Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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William H. Dargie
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 1915
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: 74913
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry
- Unit/Ship: 2nd Battalion
- Place of Death: Limerick Military Hospital, Ireland
- Age at Death: 21
- Date of Death: 19.05.1920
- Burial Country: Ireland
- Cemetery: Limerick (Kings Island) Military Cemetery, Ireland
- Grave/Mem Ref no: 90
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Address: 36 Cotton Rd, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
W. Clifford Dargie
- Father:
William Dargie, 36 Cotton Rd, Dundee
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about William H. Dargie
For reasons unknown this man is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour.
William H. Dargie 74913 Highland Light Infantry
DEATH OF DUNDEE SOLDIER
WHO ENLISTED WHEN ONLY 15 YEARS OF AGE.
The death has taken place in the Military Hospital, Limerick, from heart trouble, of Private W. H. Dargie, 2d H.L.I., a young Dundee soldier who answered the call to arms when only fifteen years of age.
Private Dargie, who is a son of Mr W. H. Dargie, 36 Cotton Road, Dundee, enlisted in 1915, and went to France the following year. He served for a year in the trenches prior to being returned to this country through being under age for service abroad.
Demobilised in February last year, Private Dargie re-enlisted in May, and was stationed at Limerick at the time of his death.
Dundee Courier 10th June 1920
Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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