, and formerly worked at Messrs. Fisher and Co. paper mills. His brother, Arthur Clarson, East Lancs. Regt., was killed on April 6. Another brother Percy Clarson, was recently on a draft for France. Tamworth Herald 15 June 1918 CLARSON. In loving memory of Pte. Alfred Clarson, Sherwood Foresters, the beloved son Alfred and Margaret CLarson, who was killed action June 7.1917, at Messines. "Death divides, but fond memory ever clings" From his loving Father, Mother, Sister and Brothers
		Ypres (Menin Gate)
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		CLARSON Arthur
Service No:		29265
Rank:		Private
Unit:		1st Battalion
Service:		East Lancashire Regiment
Birth Date:		1883
Birth Place:		Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
Date of Death:		9 April 1917
Age:		33
Place of Death:		France and Flanders
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Place of Burial:		Point-du-Jour Military Cemetery, Athies, France
Next of Kin:		Son of Alfred and Margaret Bennett Clarson of 10 Moor Street, Tamworth
Place of Enlistment:		Tamworth
Family/Military connections:		Brothers:  CLARSON Alfred, 41852, Killed in Action 7/6/1917  CLARSON Percy 59231  CLARSON Henry John 42686
Notes:
		Tamworth Herald 12 May 1917 PRIVATE ARTHUR CLARSON Information has been received that 29265 Pte., Arthur Clarson, East Lancashire Regt., was killed in actionon April 9. He was 33 years of age and the second son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Clarson, 10 Moor Street, Tamworth. He was formerly employed at Kingsbury Colliery. The officer commanding his company writes expressing deep regret, and stating the Pte Clarson met his death while taking part in a charge on a battery of german guns. Until his end his behaviour was all that could be desired. The writer mourned the loss of one of their most willing men. Tamworth Herald 13 April 1918 ROLL OF HONOUR IN MEMORIAM CLARSON. In loving memory Pte. Arthur Clarson, 29265, Ist East Lancashire Regt., the beloved son of Alfred and Margaret,l killed in action at the battle Arras, April 9, 1917. RIP "Until the day breaks and the shadows flee away" - from his loving Fther, Mother, Sister and Brothers
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		COLBURN David James
Service No:		38353
Rank:		Private
Unit:		12th Battalion
Service:		The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
Birth Date:		15 March 1881
Birth Place:		Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland
Date of Death:		9 April 1917
Age:		36
Place of Death:		France & Flanders
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Arras Memorial Arras, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Bay 1 and 2
Next of Kin:		Son of David and Jessie Young, of 36, Dixon Rd., Crosshill, Glasgow; husband of Annie Colburn, of 134, Cardross St., Dennistoun, Glasgow
Place of Enlistment:		Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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		CROW Francis Peter
Service No:		22253
Rank:		Gunner
Unit:		23rd Howitzer Bde Australian Field Army
Service:		Army
Birth Date:		28 December 1897
Birth Place:		East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death:		28 Dec 1916
Age:		19
Place of Death:		Isolation Hospital, Salisbury, England
Cause of Death:		Scarlet Fever
Place of Burial:		Stratford-Sub-Castle (St Lawrence) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Grave no. 104
Next of Kin:		Son of James Francis and Margaret Hill Crow of Torwood, Riddell, Victoria
Place of Enlistment:		Victoria
Date of Enlistment:		24 January 1916
Notes:
		The Argus - 9th January 1917 DIED ON SERVICE CROW Died from illness at Salisbury on December 28th, his 19th birthday, Gunr Francis Peter Crow, loved son of Mr and Mrs J F Crow and loved brother of Aggie, Maisie and Alan of Riddells Creek.
		Memorial at Stratford Sub-Castle (St Lawrence) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Photo from: The War Graves Photographic Project
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		DALZIEL Alexander
Service No:		1135
Rank:		Private
Unit:		7th Battalion
Service:		Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
Birth Date:		15 February 1894
Birth Place:		Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of Death:		28 June 1915
Age:		21
Place of Death:		Gallipoli
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Helles Memorial, Turkey. Panel 26 - 30
Next of Kin:		Son of Alexander and Margaret (Hunter) Dalziel, Edinburgh
Place of Enlistment:		Leith, Scotland
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		DALZIEL David
Service No:		7047
Rank:		Private
Unit:		3rd Battalion
Service:		Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Birth Date:		20 September 1876
Birth Place:		Dalkeith, Scotland
Date of Death:		25 October 1917
Age:		41
Place of Death:		Tysit Hospital, Blackwatch Camp, Nigg, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Cause of Death:		Peritonitis, Heart Failure
Place of Burial:		New Cemetery, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland - as O Dalziel
Commemoration Details:		War Memorial, Dalkeith Midlothian, Scotland - Panel 1917 as D Dalziel
Next of Kin:		Son of John Dalziel, of 7 Logie Green Rd, Edinburgh, Scotland
Place of Enlistment:		Scotland
Family/Military connections:		Brothers Private 22718 Francis Dalziel (KIA), Private 3/7984 John Dalziel, Sergeant 3/7985 William Cairns Dalziel and Corporal 8052/4243 James Dalziel also served in World War 1
Notes:		David also served in the Boer War and was awarded the Kings South Africa Medal with clasps for 1901 and 1902
		DALKEITH ADVERTISER 1 November 1917 The death took place in Cromarty Military Hospital on Thursday last, from the effects of wounds received in action, of Private David Dalziel, Black Watch, the second son of Mr John Dalziel, the well known veteran pedestrian and trainer. The deceased had a long record of military service, having enlisted over 19 years ago. He was with his regiment through practically the whole of the South African War, and held the King's and Queen's medals in recognition of his services in that campaign. on the outbreak of the present conflict he was transferred from India, where his regiment was then stationed , to France, and subsequently experienced nearly three years of thrilling warfare on the Western Front, till he was wounded by shrapnel several monhs ago. In France he acted as a machine gunner. He is the second son of Mr John Dalziel to make the supreme sacrifice in this war, and other three sons are serving. Dalkeith Advertiser 26 August 1920 DALZIEL - In loving memory of my dear brothers. Pts Frank Dalziel, Royal Scots, killed in action 28th August 1916; Pte David Dalziel, Black Watch, died of wounds 25th October 1917; Thomas Dalziel, died 11th October 1918 The flight of time, dear brothers May heal the wounded heart But never from my memory Shall thought of thee depart Inserted by their sister, Maggie Pettigrew Close, Dalkeith
		Dalkeith New Cemetery Photo from: The War Graves Photographic Project
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		DALZIEL Francis
Service No:		22718
Rank:		Private
Unit:		13th Battalion
Service:		Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
Birth Date:		22 April 1889
Birth Place:		Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Date of Death:		28 August 1916
Age:		26
Place of Death:		Somme, France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Thiepval Memorial, France. Pier and face 6D and 7D. Also included on the Dalkeith War Memorial. Year 1916
Next of Kin:		Son of Mr John Dalziel, 7 Logie Green Road, Edinburgh, Scotland
Place of Enlistment:		Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of Enlistment:		28 April 1915
Family/Military connections:		Brothers Private 7047 David Dalziel (KIA), Private 3/7984 John Dalziel, Sergeant 3/7985 William Cairns Dalziel and Corporal 8052/4243 James Dalziel also served
		Dalkeith Advertiser - 21 September 1916 Official intimation was received by Miss Dalziel, Pettigrew's Close, on Saturday, that her brother, Private Frank Dalziel, of the Royal Scots, was killed in action on the 28th August. An army chaplain, in the course of a letter breaking the sad news to Miss Dalziel, states that Frank was killed by a shell in the trenches during the last turn of the battalion in the line. His death must have been instantaneous; he was spared pain and suffering. He was buried by his comrades behind the firing line, and a cross was being erected to mark the place. Miss Dalziel had the sympathy of the entire battalion in her great loss, and he prayed that she may know the comfort of God. Private Frank Dalziel, whose father Mr John Dalziel, was at one time a well known pedestrian, and resides in Edinburgh, enlisted about eighteen months ago. He served in the trenches all last winter, and was invalided home in the early spring suffering from frostbite, returning to the front about two months ago. In civil life he was employed as a miner at Smeaton Colliery. Private Dalziel was the youngest of six soldier brothers serving in the Great War, one of whom, Sergeant W. Dalziel, has been permanently disabled as a result of wounds received in action about a year ago. Dalkeith Advertiser - 26 August 1920 DALZIEL - In loving memory of my dear brothers. Pts Frank Dalziel, Royal Scots, killed in action 28th August 1916; Pte David Dalziel, Black Watch, died of wounds 25th October 1917; Thomas Dalziel, died 11th October 1918 The flight of time, dear brothers May heal the wounded heart But never from my memory Shall thought of thee depart Inserted by their sister, Maggie Pettigrew Close, Dalkeith
		Memorial at Thiepval Memorial, France Photo from: The War Graves Photographic Project
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		DAVIDSON John Reid
Service No:		355787
Rank:		Private
Unit:		9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion
Service:		Highland Light Infantry
Birth Date:		25 March 1894
Birth Place:		Elphinston, Tranent, Haddington, Scotland
Date of Death:		28 September 1918
Age:		25
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery and Memorial, France Panel 9 and 10.
Next of Kin:		Son of David and Elizabeth Brunton (Reid) Davidson of Smeaton Cottages, Dalkeith
Place of Enlistment:		Musselburgh, Midlothian
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		DONALDSON John James
Service No:		277924
Rank:		Private
Unit:		14th Battalion
Service:		The Argyll & Southerland Highlander
Birth Date:		10 February 1886
Birth Place:		Lasswade. Midlothian, Scotland
Date of Death:		26 November 1917
Age:		31
Place of Death:		France & Flanders
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Cambrai, Louvervel, France Addenda Panel 13.
Next of Kin:		Son of James and Annie (nee Brunton) Donaldson
Place of Enlistment:		Edinburgh, Scotland
Family/Military connections:		Brother Alexander Purves Donaldson also served
		Cambrai Memorial
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		FAIRLEY Duncan
Rank:		Lieutenant
Unit:		14th Battalion
Service:		York and Lancaster Regiment
Birth Date:		1890
Birth Place:		Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Date of Death:		1 July 1916
Age:		26
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Place of Burial:		Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France IV. S. 7.
Next of Kin:		Son of Barker and Charlotte Fairley of 84 Ormond Street, Sunderland, Durham, England
Place of Enlistment:		England
Date of Enlistment:		1 May 1914
Family/Military connections:		Brother Joseph Fairley served with the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force
Notes:
		Manchester Evening News - 18th July 1916 MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY STUDENT Lieutenant Duncan Fairley of the York and Lancaster regiment, is reported missing. He entered the University of Manchester in 1911 and obtained the teachers diploma in 1912. He was a graduate of the University of Leeds Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 3rd July 1916 The Barnsby and district losses are augmented by the death in action of Duncan Fairley, York & Lancaster Regiment, son of Mr B Fairley, headmaster of St John's School, Barnsby
		Euston Road Cemetery
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		FYFE Joseph Kelsall
Service No:		23095
Rank:		Private
Unit:		7th Battalion
Service:		King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
Birth Date:		10 June 1882
Birth Place:		Scotforth, Lancashire, England
Date of Death:		31 July 1917
Age:		35
Place of Death:		France & Flanders
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Ypres, Menin Gate, Belgium Panel 12
Next of Kin:		Son of James and Jane Ann (nee Chassar) Fyfe, of 46, Edna St, Hyde, Cheshire
Place of Enlistment:		Hyde, Cheshire, England
Date of Enlistment:		23 November 1915
Notes:		Formerly 25251, South Lancs Regt.
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		GOVE William James
Service No:		S/21635
Rank:		Private
Unit:		8th Battalion
Service:		Seaforth Highlanders
Birth Date:		1898
Birth Place:		Ardingly, Sussex, England
Date of Death:		22 August 1917
Age:		19
Place of Death:		France & Flanders
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Tyne Cot Memorial, Belguim Panel 132 to 135 William is also included on his parents headstone in the Scoonie Cemetery, Leven, Fife, Scotland
Next of Kin:		Son of William and Flora Gertrude Gould (nee Cook) Gove of Fife, Scotland
Place of Enlistment:		Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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		HAMPTON David
Service No:		115821
Rank:		Lance Sargeant
Unit:		10 Battalion Alberta Regiment
Service:		Canadian Infantry
Birth Date:		9 Dec 1877
Birth Place:		Inverkeillor, Forfar, Scotland
Date of Death:		2 September 1918
Age:		41
Place of Death:		In the vicinity of Cagnicourt, France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Place of Burial:		Upton Wood British Cemetery, Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt, France
Next of Kin:		Son Mrs. Janet Hampton, of Edzell, Forfarshire, Scotland who later moved to Manitoba, Canada
Place of Enlistment:		Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date of Enlistment:		10 January 1916
Family/Military connections:		1st cousin once removed: Duncan Burgess Hampton 2295 - KIA 27/7/1916 1st cousin: John Hampton 44415 - KIA 21/3/1918
		Upton Wood British Cemetery
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		HAMPTON Duncan Burgess
Service No:		2295
Rank:		Private
Unit:		17th Battalion 4th Reinforcements
Service:		Australian Army
Birth Date:		18 January 1890
Birth Place:		St Vigeans, Forfar, Scotland
Date of Death:		27 July 1916
Age:		26
Place of Death:		Pozieres, Somme Sector, France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Francw
Next of Kin:		Father, James Hampton, Auchter Villa, Clyde Place, Craigie, Perth, Scotland
Place of Enlistment:		Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Enlistment:		14 April 1915
Family/Military connections:		1st cousin once removed: David Hampton 115821 - KIA 2/9/1918 Uncle: John Hampton 44415 - KIA 21/3/1918 2nd Cousins: William Bradford Hanton 1062 - KIA 6/7/1916 & John Beattie Hanton 29093 - KIA 25/3/1918
Notes:
		Duncan immigrated to Australia in 1911
		Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
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		HAMPTON John
Service No:		44415
Rank:		Private
Unit:		6th Battalion
Service:		South Wales Borderers
Birth Date :		9 September 1881
Birth Place:		Dunnichen, Angus, Scotland
Death Date:		21 March 1918
Age:		36
Place of Death:		France & Flanders
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Arras Memorial, France Bay 6 John is also included on his parents headstone in the Dunnichen Church and Cemetery and also on the memorial plaque in the Dunnichen Parish Church
Next of Kin:		Son of Thomas and Catherine (Hazell) Hampton
Place of Enlistment:		Forfar, Scotland
Family/Military connections:		Nephews: Duncan Burgess Hampton 2295, KIA 27/7/1916 and Daniel Robertson S/14439 KIA 25/9/1916 First cousin: David Hampton 115821, KIA 2/9/1918
Notes:
		Forfar Dispatch 25 April 1918 Private John Hampton, Trench Mortar Battery, son of Mrs Hampton, John Street, has been posted missing since 21st March. He was a hairdresser with Mr Clark, Castle Street, before joining the colours. He is 22 years of age and has been two years in France. Three brothers have gone into the army; one is in Egypt, another killed in action and the third has been discharged.
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		HANTON John Beattie
Service No:		29093
Rank:		Private
Unit:		18th (Glasgow Yeomanry) Battalion
Service:		Highland Light Infantry
Birth Date :		19 July 1899
Birth Place:		Dundee, Scotland
Death Date:		25 March 1918
Age:		18
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Pozieres Memorial, France Panel 72
Next of Kin:		Son of James and Barbara (nee Beattie) Hanton of Dundee
Place of Enlistment:		Dundee, Scotland
Family/Military connections:		Half Brother: William Bradford 1062 - KIA 6/7/1916 2nd Cousin: - Duncan Burgess Hampton 2295 - KIA 27/7/1916 1st Cousins once removed - David Hampton 115821 - KIA 2/9/1918 & John Hampton 44415 KIA 21/3/1918
Notes:
		Dundee People's Journal - 4 May 1918 HANTON - Killed in action, 25th March 1918 Pte John Hanton, Highland Light Infantry, aged 18 years and 9 months, beloved son of Mr and Mrs James Hanton, 136 Lochee Road. He marched away so bravely, his young head proudly held His footsteps never faltered, his courage never failed Then on the field of battle he calmly took his place And fought and died for Britian and the honour of his race - Inserted by his father, mother and sisters and brothers
		Formerly (21602) Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
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		HANTON William Bradford
Service No:		1062
Rank:		Sergeant
Unit:		2nd Battalion
Service:		Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Birth Date :		12 May 1890
Birth Place:		Dundee, Scotland
Death Date:		6 July 1916
Age:		26
Place of Death:		Mesopotamia
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Basra War Cemetery, Iraq
Next of Kin:		Son of James Hanton and the late Elizabeth (nee Bradford) Hanton and step son of Barbara (nee Beattie) Hanton of Dundee
Place of Enlistment:		Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire
Family/Military connections:		Half Brother: John Beattie Hanton 29093 - KIA 25/3/1918 2nd Cousin: - Duncan Burgess Hampton 2295 - KIA 27/7/1916 1st Cousins once removed - David Hampton 115821 - KIA 2/9/1918 & John Hampton 44415 KIA 21/3/1918
Notes:		Dundee People's Journal - 15 July 1916 HANTON - Died on 6th July, at 3rd British General Hospital, Sergeat William Hanton, Black Watch, aged 26, second son of James Hanton, 136 Lochee Road and beloved brother of Mrs C Millar, Binn Farm, Invergowrie. Like the ivy on the withered oak When all things else decay My love for him will still keep green And never fade away - Inserted by his sorrowing sister, Mrs C Millar Gone is the one I loved so dear Silent the voice I loved to hear Too far away from sight or speech But not too far away for my thoughts to reach - Inserted by Mina Robertson
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		HENDERSON John Robert Smith
Service No:		181736
Rank:		Gunner
Unit:		32nd Siege Bty
Service:		Royal Garrison Artillery
Birth Date :		1893
Birth Place:		Setter, Sandwick, Shetland, Scotland
Death Date:		26 May 1918
Age:		28
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Died of wounds
Place of Burial:		Caestre Military Cemetery, Nord, France
Commemoration Details:		Grave reference: I B 30
Next of Kin:		Sister Mary Ann Henderson, son of the late Gilbert and Barbara (nee Smith) Henderson
Place of Enlistment:
		Caestre Military Cemetery
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		HENDERSON Magnus
Rank:		Able Seaman
Unit:		S S Euterpe
Service:		Mercantile Marine
Birth Date :		15 May 1858
Birth Place:		Delting, Shetland, Scotland
Death Date:		7 January 1916
Age:		57
Place of Death:		At sea
Cause of Death:		Missing - presumed drowned when ship hit a mine and sunk
Commemoration Details:		Tower Hill Memorial, London Addenda Pane
Next of Kin:		Husband of Catherine Elizabeth (nee Christie) Henderson
Notes:
		Western Mail - 24 February 1916 POSTED AS MISSING MYSTERY OF CARDIFF SHIP IN NORTH SEA The following cessel was on Wednesday posted at Lloyd's as missing:- The Euterpe, of Cardiff (Captain Billot), which sailed from Huelva for Middlesbrough on December 36 last, with a cargo of pyrites. She passed Yarmouth on January 7, taking on board a Trinity pilot and has not since been heard of. The Euterpe is a vessel of 1,552 tons gross and is owned by the Euterpe Steamship Company Limited (Osborn and Wallis) Manchester Evening News - 25 July 1917 TRAGEDY OF THE SEA The Euterpe Steamship Co., of Cardiff, were awarded £10,000 and costs against the North of England Protecting and Indemnity Association on an insurance policy against war risks in regard to the s.s. Euterpe. which was on a voyage from Huelva to Middlesbro'. She called at Great Yarmouth on January 7, 1916, for a pilot and afterwards completely disappeared without leaving a trace. Mr Justice Rowlatt said the ship most probably struck a mine, and no doubt what took place was a sudden and overwhelming disaster. The defendants contended the weather was bad enough for the ship to have foundered, and that the insurers against "perils of the sea" and not the defendants were liable.
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		HOLLIS Harold
Service No:		2931A
Rank:		Private
Unit:		50th Battalion
Service:		Australian Infantry AIF
Birth Date:		29 November 1890
Birth Place:		Moonta Mines, South Australia
Date of Death:		14 April 1917
Age:		26
Place of Death:		6th General Hospital, France
Cause of Death:		Died of wounds
Place of Burial:		St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block O, Plot VIII, Row D, Grave No. I), Rouen, France
Next of Kin:		Wife, Mrs Florence Stella Hollis, Young Street, Exeter, South Australia
Place of Enlistment:		Adelaide, South Australia
Date of Enlistment:		18 Sep 1916
Notes:
		The Advertiser - 15th May 1917 THE LATE PRIVATE H HOLLIS Mrs H Hollis of Young Street, Exeter has been notified that her husband Private H Hollis of 50th Battalion died as the result of gunshot wounds in chest in the 6th General Hospital, in France on April 15.
		St. Sever Cemetery Extension
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		HOWE William
Service No:		41003
Rank:		Private
Unit:		16th (Service) Battalion (2nd Glasgow)
Service:		Highland Light Infantry
Birth Date:		11 July 1888
Birth Place:		Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland
Date of Death:		14 April 1917
Age:		28
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Died of wounds
Place of Burial:		Foreste Communal Cemetery, France II. A. 39.
Next of Kin:		Son of Margaret (nee Hanton) and William Howe
Place of Enlistment:		Dundee
Family/Military connections:		Brothers: 41021 Alexander Howe (RAF) and 364184 Harry Whyte Howe (Army) also served 3rd cousin 780 William Hanton McKenzie died of wounds 12 May 1917
Notes:		Formerly 21763, Scot. Rif.
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		INGLIS Thomas Inglis Merrylees
Service No:		163490
Rank:		Gunner
Unit:		147th Siege Bty
Service:		Royal Garrison Artillery
Birth Date:		1 November 1880
Birth Place:		Prestonpans, Haddington, Scotland
Date of Death:		6 June 1918
Age:		37
Place of Death:		France & Flanders
Cause of Death:		Died of wounds
Place of Burial:		Esquelbecq Military Cemetery, France
Next of Kin:		Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Inglis, of Prestonpans, Edinburgh; husband of Sara (nee Blyth) Inglis, of "Lorne Villa," 47, Bridge St., Tranent, East Lothian.
Notes:
		Esquelbecq Military Cemetery
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		JAMIESON James Adam
Service No:		2936
Rank:		Lance Corporal
Unit:		1st/4th Battalion
Service:		Northumberland Fusiliers
Birth Date:		16 September 1886
Birth Place:		Melby, Sandness, Shetland, Scotland
Date of Death:		15 September 1916
Age:		30
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Thiepval Memorial, France. Pier and Face 10
Next of Kin:		Son of Robert Thomas Charles Scott and Mary Craigie Jamieson
Place of Enlistment:		North Shields, Northumberland
Notes:
		Also included on the Sandness War Memorial SOUTH FACE JAMES A JAMIESON 4th Northumberland Fusiliers
		James Adam Jamieson
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		JOHNSON Charles Arthur
Service No:		6/4276
Rank:		Corporal
Unit:		1st Battalion
Service:		NZEF Canterbury Regiment
Birth Date:		23 January 1892
Birth Place:		Delting, Shetland, Scotland
Date of Death:		12 October 1917
Age:		25
Place of Death:		Belgium
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Also included on the Temuka War Memorial
Next of Kin:		Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Johnson, of "Neensgarth," Temuka, South Canterbury
Date of Enlistment:		16 December 1915
Notes:		Charles immigrated to New Zealand in 1913 with his parents and siblings
		Charles Arthur JOHNSON
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		Thomas Moffat KNIGHT
Service No:		6190
Rank:		Private
Unit:		7th Battalion
Service:		Gordon Highlanders
Birth Date:		19 September 1890
Birth Place:		Leith, Scotland
Date of Death:		13 November 1916
Age:		26
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Place of Burial:		Y Ravine Cemetery, France Also included on the Easthouses War Memorial
Next of Kin:		Son of John and Mary (nee Moffat) Knight
Date of Enlistment:		October 1915
Notes:
		Dalkeith Advertiser - 21 December 1916 FOR HIS COUNTRY - Official word reached Mr and Mrs Knight, late of Easthouses, on Saturday morning, that their son, Private Thomas Knight, Gordon Highlanders, had been killed in action. About a fortnight previously - they had received intimation that their son had been injured, and this was followed a week later by the following letter from Captain Hillas :- "I regret to inform you of the death of your son 6191 Pte T Knight. Information reached me last night that he had been killed on 13th November. Up till then I believed him to be wounded only. He took part in the action near __________ on that date, and was on of those who helped his battalion to distinguish itself. He died as a good soldier and a brave man. I regret his loss and offer you my sincere sympathy." Private Knight, who was twenty-six years of age, enlisted in January 1915, previous to which he was employed as a miner with the Lothian Coal Company. He had seen a good deal of active service in France, and had been twice invalided home, once suffering from wounds and again from illness. He was a young man of considerable promise, and with a view to improving his position in life had, for three sessions before the outbreak of war, attended mining classes at the Heriot Watt College, Edinburgh. He was of bright and amiable disposition and his early death is deeply regretted by many friends in the district
		Y Ravine Cemetery
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		LAMMING Norman Arthur
Service No:		1933
Rank:		Lance Corporal
Unit:		43rd Battalion
Service:		Australian Infantry, AIF
Birth Date:		18 April 1894
Birth Place:		Kadina, South Australia
Date of Death:		4 October 1917
Age:		23
Place of Death:		Belgium
Cause of Death:		Killed in action
Place of Burial:		Belgium
Commemoration Details:		Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium and also recorded on his parents headstone at Dudley Park, South Australia
Next of Kin:		Son of David Arthur and Louisa Annie Lamming of 130 Leicester Street, Parkside, South Australia
Place of Enlistment:		South Australia
Date of Enlistment:		7 February 1916
Notes:
		The Advertiser - Friday, 16th November 1917 LAMMING - Killed in action in France, October 4. Private N A Lamming, 43rd Battalion, dearly beloved eldest son of Mrs D Lamming, Kadina, brother of Roy, Harold, Sidney, Elsie Lamming and Mrs Chynoweth, Boor Plains: Mrs Bond, Wallaroo. In a hero's grave he is sleeping One of God's brightest and best The Register (Adelaide) - Monday, 29th October 1917 Advice has reached Kadina that Pte N A Lamming son of Mr D Lamming, Kadina and brother of Mrs Stanley G Chynoweth of Boor Plains was killed in action on October 4.
		Memorial at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium                              Dudley Park Cemetery, South Australia Photo from: The War Graves Photographic Project
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		LAWSON John
Service No:		5768
Rank:		Sapper
Unit:		2nd Tunnelling Company
Service:		Australian Tunnelling Corps
Birth Date:		3 Oct 1870
Birth Place:		Loanhead, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
Date of Death:		15 October 1917
Age:		47
Place of Death:		Belguim
Cause of Death:		Killed in action
Place of Burial:		Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belguim
Commemoration Details:		Plot IV, Row G, Grave 16
Next of Kin:		Mrs Elizabeth (nee Robertson) Lawson
Place of Enlistment:		West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Enlistment:		7 April 1916
Family/Military connections:		Brother-in-law: 891, George Robertson, AIF 35th Bn, Killed in Action 7 June 1917
Notes:
		The Maitland Weekly Mercury - Saturday, 24 November 1917 Mrs John Lawson of South Street, West Wallsend, has been advised that her husband, Sapper John Lawson, was killed in action on October 15. Sapper Lawson left with the Tunnelling Corps. Prior to enlistment he was employed as a clerk in Seaham No. 1 Colliery office, West Wallsend. Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate - Saturday, 1 December 1917 LAWSON - In sad but loving remembrance of my dear husband and father, Sapper John Lawson, killed in action October 15, 1917. He died for honour's cause. Inserted by his loving wife Lizzie, and children Doris, Alex., Chrissie and Jean. LAWSON - In sad and loving memory of my dear son-in-law and brother-in-law, Sapper John Lawson, killed in action October 15th, 1917. He died for the cause of freedom, And sleeps in a hero's grave. Inserted by Mrs. Robrtson and family, Kurri Kurri.
		Coxyde Military Cemetery
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		LONGMUIR Walter Mowatt
Service No:		240624
Rank:		Lance Corporal
Unit:		8th Battalion
Service:		Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Birth Date:		20 October 1898
Birth Place:		Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Date of Death:		24 March 1918
Age:		19
Place of Death:		France & Flanders
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Pozieres Memorial, France Also included on his parents headstone in the Johnshaven Old Cemetery
Next of Kin:		Son of Mrs. Mary Mearns, of Haughs of Benholm, Johnshaven, Montrose, Forfarshire and the late David Longmuir
Place of Enlistment:		Forfarshire, Scotland
Date of Enlistment:		about 1916
Family/Military connections:		Brothers Andrew And David Longmuir also served during WW1.
Notes:
		Aberdeen Press and Journal - 14 September 1916 PTE LONGMUIR, JOHNSHAVEN News has been received by Mrs Mearns, Haughs of Benholm, Johnshaven, that her son Private Walter Longmuir, Black Watch, has been seriously wounded on both hands. Private Longmuir's elder brother is still in hospital suffering from wounds received two months ago. Montrose, Arbroath and Brechin review; and Forfar and Kincardineshire advertiser - 15 September 1916 THREE JOHNSHAVEN MEN WOUNDED News has been received by Mrs Mearns, Haughs of Benholm, Johnshaven, that her third son on active service - Private Walter Longmuir, Black Watch - was rather badly wounded in both hands and is now an inmate of Salisbury Infirmary, Wiltshire. The same week as his elder brother, Private Andrew Longmuir, was wounded and he is now an inmate of Queen Mary Hospital, Whalley, Lancashire. Montrose, Arbroath and Brechin review; and Forfar and Kincardineshire Advertiser - 3 May 1918 JOHNSHAVEN BROTHERS IN ACTION Mrs Mearns, Haugh of Benholm, Johnshaven has received notice from the War Office that her son L-Cpl. Walter Longmuir, was killed in action on 24th March. He and his brother, Private David Longmuir, were in the same company, 8th Battalion Royal Highlanders, David being wounded, and now in Ireland, on the same day as his brother Walter made the supreme sacrifice. L.-Cpl W Longmuir enlisted when 17 years of age, and he is not yet 20. He was wounded 18 months ago.
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		LYALL Alexander Adams
Service No:		S/4693
Rank:		Corporal
Unit:		"C" Company, 11th Battalion
Service:		Argyll and Southern Highlanders
Birth Date:		3 January 1881
Birth Place:		Glasgow, Scotland
Date of Death:		16 September 1916
Age:		35
Place of Death:		Somme, France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Thiepval Memorial, France Pier and Face 15 A and 16 C
Next of Kin:		Son of Mr and Mrs Robert Lyall, of 304 North Woodside Rd, Glasgow; husband of Agnes (Bingham) Lyall, of 12 Kelvindale St, Glasgow.
Place of Enlistment:		Glasgow, Scotland
Date of Enlistment:		4 September 1914
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		MACAULAY William Birrell
Service No:		3392
Rank:		Private
Unit:		9th Battalion
Service:		Royal Scots
Birth Date:		29 July 1897
Birth Place:		Selkirk, Scotland
Date of Death:		11 August 1916
Age:		19
Place of Death:		1st Scottish General Hospital, Albyn Place, Aberdeen, Scotland
Cause of Death:		Secondary Haemorrhade from amputation stump of thigh - shell wound of thigh whilst on active service
Place of Burial:		Unknown
Commemoration Details:		Thiepval Memorial, France
Next of Kin:		Son of Mrs Ellen Macaulay, of 45 St. George's Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England
Place of Enlistment:		Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of Enlistment:		7 June 1915
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		McINTOSH Alexander Robb served as GORDON Alexander
Service No:		10144
Rank:		Sergeant
Unit:		12th Battalion
Service:		Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
Birth Date:		9 June 1885
Birth Place:		Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of Death:		14 July 1916
Age:		31
Place of Death:		France & Flanders
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Thiepval Memorial, France Pier and Face 6 D and 7 D.
Next of Kin:		Husband of Georgina (nee Leadbetter) McIntosh. Son of Isabella McIntosh and George Gordon
Place of Enlistment:		Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of Enlistment:		23 October 1907
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		McKENZIE William Hanton
Service No:		780
Rank:		L Corporal
Unit:		2nd Battalion
Service:		Black Watch (Royal Highlands)
Birth Date:		14 February 1888
Birth Place:		Kirriemuir, Angus
Date of Death:		12 May 1915
Age:		27
Place of Death:		France & Flanders
Cause of Death:		Died of wounds
Place of Burial:		Bethune Town Cemetery, France III. C. 36.
Next of Kin:		Husband of Mary Margaret McKenzie and son of Elizabeth and the late Kenneth McKenzie
Place of Enlistment:		Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Family/Military connections:		3rd Cousin 41003 William HOWE died of wounds 14/4/1917
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		McQUEEN Fergus (Peter Ferguson)
Service No:		32360
Rank:		Private
Unit:		6th Battalion
Service:		King's Own Scottish Borderers
Birth Date:		13 June 1898
Birth Place:		Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland
Date of Death:		5 April 1918
Age:		20
Place of Death:		France & Flanders
Cause of Death:		Died of Wounds
Place of Burial:		Etretat Churchyard and Extension, France
Next of Kin:		Son of Peter and Grace McQueen, of Logie, Pitcaple, Aberdeenshire
Place of Enlistment:		Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland
Family/Military connections:		Brother William John Reid McQueen KIA 30 December 1915
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		McQUEEN William John Reid
Service No:		J / 12913
Rank:		Able Seaman
Unit:		H M S Natal
Service:		Royal Navy
Birth Date:		28 September 1895
Birth Place:		Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland
Date of Death:		30 December 1915
Age:		20
Place of Death:		Cromarty Firth, Scotland
Cause of Death:		Killen when HMS Natal blew up and sank at anchor
Place of Burial:		Rosskeen Parish Cemetery, Rosskeen, Invergordon, Ross-shire, Scotland
Next of Kin:		Mother Mrs Grace Mcqueen The Gardens, Frochrague, By Girvan, Ayrshire
Date of Enlistment:		First service date - 9 July 1911
Family/Military connections:		Brother Fergus McQueen KIA 5 April 1918
Notes:
		Rosskeen Parish Cemetery
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		MILLAR Charles
Service No:		200916
Rank:		Sergeant
Unit:		4/5th Battalion
Service:		Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Birth Date:		27 September 1883
Birth Place:		Dundee, Scotland
Date of Death:		14 November 1917
Age:		34
Place of Death:		France & Flanders
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Place of Burial:		Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium
Next of Kin:		Husband of Elizabeth Greenhill Gibson (nee Hanton) Millar
Place of Enlistment:		Dundee, Scotland
Notes:
		Hooge Crater Cemetery
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		MILNE Edward
Service No:		2/548
Rank:		Gunner
Unit:		New Zealand Field Artillery
Service:		Army
Birth Date:		14 January 1892
Birth Place:		Shanford, Fearn, Angus, Scotland
Date of Death:		27 April 1917
Age:		24
Place of Death:		Messines, Belgium
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Place of Burial:		Strand Military Cemetery, Belgium
Commemoration Details:		Also included on his parents headstone in the Old Balclutha Cemetery and his name is also recorded in the War Memorial in Stirling, New Zealand
Next of Kin:		Son of David and Marianne Milne of Five Creek, Edendale, Southland, New Zealand
Place of Enlistment:		New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:		21 August 1914
Family/Military connections:		Brothers: Roy Milne 9/380 and David Milne 8/253 also served
Notes:
		Bruce Herald - 14 May 1917 In a recent casualty list appears the name of Bombardier Edward Milne, of Benhar, killed in action. The deceased was a son of Mr David Milne, of Coalburn Farm, Benhar, and was one of three brothers to leave with the main body of the Expeditionary Force, attached to the artillery section. He saw service on Gallipoli, being a member of one of the first gun teams to land on those shores. While serving with his company he received a wound that necessitated his being invalided to -England. From there he went to France with the New Zealanders. The deceased was a splendid type of soldier, and at the time of his death was about 25 years of age. Prior to enlisting he was engaged in farming pursuits, and was educated at the Stirling school, although born in Scotland. One of his brothers (Roy) has been invalided home, and is at present working at Dunedin, but his other brother is still in France.
		Strand Military Cemetery                       Edward Milne
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		MOIR Kenneth Pirie
Service No:		S14804
Rank:		Private
Unit:		6th Battalion
Service:		Cameron Highlanders
Birth Date:		4 October 1893
Birth Place:		Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Date of Death:		26 September 1915
Age:		22
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Place of Burial:		France
Commemoration Details:		Loos Memorial, France, Panel 119 to 124 and also included on War memorial in Montrose, Angus
Next of Kin:		Son of Mr and Mrs John Moir, of the Mount, Montrose, Angus
Place of Enlistment:		Glasgow
Notes:
		The Scotsman - 15 October 1915 MONTROSE - Kenneth Pirie Moir, elder son of Mr and Mrs John Moir, The Mountm is missing. Pte Moir, who is in his 22nd year, was studying at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, when war broke out, and he enlisted in the 6th Cameron Highlanders.
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		NICOLL William Caird
Service No:		S/22672
Rank:		Private
Unit:		7th Battalion
Service:		Gordon Highlanders
Birth Date:		9 September 1899
Birth Place:		Broughty Ferry, Forfar, Scotland
Date of Death:		14 April 1918
Age:		18
Place of Death:		France & Flanders
Cause of Death:		Killed in action
Commemoration Details:		Ploegsteert memorial, Belgium, Panel 9 Also included on his parents headstone at Barnhill Cemetery, Dundee and St Stephens Parish Church Memorial Roll, Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Next of Kin:		Son of James and Jessie Nicoll, "Nicard". Long Lane, Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Notes:
		Aberdeen Evening Express - 4th May 1918 ROLL OF HONOUR NICOLL - Killed in action, between 9th and 14th April, Private William Caird Nicoll, second son of Mr James Nicoll, carting contractor, Broughty Ferry and grandson of Mr John Caird, cartin contractor Stonehaven, aged 18 years and 8 months. Deeply mourned.
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		NOBLE Donald McRae
Service No:		110
Rank:		Driver
Unit:		2nd Division Ammunition Col
Service:		Canadian Field Artillery
Birth Date:		17 Sep 1896
Birth Place:		Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Date of Death:		5 May 1919
Age:		22
Place of Death:		Camborne, Cornwall, England
Cause of Death:		Acute perintonitis, after 4 years service in France
Place of Burial:		Troon Cemetery, Cornwall, England
Commemoration Details:		Also included on his brothers headstone at St John (Fernhill) Cemetery
Next of Kin:		Son of William Frederick and Jane Watson Noble, 82 Stanley Street, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Place of Enlistment:		Canada
Date of Enlistment:		20 November 1914
		Memorial at St John (Fern Hill) Cemetery                                             Donald McRae NOBLE                                               Troon Cemetery, Cornwall Photo from: The War Graves Photographic Project
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		NOBLE Millard Caird
Service No:		32980
Rank:		Private
Unit:		Canadian Army Medical Corps
Service:		Army
Birth Date:		29 June 1894
Birth Place:		Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Date of Death:		18 January 1920
Age:		25
Place of Death:		Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Cause of Death:		As a result of injuries received in France
Place of Burial:		St John (FernHill) Cemetery, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Next of Kin:		Son of William Frederick and Jane Watson Noble, 82 Stanley Street, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Place of Enlistment:		Canada
Date of Enlistment:		24 September 1914
		Memorial at St John (Fern Hill) Cemetery                                              NOBLE Millard Caird Photo from: The War Graves Photographic Project
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		OGILVIE Alexander
Service No:		19966
Rank:		Colonel Sergeant
Unit:		16th Battalion
Service:		Royal Scots
Birth Date:		17 May 1892
Birth Place:		Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland
Date of Death:		29 October 1918
Age:		26
Place of Death:		10th Stationary Hospital, France
Cause of Death:		Bronchial Pneumonia
Place of Burial:		Les Baraques Military Cemetery, France
Next of Kin:		Son of Alexander and Mary (nee Hanton) Ogilvie, of 32 Cumberland St., Edinburgh.
Family/Military connections:		Brother William Ogilvie was killed in action in 1915
Notes
		Les Baraques Military Cemetery
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		OGILVIE William
Service No:		9874
Rank:		Private
Unit:		1st Battalion
Service:		Gordon Highlanders
Birth Date:		9 December 1887
Birth Place:		Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland
Date of Death:		25 September 1915
Age:		28
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Next of Kin:		Son of Alexander and Mary (nee Hanton) Ogilvie, of 32 Cumberland St, Edinburgh and husband of Margaret (nee Wilson) Ogilvie
Family/Military connections:		Brother Alexander Ogilvie was killed in action in 1918
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		PENMAN David Cairns
Service No:		39863
Rank:		Gunner
Unit:		24th Trench Mortar Battery
Service:		Royal Garrison Artillery
Birth Date:		8 November 1890
Birth Place:		Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of Death:		17 June 1915
Age:		27
Place of Death:		France & Flanders
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Ypres (Menin Gates) Memorial, Belgium Panel 9 His name is also recorded on his parents headstone in the Old Monkland Cemetery
Next of Kin:		Son of Catherine (nee Cairns) Penman, of Espieside Cottage, Townhead Road, Coatbridge, and the late William Penman.
Place of Enlistment:		Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of Enlistment:		6 October 1913
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		PERRIMAN Charles Frederick
Service No:		17100
Rank:		Private
Unit:		2nd Battalion
Service:		Otago Infantry Regiment, NZEF
Birth Date:		19 June 1884
Birth Place:		Oamaru, New Zealand
Date of Death:		17 June 1917
Age:		33
Place of Death:		Belgium
Cause of Death:		Killed in action
Commemoration Details:		Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium  Also included on his parents headstone at Anderson Bay, New Zealand
Next of Kin:		Son of John and Mary Perriman; husband of Flora Perriman (nee McNeill), 34 Duncan Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Place of Enlistment:		Trentham, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:		21 April 1916
Notes:
		Press - 9 July 1917 The Fallen and Wounded Personal Notes Private Charles Frederick Perriman (killed) was born at Oamaru and was 33 years of age, He was employed for some years as a Steward on many of the Union Company Steamers and only left an overseas vessel a few weeks before he enlisted with Otago Infantry in the 15th Reinforcements. He was well known as an amateur boxer and won the feather-weight championship amongst the troops on the transport on the voyage from New Zealand. He leaves a wife and three young children
		Messines Ridge British Cemetery Belguim	Anderson Bay Cemetery New Zealand
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		PLAIN Francis
Service No:		3/8007
Rank:		Sergeant
Unit:		10th Battalion
Service:		Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Birth Date:		29 December 1885
Birth Place:		Dalkeith, Scotland
Date of Death:		13 April 1917
Age:		31
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Died of wounds
Place of Burial:		Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Commemoration Details:		His name is also recorded on the Dalkeith War Memorial
Next of Kin:		Husband of Catherine (nee Curran) Plain, Lothian Road, Dalkeith and son of Helen Plain
Place of Enlistment:		Edinburgh, Scotland
Notes:
		Dalkeith Advertiser - 26th April 1917 Local Sergeant Dies of Wounds - Sargeant Francis Plain, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, who was last week reported to have been wounded in action, has succumbed to his injuries at a clearing station, four days after admittance. Enlisting soon after the outbreak of the war, he readily adapted himself to military regime and secured rapid promotion. Deceased who was 31 years of age, was a joiner to trade. He took a keen interest in the welfare of the local Thistle Football Club, and served for a time on the committee. His widow and child reside at Lothian Road. Dalkeith Advertiser - 11th April 1918 In loving memory of my dear husband, Sergt. Frank Plain, 10th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, who died of wounds received in action, at 42 C C S, on 13th April, 1917. Ever fondly remembered by his widow and little daughter Lothian Road, Dalkeith In loving memory of my dear and only son, Sergt Frank Plain, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, who died of wounds received in action, on 13th April, 1917. Oh, for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still. Inserted by his loving mother. 174 High Street, Dalkeith In loving memory of our dear son-in-law, Sergt Frank Plain, A and S H, who died of wounds received in action, 13th April 1917 To memory ever dear. Inserted by his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Mr and Mrs Curran
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		PRESTON William Charles
Service No:		9228
Rank:		Private
Unit:		7th Battalion
Service:		Norfolk Regiment
Birth Date:		1894
Birth Place:		Little Wratting, Suffolk, England
Date of Death:		10 January 1916
Age:		21
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Died of wounds
Place of Burial:		Bethune Town Cemetery, France
Commemoration Details:		IV . H. 17
Next of Kin:		Son of Charles and Ellen Preston of Stone Cottages, Little Wratting, Haverhill, Suffolk
Place of Enlistment:		Norwich, Norfolk, England
Date of Enlistment:		11 August 1914
		Bethune Town Cemetery, France Photo from: The War Graves Photographic Project
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		PRYDE George Brunton
Service No:		23144
Rank:		L Corporal
Unit:		6th Battalion
Service:		King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Birth Date:		25 November 1884
Birth Place:		Pryde's Place, Penicuik, Midlothian
Date of Death:		23 August 1917
Age:		32
Place of Death:		France & Flanders
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Panel 108 to 111.
Next of Kin:		Son of the late George and Janet (nee Brunton) Pryde, of Caldercruix, Airdrie.
Place of Enlistment:		Edinburgh, Scotland
Family/Military connections:		Nephews: David Douglas Pryde 39654, George Archibald Marshall Pryde 32232 and William Symington Pryde 37690 all brothers died in WW2 and their brother John Marshall Pryde also served in WW2
Notes:
		Falkirk Herald - 4 November 1914 BROTHER OF FALKIRK MINISTER WOUNDED Information has reached Falkirk that Mr George Pryde, a brother of the Rev Mr Marshall Pryde, minister of St Modan's Church, Falkirk, who is attached to the Scots Greys, has been wounded at Lille, and is at present undergoing treatment in Bristol Royal Infirmary. Mr Pryde had just been a short time home from India, where he had served for a number of years with his regiment, when war broke out. He was offered an appointment at Aldershot in connection with the training of Lord Kitchener's Army, but intimated to the authorities his preference for service at the front. Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser 22 September 1917 PRYDE - Killed in action in France, on 23rd August, Lance-Corporal George Pryde, Scots Grays attached K.O.Y.L.I., beloved youngest son of the late G Pryde, Glengowan, Caldereruix
		Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
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		ROBERTSON Daniel
Service No:		S/14439
Rank:		Private
Unit:		"D" Coy, 1st Battalion
Service:		Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Birth Date:		1 August 1897
Birth Place:		Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland
Date of Death:		25 September 1916
Age:		19
Place of Death:		France & Flanders
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Thiepval Memorial, France Pier and Face 10A
Next of Kin:		Daniel and Georgina (nee Hampton) Robertson, of 131, River St., Brechin, Forfarshire.
Place of Enlistment:		Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland
Family/Military connections:		Uncle: John Hampton 44415 - KIA 21/3/1918 Cousin: Duncan Burgess HAMPTON 2295 - KIA 27/7/1916 1st Cousin once removed: David Hampton 115821- KIA 2/9/1918
Notes:
		Aberdeen Weekly Journal 13 October 1916 TWO BRECHIN SOLDIERS Gunner C Allison, RFA and Private Daniel Robertson, Black Watch, Brechin, have been killed in action. Private Robertson was an apprentice mechanic and was the eldest son of Mr D Robertson, River Street.
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		ROBERTSON George
Service No:		891
Rank:		Private
Unit:		25th Battalion C Company
Service:		Army
Birth Date:		7 June 1877
Birth Place:		Wallsend, New South wales, Australia
Date of Death:		7 June 1917
Age:		39
Place of Death:		Messines, Belguim
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium, Panel 25 and also has a headstone in the Kurri Kurri Cemetery, New South Wales
Next of Kin:		Son of Robert and Christina Robertson and husband of Elizabeth Robertson
Place of Enlistment:		West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Enlistment:		14 December 1915
Family/Military connections:		Brother: 2148 Herbert John Robertson, 30th Bn, returned to Australia 8 January 1919. Herbert also served in WW2. Brother-in-law: 5768 John Lawson, 2nd Coy, Australian Tunnelling Corps, Killed in Action 7 April 1916
		Memorial at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium                                                    Kurri Kurri Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Photo from: The War Graves Photographic Project
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		SCOTT Thomson
Service No:		782
Rank:		Private
Unit:		5th Battalion
Service:		Seaforth Highlanders
Birth Date:		23 April 1883
Birth Place:		Devanha Terrace, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Date of Death:		4 June 1916
Age:		33
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Place of Burial:		Maroeuil British Cemetery, France
Next of Kin:		Son of the Rev. A. Murray Scott and Mrs. Thomson Scott of Colliston, Aberdeen
Place of Enlistment:		London, England
Family/Military connections:		Brothers: Alexander Murray Scott and Erle Norman Scott also served in WW1
Notes:
		Aberdeen Evening Express - 9 June 1916 TRIBUTE FROM CAPTAIN Private Thomson Scott, eldest son of the Rev A Murray Scott, lately minister of King Street United Free Church, Aberdeen, and now of Colliston, Aberdeen, has been killed in action. The mournful intelligence is conveyed in the following letter dated June 4, which Mr Scott received from Captain J B Morrison, Seaforth Highlanders, in a battalion of which Private Scott was serving:- It is my painful duty to acquaint you of the death of your son. Private Thomson Scott. Who was killed in action this morning. A German rifle grenade burst in the post held by him and another man. Your son was killed instantaneously and the other man severly wounded. I had the pleasure of knowing your son since he joined us in Bedford in September 1914, and I share the respect in which he was held by all who came into contact with him. No. 1 Platoon, in which he was, looked on his a father, and today they are mourning as they have never mourned before. He was a fine soldier, and as fine a comrade. As a business man he was invaluable as company accountant. He will be buried tomorrow in a soldiers cemetery behind the lines, the exact location of which will be communicated to you in due course. I can only express the sincere sympathy of the officers, N C O's and men of A company in your loss. Private Scott was 33 years of age and before enlisting was a successful and able chartered accountant in London. He returned to the front from a furlough at home only last month. Lance Corporal Erle Scott, his youngest brother, is also at the front. A third brother is in the forces and expects soon to go abroad on active service. Dundee Courier - 10 June 1916 FORFARSHIRE SON OF THE MANSE DIES ON MILITARY DUTY The Rev A Murray Scott, United Free Church Manse, Colliston, has received intimation that his son, Private Thomson Scott, Seaforth Highlanders, has met his death. Private Thomson Scott was before enlisting a chartered accountant in Edinburgh. A brother, who was chief engineer in the mercantile service, joined the 2d Northamptonshire Fusiliers, and now holds the rank of sergeant, while another brother, who was also a C A before the war is a non-commissioned officer in a Territorial battalion. Private Thomson Scott was home on furlough about a month ago.
		Thomson SCOTT
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		SEAMONS Charles John
Service No:		4311
Rank:		Private
Unit:		7th Battalion Australian Infantry
Service:		Army
Birth Date:		14 August 1887
Birth Place:		North Murchison, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death:		17 August 1916
Age:		28
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Died of wounds
Place of Burial:		Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La-Boisselle
Commemoration Details:		Plot III, Row R, Grave N0, 34
Next of Kin:		Brother: Mr A Seamons, Tatura, Victoria
Place of Enlistment:		Victoria, Australia
Date of Enlistment:		15 July 1915
Family/Military connections:		Brothers: 4310 Pte Alex Robert SEAMONS, 7th Bn, returned to Australia, 28 March 1919; 4312 Pte George Wilson SEAMONS, 7th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 January 1918.
Notes:
		Murchison Advertiser and Murchison, Toolamba, Mooroopna and Dargalong Express - Friday, 22 September 1916 PRIVATE JACK SEAMONS. On Monday evening last word was received from the Defence Dept. to the effect that Private Jack Seamons, third son of the late Mr and Mrs Geo. Seamons, of Waranga, had been killed in action in France. Private Seamons, with an elder brother, enlisted from Tatnra at the end oE last year, the family having been resident at that place for some time past. His uncle, Mr C. Seamons, still resides at Waranga. Deceased was well and favorably known throughout this district, being at one time connected with many local sporting institutions. Much sympathy is expressed lor the bereaved relatives.
		Memorial at Pozieres British Cemetery Photo from: The War Graves Photographic Project
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		SEAMONS Henry
Service No:		2247
Rank:		Private
Unit:		59th Battalion
Service:		Australian Infantry
Birth Date:		12 December 1892
Birth Place:		Franklinford, Victoria
Date of Death:		25 April 1918
Age:		33
Place of Death:		Villers-Bretonneux, France
Cause of Death:		Killed in action
Place of Burial:		Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, France
Commemoration Details:		Plot: III Q 13
Next of Kin:		Son of Mrs Elizabeth A (nee Seamons) Hatt of 4 Robb Street, Spotswood, Victoria
Place of Enlistment:		Melbourne, Victoria
Date of Enlistment:		15 April 1916
		Memorial at Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, France
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		SEAMONS Joseph William
Service No:		11412
Rank:		Rifleman
Unit:		8th Battalion
Service:		Kings Royal Rife Corps
Birth Date:		1891
Birth Place:		Weedon, Buckinghamshire, England
Date of Death:		15 April 1918
Age:		26
Place of Death:		Somme, France
Cause of Death:		Died of wounds
Place of Burial:		Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France Also included on Honour Roll at Stoke Mandeville and War Memorial, Market Square, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Commemoration Details:		Plot: 1VA4
Next of Kin:		Son of William and Louisa Jane Seamons of Weedon, Buckinghamshire
Place of Enlistment:		England
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		SINCLAIR Francis James
Service No:		116210
Rank:		Private
Unit:		72nd Battalion
Service:		Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Birth Date:		20 January 1885
Birth Place:		Walls, Shetland, Scotland
Date of Death:		30 October 1917
Age:		36
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		As a result of abdominal wounds received while serving in France
Place of Burial:		Nine Elms British Cemetery, Poperinghe, West Vlaaderen, Belgium
Commemoration Details:		Reference: VI. B. 11. His name is also recorded on the War Memorial In Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.
Next of Kin:		Son of John and Sarah Sinclair, of Aberdeen, Scotland; husband of Mrs. F. J. Sinclair, of Kamloops, British Columbia.
Place of Enlistment:		Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Date of Enlistment:		8 April 1915
Family/Military connections:		Brothers: Peter Thomas Sinclair Private 443973 and George Peterson Sinclair Sergeant 442200 both served with the Canadian Infantry in the 54th Battalion
		Isabella (Sinclair) Brown                                          Francis James Sinclair                                  Nine Elms British Cemetery Visiting the grave of her brother Francis James Sinclair in Belgium c1925
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		SINCLAIR Peter John
Service No:		1439L
Rank:		Seaman
Unit:		SS Elve
Service:		Royal Naval Reserves
Birth Date:		11 August 1894
Birth Place:		Sillaford, Shetland, Scotland
Date of Death:		At Sea
Age:		23
Place of Death:		9 October 1917
Cause of Death:		The "Elve" on a voyage from Oporto to London with general cargo, was sunk by gunfire by the German submarine U-22 with loss of all hands
Commemoration Details:		Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England. Panel 27 He is also included on the Sandness War Memorial
Next of Kin:		Son of Peter and Jemima Sinclair of Sillaford, Shetland
Notes:
		Peter John Sinclair
		Sandness War Memorial - North Face (for those lost at Sea) Peter John Sinclair Seaman 1439L Royal Navy Reserve Gunner - SS Elve
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		SINCLAIR Thomas
Service No:		15017
Rank:		Private
Unit:		11th Battalion
Service:		Cameronians (Scottish Riffles)
Birth Date:		5 January 1892
Birth Place:		Evrigarth, Papa Stour, Shetland, Scotland
Date of Death:		19 November 1916
Age:		24
Place of Death:		Salonika, Greece
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Place of Burial:		Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece and also included on a stained glass window in the Papa Stour Church
Commemoration Details:		G 06, Row E grave 1176
Next of Kin:		Son of the late William and Elizabeth (nee Coutts) Sinclair
Place of Enlistment:		Whiteinch, Glasgow, Scotland
Notes:
		Thomas Sinclair
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		SMITH John Irvine
Service No:		38122
Rank:		Private
Unit:		13th Battalion
Service:		Royal Scots
Birth Date:		14 October 1891
Birth Place:		26 India Place, Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of Death:		11 April 1917
Age:		25
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Arras Memorial, France Bay 1 and 2.
Next of Kin:		Husband of Catherine Ross (nee Colburn) Smith of 3 Wardlaw Terrace, Edinburgh
Place of Enlistment:		Greenock, Renfrewshire
Notes:
		Edinburgh Evening News - 4 May 1917 Mrs Smith, 3 Wardlaw Terrace has received intimation that her husband Pts John Irvine Smith, Royal Scots has been killed in action in the 11th April. Before the war he was employed by Messrs Alder & Mackay, Edinburgh. He was a noted footballer.
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		SMITH Magnus Hugh
Service No:		969L
Rank:		Seaman
Unit:		H M Trawler "Strymon"
Service:		Royal Naval Reserves
Birth Date:		7 May 1892
Birth Place:		Mid Yell, Shetland, Scotland
Date of Death:		27 October 1917
Age:		25
Place of Death:		At Sea
Cause of Death:		Trawler was sunk by a mine
Commemoration Details:		Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England
Next of Kin:		Son of Gideon Anderson and Jane Smith of Hillend, Mid Yell, Shetland
Notes:
		Shetland News - 6 November 1919 In Memoriam In loving memory of Magnus Hugh Smith, third son of Gideon and Jane Smith, Hildasay Cottage, Mid Yell, who was drowned by the sinking of H M T Strymon, on 27th October, 1917. Dearly loved and sadly missed.
		Hugh Magnus SMITH
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		SPENCE William Thomas
Service No:		202708
Rank:		Private
Unit:		1st Battalion
Service:		Gordon Highlanders
Birth Date:		12 July 1892
Birth Place:		Fealzie, North Yell, Shetland, Scotland
Date of Death:		21 August 1918
Age:		26
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery and Memorial, France Panel 10
Next of Kin:		Son of Christina (nee Nicholson) Spence and the late Alexander Spence
Place of Enlistment:		Aberdeen, Scotland
Notes:
		William Thomas SPENCE
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		STAFF Valentine Nichol
Service No:		404
Rank:		Corporal
Unit:		37th Battalion
Service:		Australian Infantry AIF
Birth Date:		14 February 1894
Birth Place:		Sale, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death:		12 August 1918
Age:		24
Place of Death:		France
Cause of Death:		Killed in action
Commemoration Details:		Villers-Bretonneux, France
Next of Kin:		Son of Edward Nichol and Susannah Eliza Staff, both deceased
Place of Enlistment:		Melbourne, Victoria
Date of Enlistment:		6 March 1916
Family/Military connections:		Brothers Edward John Staff 3146, 39th Bn 7th Reinforcement returned to Australia 27/8/1917 and Herbert Nichol Staff 10680, 3rd Divisional Signal Corps returned to Australia 9/3/1919
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		STEWART Arnold St Clair
Service No:		3227
Rank:		Corporal
Unit:		11th Battalion
Service:		Australian Army
Birth Date:		26 March 1893
Birth Place:		York, Western Australia
Date of Death:		15 April 1917
Age:		26
Place of Death:		Bullecourt, France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France
Next of Kin:		Son of Andrew John Stewart and the late Angelina Stewart of Braeside,Talbot Brook via York, Western Australia
Place of Enlistment:		Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Date of Enlistment:		26 July 1915
Family/Military connections:		Brothers: Malcolm George STEWART 1265 died of wounds 19/10/1917 Leslie Norman STEWART served in both WW1 2130 and WW2 W62368
Notes:
		The West Australian - Tuesday, 15 May 1917 STEWART.- In loving memory of CorporaI Arnold (Barney) Stewart who was killed in Action in France on April 15, 1917. third son of Mr. A.Stewart, York, and loving bother of Percy (Narragin); Ted (Geraldton), Malcolm (on active service); Leslie (on active service) and Holly. His duty done. The West Australian - Monday15 April 1918 STEWART In loving memory of Corporal Arnold St. Clair (Barney), 11th Battalion, killed in action in France, April 15, 1917. His duty done. Inserted by his loving brother and sister- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Stewart, nephew Gordon, and nieces Angela, Jean, Evelyn, and Les. STEWART. - In sad and loving memory of our dear nephew, Arnold St. C. Stewart, of the 11th Battalion, who fell in action in France on April 15, 1917. He smiled when last we saw him, As he waved his last farewell; He did his share of fighting, Then our darling nephew fell. Inserted by his loving aunt May, uncle Harry; grandma, and cousins Claude and Cynthia Staples, York. IN MEMORIAM. Anzac Heroes. STEWART. - Sacred to the memory of my dear chum, Corporal Arnold Stewart (Barney), killed in action on April 15, 1917. He died that others might live. Inserted by M. Scott, Bunbury.
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		STEWART Malcolm George
Service No:		1265
Rank:		Private
Unit:		12th Field Ambulance
Service:		Australian Army Medical Corps
Birth Date:		2 October 1893
Birth Place:		York, Western Australia
Date of Death:		19 October 1917
Age:		24
Place of Death:		12th Australian Field Ambulance, Belgium
Cause of Death:		Died of wounds
Place of Burial:		Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row J, Grave No. 9), Ypres, Belgium
Next of Kin:		Son of Andrew John Stewart and the late Angelina Stewart of Braeside,Talbot Brook via York, Western Australia
Place of Enlistment:		Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Date of Enlistment:		9 September 1914
Family/Military connections:		Brothers: Andrew St Clair STEWART killed in action 15 April 1917 Leslie Norman STEWART served in both WW1 2130 and WW2 W62368
Notes:
		Eastern Districts Chronicle - Friday 9 November 1917 The sad news came through on Monday of the death of Private Malcolm G. Stewart, son of Mr. A. J. Stewart, of Talbot, who died from wounds on October 19. Mr. Stewart has lost two sons while serving their Empire, and we extend our sympathies to him and the other members of the family in their recent bereavement. The Very Rev. Dean Walsh broke the news to Mrs. E. B. Smith, the deceased soldier's sister, upon receipt of the telegraphic advice of the casualty. The West Australian - Wednesday 14 November 1917 Mr. A J. Stewart. Talbot Brook, York, has received word that his son, Private Malcolm Stewart, died of wounds in France on October 19. The late Private Stewart was, before his enlistment, in the Education Department, and left Western Australia on active service an December 15, 1914. His brother Corporal Arnold Stewart, was killed in action on April 15
		Menin Road South Military Cemetery
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		STORER Herbert
Service No:		2434
Rank:		Corporal
Unit:		14th Battalion
Service:		Australian Infantry, AIF
Birth Date:		1 July 1893
Birth Place:		Carapooee West, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death:		11 April 1917
Age:		24
Place of Death:		Bullecourt, France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Villers Bretonneux Memorial, Somme France. Also recorded on War Memorial in the Stuart Mill Cemetery, Victoria
Next of Kin:		Son of Ann and Jacob Storer, Carapooee West
Place of Enlistment:		Bruther, Victoria
Date of Enlistment:		12 May 1915
Family/Military connections:		Brother Lieutenant 2810 Samuel Storer served in WW1 and WW2 2nd Cousin Leslie John Storer also KIA
Notes:
		St Arnaud Mercury – Saturday, 12 May 1917 CORPORAL HERBERT STORER The relatives of Corporal Herbert Storer, of Carapooee, have received word that he has been killed in action, and much sympathy is expressed for the bereaved. As a mark of respect the flag at the Carapooee State School was flown at half-mast yesterday, deceased being an old scholar. This makes the fourth death out of 22 names on the honor roll, while 6 others have been wounded.
		Memorials at Villers Bretonneux, France and Stuart Mill, Victoria Villers Bretonneux photos from: The War Graves Photographic Project
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		STORER Leslie John
Service No:		997
Rank:		Corporal
Unit:		39th Battalion
Service:		Australian Infantry, AIF
Birth Date:		10 December 1894
Birth Place:		Branxholme, Victoria
Date of Death:		4 October 1917
Age:		22
Place of Death:		Pashendale, Ypres, Belgium
Cause of Death:		Killed in action
Place of Burial:		No known Grave
Commemoration Details:		Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium, Panel 25 and also included on his mothers headstone at the Branxholme Cemetery and tree no. 63 in the Digby Avenue of Honour
Next of Kin:		Son of Edward and Mary Bridget Storer of Wallacedale, Victoria
Place of Enlistment:		Hamilton, Victoria
Date of Enlistment:		6 March 1916
Family/Military connections:		Brother William Cecil Storer, No. 2769, 24th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement, returned to Australia 29/5/1919 and Cousin George Robert Storer, No. 2081 1th Lighthorse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement returned to Australia 8/7/1919
Notes:
		The Argus Tuesday, 20th November 1917 STORER - Killed in Action, October 4, 1917, Corp Leslie J Storer, Aged 22, loved son of Mr and Mrs E Storer, Wallacedale and brother of Mary, Leila, Ted, Cecil (on active service), Russell and Lindsay
		Memorials at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium and Branxholme Cemetery Ypes photos from: The War Graves Photographic Project
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		SUTHERLAND James Lindsay
Rank:		Second Lieutenant
Unit:		23rd Battalion
Service:		Middlesex Regiment
Birth Date:		1894
Birth Place:		Marylebone, England
Date of Death:		31 July 1917
Age:		23
Place of Death:		Belgium
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Commemoration Details:		Ypres Memin Gate. Belgium Panel 49and 51. He is also included "in memoriam" on his grandparents grave in the Belhelvie Cemetery, Aberdeen and on his parents headstone in the Harrow Cemetery, London
Next of Kin:		Son of James Lindsay and Harriet Helen Sutherland
Date of Enlistment:		6th Seaforth Highlanders September 1914 to November 1915 Commissioned on 1 December 1915 - Second Lieutenant
Notes:
		Aberdeen Evening Express 15 August 1917 SUTHERLAND - Killed in action on 31st July, Second-Lieutenant James Lindsay Sutherland, Middlesex Regiment, aged 24, only son of James Sutherland, Harrow-on-Hill, London, and grandson of Mrs Sutherland, 91 Ashley Road, Aberdeen.
		James Lindsay SUTHERLAND
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		TORNEY Clarence William
Service No:		68874
Rank:		Private
Unit:		Australian reinforcements
Service:		Army
Birth Date:		27 April 1897
Birth Place:		Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death:		21 December 1918
Age:		21
Place of Death:		Woodmans Point Quarantine Station, Western Australia
Cause of Death:		Pneumonic Influenza
Place of Burial:		Originally Woodmans Point, exhumed and buried in Karrakatta in 1958
Commemoration Details:		Plot NC1 8
Next of Kin:		Son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Torney of Tongala, Victoria
Place of Enlistment:		Tongala, Victoria
Date of Enlistment:		1 August 1918
Notes:
		Kyabram Free Press - Tuesday, 24th December 1918 Australians on Service Death of Private Cal Torney Mr and Mrs Jacob Torney of Tongala, were advised yesterday of the death of their eldest son, Private Cal Torney, which took place at Woodman's Point quarantine Station, Western Australia, on Saturday from pneumonic Influenza. Private Torney enlisted in June last and sailed for the front in the Boonah, which was recalled when the armistice was signed. With a number of others he contracted influenza and some days ago his parents were advised of his serious illness. Private Torney came to Tongala when he was very young and he was practically reared there. He was a bright lad, and his sunny disposition made him a favourite with everyone. News of his death has excited feeling of deep sorrow and keen sympathy is felt for his bereaved parents.
		Karratkatta War Cemetery
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		TREGEA Alfred James
Service No:		1878
Rank:		Private
Unit:		49th Battalion
Service:		Australian Infantry
Birth Date:		21 February 1894
Birth Place:		Toowoomba, Queensland
Date of Death:		8 July 1918
Age:		24
Place of Death:		Hamel, France
Cause of Death:		Killed in Action
Place of Burial:		Crucifix Corner Cemetery, France
Next of Kin:		Mother, Mrs Williaminia Tregea, Norman-street, East Brisbane, late of Newtown, Toowoomba
Place of Enlistment:		Toowoomba, Queensland
Date of Enlistment:		9 January 1915
Notes:
		Toowoomba Chronicle - Tuesday, 30 July 1918 KILLED IN ACTION. PRIVATE A. J. TREGEA. Mrs W. J. Tregea, of Norman-street, East Brisbane, late of Newtown, Toowoomba, has received the sad news that her son, Private Alfred James Tregea, was killed in action on the 18th July last. Private A. J. Tregea enlisted in Toowoomba in January, 1915 and went away with the fourth reinforcements of the 49th Battalion. After seeing service on Gallipoli, he was sent to the west front, where he paid the supreme sacrifice after being on active service for over three years. He was a prominent cricketer and footballer, and played with various teams in Toowoomba.
		Crucifix Corner Cemetery
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