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Merseman
Joined: 07 Aug 2013 Posts: 339 Location: Duns, Berwickshire
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Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 5:47 pm Post subject: Mertoun Parish Church - WWI Roll |
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A very smart roll with the church photographically inlaid.
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Merseman
Joined: 07 Aug 2013 Posts: 339 Location: Duns, Berwickshire
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Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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Transcription of Casualties
All 7 among the 16 on Mertoun civic memorial
DIED
Private Harry Welsh - 7th Batt A&S Highlanders - (In France 28th Jan 1915)
Trooper George Dodds - 1st Batt L&B Horse - (At Haddington 8th Jan 1916)
KILLED
Private Peter McCall - 1st Batt KOSB - (At the Dardanelles 12th July 1915)
Private John Falconer - 2nd Batt Royal Scots - (In France 17th Dec 1915)
Private John Reid - 6th Batt KOSB - (In France 17th Dec 1915)
Private John Blackadder - 2nd Batt Royal Scots - (In France 23rd March 1916)
MISSING
Private William Aitchison - 4th Batt Royal Scots - (At the Dardanelles since 28th June 1915)
Private James P Mitchell - 1st Batt Black Watch - (In Mesopotamia since Jan 1915)
Prive John Gillan White - 7th Batt Cameron Highlanders - (In France since Battle of Loos) |
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 8:15 am Post subject: |
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Does that say McLagen and Cumming at the bottom? It's a fine looking Roll. They had an Edinburgh office so others like this may turn up. |
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Merseman
Joined: 07 Aug 2013 Posts: 339 Location: Duns, Berwickshire
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Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 10:31 am Post subject: |
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Yes, says: "McLagan & Cumming Warriston Rd, Edinburgh & Southampton St, London"
Maroon inset, very faded, read:
ROLL
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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stuartn
Joined: 13 Dec 2016 Posts: 2551
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 5:50 pm Post subject: WMR (ex UKNIWM) number |
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WMR 78879 |
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