The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 7:34 am Post subject:

The following has just been posted on the Great War Forum.
http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/230224-donald-peddie-gordon-highlanders/

The man named Donald John Peddie on the war memorial at Stirling is my grandfather. He served in India from 1917 to 1919 and died at the Western infirmary, Glasgow of a tropical disease contracted in India. The family have a great deal of correspondence from him whilst he was on active service. He volunteered to serve in India to release Imperial troops for the Western front.
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Ken

columba · Joined: 19 Feb 2014 Posts: 404

Thanks Ken. Another bit of the jigsaw puzzle! If he volunteered for service in India, that would explain why he wasn't with his "own" battalion. I now know too that he had at least one child.

apanderson · Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 3:03 pm Post subject:

Hi Sandra.

Some random info for you ......

1841 Census: William Peddie, age 40 (born c1801 Scotland) was listed as Fort Major, Stirling Castle. (With wife Eliza, age 40 and children)

1851 Census: William Peddie, age 54 (born c1797, Halifax, Nova Scotia) was listed as Acting Fort Major, Stirling Castle. (no sign of wife Eliza & children)

1861 Census: William Peddie, age 66 (born c1795, Nova Scotia) was listed as Acting Fort Major, Stirling Castle. (with wife Eliza age 63 & 1 child - Isabella)

1863 - 25th January, death of Eliza Mellefont (Morton), wife of Major Peddie, Stirling Castle. (Buried Mar Cemetery)

1871 Census: William Peddie, age 74 (born c1797, Nova Scotia, America) was listed as Fort Major, Stirling Castle. (with wife Margaret, age 44)

1871 - 27th November, death of Major William H. Peddie, late 21st Royal North Fusiliers (Buried with 1st wife Eliza, Mar Cemetery)

Maybe Donald's ancestors?

Anne