We were recently contacted by William Nicol, who advised us he had come into possession of a First World War "death plaque" named to Alexander Niddrie Waugh.
The Memorial Plaques were presented to the next of kin of all those who had died in the First World War. Many are still prized possessions of the family, but many more can be found for sale, particularly on Ebay where they can vary in price dramatically, depending on the circumstances.
William would be keen for this particular plaque to be returned to the family, and so we're hoping that someone out there might have some information that could help us to locate a living relative of Alexander Waugh.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission records some information about Alexander which might be useful:
WAUGH, ALEXANDER NIDDRIE
Rank: Private
Service No:31332
Date of Death:24/04/1917
Age:20
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots, "B" Coy. 2nd Bn.
Grave Reference: IV. C. 26.
Cemetery: FAUBOURG D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS
Additional Information: Son of John D. Waugh, of 11, Harley St., Ibrox, Glasgow.
Alexander is also listed on the City of Glasgow Roll of Honour, under the address given for his father above.
Can you add some detail to help us find any living relatives? Did Alexander have any brothers or sisters? And if so, are there any of the family still around today?
You can contact us at the usual email address and we will pass any information received on to William.
He was born on 31 Jan 1897 at 54 Mount Street, Glasgow, the son of John Downs Waugh (grocer's assistant) and Ann Niddrie who were married on 29 Jan 1895 in Glasgow (from birth record at Scotlandspeople.gov.uk). No Ancestry.com members have John and Ann listed in their family trees. Hope this helps :-) Jo
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