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neilston
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 Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 6:27 pm Post subject: GORDON, D 4722 why no details ON SNWM? |
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Hi
I found this guy details looking through the evening times records for 1916 does any one have any details on him or why he is not on Snwm or Military Genealogy etc. he is on GWGC
GORDON, D
Rank:Serjeant
Service No:4722
Date of Death:25/09/1915
Regiment/Service:Cameron Highlanders 1st Bn.
Grave ReferenceIV. H. 20.CemeteryDUD CORNER CEMETERY, LOOS
Additional Information:
The 1916 evening times gives
Serg D Gordon 20 years in the army and was in Canada when war broke out he came home re enlisted and re-joined the 1st Cameron's, mother resides in white hills. Serg Gordon is a native of Neilston |
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spoons
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| Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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He's there, but the date of death is wrong
Surname GORDON
Firstname Donald
Service Number 4722
Date Death 28/09/1915
Decoration
Place of birth Kildonan Helmsdale Sutherlandshire
Other 1st Bn.
SNWM roll THE QUEEN'S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS
Rank Sgt
Theatre of death F.& F. |
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neilston
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| Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 9:27 pm Post subject: Gordon |
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Spoons
Why would this man be on the Evening Times Glasgow? is this Neilston East Renfrewshire he is from?
Cheers Matt |
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kinnethmont
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| Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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Something seems odd here.
4722 is linked to Canada, SDGW has him born Kildonan, e Inverness and residinig at Loth.
Hard to believe he is a native of Neilston, you can't believe the press. Not on the Boyndie memorial.
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spoons
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SDGW shows his date of death as 28th as does his MIC. No service record is shown on Ancestry so I guess this will remain a mystery unless something turns up in local papers.
Just a thought, but if he was married and his wife was from Neilston, might that explain it?
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kinnethmont
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| Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 9:09 am Post subject: |
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A / Sgt Gordon is presumed to have died on, or after 25th Sept. Official record shows 25th - 28th Sept. 1915
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DelBoy
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| Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| spoons wrote: | SDGW shows his date of death as 28th as does his MIC. No service record is shown on Ancestry so I guess this will remain a mystery unless something turns up in local papers.
Just a thought, but if he was married and his wife was from Neilston, might that explain it?
\Paul |
My thoughts too. Could even be where a parent or grandparent hailed from.
Derek. |
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Adam Brown
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neilston
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| Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 11:21 am Post subject: |
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| Thank you very Much for all the help on this. |
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