Samuel P Lindsay

Service Number: 36522

Rank: Private

Force: British Army

Birthplace:
Old Monkland, Coatbridge

Birth Country: Scotland

Residence Country: Scotland

Residence:
Groveside Cottage, Kipps, Coatbridge.

Cemetery: Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen

Memorial Statistics

Rank
Private
362 on memorial (65.5%)

Enlistment Details

Enlistment Location

Location: Coatbridge

Country: Scotland

Family Information

Youngest son of Samuel and Margaret Lindsay of Groveside Cottage, Kipps, Coatbridge. Samuel's two cousins who lived at the family home also fell. Private David Humm (18530) of the Machine Gun Corps died on the 01/02/1919 of natural causes in Northern Russia. His younger brother Sergeant Thomas Humm DCM (9260) of the 2nd Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) was Killed in Action on the 21/01/1916. From the 1901 Census - Address - 9 Kipps Row, Coatbridge - Samuel Lindsay aged 45, Margaret Lindsay aged 38, Jane Lindsay aged 19, Elizabeth Lindsay aged 18, Robert Lindsay aged 16, William Lindsay aged 13, Margaret Lindsay aged 11, Samuel Lindsay aged 4. Samuel's Pension was awarded to his mother Margaret on the 16/07/1918.

Additional Information

The Battalion is often known by its original title of the Glasgow Boys Brigade Battalion. They arrived at Boulogne on the 23/11/1915 and were part of the 97th Brigade, 32nd Division. See Directory for Samuel's cousins David and Thomas Humm's pages. Samuel is also remembered on the Wesleyan Church Roll of Honour. See photos for Samuel's Medal Index Card, his Newspaper clipping, his Army Register of Soldiers Effects, his Service Medal and Award Rolls, his CWGC Grave Registration, his name on the Tyne Cot Memorial Panel List, his name on the Tyne Cot Memorial x 2, Samuel's Pension Records x 2 and the Highland Light Infantry Cap Badge. Finally, if you would like to see the Battalions History this book is the History of the 17th (Service) Battalion (same record as the 16th) - https://ia800306.us.archive.org/29/items/17thHLI00glasuoft/17thHLI00glasuoft.pdf

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Rank: Private
362 of 553 soldiers (65.5%)

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Cemetery

Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen

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Private Lindsay, Samuel P CatGW V2
1914
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1918