Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
Alexander Easson Sharp
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no:
- Rank: Lieutenant
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Tank Corps
- Unit/Ship:
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 26.07.1892
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address:
- Occupation: Engineer
- Mother:
Ann Easson
- Father:
Alexander Sharp
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Betsy Donald
- Children:
Pat, Sandy & Gillian
- Age at Death: 75
- Date of Death: 18.12.1967
- Place of Death: 4 Richmond Pl, Dundee
- Burial Country: Scotland
- Cemetery: Balgay Cemetery, Dundee
More about Alexander Easson Sharp
Sandy Sharp drove one of the first tanks (Delphine D21 “female”) in the attack at High Wood in the Somme in September 1916. This tank was damaged. He was wounded at some point and I am not sure what the rest of his war experience was since his war records are not available. He was discharged 9th February 1919. Sandy returned to Dundee after the War and then joined the Indian Service of Engineers becoming an Executive Engineer living in Mumbai. He married Betsy Donald in Dundee in 1921. They had 3 children, Pat, Sandy and Gillian. The family returned to Dundee in the 1950s. Sandy died in 1967 and is buried in Balgay Cemetery.
Information and images very kindly supplied by Alexanders great niece Patricia Lovett.
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