2nd Lt
Eric Ian Cuthbertson
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 10/05/1898 |
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Place of birth: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Medical Student |
Army information
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Country: Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Second Lieutenant |
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Service number: 175261 |
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Enlistment place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Royal Garrison Artillery, 327th Siege Bty. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 23/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Wagon Farm, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 19 |
Cemetery
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Talana Farm Cemetery Plot: IV Row: I Grave: 8 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place |
My story
Eric Ian Cuthbertson, a 19-year-old medical student from Edinburgh, Scotland, served as a Second Lieutenant in the 327th Siege Battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery during the Battle of Passchendaele.
The young man was killed in action on 23 October 1917. On this wet day the 327th Siege Battery – armed with 6 inch howitzers - was transferred from the 3rd Heavy Artillery Group to the 14th Heavy Artillery Group.
Eric’s Battery had only arrived at the 3rd Heavy Artillery Group on 1 September 1917. The 327th took over the guns of the 324th Siege Battery at Crossing Lodge, Signal Cottage and Wagon Farm, along the Yser Canal near the village of Boezinge. Though the 327th Siege Battery was transferred to another Heavy Artillery Group, the guns might have remained in position along the Yser Canal.
Second Lieutenant Cuthbertson was killed in action on 23 October 1917. He possibly fell while manning his guns near Wagon Farm. Eric Ian Cuthbertson, only 19-years-old, was buried in the nearby Talana Farm Cemetery.
The young man was killed in action on 23 October 1917. On this wet day the 327th Siege Battery – armed with 6 inch howitzers - was transferred from the 3rd Heavy Artillery Group to the 14th Heavy Artillery Group.
Eric’s Battery had only arrived at the 3rd Heavy Artillery Group on 1 September 1917. The 327th took over the guns of the 324th Siege Battery at Crossing Lodge, Signal Cottage and Wagon Farm, along the Yser Canal near the village of Boezinge. Though the 327th Siege Battery was transferred to another Heavy Artillery Group, the guns might have remained in position along the Yser Canal.
Second Lieutenant Cuthbertson was killed in action on 23 October 1917. He possibly fell while manning his guns near Wagon Farm. Eric Ian Cuthbertson, only 19-years-old, was buried in the nearby Talana Farm Cemetery.
Sources 3
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/ Sources used |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/100125/cuthbertson,-eric-ian/ Sources used |
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War Diary https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Further reference |