The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 12:33 pm Post subject: Gordon Guthrie Keddie

Sergeant Gordon Guthrie Keddie, Calcutta Scots is listed on the Park Church Memorial (now in Giffnock)
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=5496&highlight=keddie
He died on 8 April 1918 and is buried in Calcutta.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2319595&GRid=74952069&
He is not on CWGC or SNWM but this might be because The Calcutta Scottish was a volunteer/auxiliary force of the Indian Army and was not a "recognised" unit, unlike the Calcutta Volunteer Rifles who served in Mesopotamia.
Clarification please - a possible non-com or not?
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kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire

Ken

Am checking but expect he was not " embodied " and as such, remains a civilian.

Do you have his Service Record or death details ?
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Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 11:28 am Post subject:

Jim - I'm afraid that what you see is what I've got.
I'm not even sure where to start lookiing. Embarassed

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kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire

Ken

I have not found much more than your link provides

As already suggested, like any other Territorial or Reserve if he died in service he would count for CWGC, but he he would have to have been embodied at that time, otherwise he is a civilian.

You would need to locate his Death Certificate and / or Service file to see what they relate.
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Jim

If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

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