william stewart orchiston royal scots

[charlie962]

[Martin Feledziak]

14 minutes ago, charlie962 said:

new Pension Records

 

That will be great.

Every time I see something Scottish pop up in the new threads I think about this mystery.

[charlie962]

Rechecking newspapers I come up with a 1915 photo reporting death of William Orchiston, Royal Scots from Dundee but he didn't come up on CWGC. Was the report incorrect ? Here's the photo:

      thanks to FindmyPast Newspaper Archive

 

Put a moustache on him and he might resemble portrait ?

Edited 6 January , 2019 by charlie962

[Martin Feledziak]

29 minutes ago, charlie962 said:

Here's the photo

 

Great photo.

 

This gets more confusing.

In the newspaper article the Grandson states that "His" William lost his left leg when he got home.

 

 

The Hamilton Records office snippitt suggests that the William 15877 lost his Right Leg.

 

 

 

I am now starting to think that the portrait is of The BlackWatch man is also from Lochee. 

Wiliiam Orchiston, 2584 Black Watch and 590835 Labour Corps. 

 

Edited 6 January , 2019 by Martin Feledziak

[Martin Feledziak]

Here is Ron's Great Grandfather with the tie, on the left,  and your post 28, on the right.

I think they are a match.

 

 

https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/blether-ace-striker-ronnie-seeks-info-on-wwi-hero-grandad-and-seafield-side/

 

Edited 6 January , 2019 by Martin Feledziak

[Martin Feledziak]

Now having seen the photograph in post 28.

I am now going to conclude that the below image is Not the Grandfather of Ron MITCHELL but more likly :-

 

William Orchiston, 2584 Black Watch and 590835 Labour Corps. 

 

Dundee Men  26/10/15   2584 Private W. Orchiston—admitted Rouen; contusion right shoulder. 

But this same 2584 (of 1/6th Bn) has a Hospital        Admission 29/7/15 for Malaria, aged 22, so also born c 1893.

 

Edited 6 January , 2019 by Martin Feledziak

[charlie962]

31 minutes ago, Martin Feledziak said:

I think they are a match.

Looks pretty good to me.

 

 

[alf mcm]

The Fold 3 pension ledger record shows;-

 

Private William Orchiston 15877 Royal Scots

52 Peddie Street, Dundee, then 40 Annfield Row, Dundee

GSW both legs, left leg amputated above knee, and ankylosis in right knee.

 

Regards,

 

Alf McM

[Martin Feledziak]

16 minutes ago, alf mcm said:

Private William Orchiston 15877 Royal Scots

 

Thanks very much Alf.

Since 2014 I have thought that the pastel drawing was 15877 Orchiston. 

BUT now I feel it is more likely to be 2584 Orchiston.

[Dai Bach y Sowldiwr]

Here is a list of every William Orchiston adult death in Scotland.

The 4 in blue are candidates.

We assume then that William Stewart Orchiston (b1895) is the man who lost his leg.

One of the other 3 should be the man in the portrait then.

 

Edited 6 January , 2019 by Dai Bach y Sowldiwr

[Martin Feledziak]

2 hours ago, Dai Bach y Sowldiwr said:

4 in blue are candidates

 

Gosh you have added two more Williams to the plot.

I am going for the William born 1893.