Hello once again I am asking for assistance in my research into the Royal Scots I have this officers medals, all I know is he was killed on the 13th December 1942, and is buried in Benghazi. I would be very appreciative for any other information regards the Royal Scots in North Africa.
For what its worth Harold Montrose in the UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945 Name: Harold Montrose Given Initials: H Rank: Lieutenant Death Date: 13 Dec 1942 Number: 103091 Birth Place: Bradford Residence: Bradford Branch at Enlistment: Infantry Theatre of War: Middle East Regiment at Death: Royal Scots (Royal Regiment) Branch at Death: Infantry Harold Montrose in the UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947 Name: Harold Montrose Age: 30 Birth Date: abt 1912 Death Date: 13 Dec 1942 Cemetery: Benghazi War Cemetery Lib 3 Burial Country: Libya Father: Thomas William Montrose Mother: Eliza Montrose Regimental Number: 103091 Region or Memorial: Libya Harold Montrose in the England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 Name: Harold Montrose Registration Year: 1911 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district: Bradford Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding Volume: 9b Page: 152 From 1911 census: Thomas Wm Montrose 31 Elizza Montrose 31 Rene Montrose 2 Harold Montrose 3/12 TD
London Gazette entry for his Commission to 2nd Lieut. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34720/supplement/7259/data.pdf INFANTRY. The undermentioned to be 2nd. Lts.: R. Scots. . 15th Oct. 1939: John CRUICKSHANK (102987). Robert Brown DAVIDSON (102393). James Edward HANNAH (102453). Harold MONTROSE (103091).
cwgc entry says he attached 7th Bn Black Watch. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2064266/MONTROSE,%20HAROLD be worth looking at their war diary http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1005799 WO 169/4991 7 Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) 1942 June- Dec. EDIT: attached a couple of extracts from Salmond's The History of the 51st Highland Divsion 1939-1945. Regarding 7th Black Watch for 13th December 1942 another edit: extract from page 64 of Monty's Highlanders by Patrick Delaforce.