THOMAS COULL
Last known address in North Uist: Lochmaddy, North Uist
Service unit: Fairfield Shipyards, Govan, Glasgow
Service number:(not known)
Date of death: 1 June 1915 at the age of 23
Died of meningitis
Local memorial: North Uist
Thomas appears in the 1901 census aged 8, the son of James (48) and Sarah Ann (47) and brother of Frank (17), Rhoda (15), William James (13) and Duncan (11) and Thomas (8).
Thomas, an iron driller, died at 1269 Govan Road in Govan, Glasgow, having suffered from cerebro-spinal meningitis for 8 days. His death was attested by his brother Duncan two days later.
His brother Frank died in military hospital in 1919 having served with the Royal Engineers.
I don't think the Thomas Coull who died on 11 November 1914 is the same Thomas Coull in the 1901 census mentioned. Thomas Coull was the son of Archibald Coull and Ann Butchart. There is a photo and story in the Dundee Courier March 14, 1916 to support this.
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DeleteThank you for pointing this out, I mistakenly linked Thomas Coull from Dundee to this casualty on the North Uist war memorial. The evidence supporting the information above is strong (census return and death cert).
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