Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
John Borland
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 1915
- Place of enlistment: Leith
- Service no: 1141SD Po
- Rank: Deck Hand
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: H.M.S. Louvain
- Unit/Ship: Royal Naval Reserve
- Place of Death: Lost at Sea
- Age at Death: 40
- Date of Death: 20/01/1918
- Burial Country:
- Cemetery: Portsmouth Royal Naval Memorial, Southsea Common, Hampshire
- Grave/Mem Ref no: 31
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Address: Kidd Street, Dundee.
- Occupation:
- Mother:
- Father:
Mr John Borland of Ann Street, Dundee
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Mrs Alexandra Borland of Kidd Street, Dundee.
- Children:
More about John Borland
John Borland was the son of Mr John Borland of Ann Street, Dundee and was married to Mrs Alexandra Borland of Kidd Street, Dundee. He joined the Royal Naval Reserve at Leith in 1915. During the war he served in several small ships which were attached to different Base ships for administrative support. In 1917 he was serving in the Mediterranean based at HMS Osiris II, probably at Mudros in the Aegean, and was drafted to HMS Louvain. HMS Louvain was an Armed Boarding Vessel which was sunk in the Aegean Sea by UC-22 whilst on passage from Malta to Mudros and over two hundred men were lost leaving about sixteen survivors. His name is recorded on the Portsmouth Royal Naval Memorial on Southsea Common in Hampshire.
Information supplied by Iain Stewart and Iain Birnie
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