Lt
Alexander Simpson Harper
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 05/11/1891 |
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Place of birth: Tulliebelton, Bankfoot, Perthshire, England, United Kingdom |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Lieutenant |
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Service number: / |
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Units: — Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), 8th. Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 12/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 25 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 94 |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Place of death (approximate) |
Sources 1
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26 Infantry Brigade: 8 Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/1766). http://nationalarchives.gov.uk Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/838540 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=79af845f-9dea-4332-86b3-6a8eb0169867 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/1567173 |