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anne park
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 Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:12 am Post subject: Lookups for men who died at Loos fighting with The Gordons |
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I have been asked to do a short slide show and family history corner at The Gordon Highlanders Museum on 25th & 26th September.
I will be there both days and hope to help anyone with info I would also like info regarding anyone who died in the attacks around that time and have a NE connections.
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DelBoy
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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In the Arbroath & District RoH, with portrait photo.
Name: GRAY, DAVID
Initials: D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders
Unit Text: "D" Coy. 1st Bn.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 25/09/1915
Service No: S/9612
Additional information: Son of William and Jane Cuthill Gray, of 3, St. Vigeans Rd., Arbroath.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 38.
Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
There's a further 12 from other regiments who died on the 24th/25th or thereabouts in the fighting at Loos.
Do you want me to send you the scans in an email?
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anne park
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:13 pm Post subject: David Gray |
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David Gray Pte S/9612 1st Gordon Highlanders "D" Coy b Inverkeillor, Forfar e Aberdeen Age 24 Killed in Action F & F 25-Sep-15 Son of William & Jane Cuthill Gray, 3 St Vigeans Rd; Arbroath. Arbroath Roll of Honour: Photo: Occ: Ploughman. Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres M. R. 29 Panel 38
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kinnethmont
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It seems odd that David Gray is not on the memorial at Dud Corner.
Check Geo Anderson & Wm Dustan on my site.
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anne park
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| Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:57 pm Post subject: Remembered at Menin Gate? |
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| I have found other details of men who died at Loos and are remembered on the Menin Gate. |
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kinnethmont
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| Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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Generally men are commemorated by CWGC on a Memorial to the Missing near to where they died. It could be that a man in the 1st Battalion is attached to a sister battalion or another regiment. He might not be recorded with other 1GH men who died on a particular day. 4th GH were involved in the action at Bellewarde on 25th September 1915.
In either case, CWGC can only act on the details which the Army provided to them at the time.
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