Gillespie family

[gallipolianzac]

This is a whopping great long shot - but here goes!  Lieutenant Thomas Cunningham gillespie served in the 2nd battalion kings Own Scottish Borderers and was killed on 18th October 1914. He was an olympic rower and won a silver medal in the 1912 Olympics. His Brother, Alexander Douglas Gillespie was also killed in the Great War. The address on Gillespie's Medal Index Card is: Longcroft Linlithgow. His father is named as TP Gillespie.
Thomas was born in 1892 at Clanna Cottage, Alvington, Gloucestershitre and was the grandson of Alexander Gillespie of  Biggar Park Lanarkshire. He went to Winchester and New College Oxford.
Thomas wrote a diary during his short stay on the Western Front and I would dearly love to track it down if it still exists - hence my need to get in touch with any existing members of the family. Any help of suggestions would be gratefully received.

Jerry

[MonicaL]

Hi Jerry

Have you come across this info here www.archive.org/stream/lettersfromfland00gilluoft/lettersfromfland00gilluoft_djvu.txt

It includes letters from the war by his brother Alexander.

Hope you find what you are looking for 

Monica

[gallipolianzac]

Thanks monica, yes I've actually got a copy of the book, its well worth reading.

Jerry