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ERSKINE, JOHN
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
ERSKINE, JOHN
Date Of Birth
13 Jan 1894
Age
22
Birth Place
Dunfermline, Scotland
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Scotland
Date
22 Jun 1916
Date Of Death
14 Apr 1917
Fate
Killed in action
Information
5th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Son of the late William Erskine of Dunfermline, and of Mrs Elizabeth Erskine, of 1 East Savile Road, Edinburgh.
Rank Name
Serjeant
Service Number
7064
Gazette Date
1916
Gazette Page
7744 (V.C.); Issue: 29695 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Givenchy, France; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion
5th Battalion
Place of Death
Arras, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
Content Source
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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