3049 Pte George Oag, 5th Bn, Seaforth Highlanders

3049 Private George Oag of the 5th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, died of wounds on the 26th June 1915. His number indicates that he joined the battalion around the 15th August 1914. George was born in Thurso and enlisted there as well. He almost certainly joined E Company which was the Thurso Company of the 5th Seaforths.

George's medal card indicates that he arrived overseas on the 1st May 1915. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission records that he was the son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Oag of 6, Duke Street, Thurso, Caithness. He is buried in Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (MIC)
Soldiers Died in The Great War
Army Service Numbers
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission