L/Cpl Malcolm Marshall
Royal Scots, 1st Bn.
Died 20 May 1915 aged 27
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Born Armadale 1888. The son of Edward Marshall, a labourer at the water filters and his wife Jane Ross who married in Armadale in 1881. Was a grocer’s apprentice by the age of 13 in 1901, then living at Strathloanhead. Enlisted in 1906 and did six years’ service in India. Described in Army records as a resident of Avonbridge. Died of wounds at a first aid post near Ypres.
The newspaper article, (West Lothian Courier), states:
The above is a group of Torphichen soldiers who are home recuperating after ardurous work at the front. They are looking very cheerful and expect ere long to be back in the firing line.
From left to right the men are:
Lance-corporal Malcolm Marshall, 1st Batallion, the Royal Scots, Lothian Regiment. He enlisted 4th October 1906, and had six years service in India. He was called up, and had a trying time in the trenches at Ypres. He was invalided home on 26th January suffering from frost bite.
Lance-Corporal R. Ronald, 2nd Batallion, The Royal Scots, Lothian Regiment. He is an old army man, having been in India 5 1/2 years. he was among the first drafted to the front, and was through the battles of Mons, Marne, and Aisne. He was wounded during the first days of the fight defending Calais at a place called Armentiers.
Sergeant A. Macmillan, 2nd Batallion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. He, too, like all those in the group, was a reservist. At La Bassee he contracted frost bite and was invalided home.
Pipe Corporal W. F. Macmillan, who is a Royal Scots soldier, joined the army as far back as 1902. He was among the early drafts to the front, and like his other three soldier companions, has seen a lot of hot fighting. At Ypres on 28th January he had to leave the fighting suffering from frost bite.
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