BORTHWICK Donald Walter 2/Lt

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Surname: BORTHWICK;

Forename(s): Donald Walter;

Initials: DW;

Rank: 2/Lt;

Previous Number: 2482;

Previous Regiment: Surrey Yeo;

Date of transfer to MGC: 22-May-1916;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 65 Coy;

Date abroad: 18-Jan-1915;

Theatre of War: 1;

How killed: KIA;

Where: Greece;

When killed: 28-Dec-1916;

Other Data: born 5/11/1898 at Bridgend Cottage, Blackford. Father - John Jas Borthwick (Brewer) of 48 Chatsworth Rd, Croydon. Mother - Helen Borthwick (nee Walker). 2 Brothers, 1 Sister. Educ Whitgift School. Enlisted 21/12/1914 as 2482 A Sqn 1/1 Surrey Yeo. Served Home 21/12/14 - 13/3/15. BEF 14/3/15- 14/11/15. Nominated for Commsn 3/4 W Surrey Regt. Disch to Commsn in France 11/11/15. Commsn 15/11/15. KIA 4 Bn W Surrey & MGC Salonika 28/12/1916.
Joined 65 Coy from England 14/11/1916
War Diary 27/11/1916: "in the afternoon 2/Lt DW Borthwick of this Company with a small patrol of the 9th King's Own returned to BREST and brought back from there a German machine gun of the latest pattern together with its tripod mountin, two spare barrels, one box of sapres and a box of ammunition. These were handed over to HQ 65 Bde."
War Diary 28/11/1916 "2/Lt Borthwick with a mixed patrol of No 4 section and the 9th King's Own again revisted BREST with the intention of bringing back the remainder of the German ammunition he had discovered on the previous day. We regret to say that 2/Lt Borthwick was killed whilst out on this patrol.";

Other Notes: BORTHWICK, Second Lieutenant, DONALD WALKER, 4th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.) attd. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 28th December 1916. Age 18. Son of John James and Helen Borthwick, of 48, Chatsworth Rd., Croydon. Born at Blackford, Perthshire. Doiran Memorial, Greece.;

Related National Archives files: WO374/7731;

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