Buist, Private William Hyne, 9th Black Watch
One of a family of joiners at Woodhaven, prior to the war William was serving an apprenticeship as a joiner with his grandfather William Buist. He lived at Rose Cottage, 87 Riverside Road, Woodhaven.
William was killed in action 25th September 1915, aged 19. His body was not found but he is recorded on the Loos Memorial to the Missing, France.
25th September was a dark day for Dundee, Tayside and Fife. The Battle of Loos took a huge toll on the Scottish regiments, in particular the Black Watch, with all its local implications. William was one of six Newport/Wormit boys who died on 25th September 1915 at the Battle of Loos: in Dundee there were over 200 casualties. The Dundee war memorial is lit up on this day each year in acknowledgement of the dreadful losses suffered locally at the Battle of Loos.
Poppy made by P7, Wormit School.
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NHGDate of creation
2022Date of coverage
1915Place
Wormit, Riverside RoadContributor
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