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Post by: Becky Thomson on Saturday 05 March 16 14:31 GMT (UK)

Looking for sum info on adam Smith Thomson
22 May 1915   Quentins Hill   The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)   1312

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Post by: jim1 on Saturday 05 March 16 14:40 GMT (UK)

Is this when he died ?

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Post by: Becky Thomson on Saturday 05 March 16 14:45 GMT (UK)

Yes I'm looking for info on if he was marred who is parents were

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Post by: jim1 on Saturday 05 March 16 14:48 GMT (UK)

Soldiers effects list states he died in a railway accident. Effects went to his father George.

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Post by: ScouseBoy on Saturday 05 March 16 14:50 GMT (UK)

Have a look at www.cwgc.org   

commonwealth war graves commission  which should give that detail.

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Post by: Becky Thomson on Saturday 05 March 16 14:51 GMT (UK)

Thanks do u no what his mums names was

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Post by: jim1 on Saturday 05 March 16 14:58 GMT (UK)

Can you tell us more.
When he born ?
Do you know the names of other family members ?

There's this family in 1901 Brechin:
No 8 Wilkie Place
George Thomson  39 occ:paver
Mary Anne Thomson  28
Adam Thomson  6
George Thomson  1

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Post by: KGarrad on Saturday 05 March 16 15:02 GMT (UK)

As his grave is in Edinburgh Rosebank Cemetery, I guess he was probably Scottish?

"UK Soldiers Died in the Great War" says he was born in Brechin, Forfarshire.

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Post by: jim1 on Saturday 05 March 16 15:04 GMT (UK)

See above.

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Post by: km1971 on Saturday 05 March 16 15:05 GMT (UK)

From 1914-1918.net:

1/7th Battalion
 August 1914 : in Dalmeny Street, Leith. Part of Lothian Brigade, Scottish Coast Defences.
 24 April 1915 : transferred to 156th (Scottish Rifles) Brigade, 52nd (Lowland) Division.
 A and D Companies were involved in a rail accident at Quintinshill near Gretna on 22 May 1915 while en-route to Liverpool from Larbert in Stirlingshire. 210 men were killed and 224 injured, forming the majority of the 473 casualties of the worst disaster in British railway history.
 Sailed from Liverpool 24 May 1915, going via Egypt to Gallipoli 14 June 1915.
 Returned to Egypt 8 January 1916.
 Moved to France, landing at Marseilles, 17 April 1918.

You should check local newspapers. There is bound to have been a story printed.

CWGC gives his parent's address.

Ken

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Post by: Becky Thomson on Saturday 05 March 16 15:14 GMT (UK)

Thanks so much

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Post by: jim1 on Saturday 05 March 16 15:17 GMT (UK)

Looks like it could be the same family at a different address in 1901.
There's a marriage in Brechin 1895 between a George Thomson & Mary Ann Smith.

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Post by: Becky Thomson on Saturday 05 March 16 17:10 GMT (UK)

If I'm right it works out Adam was born same year

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Post by: Becky Thomson on Saturday 05 March 16 17:12 GMT (UK)

Ken Iv read the    Quentins Hillstory

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Post by: sonofthom on Saturday 05 March 16 17:20 GMT (UK)

The book "the Quintinshill Conspiracy" by Jack Richards and Adrian Searle is a detailed work on this railway disaster and is well worth reading. I also watched an hour long television programme on this a few months back, presented by Neil Oliver; an excellent programme, but I can't remember which channel it was on.

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Post by: KGarrad on Saturday 05 March 16 17:40 GMT (UK)

Unfortunately, no longer on iPlayer:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05vqx7v

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02rnx3m

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Post by: Becky Thomson on Sunday 06 March 16 00:05 GMT (UK)

Watched it the night it was on