Private William Halliday

Private William Halliday, 6th ( Service ) Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers. He was killed in action in Belgium on 30th September 1918 during the “Advance to Victory” aged 23. He was the son of William and Agnes Halliday of Lurdenlaw, Kelso, where his father was farm steward, and is buried in Dadizeele New British Cemetery, Dadizeele, Flanders, Belgium. He had been born in Sprouston, and was the son of William and Agnes Halliday of Lurdenlaw, Sprouston. He fell in the capture of village of Dadizeele which was followed by heavy fighting to consolidate the position. He had originally enlisted in the 1st/4th K.O.S.B. but after recovering from wounds suffered in May 1917 he had been posted to the 6th Battalion. His Headstone is inscribed “Gone But Not Forgotten”. The  photographs show Allied troops advancing against the retreating German army during the final 100 days of the War.