Roll of Honour
Private
John Blackwood
Student
John Blackwood, the son of James Blackwood, of Beaton's Lodge, Larkhall, Lanarkshire, and the late Annie Barr Blackwood, enrolled at the University of Glasgow in 1912 as an Arts student. Due to the outbreak of war, John was unable to complete his degree. John instead joined the war effort, serving with the 7th Battalion Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders.
The 7th Battalion had been formed in Inverness in the September of 1914. The Battalion was moved to various locations around Britain before landing in France at Boulogne on the 9th of July 1915. John sadly lost his life just over two months later on the 25th of September 1915, having being killed in action during the first day of the Battle of Loos. He was 20 years old.
John is remembered on the Loos memorial, located at Dud Corner Cemetery, near the village of Loos-en-Gohelle, France. He is also remembered on the war memorial in his home town of Larkhall, South Lanarkshire.