Great War Dundee
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Alexander Stewart
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: S/8498
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Black Watch
- Unit/Ship: 4th Battalion
- Place of Death: Dundee Royal Infirmary
- Age at Death: 24
- Date of Death: 20.02.1919
- Burial Country:
- Cemetery: United Kingdom Book of Remembrence
- Grave/Mem Ref no:
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Address:
- Occupation: Trawlerman
- Mother:
Marjory Stewart, 74 Dura St, Dundee
- Father:
William Stewart, 74 Dura St, Dundee
- Siblings:
Duncan & John
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about Alexander Stewart
For reasons unknown Alexander is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour.
Alexander Stewart S/8498 Black Watch
Private Alexander Stewart, Black Watch, son of Mrs William Stewart, 74 Dura Street was wounded during the fighting of last month. Private Alexander Stewart, is 24 years of age, and he went out to the front in October. He was leading a section of bomb-throwers, when a machine gun was turned on them, and he was as a result badly wounded. He has sustained a broken leg, and also suffers from wounds in the left arm and side. Before he enlisted, he was engaged with the Dundee trawlers.
A brother, Private Duncan Stewart was wounded in May of last year, and has since been discharged. He was also in the Black Watch, and is eighteen years of age. Still another member of the same family Private John A. Stewart, is in the army, his regiment being the Royal Scots.
Dundee Courier 8th August 1916
STEWART—At Dundee Royal Infirmary, on the 20th inst., Private Alexander Stewart, 1st Black Watch, of 74 Dura Street, Dundee.
Dundee People’s Journal 22nd February 1919
Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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