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David McNay

Lance-Corporal William Neilson, died of wounds at Salonika, 30th October 1917, aged 30 years.

Unable to locate on either CWGC or SNWM.

Any ideas? Non-comm? Or am I just not seeing him?

Adam Brown · Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Edinburgh

Good old Geoff's search Engine

NELSON
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: "B" Coy. 10th Bn.
Age: 38
Date of Death: 30/10/1917
Service No: S/5430
Additional information: Son of Thomas and Mary Weir Nelson, of Auchentibber; husband of Elizabeth McDade Nelson, of Spring Park, Auchentibber, High Blantyre, Lanarkshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: C. 495.
Cemetery: KARASOULI MILITARY CEMETERY

Surname NELSON
Firstname William
Service Number S/5430
Date Death 30/10/1917
Decoration
Place of birth Blantyre Lanarkshire
Other 10th Bn.
SNWM roll THE BLACK WATCH (ROYAL HIGHLANDERS)
Rank L/Cpl
Theatre of death Salonica.

NELSON, William
b. Blantyre, Lanarkshire
e. Cambuslang, Lanarkshire
S/5430
L/CPL
Died of wounds Salonika
30/10/17
Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 10th Battalion.

Adam Brown · Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Edinburgh

Another one from the same cemetery is interesting. The grave and SNWM suggest he died in Germany but he's buried in France and it looks like he died as a p-o-w of the Germans rather than in Germany

SMITH
Firstname John
Service Number 25318
Date Death 12/05/1918
Decoration
Place of birth Blantyre Lanarkshire
Other 12th Bn.
SNWM roll THE ROYAL SCOTS (LOTHIAN REGIMENT)
Rank L/Cpl
Theatre of death Germany.

Name: SMITH
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots
Unit Text: 12th Bn.
Date of Death: 12/05/1918
Service No: 25318
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. H. 30.
Cemetery: PONT-DU-HEM MILITARY CEMETERY, LA GORGUE

Adam Brown · Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Edinburgh

And here's the other one you can't find. It's 1916 not 1918

THOMSON
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots Fusiliers
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 28/02/1916
Service No: 13520
Additional information: Son of James and Agnes Thomson, of 10, Forrest St., Blantyre, Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. G. 23.
Cemetery: NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY

David McNay · Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:35 pm Post subject:

Good work that man!

spoons · Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 3:43 pm Post subject:

Interestingly, I have been trying to trace another Neilson and found him yesterday under the name Nelson.

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