The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

spoons

Apologies if this one has already been looked at.

John Black served with 1/5 KOSB and I believe was discharged in Nov 1915 as medically unfit. I cannot find any service records on Ancestry so have no idea what his medical condition was.

I have a newspaper article recording his death on 19 Jan 1920 and his burial. I have his death cert which makes no mention of military service but records Phthisis 4 years and Haemorrhage 20 days. As he died just over 4 years from his believed date of discharge, I think this could be his cause of discharge, but I just cannot prove it.

He is buried in Troqueer Burial Ground and I have photographed his gravestone which is on SWGP.

He is not listed on CWGC or SNWM.

\Paul

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:05 pm Post subject:

Paul
Teddy has quite a bit of info on this man at
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic6038.html
but I'm not clear about whether his Non-comm status has been investigated.
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spoons · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:15 pm Post subject:

I thought I recognised him. I just posted it here to make sure Jim had spotted it and looked to see if anything could be done. I'm not too hopeful I must admit.

\Paul

Adam Brown · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:11 am Post subject:

Did anything happen with this man's case?

Thanks

Adam

spoons · Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 11:10 am Post subject:

I have done nothing with this and have no other info than is on the two threads.

Is it worth submitting to Terry for an opinion?

Without a service record, I'm not sure that there is anything else we can look for, is there?

\Paul

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 2:05 pm Post subject:

Looks like a "no further action" to me. Sad

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David McNay · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:56 pm Post subject:

Pension Card exists which state cause of discharge was tubercole of lung and it was due to war service.

Who needs a copy in order to submit this one?

spoons · Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:11 am Post subject:

David McNay · Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 1:27 pm Post subject:

On their way to you.

Adam Brown · Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 1:38 pm Post subject:

Good news that this is progressing now.

Adam

spoons · Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 2:19 pm Post subject:

case submitted

spoons · Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 4:17 pm Post subject:

Terry got back to me to say that this man had already been submitted in Feb 2020 by another Paul (not me).

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 5:59 pm Post subject:

Sorry Paul I had forgotten that this popped up on the Great War Forum about four years ago
https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/242102-serjeant-john-black-15th-ksob/?tab=comments#comment-2854601

There are some interesting family details there.
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