George LEDLIE

[alf]

Hi.

Is there any person who can solve a Great War Mystery. 
Commemorated on the headstone in St Andrews graveyard, Ballyesboro, Co Down (The church notice board has Ballyhalbert) is George LEDLIE who was killed in France on the 18th July 1916 aged 25.  Parents were William and Margaret (Maggie)
No record can be found for this soldier under the surname of LEDLIE.  However there is a George LAIDLAW who died on the same day same age and in France and his parents were W.H.Laidlaw of Ballyesboro.  Is this the same family.

many regards
Alf

[Sinann]

Don't see any Laidlaw but this family looks good.
1901
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Ballyhalbert/Ballycasborough/1255986/
1911
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Ballyhalbert/Ballyesborough/265087/

[Sinann]

This is likely the father's death http://www.rootschat.com/links/01fqe/, no H on it though.
Someone good at searching Northern Ireland sites will solve this no problem I'd say, probably doing it as I type.

[aghadowey]

Private George Laidlaw (or Ledlie)
5th Battalion Cameron Highlanders
http://barryniblock.co.uk/world-war-one-list-of-dead/

St. Andrew’s Roll of Honour (note that it was erected in 1998)
http://barryniblock.co.uk/ballyhalbert-church-of-ireland-church-st-andrews-at-ballyeasborough/

L/Corpl. George LAIDLAW -   Ballyhalbert, son of William Laidlaw of Ballyesborough; ; served with Cameron Highlanders & died in 1st World War aged 25, Church War Memorial, Kircubbin
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/L/LacLau.htm

Private George Laidlaw, born Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, resided & enlisted Glasgow, died 18 Jul 1916, 5th Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, #S/20127

[aghadowey]

This is likely the father's death http://www.rootschat.com/links/01fqe/, no H on it though.
Someone good at searching Northern Ireland sites will solve this no problem I'd say, probably doing it as I type.

Not father's death as that William Ledlie (Belfast registration district) was under 1 year old.

This is likely the correct one-
William Ledlie, age 50, died 27 Oct.1905 Newtownards registration district (Greyabbey sub-district)

[alf]

Hi
 A BIG thank's to every on who replied it has been a great help.  It appears that the surnames was either miss spelt or the Commission was given the spelling of the surname, at least we have the correct soldier.

regards
Alf

[alf]

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