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Alexander Trotter
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 14620
- Rank: Guardsman
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Scots Guards
- Unit/Ship: 2nd Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 22
- Date of Death: 08.02.1917
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Sailly-Saillisel British Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: V.I.10.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Edinburgh
- Address:
- Occupation: Gardener, Camperdown House, Dundee
- Mother:
Elizabeth Trotter, Penithon, Radnorshire
- Father:
John Trotter, Penithon, Radnorshire
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about Alexander Trotter
This man was residing in Lochee, Dundee when he enlisted in the Army.
Alexander Trotter 14620 Scots Guards
News has reached Lochee of the death in action of Private Alex. Trotter, of the 2nd Scots Guards, who prior to the war, was employed as a gardener at Camperdown House. He enlisted about 15 months ago, and had been at the front since September last. He was unmarried.
Dundee People’s Journal 3rd March 1917
Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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