Duisans British Cemetery
Roll of Honour
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19102 Private George Aitchison, 1st Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers, died 19th April 1917. Plot II. G. 16.
George, born 1895, son of Henry & Elizabeth, brother of Nellie (1891), George (1895), John (1896), Henry (1888) and James (1900), resided at 76 Stane Place, Shotts according to the 1901 Scottish Census.
Private Aitchison, enlisted at Lanark with the Scottish Rifles (18567).
The 2nd Battalion which was in Dublin when war broke out, was part of 13th Brigade, 5th Division. They arrived in Le Harve, France on 15th August 1914 with the original B.E.F. and was soon in action at Mons and Le Cateau. George was part of the 87th Brigade, 29th Division and saw action at Gallipoli.
Private Aitchison died of wounds on Thursday 19th April 1917. He would almost certainly have been wounded during the Battle of Arras, which started on the 9th of April.
Private Aitchison is buried in Duisans British Cemetery, Eturn, Pas de Calais France, Plot II. Row G. Grave No. 16 and commemorated on Shotts War Memorial and the Stane Panel of Newmains War Memorial.
Remembered by Alistair Allan
19102 Private George Aitchison, 1st Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers, died 19th April 1917. Plot II. G. 16.
George, born 1895, son of Henry & Elizabeth, brother of Nellie (1891), George (1895), John (1896), Henry (1888) and James (1900), resided at 76 Stane Place, Shotts according to the 1901 Scottish Census.
Private Aitchison, enlisted at Lanark with the Scottish Rifles (18567).
The 2nd Battalion which was in Dublin when war broke out, was part of 13th Brigade, 5th Division. They arrived in Le Harve, France on 15th August 1914 with the original B.E.F. and was soon in action at Mons and Le Cateau. George was part of the 87th Brigade, 29th Division and saw action at Gallipoli.
Private Aitchison died of wounds on Thursday 19th April 1917. He would almost certainly have been wounded during the Battle of Arras, which started on the 9th of April.
Private Aitchison is buried in Duisans British Cemetery, Eturn, Pas de Calais France, Plot II. Row G. Grave No. 16 and commemorated on Shotts War Memorial and the Stane Panel of Newmains War Memorial.
Remembered by Alistair Allan
23420 Private
Henry Baddeley
10th Bn. Sherwood Foresters, (Notts and Derby Regiment)
19th August 1917
Plot VI. C. 14.
Picture courtesy of Geoff Mayer
Henry Baddeley
10th Bn. Sherwood Foresters, (Notts and Derby Regiment)
19th August 1917
Plot VI. C. 14.
Picture courtesy of Geoff Mayer
Lieutenant
Charles Harry Bovill
1st Bn. Coldstream Guards
24th March 1918, aged 39.
Plot VI. E. 56.
Son of the late Maj. Charles Edward Bovill (Royal Inniskilling Fus.) and Ellen Marie Bovill; husband of Ethel Rachel Bovill, of 32, Clapham Rd., Bedford.
Charles Harry Bovill
1st Bn. Coldstream Guards
24th March 1918, aged 39.
Plot VI. E. 56.
Son of the late Maj. Charles Edward Bovill (Royal Inniskilling Fus.) and Ellen Marie Bovill; husband of Ethel Rachel Bovill, of 32, Clapham Rd., Bedford.
Second Lieutenant
James Barker Bradford, M. C.
"C" Coy. 18th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
14th May 1917, aged 27.
Plot IV. G. 33.
Son of Mrs. Bradford, of Milbanke, Ravenlea Rd., Folkestone, and the late George Bradford; husband of Annie Bradford.
His brothers George N. and Roland B. Bradford also died on service and both were awarded the Victoria Cross.
Roland (V. C., & M. C. Mentioned three times in Despatches) is buried in Hermies British Cemetery in France and George (V. C.) is buried in Blankenberge Town Cemetery in Belgium
Thomas Andrews Bradford (D. S. O.) was the eldest brother who survived the war and died in 1966.
His headstone bears the inscription "Dulce Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori"
James Barker Bradford, M. C.
"C" Coy. 18th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
14th May 1917, aged 27.
Plot IV. G. 33.
Son of Mrs. Bradford, of Milbanke, Ravenlea Rd., Folkestone, and the late George Bradford; husband of Annie Bradford.
His brothers George N. and Roland B. Bradford also died on service and both were awarded the Victoria Cross.
Roland (V. C., & M. C. Mentioned three times in Despatches) is buried in Hermies British Cemetery in France and George (V. C.) is buried in Blankenberge Town Cemetery in Belgium
Thomas Andrews Bradford (D. S. O.) was the eldest brother who survived the war and died in 1966.
His headstone bears the inscription "Dulce Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori"
James Barker Bradford's three brothers
Thomas Andrews Bradford, D. S. O.
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Roland Boys Bradford, V. C. & M. C. Mentioned three times in despatches) is buried in Hermies British Cemetery
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29537 Serjeant
Frederick John Cheek, M. M.
"V 15th" Trench Mortar Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
10th April 1917.
Plot I. N. 11.
Son of W. Cheek, of 44, Hertford Rd., East Finchley.
Picture courtesy of great nephew, David Done
Frederick John Cheek, M. M.
"V 15th" Trench Mortar Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
10th April 1917.
Plot I. N. 11.
Son of W. Cheek, of 44, Hertford Rd., East Finchley.
Picture courtesy of great nephew, David Done
57593 Private
Harry Dearnaley
1st/5th Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
28th March 1919, aged 23.
Plot VII. C. 24.
Husband of Olivia M. Dearnaley, of 35, Parkinson St., Burnley.
Died of Pneumonia
Harry Dearnaley
1st/5th Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
28th March 1919, aged 23.
Plot VII. C. 24.
Husband of Olivia M. Dearnaley, of 35, Parkinson St., Burnley.
Died of Pneumonia
17593 Private
W. Duddy
12th Bn. Highland Light Infantry
25th April 1917.
Plot IV. E. 14.
Son of Mrs. C. Duddy, of 80, Kirklow St., Carluke, Lanarkshire.
W. Duddy
12th Bn. Highland Light Infantry
25th April 1917.
Plot IV. E. 14.
Son of Mrs. C. Duddy, of 80, Kirklow St., Carluke, Lanarkshire.
38063 Private
Ernest Tudor Edwards
"D" Coy. 2nd Bn. Royal Scots
6th June 1917, aged 36.
Plot IV. F. 24.
Son of John and Jane Elizabeth Edwards, of Carnarvon; husband of Martha Ann Edwards, of 83, Iona St., Leith, Edinburgh.
Ernest Tudor Edwards
"D" Coy. 2nd Bn. Royal Scots
6th June 1917, aged 36.
Plot IV. F. 24.
Son of John and Jane Elizabeth Edwards, of Carnarvon; husband of Martha Ann Edwards, of 83, Iona St., Leith, Edinburgh.
Captain
Gilbert Aberdein Harvey
Royal Army Medical Corps attached to 1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
25th November 1917, aged 31.
Plot VI. D. 57.
Son of James and Maud Harvey, of Adelaide, South Australia; husband of Elspeth M. Dudgeon (formerly Harvey).
(Above right) - Studio portrait of Captain (Capt) Gilbert Aberdein Harvey and Elspeth Young on their wedding day. A doctor from Adelaide, SA, he enlisted with British Forces in 1917 and served with the Royal Army Medical Corps attached to 1st Battalion King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment. On 29 September 1917, whilst on leave in Cornwall, he married Elspeth Young. On 25 November 1917, less than two months after his marriage, Capt Harvey was killed in action in France.
277738 Private
Anneus Sophus Berlin Johannessen
11th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
9th February 1918, aged 41.
Plot V. E. 61.
Son of Johannes and Nicoline Johannessen, of Thorshavn, Faroe Isles; husband of J. J. Johannessen, of 57, Iona St., Leith, Edinburgh.
Picture courtesy of granddaughter, Christine Lyford
Anneus Sophus Berlin Johannessen
11th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
9th February 1918, aged 41.
Plot V. E. 61.
Son of Johannes and Nicoline Johannessen, of Thorshavn, Faroe Isles; husband of J. J. Johannessen, of 57, Iona St., Leith, Edinburgh.
Picture courtesy of granddaughter, Christine Lyford
204394 Private
Edward Charles Lloyd Key, M. M. & Bar
15th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regt)
28th September 1918, aged 20.
Plot VII. A. 23.
Son of Charles & Jessie Key and younger brother of Jessie Ann Key of Perdue, Saskatchewan, Canada and formerly of Portskewett, Monmouthshire, Wales.
Picture courtesy of great niece, Sue Seldon
Edward Charles Lloyd Key, M. M. & Bar
15th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regt)
28th September 1918, aged 20.
Plot VII. A. 23.
Son of Charles & Jessie Key and younger brother of Jessie Ann Key of Perdue, Saskatchewan, Canada and formerly of Portskewett, Monmouthshire, Wales.
Picture courtesy of great niece, Sue Seldon
