An Alexandria soldier who died due to disease picked up a battle is finally to be included in the Scottish National War Memorial Roll of Honour, just short of a century after his death.

Gordon Wilson Izatt was born in the town to in 1890 and served as a solicitors apprentice before being enlisted to serve in December 1915 as a gunner in the 4th Highland Mountain Brigade of the Royal Garrison Artillery, serving most of his term in the field in Egypt.

While out on service, he is believed to have picked up malaria, and was eventually discharged as unfit for war service in January 1919 and returned home to Alexandria, where he died as a result of malaria and black water fever just two months later.

Gunner Izatt's name appears on the Vale of Leven War Memorial in Alexandria, but did not appear on the official record of Scottish servicemen and servicewomen at the National War Memorial, based at Edinburgh Castle, which details deaths of all native Scots and those serving with Scottish regiments from World War One right up to the Northern Ireland conflicts.

The eventual recognition and acceptance of Gunner Izatt on the official Roll of Honour came as a result of the work of 71-year-old Patrick Anderson, who discovers and presents cases of those missed off the Memorial for future inclusion and has already had eight new names accepted by the Memorial since the turn of the year.

For Mr Anderson, who lives in the village of Letham in Angus, his reasons for delving into the cases of often long deceased soldiers is very personal.

He said: "I've been interested in the military for most of my life after my namesake uncle Patrick served in the military and died shortly after returning home from conflict due to his wounds. In particular, I've always fascinated by the history of the Black Watch and the Royal Flying Corps as these were the regiments that he served in."

"I managed to get his name included by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in 1924 as it had been left out as his death came after the officially recorded end of the war and that's where it all started."

He also highlighted how he manages to get hold of so many missed cases of deceased soldiers missed by the record books.

Mr Anderson continued: "Often friends abroad or travelling will email me pictures of headstones and I'll then pick it up and do some research, find it more about them.

"It's turned into a sense of obligation for me, and I just keep finding more names. Indeed, I'm working on getting my ninth case this year accepted by the trustees at the Memorial."

The Memorial includes over 200,000 names, and decisions over whether to accept a submission are made by a board of trustees.

The trustees are guided by Lt Con Roger Binks, who acts as the Keeper of the Rolls and Secretary to the Trustees of the War Memorial.

He outlined the extensive steps required to have a name included on the Memorial, saying: "It needs to be proved that the person had served in a conflict, that they were born in Scotland, had a Scottish mother or father, served in a Scottish regiment, as well as having proof of birth, cause of death and the regiments they served.

"I know there are more missing names out there and it's interesting this year that we are getting almost one name per week and so if more people follow Patrick and research these stories, then more people can be found and recognised."