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Second Lieutenant RONALD NAIRNE

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Scots

"B" Coy. 5th/6th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 03 April 1918

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BIENVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY

X. A. 11.

France

Photos of sites in the Netherlands shared by Jack Sheeran, September 2019: Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery. Images taken in relation to production 'Arnhem' podcast, episode 6 in a series of 'Legacy of Liberation' podcasts produced by the CWGC to mark the 75th anniversary of a number of major battles and events during the Second World War.

Photographer: Jack Sheeran

  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of David and Jessie Colvill Nairne, of 35, Lovat Rd., Inverness.
  • Personal Inscription IF YE BREAK FAITH WITH US WHO DIE WE SHALL NOT SLEEP
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Buried or commemorated at

BIENVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 1624
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