KIRKY Posted 23 April , 2015 Share Posted 23 April , 2015 Did a talk for local ATC tonite and one of the leaders asked if I could find anything on her Gdad named above who was in WW1 , cannot find anything on Ancestry anyone help? Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Black Posted 23 April , 2015 Share Posted 23 April , 2015 any regiment info or if he survived the war? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Posted 23 April , 2015 Share Posted 23 April , 2015 On Ancestry: Name: Robert Borland Gordon Military Year: 1914-1920 Rank: Private Medal Awarded: British War Medal and Victory Medal Regiment or Corps: Cameronian (Scottish Rifles) Regimental Number: 55762 Previous Units: 18 Sco. Rif. 55762 Pte. Other Records: Search for 'Robert Borland Gordon' in other WWI collections War Diaries (France, Belgium, Germany): Search for 'Cameronian (Scottish Rifles)' in the WWI War Diaries (France, Belgium, Germany) collection War Diaries (Gallipoli): Search for 'Cameronian (Scottish Rifles)' in the WWI War Diaries (Gallipoli) collection Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Black Posted 23 April , 2015 Share Posted 23 April , 2015 Good work Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Lang Posted 23 April , 2015 Share Posted 23 April , 2015 He's not listed on the Scottish National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle, so did he survive WW1? http://www.snwm.org/content/roll-search/?surname=Gordon&surnamepos=x&firstname=Robert&serviceno=&dayofdeath=0&monthofdeath=0&yearofdeath=0 Kindest Regards, Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRKY Posted 23 April , 2015 Author Share Posted 23 April , 2015 HI guys thanks for that thats great! Can never understand why I cannot find anything in Ancestry , searched all names and variations and nothing! He survived WW1 according to his Gt Grand daughter. She will be really pleased you found this out, thanks tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenmorrison Posted 24 April , 2015 Share Posted 24 April , 2015 Robert Borland Gordon died in Ayrshire in 1992 aged 93. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRKY Posted 24 April , 2015 Author Share Posted 24 April , 2015 Thanks guys brilliant once again! tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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