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David Manson Petrie

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David's pension record image courtesy of WFA

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Dundee
  • Service no: 404338
  • Rank: Sapper
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
  • Unit/Ship: 2nd Army, Tramway Company
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death: 28
  • Date of Death: 30.11.1917
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Cambrai Memorial, Louverval
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: Adenda Panel 15

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 27 Provost Road, Dundee
  • Occupation:
  • Mother:
  • Father:

    D. Petrie, 1 Canning St, Dundee

  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:

    Margaret Begbie Petrie, 46 Castle St, Dundee

  • Children:

More about David Manson Petrie

David has no known grave but is remembered on the Cambrai Memorial.

David Manson Petrie   404338   Royal Engineers

PETRIE—No. 404338 Sapper David Manson Petrie, reported missing on 30th November 1917, now officially presumed to have died on that date or since, beloved husband of Margaret Begbie, 27 Provost Road, and youngest son of Mr and Mrs D. Petrie, 1 Canning Street, Dundee

Dundee People’s Journal 5th October 1918

Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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