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Pte. Lewis Heron

British Army 4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders

from:Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lewis Heron, son of James Gilbert Heron and Maggie Foreman, was born 25 January 1897 in Slains Parish, Aberdeenshire. Prior to joining the Army, he was in the service of Mr. William Bruce, dairyman, Cassiegills, Ellon, Aberdeenshire.

He served in the First World War initially with the 4th Gordon Highlanders. According to the UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, he embarked for France on 4 September 1915. He was wounded very shortly after embarking for France in October 1915; the Aberdeen Journal carried a brief item on Friday, 15 October 1915, page 3 which stated that his parents had received notification that "Pte. Lewis Heron 4th Gordon Highlanders has been wounded in the recent severe fighting." Lewis was subsequently transferred to the Labour Corps. He survived the war and was awarded the 1914-15 Star as well as the British War Medal and Victory Medal.

After the war, he became a police constable in Bishopbriggs, Argyle. Lewis married Elizabeth McPherson, daughter of Peter McPherson (fisherman) and Elizabeth Gillespie (deceased) on 17 November 1922 at Loch Fyne, District of Tarbert, Argyll. Lewis died in 1966.



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