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* Photo neeeded for John Douglas DCM from Greenlaw CWGC

 
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73north



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 12:32 pm    Post subject: * Photo neeeded for John Douglas DCM from Greenlaw CWGC Reply with quote

Hi

I wonder if anyone can point me in the right direction -
I currently have the 2 WW1 Medals and DCM Medal + Citation from 1917 for John Douglas
Rank: CSM ( Sgt when won DCM )
Service No.:45007
Date of Death: 6/12/1918
Age:23
Regiment: KOSB - Company Serjeant Major
06 December 1918

2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Distinguished Conduct Medal
Greenlaw Parish Churchyard
He came from Southdean, Roxburghshire
( Little Hamlet that is South east of hawick )
Born 1895 and lived at Greenlaw

Basically I need to try to find a newspaper photo of him - perhaps in the Border Telegraph or Hawick Advertiser - or the post-Great War ? book
Borders Heroes of the Great War

I tried for 5 hours using the Microfiche reader at Hawick Heritage Hub to no avail on the ' Hawick News ' and ' Berwickshire Advertiser '
if you can help me - only to happy to post a photo of the gravestone ( visited last week ) and online here - a photo of his 3 WW1 Medal ( incl Distinguished Conduct Medal )

any help would be very gratefully acknowledges and appreciated
( working full-time in NHS in the Edinburgh Operating Theatre at Royal Infirmary ) so research time is very scarce at the moment

kind regards

David
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Kenneth Morrison



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 4:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

David - There is a photo of your man on the Coldstream Historical Society web site
https://www.coldstreamhistorysociety.co.uk/projects/war-memorials/greenlaw/greenlaw-john-douglas/

Contact details are here https://www.coldstreamhistorysociety.co.uk/contact/

John and his brother Robert are named on the Greenlaw Parish War Memorial

JOHN DOUGLAS, D.C.M. K.O.S.B.
John Douglas, Distinguished Conduct Medal – age 23 – Company Sergeant Major (40057) 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
John was a ploughman at Halliburton, Greenlaw when he enlisted. He was awarded a DCM as
40057 Sjt. J. Douglas, K.O.S.B. (Greenlaw).
“For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on all occasions. He led his platoon in action with great courage and ability, organised bombing parties to clear hostile dug-outs, and by his energy and good leadership greatly contributed to the success of the operations.”
John contracted a chest infection and was evacuated to the 2nd Scottish General Hospital at Craigleith in Edinburgh where he died.
(Source: Berwickshire News 17/12/1918 p.3, GROS – Death Register and London Gazette 16/4/1918 p.4660)
Born 1895 in Southdean, Roxburghshire. (Source:1901 census and GROS – Birth Register)
Son of Anthony and Robina (Hall) Douglas of Halliburton, Greenlaw and of Rumbletonlaw, Gordon
(Source: family grave in Greenlaw Parish Churchyard)
Died on Service – 6 December 1918.
Commonwealth War Grave – Greenlaw Parish Churchyard.

and his brother

ROBERT DOUGLAS, K.O.S.B.

Robert Douglas – age 20 – Private (45297) 4th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Robert was a ploughman at Halliburton, Greenlaw when he enlisted. He was serving with the 3/4th Battalion, based at Pittencrieff School in Dunfermline, Fife, when he contracted meningitis and he died in the Dunfermline Fever Hospital. (Source: GROS – Death Register)
Born 1897 in Southdean, Roxburghshire as Robert Hall Douglas.
(Source:1901 census and GROS – Birth Register)
Son of Anthony and Robina (Hall) Douglas of Halliburton, Greenlaw and of Rumbletonlaw, Gordon
(Source: family grave in Greenlaw Parish Churchyard)
Died on Service – 28 July 1918.
Commonwealth War Grave – Greenlaw Parish Churchyard.


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73north



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks , for that photo - thanks to your kind reply

I wonder where it came from ( I need to track it down )
I am also trying to locate any newspaper edition that has his photo in it , in addition to that you pointed out

Regards
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