Lost in Tilloy Posted 4 April , 2006 Share Posted 4 April , 2006 Hi Would anyone with a SDGW CD-Rom, or the SDGW Cameronians book, be willing to look up the following soldier for me? His name is recorded on a WW1 memorial I'm investigating. Pte David Niven [possible middle name is McArthur] Number: 202574 Scottish Rifles, also 2151 Scottish Rifles, also 1599 [or 1590] Royal Scots KIA 26/11/1917 Listed: Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium What I'm really interested in is whether the SDGW list his previous Royal Scots regiment. His medal card states that he served in the Royal Scots but doesn't say what regiment. His 'Theatre of War first served in' was 2B [balkans], 6/6/1915, which could imply he was initially with the 4th, 5th or 7th Royal Scots. Many thanks LIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 4 April , 2006 Share Posted 4 April , 2006 LIT - he's listed as just David Niven and there's no reference to any other regiment in the "Supplementary notes" section. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost in Tilloy Posted 4 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 4 April , 2006 Hi Tom Many thanks for taking the time to look him up. Regards LIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 4 April , 2006 Share Posted 4 April , 2006 SNWM has nothing further either. Details Surname NIVEN Firstname D Service Number 202574 Date Death 26/11/1917 Decoration Place of birth Other 1st Bn. SNWM roll THE CAMERONIANS (SCOTTISH RIFLES) Rank Pte Theatre of death France. Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen7 Posted 15 April , 2006 Share Posted 15 April , 2006 Hi. SDGW list as follows Niven David b. Portobello, Midlothian enlisted. Edinburgh 202574 Pte. Kia France and Flanders 26/11/17 no mention of any previous regiment steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost in Tilloy Posted 15 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 15 April , 2006 Many thanks Malcolm and Steve for your replies. I suspect that the first two digits of his territorial number '20' imply he was intially with the 4th Royal Scots. There are a couple of other men on the same memorial, and from the same Church, who also served with the 4th. The Church seems to have had a strong connection initially with the 6th Royal Scots at the beginning of the war, but I know that many of the men from this battalion were then transferred to the 4th Royals before they moved on to their first theatre of war. Thanks again to all for taking the time to research and reply. Regards LIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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