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1206018 Pte. Malcolm Findlay British Army 14th (Scottish) Btn. London Regiment from:Tooting, S London (d.1st July 1916) My Great Uncle, Malcolm Findlay was born in 1887 in Clapham to William and Mary Findlay (their eldest son). By 1911 he was working in London (near Oxford Street) as a footman, working for Caryl Baring (part of the famous family who owned Barings Bank). In 1914, though he had moved to Isle of Wight, working as a valet. He enlisted in 1915, firstly, into 3rd London Scottish (for training) and embarked for France in 1916, where he became a batman and was sadly killed on 1st of July 1916 at the Battle of Gommecourt. He lies buried at Hebuterne Military Cemetery. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**