We remember John Balfour Symington Abercrombie

We remember John Balfour Symington Abercrombie

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1879
birth Paisley, Renfrewshire United Kingdom Source:9042409 Source:9042406 17th June 1879
1915
service British Army Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 14th Battalion Source:9042409 23rd October 1915
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9042409 30th June 1916 - 31st July 1916
1916
service British Army Private 5532 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial). Source:9042406 July 1916
employment Architect Source:9042409
service British Army Private 5532 Royal Highlanders Source:6935
service British Army Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 15th Battalion Source:9042409
1916
death Died of wounds Wounded in the abdomen by a German shell while returning to billets near Mametz Wood, six miles from the front, he was carried to the 69th Field Ambulance but died shortly after arrival 69th Field Ambulance France Source:9042406 Source:9042409 31st July 1916
burial Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme The Soldiers Cemetery, Fricourt France Source:9042407 Source:9042409

Details

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Names
TypeName
First Names John Balfour Symington
Initials JBS
Last Name Abercrombie
Source 9042407
First Names Balfour
Initials B
Last Name Abercrombie
Source 9042407
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 5532 Royal Highlanders Private
British Army Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 14th Battalion Private
British Army Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 15th Battalion Private
British Army 5532 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial). Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William Abercrombie father
Eliza Jane Abercrombie, nee Symington mother

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Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Fife3190
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Fife3190
British Army, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Transcription Fife3190

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