Tag Archives: Scottish
George Gibb | Graves
LANCE SERJEANT 332096 G. GIBB Name: George Gibb Regiment & Unit/Ship: Highland Light Infantry 9th (Glasgow Hds.) Bn. Date of Death: 7 June 1917 Age at Death: 25 years old Buried or commemorated at: ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY XXV. G. 4. France Awards: – Additional Info: Son of George and Mary Gibb, of 12, Bridge St., […]
Continue readingWilliam McAdam Sharp | Graves
GUARDSMAN 11686 W. M. SHARP Name: William McAdam Sharp Regiment & Unit/Ship: Scots Guards 1st Bn. Date of Death: 8 July 1915 Age at Death: 26 years old Buried or commemorated at: DUD CORNER CEMETERY, LOOS VII. D. 12. France Awards: – Additional Info: Son of Thomas Steven Nisbet Sharp and Mary Taylor Thomson Sharp, […]
Continue readingJohn Findlay | Grave
PRIVATE 14494 J. FINDLAY Name: John Findlay Regiment & Unit/Ship: Scots Guards 2nd Bn. Date of Death: 25 September 1916 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: BIENVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY XVIII. J. 1. France Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record A high-resolution (non-watermarked) digital copy of this photograph can be purchased […]
Continue readingJohn Buchanan Monteith | Grave
GUNNER 207258 J. B. MONTEITH Name: John Buchanan Monteith Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Garrison Artillery 27th Siege Bty. Date of Death: 27 September 1918 Age at Death: 35 years old Buried or commemorated at: QUEANT COMMUNAL CEMETERY BRITISH EXTENSION B. 46. France Awards: – Additional Info: Son of John and Caroline Monteith; husband of Maggie […]
Continue readingJames Haldane | Grave
PRIVATE 11766 J. HALDANE Name: James Haldane Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Scots 11th Bn. Date of Death: 27 August 1915 Age at Death: 23 years old Buried or commemorated at: CAMBRIN CHURCHYARD EXTENSION H. 11. France Awards: – Additional Info: Son of Mrs. J. Haldane, of Currie’s Buildings, Glencraig, Fife. Service Record: View Record A […]
Continue readingMcCrae’s Battalion (16th Royal Scots) Memorial, Contalmaison
McCRAE'S BATTALION (16TH ROYAL SCOTS) MEMORIAL, CONTALMAISON The memorial cairn to the 16th Battalion of the Royal Scots, better known as “McCrae’s Battalion”, is located in the French village of Contalmaison and was officially unveiled on 7 November 2004 in a ceremony attended by more than 700 people. The idea of a memorial to the […]
Continue readingJimmy Speirs – A Hero of the Football and Battlefield
JIMMY SPEIRS - HERO OF THE FOOTBALL AND BATTLEFIELD In the ‘Official History of the Great War’, Brigadier-General J. E. Edmonds records that 244,897 British and Commonwealth soldiers became casualties during the Third Battle of Ypres. Among the dead was an FA Cup winning captain who played more than three hundred games as professional footballer before earning […]
Continue readingThe Story of Sandy Turnbull – Manchester Football Hero
THE STORY OF SANDY TURNBULL - MANCHESTER FOOTBALL HERO The noise was deafening, incessant, vibrating through his whole body, making the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end, creating a nervous tension, a feeling surpassing all others. But this wasn’t a familiar arena such as Hyde Road or Ewood Park, nor was […]
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