Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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William James Carswell
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 08.10.1915
- Place of enlistment: Vancouver, British Clumbia.
- Service no: 129979
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
- Unit/Ship: 72nd Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 28
- Date of Death: 25.11.1916
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Bapume Post Military Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: I.I.II.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 21.10.1888
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address:
- Occupation: Salesman
- Mother:
Mary Carswell, 3 Avondale Pl, James St, Dundee
- Father:
Thomas Carswell, 3 Avondale Pl, James St, Dundee
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about William James Carswell
William was attached to the 12th Mortar Battery at his time of death.
For more information on William, visit William’s Memorial and William’s Regimental Record and Circumstances of Death Register
There are references to William in the local Dundee Newspapers held in Dundee Central Library.
Courier 16/12/1916 page 4 and Peoples Journal 23/12/1916 page 7.
Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson
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