kingo Posted 12 September , 2005 Share Posted 12 September , 2005 Could anyone please look up- 13778 Pte William Rodden 2nd Bn Royal Scots.Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpm Posted 12 September , 2005 Share Posted 12 September , 2005 Hi, William RODDEN, Born Avonbridge, Linlithgowshire, Enlisted, Bathgate, West Lothian. KIA 19.2.15 F & F. Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingo Posted 12 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 12 September , 2005 Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost in Tilloy Posted 12 September , 2005 Share Posted 12 September , 2005 Hi Location of 2nd Bn Royal Scots at that time was around Mount Kemmel. Quote from Major Ewing: 'Mount Kemmel was destined to be a familiar landmark to the 2nd Royal Scots for many weary weeks. On the 10th of February 1915 the battalion took over trenches near Vierstraat, but the new neighbourhood was even more unpleasant than the one which it had left; the village was a heap of mouldering ruins and the surrounding area was littered with the decomposing corpses of French soldiers and of animals. Much hard work had to be done before the place was tolerable, but for many days a nauseating atmosphere of pollution seemed to linger about the district.' Regards LIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingo Posted 12 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 12 September , 2005 Thanks for that,a mate of mine has just found bits of his G-grandfathers effects and knew next to nothing about him.I presume he must have been a regular soldier before the war ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 12 September , 2005 Share Posted 12 September , 2005 William Rodden is listed on the Bathgate War Memorial, panel one. SNWM entry Surname RODDEN Firstname William Service number 13778 Date of death 19/02/1915 Decoration Place of birth Avonbridge Linlithgowshire Other 2nd Bn. SNWM roll THE ROYAL SCOTS (LOTHIAN REGIMENT) Rank Pte Theatre of death F.& F. Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingo Posted 12 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 12 September , 2005 Many thanks Malcolm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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