SandisonEric William Wright | Universities at War

Personal details

Badges and Insignia - Royal Scots. Image kindly provided by Wartime Memories Project.

Name on Memorial:

Sandison, E. W. W.

Forename(s):

Eric William Wright

Surname:

Sandison

Date of Death:

Saturday, November 18, 1916

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Service:

Army

Unit:

Royal Scots, 3rd Battalion

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

Eric was the son of the late Magnus and Mary Helen MacGregor Sandison of Highlaws Ayton, Berwickshire.

Eric was mentioned in despatches for his part in a raid on 8th November. He and Captain Selby with 42 Other Ranks raided German trenches in the Bois Grenier sector. After a fierce bombing contest the raid was successful with many German casualties and a Trench Mortar destroyed. Eric died of wounds in France on the 18th November 1916.

Addresses before and during the war

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

Eric is buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

Memorials

Additional images

Research information

Sources:

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, Armstrong College Calendars)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

coldstreamhistorysociety.co.uk (http://www.coldstreamhistorysociety.co.uk/index.php/war-memorials/profil...).

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton, Ian Johnson.