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Commonwealth War Graves Commission are appealing for relatives of Pvt David Whyte Sharp - Scots Guards - died 7/8/1918 - buried Balgay (Dundee) Cemetery. Service No 12891

He had served as a Private (sn: 12981) in the 3rd Reserve Battalion, Scots Guards but had been discharged before he died in Ashludie Hospital, Angus, Scotland, from pulmonary tuberculosis.

The Commission are in the process of producing a headstone to mark his grave

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Pvt David Mill Sharp or David Whyte Sharp.

Balgay Cemetery Dundee, Dundee City, Scotland
PLOT E lair 170

Born at 43 Balgay Street, Lochee, Dundee. Son of Robert Mill Sharp (master slater) and Helen (née Whyte) Sharp of Lochee, Dundee. Brother of John Mills Sharp, Robert Sharp and Catherine Sharp.

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission are appealing for relatives of Able Seaman Edward Albert Foreman - Royal Navy - service No j/13960 - died 9/5/1919 - buried Carnmoney Cemetery.

Death was registered in Ireland - Edward Albert Foreman - 1895 - 1919 Belfast
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission are appealing for relatives of Pvt Arthur James Prior - National Reserve  - service no 196 - buried Harrow Cemetery - died 3/1/1915

The Commission are in the process of producing a headstone to mark his grave.

https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch?DetsView=Summary&src=ext&fileid=3522684

United Kingdom Book Of Remembrance

Son of James and Sarah J. Prior -  husband of Mary Eva Prior, of Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex.

https://astreetnearyou.org/person/75464089/Private-Arthur-James-Prior

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission are appealing for relatives of Private Alexander Barclay - Service No 345222 - Blackwatch (Royal Highlanders) buried Balgay Dundee Cemetery. Died 1/3/1919

The Commission are in the process of producing a headstone to mark his grave.

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Inscription

Peter Barclay 29 July 1925 aged 64, his wife Jane Barclay 22 April 1944 aged 86; their son Alexander 1 March 1919 aged 23, Fife & Fortar Yeomanry 1914 - 1918

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229705046/alexander-barclay

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission are appealing for relatives of Private Joseph William Bowmer - Kings Shropshire Light Infantry - Service No - 20138 - died 14/2/1919

Private Bowmer is buried at Stapleford Cemetery. Notts.

The Commission are in the process of producing a headstone to mark his grave.

https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/443022

Private Joseph William Bowmer enlisted on 9th October 1914 at Nottingham, he gave his age as 22 yrs and 193 days, he was a hair dresser, he was posted to the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. He was seriously wounded on 20th November 1917 whilst serving on the Cambria front he received a gun shot wound to his back, he was treated and returned to England where he was admitted on 16th December 1917 to St Marys Military Hospital, Whalley, Lancashire. His wound had severed his spinal cord and left him a paraplegic an unsuccessful attempt to remove the bullet was made on 7th January 1918.
On 9th April 1918 he was transferred to the Bagthorpe Hospital at Nottingham.
Following a medical board hearing he was discharged from the Army on 31st July 1918 and died on 14th February 1919

https://secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/RollOfHonour/People/Details/5585

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