Hope they manage to trace relatives. "Nine Scottish soldiers who fought in World War One are to be commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The men died either from injury or illness sustained during active service. The commission (CWGC) was not informed by authorities at the time of their deaths therefore they were not commemorated as war dead. The organisation is now appealing for relatives of the soldiers to come forward. The men will receive a commission headstone where direct relatives will be given the opportunity to leave a personal inscription. The men are: Lance Corporal Alexander Campbell, 29, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Lance Corporal Hugh Sands, 29, Highland Light Infantry Private George Richardson, 24, Gordon Highlanders Private George Rollo, 22, Highland Light Infantry Private James Costie Crosbie, 31, Highland Light Infantry Private William McGregor, 44, Scots Guards Private Hugh Mooney, 55, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Private Robert Peebles, 35, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Private William Dawson Ross, 24, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders The CWGC commemorates the 1.7 million Commonwealth servicemen and women who died during the two world wars. It also holds and updates an extensive records archive. Research was carried out by the "In From the Cold" project - formed by the CWGC, families, historians and volunteers. Since 2009, they have identified service personnel missing from official records who died during both world wars." WW1 Scots soldiers to be commemorated
I bet the Great War Forum members are on the case tracing the relatives or on the Rootschat forum. I hope they find all the relatives, it's wonderful the soldiers will receive the recognition they deserve. I'm itching to look at Scotlandspeople website to see if the soldiers left Wills behind. They can be a great starting point establishing next of kin, but its a fair day here in Angus and we are needing to crack on in the garden. I'd better not get diverted. Thanks for posting.
