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I am trying to find out the parents or siblings of Lewis Donald Cumming Leslie, born 1913, died 03/11/1944. He was a corporal in the Seaforth Highlanders (service number 2818263) . He is buried in the graveyard at Grantown- On-Spey.
Also trying to find out any info on Lieut. A.H. Leslie who belongs the Duthil area in Scotland, but looks like he served with the Australian Infantry during WW1. I do know that some of our family emigrated to Australia at some point.

If, as seems the case, you found the CWGC record, how did you miss the names of his parents?

LESLIE, LEWIS DONALD CUMMING
Initials: L D C
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Age: 30
Date of Death: 03/11/1944
Service No: 2818263
Additional information: Son of Lewis and Annie Leslie, of Balmenach.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Grave 58.
Cemetery: GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY NEW BURIAL GROUND

Thanks for you reply. I didn't find those records, they were emailed to me from SPVA Fromelles on trying to find info on someone else. Any chance you can find out Annie's maiden name or siblings of soldier. Any info on other soldier?

You would need to search on Scotlandspeople for the information that you want. It is a pay to view site. Register entries for births after 1910 cannot be viewed online - you would have to buy the certificates.

Scottish birth certificates give the date and place of the parents marriage.

There isn't a Lewis married to an Annie on the 1901 census so looks like they married after that census was taken.

from the same CWGC site..which is FREE to all

LESLIE, ALEXANDER HENRY
Initials: A H
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Unit Text: 18th Bn.
Age: 27
Date of Death: 20/09/1917
Additional information: Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Leslie, of Railway Terrace, Boat of Garten, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Native of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

1891....seems he was a twin

Name: Alexander H Leslie
Age: 8Mo
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: Samuel Leslie
Mother's Name: Lizzie Leslie
Gender: Male
Where born: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Registration Number: 168/2
Registration district: Old Machar
Civil parish: Aberdeen Old Machar
County: Aberdeenshire
Address: 6 Chestnut Row
ED: 43
Household schedule number: 226
Line: 2
Roll: CSSCT1891_55
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel Leslie 30 b. Glenbucket..........Occ: Railway Stoker
Lizzie Leslie 31 b. Drumoak
Joseph S Leslie 3
Alexander H Leslie 8Mo
John S Leslie 8Mo
Sophia Clark 56 Visitor

Thanks to all who replied. What does CWGC stand for though? I have a Lewis Leslie and Anne Cumming in my family, could they be the parents of Lewis Donald Cumming Leslie? I will see if I can check 1911 census.

1901

Name: Samuel Leslie
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Elizabeth Leslie
Gender: Male
Where born: Aberdeenshire, Glenbucket
Registration Number: 96B/1
Registration district: Duthil
Civil parish: Duthil
County: Inverness
Address: Railway Cottages 1
Occupation: Railway Engine Driver G N S
ED: 1
Household schedule number: 59
Line: 2
Roll: CSSCT1901_27
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel Leslie 40
Elizabeth Leslie 41
Joseph S Leslie 18
Alexr H Leslie 10
John S Leslie 10
Samuel Leslie 7
William Mcpherson 30 Boarder

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1861

Name: Samuel Leslie
Age: 2 MO
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861
Relationship: Son
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Leslie
Gender: Male
Where born: Glenbucket, Aberdeenshire
Registration Number: 200
Registration district: Glenbucket
Civil parish: Glenbucket
County: Aberdeenshire
Address: Belnaboth
ED: 1
Household schedule number: 23
Line: 9
Roll: CSSCT1861_29
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth Leslie 32
Joseph Leslie 3
George Leslie 1
Samuel Leslie 2 MO

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1871
Name: Samuel Leslie
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861
Relationship: Son
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Leslie
Gender: Male
Where born: Glenbucket, Aberdeenshire
Registration Number: 200
Registration district: Glenbucket
Civil parish: Glenbucket
County: Aberdeenshire
Address: Tamachat
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 1
Household schedule number: 37
Line: 15
Roll: CSSCT1871_38
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth Leslie 45
Samuel Leslie 10
Elspet Clark 71 Mother (of Elizabeth) b. Kincardine
John Cameron 5
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1881

Name: Samuel Leslie
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861
Relationship: Servant
Gender: Male
Where born: Glenbucket, Abdnshire
Registration Number: 246
Registration district: Tullynessle and Forbes
Civil parish: Tullynessle and Forbes
County: Aberdeenshire
Address: Bithnie
Occupation: Farm Servant
ED: 1
Household schedule number: 28
Line: 16
Roll: cssct1881_70
Household Members: Name

1911 Scotland census isn't available until APRIL.....and only on SP

CWGC stands for Commonwealth War Graves Commission


http://www.cwgc.org/


Established by Royal Charter in 1917, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission pays tribute to the 1,700,000 men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars. It is a non-profit-making organisation that was founded by Sir Fabian Ware.

Leslie, British Isles
Father: Joseph , Mother: Elizabeth Clark
Exact Spelling: Off
Batch Number: C112001


1. JOHN LESLIE - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 30 JAN 1866 Glenbucket, Aberdeen, Scotland

2. JOSEPH LESLIE - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 05 MAY 1857 Glenbucket, Aberdeen, Scotland

3. SAMUEL LESLIE - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 12 FEB 1861 Glenbucket, Aberdeen, Scotla

1851

Name: Elspet Clark
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1798
Relationship: Wife
Spouse's Name: Charles Clark
Gender: Female
Where born: Kincardine O'neill, Aberdeenshire
Parish Number: 200
Civil parish: Glenbucket
County: Aberdeenshire
Address: Belnaboth
ED: 1
Page: 6 (click to see others on page)
Household schedule number: 26
Line: 12
Roll: CSSCT1851_45
Household Members: Name Age
Charles Clark 68
Elspet Clark 53
Peter Clark 29
Elisabeth Clark 22
Sophia Clark 20
William Clark 19
George Clark 16
Robert Clark 10
Peter Clark 2
Charles Leslie 3 MO Nephew.

1841

Name: Elspet Clark
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796
Gender: Female
Where born: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Civil parish: Glenbuchat
County: Aberdeenshire
Address: Belnaboth
Parish Number: 200
Household Members: Name Age
Charles Clark 58
Elspet Clark 45
Peter Clark 19
John Clark 16
Elisabeth Clark 14
Sophia Clark 10
William Clark 8
George Clark 6
Robert Clark 9 MO

CHARLES CLARK

Spouse: ELSP. CLARK
Marriage: 09 AUG 1818 Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeen, Scotland

Batch No.: M112092

Clark, British Isles
Father: Charles , Mother: Elspet
Exact Spelling: Off
Batch Number: C112004

1. PETER CLERK - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 12 OCT 1821 Glenbucket, Aberdeen, Scotland

2. ELISABETH CLARK - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 21 OCT 1826 Glenbucket, Aberdeen, Scotland

3. JAMES CLERK - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 26 MAY 1823 Glenbucket, Aberdeen, Scotland

4. JOHN CLERK - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 08 JAN 1825 Glenbucket, Aberdeen, Scotland

5. CHARLES CLARK - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 23 JAN 1829 Glenbucket, Aberdeen, Scotland

6. ROBERT CLARK - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 19 AUG 1840 Glenbucket, Aberdeen, Scotland

7. JANNET CLERK - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 12 JUN 1819 Glenbucket, Aberdeen, Scotland

8. SOPHIA CLARK - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 21 DEC 1830 Glenbucket, Aberdeen, Scotland

9. GEORGE CLARK - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 22 MAR 1835 Glenbucket, Aberdeen, Scotland

10. WILLIAM CLARK - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 21 FEB 1833 Glenbucket, Aberdeen, Scotland

LESLIE Alexander Henry : Service Number - Lieutenant : Place of Birth - Aberdeen Scotland : Place of Enlistment - Liverpool NSW : Next of Kin - (Father) LESLIE Samuel

Address: 60 Keppel St Bathurst NSW
Occupation: railway fireman
Prev. apprentice to C. C. Stuart & Son Angussie/Kingussie [sp?]
5' 6", dark hair and blue eyes

He served at Gallipoli and was killed by a sniper bullet in Belgium; his body was destroyed by a shell soon after so no burial was possible. In his will he leaves everything to his father, or failing that his mother, or failing both his brother John Stewart Leslie of Railway Tce, Boat of Sartin, Invernesshire.

From NAA Recordsearch.

Thanks to all who took the time to find info for me. Have been unable to reply sooner.

I am not really any use at using the internet and I.m sorry if it shows. thank you so much to everyone who has taken the time to find stuff out for me. What I need to try and do now is see if Alexander Henry Leslie's Family is in any way connected to Lewis Donald Cumming Leslie's family. This could take a while. Does anyone know how to find out a birth , marriage or death of a Scottish person which I have tried in vain thru Scotlands People to find somewhere listed, but without success. Also , when I find stuff on Scotlands People how do I move it, like the census's people have sent to me here. Just as well my son is not here he'd be shouting at me that it is easy. sorry to be a pain.