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We remember John Stobie
We remember John Stobie
Timeline
Timeline
1915
service
British Army
Private
4264
Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)
Source:8503418
24th October 1915
1915
theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
Source:4276713
24th October 1915
employment
Miner
Source:8503427
enlistment
Leven, Fife
United Kingdom
Source:8503414
location
74 Bridge Street, Cowdenbeath
United Kingdom
Source:8503435
1916
death
Killed in Action
killed instantaneously by a German Bomb flung into the trench
trenches near Neuville St Vaast
France
Source:4276713
Source:8503430
Source:8503418
17th March 1916
burial
Pas de Calais
France
Source:8503415
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | John |
| Initials | J |
| Last Name | Stobie |
| Source | 4276713 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 Bridge Street, Cowdenbeath | United Kingdom |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 4264 | Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force) | Private |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Stobie | father |
Media
Communities
Communities
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Fife3190 | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Fife3190 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| War Diary of the 1/7th Royal Highlanders | Fife3190 | |
| District News - Cowdenbeath | Fife3190 | |
| Article "Fife Black Watch Men - Victims of Enemy Bomb" | Fife3190 | |
| Article "The 1/7th Black Watch - Fife Lads in Action" | Fife3190 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Headstone | Jeremy102799 |
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