Great War Dundee
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John Leach Beswick
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: 32162
- Rank: Lance Corporal
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- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
- Unit/Ship: 17th Battalion
- Place of Death:
- Age at Death:
- Date of Death: 30.06.1918
- Burial Country: Scotland
- Cemetery: Dundee Eastern Necropolis
- Grave/Mem Ref no: KK.5.607D.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 201 Albert St, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
- Father:
John L. Beswick, 201 Albert St, Dundee
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More about John Leach Beswick
John Leach Beswick 32162 Scottish Rifles
BESWICK―On the 30th ult., at a military hospital, of pneumonia, John the dearly loved son of J. L. Beswick, 201 Albert Street, Dundee. Funeral to-day (Wednesday), 2.30 p.m., from St John’s Church. Requiem celebrations 8.30 a.m.
Dundee Courier 3rd July 1918
Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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