David Bremner
| Rank | Second Lieutenant | |
| Medals | 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | |
| Regiment | Border Regiment, 1st Battalion | |
| Military Service | 1st Battalion, Border Regiment was stationed in Burma at the outbreak of war and did not arrive back in Britain until January 1915. Two months later it sailed for Gallipoli and landed at Cape Hellas on 25th April 1915. Bremner’s Medal Roll Index Card records that he served in Gallipoli from November 1915 so he must have gone out in a draft. | |
| Born | 30th April 1889, Strathblane | |
| Death | 9th July 1916 | |
| Circumstances of Death | Died of wounds | |
| Age | 27 | |
| Burial | Doullens Communal Cemetery, Extension 1, II. A. 8 His headstone bears the following quotation: “Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty, Isa. XXXIII XVII”. A year later his brother received the same quotation on his gravestone. | |
| CWGC Information | Son of Alex. Hamilton Bremner and Grace Bremner, of Glasgow. | |
| Parents | Alexander H Bremner (1860-1941) & Grace C Raphael(1863-1942), married 1888 | |
| Father's Occupation | Stockbroker | |
| Siblings | James (1890-1917), Frederick R (1892-1893)  David Bremner (standing) with his brother James and his mother c1899 | |
| Spouse | unmarried | |
| Education | Merchiston Castle School, 1900-1905 | |
| Occupation | Not known | |
| 1891 Census | Napier Lodge, Strathblane | |
| 1901 Census | 19 Merchiston Park, Edinburgh | |
| 1911 Census | Not known | |
| Home Address | Not known | |
| Glasgow Necropolis | Compartment Epsilon Lair 265 | |
| Other Memorials | Scottish National War Memorial – not listed | |
| Acknowledgements and Sources | Much of the information on which this profile is based is drawn from various internet sources which are listed below. The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis also wish to make full acknowledgement and thanks for the permitted use of any information or images generously supplied specifically for exhibition, publication or display in connection with The Roll of Honour and accompanying profiles to Merchiston Castle School, Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk), Findmypast (www.findmypast.co.uk) Commonwealth War Graves Commission – www.cwgc.org Family Search – www.familysearch.org The Long, Long Trail – http://www.1914-1918.net/ Scotlands People – www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk The Scottish War Memorials Project – www.warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com Border Regiment Forum – http://border-regiment-forum.com | |
Gallery
David and James Bremner Monument Epsilon
Credits
Compiled by Morag Fyfe, Historical and Genealogical Researcher for The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.
