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There are Four new research pages this week in WW1 Lives, a young Boy Sailor, a 2nd Dragoon Boer War hero, a Teacher who was to win the Military Cross and a Yeomanry Major who survived a U-Boat attack. Click on the Description Heading to discover more on their lives. John Hugh Matheson A MilitaryContinueContinue reading “This Weeks New Research”

There are Four new research pages this week in WW1 Lives, two cavalry soldiers, an officer from the King’s Royal Rifle Corps and a soldier from the Suffolk Regiment. Click on the Description Heading to discover more on their lives. Robert Chaworth-Musters A Victim of a Pandemic Robert Chaworth-Musters was a well educated Officer fromContinueContinue reading “This Weeks New Research”

There are Four new research pages this week in WW1 Lives, two are related, one is a Minister and the other an Old Contemptible. Click on the Description Heading to discover more on their lives. Gordon Highlanders Tartan A Felled Woodcutter Corporal Robert Reid was a former Woodcutter from Boharm in Banffshire, but was aContinueContinue reading “This Weeks New Research”

There are Four new research pages this week in WW1 Lives, two brothers who were officers and two cousins who were both in the Seaforth Highlanders. Click on the Description Heading to discover more on their lives. Mackenzie Tartan A Speysider at Arras Alexander Burgess was a former Farm Servant living at Bogmoor, near SpeyContinueContinue reading “This Weeks New Research”

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. Royal London Hospital Anaesthetist Thomas Burdock Vaile, was an anaesthetist in the RoyalContinueContinue reading “This Weeks New Research”

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. Training Accident Philip Amyas Vaile (22), a 2nd Lieutenant in the London Regiment. Following injury at the Front LineContinueContinue reading “This Weeks New Research”

19th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, 29th September 1918  Grave of William Sayers at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. – ©International Wargrave Photography Project. 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’mContinueContinue reading “Private, 46948, William Sayers (18) – Died of Wounds”

6th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders, 23rd September 1917  Grave of Malcolm McDonald at Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. – ©International Wargrave Photography Project. 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;ContinueContinue 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 OneContinueContinue reading “The Banffshire Herald dated 5th May 1917”