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Title: Can anyone help identify this soldier please? WW2
Post by: tigger_lass on Monday 06 July 20 12:26 BST (UK)
Hi

Someone posted a picture on a local history Facebook page for Shotts and is looking to return it to any family out there.

There is information written on the back that seems to refer to 2 different soldiers - I've been able to find the details for the soldier listed as being buried at Anzio - 2nd Lt. Black.

The other details are bringing up a blank though - is there anyone who can find out more about the individual concerned please?

Kind Regards

Tracey
Title: Re: Can anyone help identify this soldier please? WW2
Post by: Kloumann on Monday 06 July 20 13:17 BST (UK)
This is info on 2nd Lt Henry Black, 315386, son of Mr & Mrs John Black, Salsburgh, Lanarkshire.
Served with the Cameronians, 2nd Bat. Died 27/5/1944

https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2371672/black,-henry/
Title: Re: Can anyone help identify this soldier please? WW2
Post by: Kloumann on Monday 06 July 20 14:34 BST (UK)
Do you have the full name of the 2nd soldier.... Glen J. ???? or is his surname Glen. Nothing coming up on War Graves for those details. He may not have died.
Title: Re: Can anyone help identify this soldier please? WW2
Post by: Kloumann on Monday 06 July 20 14:57 BST (UK)
Had a look on FB. The photo is of a girl, possibly Henry's sweetheart. The writing at the corner seems to say 'with love' then a name?
Title: Re: Can anyone help identify this soldier please? WW2
Post by: Kloumann on Monday 06 July 20 15:30 BST (UK)
As far as I can tell, Henry was born in Holytown in 1922. His birth record on Scotland's People will give his parents full names. You may be able to find any siblings from that.
Title: Re: Can anyone help identify this soldier please? WW2
Post by: tigger_lass on Monday 06 July 20 19:31 BST (UK)
Thank you

I had found the details for Henry but I'm not sure if the girl in the picture is connected to Henry or the other soldier Cpl Glen (?).

Kind Regards

Tracey
Title: Re: Can anyone help identify this soldier please? WW2
Post by: Kloumann on Monday 06 July 20 19:58 BST (UK)
The bottom of the photo has been cut off on FB. Can you ask the poster to try and read her name.
Title: Re: Can anyone help identify this soldier please? WW2
Post by: Forfarian on Monday 06 July 20 20:58 BST (UK)
tigger_lass, just for clarification, I read your first post as asking for information about the second-named soldier, not the first one, whom you already knew about?
Title: Re: Can anyone help identify this soldier please? WW2
Post by: tigger_lass on Tuesday 07 July 20 00:56 BST (UK)
Yes that’s correct. I found information on the War Graves site for 2nd Lt. Black but there is also details of another soldier that I can find no link to in term of the regimental number listed.

The picture I posted is taken of information written on the back of a photograph of a young woman. Was she connected to either men or both?

Title: Re: Can anyone help identify this soldier please? WW2
Post by: Forfarian on Tuesday 07 July 20 09:00 BST (UK)
Perhaps Cpl J Glen 3251234 was not actually killed in the war, which would explain the absence of information at CWGC? Have you tried contacting the Royal Scots to ask if they have anything on him?
Title: Re: Can anyone help identify this soldier please? WW2
Post by: DonM on Tuesday 07 July 20 10:49 BST (UK)
https://www.family-tree.co.uk/how-to-guides/understanding-world-war-ii-army-service-numbers

So they were Cameronians and 1 Black probably infers 1B = 1st Battalion (India)

You need to be next of kin.

Don