Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
Alex Leslie
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 23260
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers
- Unit/Ship: 2nd Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death:
- Date of Death: 31.08.1916
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Thiepval Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Pier & Face 4A & 4D
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 1885
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 2 Crescent Lane, Dundee
- Occupation: Painter, Caledon Shipyard, Dundee
- Mother:
- Father:
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Jessie Walker Leslie, c/o Robertson, 2 Crescent Lane, Dundee
- Children:
More about Alex Leslie
Alex has no known grave but is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.
Alexander Leslie 23260 K.O.S.B.
DUNDEE SOLDIER KILLED IN ACTION.
Mrs A. Leslie, 2 Crescent Lane, Dundee, yesterday received intimation that her husband, Lance-Corporal Alexander Leslie, K.O.S.B., had been killed in action.
The information was contained in a letter from the Rev. J. K. Cameron, Auchterhouse, the chaplain, who wrote :–Our battalion was sent forward to do a difficult but important piece of work. It is with great regret I have to tell you that your husband was killed in the course of the advance. I desire to convey to you the sincere sympathy of his officers and comrades.
Deceased, who was previously employed as a painter in Caledon Shipbuilding Yard, is survived by a widow. He had been about seven weeks in the fighting line.
Dundee Courier 12th September 1916
Additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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