Private Thomas Reid, 6th ( Service ) Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers. He was killed in Belgium on 17th December 1915, aged 22 and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. He had been born in Sprouston and was the son of Christina and the late David Reid of Longnewton Mill, Lilliesleaf, …
Sergeant William Gibb, 2nd Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers. He was killed in action on 28th June 1918 during the Battle of the Lys, aged 23, and is buried in Tannay British Cemetery, Thiennnes, Somme, France. His Headstone is inscribed ” Too Far Away Your Grave To See But Not Too Far To Think Of …
Corporal James Muir Hamilton, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He died on Service in hospital in India after an accident on 8th January 1946, aged 24. He had been born in Crailing and was the son of James and Nellie Muir Hamilton of Danderhall, Mertoun and is buried in Calcutta ( Bhowanipore ) Cemetery, Calcutta. …
Private William Blackadder, 26th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was killed in action in France on 26th April 1917, aged 34 during the Battle of Arras and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Somme, France. He was the son of John and Agnes Blackadder of ” Broomhill “, Mertoun. He had been working as a storeman …
