George S McLennan Gordon Highld's

[bagpipinglady]

I am researching George (Charles) Stewart McLennan b 1883 in Edinburgh, d 1929. He joined a Gordons recruiting station at age 16 on Oct 3rd 1899 and joined the 1st Gordon Highlanders. In 1905 aged 21, he was Pipe Major of the 1st Bttn. He served in the trenches in the latter part of WW1. He was discharged from the Gordon Highlanders 1922. His father John had also been in the Gordons (Lieutenent). The father died in 1920. I would like to see George S McLennan's Army Service record as I am trying to ascertain his height. Even his father's record might offer a clue. I can locate English and Welsh records, but how do I find service records for Scots who joined up in Scotland? Thank you for any clues/help.

[km1971]

There was only one British army covering all countries of the UK. If there was a break in service the first part may be on Findmypast. As regards the second part, as he was serving after 1920 his second set (or the only set if he served straight through) will still be with the MOD.

http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/army.html

With a senior NCO you should contact the regiment's museum as they may have some details on him.

How do you know the exact date he enlisted? What infromation do you have already?

Ken

[t mo]

can,t find them in FindMyPast records

trevor

[bagpipinglady]

There was only one British army covering all countries of the UK. If there was a break in service the first part may be on Findmypast. As regards the second part, as he was serving after 1920 his second set (or the only set if he served straight through) will still be with the MOD.

http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/army.html

With a senior NCO you should contact the regiment's museum as they may have some details on him.

How do you know the exact date he enlisted? What infromation do you have already?

Ken

I'll have a look at the www.veterans etc site. And I can contact the regiments museum too. I found the exact date he enlisted on a Biography of him. All the info I have on him is as above. I looked on FindMyPast but nothing there. Thx.

[km1971]

There is a Sergeant George S on the WW1 medal index cards with number 6960. This could be a 'Boer War' period number suggesting only the one period of service. It is also possible that even if there was a break the regiment continued with his first set (and number). If so there will be nothing on FindMyPast.

Ken

[bagpipinglady]

Another snippet from the small Biography is that he was in the trenches and became ill on May 14th 1918 but 'soldiered on'. It's said he made bagpipe reeds in the trenches for the pipers of the regiment. I am trying to find out his height becasue there is some doubt/speculation/excitement over a photo that is possibly him and finding out that he was five feet two rather than five feet seven inches tall would help us decide whether the man in the photo is him.

[bagpipinglady]

Have discovered the fathwer John MacLellan sometimes used the name Ian but he was a Liutenent in the Edinburgh Police and not the Gordons. Also the subject of my research, the son George Stewart MacLennan suffered polio as a child. I wonder how that affected being in the Army.