Loos Memorial

[david murdoch]

Would someone have photos of the Loos Memorial (panels 78 - 83 for Black Watch)? I'm looking for Private Robert Bain S/6249 2nd Black Watch.

He's my son in law's great grandfather.

[gilles]

possible to take these photos ( this week end)

gilles loos grande guerre

[david murdoch]

Gilles. If you could I'd be most grateful.

[battle of loos]

goo devening,

 

this is some picture about the panel with the name of the Private Robert Bain name :

 

the panel n°80 :

 

the name (13rd rank) :

in the DUD CORNER register, this soldier is writing at the 25th page.

 

regards

 

michel

[david murdoch]

Michel. Thanks so much for this! I have found out quite a lot about him in the last week from the UK records, but I do not have his army service record. He is listed as being 2nd Battalion Black Watch, but I found on his daughter's birth registration in April 1915 he noted as serving with 8th Battalion Black Watch. I'm thinking he volunteered and  joined 8th Battalion between October 1914 (when he was married) and April 1915 and possibly transferred to 2nd Battalion when he went oversees in June 1915. He was 26 years old and left behind his wife of 19 years and daughter of 6 months.

[battle of loos]

good evening,

 

this is one picture about the DUD CORNER :

 

 

the panel 80 are in the right of the cross on the back near the corner.

 

regards

 

michel

[battle of loos]

if you want, it's possible to take another picture about the 2nd R.H. sector at the 25th september 1915.

it's along the Vermelles / Hulluch road.

 

I leave near & I work in the battle of since 35 years ago.

 

michel

Edited 14 October , 2016 by battle of loos

[gilles]

Bonjour David

 

it is ok for this  photo in the Dud corner

read the last echo des tranchées in English 49

 

bonne journée

 

gilles association "Loos sur les traces de la grande guerre" Musée Alexandre Villedieu Battle of Loos, Hill 70