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spoons
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Name: McHOLM, ANDREW
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers
Unit Text: 7th/8th Bn.
Date of Death: 15/09/1916
Service No: 40237
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 4 A and 4 D.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
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spoons
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Name: MUNDELL, JAMES EDGAR
Initials: J E
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers
Unit Text: 1st/5th Bn.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 26/07/1915
Service No: 1066
Additional information: Son of James B. Mundell, of Nunfield, Edinburgh Rd., Dumfries.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 84 to 92 or 220 to 222.
Memorial: HELLES MEMORIAL
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spoons
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Name: STOBA, JOHN GIBSON
Initials: J G
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots Fusiliers
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Age: 30
Date of Death: 30/07/1916
Service No: 23995
Additional information: Son of John and Agnes Stoba, of Shearington, Caerlaverock, Dumfries.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 3 C.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
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spoons
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Robert Tait HLI 1914-1919
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spoons
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Name: WILSON, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Unit Text: 63rd Coy.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 18/11/1916
Service No: 5075
Additional information: Son of James and Janet Wilson, of Wellington St., Glencaple, Dumfries.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 5 C and 12 C.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
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spoons
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Name: YOUNG
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers
Unit Text: 8th Bn.
Date of Death: 25/09/1915
Service No: 14462
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: VIII. T. 30.
Cemetery: CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ
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kenmorrison
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| spoons wrote: | John Craig killed in the battle of Loos 25 September 1915
not sufficient information to identify him from CWGC or SNWM, he is not listed on the Caerlaverock church or Bankend civic memorials.
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John Craig – age 24 – Private (18428) 12th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry.
John was a dairyman at Mark Farm, Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire when he enlisted in January 1915. He landed with his battalion at Boulogne in July 1915.
Born 1891 at Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire.
Son of John and Elizabeth (Slaven) Craig of Kelwood Dairy, Dumfries.
(Source: D&G Standard 23/10/1915 p.3 and family grave in Caerlaverock Parish Churchyard)
Missing in Action on 25 September 1915 and named on the Loos Memorial, France.
Named on the Twynholm Parish War Memorial and on the memorial and roll of honour in Twynholm Parish Church. |
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