Territorial and war service of John Middlemass
| Title |
Territorial and war service of John Middlemass
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| Subject |
Middlemass, John
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| Notes |
Pvt John Middlemass. Joined the 7th Btn. Royal Scots as a Territorial in 1909 for four years. Discharged 1913. Joined regular Army in time to go to Gallipoli.
Although a survivor of the the Quintinshill (Gretna)rail disaster he unfortunately contracted Enteric Fever and died after being returned to a hospital in Southampton. Included is a letter from an Edinburgh Solicitor concerning the death of a Robert Middlemass in the rail crash 1 John Middlemass attestation Territorial Force 1909 2 Discharge 1913 3 Photo/postcard John Middlemass 4 Death (Enteric Fever) 5 Funeral notification 6 Estate 7 Mothers pension 8 Funeral service John Middlemass 9 Letter concerning the claim of Robert Middlemass (John's father) |
| Item date |
1909 - 1915
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| Creation place |
UK
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| Content | |
| Total number of pages |
13
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| Cataloguer |
Everett Sharp
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| Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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| Digital repository | |
| Contributor name |
Everett Sharp (Edinburgh Library Submission Day June 4th 2008)
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| Contributed on the behalf of |
Alan Airs
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Collection
Citation
“Territorial and war service of John Middlemass,” The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 6, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/9526.
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