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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 5071 Location: Blairgowrie, Perthshire
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 5:02 pm Post subject: John Myles, Captain, H.L.I. |
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DUNDEE COURIER: 06.06.1927
MYLES, JOHN ADAM WHITSON DOUGLAS
Rank: Captain
Date of Death: 29/05/1918
Age: 21
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry 7th Bn. attd. King's African Rifles
Grave Reference: 53.
Cemetery: MANGOCHI TOWN CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Adam Whitson Myles (Town Clerk, Glasgow), and Hannah Thompson Myles, of Yatesfield, Rochester, Northumberland. Born at Forfar.
http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/ww1-biography/?id=4007 |
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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 5071 Location: Blairgowrie, Perthshire
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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Visited St Margaret's Church, Forfar today. The congregational war memorial from the former St. James's Parish Church has been placed there. However, there was no sign of the memorial for Captain Myles. |
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Keptie
Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 939 Location: near Arbroath Angus
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Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 3:33 pm Post subject: Capt Myles , HLI |
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I note that the book "Forfar & District in the War 1914-1919 " compiled by DM Mackie for the Forfar War Memorial Committee MCMXX1 has no mention of CAPT John Adam Whitson Douglas MYLES , HLI in the ROLL of HONOUR section of the book or in the ROLL OF SERVICE section of this publication
Listed on the SNWM index he has two entries : one for the HLI and the other Overseas forces
MYLES : John Adam Whitson Douglas
death date 29 May 1918
7th Bn (T) & ( K Afr Rfls )
Highland Light Infantry
Captain
Theatre of war Not known
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ADP
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stuartn
Joined: 13 Dec 2016 Posts: 2551
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 7:37 pm Post subject: WMR (ex UKNIWM) number |
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WMR 76441 |
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