We remember Alexander Laing Ripley

We remember Alexander Laing Ripley

Timeline

Timeline

1896
birth Saint Andrews, Fife United Kingdom Source:7649593 12th February 1896
1911
service British Army Private 1436 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force) Source:3750070 March 1911
1915
service British Army Lance Corporal 1436 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force) Source:8502307 2nd May 1915
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:3750070 2nd May 1915
1915
hospitalisation Wounded - slightly Hospital/Institution Source:8502307 7th November 1915
1915
service British Army Private 1436 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force) Source:8502307 7th November 1915
1919
discharge Source:3750070 9th March 1919
service British Army Lance Corporal 290072 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (TF) Source:3750070

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Alexander Laing
Initials AL
Last Name Ripley
Source 7649593
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 1436 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force) Private
British Army 290072 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (TF) Lance Corporal
British Army 1436 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force) Private
British Army 1436 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force) Lance Corporal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Jane Ripley nee Laing mother
John Ripley father

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Alexander's father John Ripley VC Fife3190
Analysis of 7th Btn Service Numbers Fife3190
War Diary of the 1/7th Royal Highlanders Fife3190

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