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Title: 13/11/1916 Walter Macdermid aged19 royal scots fusiliers died at Thieval
Post by: brigidmac on Tuesday 14 October 14 10:41 BST (UK)

Walter was 1 of 10 children .Their father Malcom had died in1910 when Walter was aged 14 .
Walter is listed as a private on Thieval memorial ; I have a photo of the memorial .
his elder brother Malcom Macdermid b1893  was also in the army from 1914-1920 but I don't know if they were in the same regiment .He was a boot repairer by profession .

Title: Re: 13/11/1916 Walter Macdermid aged19 royal scots fusiliers died at Thieval
Post by: Victor Harvey on Tuesday 14 October 14 14:14 BST (UK)

Hi Bridget,
The placename is Thiepval.
Victor

Title: Re: 13/11/1916 Walter Macdermid aged19 royal scots fusiliers died at Thieval
Post by: Isabel Nimmo on Thursday 23 October 14 19:51 BST (UK)

My husband's grandfather died on 29 July 1918 and is buried in Rapiere Cemetery, Villemontoire, near Soissons, France.    This year we visited many memorials in France and also some cemeteries.   We visited Thiepval, where the cemetery consists of British soldiers at one side and the other side is for French unknowns.     The memorial is a vast structure and it's a very poignant place.    We recently discovered that my husband's grandfather's older brother died from wounds in 1916.    We have no knowledge of his resting place.