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There are Four new research pages this week in WW1 Lives, three junior officers in Infantry units, two of whom are brothers and a Nursing Sister in Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service. Click on the Description Heading to discover more information.

There are Four new research pages this week in WW1 Lives, three junior officers in Infantry units and a Private in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Click on the Description Heading to find out more on them.

19th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, 29th September 1918  Military and Civilian Research William Sayers was born in the first quarter of 1900 at Pendleton, Lancashire. His Army Attestation Record has his date of birth as 4 December 1899. (I’m not convinced this is the actual birth date, he may have given an earlier date inContinue reading “Private, 46948, William Sayers (18) – Died of Wounds”

6th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders, 23rd September 1917  Morayshire Roll of Honour Extract from the above 1921 publication :- MCDONALD, Malcolm, No.265707, Lance-Corporal, 1st/6th Gordon Highlanders; born at Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, 14th March 1897, educated at Knockando; joined at Keith, September 1914; served in France; killed in action, 23rd September, 1917. Son of John and Isabella McDonald,Continue reading “Lance-Corporal, 265707, Malcolm McDonald (24) – Killed in Action”

The Following is an Extract from the Above Publication from the 5th of May 1917 Notices Ogg – Died of wounds in 26 General Hospital, Etaples on 25th of April 1917, Private, James Ogg, Gordon Highlanders, aged 20 years, eldest son of James and Helen, Main Street, Newmill . Henderson – Died in Number OneContinue reading “The Banffshire Herald dated 5th May 1917”