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Kenneth Morrison
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7779 Location: Rockcliffe Dalbeattie
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:40 pm Post subject: Mystery Borders man on the Birgham WW1 plaque |
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The WW1 memorial plaque in Birgham Village (installed in 2014) includes:
PRIVATE WALTER GALBRAITH - but I cannot trace him anywhere (and I do mean anywhere!)
My usual "go to place" the Coldstream History Society has him as killed on 19 April 1917 but that was a William Alexander Galbraith from Kelso.
HELP!
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=7932&highlight=birgham _________________ Ken
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Mike Morley
Joined: 17 Apr 2013 Posts: 8668 Location: Roberton, Lanarkshire
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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Well, if it has stumped you ....!
If the memorial was only unveiled in 2014 surely the names must have been subject to some sort of local trawl. Perhaps by the Community Council: an approach to them may be a left-field way of finding out. Unless you've tried it, of course.
The link to the Berwickshire News report of the unveiling no longer works: maybe that had some biogs. |
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Merseman
Joined: 07 Aug 2013 Posts: 339 Location: Duns, Berwickshire
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Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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Kelso is only a few miles from Birgham.
Possibly he was known as Walter, or an error by the modern compiler?
Not a common name. |
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Kenneth Morrison
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7779 Location: Rockcliffe Dalbeattie
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Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2021 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for your comments guys.
I think that William Alexander might have been known as Walter is a realistic assumption but.......
I'll keep digging! _________________ Ken |
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