Bremner H W B Pte 6547 14th London Regiment

BREMNER, HUNTLY WILLIAM BRUCE, Private. No. 6547, 14th Batth. (The London Scottish) The London Regt. (T.F.). s. of William Bremner, by his wife. Diana, dan, of the late Major-General Alexander James Bruce, Madras Staff Corps; and gdson. of the late Lieut. Alexander Robertson Bremner. H.E.L.C.S. and brother to Capt. A. B. Bremner; b. Edinburgh, 21 Sept. 1880, edue. by a private tutor at St. Marychurch, co. Devon; went to Ceylon in Jan. 1902. where he was a Tea Planter; returned to England in Oct. 1915: joined the London Scottish 19 Jan. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France from the following June: was reported missing after the fighting on the Somme 1 July, 1916, and was afterwards known to have been killed in action on that date. He was a well-known athlete; Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

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