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Private ALEXANDER McNAUGHTON FARQUHARSON

Service Number: 351691
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Scots

9th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 25 May 1917

Age 32 years old

Buried or commemorated at

ROEUX BRITISH CEMETERY

Sp. Mem. C. 9.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Eldest son of the Rev. David Farquharson, of Musselburgh, Midlothian. A First Class Honours Graduate of Edinburgh University, and Medallist in English Literature. M.A. Honours. One of 4 brothers who served.
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Buried or commemorated at

ROEUX BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 349
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