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 To date there are now over 500 nominees entered in the Roll

  • Abercrombie, Cameron. Corporal. No. 7366645. 16 Parachute Field Amb., Royal Army Medical Corps. Scottish. Served during WWII in North Africa and died in March 1943 aged 25. Son of John and Marion Abercrombie or Dumbarton. He is buried in Tabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery, Tunisia. (added 16/10/00)

  • Adam, James. b. 1897. Private. 2nd Bn, Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Enlisted in 1914 and served with the British Expeditionary Force in France in 1915. Killed in September 1915 at the Battle of Loos, his name is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos-en-Gohelle, Pas de Calais, France. Son of James and Rebecca Jane Hutchison Adam, of Garvock Street, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire. (added 09/10/00)

  • Adams, James, Acting Sergeant, Royal Army Service Corps attached to Motor transport Training Depot, Number M2/139440. Born of a Scottish father who was in the Merchant Service and who lived for a time in the Liverpool/ Wirral area. Died aged 26 of influenza in East Africa on 2nd December 1918. He is buried in Dar Es Salaam (Upanga Road) Cemetery, Tanzania, Grave referenceV1.A.2. Name submitted by his Grand child. (added 23/07/08)

  • Adams, Thomas M.W. b. 1903. Warrant Officer 1st Class. 2nd Bn, Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Enlisted at Castlehill Barracks, Aberdeen, 1922, served in India, Ireland, Gibraltar, Singapore and North Africa. Demobbed at Perth 1945. Son of Alexander and Isabella Adams of Peterhead, husband of Annie Bella Kilgour of Peterhead. (added 04/06/99)

  • Ainscough, Percy. b. 7/6/16. Private. 1st Btn The Black Watch  ( "C"  company ). British. 20/6/40 -- 21/7/43  ( Killed in Action, Gerbini Sicily. Fought in all battles from El Alamein - Gerbini Inclusive ) Worked in Intelligence Section from Jan 7th 1942  (poss earlier) until 12/3/43.  Army No  2762198. (added 5/12/04) 

  • Aitken DCM, Thomas. Pipe Major. 10th Bn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Scottish. He served at Tel El Kebir, and at 60 years of age was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal at the Battle of Loos, France & Flanders in September 1915 during World War I. (added 10/08/01)

    Note; The 10th Bn. casualties at Loos included 489 killed, wounded and/or missing.

  • Affleck, William. b. 1877. Private. King's Own Scottish Borderers. Scottish. Killed in action on 8th January 1917 in France, Buried in Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas de Calais. Son of Robert and Catherine Affleck. Born in Morebattle, Kelso, Roxburghshire. (added 18/03/99)

  • Alexander, James, Private, 1st Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Number 7297. Born 1882 of 21 West Moorpark Road, Stevenston, Ayrshire and a native of Gallatown. Killed in action near Verbeek Farm on the Menin Road on 5th November 1914. His name is recorded on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Panel 37. Name submitted by his Grand Nephew in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia. (added 2/05/07)

  • Alexander, Robert, Private, A Company 16th (Service) Battalion (2nd Edinburgh) Royal Scots, "McCrae's Battalion", Number 39312. Born 31st December 1892 at Distillery Buildings Bo'ness son of Thomas and Mary (McGowan) Alexander. Married Joan Cairns Adamson. Resident at 68 South Brae Drive, Jordan Hill, Glasgow. Enlisted at Ayr. Formerly 22229 5th Reserve Cavalry. Taken prisoner 12th April 1918. Died of wounds Lagensalza Prisoner of War Camp, Germany 13th May 1918. He is buried at Niederzwehren Cemetery Grave reference X.B.6. Also remembered on Bo'ness War Memorial and on his Mother's Grave in Bo'ness Cemetery. Name submitted by his Great Nephew from Wishaw. (added 16/05/07)

  • Anderson, Charles Taylor. Lance Corporal. 1/4th Bn King's Own Scottish Borderers. Scottish. Killed in action on 12th July 1915, during the battle for Achi Baba Nullah in Gallipoli. His name is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey. Born Hawick, Roxburghshire. (added 06/01/99)

  • Anderson, George. b. 1879. Private. No. 38249. 17th Bn, The Royal Scots. Scottish. Died on 30th September 1918 in France. He lived in Crail, Fife and is buried in Zantvoorde British Cemetery, Belgium. (added 12/11/98)

  • Anderson DCM, George. b. 1888. Private. No. 137. 1st Bn. Black Watch. Scottish. Killed in action on 25th September 1915, aged 27. He was the son of Alexander and Margaret Anderson of Hawkhill, Dundee. (added 10/08/01)

  • Anderson, James, Private, C Company 1st Battalion Scots Guards, Number 13873. Son of Andrew Anderson and Christina Anderson of Cairney, Cupar, Fife. Native of Beley, Dunino, Fife. Killed, aged 21, along with 29 other members of his Company, in a day long artillery barrage at Hooge 30th March 1916. Buried, with 9 others, in Potijze Burial Ground Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium Grave reference C.11. Name submitted by his Great Niece. (added 10/04/07)

  • Anderson, Patrick Wright, born 7 October 1892 Arbroath. Student at the University College Dundee & Corporal in the St Andrews University OTC from 1911. Broke off his studies for War Service in 1914. Commissioned 2Lt 8th (Service) Bn The Black Watch, 1 Sept 1914. March 1915 appointed Lieutenant in the 10th (Service ) Bn The Black Watch. Trained at Bristol, moved to Sutton Veny, Wilts to join other regiments to form 26th Division and moved to France in reserve for the Battle of Loos. 26th Division Bombing officer in France and then in Salonika with temporary rank of Captain. Left Salonika to train to be an Observer on attachment to the RFC in Reading and Hythe, Kent and then posted November 1917 to 18 Sqn RFC flying DH4 (daytime bombers)in France. Seriously wounded 27 June 1918 when flying with Canadian Pilot, Lieutenant Reginald C Bennett (Later DFC) 18 Sqn RAF over Flanders.  Hospitalised RFC Hospital Eaton Square London, Cottage Hospital, Swanage and RAF Convalescent Hospital, Grand Hotel, Swanage. Discharged October 1919 and sent home to Arbroath by Ambulance Train 11 November 1919.  Died of his wounds in the Arbroath Infirmary  on 2 November 1921 aged 29 years .   His name is recorded on Arbroath War Memorial, St Mary's Church Memorial, Arbroath, Dundee University War Memorial, Tayforth Universities OTC Memorial and the Scottish National War Memorial. (added 10/05/05)

  • Anderson, Walter (Cherry). b. c1911. Pipe Major. Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Served from 1927 and was due to be discharged in March 1954 but passed away in the February in Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen aged 43. He served during WWII in North Africa, piping the 51st Highland Division into action and leading the Gordons into El Alamein and Tripoli. He was promoted Pipe Major in 1940. (added 17/10/00)

  • Archibald, Peter, Private, Number 11197, 1st Battalion Scots Guards. Son of Mr and Mrs Archibald of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian. Died aged 19 on 25th January 1915. His name is recorded on the Le Touret Memorial, Panel 3 and 4. Name submitted by his Great Niece. (added 23/1/07)

  • Baillie, Peter. b. c1898. Private. Black Watch. Scottish. Served in WWI. He was a baker from Paisley West End. (added 12/11/98)

  • Baird,Thomas, Private, Number 10576, 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. Born Rutherglen, Lanarkshire 11th February 1890. Brother of Andrew (Royal Navy)and Robert (2nd Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers). Landed in France August 1914. Killed at Lesbeoufs 14th October 1916. His body was not recovered until 1932. Buried in Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Grave Reference XLI.H.7. Name submitted by his Great Nephew.

  • Bain, David. Private. No. 2937322. 10th Bn, Highland Light Infantry. Scottish. Son of William and Jane Bain of Wick, Caithness-shire, he was killed in action in May 1945 and is buried in Hamburg Cemetery, Germany. (added 20/07/99)

  • Baker, Alick John. b. 1894. Private. Australian Imperial Force. Australian. Killed in action 25th April 1915, Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, no known grave. Son of William F. Baker and Elsie Sutherland of Queensland. Grandson of Arthur Sutherland and Elspeth Scott of Westhall Oyne, Aberdeenshire and Queensland, Australia. (added 16/11/98)

  • Ball, James. b.1873. Private. No. 4253. 1st Bn, Highland Light Infantry. English. He served from 1890-1902, 5 years as a reserve and 7 on active service, including 2 and a half years in the Boer War. He was wounded in 1899 at the Battle of Margersfontein, hospitalised at Bloemfontein and recuperated in Malta. He was born in Sheffield and married Elizabeth Harrison at Leeds in 1902, they had three daughters, Evelyn, Florence and Marion. They emigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1904. He died there in 1915 aged 43. (added 06/08/99)

  • Ballantyne, Archibald. Private. Cameron Highlanders 1903-05, 46th Bn, Canadian Expeditionary Force 1915-17. Scottish-Canadian. Born in Glasgow, Scotland. Archie moved to Canada and farmed north of Weyburn, Saskatchewan until joining the CEF in January of 1915. He was badly wounded in 1917 and was discharged from the service. He returned to Canada in 1919 and farmed near Viking, Alberta until 1935 when he was forced to retire due to failing health. He moved his family to Victoria, British Columbia where he died in 1939 from complications from the wounds he received in 1917. (added 22/04/01)

  • Balmer, George. Private. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. British. Served as a stretcher bearer in WWI, (possibly received the Military Medal). Married Mary Balmer and lived at Stanwix, Carlisle. (added 23/11/98)

  • Barclay, Harold William, Private, 10th Platoon C Coy 2nd Battalion Royal Scots, Number 30145. Born Bombay, India, resided Edinburgh, son of Mrs Helen Barclay and the late James Gray Barclay of Edinburgh. Enlisted Edinburgh 12th March 1916. Killed in action aged 22 on 13th November 1916. Buried Serre Road Cemetery No 1 Grave reference I.G.24. Awarded British War Medal and Victory Medal. (added 14/3/08)

  • Barrier, Frederick. b. 1898. Lance Corporal. No. S/25461. British. 6th Bn, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Born Walworth, London, England. Enlisted Inverness. Son of George William and Annie Jane Barrier, 3 Ribblesdale Road, Streatham, London, England. Killed in action at Cavalry Farm, 26th April 1917, aged 19. (see Watts Family below). (added 16/05/01)

  • Barron, Alexander (Alex), Able Seaman, Merchant Navy. A "Torry Loon", son of William and Isabella Barron of Aberdeen and brother of Bill and Colin. Died, aged 19, on 2nd November 1942 when his ship the 6,640 ton cargo vessel SS Empire Gilbert (Tyne to Archangel) was sunk by U586 off the east coast of Iceland. His name is recorded on the Tower Hill Memorial Panel 41. (added 01/12/05)

  • Barron, Robert, Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders, number S/43275. Son of William and Maggie Pittendrigh Barron, Station Cottages, Turriff. Died aged 19 on 9th April 1917. He is buried in Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines Grave Reference I.C.31. Name submitted by his Niece in Law. (added 22/11/07)

  • Barron, William. b. c1880-81. Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. He died in Aberdeen in 1920's due to wounds received whilst serving in World War I. (added 06/09/01)

  • Bartter, Pat. Chief Petty Officer, Engine Room Artificer. Royal Navy. Served on the aircraft carrier Ark Royal, sunk off Gibraltar, he survived this and was rescued and went on to serve on destroyers until 1945. Grandson of Harmon Watts. Son of Albert President Bartter and Jessie Watts. Nephew of Graham Harman Watts, Alan Cameron Morrison Watts, Archibald Roy Watts and Angus Ronald Watts. Cousin of Angus William Roy Watts. (see Watts Family below) (added 23/11/98)

  • Baverstock, Leonard Gordon. b. 1911. Private. The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment). English. Served with the 1st Bn, Tyneside Scottish (Black Watch) 1940-44 and with the 1st Bn, The Black Watch 1944-46. Worked in the Intelligence Section from September 1941 to release in January 1946. Served in Iceland, Normandy, Holland and Germany. Married in December 1939 and died in August 1981. (added 25/01/99)

  • Baxter, Robert. Corporal. No. 29938. 7th/8th Bn, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Scottish. Killed in action at Arras in France in April 1917. Born in Greenlaw, Berwickshire son of James and Georgina Baxter. His name is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France, and also on the Greenlaw War Memorial and on his parents' headstone. (added 19/08/99)

  • Baxter, Robert. b. 1897. Sergeant. No. 10353. 2nd Bn, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Scottish. Served during WWI, killed in action in July 1918. Son of Archibald and Elizabeth Baxter, of Onslow Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow. He is buried in Meteren Military Cemetery, Nord, France. (added 12/09/00)

  • Beaton, Leslie, Sergeant, 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, 5th Brigade, 2nd Division, First Army, number 11038. Born Monkshill, Fyvie, Aberdeenshire 20th October 1890 and grew up in Musselburgh. Arrived Boulogne 14th August 1914. Quarter Master Sergeant. On leave in June 1915 married Mary Keppie McNeill. Sergeant Major A Company. Killed in action aged 26 on 28th April 1917 in the Battle of Arleux/Oppy along with 41 other officers and men of the battalion killed on that day. His name is recorded on the Arras Memorial Bay 8. Name submitted by his Great Neice in Los Angeles, USA. (added 17/07/07)

  • Begg, William. b. c1876. Sapper. No. 157939. 160th Coy, Royal Engineers. Scottish. Served during WWI and died in France in July 1916, buried in Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born in Kilsyth, Glasgow, son of John and Jean Russell Begg, husband of Catherine Begg of Industry Street, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow. (added 19/04/00)

  • Bennett, Josephine M, nee Amor, Women’s Timber Corps. Born at Netherstreet, Bramham, near Chippenham 28th June 1925. Employed at Avon Tyre Company. Enrolled WTC by Sady Katherine McNeil in the early 1940s. Worked from Sandy Lane Depot sawing pit props and later transferred to Sawtells Sawmill, Holt, near Trowbridge, cutting railway sleepers, standing in a pit working a large saw by hand. Ill with meningitis and discharged. “It was hard work, out in all weathers, but I enjoyed it very much”. Name submitted by herself.(added 16/04/08)

  • Beveridge, Robert, Corporal, C Company12th Battalion Royal Scots, Military Medal, Number 40707. Brother of Charles Robertson Beveridge 47 Duke Street, Rosewell, Midlothian. Awarded Military Medal 5th June 1917 at Arras. Killed in action 20th September 1917 near Frezenberg (in the same engagement that Captain Henry Reynolds MC, also of 12th RS, was awarded the Victoria Cross). Corporal Beveridge’s name is recorded on Panel 11 to 14 and 162 of the Tyne Cot Memorial. (added 6/09/07)

  • Blain, John, Sergeant, 6th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Number 2976833. Joined the Argylls in 1929. Lost his life when German Bombers sank the Troopship HMT Lancastria evacuating members of the British Expeditionary Force off St Nazaire on 17th June 1940. He is buried at Ste. Marie-de-Re Communal Cemetery, Ile de Re, Grave reference 1. Name submitted by his Grandson currently serving with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. (added 21/10/08)

  • Bleakey, William. b.1919. Pte 14957470. Enlisted into the 6th Batt HLI during WW2 before being transferred to the 2nd Batt Gordon Highlanders with whom he served in the Middle East . Demobbed in 1946 he returned to his civillian job as a shipbuilder on the Clyde. He passed away peacefully in 1985. His brother 1131598 Pte Samuel Bleakley also inlisted at the start of the war and he served with the Royal Artillary in the Middle East and Italy where he fought at El Aliemen and Monte Cassino as part of 7th Armoured Bde (Desert Rats). Samuel was demobbed in 1946 but returned to the army in 1950 and served a further 3 years. He is retired
    and still lives in the Possilpark area of Glasgow. (added 09/01/05)

  • Blyth, George. born Dundee 3rd Nov. 1916 died 18th Aug. 1943 RAF No630246 Sgt with 419 Sq. RCAF as a Flight Engineer. In civilian life had worked as a Police constable with the Derbyshire Police. He married my fathers auntie annie on 21st Jan 1942. She was never to remarry. George and all his crew flying JD-158 coded VR-D were all lost on the Peenemunde Raid. This was the factory and research centre for the production and development of the V2 rocket. Only four of the crew have known graves all at the Berlin war cemetery George was never found (added 10/05/05)

  • Borthwick DFC, George Wilson Syme. b. 1911. Flight Lieutenant. No. 132740. 97 Squadron, RAF Volunteer Reserve. Scottish. Served during WW2 with 97 Squadron, a Pathfinder squadron flying Lancasters, based at Bourn, Cambridgeshire. He completed 19 operations but on the night of 28th/29th January 1944 he did not return from a mission to Berlin. He was awarded the DFC in February 1944. Son of John and Jean Martin Borthwick of Edinburgh and the husband of Robina Borthwick (nee Rennie) of Edinburgh. His name is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. (added 28/09/00)

  • Borthwick, James Tait  (Sergeant) born 20 Apr 1907.Leith, Mln, SCO Australian Army QX7752 . 2/9 Regt 18th Bn. Emigrated to Australia 1924. Fought in Middle East at Tobruk, Syria, Palestine, where he was wounded . After recovery he left for Milne Bay, New Guinea where he was wounded on the night of 3rd Sep 1942 when, according to his army records, he "took a leading part in an attack against the Japanese at K.B. Mission." (added 26/01/05)

  • Borthwick, Stephen  M.M. (Sergeant)No 46865 "D" Battery, 94th Bde,Royal Field Artillery, born 11 Mar 1886 Berwick-Upon-Tweed, NBL, ENG, son of Alexander Watson Borthwick and Ruth Tait . He was husband of Mary Shand Borthwick of 45 Carntyne Rd, Dennistoun, Glasgow. Stephen died at age 32 on 7 Nov 1918 at the Somme in France during WW1.He is buried/ remembered with honour at Rocquigny-Equancourt Road, British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France His Military Medal was awarded 10/9/1915.(added 26/01/05)

  • Bowie, William Henry. Lieutenant. No. 172302. 2nd Bn, The Black Watch. Scottish. He served with "The Chindits" in Burma in 1944 and was killed in action on 12th July of that year. Son of William and Jessie K. Bowie of Dundee, he is buried in the Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar. (added 10/06/99)

  • Boyle, Patrick. b. 1918. Lance Corporal. Seaforth Highlanders. Scottish. Served in the Middle East and in Italy. He is retired from the St. Lawrence Seaway and lives in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada. A father of 3 daughters and 7 grandchildren. (added 10/08/01)

  • Bradley, Michael James. b. 1913. Seaman. Royal Navy, HMS Liverpool. British. Served during WWII. Husband of Annie Bradley (nee Bennett) and Father of Michael, Catherine, Francis and Stephen. Passed away in 1986. (added 27/09/99)

  • Bradley, Patrick. Private 11109, 2nd Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Killed in action, February 9, 1915, aged 18. Buried at Merville Communal Cemetry, Merville, France. Son of Charles and Annie (McLaughlin) Bradley, of 16 Harriet Steet, Rutherglen, Glasgow. Born, Carndonagh, County Donegal, Ireland. (added 04/11/05)

  • Braithwaite, Harry. b. 1892. Private. No. S/40986. 6th Bn, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, (and formerly 3661 Lovat Scouts). British. Born Leeds, Yorkshire. Enlisted Leeds. Son of Henry H. and Harriet Braithwaite, 15 Borough Terrace, Dewsbury Road, Leeds. Killed in action at Cavalry Farm on 26th April 1917, aged 25 (see Watts Family below).(added 16/05/01)

  • Brand, James. Private. No. S/40512. 6th Bn, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (and formerly 2806 Lovat Scouts). Scottish. Born and resided in Hopeman, Elgin. Enlisted Glasgow. Killed in action at Cavalry Farm on 26th April 1917. (see Watts Family below. (added 17/05/01)

  • Brewer, Albert Arthur Joseph. Corporal. No. 5725641. 2nd Bn, The Black Watch. British. Served in Burma in 1944 with "The Chindits" Killed in action on 5th April of that year at Indaw Road, aged 23. Son of Joseph Francis and Eva Minnie Brewer of Dorchester, Dorsetshire. His name is commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar. (added 11/06/99)

  • Briscoe, Alfred John. b. 1886. Sergeant. 13th Bn, Royal Scots. British. Killed in action on 22nd July 1918, he is buried at Raperie British Cemetery, France. Son of Robert and Mary Ann Briscoe of London, he was born in Bethnal Green, Middlesex and enlisted at Stratford, Essex. Husband of Anges Gertrude Briscoe of Oakdene Hintlesham, Suffolk. (added 6/01/99)

  • Briskham, John. b. 1895. Private. No. S/25239. 5th Bn, Queens Own Cameron Highlanders. Scottish. Enlisted Inverness. Died of wounds on 3rd June 1917 and is buried at Mons Communal Cemetery, Mons, Hainut, Belgium. Brother of Cretnay Briskham, also of the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders. (added 23/04/01)

  • Brown. Andrew James Ewen. b. 1919. Pilot Officer. Navigator. 83 Sqn RAF. Scottish. A navigator with Pathfinder Squadron in what was known as "The Battle of Berlin". Killed in action 24th August 1943, age 24. Son of Alexander and Helen Hay Brown, of Haddington, East Lothian. He is buried at Berlin 1939-1945 Cemetery, Brandenburg, Germany. (added 21/05/01)

  • Brown, David. b. 1885. Private. Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Served in WWI at the Battle of the Somme. (added 12/11/98)

  • Brown, David Duncan. b. 1892. Private. No. 11693. 1st Bn, Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Son of David and Annie Davidson Brown of Edinburgh, husband of Mary Paterson Brown of Kirk Street, Leith, father of Margaret. Died in August 1916 at the Battle of the Somme, buried in Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont Somme, France. (added 20/07/99)

  • Brown, John, Lance Corporal, 6th Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers, number 30396. Son of William Smith Brown and Jeannie Brown (McGinness), brother of Elizabeth, Annie, Catherine, Jean and Daniel. Died between 26th and 27th March 1918 and buried at Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Grave reference X.B.7. Name submitted by his nephew from Lanark. (added 17/07/07)

  • Brown (Gillerlane), Michael, DCM, MM, Private, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots, Number 2918. Born 7th December 1887. Died 30th December 1961. Name submitted by his Grandson in Edinburgh. (added 21/10/08)

  • Bruce, David Alistair. b. 1921. Pilot Officer. Royal Air Force (South Africa). British. WWII Battle of Britain and North Africa. Missing in action 1944 presumed killed. Educated Wellington College. Member of The Bombay Flying Club. Only surviving son of Colonel George David Bruce DSO, and Mrs Nora Bruce 61st Madras Pioneers Indian Army, Balvaran, 45 Dirleton Avenue, North Berwick. (added 02/11/98)

  • Brush, Gordon. R. b. 1922. Private. No. A/116008. North Nova Scotia Highlanders, 3rd Canadian Division, Canadian Army. Canadian. Gordon took part in the D-Day landings on 4th June 1944. He was killed in action in the early stages of the campaign and is buried in the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, Calvados, France, in Section III, Row H, Grave 13. Gordon landed on D-Day just a few miles north of where he is buried. Son of Ross and Cecilia Brush of Amherstburg, Ontario. The Brush family emigrated from the USA in the late 1800's. Gordon's 7th great-grandfather left the UK in 1653. (added 06/01/99)

  • Buchan, Julius C, Private, Number 3418, 4th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. Born in the County of Banff on 18th August 1881, husband of Elizabeth Buchan, 5 Brown Street, Glasgow. Died aged 34 on 30th August 1915 and buried at Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez Grave reference XVII.D.20. Name submitted by his Great Grand Daughter. (added 07/03/2006)

  • Buchanan, John, Colour Sergeant, 1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry, Number 4216. Born 23rd May 1872, son of John Buchanan and Annie McKillop, husband of Sarah Stares and father of Frank John, Nellie, Annie Marie, Sarah Margaret, Janet Emily, William James and Bella. Educated Royal Military Asylum and Royal Hibernian Military School. Corporal 1886, Sergeant 1900, Colour Sergeant 1905. Served North West Frontier, India 16th September 1892 – 4th February 1899 (Malakand Field Force), Ceylon 5th February 1899 – 20th March 1900, Drill Instructor 21st March 1900 – 10th August 1912. Awarded Indian General Service Medal (Punjab Frontier 1897-98), Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (With £5 gratuity). Name submitted by Great Grandson in Salt Lake City, USA. (added 16/04/2008)

  • Buckner, Alfred. b. 1881. Regimental Sergeant Major. No. 14770. Royal Army Medical Corps. Scottish. His servce included the Boer War, Northern Ireland, France during World War I and the British Army in India. He was mentioned in Dispatches on 14th January 1915 "For Gallant and Distinguished Services in the Field" by Field Marshal Sir John D.P. French. (added 06/09/01)

  • Buist, George, Lieutenant, 10th Bengal Light Cavalry. Son of Reverend George and Margaret Buist of St Andrews. Husband of Isabella Masson. Killed in action aged 34 at Jalalabad, Afghanistan during the First Afghan War on 29th July 1842. Name submitted by his 3rd Great Nephew in Chicago, USA. (added 17/03/08)

  • Burness, James. Private. 203684.1st/4th Bn., Gordon Highlanders. Who died on Friday 12 April 1918. Age 22. Cemetery: PERNES BRITISH CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France. Grave or Reference Panel Number: I. A. 7. Location: Pernes-en-Artois is a small town on the main road from Lillers to St Pol. The British Cemetery is nearly one kilometre west of the town on the road to Sains-les-Pernes. Son of Robert and Jane Burness, of 3, New St., Stonehaven. Born at Stonehaven, Kincardineshire. James was the brother of my grandfather Alexander Napier Burness. My grandfather Alexander Napier Burness immigrated to Canada and served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he was gassed, but he did come home. Thank goodness! I would like James to be remembered, he died so young.  (added 26/01/05)

  • Burgess, William. b. 1894. Private. No. 17191. 1st Bn, Lancashire Fusiliers. Scottish. Killed in Gallipoli on 21st August 1915, his name is commemorated on the Helles Memorial. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Burgess of Kirkpatrick Durham, Dalbeattie. Brother of Isabella and Alan. (added 01/03/99)

  • Burke, James William, Corporal, 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers, Number 3607325. Died aged 21 on 7th August 1944. He is buried in Bayeux War Cemetery grave III.B.17. Name submitted by a fellow Borderer from Monaco. (added 01/08/07)

  • Burns, Bernard. Private. No. 27260. 1st Bn, Highland Light Infantry. Scottish. Killed in action on Friday 25th October 1918 in Mespotamia at the age of 35, his name is recorded on the Basra Memorial, Iraq, Panels 35 and 64. Son of Annie and Bernard Burns of Crown Street, Glasgow. Husband of Mary Cavanagh Burns, headmistress of a Catholic School in Glasgow. Mary was pregnant with twins when she received the news that Bernard was "missing presumed dead" and unfortunately miscarried. (added 23/11/98)

  • Burns, James. Private. b. c1880. No. 41203. 11th Bn, the Royal Scots. British. Born in Edinburgh, he died on the Somme on 2nd March 1918, his name is recorded on the Theipval Memorial, Somme, France. (added 03/06/99)

  • Cairns, Thomas, Bombadier, Number 650865, X.51 Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery, 51st Highland Division. Born 20th December 1896, Leven, Fife. Enlisted October 1915. Captured during the German offensive March 1918. He emigrated to Canada after the First World War and settled in Montreal. He died in 1970. Name submitted by his Grandson. (added 11/12/06)

  • Caithness, Robert. Private 2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
    b. 1884, son of Walter and Margaret Caithness. Husband of Margaret
    MacPherson and father of William Duncan and Elizabeth Low Gibson Caithness. Died aged 30 Wednesday 21st October 1914 and buried with honour at Le Trou Aid Post Cemerary, Pas de Calais, France. (added 16/04/05)

  • Calder, James Robert. b. 1877. Private. No. 424641. 78th Bn, Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). Scottish. Died of wounds received in Belgium during WWI on 1st November 1917, age 33, and is commemorated at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Husband of Florence Helen Calder of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (added 13/09/01)

  • Calder, Alexander. b. 1895. Private. No. 266465. 6th Bn, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany's). Scottish. Born in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland. Enlisted at Ripon, Yorkshire, England. He was killed in action on Monday 9th April 1917 and is buried at Highland Cemetery, Roclincourt, Pas de Calais, France. (added 06/09/01)
  • Calder, Patrick. b. 1898. Corporal. No. S/18794. 2nd Bn, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany's). Scottish. Born in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland. Enlisted at Aberdeen. He was killed in action on Thursday 8th August 1918, aged 20 years and is buried at Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, Nord, France. (added 06/09/01)

    They were all sons of George and Margaret Calder, 1 Ashgrove, Elgin, Moray, Scotland.
  • Cameron, Duncan. Private, 4th Argyll Mountain Battery. Born 1895. Coppersmith's Assistant/Chemist. Enlisted on 23rd December 1913. Embodied on 5th August 1914. Served Gallipoli (Landing and withdrawal at Sulva Bay). Discharged on Medical grounds 2nd October 1916. (added 7/3/2006)
  • Cameron, John Paterson, Private, B Company 124th Pioneer Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, number 102605. Born 26th November 1887 son of Mr and Mrs John Cameron of Loudounhill, Darvel, Ayrshire. Died aged 31 during a gas attack while with a mule train repair party on 31st October 1917. His name is recorded on the Menin Gate Panel 32 and on the War Memorial in Doune. Name submitted by his 4th cousin in Eaglesham. (added 17/07/2007)
  • Campbell, Andrew. Army. Scottish. Served on the Western Front and Palestine in World War II. (added 01/02/99)
  • Campbell, Duncan Lorne. b. 1913. Lt Col. Sudan Defence Force, who died on 22 April 2005 aged 91, son of Torquil Lorne Campbell (qv). Commissioned into the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 1934, later transferred to the Camel Corps, Sudan Defence Force (where he became known as "Abu Shenob" ? Father of the Moustache). He was awarded two MCs during his service with the Sudan Defence Force. In 1943 he transferred to the SOE and served in Greece and then Italy (where he was awarded a military MBE). He was captured in Italy in 1944 and sent to a POW camp in Germany for the remainder of the war. After the war, he returned to the Sudan Defence Force and was the last CO of the Camel Corps. He retired from the Army in 1949 and took to farming in Dorset and enjoyed shooting and fly-fishing. He is buried in the churchyard of St Mary's Church, Shroton, near Blandford. (added 11/06/05)
  • Campbell, James. b. 1885. Private. No. S/26174. 6th Bn, Queen's Own Highlanders (and formerly as No. 20023, Seaforth Highlanders). Scottish. Born Inverness. Enlisted Inverness. Son of Mr and Mrs James Campbell, husband of Mrs Grace Campbell of 112 Church Street, Inverness. Killed in action 26th April 1917 at Cavalry Farm, aged 32. (see Watts Family below). (added 16/05/01)
  • Campbell, Neill Diarmid. b. 1892. Lt Colonel. 8th Bn, Argyll & amp; Sutherland Highlanders. Scottish. Died on Friday, 12th April 1918, aged 26. Son of the late Col. Duncan Campbell OBE.DL., and Isabel Campbell (nee Tobin) of Inverneill, Ardrishaig, Argyll. His name is recorded on the Ploegsteert Memorial near Ieper (Ypres). (see T.L. Campbell below). (added 12/02/99)
  • Campbell, Torquil Lorne. b. 1886. 2nd Lieutenant. 8th Bn. attd. 1st Bn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders who died on Thursday, 1st March 1917, aged 31. Son of Col. Duncan Campbell, OBE.DL., and Isabel Campbell (nee Tobin) of Inverneill, Ardrishaig, Argyll; husband of Catherine Isabel Vertue or Campbell, of Hull St, Kimberley, South Africa. Served in 18th Mounted Rifles and Hay Commando through German S.W. Africa Campaign and then at the Western Front. His son Lt Col. Duncan Lorne Campbell, OBE.MC, served in the Argylls in WWII and is still living. He is buried in Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Ste Radegonde. (added 12/02/99)
  • Campbell, William. Sergeant. No. S/27405. 6th Bn, Queen's Own Highlanders (and formerly 1597 Lovat Scouts). Born Dingwall, Ross-shire. Enlisted Brodie, Forres, Elginshire. Killed in action on 26th April 1917 at Cavalry Farm. (see Watts Family below). (added 16/05/01)
  • Campbell, William F. b. 1906. Lt Commander. Royal Canadian Navy. HMCS Louisburg. Canadian. Enlisted in the navy in 1922 and served on several ships including HMCS Skeena before WWII and HMCS Assiniboine in the early stages. He took command of HMCS Louisburg in 1940. Killed in action at sea on 6th February 1943 when the ship was sunk by an enemy torpedo bomber off Oran. From Grand Valley, Ontario, son of Edward and Mary Campbell. He was married to Freda Leckie in 1939 and had one son Lt Colonel (Ret'd) Edward Campbell of the Canadian Army. (added 13/05/99)
  • Cameron, John. Rifleman. Seaforth Highlanders. Scottish. He served in the first Battle of the Somme 1914-15 in France during WWI. (added 06/09/01)
  • Carnie, Mark, Private, 1st Battalion Black Watch attached to the Queen’s Own Highlanders. Died aged 18 in a bomb blast at Dungannon, Northern Ireland. (added 06/06/08)
  • Casciani, Joseph W. b. 1896. Private. No. S/9964. 9th Bn, The Black Watch. Scottish. "Joey" as he was known, enlisted in June 1914. Killed in action on 29th April 1916. Son of Joseph and Catherine Casciani of Overgate, Dundee. Before enlistment he worked as an oiler at Gilroy, Sons & Co. Ltd, Tay Works, Dundee. He is buried at St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes, Pas-de-Calais, France. (added 12/06/00)
  • Cathie, Thomas, Private, Royal Army Service Corps, Number M2/046610. Born 1881. Died at home on 17th November 1918, his Grave is in Dalkeith New Cemetery, Reference I.155 and his name is recorded on Bowden Village War Memorial. Name submitted by his Granddaughter in Berwickshire. (added 16/04/08)
  • Chalmers, William. Lance Corporal, 49th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment), Number 432220. Born 25th February 1883, son of William and Mary Chalmers of Glasgow and Dunmore, Wigtownshire. Died 16th September 1916 aged 33 and buried at Courcelette British Cemetery, grave reference VIII.E.24. Name submitted by Frank Johnson, Great Nephew. (added 10/2/06)
  • Charlton, Thomas Plowes. b. 1926. Private. 5th Bn, Seaforth Highlanders. British. Enlisted in 1944 with the Royal Scottish Fusiliers, posted to 2nd London Scottish and later tranferred to the Seaforth Highlanders in 1945. Transferred to 11th Hussars in 1946 and discharged in 1947. (added 12/06/00)
  • Charnley, Edwin, Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion Black Watch. Shot by a sniper and died aged 22 at East Belfast, Northern Ireland on 18th November 1971. (added 06/06/08)
  • Christie, Andrew, Private, 5th Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), number 59806. Son of John and Isabella R Christie and husband of Georgina M G Christie of Perth. Died aged 25 9th April 1943. He is buried in Enfidaville War Cemetery Grave reference VI.F.1. Name submitted by his Great Nephew.(added 21/01/08)
  • Christie, George Penman. Seargent. No. 2756572. 2nd Bn, The Black Watch. Scottish. Served with "The Chindits" in Burma in 1944. Killed in action on 31st May of that year aged 26 at the Noquan Pass. Son of James and Jessie Christie of Cardenden, Fife. He is buried in Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar. (added 10/06/99)
  • Christie, John Mitchell. Born 19th June 1890, Bressay, Shetland Islands. Worked as a cooper and served in World War 1. Further details are not known. (added 13/09/05)
  • Chynoweth, James Lean. b. 04/05/1915 - Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. Private. Queens Own Cameron Highlanders (1st and 2nd Battalions).British (Scottish). Enlisted 28.10.1931.  Posted to Depot 30.10.193. Posted to 2nd Battalion 12.05.1932. Served with 2nd Battalion in Palestine and Egypt from 12.05.1932 to 25.05.1938. Mobilised with 1st Battalion (2nd Division, 5th
    Brigade) at Inverness for WWII on 02.09.1939. Active service with 1st Battalion during WWII at Dunkirk, India, Burma, Japan and Malaya. Discharged to Army Reserve 13.02.1949. (Sergeant). Emigrated to Australia 1950's, deceased in Melbourne, Australia on 11/11/    1998. (added 16/04/05)
  • Clark, Helen Veronica. b. 1928. Scottish. Joined up at 16 years of age with false papers. Served in Anti-Aircraft Batteries in England during WWII. Now living in Whyalla, South Australia. (added 07/04/00)
  • Clark, John. Private. No. S/40534. 6th Bn, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (and formerly 3762 Lovat Scouts). Born Edinburgh. Enlisted Glasgow. Died of wounds 29th April 1917 at Cavalry Farm (see Watts Family below). (added 16/05/01) 
  • Clarkson, John, Lance Sergeant, Scots Guards, Number 23517590. Born Edinburgh 19th July 1940, son of John and Betty Clarkson. Served with the 2nd Battalion in East Africa 1961 to 1963 and with the 1st Battalion in Malaysia and Borneo 1963 to 1966. Enlisted in the Australian Army, Royal Australian Regiment, in 1969 and served in South Vietnam attached to US Special Forces as a Warrant Officer training indigenous troops. Retired and now living in South Australia. (added 23/01/07) 

  • Claugher, Hector. b. 1895. Bandsman. No. 8618. 1st Bn, 79th Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Scottish. Killed in action aged 19, in France & Flanders on 25th September 1914. Born in Malta, the son of Jane and Pte Hector Claugher (see below), of the Lawnmarket, Edinburgh. (added 16/11/98)

  • Claugher, Hector. b. 1865. Private 1st Bn, 79th Cameron Highlanders. Scottish. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 29th September 1917, aged 52. Born in Edinburgh, husband of Jane Claugher of the Lawnmarket, Edinburgh and father of Bandsman Hector Claugher (see above). (added 03/12/98)

  • Cochrane, William. b. 1923. Private. 2nd Bn, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment). Scottish. Served at Home 1942-3, in the Middle East in 1943 before joining 14th Brigade, 2nd Chindit "Operation Thursday" LRP, in Burma 1944. (added 03/05/99)
  • Coghill, William. b. 1898. Sherwood Forresters and 56 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Scottish. Enlisted while still underage, he later joined the RFC. He was originally from the Shetland Isles. (added 30/04/99)
  • Coleman, Patrick. Private, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots, Number 3053270. Born 1914, son of Edward and Anne Coleman Coleman of Bridgend, West Lothian. Died, aged 28, with 843 others, sometime between 1st and 2nd October 1942 while being taken to Japan as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese on board the ship Lisbon Maru, which was torpedoed by the American submarine USS Grouper. His name is recorded on the Sai Wan Memorial, Column 11. (added 10/2/06)
  • Collins, Niel. Private 2nd Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Number B/7692. Died on 1st October 1916. His name is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial Pier and Face 4D. (added 27/03/06)
  • Copland, Joseph. Private 1/5th Seaforth Highlanders No 6688. Son of John and Anne Copland of Fochabers, Morayshire. Born 3/1/1887. Died of Wounds 23/11/1916. Served in France and Flanders. Buried Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. (added 11/06/05)
  • Connell, Campbell McGregor. b. 1882. Private. 11th Hussars. Scottish. Served prior to WWI as No. 13141. Enlisted with them again in August 1914 as No. 11421. Served in France and Italy at Cremona. Transferred to Reserve in May 1919 and was wounded twice during his service. Born at Kelburn Street, Barrhead, son of William Connell and Margaret Conner. Married Anne Farrell at Tullamore, Kings Co. Ireland in 1908. Father of six. Moved to Glasgow in 1920 after the death of his wife. He died in April 1937, burial place unknown. (added 11/09/00) 
  • Conner, Daniel. Lance Corporal. No. S/4773. 10th Bn, The Gordon Highlanders. British. Killed in action at Loos on 25th September 1915. His name is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Dud Corner Cemetery. Brother of David and John (see below). (added 25/02/99)
  • Conner, David. Private. No. S/5959. 1st Bn, The Gordon Highlanders. British. Killed in action on 25th September 1915. He is buried in Bedford House Cemetery, Zillebeke. Brother of David (above) and John (below). (added 25/02/99)
  • Conner, John. The Gordon Highlanders. British. Brother of David and Daniel (above), John also lost his life in WWI. (added 25/02/99)
  • Cook, John Domigan, Private, 1st/4th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, Number 8312. Son of Andrew and Agnes Cook of 8 Hill Street, Kilmarnock. Killed in action aged 21 on 12th July 1915 during the attack from Parsons Road on enemy trench E11 when two enemy trenches were taken and several counter attacks repulsed. 6 Officers of the Battalion and 49 Other Ranks were killed including John Cook. His name is recorded on the helles Memorial Panel 72 to 75. (added 19/2/2007)
  • Cooper, Thomas. b. 1888. Serjeant. No. 270875. 16th Bn, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) Formerly 3648 Highland Light Infantry. Scottish. He served in the HLI from 1914 until he was killed in action in France on 22nd October 1917, aged 30. Born in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire. Enlisted Glasgow. He was one of seven children born to Thomas Cooper and Annie Watson who resided in Bridgeton, Glasgow. (added 10/08/01)
  • Cormack, Magnus. Private. No. 40248. 10th Bn, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Scottish. Killed in action in September 1917, his name is commemorated at Level Crossing Cemetery, Fampoux, Pas de Calais, France. (added 12/06/2000)
  • Court, Henry Charles "Charlie". Private. No. 3247084. 2nd Bn, The Black Watch. British. Served in Burma with "The Chindits" 1944, he died in India on 8th August of that year from complications of wounds recieved in an ambush east of "White City" on 6th May. Son of William and Ellen Court, husband of Sarah Court of Lambeth, London. He is buried at Ranchi War Cemetery, India. He was the best pal and mucker of Pte W. Cochrane, No. 14000017. (added 11/06/99)
  • Cowie, James Myles. British. D.O.B. 09/06/1889, Buckhaven, Carmyllie. Private S/16991, 8th Battalion Black Watch(Royal Highlanders). Enlisted  Perth September 1915. Died 28/09/1917 at Ypres, Belgium, Flanders. Buried at Tyne Cot Memorial Cemetary, Zonnebeke,  West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. When in France James served as a stretcher bearer. He and the other seven stretcher bearers were taking shelter from enemy bombardment in a concrete pill box which took a direct hit. Five stretcher bearers died, one being my Great Grandfather James Myles Cowie. All five were buried together and the stones from the pill box were built into a cairn with a cross on the top. His Captain wrote " Private Cowie was a cheery companion in days of rest and a loyal comrade in action." Married to Sarah Smith 02/12/1910. 3 Children David Myles, Nan & Alexina. Parents David Cowie and Janet Smith Myles of Muiredge, Carmyllie. Civilian Job, Insurance agent in the Forfar branch of the Prudential Assurance Company. (added 10/05/05)
  • Cowie, Norman. b. 1898. Private. No. 31221. "D" Coy. 10th/11th Bn, Highland Light Infantry. Scottish. Killed in action on 30th July 1916 at High Wood in the Somme. Son of Mrs Ephie McQueen of Bridgeton, Glasgow and brother of Thomas Cowie, who lost a leg in the same battle but survived. His name is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial. (added 11/03/99)
  • Crawford, Keneth Clark. b. 1883. 2nd Lt. 4th Bn, (Territorial) Royal Scots Fusiliers. Scottish. Kenneth was the son of the School Headmaster of the town of Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, and was killed during the last days of the war on 2nd September 1918 in the final push for Calais. (added 23/04/01)
  • Crombie, James. b. 1912. Corporal. No. 2927533. 2nd Bn, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Scottish. Enlisted at Annan in 1931, served overseas in India, Sudan, Egypt. Killed in action in North Africa on 14th February 1941, buried in Keren War Cemetery, Eritrea. Medals: 1939/45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45. Born in Annan, son of Matthew Crombie and Mary Jane Graham. Married to Agnes McGhie Jamieson in 1939, one daughter Margaret Jane Crombie born in 1940. (added 08/03/99) 
  • Crosbie, Edward Archibald. b. 1909. Corporal. No. C-21068. The Cameronian Highlanders of Ottawa, MG. Scottish. Served 1939-46 during WWII in Iceland, England, France, Belgium and Holland. Born in Edinburgh son of Edward Archibald Crosbie and Maria Steedman. Emigrated to Canada in 1923 where he married Clara Rose Milks in Ottawa in 1934, they had six children. Ted worked for the Canadian Government after the War until he retired in 1971. He died in Ottawa in 1982 and is buried in Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa. Brother of William (below). (added 04/03/99)
  • Crosbie, William Henry. b. 1912. Signalman. No. 2327145. The Royal Corps of Signals. Scottish. Served during 1939 in France. Born in Edinburgh son of Edward Archibald Crosbie and Maria Steedman, married to Margaret Ann McDonald. He was in the process of joining the Ministry when war broke out. He died in France on 4th October 1939 and is buried in Blargies Communal Cemetery Extension, Oise, France. Brother of Edward above. (added 04/03/99)
  • Crowe, Charles. b. 1879. Private. No S/7072. 2nd Bn, Black Watch. Scottish. A veteran of the Boer War. Killed in action during WWI on 11th March 1915 at the Battle of Neuve Chappelle, France. He was buried in battle and is remembered at Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Born and enlisted in Dundee. Married to Joan Johnston and father to Georgina. (added 06/09/01)
  • Crymble, John Peter. Company Sergeant Major. No 6635. 2nd Bn, Cameronians (The Scottish Rifles). Scottish. Served during the Boer War and during WWI when he was taken prisoner after being wounded. Mentioned in London Gazette for valuable services whilst a POW. Received the African Star with Bars. Died of wounds in 1924 at Maryhill. (added 11/04/00)
  • Cullen, John, Second Lieutenant 13th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Born 4th June 1895, son of Robert and Margaret Cullen of Bank House, Bridgend, Islay, Argyllshire. Died aged 21 on 15th September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. He is buried in Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont Grave Reference VI.H.18. (added 23/01/07)
  • Cummiskey, James. b. 1877. Private. 51014, 1st/4th Bn., Royla Scots Fusiliers. Who died on 8 November 1917. Remembered with honour: Jerusalem Memorial. (added 16/04/05)
  • Cuthbert, David Wilson Harper. Second Lieutenant 9th Battalion Black Watch. Son of James Cuthbert the Town Clerk of Alloa and Janie Christie of Claremont, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Died of wounds aged 25 at the Battle of Arras on 9th April 1917. His grave is in Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, reference I.L.5.Name submitted by his Great Nephew.(added 8/1/07)
  • Curric, Colin. Private. No. S/24380. 6th Bn, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Scottish. Born St. Boswell's, Roxburghshire. Enlisted Falkirk. Son of Donald and Agnes Curric, "Eddleshurst" Woodlands Crescent, Falkirk. Killed in action on 26th April 1917 at the Battle of Cavalry Farm, aged 19. (see Watts Family below). (added 17/05/01)
  • Dalrymple, Robert. b. 1923. Marine. 41 Royal Marine Commando. Scottish. Enlisted in 1942 and took part in the North Africa Campaign then the Invasion of Sicily in 1943. After which he caught malaria which kept him out of action for the rest of the war. Married Mary Robertson in 1947 and had 3 children and 5 grandchildren. Worked as a joiner until 1997 and now enjoys a happy retirement in Fife. (added 29/09/00)
  • Davidson, James, Sergeant, Number 2323255, Royal Corps of Signals and Territorial Army. Son of Thomas C Davidson, see below. Served India, North Africa and North West Europe. Wounded Germany April 1945. Died December 2000. Name submitted by his son. (Added 11/12/06)
  • Davidson, John. b. 1884. Private. 4th/5th Bn, Black Watch (No. 3513) and the Labour Corps (No. 262482). Scottish. Enlisted 1916 and was a victim of gas. Invalided to the Labour Corps. Died Aberdeen School Hospital 27th November 1918. Born at Wheywell Durris, he was a gardener before joining up. There is a red granite monument to him and his brother George who was lost at Vimy Ridge, in Durris Churchyard. (added 04/12/98)
  • Davidson,Thomas Curran, Private, Number 202114, 1st/5th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. Born in Gowkeshill, Midlothian, son of James Davidson, husband of Edith May Davidson of 33A High Street, Dalkeith and father of three children. Wine and Spirits Merchant, Dalkeith. Killed in action aged 29 on 29th July 1918. Grave reference II.C.10 Oulchy-Le-Chateau Churchyard Extension. See also his son James Davidson. Name submitted by his Grandson.
  • Davidson, Thomas Henry. b. 1871. Private. Gordon Highlanders and the Royal Scots. British. Served in the Gordon Highlanders prior to WWI, in 1915 he re-enlisted as Private. No. 28774 in the Royal Scots along with his eldest son William (b. 1899). Posted to the Middle East in Oct 1915 where he was later wounded and discharged in August 1918. Born in Liverpool, England, of a Scottish father and Welsh mother. Died, related to his war wounds in January 1932 in Bootle, Lancashire. (added 07/09/00) The medals belonging to this soldier have been purchased by one of our readers and he would like to get in touch with the person who originally submitted this entry. Please contact Scots at War for further information.
  • Davidson, William. b. 1894. A. Bombardier/French Polisher. No. 47402. Royal Field Artillery. Scottish. He served in Salonika, Greece during World War I . Married on 8th December 1914. He died 22nd January 1929 age 35 years in Dundee, County of Angus, Scotland. (added 06/09/01)
  • Dempster, Alexander Monroe, Private, 1st Battalion Queens' Own Cameron Highlanders 1899 - 1903 and Private, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) 1914 - 1916 number 195. Born Banff 1879. Enlisted for service in South Africa with the Cameron Highlanders, attached to 12th (Scottish) Mounted Infantry Battalion 1900 - 1902. Married Isabella Monroe Macdonald of Coupar Angus, Perthshire. Emigrated to Toronto, Canada 1910. One of the first 200 volunteers to enlist in Princess Patricia's Canadian LI in 1914 and sent to the Western Front. Died of wounds aged 37 on 18th September 1916 at the Battle of Flers Courcellete on the Somme and  buried in Contay British Cemetery, grave reference I.C.19. Name submitted by his Great Nephew Duncan Alexander Macdonald. (added 05/10/05)
  • Denoon, William. b. 1877. Sergeant. No. S/14436. 2nd Bn, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Scottish. Born Kincardine, Ross-shire. Enlisted Glasgow. Killed in Salonika Campaign, Monday 21st May 1917, 40 years old. Buried in Struma Military Cemetary, Grave VII.E.7. Kalokastron, Greece. Son of John and Elizabeth McLeod Denoon of Strathkyle, Culrain, Ross-shire. (added 26/04/01)
  • Derham-Reid, James Benjamin Roscoe, 12th Campbell of Auchinellan, Major, 9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Born 29th June 1913 son of Dr. James Derham-Reid, MC, LRCP, FRC, (Major RAMC 1914-1919) and Elsie Derham-Reid and husband of Ann Forrest Derham-Reid of Brighton, Sussex. Died of wounds aged 31 October 15th 1944. He is buried in Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, near Rimini, Italy, Grave reference XIV,C,10. Slàn leibh, Auchinellan. Name submitted by his son. (added 21/07/08)
  • Deveney, George Robert, Rifleman, 6th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Number 14720404. Youngest of six brothers and son of Catherine and Alexander Deveney of Greenock, Renfrewshire. Died aged 20 at the Walcheren Causeway Battle, Holland on 3rd November 1944. He is buried at Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery Grave reference 8.C.16. Name submitted by his Nephew. (added 17/03/08)
  • Dewar, Neil. Private Number 8406 4th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, 155th Brigade, 52nd (Lowland) Division. Born Argyll, Scotland and was a herdsman of the Highland cattle on Lord O'Neil's estate in Antrim. Died of sickness Gallipoli 19th October 1915 and buried in Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery. Entered by his Great Grandson Ian Neil Hill of Jeddah 13th July 2005. (added 27/07/05)
  • Dick, David. b. 1897. Private. No. S/20762. 6th Bn, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Scottish. Born Lanark. Enlisted Motherwell. Son of Arthur and Jane Dick, 253a Annfield, Cleekshinnin, Motherwell. He died of wounds on 27th April 1917 at the Battle of Cavalry Farm, aged 20. (see Watts Family below). (added 17/05/01)
  • Dickie, Robert Horn, Sergeant, HQ Squadron, 11th Armoured Division, Royal Armoured Corps, Number 407521. Born 1915 in Milngavie, Scotland son of Robert and Margaret Dickie and husband of Hilda Dickie of Kirkby Moorside, Yorkshire. Served in the Royal Scots Greys in Palestine. Died of wounds aged 29 on 19th July 1944 during Operation Goodwood in the area of Caen, France. Buried in La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres, Grave reference VI.B.4. Name submitted by his Nephew (added 19/2/2007)
  • Dickson, Wilfred Andrew. b. c1892. Private. No. 19750. 16th Bn, Royal Scots. Scottish. Served during WWI, and was killed during the First Battle of the Somme, in July 1916, aged 24. Son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Dickson. His name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. (added 09/10/00)
  • Dillon, Harry. Private. Scottish, 201314, 1st/5th Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Enlisted at Maryhill Barracks, Glasgow. Served in France and was killed in action on 05/11/1918 while defending the recently captured village of Moorsele, which had been held by the Germans until 14 October 1918. He is interred at Kezelberg Military Cemetery. See also his wife's cousin 2/Lieutenant Alexander Fielding MC. (added 05/10/05)
  • Dock, Elliot Thomas. b. 1925. Royal Highland Fusiliers. Scottish. Served in Burma. He died 27th April 1955. If you have further information about his service history please E-mail his son Thomas Dock. (added 06/09/01)
  • Dolan, James. Lance Corporal. No. 2759891. 2nd Bn, The Black Watch. Scottish. Served in Burma with "The Chindits" in 1944. Killed in action during an ambush east of "White City" on 5th May of that year, aged 28. His name is commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar. (added 10/06/99)
  • Dorans, Peter, Corporal, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Number 3 Column, 77(Indian) Infantry Brigade (Black Watch), Number 2753451. Born 9th January 1914. Enlisted Black Watch June 1931 to August 1938. Recalled June 1939 and served in France, Africa, India and Burma. Took part in both Chindit Campaigns, batman to Sir Bernard Ferguson. DCM 1943. "At Hintha on 28th March 1943, he was in charge of a small post holding a track along which a new attack was expected. Although he had only a handful of men with him, he considered that he would present a less vulnerable target and a more effective defence with still fewer. He therefore, collected grenades off some of his men and reduced his party to two, besides himself. When the expected attack came in, carried out by twenty to thirty Japanese, he threw grenades with great effect, carrying on with his rifle when these were exhausted, and completely broke up the attack, which was never resumed in this sector. At least eight bodies were observed to his immediate front, and more might have been seen by daylight. During the march to the Chindwin, though suffering from fever and other complaints, he remained cheerful as ever and was instrumental in encouraging weaker men not to give in. His fortitude was of real benefit to the whole column. Cheerful and tireless at all times, he was to the fore whether in or out of action, and was of the utmost value in inspiring and controlling young soldiers. He was by common consent the finest NCO in the Column." (London Gazette 5.8.1943.) discharged to reserves February 1946, employed as a gamekeeper and as a coal miner. Died 26th December 2000 aged 86. Name submitted by his son. (added 23/01/07)
  • Douglas, Alexander. b. 1896 L. Corporal. British Expeditionary Force. Scottish. Served 1914-17 and received an award for gallantry in action on 19/20th September 1917 in Germany. He died in 1955 in Toronto, Canada. (added 26/04/99)
  • Downie,Robert, Captain, MC, DCM, 5th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Son of John and Agnes Downie and brother of Isabel Downie of 6 John Street, Hamilton. Resident at 4 Selkirk Street, Hamilton. Killed in action on 6th November 1918 and buried in Point-sur-Sambre Communal Cemetery, Grave reference A.1. Name submitted by his Grand Nephew. (added 10/04/07)
  • Downie, William. Lance Corporal 6th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Number 3245722. Son of William and Elizabeth Downie, of Larkhall, Lanarkshire and husband of Mary Tennant Downie. Died on 19th April 1945 aged 36 while a Prisoner of War in Stalag XXA at Thorn, Poland and buried in Charlottenburg, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. Grave 11.K.6-8. (added 13/09/05)
  • Doyle, James "Paddy" Private. No. 3324558. 2nd Bn, The Black Watch. Scottish. Served in Burma in 1944 with "The Chindits" he was killed in action on 7th August of that year whilst attacking Japanese machine gun bunkers at Labu Burma, he was aged 32. Son of Edward and Mary Catherine Doyle, of Glasgow he is buried in Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar. (added 11/06/99)
  • Duchart, Peter. b. 1896. Corporal. No. 3072. 5th Bn, Seaforth Highlanders. Scottish. Killed during the action of Givenchy on 15th-16th June 1915, mortally wounded he was carried off the battlefield by his brother L/Cpl John Duchart. His name is commemorated on a Memorial in the Le Touret Military Cemetery, Festubert, France. Son of Alexander Duchart, fisherman, Wick. (added 02/02/99)
  • Duff, James. b. 1875. Scottish. Killed in action at the Battle of the Somme, France  & Flanders during World War I. (added 21/09/00)
  • Duff, James Low, Private, 5th Battalion Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, number 14412. Son of Samuel and Jane Duff, 5 George Drive, South Govan, Glasgow. Died of wounds on 6th May 1917. He is buried at Etaples Military Cemetery Grave Reference XVIII.K.13. Name submitted by his Great Nephew in Essex. (See also James Macpherson). (added 22/11/07)
  • Duffy,  Daniel P.  Rifleman. 9th Batallion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Army No.5114817. b Glasgow 14 June 1917. Dan came south to work as
    a young man and joined the Cameronians in Birmingham on 17 January 1940. Serving throughout NW Europe from June 1944, he was seriously wounded whilst attacking the enemy at the Dutch village of Best on 26 September 1944. Family history has it that his life was saved by a nun who noticed he was still breathing as she prayed over him. Dan was evacuated to the UK on 4 October 1944 and discharged from the Regiment due to his injuries on 8 March 1945. A wee man with a big heart, Dan overcame his disabilities, married Angela in 1954 and went on to have 3 daughters and several grandchildren. He worked for Cincinnati MillingTools Ltd until his retirement. Dan died in Birmingham on 8 March 1983. (added 04/11/05)
  • Duncan, Andrew Atholl. b. 1918. Captain/Doctor. Highland Light Infantry, transferred to Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. British. Served with the British Expeditionary Force, Jan-June 1940 as 2nd Ltn, H.L.I. No.3 Coy, No.1 Infantry base depot. March transferred to Argyll's No.5 Coy, No.1 Infantry base. May 1940 attached to the 6th Argyll's, evacuated through Cherbourg, France twice. Posted to the Far East in January 1941, arrived Singapore March 1941 as Cipher Officer: promoted Captain January 1942, evacuated from Singapore end January 1942: HQ Bandoeng, Java. He was taken prisoner in March 1942, interned Tandjong Priok, Batavia for 8 months, shipped to Japan in October 1942, arrived Ube on Honshu and interned Motoyama coal mining camp for 8 months. In June 1943 he was transferred to officers' camp, Zentsuji on Shikoku for the next 2 years, finally transferred to Miyata on Kyushu in June 1945, liberated September 1945 and shipped from Nagasaki to Manila, then shipped to San Francisco USA, overland by train to New York and ship Queen Mary to Southampton November 1945. He brought home his diaries and a vast amount of archive information which he collected during his captivity, transcripts of these are held at the Imperial War Museum, London, with the originals retained by his family. Married January 1946, returned to university in his home town of St. Andrews, Fife, to study medicine, qualified in 1950 and was a G.P. in Wirral, England until retirement in 1980, he died on 15th February 1997. (added 23/04/01)
  • Duncan, Andrew, Private, 1st/6th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number 265224. Born Auchnarrow, Banffshire, 30th November 1897, son of Andrew Duncan and Jane McKay, Station Road, Lhanbryde, Morayshire. Farm Labourer. Enlisted at Lhanbryde 1914 . Killed in action aged 20 on 1st August 1917. He is buried at New Irish Farm Cemetery Grave Reference XII.F.20. Name submitted by his Great Niece in Melbourne, Australia. See also Peter Duncan and George MacLennan.(added 06/02/08)
  • Duncan, George Butchart, Aircraft Fitter, 49 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. RAF Scampton. Born Ladybank, Dundee 17th August 1921. Friend of Sergeant George A Ritchie RAFVR, see below. Married Bethia Stott. Father of Ruth Bethia Duncan. Died aged 82 4th June 2003. (added 11/12/06)
  • Duncan, James Young. b.1892. Private. 17th Sherwood Forresters. Scottish. Joined the Black Watch and after the Somme was transferred to the Sherwood Forresters in the same Division. Killed in action 31st July 1917 at Pilkem Ridge, Ypres. Husband of Mina Duncan, Grey Street, Broughty Ferry. (added 03/11/98)
  • Duncan, Peter, Private, 1st/6th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number 1265. Born Glenlivet, Banffshire, November 1895, son of Andrew Duncan and Jane McKay, Station Road, Lhanbryde, Morayshire. Farm Labourer. Enlisted Lhanbryde 1914. Killed in action 13th September 1916. He is buried at Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentiers, Grave Reference II.F.26. Name submitted by his Great Neice in Melbourne, Australia. See also Andrew Duncan and George MacLennan. (added 06/02/08)
  • Dunne, John. Sargent Major. (added 05/09/01)
  • Duthie, Robert. b. 1894. Sergeant. Black Watch. British. Killed in action 6th September 1918. (added 12/11/98)
  • Eaglesham, Sergeant Todd, Military Medal. 10th (Service) Battalion  Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Number 13403. Husband of Mrs S Eaglesham of 117 Rose Street, Glasgow. Killed near Arras on 28th March 1918 and buried at Wanquetin Communal Cemetery Extension, Grave number 1.E.2. (added 16/04/05)
  • Easton, David, Private, 7th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, Number 14499. Born Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Enlisted at Kilmarnock. Killed in action on 12th May 1916. He is buried at Vermelles British Cemetery, near Lens, Grave reference IV.E.12. Name submitted by his Grand Niece in Kilmarnock. (added 16/04/08)
  • Edwards VC, Alexander. b. 1885. Sergeant. No. 265473. 1/6th Bn, The Seaforth Highlanders. Scottish. Awarded the Victoria Cross for actions on 31st July 1917, north of Ypres, Belgium. An extract from "The London Gazette" dated 14th September 1917, records the following "For most conspicuous bravery in attack, when, having located a hostile machine gun in a wood, he, with great dash and courage, led some men against it, killed all the team and captured the gun. Later, when a sniper was causing casualties, he crawled out to stalk him, and although badly wounded in the arm, went on and killed him. One officer only was now left with the company, and, realising that the success of the operation depended on the capture of the furthest objective, Sgt. Edwards, regardless of his wound, led his men on till this objective was captured. He subsequently showed great skill in consolidating his position, and very great daring in personal reconnaissance. Although again twice wounded on the following day, this very gallant N.C.O. maintained throughout a complete disregard for personal safety, and his high example of coolness and determination engendered a fine fighting spirit in his men." Son of A. Edwards of Stotfield, Lossiemouth, born at Drainie, Morayshire. He was later killed in action east of Arras, 4th March 1918, his name is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery. (added 25/02/99)
  • Edwards, Albert. b. 1894. Private. 5th Bn, Black Watch. Scottish. Enlisted aged 17 and embarked at Southampton in October 1914 for Le Havre. He fought at Neuve Chapell and Aubers Ridge. As part of 4th/5th Bn, he was a bomb­thrower at Loos and was wounded by shrapnel at Schwaben Recoubt on the Somme. He transferred to the Machine Gun Corps in 1917 and was demobbed in 1919. Born in Montrose, Angus, to Alexander Edwards and Maria Gow, he married Janet Marr (1901-1971) in 1920. He was the father of 10 children. He died in his sleep in October 1990, aged 93. His brother David was also in the Black Watch (see below). (added 09/06/99)
  • Edwards, David Lindsay. b. 1896. Lance Corporal. No. 240909. 4th/5th Bn, The Black Watch. Scottish. Born in Montrose, Angus, son of Alexander Edwards and Maria Gow, brother of Albert Edwards (see above). He was killed in action by artillery fire at Arras on 22nd May 1918, he was employed as a Brigade pigeon-flyer. He is buried at Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas-de-Calais, France. (added 09/06/99)
  • Edwards, David. Lance Corporal. No. 352390. 9th Bn, Royal Scots. Served in France in WWI and was a POW. He died in December 1918 of trench foot in hospital in Rouen whilst awaiting repatriation. He was from Perth, Scotland and left a widow and three daughters, Mary, Kate and Susan. He is buried in St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. (added 13/09/00) 
  • Elder, James. b. 1888. Private. Highland Light Infantry. Scottish. Served during WWI in France, Egypt and Gallipoli. Born in Glasgow and died in 1943. Father of Rosalind and James (below). (added 12/04/00)
  • Elder, James. b. 1925. Able Seaman. Royal Navy. Scottish. Served aboard submarines. Born in Glasgow, son of the above and brother of Rosalind below. (added 12/04/00)
  • Elder, Rosalind. b. 1926. Leader T855. Women's Timber Corp. Scottish. Served from 1942-46 working in Forestry as feller, sawyer, horsewoman and scaler in camps in the north of Scotland, Inverness-shire, Morayshire and Argyllshire. Emigrated to Canada in 1946 as a war-bride to a Canadian serviceman. (added 12/04/00)
  • Elliott, Joseph Robert. Private. 1st/6th Bn, Highland Light Infantry. British. Served during WWI, died in August 1918 and is buried in Wancourt Cemetery, Arras, France. He was born in Shildon, Co. Durham. (added 04/08/00)
  • Emslie MM., The Rev. Douglas. b. 1919. Chaplain 4th Class. No. 111056. Royal Army Chaplains' Department. Scottish. He was awarded the Military Medal in the First World War. Killed in action at St. Valery-En-Caux France on 12th June 1940, aged 41. This was shortly before the 51st Highland Division surrendered after the Royal Navy failed in their attempts to evacuate them from the beaches. Douglas Emslie has a unique claim in Scottish history as he was the first person to stand in any Scottish election as a Scottish Nationalist. The election took place in the old Montrose Burghs seat and Douglas made his Party H.Q. at Arbroath Railway Station since the porter there was the first person he met as he got off the train from Aberdeen. Thankfully the porter was also a nationalist and offered the use of the British Rail Waiting Room to Douglas. It was also likely that public meetings were also held at the station. Son of the Revd. William Emslie and Jessie Douglas Emslie (nee Cuthbert) husband of Anna Emslie (nee Nikolina) of Crieff, Perthshire. As noted above Douglas was awarded the Military Medal during WWI and work is going on into how this was acheived. The city of Inverness in Scotland is twinned with St. Valery-En-Caux given their historical past. Douglas is buried at the St. Valery-En-Caux, Franco-British Cemetery, Seine-Maritime, France. Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in C.33. (added 17/05/01)
  • Evans, John Leslie, Private, 10th Battalion Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment), Number 1761186. Born 2nd February 1916 son of John and Catherine Ann Evans of Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, husband of Winifred Elisabeth Evans of Llanelly and father of Royston and Colin Evans. Killed in action aged 29 on 2nd May 1945 and buried in Hamburg Cemetery Grave reference 1A.L.2. Name submitted by his Niece. (added 19/2/2007)
  • Ewart, Fred. Pte. No 22127375 enlisted in KOSB 7/4/49, Transferred to 1st Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers, serving in Germany. Posted to 1st Bn Cameronians in Trieste, Sailed from Hong Kong on HMS Lancashire, 1/12/49. Posted to Malaya for the communist emergency, served in the State of Johore (up country, north of Muar). Home posting in June 1950. Posted back to 1st R.S.F. in Germany, demobbed in 1951. (added 26/01/05)
  • Ewart, R H. Pte No 3190001 enlisted in 4th Bn. KOSB TA 1938, called to colours 1939, sent to France after Dunkirk, promoted Sgt. Evacuated from Cherbourg 1940. Did mountain warfare training with 4th Bn. in preparation for invasion of Norway. When cancelled, served in Holland, Walcharen, Belgium and Germany. (added 26/01/05)
  • Ewart, Tom. Sgt. No 415 enlisted in 4th Res. 1910. Posted to France 1916. Transferred to 12th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers H.L.I., No 41788. Gassed at Passchendaele, on Monday night May 20th, 1918. Evacuated on M. S> Grankilly Castle on Saturday 25th May, and then to Army Hospital in Manchester (near Eccles). (added 26/01/05)
  • Ewart, Tom (Jnr). Pte. Joined KOSB 1952. Posted to 1st Bn Royal Scots in Germany, sent to Korea until cessation of hostilities. (added 26/01/05)
  • Fair, Alexander, Private, Number 623, 1st/4th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers, Territorial Force. Born 9th July 1896 in Kelso, son of Peter and Isabella Fair of Victoria Cottages, Sprouston, Kelso. Trained at Cambusbarron, near Stirling. Sailed from Liverpool to Gallipoli May 1915. Missing presumed dead on 12th July 1915 when the Battalion attacked Turkish Trenches E10 and E11 from Parsons Road and Trotman Road on the right of Achi Baba Nullah. In this action the Battalion lost 9 Officers and 319 other ranks killed or mortally wounded. His name is recorded on the Helles Memorial Panel 84 to 92, 220 to 222, on the Kelso War Memorial and on the Sprouston War Memorial. (added 23/1/07)
  • Fairbairn, Thomas, Private, Number 17077, 11th Battalion Royal Scots. Born 1889 son of James Fairbairn of Cove, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire. Prisoner of War. Died of Wounds aged 29 on 10th July 1918. Buried at Chambieres French National Cemetery, Met