We remember Alexander Corstorphine Lawrie Niven

We remember Alexander Corstorphine Lawrie Niven

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Timeline

Timeline

1894
birth Greenock, Renfrewshire United Kingdom Source:7100268 Source:9224005 1894
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9224006 22nd November 1915
enlistment Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom Source:9224005
service British Army Private 2731 Highland Light Infantry 17th (Service) Battalion (3rd Glasgow). Source:9224005
location Greenock, Renfrewshire United Kingdom parents address Source:7100268
1916
death Killed in Action The Somme France Source:7100268 1st July 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Addenda Panel 8. Source:7100268

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Alexander Corstorphine Lawrie
Initials ACL
Last Name Niven
Source 9224065
First Names Alexander Corstorphine Lumsden
Initials ACL
Source 9224065
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Greenock, Renfrewshire United Kingdom parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2731 Highland Light Infantry 17th (Service) Battalion (3rd Glasgow). Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Eliza Lawrie Niven mother
Archibald Fraser Niven 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 Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Vincent96527
Glasgow Pals 1914-1918 Transcription Vincent96527

External Evidence

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Ancestry - Registry of Soldiers Effects Vincent96527
Ancestry - Medal Roll - Highland Light Infantry - Victory and British War Medals Vincent96527

Multimedia

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Private Alexander Corstorphine Lumsden Niven James201
Private Alexander Corstorphine Lumsden Niven 2731 James201
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France 1 Vincent96527
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France 2 Vincent96527
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France 3 Vincent96527
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France 4 Vincent96527
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France 5 Vincent96527
Highland Light Infantry Cap Badge Vincent96527
1914-15 Star Vincent96527
Victory Medal Vincent96527
British War Medal Vincent96527

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