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the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Pedigree
Last Edited: 3 Dec 2020

Military Service

  • Military Service*: The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Edward Conway between 1914 and 1917.
  • Military Service: Edward Conway served with the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) on 25 April 1917 at Flanders, France, , Name:      Edward Conway
    Birth Place:      Govan, Glasgow
    Residence:      Govan, Glasgow
    Death Date:      25 Apr 1917
    Death Place:      France and Flanders
    Enlistment Place:      Hamilton
    Rank:      A Corporal
    Regiment:      Cameronian (Scottish Rifles)
    Battalion:      1st Battalion
    Regimental Number:      10385
    Type of Casualty:      Killed in action
    Theatre of War:      Western European Theatre.1
  • Military Service*: The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) James Gamley Moir tripe dresser on 10 December 1918 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, , short attestation at Forfar; James Moir, 3 William Street Forfar;
    First name(s) James
    Last name Moir
    Age 42
    Birth year 1875
    Birth town Forfar
    Birth county Angus
    Birth country Scotland
    Service number 53844
    Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
    Unit / Battalion 15th Battalion
    Year 1918
    Residence county Angus
    Residence country Scotland
    Series WO 363
    Series description WO 363 - First World War service records 'burnt documents'
    Archive The National Archives
    Record set British Army Service Records
    Category Military, armed forces & conflict
    Subcategory First World War
    Collections from Great Britain
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    Other records for this soldier
    Service number Regiment Year
    95314 Royal Defence Corps 1918

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    First name(s)     James
    Last name     Moir
    Age     43
    Birth year     1875
    Birth town     Forfar
    Birth county     Angus
    Birth country     Scotland
    Service number     95314
    Regiment     Royal Defence Corps
    Unit / Battalion     465th Protection Company
    Year     1918
    Series     WO 363
    Series description     Wo 363 - First World War Service Records 'Burnt Documents'
    Archive     
    The National Archives
    Record set     British Army Service Records
    Category     Military, armed forces & conflict
    Subcategory     First World War
    Collections from     Great Britain, UK None.2,3
  • Military Service*: The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) John Fisher Davidson between 1939 and 1945 Middle East.4

Citations

  1. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 [Jun 2020].
  2. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription, URL of this page: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbm%2fwo363-4%2f7392033%2f42%2f707 [Jul 2016].
  3. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    British Army Service Records [Apr 2019].
  4. [S40] From RJD to CKO by email [date?].