On the outbreak of war he joined the 1st/7th Royal Scots and died in WW1 in the Gretna Green (Quintinshill) Disaster of 22/05/1915. His unit was en route to the Dardanelles Campaign in Gallipoli when their train ran into a passenger train. 227 people died.
On the outbreak of war he joined the 1st/7th Royal Scots and died in WW1 in the Gretna Green (Quintinshill) Disaster of 22/05/1915. His unit was en route to the Dardanelles Campaign in Gallipoli when their train ran into a passenger train. 227 people died.
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1846
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