We remember John Morrison

We remember John Morrison

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Timeline

Timeline

1885
birth Tomintoul, Banffshire United Kingdom Source:8768961 Source:8717271 14th November 1885
1915
service British Army Lance Corporal S/5181 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion Source:8717271 1915
enlistment Perth United Kingdom Source:8717271
service British Army Private S5181 Royal Highlanders Source:3140147
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8717271
1915
death Killed in Action Source:8717269 Source:8717271 25th January 1915
burial Woburn Abbey Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Cuinchy Before Morrison's body was recovered, he was commemorated on the Le Touret memorial in France. France Source:8717279

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name Morrison
Source 8717269
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army S5181 Royal Highlanders Private
British Army S/5181 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion Lance Corporal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Margaret Morrison mother
John Morrison father

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Catherine91214
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Catherine91214

External Evidence

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'The Telegraph' article about burial Catherine91214
'Gov.uk' article 'World War 1 Black Watch hero finally laid to rest' Catherine91214
Morayshire Roll of Honour Vincent96527
Scottish War Memorials Website Vincent96527

Multimedia

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Dyke War Memorial, Morayshire - Front View Vincent96527
Dyke War Memorial, Morayshire - Name Plate Vincent96527

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