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Andrew Stephen Ogilvie
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 1916
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 25923
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
- Unit/Ship: 2nd Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 19
- Date of Death: 23.10.1916
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Thiepval Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Pier & Face 4D
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 1 North William Street, Dundee
- Occupation: Alexander Ogilvie, Butchers, 112 Ann St, Dundee
- Mother:
Mrs Jane Wright Ogilvie, 67 Barry Rd, Carnoustie
- Father:
James Ogilvie
- Siblings:
Alexander & 2 other brothers, (names unknown)
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about Andrew Stephen Ogilvie
Andrew has no known grave but is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.
Andrew Ogilvie 25923 R.F.A. – Scottish Rifles
DUNDEE SOLDIER KILLED IN ACTION.
The sad intelligence has been received by Mr and Mrs Ogilvie, 1 North William Street, Dundee, that their son, Private Andrew Ogilvie, has been killed in action. Private Ogilvie, who was 19 years of age, enlisted in the R.F.A., in 1916, but was later transferred to the Scottish Rifles. He had only been about a month at the front when he was reported wounded and missing, and afterwards officially reported killed.
Prior to enlistment he was in the employment of his brother, Mr Alexander Ogilvie, butcher, 112 Ann Street, Dundee. Two brothers are serving in the army.
Dundee Courier 29th March 1917
Additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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