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L/Cpl. Alexander Webster
British Army Gordon Highlanders
from:Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland
(d.24th July 1916)
My grand uncle Alexander Webster enlisted in the Gordon Highlanders on 9 July, 1915. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Before the Great War, he lived with his parents James Webster and Clemantine Davidson Webster at 169 Calder Street, Govanhill District, Glasgow. He had a brother, James (my grandfather), and two sisters, Clementina and Jean.
Alexander was killed in action in the Battle of High Wood, the Somme, France. He was laid to rest in Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, France.
His name is on a memorial at Govanhill Trinity Church at 28 Daisy Street., Govanhill District, Glasgow. His mother was from Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire. His name is on an additional memorial in Aberdeen, Mintlaw District.
His parents immigrated to Canada in 1924. His brother James eventually immigrated to Kearny, New Jersey, USA and married Alexandrina Webster, who immigrated to Kearny, New Jersey from Glasgow in 1910.