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A Morris
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 Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2022 11:37 am Post subject: Dunfermline Man - Watson |
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Hi,
Can anybody help with the following request?
I have identified the below man commemorated on the Dunfermline WW1 Memorial:
Andrew Watson
Born 1891 in Dunfermline
Father James - Mother Helen
Died 12th Feb 1918 while serving as 3rd Engineer Officer on HMHS Neuralia at Durban in South Africa - aged 27
I can find no CWGC or SNWM record for this man. Can anybody confirm that he normally should be commemorated or are men serving on HMHS excluded?
Rgds,
Alex
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David McNay
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Was he perhaps Merchant Navy?
If he was, and his death was not the result of enemy action, then he won't be commemorated by CWGC. |
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A Morris
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Hi David,
I only have newspaper articles as a reference. According to the Dunfermline Journal he was serving with the Royal Navy.
I am trying to find evidence of any service records.
Rgds,
Alex
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