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Raby,
Derek, Fusilier, 6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, Number 14414175. Son of Walter and May Raby of York. Died aged 18 on 26th June 1944. He is buried at St Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, Grave Reference VI.A.5. Name submitted by Niece in Law. . (added 06/09/07)
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Rafferty, William, Private, 1/6th Battalion Highland Light Infantry, Number 240521. Born Glasgow. Son of Mary Begg Rafferty (nee Black) and the late Andrew Rafferty 1 Catherine Place, Anderston, Glasgow. Enlisted in Glasgow. Died of Wounds on 11th November 1917 he is buried in Deir El Belah War Cemetery, Palestine, Grave reference B.67. Name submitted by his Nephew in France. (added 29/05/08)
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Ramage, Neil, Quarter Master Sergeant, 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Born 1866 son of Mathew Ramage. Enlisted on 16th March 1885 at Stirling Castle. Sergeant 8th April 1890, Colour Sergeant 1st October 1901, Quarter Master Sergeant 1918. Served Hong Kong 16th December 1890 to 22nd March 1892, India 6th December 1892 to 22nd March 1899, South Africa 18th January 1900 to 5th August 1901. Mobilised as a Private soldier 1914 and served with the 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion. Name submitted from Australia. (added 29/05/08)
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Ramsay, William, Private, 17th Battalion Royal Scots, Number 49536. Born Glasgow son of James and Janet Ramsay 130 Taylor Street, Townhead, Glasgow. Enlisted in Glasgow. Died of wounds aged 18 on 2nd October 1918 following the action near Wervicq, Zillebeke Lake, Ypres. He is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery near Ypres Grave reference XXIV.F.27. Name submitted by his Grand Nephew. (added 23/07/08)
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Rattray,
Robert. b. 1894. Private. No. 34119. "C" Coy, 16th Bn, Highland
Light Infantry. Scottish. Son of Robert and Sarah Rattray was born
in Wishaw, Lanark. He died on 2nd December 1917 and is buried in
Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, Belgium. (added 14/04/99)
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Ray,
Thomas. b. 1896. Private. King's Own Scottish Borderers. British.
Thomas was born in Frizington, Cumberland and was an iron ore miner.
He served in France and Belgium in WWI. In the 1920's he and his
family, wife Mary and 6 surviving children, emigrated to South
Africa where he was a gold miner and helped establish his family
very well in that part of the world. Two sons did service in WWII,
in the 2nd Transvaal Scottish. Thomas died in Germiston, South
Africa in April 1950. (added 09/07/99)
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Read,
Charles Fordham. Sergeant. No. 6152. 2nd Bn, Scots Guards. British.
Served during WWI and was killed in action in September 1916, aged
28. Son of George Fordham Read and Eliza Read, of Bexhill, Sussex
and husband of Emily Rosa Read of Draycott Avenue, Chelsea, London.
buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. (added
21/09/00)
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Reid, Donald, Second Lieutenant, 4th Battalion (attached 2nd Battalion) Highland Light Infantry. Son of Dr John Reid LRCP, MRCS of 146 Deepdale Road, Preston. Killed in action aged 19 on 17th August 1917. He is buried in Cambrin Military Cemetery, Grave reference L.2. Name submitted by his second cousin in BC Canada. (added
29/05/08)
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Regent, Arthur Ernest, Private, 12th Battalion, Royal Scots, Number 352933. Newcastle–on-Tyne 12th December 1880 only son of Arthur and Emily MacKeand. Married Elizabeth Ann Smith 1912. Resident at 31 Fulwell Road, Monkwearmouth. Part of a theatrical family he was on the stage for most of his life from the age of 6 to 35. Enlisted Walsall. Died of wounds aged 36 on 15th October 1917. He is buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Grave reference VI.D.14 and his name is recorded on the War Memorial Tablet at Drury Lane Theatre. Name submitted by a relative from Ingleton, North Yorkshire. (added
19/12/08)
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Rennie, Hiram, Private, Number 16974, 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. Born 9th December 1875 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire. Husband of Jessie Dale Parkinson (formerly Rennie) of 10 St David Street, Glasgow and 742 Gallowgate, Glasgow and Father of William. Died aged 39 at the Battle of Loos on 25th September 1915. His name is recorded at the Loos Memorial Panel 53 to 56. See also William Rennie. Name submitted by his Grandson.(added 18/12/06)
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Rennie, William, Private, Number 6975, 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. Son of Hiram Rennie (above) and Jessie Rennie, 10 St David Street, Glasgow. Died of wounds aged 19 and buried in Glasgow (Sandymount) Cemetery, Grave reference S.494. Name submitted by his Nephew.(added 18/12/06)
Reid, Donald, Second Lieutenant, 4th Battalion, attached 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Son of Dr John Reid, LRCP, FRCS, 146 Deepdale Road, Preston. Lancashire. A member of the family of Campbell of Auchinellan - “Slioch an Easbuig”. Died aged 19 on 17th August 1917. He is buried in Cambrin Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais. Grave reference L.2. “Gus am bris an Lá”… Slŕn leibh, Auchinellan. Name submitted by his cousin. (added 21/7/08) -
Reith, David, Private, 1st/5th Battalion Gordon Highlanders. Number 241968.
Born 18th March 1897 in Monquitter Parish the son of George and Mary Ann
Reith of Kelowna, British Columbia. Farm servant. Killed, aged 20, on the
opening day of the Third Battle of Ypres, 31st July 1917, while serving
with 5th Gordons, 153 Brigade, 51st Highland Division near Varna and
Francois Farms north of Ypres. His name is recorded on the Menin Gate,
Ypres, Addenda Panel 58. Three lakes in Granby Provincial Park BC were
named after him on 11th November 1997. Name submitted by his niece. (added 22/05/06)
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Rettie, Frank, Driver, Army Service Corps (Base HT Depot Salonika), Number T4/083047. Born Aberdeen 1885 son of Alexander and Elizabeth Rettie. Enlisted at Wexford. Died at sea on 2nd June 1917. His name is recorded on the Chatby Memorial. Name submitted by his Great Niece in Canada. (added 17/03/08)
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Ricketts, Bernard, Private, Number 14414291, Glasgow Highlanders, Highland Light Infantry. Born 20th January 1925. Husband of Ann and Brother of Ernest Ricketts (Number 5106441, Cameronians, Scottish Rifles). Served WW2. Prisoner of War held in Stalag XIb (Fallingbostel). Died aged 81 on 1st October 2006. Name submitted by his Daughter. (added 18/12/06)
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Ricketts, Ernest. Born
18th July 1915. British. Rifleman Number 5106441 2nd Battalion
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Died aged 24 between 25th May and 4th
July 1940 and buried in Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Plot 2 Row 1, Joint
Grave 33. Entered by his niece Mrs June Ricketts of Birmingham 13th
July 2005. (added 27/07/05)
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Ritchie, George Arklay, Sergeant Flight Engineer, Number 968282, 427 (Royal Canadian Air Force) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Son of William Watt Ritchie and Elizabeth Ann Ritchie of Broughty Ferry, Angus. Trained at RAF Croft and served at RAF Leeming. Died 18th March 1944 aged 23 with four other crew members when their Halifax III HX-279 code ZL-Z was shot down over the Metz/Nancy area of France. Two other crew members Sergeant Miller and Sergeant Sawyer parachuted to safety and were captured. Sergeant Ritchie is buried in collective grave 1.J.2. at Choloy War Cemetery alongside Royal Canadian Air Force Officers R A Dumas, R C Gallaugher, A H Mildon and R E O'Heare. See also George B Duncan.
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Ritchie,
James Gordon. b. 1897. Private. No. 377661. Highland Light Infantry
and King's Own Scottish Borderers. Scottish. Born in Aberdeen and
married Dorothy Agnes Davis in 1920. Served during WWI first in the
HLI, and then tranferred to the Borderers after the Battle of Vimy
Ridge in 1916. Died in Parararumu in New Zealand in 1974. (added
29/09/00)
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Ritchie,
James Russell. b. 1948. Major. United States Army. American. Served
from 1967 to 1999, including two tours in Vietnam. His first tour
was between 1968-69, his second 1969-70. Wounded once on 9th July
1969. He fought in Operation Apache Snow in May 1969 which came to
be known as "Hamburger Hill". Also served with the 5th Special
Forces Group during Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1990-91,
worked at this time with the SAS. During his service he was awarded
25 medals for honour and service, his highest awards were the Legion
of Merit, the Bronze Star with "V" device for Valour, the Purple
Heart for his war wounds and the Valorous Unit Award for Valour with
the 5th Special Force Group in Combat. Major Ritchie is the 5th
Great-grandson of Archibald MacGregor who fought and was wounded in
the Battle of Culloden, Scotland, in 1745. His Paternal 5th
Great-grandfather was James Ritchie, a USA Revolutionary War Veteran
who was born in 1757 in Stewarton Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland. His
children are Timothy James, Teresa Ann, Douglas Alan and David Scot.
His nickname is "The Old War Horse". (added 25/01/99)
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Robertson, Alfred Leopold OBE, Croix de Guerre (with Palm), Mentioned in Dispatches, Colonel, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born 17th April 1888 son of Lieutenant Colonel Ossian Robertson VD and Helene Robertson of Stornoway. Husband of Violet and Father of Ossian and Sheila. Served world wide and on the Western Front in WW1. He retired to Stornoway and died on 16th August 1955. His citation for the award of Croix de Guerre (with Palm) reads: "Whilst engaged on the night of 12th April 1917 in attending wounded men at Monchy-le-Preux he discovered in an underground cellar, two women in a state of complete exhaustion. He had them fed and provisions given them and he himself returned on the night of the 13th, exposed to intense artillery fire, to rescue the women (one of whom was 80 years of age and the other Paralytic) in order to have them removed and conveyed to Arras." Name submitted by his Granddaughter
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Robertson,
David Elder. b. 1889. L/Corporal. No. S/9365. 8th (Service) Bn,
Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Scottish. Born Inveresk,
Midlothian, enlisted Musselburgh. Volunteered late 1914 8th Black
Watch, part of 9th Scottish Division (New Army), fought on Western
Front, Loos 1915 and Somme 1916. Killed in action Thursday, 3rd May
1917 during the Arras Offensive, he is remembered at Arras Memorial,
Pas de Calais, France. Parents lived in Musselburgh. Married to
Margaret Robertson, Musselburgh.(added 10/08/01)
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Robertson,
Ewen, b. 1923. Telegraphist. No. P/JX342379. H.M.L.C.T. 484, Royal
Navy. Scottish. Died in October 1944, he is buried in Aberdeen
(Trinity) Cemetery Extension. Born in Aberdeen the son of Ewen and
Helen Robertson, husband of Patricia Milne, father of Margaret
Robertson (later Allan). (added 09/06/00)
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Robertson,
James Bruce. b. 1897. Corporal. No. 1450. "D" Coy, 4th Bn, Queen's
Own Cameron Highlanders. Scottish. Served in France during WWI,
where he was killed in action at Festubert in May 1915. His name is
commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. A native
of Nairn, son of Alexander and Annabella Robertson, brother of
Alexander, who served in the same regiment and survived the war
despite being both gassed and wounded. (added 28/04/00)
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Robertson,
John Good. b. 1877. Private. 4th (Reserve) Bn, The Black Watch.
Scottish. Conscripted 1916, wounded in France in 1917. He was born
in Law, Lanarkshire, and was a tailor to trade. He died in 1960.
(added 01/03/99)
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Robertson, Thomas, Colour Sergeant, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number 2873895. Son of Thomas and Marion Robertson and husband of Bella Robertson (nee Taylor) of Aberdeen. Killed in action aged 33 on 18th June 1944 his name is recorded on Panel 17, Column 2 of the Bayeux Memorial. Name submitted by his Grandson in Australia.
(added 29/05/08)
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Ronald,
Arthur J.M. b. 1899. Private. 1/7th Bn, The Black Watch (Royal
Highlanders). Scottish. He enlisted in the Training Reserve
Battallion of the Cameron Highlanders in May 1917, transferred to
4th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders at Redford Barracks, Stirling in
November. He went to France in March 1918 to the Reinforcement Base,
Calais. Transferred finally to the 1/7th Bn, the Black Watch, 153rd
Brigade of the 51st (Highland) Division in April 1918. He took part
in the Battle of the River Lyse Merville on 9th April 1918 and in
the 2nd Battle of the Marne. Wounded near Rheims in July 1918 and
evacuated to the UK in August. He was demobbed on 8th May 1919.
During WWII he served in the ARP in Glasgow. He died in 1985. (added
06/08/99)
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Ross,
Alexander. b. 1919. Private. No. 2758518. The Black Watch (Royal
Highland Regiment). Scottish. He joined The Black Watch in 1939 and
served in France in 1940. He was killed on 9th June 1940 during the
France and Belgium Campaign 1939-40 and is buried at the churchyard
in Houdetot near St. Valery in Normandy. Alex "Uncle Eck" was born
in Lathones, near St. Andrews, Fife. He was the only son of Angus
Ross and Henrietta Pryde and worked with his father as a farm
buildings contractor. His uncle; Andrew Pryde, had also served in
the Black Watch and was killed in France in 1917 during WWI. Alex
was deeply loved and much missed by his mum and dad, and his nephew
(my father). " All I can say is thank you Alex, and hope that the
life I lead was worth it" submitted by Stuart Ross Pryde, his
great nephew. (added 06/09/01)
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Ross,
John William, Gunner, B Battery, 236th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, Number 4255 and 630953. Born on 10th March 1894 in Aberdeen son of Williamena McBain Lawrence Ross of Hillhead, Blairs, Aberdeen and the late John William Ross. Killed in action aged 24 on 11th February 1918. He is buried in Ruyaulcourt Military Cemetery, Grave reference H.29. Name submitted by his Grand Niece in Aberdeen. (added 21/10/07)
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Ross, Peter C. Private,
Number 74, 5th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Son of the
late Mr and Mrs James Ross of Thurso, Caithness. Husband of Annie
Ross (nee Hunter) of 147 West Graham Street, Glasgow. Died aged 34
on 18th July 1916 and buried at Bazentin-le-Petit Communal Cemetery
Extension, Grave reference G4. Name submitted by his Grand Daughter.
(added 18/1/06)
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Rule, Harry, Private, Army Service Corps, HQ 52nd Lowland Division, Number S4/253990. Born in Hawick son of Mr and Mrs John Rule, husband of Elizabeth Linton Rule and father of John, Jim and Janet. Died at sea aged 41 on 1st January 1917 when SS Ivernia was torpedoed and sunk near Cape Matapan, Greece, by German submarine UB-47 while trooping. 121 lives were lost when the ship went down. His name is recorded on the Mikra Memorial. Name submitted by his Grandson.
(added 28/11/08)
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Russell, John, Lance Corporal, 6th Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers, number 7411. Son of Patrick and Jane Russell, Midlothian. Brother of Mrs J Bryce, 6 Engine Row, Wellwood, Dunfermline, Father of Allan Russell, Glasgow and Grandfather of Allan, Martin, Rosemary, Margaret and Helen. Killed in action aged 23 on 25th September 1915 at the Battle of Loos. His name is recorded on the Loos Memorial Panel 53 to 56. Name submitted by his Great Grand Daughter.
(added 22/11/07)
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Russell,
William Charles. b. c1845. Sergeant. 93rd Sutherland Highland
Regiment. Scottish. Son of John Russell, Private 64th Regiment and
Catherine Russell (nee Sullivan). Married Mary Burgess, 21st August
1878. Son John, born in Gibraltar, c1880. Last child born 8th
November 1888 in Claythorn Street, Glasgow. (added 04/11/98)
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Rutherford,
Thomas. b. 1885. Sergeant. No. 3/3720. "D" Coy, 9th Bn, The Black
Watch (Royal Highlanders). Scottish. Son of Henry and Margaret
Rutherford of Gifford Town, Ladybank, Fife. Husband of Christina
Finlay Rutherford of Heriot Street, Inverkeithing, Fifeshire. Died
in September 1915 at the Battle of Loos, his name is commemorated on
the Loos Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. (added 06/08/99)
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Rutherford,
William. Warrant Officer. No. 396061. 1st Bn, Queen's Own Cameron
Highlanders. Scottish. Son of James and Mary Jane Rutherford (nee
Latta), husband of Jane "Jean" Rutherford of Inverness. Killed
during the retreat at Dunkirk, aged 37 in May 1940. Buried at
Violaines Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. (added 13/09/00)
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