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Title: somme
Post by: raggyroo on Monday 13 February 12 00:42 GMT (UK)

hi im looking for some help. im looking for a john macleod born in 1882 in Altass, Rosehall, Sutherland, Scotland we think he might of died at the somme in 1916 but cant find any record to prove this is correct could some body help if they can thanks
raggyroo

Title: Re: somme
Post by: KGarrad on Monday 13 February 12 07:30 GMT (UK)

Do you know in which regiment he served?

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC.org) shows 60 J MacLeod deaths in WW1?!

Title: Re: somme
Post by: raggyroo on Monday 13 February 12 10:04 GMT (UK)

hi no sorry i dont know the regament he served in the only thing iv got to go on is that he died at the somme in 1916 i have already check the cwg and i dont know which one it  would be so i was hopeing someone would beable to help me solve it  thanks for your help raggyroo

Title: Re: somme
Post by: ev on Monday 13 February 12 13:22 GMT (UK)

Hi all  :)

Scotlandspeople website has only 1 return for a John M*cleod died 1916 minor records , service returns born 1882 +/- 3 years
I don't know what kind of information would be on this type of certificate  :-\

ev

Title: Re: somme
Post by: raggyroo on Monday 13 February 12 13:46 GMT (UK)

hi ev thaks for the help but i cant seam to get minor records on scotlands people as i did try a search for him on their and it told me their was no matches

Title: Re: somme
Post by: ev on Monday 13 February 12 14:06 GMT (UK)

John Macleod
1916(year range)
birth year 1881
minor records
service returns

This is the exact information I'm entering in the search

ev

Title: Re: somme
Post by: ev on Monday 13 February 12 14:10 GMT (UK)

The minor records are on the usual death search , in the county box after Midlothian

ev

Title: Re: somme
Post by: raggyroo on Monday 13 February 12 14:47 GMT (UK)

thank you so much for that ev im still geting used to all this lol

Title: Re: somme
Post by: raggyroo on Monday 13 February 12 15:05 GMT (UK)

thank you so much ev iv got the cert and its the right one thank you so much

Title: Re: somme
Post by: ainslie on Monday 13 February 12 15:14 GMT (UK)

CWGC has two entries for J. Macleod, deaths between 1/7/16 and 1/12/16.  One is for 3/7478 Pte J. Macleod, 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, died 1/7/16 [first day of the Battle], the other for 3/5525, same name, 1st Battalion, Cameron Highlanders, died 23/7/16.  Both names are on theThiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme.
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Title: Re: somme
Post by: ev on Monday 13 February 12 15:17 GMT (UK)

Can you tell us what information was provided on the certificate and why you are sure it is the correct one ?
Might make it easier for us to help others in the future

ev

Title: Re: somme
Post by: raggyroo on Monday 13 February 12 16:33 GMT (UK)

hi ev im not sure any more as someone put a post on just before your one and he has found 2 john macloeds both died in 1916 but the dates he gave me for both of them are different from the one on sp. the cert i found for the one on sp was just  list of name and their rank their birth country date they died and if they died of wounds or killed in action and the country they thought they were killed in

Title: Re: somme
Post by: ghostwhisperer on Monday 13 February 12 18:16 GMT (UK)

You can check Sutherland's Great War Dead here

http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=972&mforum=warmemscot

Title: Re: somme
Post by: raggyroo on Monday 13 February 12 22:11 GMT (UK)

thanks gohst its a grate help

Title: Re: somme
Post by: Baird on Tuesday 14 February 12 08:09 GMT (UK)

Sergeant JOHN MACLEOD
Brother of K. Macleod, Esq., M.A., Rector, of Fortrose Academy, H. G. P. School, Fortrose, Ross-shire.
Last address in Lewis: 24 Tolsta Chaolais
Military unit: 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/8341
Date of death: 1 July 1916 at the age of 24
Killed in action on the Somme
Interred: Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, grave I. H. 30
Local memorial: Tolsta Chaolais

Baird

Title: Re: somme
Post by: raggyroo on Tuesday 14 February 12 09:20 GMT (UK)

thainks baird i will go check out the info