Black Watch at Loos

[toofatfortakeoff]

This Barton man Fell at Loos 25th Sept 1915 I expect this was the Highland Divn Assault that Philip Gibbs put in his memoirs. I may be wrong.

He lived in Ardrossan? in Scotland but apart from this I have not much to go on.

If anyone can help I'd be glad to hear from ya.

Cheers Seanio

[PPCLI]

Listed under Gouldthorpe with a 'u':

From CWGC:

Name: GOULDTHORP, GEORGE FREDERICK

Rank: Serjeant

Regiment: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Unit Text: "C" Coy. 9th Bn.

Age: 33

Date of Death: 25/09/1915

Service No: S/4896

Additional information: Son of Tom and Sarah Jane Gouldthorp, of 46, Marsh Lane, Barton-on-Humber, Lincs. Served 12 years in the Royal Navy.

Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 78 to 83.

Cemetery: LOOS MEMORIAL 

From SNWM:

Only additional information: born Barton-on-Humber Lincolnshire

You will need someone with the SDGW CD to give you residence and place of enlistment.

Cheers,

Stuart

[ypres1418]

SDGW,

Enlisted Ardrossin, Ayrshire

No Residence listed on the one I have.

Mandy

[RSF]

not on Ardrossan War Memorial

http://www.threetowners.com/Ard%20folder/ardr_ww1.htm

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[Malcolm]

Surname GOULDTHORP

Firstname George Frederick

Service number S/4896

Date of death 25/09/1915

Decoration

Place of birth Barton-on-Humber Lincolnshire

Other 9th Bn.

SNWM roll THE BLACK WATCH (ROYAL HIGHLANDERS)

Rank Sgt

Theatre of death F.& F.

Killed in the attack by 15th Scottish Division at Loos.

Aye

Malcolm

[Derek Robertson]

9th Black Watch, aka Derek P is the man to ask on this subject.

But George may be in this photograph of the 9th's Warrant Officers, Staff Sergeants and Sergenats talen at Salisbury Plain in 1915.

[toofatfortakeoff]

Im sure Ill be able to locate George on the photo somehow. How he got into the BW I dont know, was Ardrossan a BW camp? He may have married there thnks a lot for the info

Seanio

[Chris]

Sean

As promised pic of your man, plus a couple of other Barton lads, from the 1/5th Lincs.

Chris

[toofatfortakeoff]

Cheers Chris as I can't thank you enough, these pics are much better than some of the others I have from the HDMail.

[9th Black Watch]

Hi,

Sorry I didn't pick up on this before.

Unfortunately I can't add anything to what's been posted.

There's no mention of Gouldthorp in the war diary or in Major Stewart's account of the battle.

I'll be visiting Balhousie Castle in a couple of weeks. I doubt there will be any mention of Sergt. Gouldthorp in any of the sources but I should be able to get you his date of enlistment.

All the best,

Derek

[toofatfortakeoff]

Thanks Derek look forward to hearing from ya.

Seanio