alf mcm Posted 1 March , 2009 Share Posted 1 March , 2009 I would appreciate if anyone who has th c.d. mentioned above could post the details for Private 1st Class, William Edward Hughes Peden, who died in 1918. Regards, Alf McM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 1 March , 2009 Share Posted 1 March , 2009 Is it on CD? I thinks it's still in book form. I'll be able to look at the library tomorrow, if no one comes up trumps before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf mcm Posted 1 March , 2009 Author Share Posted 1 March , 2009 Thanks very much for your offer. I had just assumed it was on c.d. Regards, Alf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john-g Posted 1 March , 2009 Share Posted 1 March , 2009 Peden, Pte1 William Edward Hughes (67992), Rec Depot.Native of Blackburn, West Lothian, age 24 8/8/18 Buried at Whitburn, West Lothian. www.66squadron.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf mcm Posted 1 March , 2009 Author Share Posted 1 March , 2009 Many thanks, John. Just what I need. I assume that Rec Depot means Receiving Depot {for recruits}, or Recruits Depot. There is no mention of cause of death, is this normal for "Airmen Died in the Great War"? Thanks again P.M.P.M. for your offer to look up. Regards, Alf McM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david murdoch Posted 1 March , 2009 Share Posted 1 March , 2009 See below his entries on the Scottish national war memorial and CWGC. Whitburn where he is buried being in his home area. Gives his Theatre of death as England, so he must have died there and been brought home, as opposed to dying "at home". Surname PEDEN Firstname William Edward Hughes Service Number 67992 Date Death 08/08/1918 Decoration Place of birth Kirkliston West Lothian Other Res. Depot. SNWM roll THE ROYAL AIR FORCE Rank Private 1st Class Theatre of death England. Name: PEDEN, WILLIAM EDWARD HUGHES Initials: W E H Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private 1st Class Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Age: 24 Date of Death: 08/08/1918 Service No: 67992 Additional information: Son of Alexander Peden, of Almondbank, Blackburn, Bathgate, West Lothian. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: G. 58. Cemetery: WHITBURN CEMETERY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 4 March , 2009 Share Posted 4 March , 2009 He died of an abdominal tumor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf mcm Posted 4 March , 2009 Author Share Posted 4 March , 2009 Thanks very much, David and P.A.P.M., it's much appreciated. Regards, Alf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peden Posted 2 March Share Posted 2 March Willie died in hospital in Eastbourne and his body was sent by rail to Bathgate Station. Men from Blackburn, his families village, physically carried his body from the train station to his father’s home in Blackburn. My grandmother, his sister, relayed this story to her family so he would never be forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf mcm Posted 24 March Author Share Posted 24 March Thanks Peden, That's a long way to carry a coffin, it must have taken some time. Regards, Alf McM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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