On 17 September 1914 , just a fortnight after the start of World War I , he married Lady Christina Norah Dawson-Damer ( 7 August 1890 – 29 March 1959 ) , daughter of the 5th Earl of Portarlington . Their daughter , Rosemary , was born the following year . Rosemary was only two months old when Fergus died in the line of duty on 27 September 1915 , only 10 days after the first anniversary of his wedding . His issue : In the First World War he served with the 8th Battalion , Black Watch . Alfred Anderson , later the last surviving Scottish soldier of the conflict ( and the last surviving British soldier to have been awarded the 1914 Star ) , was his batman
1914 Star
1914 Star
Fergus Bowes-Lyon