Guest Pete Wood Posted 6 June , 2004 Share Posted 6 June , 2004 Remembering Today: Shoeing Smith William HOWATSON, 120760 1st Lothian & Border Horse, who died aged 26 on 06.06.18. Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta Name: HOWATSON, WILLIAM Initials: W Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Shoeing Smith Regiment: Lothians and Border Horse Unit Text: 1st Age: 26 Date of Death: 06/06/1918 Service No: 120760 Additional information: Son of Mrs. Grace Howatson, of Melville Rd., Ladybank, Fifeshire. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: C. XVIII. 4. Cemetery: PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY From the spring of 1915, the hospitals and convalescent depots established on the islands of Malta and Gozo dealt with over 135,000 sick and wounded, chiefly from the campaigns in Gallipoli and Salonika, although increased submarine activity in the Mediterranean meant that fewer hospital ships were sent to the island from May 1917. SDGW states: Rank - L/Cpl Born Colmonell Enlisted Edinburgh Resided Ladybank, Fife Died Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 6 June , 2004 Share Posted 6 June , 2004 William Howatson must have been in either A or D squadrons 1/1st L&B. A was with 26th Division D with 22nd Division and both went to Salonika with the Divisions. In mid 1917 they were both made into XII Corps Cavalry Regiment. Looks like he died in one of the hospitals in Malta from either wounds or disease. Being Slonika, probably the latter. RHQ and B Squadron were turned into foot sloggers in 17th Royal Scots ( my G'uncle among them) 250 of them became casualties on 30th September 1918. Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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