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George Ogilvie

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George Ogilvie, image courtesy of Arbroath Roll of Honour page 174

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: August 1915
  • Place of enlistment: Arbroath
  • Service no: S/9795
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Black Watch
  • Unit/Ship: 8th Battalion
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death: 30
  • Date of Death: 24.03.1918
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Pozieres Memorial
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 49 & 50

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Arbroath
  • Address: 33 Provost Rd, Dundee
  • Occupation: Tenter, Bowbridge Works, Dundee
  • Mother:

    Jane Ogilvie, 2 Maule St, Arbroath

  • Father:

    George Kydd Ogilvie, 2 Maule St, Arbroath

  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:

    Mrs Ogilvie, 33 Provost Rd, Dundee

  • Children:

    2 Children

More about George Ogilvie

For reasons unknown George was not listed on the original  Dundee Roll of Honour.

George Ogilvie   S/9795   Black Watch

News of the death in action on 24th March of Pte. William G. Ogilvie, Black Watch, reached Dundee on Saturday in a letter from a comrade at the front.  Pte. Ogilvie joined the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders a year ago, and was subsequently transferred to the Black Watch.  He had been at the front for several months.  Before enlisting Pte. Ogilvie, who was about 30 years of age, was a tenter in Bowbridge Works, and was highly respected by his fellow workers.  He leaves a widow and two children, who reside at 33 Provost Road.

Dundee Courier 8th April 1918

The Arbroath Roll of Honour list Georges occupation as a Labourer in the Dens Iron Works, Arbroath as his occupation prior to enlisting and makes no mention of a wife and children.

Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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