Doig, Cpl. William, The King’s Liverpool Regiment, 18th Lancashire Battalion

NHG

One of five siblings, William was the son of John Doig whose father William had started a chemist business here in Newport in 1876. The shop was run by the family until the 1950s, and their shop in Robertson Place (Cupar Road) featured on many old postcard views. The family lived at 4 Struan Place.

William was killed on 28th March 1918, aged 21, at the Somme. His name is recorded on the Pozieres Memorial to the Missing, France.

Poppy made by Mirren, Newport School.

Creator

NHG

Date of creation

2022

Date of coverage

1918

Place

Newport-on-Tay, Struan Place

Contributor

NHG

Copyright

NHG

License

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC-BY-NC-ND)

Reference number

NOT.1757

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