I have been given new names to follow up on with regards to my tree. Their dates of death at first glance would seem that they died in WW1 & the ages would also tie in to that. I have searched the war graves site for a reference to them with no luck, using just first initial, & alternative spellings. Can anyone suggest another way of confirming if they were in the war or not. Names given are: - James Hall JOHNSTON died 13 Jan 1916 aged 32. Archibald WILSON died 13 Oct 1917 aged 56.(Maybe too old for the war?) David McNaught WILSON died 10 Oct 1917 I located a brother of James Johnston recorded with an 'e' who was part of the Lincolnshire Regiment & was killed 28 April 1917. Grateful for any help provided. Barbara D Auckland, NZ All are from from UK or Scotland by birth.

On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 17:01:11 +1300, "Barbara Dennis" <tdennis@ihug.co.nz> wrote: >I have been given new names to follow up on with regards to my tree. >Their dates of death at first glance would seem that they died in WW1 & the ages would also tie in to that. >I have searched the war graves site for a reference to them with no luck, using just first initial, & alternative spellings. >Can anyone suggest another way of confirming if they were in the war or not. > >Names given are: - >James Hall JOHNSTON died 13 Jan 1916 aged 32. >I located a brother of James Johnston recorded with an 'e' who was part of the Lincolnshire Regiment & was killed 28 April 1917. I think that it's likely that the following soldier is the one you seek. Note how his surname is spelt Johnstone, in the same way as the brother you found: http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=1656862 Name: JOHNSTONE, JAMES Initials: J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Leicestershire Regiment Unit Text: 2nd Bn. Date of Death: 13/01/1916 Service No: 6872 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 12. Memorial: BASRA MEMORIAL Assuming the brother was Herbert, Soldier's Died in the Great War has the following information for the two men. Notice how James and Herbert enlisted and resided in the same place, which ties the two men together pretty well. Regl No 6872 Name JOHNSTONE, JAMES Rank PRIVATE Date of Death 13/01/1916 How Died Killed in Action Regt Leicestershire Regiment Bn 2nd Battalion Born STONEY GATE, LEICS Enlisted LEICESTER Resided OADBY, LEICS Where Died MESOPOTAMIA Regl No 43578 Name JOHNSTONE, HERBERT Rank PRIVATE Died 28/04/1917 How Died Killed in Action Remarks FORMERLY 5059, LEICS REGT. Regt Lincolnshire Regiment Battalion 10th Battalion Enlisted LEICESTER Resided OADBY, LEICS Theatre where died FRANCE & FLANDERS >Archibald WILSON died 13 Oct 1917 aged 56.(Maybe too old for the war?) Although quite a lot of men in their 50s did serve, in normal circumstances 56 was too old to have been in the Army at the lower end of the rank scale. >David McNaught WILSON died 10 Oct 1917 There are a couple of David Wilsons who died on that date listed in the CWGC database - do you have a place of birth or an address to compare with Soldiers Died in the Great War? Forrest -- Forrest Anderson, Edinburgh, Scotland. E-mail: forrest@military-researcher.com Website: www.military-researcher.com Forrestdale Research - Military Genealogical Researcher