Alexander Black

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: May 1917
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  • Rank: Private
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  • Regiment/Service: Machine Gun Corps
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  • Address: 17 Morgan St, Dundee
  • Occupation: Yarn Dresser Hillbank Works, Dundee
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More about Alexander Black

Alexander Black   Machine Gun Corps

Private Alex. Black, Machine Gun Corps, who was posted missing on 23d March, is a prisoner of war in Germany.  His wife resides at 17 Morgan Street, Dundee.  Private Black enlisted in May, 1917, and has been at the front since August of that year.  He is 25 years of age, and was formerly employed as a yarn dresser in Hillbank Works.

Dundee Courier 10th June 1918

Information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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