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David Smith Stewart

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David Smith Stewart

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Dundee
  • Service no: S/43147
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Black Watch
  • Unit/Ship: 9th Battalion
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death: 27
  • Date of Death: 26/04/1917
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Guemappe British Cemetery, Wancourt
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: I.B.19.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 41 Cobden Street, Lochee.
  • Occupation: Camperdown Jute Works, Dundee
  • Mother:
  • Father:
  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:

    Mary Ann Stewart, 41 Cobden St, Dundee

  • Children:

More about David Smith Stewart

David Smith Stewart   S/43147   Black Watch

LOCHEE FOOTBALLER KILLED.

Mrs Stewart, 41 Cobden Street, Lochee, has been informed that her husband, Private David Smith Stewart, Black Watch, was killed in action on 26th April.  Deceased, who was 27 years of age, was a well-known football player in junior teams in Lochee, being connected with the Fernbank and Renton teams, while he was also a member of the battalion football team.  He joined the colours shortly after the outbreak of war, and was previously employed in Camperdown Jute Works.

Dundee Courier 15th May 1917

Additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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