The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

anne park · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 7:21 pm Post subject: James S Mackie

James S Mackie Pte S/21508 1st Gordon Highlanders b Alloa,Clackmannan e Stirling Killed in Action F & F 27/09/1918 Soldiers Will 3 Pages. Hermies Hill British Cemetery Fr 0530 Plot III Row D Grave 34
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anne park · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 7:22 pm Post subject: Malcolm Maitland

Malcolm Maitland Pte S/5194 10th Gordon Highlanders b Alloa,Clackmannan e Alloa,Clackmannan Age 20 Killed in Action F&F 25/09/1915 (Battle of Loos) Son of James Maitland, of 44, Shaftesbury St., Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Loos Memorial M. R. 19 Panel 115 to 119
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anne park · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 7:24 pm Post subject: John R. Paton

John R. Paton Private S/7530 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders b Dalziel,Lanarkshire e Glasgow Age 19 Killed in Action Pas de Calais, France 16/05/1915 Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Paton, of 2, Grafton Place, Townhead, Glasgow. Address also: 46 Grafton Street, Glasgow. Soldiers Will 4 Pages. Le Touret Memorial M. R. 22 Panel 39 to 41 Alloa & Dollar Academy
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anne park · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 7:26 pm Post subject: Andrew Peddie

Andrew Peddie Pte S/8221 8th Gordon Highlanders b Stirling e Alloa Killed in Action F&F 17/05/1916 Soldiers Will 4 Pages. London Rifle Brigade Cemetery, Ploegsteert B 136 Plot II Row B Grave 18
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anne park · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 7:27 pm Post subject: Charlie Quinn

Charlie Quinn Pte S/13590 8th/10th Gordon Highlanders b Alloa,Clackmannan e Alloa,Clackmannan Killed in Action F&F 31/07/1916 Thiepval Memorial M. R. 21 Pier 15B & 15C
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anne park · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 7:29 pm Post subject: Thomas Paterson Robertson

Thomas Paterson Robertson Private S/3999 9th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Age 20 Died Pas de Calais, France 23/05/1916 Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Robertson, of 17, Erskine St., Alloa. Vermelles British Cemetery Fr 0423 Plot IV Row C Grave 06
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anne park · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 7:30 pm Post subject: Peter W Scobie

Peter W Scobie Cpl S/7958 8th/10th Gordon Highlanders b Stirling e Alloa Killed in Action F&F 01/08/1917 4 Gowan Bank, Drip Road. Soldiers Will 4 Pages. Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres M. R. 29 Panel 38 Alloa & Stirling
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anne park · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 7:32 pm Post subject: Thomas Scotland

Thomas Scotland Private S/9263 1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders b Arbroath,Forfarshire e Arlesford Age 22 Died of Wounds Pas de Calais, France 15/06/1918 Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Scotland, of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Pernes British Cemetery Fr 0010 Plot V Row A Grave 32
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anne park · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 7:33 pm Post subject: John Stewart

John Stewart Private S/3630 1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders b Alloa,Clackmannan e Alloa Age 26 Killed in Action West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 05/06/1915 Occ: was employed in Kilncraigs Factory. Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres M. R. 29 Panel 38 Glasgow Herald 14-6-15
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anne park · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 7:35 pm Post subject: Robert J Stobie

Robert J Stobie Private S/2665 1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders b Alloa,Clackmannan e Alloa Age 29 Killed in Action Somme, France 18/07/1916 Husband of Margaret Mitchell Fraser Stobie, of 36, Greenfield St., Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Thiepval Memorial M. R. 21 Pier 15B & 15C
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anne park · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 7:37 pm Post subject: Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor Pte S/41359 9th Gordon Highlanders b Alloa,Clackmannan e Alloa Killed in Action F&F 26/08/1917 Tyne Cot Memorial M. R. 30 Panel 135 to 136
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anne park · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 7:39 pm Post subject: Alexander Watson

Alexander Watson Pte 266857 6th Gordon Highlanders b Govan,Lanarkshire e Alloa Killed in Action F&F 16/05/1917 Roeux British Cemetery Fr 1194 Sp. Mem. H. 4.
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A Beattie

CWGC - FIDLER, C.W.
Rank: Second Lieutenant.
Date of Death: 19/05/1917.
Regiment/Service: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 7th Bn.
Grave Reference: I. K. 13.
Cemetery: TROIS ARBRES CEMETERY, STEENWERCK
Additional Information: 7/A.S.C. att R.F.C.

SNWM - WW1
Surname FIDLER
Forename Canel Watt
Rank 2nd Lieut
Service number
Decoration
Place of birth
Date of death 19 May 1917
Theatre of death Unknown
Cause of death Died of wounds.
SNWM roll ROYAL FLYING CORPS.
Unit name Unknown Unit attached to ROYAL FLYING CORPS.
Other detail Att. R.F.C. (T.), (7/Arg. & Suth. Highrs.).

Christian name disaster at SNWM. Should read CARREL as per panel on memorial.

SDGW - Carrel Watt Fidler.

1901 Census for Clackmannanshire Infections Disease Hospital, Alloa, Clackmannanshire lists a Carrel Fidler (13), patient, born New Zealand, listed.
1911 Census for Cheshire, Sale, Northenden Road has a Caroll (sic) Watt Fidler (23), Engineer's Designer, single, born New Zealand, Auckland, listed as a Boarder.

The Glasgow Herald, Thursday, 24th May, 1917.
"CASUALTIES - Notes on Officers - ARGYLE & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS.
Mr. C. FIDLER.- Killed. Second Lieutenant Carrel Fidler, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, attached to the R.F.C. who has been killed at the front, was the only son of Mrs. Fidler, Westray House, Alloa. He served his apprenticeship with Colonel Abercrombie, Alloa, and was in Canada when war broke out. He was 28 years of age." (Some of the letters/figures on the online newspaper are murky and unclear.)

Finally he is at page 98 of De Ruvigny's:-

That's what's known as posting a post and researching about it at the same time :0)
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Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 7:57 pm Post subject:

The London Gazette
Publication date:11 February 1916 Issue:29470 Page:1595
Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland
Highlanders) ........
Gunner Carrel Watt Fidler, from Canadian
Expeditionary Force, to be Second
Lieutenant (on probation). Dated 6th
February, 1916.

Carrel enlisted as Driver 43952 in the Canadian Field Artillery in September 1914.
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/image.aspx?Image=322942a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fdata2.archives.ca%2fcef%2fgpc003%2f322942a.gif&Ecopy=322942a

There is a Medal Card at the National Archives for his Canadian service
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D2218644

but I cannot find one for his service in the Argylls/RFC.
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anne park · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 5:37 am Post subject: William Ogston Gamack A & S Piper

William Ogston Gamack Piper 10805 3rd Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders b Stirling e Aberdeen r Hamilton Age 28 Died of Heart Failure Home 20/08/1915 Son of William Ogston Gamack & Mary Anne Leishman. 1891 Census: Sauchie Drill Hall, Alloa.1901 Census: Drill Hall Keilarslrae, Alloa. Died Wick Winburgh Hall Camp. 1911 Census: Malta: Age 21. b 1890. 1911 Census: Malta. Soldiers Effects: Widow: Minnie Paterson. M Luton 1916. Died Liberton (Midlothian). 693/ 64. Alloa (Sunnyside) Cemetery U. K. Alloa 9.168 AJ 29-04-15 P6 Dundee Courier 29-04-15 P2
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