Alexander Denholm (19546 Pte.)

Alexander Denholm
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A soldier of the 11th Battalion Border Regiment Remembered with Honour
Rank	Private
Number	19546
Company	D Company - Lewis Gunner
Attached §
Transferred ¥
Former unit ‡	None listed in SDGW
Enlisted	25 April 1915 Wigton, Cumberland
Resident
Born	Galashiels, Selkirkshire
Died	18 November 1916
Where died	France and Flanders
How died	Killed in action
Age	21
Casualty type	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial	Grave (see notes)
Reference no.	E.1.
Resting place	Waggon Road Cemetery

Source
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921)

Definitions

All place names from SDGW are listed within their historical counties at the time of the war and may not represent present-day county and metropolitan boundaries. § A soldier's temporary attachment to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment). ¥ A soldier's permanent transfer to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment). ‡ A soldier's previous military unit/s before serving in the Lonsdale Battalion (inc. other battalions of the Border Regiment).

Notes
Son of Alexander and Jeanie Denholm, of Skiddaw View, Station Hill, Wigton, Cumberland. Alexander was previously employed as a farm servant. Killed by indirect machine gun fire whilst returning from action. Also commemorated on Raughton Head and Wigton Memorials.

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