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4th/5th Battalion, Black Watch
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Pte. David George Fairweather 4/5th Btn. (d.14th Oct 1916) David Fairweather's brother, John Milne was killed by sniper at Cambrin 1st Nov 1917.
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Pte. George Archibald 4/5th (Angus and Dundee) Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (d.31st Jul 1917) George Archibald was born in Dublin and enlisted in Edinburgh. He was killed in Flanders.
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Pte. William James Wateridge 4th/5th Btn. The Black Watch (d.1st Aug 1918) William James Wateridge, Private S/40618, enlisted in Dunfermline and served in the 4th/5th Battalion, the Black Watch. He died on the 1st August 1918 and is buried in Raperie British Cemetery, Villemontoire. His medal card also records the regimental number 3458 and the award of the War and Victory Medals.
William was born in Jarrow 1897, son of Charles Ernest and Matilda Agnes Wateridge nee Wade of 229 Jefferson Street, Newcastle. The 1911 census form records his parents living at 11 Wellesley Street, Jarrow with Charles(38) a papermaker beaterman in a paper mill and Agnes(32) his wife of 14 years. William(13) is their only child and still attending school.
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L/Cpl. Hugh Dingwall 4/5 Btn Black Watch (d.14 0ctober 1916) Hugh was killed at Schwaben Redoubt and is buried in Connaught Cemetery. He was 19 years old when he died.
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Pte. Archibald Henderson 4/5 Btn. Black Watch (d.15 Nov 1917) Archibald Henderson served with the 4th/5th Black Watch, he died on the 5th of November 1917 and is remembered at Tyne Cot.
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