Alexander was the son of Helen Adamson, 29 Schoolhendry Street, Portsoy.
Alexander was buried at Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, where a headstone is dedicated to him.
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Showing posts with label Highland Light Infantry. Show all posts
Sunday, 3 December 2017
Portsoy remembers Alexander Adamson
On this day we reflect on the sacrifice of Alexander Adamson, Pte 35266, 2nd Highland Light Infantry, who died of wounds on 3rd December 1917. He had previously served as Pte 1442, Gordon Highlanders.
Alexander was the son of Helen Adamson, 29 Schoolhendry Street, Portsoy.
Alexander was buried at Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, where a headstone is dedicated to him.
Alexander was the son of Helen Adamson, 29 Schoolhendry Street, Portsoy.
Alexander was buried at Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, where a headstone is dedicated to him.
Friday, 16 September 2016
Portsoy remembers William Russell
On 16th September we remember William Russell, Pte 40326, 12th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, who was 22 years of age when he fell in action on the Western Front. William's father James worked as a shoemaker and lived with his wife Mary at 9 Seafield Street in Portsoy.
William was buried and commemorated at the Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, near Albert, France.
Friday, 1 July 2016
Casualties of the Somme
On 1st July 1916, the first day of the battle of the Somme, three Portsoy families were affected by the loss of loved ones.
Alexander Taylor, Pte 3541, 17th Bn Highland Light Infantry, was the son of Joseph and Helen Taylor, who lived at 8 Schoolhendry Street in Portsoy. He was 40 years of age when he fell in action. Before enlisting Alexander had settled in Glasgow, where he left behind a widow, Eliza Jane Burgess. A gravestone was erected in his memory at Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille in France.
George Thomson, Pte 11951, 6th Bn Gordon Highlanders was just 21 when he died of wounds sustained in battle. His parents, George and Mary Thomson, lived at 6 Loch Lane in Portsoy. He is commemorated by a gravestone at Aubigny Communal Cemetery in Pas de Calais, France.
John Tawse Watson, Lance Corporal 9599, 2nd Bn Gordon Highlanders had enlisted in 1907 and served in India prior to the outbreak of war. His mother was Annie Watson, who lived at 30 Church Street, Portsoy. John was 29 years of age when he was killed in action A gravestone is dedicated to his memory at Gordon Cemetery, Mametz in France.
Details of cemetery locations and memorial inscriptions can be obtained from the records of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Alexander Taylor, Pte 3541, 17th Bn Highland Light Infantry, was the son of Joseph and Helen Taylor, who lived at 8 Schoolhendry Street in Portsoy. He was 40 years of age when he fell in action. Before enlisting Alexander had settled in Glasgow, where he left behind a widow, Eliza Jane Burgess. A gravestone was erected in his memory at Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille in France.
George Thomson, Pte 11951, 6th Bn Gordon Highlanders was just 21 when he died of wounds sustained in battle. His parents, George and Mary Thomson, lived at 6 Loch Lane in Portsoy. He is commemorated by a gravestone at Aubigny Communal Cemetery in Pas de Calais, France.
John Tawse Watson, Lance Corporal 9599, 2nd Bn Gordon Highlanders had enlisted in 1907 and served in India prior to the outbreak of war. His mother was Annie Watson, who lived at 30 Church Street, Portsoy. John was 29 years of age when he was killed in action A gravestone is dedicated to his memory at Gordon Cemetery, Mametz in France.
Details of cemetery locations and memorial inscriptions can be obtained from the records of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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