William Downs Bryson
| Rank | Private 40930 | |
| Medals | British War Medal, Victory Medal | |
| Regiment | Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 9th Battalion | |
| Military Service | Nothing is known about Bryson’s service except that he originally enlisted in the Lanarkshire Yeomanry as Private 1582 probably sometime in 1916 before transferring to the 9th Cameronians, 9th (Scottish) Division before his death. In 1916 the 9th Division took part in several phases of the Battle of the Somme before moving to the front line near Arras in December. | |
| Born | c1885, Bothwell | |
| Death | 21st January 1917 | |
| Circumstances of Death | Killed in action. | |
| Age | 32 | |
| Burial | Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, II. C. 9. | |
| CWGC Information | Son of Janet Bryson, of Molendinar, Uddingston, Lanarkshire, and the late Robert Bryson. | |
| Parents | Robert Bryson (1839-1895) & Janet Downs (1847-1925) married 1867 Bothwell | |
| Father's Occupation | Manager | |
| Siblings | Arthur (1870-1872), Christian (1871- ), Christina (1873- ), Jeannie M (1877-1923), Arthur (1883-1940), Robert (c1886- ) | |
| Spouse | Unmarried | |
| Education | Uddingston Grammar School | |
| Occupation | In the counting house of Messrs Halton Ltd, Vale of Clyde Preserve Works, Uddingston  Messrs Halton Ltd Advert | |
| 1891 Census | Molendinar, Bothwell, Lanarkshire | |
| 1901 Census | Old Mill Road, Bothwell, Lanarkshire | |
| 1911 Census | Molendinar, Bothwell, Lanarkshire | |
| Home Address | Molendinar, Bothwell, Lanarkshire | |
| Glasgow Necropolis | Compartment Omicron Lair 21 | |
| Other Memorials | Scottish National War Memorial Chalmers Church, Uddingston Viewpark Parish Church (formerly Thornwood Church of Scotland Mission Church) Uddingston Grammar School Roll of Honour | |
| Acknowledgements and Sources | Much of the information on which this profile is based is drawn from various internet sources which are listed below. The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis also wish to make full acknowledgement and thanks for the permitted use of any information or images generously supplied specifically for exhibition, publication or display in connection with The Roll of Honour and accompanying profiles to Ancestry, and Find my past. Commonwealth War Graves Commission The Scottish War Memorials Project Thanks also to Alasdair Fergus | |
Gallery
William Byrson Monument - Omicron
Credits
Compiled by Morag Fyfe, Historical and Genealogical Researcher for The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.
