1st july 1916 KOSB 3RD BN

[ev]

hi all

just found andrew mccracken on CWGC died 1st july 1916
given the date can anyone confirm that he had taken part on the first
day of the somme offensive(attack wise)
army number 19772 3rd bn kosb
i've a fairly good knowledge of the ww 1 but not down to the level
of individual units
did the king's own scottish borderers take part in that attack ?

ev

PS his wife christina gorrie re-married james strachan 1920 and the address
     scott street baillieston glasgow is in the family
     andrew & christina were married 1913 old monkland lanark

[ev]

hi all

think his death was registered st george midlothian 1916
1st btn kosb did take part in the attack 1st july 1916
but 3rd btn was a reserve unit 

would a death in france be registered in edinburgh ?
then "remembered with honour edinburgh comely bank cemetery"

ev

[atom12]

Hi Ev

Andrew Died at Home, here is the SDGW entry:

[ev]

thanks atom12

i had a feeling that his death did not happen in france
what are the chances of a young enlisted man losing his life at home
when on the same day 20,000 lost theirs in france
looking at the internet entries the KOSB 1st btn suffered many losses on
the 1st of july 1916
what a strange thing fate can be

ev

[atom12]

Hi Ev

Yes ..., fate sure works in mysterious ways, strange how he died on that most fateful day.... 

[apanderson]

Hi atom & ev,

Fancy meeting you two here!!   

ev, there's a couple of old photos of Scott Street in Baillieston on the Virtual Mitchell:

http://www.mitchelllibrary.org/virtualmitchell/index.php?a=district&s=gallery&key=dYToxOntpOjA7czoxMToiQmFpbGxpZXN0b24iO30=&pg=9

Anne

[ev]

hi anne

i've got both those pictures pasted into my hendry/eadie/gorrie book
my family lived at no. 17
think christina gorrie/mccracken/strachan lived at no. 45

thanks

ev

[apanderson]

Ev,

I should have added - if your research takes you to anyone or anywhere else in Baillieston, let me know, I've got the MI's and Burial Records for the only 2 Churchyards there.

Anne

[ev]

hi anne

elizabeth eadie died 22/12/1901 17 scott street baillieston
her husband robert gorrie died hartwood asylum shotts 1908
she is the mother of christina gorrie/mccracken/strachan born 1894
i think christina died 1963 lanark , not sure where
the rest of children spread out over scotland with at least one going
to australia
a son robert gorrie born 1890 died 1895 baillieston(macksland ?)
thanks for your help 

ev