My GG Grandfather, who lived in Lesmahagow, died from wounds received at the Battle of Loos in September 1915. (James Lynch, 8th Battalion, Black Watch). I've checked Scotland's People for a death certificate, without success. I'm not even sure that death certificates were issued for soldiers killed in action, given that there were so many deaths on the Western Front. If anyone could point me in the right direction with respect to this problem, I'd be very grateful. Many thanks, Steve Johnston ____________________ Broughty Ferry Scotland

Hi Steve Deaths were certainly registered but not in the normal indexes The indexes you need are the War deaths indexes However the death certs for WW1 soldiers are very sparse in detail Usually Place of death = France and Flanders (or similar) Cause of death = KIA or died of wounds / disease etc And thats about it , so you may or may not decide to give it a miss Is this your man ? Name: James Lynch Birth Place: Kilwinning, Ayrshire Death Date: 20 Sep 1915 Death Location: France & Flanders Enlistment Location: Aldershot Rank: Private Regiment: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Battalion: 8th (Service) Battalion Number: S/3657 Type of Casualty: Died of wounds Theatre of War: Western European Theatre Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > My GG Grandfather, who lived in Lesmahagow, died from wounds received at > the > Battle of Loos in September 1915. (James Lynch, 8th Battalion, Black > Watch). > > I've checked Scotland's People for a death certificate, without success. > > I'm not even sure that death certificates were issued for soldiers killed > in > action, given that there were so many deaths on the Western Front. > > If anyone could point me in the right direction with respect to this > problem, I'd be very grateful. > > Many thanks, > > Steve Johnston > ____________________ > Broughty Ferry > Scotland

> My GG Grandfather, who lived in Lesmahagow, died from wounds > received at the > Battle of Loos in September 1915. (James Lynch, 8th Battalion, > Black Watch). > > I've checked Scotland's People for a death certificate, > without success. > > I'm not even sure that death certificates were issued for > soldiers killed in > action, given that there were so many deaths on the Western > Front. I have found in Register House lots of death certificates for servicemen killed in action. They are usually in the Minor Records, and don't usually give the name of the parents or spouse like a normal Scottish death certificate does. The best source of information for war casualties is often the Commonwealth War Graves Commission web site www.cwgc.org. It might also be worth checking the soldiers' wills in the National Archives of Scotland www.nas.gov.uk. Anne