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PostPosted: Thu May 05, 2016 12:30 pm    Post subject: W Templeman info required! Reply with quote

On CWGC it has A Coy rd Bn so I put in 3. Finding anything on this Gordon Highlander is proving really hard. Any idea?
W Templeman Private 28669 A Coy. 3rd Bn. Gordon Highlanders Age 18 Died Fifeshire, United Kingdom 23/11/1918 Ballingry Cemetery G. 73.
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PostPosted: Thu May 05, 2016 5:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

CWGC Headstone schedule has Mrs Marion Templeman, 27 Montrose Street, Lochore, Fife.

Death Register
William McDonach or Templeman, Discharged from 53rd Y S Battalion Gordon Highlanders. Formerly coal miner (single) Age 18.
Died 23 November 1918 at St. Michael's Hospital, Leuchers. Usual Residence Hope Street, Lochore. Pulmonary TB
Father Peter McDonach, Coal Miner (Reputed father - deceased)
Mother Isabella Templeman

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53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion
Up to 27 October 1917, this was known as 42nd Young Soldier Battalion and had no regimental affiliation. Before that it had been 11th (Reserve) Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders (see above). A basic recruit training unit based at Tillicoultry, it was part of Lowland Reserve Brigade.
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PostPosted: Thu May 05, 2016 5:25 pm    Post subject: Shared info Reply with quote

Thanks Ken. I was really stuck.
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PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2016 11:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

From 1917 The Gordon Highlanders and HLI both had Graduated and Young Soldier Battalions

In both regiments the 51st and 52nd Bns were Graduated and the 53rd the Young Soldier Battalions.

These were reserve battalions of the Service battalions and trained young conscripts in the UK before being sent overseas. I think I'm right in saying The Gordon units trained recruits for the Highland regiments and HLI for the Lowland regiments.

As an 18 year old Templeman would have been conscripted into the 53rd YS Battalion.

The original IWGC register which the CWGC have scanned shows he was in the 53rd Bn. I will contact them to let them know the scan has missed that.

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PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2016 12:00 pm    Post subject: More info for CWGC Reply with quote

Thanks for the info and the note about letting CWGC know about update...
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