William Scott Wark likeness

William Scott Wark cap badgePrivate William Scott Wark

6th (Service) Battalion Kings Own Scottish Borderers
Service No: 27230

William Scott Wark grave

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Personal details

Family Information

Eldest son of Thomas Wark and Marion Wark of 1b Alexander St, Coatbridge. From the 1901 Census - Address - 3 Marjoribanks St, Bathgate, West Lothian - Thomas Wark aged 31, Marion Wark aged 29, William Wark aged 3, Thomas Wark aged 1. William's Pension was awarded to his mother Marion on the 15/01/1918.

Born / Resided

Bathgate, West Lothian / 1b Alexander St, Coatbridge

Died

Killed in Action on the 03/05/1917 at the 3rd Battle of the Scarpe (part of the Battle of Arras)

Enlisted

Glencourse, Midlothian

Employed

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Age

19

Buried / Remembered

Arras Memorial (Bay 6), Pas de Calais, France

Cemetery / Memorial Information

The MEMORIAL commemorates nearly 35,000 soldiers of the British, South African and New Zealand forces with no known grave. Most of those commemorated were killed in the Battle of Arras, fought between 9 April and 16 May 1917.

Additional Information

The Battalion arrived at Boulogne on the 12/05/1915. They were part of the 27th Brigade, 9th (Scottish) Division when William fell. William was originally posted as missing. His death was not confirmed until March 1918. William was Killed in Action at the 3rd Battle of the Scarpe, 3rd - 4th May 1917. This was part of the Arras Offensive, 9th April -16th June 1917 : Once again the British are called upon to launch an attack in support to a larger French offensive: the battles of the Chemin des Dames and the hills of Champagne. The opening Battle of Vimy and the First Battle of the Scarpe are very encouraging, but once again the offensive - often known as the Battle of Arras - bogs down into an attritional slog. Final attempts to outflank the German lines at Bullecourt prove terribly costly. William is also remembered on the Gartsherrie Church Roll of Honour and on the Bathgate War Memorial (see photos x 3). See photos for William's Medal Index Card, his Army Service of Soldiers Effects, his Service Medal and Award Rolls, his CWGC Grave Registration, his name on the Arras Memorial, his name on the Arras Memorial Panel List, William's Pension Records x 2, the King's Own Scottish Borderers Cap Badge and the 9th (Scottish) Division Order of Battle x 12 (the Division he was with when he died).

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