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anne park Our first ever 2000 poster
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:45 am Post subject: 7th Bn Seaforth Highlanders 6 died 6-6-18 |
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Only one of them is on my database
Pte William T Pirie S/21555 7th Seaforth Highlanders born Forres 24/01/1897 enlisted Elgin Age 21 Killed in Action F & F 06-Jun-18 Son of William (Dec) & Jane Tulloch Pirie, 29 North Rd; Forres. Morayshire Roll of Honour: Page 345: Occ Bobbin Turner. Caestre Military Cemetery Fr 0027 Plot I Row D Grave 15 Forres Memorial.
The others buried with him are
Charles F Fox, from Edinburgh.
Andrew Scott Greig, from Leith.
James Haughey, from Doune.
James Niven, from Dundee.
Horace Shepherd from Dundee.
Can anyone give me info on these men?
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DelBoy
Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 4858 Location: The County of Angus
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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There's a James Niven of the Seaforth Highlanders on the Dundee ww1 RoH.
"Niven Jas Private 16332 Seaforth Highlanders"
SNWM
Surname: NIVEN
Firstname: James
Service Number: S/16332
Date Death: 06/06/1918
Place of birth: Dundee
Other: 7th Bn.
SNWM roll: THE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS
Rank: Pte
Theatre of death: F.& F.
CWGC
Name: NIVEN, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: "B" Coy., 7th Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 06/06/1918
Service No: S/16332
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Niven, of Dundee.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. D. 16.
Cemetery: CAESTRE MILITARY CEMETERY
Cheers,
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ADP
Joined: 13 Jun 2008 Posts: 467 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Anne,
The full list from the CWGC website is:
Name: PIRIE
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Date of Death: 06/06/1918
Service No: S/12555
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. D. 15.
Cemetery: CAESTRE MILITARY CEMETERY
Name: FOX
Initials: C F
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Age: 41
Date of Death: 06/06/1918
Service No: 203147
Additional information: Son of Anna and the late Henry Fox, of Edinburgh.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. D. 14.
Cemetery: CAESTRE MILITARY CEMETERY
Name: GREIG, ANDREW SCOTT
Initials: A S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Age: 30
Date of Death: 06/06/1918
Service No: S/3205
Additional information: Son of James and Helen Greig, of 21, Dalmeny Street, Leith, Edinburgh.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. D. 17.
Cemetery: CAESTRE MILITARY CEMETERY
Name: HAUGHEY, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Date of Death: 06/06/1918
Service No: S/5127
Additional information: Son of Michael and Margaret Haughey, of Howwood, Renfrewshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. D. 20.
Cemetery: CAESTRE MILITARY CEMETERY
Name: NIVEN, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: "B" Coy., 7th Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 06/06/1918
Service No: S/16332
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Niven, of Dundee.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. D. 16.
Cemetery: CAESTRE MILITARY CEMETERY
Name: SHEPHERD, HORACE
Initials: H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 06/06/1918
Service No: S/12367
Additional information: Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Shepherd, of 17, Dudhope Street, Dundee.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. D. 18.
Cemetery: CAESTRE MILITARY CEMETERY
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anne park Our first ever 2000 poster
Joined: 25 Sep 2007 Posts: 21200 Location: Aberdeen
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Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:12 am Post subject: More info please |
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Thanks for updating the info I'm really interested in extra info.
Anne |
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kinnethmont
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire
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Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 1:07 pm Post subject: 7th Bn Seaforth Highlanders 6 died 6-6-18 |
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There is another 7th Seaforth buried among them at Caestre who died that day, I assume the same action.
Name: CONSTABLE, WILLIAM MARR
Initials: W M
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Age: 30
Date of Death: 06/06/1918
Service No: S/23861
Additional information: Son of George McRitchie Constable and Isabella Marr Constable, of Musselburgh, Edinburgh; husband of Margaret Constable, of 9. Meadowbank Avenue, Edinburgh.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. D. 19.
Cemetery: CAESTRE MILITARY CEMETERY _________________ Jim
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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anne park Our first ever 2000 poster
Joined: 25 Sep 2007 Posts: 21200 Location: Aberdeen
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Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 1:23 pm Post subject: Seaforth info |
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Thanks for that.
Anne |
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Leither
Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 13 Location: South-East Scotland
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:53 am Post subject: A.S. Greig |
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Private A.S. Greig is noted in the Leith Roll of Honour Vol.2 Page 28. This can be viewed by contactin Lothian Health Services Archive.
Sorry but I do not have an obituary for him from the local newspaper. |
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