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| Birth |
8 Sep 1894 |
Agra Bank Buildings, Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Blacksmith, Bothwell Collieries, then Private, Cameronians (1-6th Scottish Rifles) [2] |
| Census |
1901 |
Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland [3] |
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| Cause of Death |
Killed in Action [2] |
| Died |
15 Jun 1915 |
France and Flanders [4] |
- aged 22, Killed in Action
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| Buried |
Brown's Road Military Cemetery, Festubert |
| Person ID |
I2079 |
Mastertons from Cramond |
| Last Modified |
12 Nov 2008 |
| Father |
MASTERTON James, b. 10 May 1869, Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland , d. 10 Jun 1932, 5 Fallside Road, Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland |
| Mother |
MILNE Margaret Duncan, b. 1865, d. 1929, Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland |
| Married |
8 Dec 1893 |
Kelvin, Lanark, Scotland |
| Family ID |
F1423 |
Group Sheet |
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| Photos |
 | Private George Masterton Image accompanying notice of death in Glasgow Evening Times.
Official intimation has been received by his parents of the death of Private George Masterton, Bothwell, 1-6th Scottish Rifles, who was killed in action on June 15. Deceased, who was the eldest son of Mr James Masterton, foreman blacksmith, 5 Murray Place, Bothwell, and had been connected with the Volunteers since 1910, was a blacksmith with Messrs William Baird and Company, Bothwell Collieries, before volunteering for active service. |
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| Sources |
- [S313] George Masterton Birth Certificate.
- [S396] Evening Times.
- [S100] scotlandspeople, General Registers of Scotland.
- [S395] George Masterton death notice.
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