Name:- Rintoul, W.
Nationality:- UK
Age :- 29
Rank:- Private
Number:- 316230
Medal:-
Service:- Army
Regiment / ship:- 13th (Scottish Horse), Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Date of death:- 17th October 1918
Cemetery / Memorial:- Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau
Area of cemetery / memorial :- III.B.24.
Family information:- Son of Sarah Rintoul, "Islaville", Blairgowrie and the late William Rintoul
Extra information:-
1901Census
West Haugh Farm, Ashgrove Road, Rattray, Perthshire
William Rintoul, head, 49, farmer, b. Forgan, Fifeshire
Sarah Rintoul, wife, 46, b. Kinloch, Perthshire
Andrew Rintoul, son, 15, farm worker, b. Forgan
John Rintoul, son, 13, scholar, b. Forgan
William Rintoul, son, 11, scholar, b. Forgan
David Rintoul, son, 9, scholar, b. Forgan
Helen Rintoul, daughter, 6, scholar, b. Forgan
Elizabeth Rintoul, daughter, 2, b. Rattray
Monumental Inscription in Blairgowrie Cemetery
In loving memory of my husband
William Rintoul
Farmer - West Haugh
who died 24th January 1908
aged 55 years
also our beloved third son
William, Scottish Horse,
who fell in action5 in France
17th October 1918, aged 29 years.
Sarah Mitchell
wife of the above
William Rintoul
who died 24th March 1937
aged 82 years
John Mitchell
their beloved second son
who died at Edmonton Canada
15th August 1948
aged 61 years
David Mitchell
their beloved youngest son
who died 8th October 1965
aged 74 years
Blairgowrie Advertiser 22nd May, 1915, page 6.
There is a picture of Blairgowrie and District Non-Commissioned Officers and men of “C” Company, 1st Scottish Horse. D. Robb and W. Rintoul are pictured.