Pvt John Middlemass. Joined the 7th Btn. Royal Scots as a Territorial in 1909 for four years. Discharged 1913. Joined regular Army in time to go to Gallipoli.
Although a survivor of the the Quintinshill (Gretna)rail disaster he unfortunately contracted Enteric Fever and died after being returned to a hospital in Southampton.
Included is a letter from an Edinburgh Solicitor concerning the death of a Robert Middlemass in the rail crash
1 John Middlemass attestation Territorial Force 1909
2 Discharge 1913
3 Photo/postcard John Middlemass
4 Death (Enteric Fever)
5 Funeral notification
6 Estate
7 Mothers pension
8 Funeral service John Middlemass
9 Letter concerning the claim of Robert Middlemass (John's father)
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Middlemass, JohnDate
1909 - 1915Date Created
01/01/1909Temporal Coverage
31/12/1915Source
MultipleMedium
PaperType
CollectionPages
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13Number of Pages
13Contributor
Everett Sharp | Everett Sharp | Alan AirsSubmission Event
Edinburgh Library Submission Day, 4th June 2008Rights
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary ContributorPublisher
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford
