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Nothing is known about Bryson’s service except that he originally enlisted in the Lanarkshire Yeomanry as Private 1582 probably sometime in 1916 before transferring to the 9th Cameronians, 9th (Scottish) Division before his death. In 1916 the 9th Division took part in several phases of the Battle of the Somme before moving to the front line near Arras in December.

c1885, Bothwell

Killed in action.
9th Cameronians war diary for 21st January records that they were stationed in the trenches and “Hostile Trench Mortar activity continued. Our casualties 10 killed and 5 wounded.”

Son of Janet Bryson, of Molendinar, Uddingston, Lanarkshire, and the late Robert Bryson.

Robert Bryson (1839-1895) & Janet Downs (1847-1925) married 1867 Bothwell

Manager

Arthur (1870-1872), Christian (1871- ), Christina (1873- ), Jeannie M (1877-1923), Arthur (1883-1940), Robert (c1886- )

Unmarried

Uddingston Grammar School

In the counting house of Messrs Halton Ltd, Vale of Clyde Preserve Works, Uddingston

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Molendinar, Bothwell, Lanarkshire

Old Mill Road, Bothwell, Lanarkshire

Molendinar, Bothwell, Lanarkshire

Molendinar, Bothwell, Lanarkshire

Scottish National War Memorial

Chalmers Church, Uddingston

Viewpark Parish Church (formerly Thornwood Church of Scotland Mission Church)

Uddingston Grammar School Roll of Honour

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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The Long, Long Trail

The Scottish War Memorials Project

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