Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery | III. A. 36. | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 35C GQS | |
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Family :
Native of Edinburgh, born 1890, son of the late John Erskine Pitcairn, General Manager of the Edin. and Dist. Tramways Coy., and Amelia McGlashan Pitcairn. He attended G.W.C. 1903-6. He served some time with the Scottish Insurance Corporation, and then joined the clerical staff of the Falkirk Herald. In 1913 he was appointed manager of one of the rubber estates of the Moopley Valley Coy.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 8th (Service) Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) |
| Action : The Final Advance in Flanders |
28 September - 11 November 1918. As the pressure mounted in other sectors the opportunity was seized to escape the confines of the Ypres Salient. Within five days the British Second Army had pushed the Germans back over the 1917 battlefield and were advancing on Courtrai. After action at Courtrai the advance continued into Belgium until the Armistice on 11th November.
Detail :
In 1915 he came home to enlist and rose to the rank of Capt. in the R.H. He was sent to France, then to Salonika and again to France, where he succumbed to pneumonia, Oct. 9, 1918.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Kerala No. 2188 E.C. | Madras |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
7th May 1914 | 2nd July 1914 | 1st October 1914 |
He is listed as a 23 year old Planter resident in Calicut. No explicit war service is recorded in the contribution register him having paid dues all the way through the war until the final note of "Died 6 Oct, 1918."
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley