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Mike Morley



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 6:55 pm    Post subject: Gunner William Irvine Reply with quote
I've only been able to find out the very basic information about this man and can't make a clear link to why he should be on Wigtown War Memorial. Can anyone add to what I have?

Name: William Irvine
Rank: Gunner
Service No: 125978
Regiment: D Battery, 64 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Son of William and Jane Irvine, 19 St John Street, Wigtown.
Died 3 September 1917 aged 39.
Buried at Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No 3
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 7:29 pm    Post subject: Gunner William Irvine Reply with quote
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Son of William and Jane Irvine, 19 St John Street, Wigtown.


This detail might well indicate he lived there.
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Mike Morley



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 15, 2013 3:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Jim

My louse-up there - it's actually St John St in Whithorn. Senior moment, I'm afraid. However, Ken has identified that Irvine did live in Wigtown so I'll have to check the census. At the age of 39 one would suspect he'd have married and have family.
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