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john burnett · Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 483 Location: Fife

Thanks to Alan Provan for photo.
UKNIWM not on.

Adam Brown · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:59 pm Post subject:

Although there are no clues in the entry this is the right man from the CWGC database.

He was the minister of this church 1907-1914

MONTEITH, WILLIAM NEVE
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Rifle Brigade
Unit Text: 6th Bn. attd. 2nd Bn.
Date of Death: 25/09/1915
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 10.
Memorial: PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL

He is also listed on the memorial in St Ninan's Church Moniaive and the Moniaive Institute. He's also listed on the copy of the Moniaive Church plaque in Glencairn church

As a resident of Elie he is listed on the local War Memorial

As a minister he is also listed on the Ministers Memorial in St Giles, Edinburgh under the Church of Scotland Combatants section

Finally there is a graveyard memorial of Monteith and his brother here

Adam
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