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Pte. George Albert Donnan

British Army 15th Btn.(1st Edinburgh) Royal Scots

from:80 Lloyd Street, Greenheys, Manchester

(d.1st Jul 1916)

George Albert Donnan enlisted, aged 23, in the 15th Battalion (1st Edinburgh) Royal Scots Regiment, on 28th September 1914. Although this was a Scottish Regiment, this particular Battalion recruited over 500 from the Manchester area and, therefore, were sometimes referred to as the Manchester Scottish.

Bert was killed in action on the 1st day of the Battle of the Somme. He has no known grave but is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.



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