Graham Smith Posted 27 September , 2005 Share Posted 27 September , 2005 A friend of mine has come across an old photograph showing a wooden cross bearing the following details; KYLE W Pte 24328 3/RI Scots Fus 26.10.16 The photograph also shows a marker bearing the number 633 (possible grave row marker?) The picture clearly shows dozens of similar wooden crosses with 'row' markers. Will attempt to post the piccy (I only have a photocopy image) Anyone able to help with where the grave would be? What action was he killed at? Any other info would be good. Edit: Sorry tried to photograph the photocopied picture.....Nothing but glare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 27 September , 2005 Share Posted 27 September , 2005 Not the same number. Surname KYLE Firstname William Service number 24322 Date of death 26/10/1916 Decoration Place of birth Other 8th Bn. SNWM roll THE ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS Rank Pte Theatre of death Balkans. Looks like Salonica. CWGC confirms it. Name: KYLE Initials: W L Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment: Royal Scots Fusiliers Unit Text: 8th Bn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 26/10/1916 Service No: 24322 Additional information: Son of William and Jessie Kyle, of 117, Skares, Old Cumnock, Ayrshire. Native of Glenapp, Ballantrae, Ayrshire. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: 633. Cemetery: SALONIKA (LEMBET ROAD) MILITARY CEMETERY Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted 27 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 27 September , 2005 Malcolm, Cheers for that. My mate tried to look up an MIC at the National archieve and also found a Kyle with a different service number to that in my original post. I have looked at the photo again and the numebr inscribed on the cross is 24328. Could they have 'cocked this up'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 27 September , 2005 Share Posted 27 September , 2005 The British Army? of course they could have. Maybe there were only fragments of his id disc. Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted 27 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 27 September , 2005 (edited) Malcolm, Good point. Never gave that a thought mate I think my mate came up with the same service number as your look up. He has e-mailed some relatives to get more info re place of birth etc. Edit: Just read your edited first post.....Brilliant thats him then. Any clue as to the action he was struck down in? Edited 27 September , 2005 by Graham Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 28 September , 2005 Share Posted 28 September , 2005 More than likely disease ( Malaria, Dysentry etc) as more died from that than battle. See http://www.1914-1918.net/26div.htm and http://www.1914-1918.net/salonika.htm Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lewis Posted 28 September , 2005 Share Posted 28 September , 2005 Graham SDGW states that your man Died which would confirm Malcom's statement that he died from disease. Other info, he enlisted - Ayr. Regards Doug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted 28 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 28 September , 2005 Evening Malcolm and Doug Thanks for those replies. I get your drift there Doug if he had died in battle it would no doubt state KIA. We were talking about this today at work....What a shock for a young bloke in some small town/village in Ayrshire to finish up in Greece in 1916. How his poor parents must have felt with him dying so far away and not being able to visit his grave......tragic indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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