Leigh thank you very much for all the info you have provided! i hae all these dtails concerning him from the cwgc page,well i have been to gallipoli many times,gallipoli is someting like ma second home,well "he entered Egypt en route to 1st Bn KOSB after leave or detachment?", i really dinna know!,the only information i hae got from my dad is that his first comission was in the 2nd KOSB in 1908 and served fer a year as A.D.C,(which i dinna know what it means) to the general officer commanding in chief,scottish command as for his next o kin applied for his medals on 23/1/20,she was ma fithers aunty Best Wishes William Tuna