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Brothers died in 1918

Our listing of known sets of brothers who died on the same date in 1918.

21 March 1918: serving with different units
John, 22, and William MacDonald, 24, died whilst serving with the 5th and 4th Battalions respectively of the Seaforth Highlanders. Son of Jessie MacDonald, of "Craigmohr", Golspie, Sutherland, and the late Pipe Major William MacDonald. Neither brother has a known grave and both are commemorated on the Arras Memorial to the Missing.
23 March 1918
Henry, 25, and Thomas Fleming, 21, served with 93rd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Sons of Thomas M. and Janet Fleming, of 22, Caldew Street, Carlisle, Cumberland. The brothers are buried in adjacent graves in Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez.
28 March 1918
Hugh, 20, and John Paton, 27, served with 1st Royal Scots Fusiliers. Sons of Alexander and Sarah Paton of Craigie, near Kilmarnock in Ayrshire. Neither brother has a known grave and both are commemorated on the Arras Memorial to the Missing.
Submitted by Lesley Paton
30 March 1918
Norman, 24, and Stanley Campbell, 21, both of 4th Australian Battalion, the Imperial Camel Corps, died during an action near Amman. Sons of Robert Daniel and Margaret Agnes Campbell, of "Roslyn," Scone, New South Wales. The brothers are buried in adjacent graves in Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery.
Also 30 March 1918
John and Owen Carr, both of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles, the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, died during the battle of Amman and the capture of Hill 3039. Sons of Mr and Mrs Edward Carr of Waihao Forks, Waimate, New Zealand. The brothers are buried in Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery. John, numbered 7/28, embarked with the Main Body of the NZEF in October 1914 and was a Gallipoli veteran.
Submitted by Andrew Connolly
11 April 1918
Malcolm, 20, and William McIsaac, 26, both of 149 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery. Sons of Malcolm and Mary McIsaac, of Bellsdyke, Bothkennar, Falkirk. The brothers are buried in adjacent graves in Arras Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery.
8 August 1918: different units
Frank Parsons, 24, died whilst serving with the 18th Battalion, the Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment). His brother Wallace Parsons, 22, was serving with the 54th Battalion, the Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment). The Toronto Star of 23 August said "Privates Wallace and Frank V. Parsons, London, Ont. were killed in the recent fighting in the same battle. Official notification of the two losses reached their parents a few hours apart yesterday." Frank lies in Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux; Wallace in Beaucourt British Cemetery.
 
31 August 1918
George and Serjeant Philip Massey died whilst serving with the 13th (Service) Battalion, the King's (Liverpool Regiment). The brothers enlisted together at St George's Hall in Liverpool on 7 September 1914 and were with the original contingent of the 19th (Service) Battalion (3rd City) when it sailed on 7 November 1915. They had seen service on the Somme, at Passchendaele and in the 1918 German offensive, only to die in the Allies "Hundred Days" advance to victory. George lies in Queant Road British Cemetery at Buissy; Philip some five miles away in Ecoust St Mein British Cemetery.
Submitted by Derek Sheard
 
7 December 1918
Andrew, 26, and David Moreau, 28 died of pneumonia whilst serving with the 1st Cavalry Division Supply Column, a motorised unit of the Army Service Corps. Sons of James and Margaret Moreau of 2 Glen Street, Edinburgh. Both are buried in La Sarte Communal cemetery at Huy in Belgium.
Submitted by Adrian Wright


We can not have found them all yet. If you know of brothers who died on the same day do let us know; we will be delighted to add their names to this most poignant of rolls of honour.