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Roxburghshire / Re: Hawick and the Great War 1914-1919
« on: Sunday 24 August 08 10:02 BST (UK)  »
Bougie,

foolishly I didn't give you my grandfathers name in the last post. He was  also from 12 Wilton Crescent. His name was George Gordon Cumming b 16 1 1899 The engraving on his medals is 51463 Pte G G Cumming R. Scots

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Roxburghshire / Re: Hawick and the Great War 1914-1919
« on: Sunday 24 August 08 09:57 BST (UK)  »
Hello Bougie

That is a very interesting book, Do you have the publisher and authors details?

My Great Uncle Donald was killed in the Dardanelles

4321    CUMMING, DONALD, D Company, Is Battallion
Private    10730   King's Own Scottish Borderers   06/08/1915   23 yrs old

   Panel 84 to 92 or 220 to 222.(Helles Memorial)

He was the son of James and Louisa Cumming, 12 Wilton Crescent. They had 4 sons, 4 sons in law and 7 nephews in the Great War in 1915.

He was not killed on the terrible 12th July but appears to have died on 6th August . I recall reading something from a clipping which I have now lost that he died from his wounds after carrying someone wounded out of the line and had he died would have been awarded a medal. Do you have any record of this or of his death?

I have also been trying to trace my grandfathers service record. I know he went to Berwick to sign up thinking he would have joined the KOSB like his father and brothers, uncles and cousins but due to a mix up he ended up in The Royal Scots and did his basic training in Nigg. I wouold welcome any information relating to his Regiment, Battallion and company. He served fromearly 1915 to March/April 1919 and returned to work on the railways as a fireman.

Thank you for sharing this book.

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