The Douglas Archives
Drysdale - a Douglas sept
Drysdale is considered a sept of the Douglas clan, but it is quite likely that this was a separate family which existed previous to when the three Douglas brothers adopted the Drysdale name. A sept is a family that can be related to a clan or larger family for various reasons. Usually this came about either through marriage or by a small family seeking protection from a larger and more powerful neighbour.
William Douglas
Dunfermline Abbey
Sep 24
Ronald Drysdale
https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/8523
Sep 24
Ronald Drysdale
4149 Private James Drysdale, 1st Battalion the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's). Deployed with his battlion to South Africa for the Second Anglo Boer War, sailing on the Orcana about 27 Oct 1899, and arrived at the Cape about 18 Nov 1899. Along with the 2nd Black Watch, 1st Highland Light Infantry, and 2nd Seaforths, they formed the 3rd or Highland Brigade under Major General Wauchope. On arrival they joined the Kimberley Relief Force under Major General Lord Methuen, who with three brigades were on their way to raise the Boer siege of Kimberley. He would have fought at the battles of Modder River and Magersfontein leading to the relief of Kimberley, and the battle of Paardeberg 18-27 Feb 1900 and the capture of Bloemfontein and advance towards Heilbron (South of Johannesburg). Died of disease in No 38 Stationary Hospital, Rustenburg. He is also commemorated on the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) Boer War memorial at Stirling Castle, The Castle Esplanade, Stirling, Scotland (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/116930).
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211155208/j-drysdale
Sep 24