Soldiers of the Black Watch who fell at Orcq, Belgium on 23rd October 1918
Special Service of Commemoration - Living Relative Appeal
On the 20th October 2018, the Village of Orcq near Tournai in Belgium will be holding a special series of events as tribute to the British soldiers who took part in its liberation in October 1918. Living relatives of the 16 soldiers including 8 men of the Black Watch who were killed in action on the 23rd October 1918 have been invited to attend!
If you think you are a relative of the following soldiers please do get in touch using the form below:
Private John BARBER, Service Number S/25462. Born 1897 in Stoke Newington, the son of John Barber and Emily Matilda Leduc.
Private Thomas Robertson BARTIE, Service Number S/9729. Born 1886 in Duddingston, Midlothian, the son of James Bartie and Elizabeth Murray.
Second Lieutenant Frederick Kenneth CUMMING, Service Number S/25352. Born 1900 Singapore Strait, the son of Alexander Cumming and Mabel Beatrice Carver
Private Thomas Chapman COCKBURN, Service Number S/12506. Born 1893 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, the son of Malcolm Cockburn and Georgina Virtue.
Lance Corporal Richard IZATT, Service Number S/26870. Born 1884 in Crossgates, Fife, the son of James Izatt and Mary Dryburgh.
Private Edward SOWERBY, Service Number S/6158. Born 1893 in Blackburn, Lancashire, the son of Frederick Sowerby and Alice Loxley.
Private Thomas WALLER, Service Number S/25347. Born 1899 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, the son of John Waller and Jeanie Ogilvie.
Private Andrew WEBB, Service Number S/25378. Born 1896 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, the son of James Henry Richards Webb and Margaret Hunter Gilroy.
Even if you are unable to attend the event, we would like to share the personal stories of these soldiers and their families that have been discovered as part of our research to help the appeal, so do, please do contact us.
Private John BARBER, Service Number S/25462. Born 1897 in Stoke Newington, the son of John Barber and Emily Matilda Leduc.
Private Thomas Robertson BARTIE, Service Number S/9729. Born 1886 in Duddingston, Midlothian, the son of James Bartie and Elizabeth Murray.
Second Lieutenant Frederick Kenneth CUMMING, Service Number S/25352. Born 1900 Singapore Strait, the son of Alexander Cumming and Mabel Beatrice Carver
Private Thomas Chapman COCKBURN, Service Number S/12506. Born 1893 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, the son of Malcolm Cockburn and Georgina Virtue.
Lance Corporal Richard IZATT, Service Number S/26870. Born 1884 in Crossgates, Fife, the son of James Izatt and Mary Dryburgh.
Private Edward SOWERBY, Service Number S/6158. Born 1893 in Blackburn, Lancashire, the son of Frederick Sowerby and Alice Loxley.
Private Thomas WALLER, Service Number S/25347. Born 1899 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, the son of John Waller and Jeanie Ogilvie.
Private Andrew WEBB, Service Number S/25378. Born 1896 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, the son of James Henry Richards Webb and Margaret Hunter Gilroy.
Even if you are unable to attend the event, we would like to share the personal stories of these soldiers and their families that have been discovered as part of our research to help the appeal, so do, please do contact us.