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239235 Pte. John "Jock" Syme British Army 2nd Btn., No. 2 Coy. Cameron Highlanders from:Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland (d.24th April 1915) John Syme grew up in a rural area of Midlothian, Scotland, son of a grieve who worked on the farms near Dalkeith and Penicuik. Jock's mother died when he was young. He followed his father into agricultural work then joined the Cameron Highlanders, 2nd Battalion. He served in Puna, India, sending insistent requests to his family for regular supplies of "baccy and bisquits". When the Great War broke out, the Battalion were sent to Ypres, where Jock fought in the battle of Hill 60 in April 1915. He was killed there on 23rd or 24th April 1915 and is buried nearby at the Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery, Ypres. Jock was survived by his father, stepmother, sister and half-siblings, who were by then working on the Binns Estate, West Lothian, Scotland and living at Merrilees Cottage, near Linlithgow. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**