William Carson

Died of Wounds on the 22/05/1916 Wounds received the previous day at the Hohenzollern Section, Loos

The Battalion arrived at Boulogne on the 09/07/1915 and were part of the 44th Brigade,15th (Scottish) Division. William arrived on the 03/10/1915 and was part of "C" Company. William was wounded at the Hohenzollern Section, Loos on the 21/05/1916 and died the next day of an internal haemorrhage. According to the Battalion War Diary the casualties on the 21/05/1916 were - Lieutenant J. S. Robertson Killed. Other Ranks Killed - "C" Company 3, "D" Company 2, Wounded - "B" Company 4, "C" Company 8, "D" Company 7. William was 1 of the 8 men of "C" Company to be wounded. His trench belongings included a leather purse and a metal cigarette case along with photos and letters. SEE PHOTOS x 10 FOR THE BATTALION WAR DIARY MAY 1916. The other grave photo was kindly donated by Mick McCann at the British War Graves website who supply photos FREE OF CHARGE here. William is also remembered on the Gartsherrie Parish Church Roll of Honour (see photos). His brother Alexander is listed in the Gartsherrie Parish Church Roll of Honour in the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser Newspaper clipping 26/12/1914. See photos for William's Medal Index Card, his CWGC Grave Registration x 2, his Army Register of Soldiers Effects, his Service Medal and Award Rolls x 2, his Headstone Report x 2, his Service Record x 7, Bethune Town Cemetery, the Cameron Highlanders Cap Badge and William's Pension Records x 2. William's grave inscription reads "TILL THE DAWN BREAKS". Finally, see photos for Newspaper clippings x 4 (Coatbridge Express x 1, Coatbridge Leader x 1 and the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser x 2), another photo of William's grave, Bethune Town Cemetery taken by myself in July 2023 (William's grave with Poppy Cross bottom right), 8 Poppy Crosses placed at Bethune Town Cemetery before I left for France July 2023 (William's Poppy Cross at level bottom), PHOTOS x 11 FOR THE 15th (SCOTTISH) DIVISION BOOK APRIL - JUNE 1916, PHOTOS x 6 FOR THE 7th (SERVICE) BATTALION CAMERON HIGHLANDERS CASUALTIES FROM SEPTEMBER 1915 - MAY 1918 and the 15th (Scottish) Division Order of Battle x 13 (the Division he was with when he died).