Back to Listing / Search...

We need you to tell us more about the life and times of David Esplin

David Esplin

Do you have an image of
David Esplin?

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment:
  • Service no:
  • Rank: Sub Lieutenant
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: H.M.S. Pembroke
  • Unit/Ship: Royal Naval Reserve
  • Place of Death: Yorkhill War Hospital, Glasgow
  • Age at Death: 31
  • Date of Death: 06.03.1916
  • Burial Country: Scotland
  • Cemetery: Glasgow Western Necropolis
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: R.213.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth:
  • Address: 22 Airlie Place, Dundee
  • Occupation:
  • Mother:

    Mary Esplin, (nee Gibson) 50 Dundrennan Rd, Langside, Glasgow

  • Father:

    David Esplin, 50 Dundrennan Rd, Langside, Glasgow

  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:
  • Children:

More about David Esplin

David Esplin   Sub-Lieutenant Royal Navy Reserve

ESPLIN___At Yorkhill War Hospital, on the 6th March, Sub-Lieutenant, David Esplin, R.N.R., third son of the late David Esplin, saddler, Lochee, and of Mrs Esplin, 50 Dundrenman Road, Langside, Glasgow, aged 31 years.

Dundee People’s Journal 11th March 1916

Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

Can you tell us more about David Esplin'? Some additional facts, a small story handed down through the family or perhaps a picture or an heirloom you can share online. Contact our curator...

THANK YOU for your interest in helping the Great War Dundee project. Please complete the short form below and a curator will contact you in the next few days.

    I am writing to:

    [wos_roh_data]