Sergeant Andrew Douglas
Service Number 15587
Campaign:
World War 1
Died:
2.4.1918
1SG
Aged 24
Commemorated at Cabaret-Rouge British cemetery, Souchez, France. VIII, Q, 18
Sergeant Andrew Douglas, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards. He was killed in France on 2nd April 1918 by shellfire, aged 24, and is buried in Cabaret Rouge, British Cemetery, Souchez, France. ( The C.W.G.C. site has his rank as Private and in Randall Nicol’s magnificent book “Till the Trumpets Sound Again” his ranks is also Private ).On that date the Battalion was in Reserve at Blaireville and Douglas was killed by a stray shell. Another 6 men were wounded. He had been a ploughman and was called up under the Derby Scheme in April 1916. He had been in France since January 1917. His mother Agnes lived in Yetholm and when his damaged watch was found in 1923 it was sent to her. The photographs show Allied troops preparing to resist the oncoming Germans
Memorial(s):
| Country | Location | Name of Memorial | Campaign | Names | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | Main Street & Mainsfield Avenue Morebattle Roxburgh Borders TD5 8QQ | Morebattle War Memorial | World War 1 |
Andrew Douglas | 2-4-1918 | View |
| Scotland | Opposite the church 30 yards towards Town Yetholm B6352 Yetholm Roxburgh Borders TD5 8PE | Yetholm War Memorial | World War 1 |
Andrew Douglas | 2-4-1918 | View |
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