brownag Posted 4 May , 2004 Share Posted 4 May , 2004 Does anyone know if any books have been written, or research done on the 210 men of the 1/7th Royal Scots TF killed in the Gretna Rail Crash of 22nd May 1915? I know 205 of them are buried in Rosebank Cemetery in Leith but a lot of the entries in the CWGC registers are pretty scant on family details. It's mainly the men who died I'm interested in rather than the crash itself. Cheers Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fair Posted 4 May , 2004 Share Posted 4 May , 2004 Adam - there is a professional researcher called Ian McCallum who has done a lot of work on this and who has a database of all the men killed - I think he may have a website as I seem to have mislaid his email address. I did also see a book a few months back called something like "Britains worst railway crash/accident/disaster" pub in the 60s or 70s by one of the specialist railway publishers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_Fielding Posted 5 May , 2004 Share Posted 5 May , 2004 There's a fair bit in Lyn Macdonald's '1915' Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pete Wood Posted 5 May , 2004 Share Posted 5 May , 2004 If you are using the web, to carry out initial research, the best search term to use is "Quintinshill" (not Gretna). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Seymour Posted 5 May , 2004 Share Posted 5 May , 2004 "Gretna: Britain's Worst Railway Disarster (1915)" by John Thomas pub. 1969 David & Charles : Newton Abbot, is the book mentioned by Charles Fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brummy Posted 5 May , 2004 Share Posted 5 May , 2004 Probably v. hard to find but:-The Royal Scots 1914-1919 by Major G. Ewing MC. Published by Oliver and Boyd in 1925. Brum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 5 May , 2004 Share Posted 5 May , 2004 Adam, I have the registers for Edinburgh listing all the men in Rosebank if you want to have a look. I also have Ewing's book. Email me off-list. Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Godden Posted 6 May , 2004 Share Posted 6 May , 2004 There is a reprint of the Royal Scots history by Ewing published by Naval and Military Press. I have a memorial pamphlet for the service that took place afterwards. But unfortunately it is in England and I will not be going back until July at the earliest. All the best, Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 6 May , 2004 Share Posted 6 May , 2004 Adam, Ths has already been done by Forrest Anderson. http://web.ukonline.co.uk/standard_bearer/...il_disaster.htm http://www.forrestdale.dial.pipex.com/ Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownag Posted 6 May , 2004 Author Share Posted 6 May , 2004 Many thanks for all the replies, there is plenty there for me to go on. Malcolm -thanks for the links. Cheers Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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