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| Keywords: Military Compass of J. Lindsay Brough.jpg en Mr Bamber bought the compass in 1965 from an antique shop in Blackpool The compass is engraved with the name J Lindsay Brough 15th Royal Scots Wanting more information about the compass Mr Bamber contacted the HQ of the Royal Scots Regiment in Edinburgh He received a letter in 2008 which gave details of the original owner who was 2nd Lieutenant James A Lindsay Brough who was killed on 1st July 1916 the first day of the Battle of the Somme The Battalion had only just sailed from Southampton to Le Havre in January 1916 James Lindsay Brough has no known grave and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial The battalion had suffered terrible casualties in the are of the Scots Redoubt Heligoland and Peake Trench They lost 18 officers and 610 men killed wounded or missing 1916 Private collection Institution Europeana 1914-1918 object history exhibition history credit line Frederick Raymond Bamber English J Lindsay Brough 15th Royal Scots accession number http //www europeana1914-1918 eu/en/contributions/3177 prettyPhoto embedding web page http //www europeana1914-1918 eu/attachments/44267/3177 44267 large jpg 1333023980 image page Europeana 1914-1918 Copyright information Europeana 1914-1918 PD-own upload Europeana 1914-1918 project File Military Compass of J Lindsay Brough closed jpg Western Front theatre of World War I Military compasses Magnetic compasses | ||||
