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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)

• Abnett, Stanley Maurice, Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion The Tyneside Scottish, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Number 14415512. Son of George Charles and Faith H. C. Abnett of Maidstone, Kent. Killed in action aged 19 near Caen on 28th June 1944. He is buried in St Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux. Name submitted by his Sister. (added 2/9/09)

• 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)

• Adamson, Andrew, Bombadier, B Battery, 256th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, Territorial Force, Number 6428. Born Fife, son of James and Margaret Fairfull Adamson, husband of Helen S. Adamson (nee Williamson). Lived in East Wemyss, Fife. Enlisted in Leven. Died of wounds aged 25 on 7th October 1916, he is buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Grave reference VIII. D.128. Name submitted by a reader in Perth, Western Australia.(added 30/01/09)

• Affleck, Samuel, Driver, 523 General Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Number T/139723. Son of Thomas and Agnes Affleck of Crosshill, Glasgow. Died aged twenty six on 5th April 1943. He is buried in Sfax War Cemetery, Grave reference XI.C.16. Name submitted by his Grand Nephew.(added 15/01/12)

• 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)

• 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.

• 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, Andrew, Corporal, Royal Engineers, 52nd Lowland Division Signal Company, Number 418249. Born 10th September 1889 at The Brae, North Queensferry, Fife, son of Helen and the late William Anderson. Worked as a Mercantile Clerk and lived in London. Mentioned in Dispatches of 28th June 1917 and recorded in the London Gazette of 12th January 1918. Died aged 28 on 20th June 1918. He is buried at Ligny-St Flochel British Cemetery, Averdoingt, Grave reference I. D.10. Name submitted by a family member. (added 01/07/12)

• 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)

• Andrews, George Gordon, Sergeant, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and Royal Army Service Corps. Born in Helensburgh on 6th February 1913 son of George Johnston Andrews and Ellen Graham Thompson, brother of Harry. Served during WW2 in Egypt, Kenya and Madagascar. Post war he moved to Galway, Eire. He died on 1st April 1979 and he is buried in Bohermore Cemetery, Galway. Name submitted by his Grandson.(added 16/10/09)

• Andrews, William Henry Thomson (known as Harry), Pilot Officer, 49 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Number 64905. Born Helensburgh, son of George Johnston Andrews and Ellen Graham Thompson, brother of William and husband of Sybil Grace Andrews BA of Huddersfield. Based at Scampton flying Handley Page HP.52 Hampdens. Killed in action on the night of 10th March 1942 during a raid on Essen during which 2 Hampdens, 1 Stirling and 1 Wellington were lost. He is buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Grave reference 17.D.8. Name submitted by his Grand Nephew. (added 16/10/09)

• 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)

• Baldie, Thomas Kettles, Private 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, Number 28245. Born Auchtergaven, Perthshire son of Robert and Grace Baldie of Strathairley, Upper Largo, Fife. Resident of Crail and enlisted at Blairgowrie. Killed in action on 6th October 1916 aged 20. He is buried in Euston Road Cemetery, Colinchamps, Grave reference I.C.5. Name submitted by his Great Niece in Fife. (added 28/11/08)

• 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)

• Barrie, Henry, Piper, D Company 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, Number 5173. Born in Lieth, son of Mrs Mary Barrie and Husband of Mrs D Richards formerly Barrie of 13 Maxwell Street, Morningside, Edinburgh. Lived in Edinburgh, enlisted 1900 and posted to the 2nd Battalion at Gibraltar. Appointed Piper 1906. Served Hong Kong 1908 and Tientsin, China. Transferred to the 1st Battalion on return to Great Britain.in1909 and remained there until the outbreak of the War. He was a competitive Piper and Dancer whose achievements included 1st prize in the Sword Dance at the Army Athletic Meeting of 1910; 1st prize in the Highland Fling and Reel and 2nd prize in Piobaireachd at the Annual Games at Murrayfield in 1913. Served in the BEF in France and Belgium in 1914. He was killed in action aged 33 on 5th November 1914 during a heavy shelling near Verbeek Farm. His name is recorded in Tyne Cot Cemetery Grave reference Sp.Mem.60. Name submitted by a relative.(added 17/10/11)

• 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)

• Birse, William James, Private, 1st/8th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Number S/20354. Born Coull, Aberdeenshire, son of William Eddie and Ann Birse of Woodfield, Coull, Tarland. Enlisted in Aberdeen. Killed in action aged 19 on 31st July 1917 during the first day of the Highland Division attack in the area of the Steenbeek, west of St Julien in the Third Battle of Ypres. The 8th Argylls was one of the lead battalions in this attack. His name is recorded on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Panel 42 and 44 and on the War Memorial at Leochel-Cushnie Church, Aberdeenshire. Name submitted by his Great Niece. (added 2/09/09)

• Blacklock, John, Private, 6th Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Number 265251. Born in Perthshire the husband of Mary Corser. Died on 23rd April 1917 during the Second Battle of the Scarpe. His name is recorded on the Arras Memorial Bay 6. Name submitted by his Great Granddaughter. (added 18/08/10)

• 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)

• Bradshaw , Richard, Private 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number 779. Born Leamington, Warwickshire, son of Arthur Thomas Bradshaw of 13 Queen Street, Leamington Spa. Enlisted Warwick. Killed in action aged twenty one on 13th September 1914. His name is recorded at La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial. (added 14/01/12)

• 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)

• Bremner, Donald, Private, 10th Battalion Black Watch, Number S/5960. Born in Leith son of Donald and Catherine Bremner and husband of Christina Huntly Bremner of 27 Milton Street, Abbey, Edinburgh. Killed in action aged 26 in Salonika on 9th May 1917. His name is recorded on the Doiran Memorial, Greece. (added 31/05/09)

• 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)

• Brodley, George, Lance Corporal, 5th Battalion Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, Number 2937337. Son of Peter and Jean Brodley and brother of Violet, Mary and Margaret of Mount Blow, Dunbartonshire. Killed in action aged 26 on 1st August 1943 in the Sferro Hills, Sicily. He is buried in Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Grave reference IV.G.12. Name submitted by his Nephew from Donegal, Republic of Ireland. (added 28/11/08)

• Brocksopp, , George Henry, Trooper, Sapper and Private, Lothian and Borders Horse, Royal Engineers (5th Field Service Company) and Royal Scots, Numbers 1706 and 120338, 423983 and 27078. Born 1892 in Kirklangley, Derbyshire, son of Robert and Mary Ellen Brocksopp. Lived in Brightside, Bierlow, Yorkshire. Enlisted in Haddington. Killed in action while serving in the Royal Engineers on 30th March 1918. His name is recorded on the Poziers Memorial, Panel 10 to 13. (added 17/04/12)

• Brough, Gordon James, Lance Corporal, 6th Battalion Black Watch, Number 2766381. Born 1922 son of Peter Sharp Brough and Mary Wylie Brough of Barnhill, Perth. Died aged 22 on 15th May 1944. He is buried at Cassino War Cemetery, Grave reference XII.K.21. Name submitted by a family member in Portland, Oregon. (added 28/11/08)

• 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)

• Brown, Robert, Stoker 1st Class, Royal Navy, HMS Hampshire, Number K/24050. Born 18th June 1893 son of Henry Brown and Elizabeth Stevenson Brown of 64 Castleloan, Bo’ness, West Lothian. Brother of William Stevenson Brown. Coal Miner. Killed in the sinking of HMS Hampshire off the Orkney Islands on 5th June 1916. His name is recorded on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Panel 17. Name submitted by his Great Niece in Melbourne, Australia.(added 17/04/12)

• Brown,William Stevenson, Private, 6th Battalion Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, Number 32403. Born1895 son of Henry Brown and Elizabeth Stevenson Brown of 64 Castleloan, Bo’ness, West Lothian. Brother of Robert Brown. Coal Miner. Died on 5th October 1918. He is buried in Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, Grave reference III.G.3. Name submitted by his Great Niece in Melbourne, Australia. (added 17/04/12)

• 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)

• Burnett, Alexander Buchan, Private 2nd Battalion Royal Scots, Number 3052803. Born in Aberdeen, son of William and Elizabeth Burnett and a much loved brother. Taken Prisoner of War in Hong Kong. Died between the 1st and 2nd of October 1942 on board the Japanese Troop Ship Lisbon Maru which was sunk by the US Submarine Grouper off Shanghai. His name is recorded on the Saiwan Memorial, Column 11. (added 19/12/08)

• 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, Christopher Hepburn, Private (Stretcher Bearer) 6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, Number 11908. Son of Daniel and Mary Hepburn Burns of 4 Milton Street, Cowcaddens, Glasgow. Died aged eighteen on 15th May 1916. He is buried in Vermelles British Cemetery Grave reference IV.D.19. Name submitted by his Great Niece.(added 17/10/11)

• 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)

• Canavan, Richard, Private 1st Battalion Black Watch, Number 3/1618. Born Leith son of Mr and Mrs R Canavan of 2 Gows Square, Glasswork Street, Kirkcaldy. Enlisted at Kirkcaldy. Killed in action aged 22 on the 9th May 1915 at the Battle of Aubers Ridge. 14 Officers and 461 other ranks of the Battalion were killed, wounded or missing in this action. His name is recorded on the Le Touret Memorial Panels 24 to 26. Name submitted by his Nephew in Slough. (added 28/11/08)

• Carmichael, James, Private, 4th Battalion Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, Number 2595. Born in Glasgow on 7th April 1888 son of James and Eliza Jane Carmichael of Lanarkshire. Enlisted in Inverness. Killed in action aged 27 at the Battle of Festubert on 17th May 1915. His name is recorded on the Le Touret Memorial Panel 41 and 42. Name submitted by his Great Niece in Dorset. (added 3/3/10)

• 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) 

• Clark, Robert Smith, Private, 1st Battalion Black Watch, Number 7154. Born in Polmadie, Lanarkshire in 1877 son of Robert and Jane Ann Clark of Salder, Forfarm husband of Isabella Clark of 65 Hunshill Road, High Blantyre, Glasgow. Enlisted in Dundee. Killed in action aged 37 on the Zandvoorde-Gheluvelt Road on 26th October 1914. His name is recorded on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel 37. Name submitted by his Granddaughter in Canberra, Australia. (added 31/05/09) 

• 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)

• Cockerell, Robert, Sergeant, 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number S/15731. Born London, son of Robert and Margaret Cockerell of Edinburgh, husband of Elizabeth Cockerell of 306 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh. Father of Robert, Margaret, Janet and Sarah. Enlisted in Edinburgh and served in the South African War. Died of wounds aged 37 on 19th April 1917. He is buried at Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Grave reference II.H.13. Name submitted by his Great Grand Daughter in Sydney, Australia (added 30/01/09)

• 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) 

• Connelly, Bernard, Private, 10th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Number 13853. Born in Govan son of Bernard and Mary McAllister Connelly of Elderpark Street, Govan, Glasgow. Enlisted in Glasgow in 1914. Died of wounds aged twenty one on 29th September 1915. He is buried at Lapugnoy Cemetery near Bethune Grave reference I.D.30. (added 14/01/12) 

• 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, Private, 8th Battalion Black Watch, Number S/16991. Born on 9th June 1899 at Blackmuir, Carmyllie, Angus, son of David Cowie and Janet Smith Myles of Muiredge, Carmyllie. Insurance Agent for the Prudential Insurance Company, Forfar. Married Sarah Smith on 2nd December 1910. Father of David, Nan and Alexina. Enlisted Perth September 1915. Stretcher Bearer. Killed in action with seven other stretcher bearers when the pill box that they were sheltering in near Railway Wood took a direct hit. His name is recorded on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Panel 95. Name submitted by his Grandson. (added 28/11/08)

• 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)

• Cross, John Alexander, Military Medal, Sergeant, Guards Armoured Division, Royal Corps of Signals, Number 783320. Born 1908, son of Alexander Cross and Annie Cross of Govan, husband of Margaret Cross of Auldern, Nairn. Awarded the Military Medal for gallantry at Dunkirk 1940. Died aged 34 between 26th and 28th May 1942 at Cucklington Camp, Somerset. He is buried in Glasgow (Cardonald) Cemetery, Section C, Grave 885. Name submitted by his Grandson in Law. (added 31/05/09)

• 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)

• Cruickshank, Robert Edward, Private (later Major), Victoria Cross, 2/14th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (London Scottish). Born Winnipeg, Canada on 17th June 1888 son of Robert Cruikshank. Family moved to Islington, England and he worked as a travelling salesman. Enlisted in the London Scottish and wounded during the Battle of the Somme at Leuze Wood in September 1916. Served Palestine and awarded VC (London Gazette 21st June 1918). “On 1st May 1918 east of Jordan, Palestine, Private Cruikshank volunteered to take a message to company headquarters from his platoon which was in the bottom of a wadi, with its officer and most of the men casualties. He rushed up the slopes but was hit, tried again and was again wounded. After his wounds had been dressed he tried yet again, but was so badly wounded that he could make no further attempt. He lay all day in a dangerous position, being sniped at a wounded where he lay, but displayed great endurance and was cheerful and uncomplaining throughout.” Married Gwendoline Mansell. Served WW2, Home Guard, Major. Died Blaby, Leicestershire 1st September 1961.(added 31/05/09)

• 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)

• Cumming, George, Lance Corporal, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Number 22622760. Born Glasgow 8th August 1933 son of George and Jean Cumming (nee Bradford). Served Middle East Land Forces. Shot in the head by a sniper at Tel-el-Kebir and died of his injuries aged 20 on 7th October 1953. He is buried at Moascar Cemetery, Ismalia, Egypt. Name submitted by his Cousin. (added 25/08/11)

• 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)

• Davison, Walter Johnson, Piper, Scots Guards and 8 Field Ambulance, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, attached C Company 2nd Royal Australian Regiment, Number 23703063. Born Dumbarton 9th November 1940. Worked as a shepherd and lived at Old Kilmadock, Doune, Perthshire. Enlisted 2nd Battalion Scots Guards in Glasgow on 12th January 1960, served at home and in Kenya and discharged 6th May 1964. Enlisted Royal Australian Army Medical Corps. Killed in action along with three other Australian soldiers while tending wounded in Bien Hau Province, near Saigon on 26th January 1967 during the Vietnam War. He was recommended for an award as a result of his actions. Name added by a fellow Scots Guardsman. (added 02/09/09)

• Dawson, William, Private. 8th/10th Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number S/8064. Born 28th October 1892 in Rothesay, Isle of Bute. Son of William and Mary Dawson. Father of one young son, William Gordon. Enlisted 14 December 1914 in Glasgow. Killed in action on 8th April 1917. Buried in Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Grave reference VII.G.45. Submitted by his great-nephew in Australia. (added 01/07/12)

• 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)

• Diamond, , Henry (Harry), Sergeant, DCM, 2nd Battalion Highland Light Infantry, Number 10233. Born Irvine, Ayrshire around 1886 son of Sergeant Daniel Diamond. Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal (London Gazette 13/2/1917) “For great gallantry and devotion to duty. During an attack he saw an enemy gun being mounted on the parapet of the trench in front. Immediately he rushed forward, throwing bombs, put the gun out of action, captured it, and the enemy serving it, thereby saving many lives”. Also awarded 1914 “Mons” Star and French Medaile Militaire and two certificates for bravery. Name submitted by his Grandson. (added 17/04/12)

• 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)

• Dickson, William Beck, Private, 8th Battalion, The Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment) and Royal Field Artillery, Number 42834 and 160551. Born 20th February 1881, Elphinstone, Tranent, Haddington, son of John Stirling Dickson and Helen Beck Dickson of Elphinstone, East Lothian. Husband of Annie Beck Dickson of 2 Glan-Y-Mon Terrace, Llanfairfechan, Carnarvonshire and father of Thomas Stirling Beck Dickson. Coal miner and Draper’s Assistant. Killed in action aged 35 on 12th February 1917 and buried at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Grave reference VII.G.24. Name submitted by a distant relative in London. His name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. (added 2/11/09)

• 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)

• Dohney, Martin, Guardsman, 3rd Battalion Scots Guards, Number 5471. Born in Waterford, Ireland and enlisted in Edinburgh. Served in the Scots Guards from 1904 to 1907. On the outbreak of war he was recalled and served with the British Expeditionary Force. On 29th September 1914 he was wounded by shrapnel and he died of wounds at home on 31st October 1915. His Widow married his best friend who brought up his two children. He is buried in Ballynaneashaugh (St Otteran’s) Catholic Cemetery, County Waterford. Name submitted by his step Grandson.(added 02/11/10)

• 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)

• Donaldson, William, Second Lieutenant, a Company, 12th Battalion, Royal Scots. Born 1895, son of Dr David G and Mrs Margaret Donaldson (Hogg) of Ashcliffe, Dunning, Perthshire. Killed in action on 5th June 1917 in an attack east of Roeux astride the Arras-Douai Railway towards Cupid Trench and a sunken road. He is buried in Brown’s Copse Cemetery, Roeux, Grave reference III.H.3. Name submitted by his Great Nephew (added 28/07/09)

• 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, Bernard, Private, 2nd Battalion Queens’ Own Cameron Highlanders, Number 2938531. Born Glasgow Son of Francis and Mary Black Downie, Husband of Jane Watson Downie and Father of Bernard, John and Annie. Served in Italy. Died in the United Kingdom on 23rd October 1944. He is buried in Glasgow Eastern Necropolis, Grave reference Compt. 20. Grave 1699. Name submitted by his Son and Grandson. (added 05/10/10)

• Downie, John, Private, 13th Battalion Royal Scots, Number 202758. Born 22nd July 1897 in Inch, Wigtonshire, son of William and Grace Downie of Stewart Lea, 60 Midton Road, Ayr. Enlisted in Ayr. Killed in action aged 21 on 1st August 1918 during a raid by B and C Companies supporting the main attack on German positions near Villemontoire, south of Buzancy, during which the Battalion suffered 19 casualties. He is buried in Raperie British Cemetery, Villemontoire, Grave reference IX.A.1. Name submitted by his Niece. (added 28/07/09)

• 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 6^th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Number 3245722. Son of William and Elizabeth Downie, of Larkhall, Lanarkshire and husband of Mary Tennant Downie. Died on 19^th 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)

• Duchart, Alexander, Private, 10th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Number 6010. Born 4th September 1895 son of William and Anne Duchart, 28 Nicholson Street, Pulteneytown, Wick and brother of George. Died of wounds on 8th October 1915. He is buried at Etaples Military Cemetery, Grave reference III.D.1A. (added 31/5/09)

• Duchart, David, Private, 10th Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number S/8159. Son of John and Elizabeth Duchart of 6 Smith Terrace, Wick. Killed in action at the Battle of Loos aged 19 on 25th September 1915. His name is recorded on the Loos Memorial, Panel 115 to 119.(added 31/5/09)

• Duchart, George, Seaman, HMS Gurka, Royal Naval Reserve, Number 9038A. Born 22nd August 1897, son of William and Anne Duchart of 28 Nicholson Street, Pulteneytown, Wick and brother of Alexander. Died aged 19 on 8th February 1917 when HMS Gurka, a Tribal Class Destroyer, was mined off Dungeness. His name is recorded on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, reference 27 and the Wick War Memorial. (added 31/5/09)

• Duff, George, Private, 7th Battalion Royal Scots, Number 2227. Brother of Robert. Coal miner. Lived and enlisted in Musselburgh. Died in the Gretna Train Disaster on 22nd May 1915. He is buried in Edinburgh Rosebank Cemetery. Name submitted by a relative. (added 05/10/10)

• 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)

• Dunlop, Archibald Ballantine Henderson, MC, Captain, D Company Cambridgeshire Regiment. Son of James and Helen Dunlop of Helen Villa, Bo’ness, West Lothian and brother of James. He lived at 4 Glencoe Road, Cliftonville, Margate. Awarded the Military Cross on 14th October 1916 for action at the Schwaben Redoubt, Thiepval. Died of wounds aged 23 on 20th September 1918. He is buried in the Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension, Grave Reference I.B.8. Name submitted by a relative. (added 3/3/10)

• Dunlop, James, Sergeant, 9th and 17th Battalion Highland Light Infantry, Number 15523. Son of James and Helen Dunlop of Helen Villa, Bo’ness, West Lothian and brother of Archibald. Born and enlisted in Glasgow. MA and LLB University of Glasgow. Killed in Action aged 24 on 18th November 1916. He is buried in the New Munich Trench British Cemetery, Beaumont Hamel, Grave Reference F.15. Name submitted by a relative. (added 3/3/10)

• 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)

• Dutton, Joseph Issacher, Gunner (Number 48588) and Second Lieutenant, 82nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery. Son of George and Matilda Dutton and husband of Gertrude Ethel Dutton of 193 Thornton Street, Maryhill, Glasgow. Joined the Glasgow Police in 1912. Enlisted Royal Field Artillery 1914. Killed in action aged 27 on the first day of the German offensive 21st March 1918. His name is recorded on the Poziers Memorial Panel 7 to 10. Name submitted by his Great Grandson, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Manitoba, Canada. (added 19/12/08)

• 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) 

• Edwards, George Eric, DSO, Captain, 6th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. Born Lossiemouth 23rd February 1889 son of Eric and Margaret Edwards of 16 McDuff Street, Lossiemouth, cousin of Sergeant Alexander Fleming Edwards VC and John Edwards. Caddie at Moray Links Golf Club and employed as a Draper. Enlisted Elgin September 1914. Awarded Distinguished Service Order as Second Lieutenant (London Gazette 13th February 1917) at Beaumont Hamel, “For Conspicuous gallantry in action. Accompanied by a few men he advanced through our barrage and held the entrance of a cave, thereby capturing 400 prisoners, but being unsupported he was gforced to surrender by the enemy. Later he was instrumental in the capture of many prisoners, and himself marched twelve, including the battalion commander, back to Battalion Headquarters. He set a splendid example of courage and determination throughout.” Mentioned in Dispatches 9th April 1917. Killed in action aged 29 at Cambrai on 20th November 1917. He is buried in Orival Wood Cemetery, Flesquieres, Grave reference I.B.8. (added 3/3/10) 

• 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, Metz Grave Reference 365. Name submitted by his Great Grand Niece. (added 23/1/07)

• Falconer, Stanley. Royal Artillery. British. Served in WWII, hometown Banff. (added 19/8/99)

• Farquhar, Robert. b. 1896. Private. No. 34045. 15th Bn, Royal Scots. Scottish. Killed in action 28th April 1917 near Ypres, Belgium. Buried at Brown's Copse Cemetery, Roeux, France. (added 23/11/98) 

• Farrell, Hugh. b. 1892. Private. Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Served 1914-18 in France. Brother of Francis and John Farrell (below). (added 27/04/01)

• Farrell, John. b. 1894. Driver. R.A.S.C. Scottish. Served in France 1914-18. Brother of Francis and Hugh Farrell (see below). (added 27/04/01)

• Farrell, Francis. b. 1896. Private. Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Served in France 1914-18, taken prisoner in 1919. Father of James Francis John Farrell, died 1968. (added 27/04/01)

• Farrell, Fergus. b. 1898. Private. No. 202401. 1/4th Bn, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Scottish. Born in Edinburgh. Enlisted in Edinburgh. Killed in action in Palestine 2nd June 1917. (added 27/04/01)

• Farrell, Harry. b. 1918. Corporal. Royal Welch Fusiliers. Scottish. Joined the Royal Artillery in 1939, his regiment reformed as infantry becoming the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Served in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland then Normandy with 53rd Royal Welch Fusiliers under the command of General Sir Brian Horrocks. Wounded on Hill 112 near Caen, gunshot wounds to the face resulting in the loss of his right eye. He was evacuated to the UK where he was treated in various military hospitals before being discharged in October 1945. Born in Edinburgh son of Joseph Goodman Farrell from Biggar, a Regimental Sergeant Major in the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Harry died in 1997. (added 08/03/99)

• Farrell, Francis. b.1922. Private. Royal Army Service Corps. Scottish. Served during 1941-46 in Italy, North Africa and India. (added 04/10/00)

• Farrell, Hugh. CFM R.E.M.E. Scottish. Served in Germany with BAOR from January 1948 to December 1949. Son of Francis (above) and brother of James, Francis, John and Mary (Molly) (below). (added 16/04/05)

• Farrell, James. b. 1918. Private. Royal Scots. Scottish. Served during 1940-41 in the 15th Scottish Division. Then posted to 2nd Division in India and Burma. Demobbed in 1946. He died in 1986 in Perth, Scotland. (added 03/10/00)

• Farrell, John. b. 1924. Driver. Royal Army Service Corps. Scottish. Served during 1942-47. Served in England and from Normandy on D-Day to Berlin in 1945. (added 04/10/00)

• Farrell, Mary "Molly" b. 1920. Landgirl. Womens Land Army. Scottish. "Molly" served from 1941-1945. Married to David Buchan. Died 1986. (added 06/09/01)

• Farquharson, David Phillips, Lance Corporal, Number 43676, 10th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Son of John Farquharson of Marjory Cottage, Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Died aged 21 on 23rd July 1918 and buried at Buzancy Military Cemetery Grave Reference I.A.23. Name submitted by his Niece. (added 18/12/06)

• Fenouhlet MC, W. George. b. c1890. Lieutenant. Seaforth Highlanders. Scottish. Stationed at Fort George, prior to WWI. Served in WWI and decorated with the Military Cross. After the war he was Captain of the Guard at Blackness Castle. (added 09/12/98)

• Ferguson, Archibald. b. 1882. Private. No. 192216, 48th Highlanders of Canada and The Black Watch. British. Enlisted with the 48th Highlanders in 1915. When he arrived overseas he was transferred to the 13th Bn, The Black Watch. He was killed in action on 8th October 1916 at the Battle of the Somme. He has no known grave but his name is recorded on the Vimy Memorial. Only son of David and Sarah Ferguson of Grimsby, England. Emigrated to Toronto, Canada in the early 1900's and married Eleanor Willcox in 1916. His only daughter Kathleen was born 1 month after he was killed in action. (added 25/11/98)

• Ferguson, David Robert. Private. The Royal Scots. Scottish. Killed whilst serving in South Armargh, Northern Ireland in March 1976. (added 23/10/00)


• Ferguson, Hugh. Sergeant. 11th Bn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. British. Served 1914-15 he was killed when his billet near Bethune was shelled on 12th August 1915. Born in Armagh, he lived most of his life in Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. He was married to Mary Ferguson with whom he had 10 children. He is buried in Philosophe Cemetery, Mazingarbe, Northern France. (added 04/06/99) 



• Ferguson, Malcolm. b. 1894. Private. No. 23369. 2nd Bn, Kings Own Scottish Borderers. Scottish. Joined up in 1914 and killed in action in August 1918 aged 23. Buried in Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, Somme, France. Son of John and Janet Ferguson of Carlingwark Hill, Castle Douglas, Kirkcubrightshire. Brother of Samuel Davidson Ferguson (below). (added 09/06/00)

• Ferguson, Peter John Born Edinburgh 19/12/1880. son of Peter and Susan Ferguson of 457 Lawnmarket ,Edinburgh. Corporal in the Royal Scots C coy 16th Bn Service No 19201 Killed in action 28/04/1917 in France aged 36. Buried at Browns Copse Cemetary, Roeux, France. (added 27/07/05)

• Ferguson, Samuel Davidson. b. 1891. Lance Corporal. No. 43011. 11th Bn, Royal Scots. Scottish. Joined the Royal Scots in 1914 and died in June 1917. His name is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. Son of John and Janet Ferguson of Carlingwark Hill, Castle Douglas, Kirkcubrightshire. Brother of Malcolm Ferguson (above), and husband of Margaret Ferguson, of Sowerby Place, Castle Douglas. (added 09/06/00)

• Fielding, Alexander MC. 2nd Lieutenant. Scottish, Royal Fusiliers attd. 124th Trench Mortar Bty.  Originally commissioned into the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders but due to officer loses finally attached to the Royal Fusiliers, defending the line  around Moorsele. Killed in action on 26/10/1918 and interred in  Moorsele Military Cemetery. See also Private Harry Dillon.  (added 05/10/05)

• Fife, Donald Mayford. Sergeant, 2nd Provost Company, Canadian Provost
  Corps. Number F/77928. Born Nova Scotia, Canada, 5th June 1922 son of Percy and Laura Fife, of Halfway River, Cumberland County, NS. Decedent of John Fife who emigrated from Scotland to Nova Scotia around 1800. Killed in
  action aged 22 on 7th April 1945 in Holland and buried in the Holten Canadian War Cemetery, Overijssel, Netherlands, Grave Reference I.A.6. Name submitted by Marty Fife.(added 29/04/06)

• Fife, Harold Lloyd. Corporal, 1st Battalion St John's Fusiliers, Canadian
  Forces. Born 5th March 1924 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Decedent of John Fife
  who emigrated from Scotland to Nova Scotia around 1800. Served WW2 1941 to 1943. Name submitted by Marty Fife. (added 29/04/06)

• Fife, Harry Moore. Lieutenant, 1st Tank Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary
  Forces. Born Nova Scotia, Canada, 15th November 1891. Decedent of John Fife who emigrated from Scotland to Nova Scotia around 1800. Served WW1 in France 1918 to 1919. Name submitted by Marty Fife.  (added 29/04/06)

• Fife, Hollis Austin. Master Sergeant, 9th Armoured Division US Army. Born
  7th March 1919 a descendant of John Fife who emigrated from Scotland to
  Nova Scotia  around 1800. Served WW2 1941 - 1945 including the Normandy
  Landings and the Battle of the Bulge. Name submitted by Marty Fife. (added 29/04/06)

• Fitchett, Norman Herbert. 3rd Batallion Transvaal Scottish, Premier Mine. Pte 78642. South African. He fought in North Africa during WWII. Wounded at Sidi Resegh 22.11.1941 Shrapnel wounds in right thigh and loss of sight in right eye due to shrapnel wounds. Campaings fought, East Africa, Abyssinia and Middle East Medals 1939-45 Star Africa Star War Medal 1939-45 Africa Service Medal. Died in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1991. (added 13/09/01)

• Forbes, Alexander, Private, Gordon Highlanders, British Expeditionary Force. Born about 1894 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of James and Jessie Forbes of Banff. Alexander was captured by the Germans, spent three years in a Prisoner of War Camp, escaping once and being recaptured. Following his mustering out he emigrated to Canada in the early 1920’s and died on 27th July 1934 in London Ontario. Submitted by the Great Grandson of James and Jessie Ann Forbes. (Added 23/1/04).

• Forbes, Andrew Longmore. Lance Corporal, No. 1136, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders. Born about 1890 in Blair Shinnock, Scotland. Son of James Forbes and Jessie Ann Longmore Forbes of Banff. Andrew was killed in action France and Flanders on Saturday 2nd February 1918 and is interred with honour at Wancourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Submitted by the Great Grandson of James and Jessie Ann Forbes. (Added 23/1/04).

• Forbes, Stewart, Lance Bombadier, 324th Seige Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, Number 95707. Husband of Mrs Helen Tully Forbes of 20 Hilltown, Dundee. Died aged 38 on 8th July 1918. He is buried in St Hilaire Cemetery Extension, Frevent Grave reference G.18. Name submitted by his Cousin (by marriage) in New Jersey USA. (added 2/05/07)

• Ford, James, Private, 8th Battalion Black Watch, Number S/8738. Born Alva, Clackmannanshire, son of James and Jessie Ford of Perth. Enlisted 12th August 1914 in Liverpool. Fought at Loos, Delville Wood and Longueval. Killed in action on 16th July 1916. His name is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and face 10A. Name submitted by his Nephew in Wellington, New Zealand. (added 30/01/09)

• Forfar, James. b. 1883 approx. died 14 September 1914. Cemetery: La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial. Private. 1st Battallion, Cameron Highlanders. Scottish. Service: 6380. Beloved son of Mrs. Mary Forfar, of Motherwell, and the late James Forfar. Husband of Jemima Samson (formerly Forfar), of  Falkirk. Remembered with honour. (added 16/04/05)

• Forsyth, Thomas Cullen.  Private No. T/161072.  12 Petrol Depot Royal Army
  Service Corps. Scottish. Served throughout WWII,  laterly in Italy and Crete in 1944/45.  Died in September 1945 when the plane he was travelling home in from Bari, Italy, (Lancaster from 550 Squadron) went missing in Transit and was never recovered. His memory is remembered at Brookwood Memorial in Surrey.  Son of John and Elizabeth Forsyth of Edinburgh and Brother of Agnes Winnifred and Elizabeth (Betty) now 86 years and 80 years respectively. (added 13/09/05)

• Fortune, William, Private, 54th Battalion Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment), Number 2562433. Son of Joseph Dodds Fortune and Elizabeth Laurie Fortune of 20 Bedford Street, Edinburgh. He emigrated to the United States in 1913, married Elizabeth Bergon and had four children. First cousin of Edward and William Crosbie (above). He enlisted in Toronto, Canada on 31st July 1917 and died aged 33 on 29th September 1918. He is buried in Buquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, Grave reference III.B.12. Name submitted by his First Cousin once removed. (added 19/2/2007)

• Fotheringham, David. Pte. Service # 5999. 10th Bn Black Watch. Born 4 Jan 1878 Balingry, Fife. Died 13 Sept 1916 Salonika. David enlisted in Lancashire where he was working in the iron industry with his older brother William. Their service numbers were one digit apart They went to France as part of the 26th Div in Sept 1915 but two months later moved to Salonika. (added 09/01/05)

• Fotheringham, William Alexander. Pte. Service # 5998. 10th Bn Black Watch. Transferred to Labour Corps 655th Coy. Born 17 Mar 1871 Beath, Fife. Died 13 Oct 1918. William enlisted in Lancashire where he was working in the iron industry with his younger brother David. Their service numbers were one digit apart They went to France as part of the 26th Div in Sept 1915 but two months later moved to Salonika.Presume William may have transferred to Labour Corps due to his age or perhaps his civilian skills. (added 09/01/05)

• Fowler, Walter. b. 1889. Private. No. 292529. 5th, later 7th (Fife) Territorial Bn, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Scottish. He enlisted in October 1915, stationed at Ripon with 3/5 Black Watch. Killed in action at Arras on 23rd April 1917 near Roeux, while serving with the 7th (Fife) Bn, Black Watch and is buried at Brown's Copse Cemetery, between Roeux and Fampoux, France. Born and enlisted in Brechin, Forfarshire. Only son of James Fowler and Margaret Barclay. He was a prominent Junior Footballer played for Brechin Arnott in 1911 and was captain of Brechin Hearts in 1913-14, and captain of Forfarshire Junior Select. Husband of Mary Ann Sinclair. His married life consisted of two weekends leave. He left a daughter Margaret Ann Barclay Fowler. His grave stone carries the inscription, "He lies in a beautiful place" (added 10/08/01)

• Fowlie, William Giles, Acting Corporal, 8th Battalion Gordon Highlanders, transferred to the 7th Battalion, Number S/10751. Born Turriff, Aberdeenshire 1889, son of Mr and Mrs W G Fowlie of 31 Market Street, Turriff. Enlisted in Aberdeen 14th June 1915. Unpaid Lance Corporal 17th February 1916, unpaid Acting Corporal and Battalion Provost Corporal 9th March 1916, Joined 11th Entrenching Battalion 12th May 1916 and joined 7th Battalion on 16h June 1916. Killed in action aged 27 on 30th July 1916 at High Wood on the Somme. His name is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 15B and 15C. Name submitted by his Nephew in New South Wales, Australia. (added 21/07/08)

• Franklin, Ernest. b. 1896. Private. No. 8/8487. 7th Bn, Seaforth Highlanders. Scottish. His diary revealed that he was first sent to the front line, to carry ammunition on 3rd September 1915. He was killed in action, aged 19 on 26th September 1915 at the Battle of Loos. He has no known grave but his name is recorded on the Loos Memorial at Dud Corner Cemetery, Panel 112-115. Son of Arthur and Jessie Franklin of Penicuik, Midlothian. (added 18/11/98)

• Fraser, Alexander, Gunner, D Battery, 91Howitzer Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, Number 93595. Husband of Catherine Fraser, 31 West Russell Street, Hope Street, Glasgow. Killed in action aged 28 4th October 1917. He is buried at Dragoon Camp Cemetery, Belgium Grave Reference A.6. Name submitted by his Grandson in Canada, see also Allan Kennedy. (added 21/01/08)

• Fullerton, John. b. c1891. Private. No. 13182. 6th Bn, King's Own Scottish Borderers. British. Served in France, died 25th September 1915 and is commemorated in Loos Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. Married 29th November 1912 in Anderston, Glasgow to Margaret Smith. Only child was born 17 days after his death. (added 27/04/01)

• Fulton, Edward. b. 1913. Private. Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders. Scottish. Enlisted in June 1940 in Brockville, Ontario, Canada. During WWII he served in France, Holland, Belgium and Germany. Wounded in September 1944, and again in March 1945 in the Hochwald Forest, Germany, resulting in the amputation of both his legs, and the loss of an eye. Born in Bonneybridge, Scotland and went to Canada in 1929. After WWII he returned to Canada where he married and raised a family. He died in 1984 in Toronto, Canada. "Thank you Dad for your bravery during WWII, and afterwards" submitted by his daughter Cathi. (added 06/09/01)

• Galloway, William. Sapper, 2nd Lowland Division, Royal Engineers. British. Born 1891 at 52 Gateside Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. A miner before WWI, he lost an arm in the first Gallipoli landing in 1915 and was invalided out. Appointed Chief Attendance Officer for Hamilton Education Authority in 1940, he retired from the post in 1955. He was a founder member of the Hamilton branch of the British Limbless Ex-Servicemen's Association and, in World War II, warrant officer of the Hamilton Academy Air Training Corps. He died on 23 December 1962. He was the eldest son of William and Susan Galloway of Hamilton and brother of Robert Gardiner Galloway MM. Name submitted by his grand-daughter. (added 14/12/07)

• Galloway MM, Robert Gardiner. Serjeant, No. 768, 4th Battery, Machine Gun Corps (Motors), formerly S/3869 Royal Highlanders. British. Born 1893 at 14 Chapel Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Enlisted Hamilton. Award of Military Medal gazetted 21 August 1917. Killed in action, aged 24, at Cambrai, France, on Sunday, 30 December 1917. His name is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Panel 13, at Louverval, Nord, France, and on Ferniegair War Memorial. He was the son of William Galloway and Susan Galloway (nee Gardiner) of Hamilton. Name submitted by his grand-niece. (added 14/12/07)

• Galt, Daniel, DCM, MM, 6th Battalion Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, Number S/ 18846. Born North Leith in 1885 son of Peter Galt and Eliza Galt (Heatherill) of 55 Kirkgate, Leith, brother of Peter and Thomas. Employee of Crawford’s Biscuit Factory, Leith. Enlisted in Leith. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in action during the Battle of Arras in April 1917, “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He displayed great courage in going over open ground under heavy fire to attend men and carrying one man back”. Died of wounds aged 32 on 17th July 1917. He is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Grave reference XVI.F.18A. Name submitted by his Great Great Niece. (added 3/3/10)

• Galt, Peter, Private, 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number S/6794. Brother of Daniel and Thomas. Killed in action aged 34 on 26th April 1915. He is buried in Seaforth Cemetery, Cheddar Villa, near Ypres, Grave reference B.1. (Headstone A4). (added 3/3/10)

• Galt, Thomas, 1st/7th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Number 34066. Brother of Daniel and Peter. Killed in action aged 28 on 29th November 1917 in Palestine. He is buried in Ramleh War Cemetery, Grave Reference Q.21. (added 3/3/10)

• Garley, Richard. Private. No. 241427. 5th Bn, Seaforth Highlanders. British. Served during WWI, and died in April 1917. Son of Richard Garley of Buxton Road, Disley, Cheshire. His name is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. (added 13/09/00)

• Garrow, Alexander "Eddie" Private. No. 3249993. 2nd Bn, The Black Watch. Scottish. Served in Burma with "The Chindits" in 1944 and was killed in action on 5th May of that year in an ambush east of "White City". His name is commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar. (added 10/06/99)

• Garven, George. b. 1885. Private. 1st/4th Royal Scots Fusiliers. Scottish. Died, 22nd July 1915 at Gallipoli at 20 years of age. Son of Mr and Mrs George Garven. (added 27/04/01)

• George, William, Gunner, 44th Battery, 61 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Highland Division, Number 1529768. Born 5th April 1909, son of Alexander George and Maggie George. Husband of Grace and Father of William and Celia. Taken prisoner by the Italians in Libya and lost in the sinking of the unmarked tramp steamer SS Scillin on 14th November 1942 by HMS Sahib. Only 26 of an estimated 810 prisoners were saved. His name is recorded on the EL Alamein Memorial, Column 35. Name submitted by his Daughter in Law. (added 23/01/07)

• Gerrard, John, Private, 7th Battalion Queens’ Own Cameron Highlanders, Number S/14372. Born Ratho, Edinburgh, lived in Glasgow and enlisted in Galashiels. Died of wounds received in the Battle of Loos on 29th September 1915. He is buried in Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Grave reference XII.C.1. Name submitted by his Great Grand Daughter.(added 16/10/09)

• Gibb, James. Born 1780 at Cairnie, by Huntly, ABD, SCO. Fought in the Peninsula Wars in Spain serving with the Royal Artillery. Awarded the Military General Service Medal with six bars. He died on 7th April 1861 at Rosehearty and is buried at Peathill Cemetary beside his wife Jane Thomson whose Father John Thomson was also a soldier. (added 10/05/05)

• Gilbert, George. b. 1926. Private. No. 14423586. 5/7th Bn, Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Killed in action on 16th June 1944, aged 18. He died during the intense fighting in Normandy, France, and has no known grave. George was the youngest son of George and Maude Gilbert, High Street, Kirkcaldy, Fife. (added 17/05/01)

• Gillerlane, James, Private, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots, Number 2934. Born on 11th July 1885. Died on 13th November 1916. His name is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial Pier and Face 6D and 7D. Name submitted by his Great Nephew in Edinburgh. (added 21/10/08)

• Gillerlane, James, Able Seaman, Royal Navy, HMS Malaya, Number P/SSX 25960.Born 1920 son of Mr and Mrs Michael Gillerlane of Prestonfield, Edinburgh. Died on 20th August 1944. He is buried in Edinburgh (Mount Vernon) Roman Catholic Cemetery, section D Grave 63. Name submitted by his Nephew in Edinburgh. (added 21/10/08)

• Gilmour, John William. b. 1899. Able Seaman. Royal Navy. British. Joined Royal Navy in 1915, served throughout the Great War and afterwards till 1922 at Devonport. 1922-39 Royal Naval Reserve, Re-enlisted 1939, serving in Atlantic and Mediterannean Seas till 1946. Mentioned in Despatches after ship sank in Tobruk harbour in April 1941. Medals awarded included; Great War Medal, Victory Medal 1919, 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal and RNR Long Service Medal. He was born in Dumfries, Scotland, moved to Bootle, Lancashire in 1905. Married Jane Davidson in 1923 and had three children. Died in Liverpool in October 1975 and was cremated at Annfield Crematorium. (added 27/04/01)

• Girdwood, Thomas John. b. 1899. Private. 17th Royal Scots, 35th Division. Scottish. He was killed in action on 30th September 1918 at Menin Road, Ypres. Youngest son of Richard Girdwood and Helen Girdwood (nee Williamson) Edinburgh. (added 03/11/98)

• Girling, Henry Charles Martin, Sergeant, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Seaforth Highlanders and Cameronians, Number 3133656. Born in Stepney East London 20th November 1916, his own father was to be killed at Paschendaele, Belgium, 30th October 1917. Before the war he worked at John Lewis in Oxford Street, London. He enlisted in the Royal Scots Fusiliers on 19th March 1940 and transferred to 7th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders on 11th June 1940. Acting Lance Corporal 10th August 1940; Acting Corporal 29th April 1941; Substantive Corporal 7th July 1941; Acting Sergeant 5th April 1943; Substantive Sergeant 4th October 1943. Transferred to 6th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 24th June 1945 and discharged 17th April 1946. After the war he returned to John Lewis in Oxford Street where he stayed until he retired in 1981. Although not Scottish he was immensely proud to have served with the regiments but his heart was always with the Seaforths. He always had a piece of McKenzie tartan with him and often spoke of his pride in the regiment. On a Sunday morning his house was filled with the music of Jimmy Shand, Andy Stewart, the White Heather Club and Bagpipes, a practice which is followed by his son. His nicknames while with the battalion were Sandy McGirling and Omar. He married in June 1948 and he and his wife lived happily together in Bethnal Green, London. He died in February 1994. Name submitted by his son in Islington, London. (added 25/08/11)



• Glass, James. b. 1917. Private. 552 Co, RASC. British. Served in Palestine and Egypt in WWII. Took part in the suppression of Rasched Ali's revolt in Iraq as part of "Kingston's Column" in April 1942. His Reminiscences of War are online. Born in Currie, Midlothian. A joiner by trade before the war, he became Head of the Technical Department at Lasswade High School for many years. Died at Currie 21st October 1998. (added 12/11/98)

• Glen, John McNaughton, Private, 164th Company, Machine Gun Corps, Number 53562. Born Stirling, son of William and Mary Glen, 56 Tennant Street, Townhead, Glasgow. Died of wounds aged 23 as a Prisoner of War on 9th July 1918. He is buried at Hamburg Cemetery, Grave reference II.F.8. Name submitted by a family member. (added 18/08/10)

• Goldie, Robert, Private, 8th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. Number S/3865.
  Son of Hugh and Grace Goldie, born Liverpool 1897. Enlisted Kilmarnock
  1914. Injured during training at Aldershot, admitted to Cambridge Military
  Hospital and died of his injury and pneumonia on 19th January 1915 aged 17.
  Buried in Kilmarnock Cemetery, Grave Reference B, Oldest division, 159. (added 29/04/06)

• Golding, Alexander. Private, Number S/13327 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders. Born South Shields, Durham 1894. Died 4th October 1917, he is buried at Menin Road South Military Cemetery II. J. 16. Name submitted by his Great Nephew. (added 18/1/06)

• Goodman Andrew, Rifleman, 1st Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 111th Brigade Chindits, Number 13075103. Son of John Thomas Goodman and Margaret Jane Goodman of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Died in Burma aged 24 on 19th June 1944. He is buried in Gauhati War Cemetery, Assam, Grave reference 4.B.4. Name submitted by his Niece.(added 25/08/11)

• Goodwillie, John, Private, 13th Battalion Royal Scots, number 45933. Son of John and Sarah Goodwillie of 9 Townhead, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Wounded at Arras September 1918. Died aged 21 on 22nd September 1918. He is buried in Pernes British Cemetery Grave reference III.C.4. Name submitted by the man named after him. (added 17/07/07)

• Gordon, James. b. 3rd Mar 1895. Lance/Sergeant. 7th (Deeside) Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Went to France on 5th May 1915 with 153rd Brigade, 51st (Highland) Division. Served with the battalion until the end of 1917. Appears in War Office Daily Casualty list as wounded 5th Jan 1918. Probably not sent back to France but became an instructor with XXIII Corps. Born in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire and enlisted in the Territorial Army. Left Peterculter on 4th August 1914 for War Service. In 1915 his parents moved to Inverkeithing, Fife, where he settled after demobilisation. Married Isabella Morris in 1922. He collapsed and died at the Scottish Cup Semi-Final in Easter Road Stadium between Aberdeen and Morton, 3rd April 1937 leaving one son aged 11. (added 05/11/98)

• Gordon, James Watt, Private, 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Number 37820. Born 24th November 1944 in Leven, Fife Son of Mary Mathewson and Jock Gordon, both of Leven, Fife. and emigrated to Australia circa 1960. Served from 31st May 1966 to 14th June 1967 in Vietnam. Name submitted by his Cousin. (added 05/10/10)

• Gow, Denholm, Leading Aircraftman, 42 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Number 532923. From Muirton of Ardblair near Blairgowrie. Married. Killed in action aged 19 on 21st June 1940 when his Beaufighter failed to return from operations in the Channel against German shipping. His name is recorded on the Runnymede Memorial, Panel 23 and on the Blairgowrie War Memorial. Remembered by his youngest sister Janet, his name was submitted by his Nephew.(added 30/01/09)

• Gowrie, David. Private. 79th (Scottish Horse) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery. Scottish. Served in and survived World War II. (added 25/02/99)

• Gowrie, John. b. 1804. Private. No.1091. 1st/6th Black Watch, Scottish. Son of Charles Gowrie of Union Place, School Road, Coupar Angus. Served during WWI and died in January 1917. Buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas-De-Calais, France. (added 25/09/00)

• Gowrie, Private Thomas  DCM. 202502, 11th Bn., Royal Scots who died age 21 on the 05 November 1918. son of Mary A. Ross Gowrie and Mr.. T. Gowrie of
  Coupar Angus Scotland. buried at the Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille (added 16/05/04)

• Gracie, Walter Chisholm. Private. No. 201694. 1st/5th Bn, Royal Scots Fusiliers. British. Enlisted at Edinburgh in 1916. Sent to Egypt on RMS Ivernia which was torpedoed in the Mediterranean Sea on 1st January 1917. Rescued by escort, HMS Rifleman and landed in Egypt. Wrote three letters home from Egypt describing sinking, rescue and life in the battalion before being killed in action at the Second Battle of Gaza on 19th April 1917. Buried at the Gaza War Cemetery in Israel. Married at the time of enlistment with five children, three of whom are still alive. (added 06/01/99)

• Grant, Stewart. Private. No. 2832. 7th Bn, Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Served in WWI. He enlisted at Banchory, Kincardineshire. He was killed in action on 18th June 1915 and held the 1914/15 Star, The British War Medal and the Victory Medal as well as the Memorial Plaque and Scroll. His name is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. (added 08/01/99)

• Gray, Thomas Patterson, Private, Canadian Army Service Corps. Number 446908. Son of Thomas and Maggie Bruce Gray, 11 Union Road, Macduff. Enlisted 1914. Died aged 31 of Pneumonia (and wounds) 26th April 1919 and buried in Edmonton Cemetery, Alberta. Name submitted by his Great, Great Nephew. (added 29/04/06)

• Greer, James. b. 1896. Corporal. No. 13360. 11th Bn, Royal Scots. Scottish. Served during WWI and killed at the Battle of the Somme in July 1916 aged 20. Born in Bathgate, West Lothian, son of Mrs S.H. Greer, of Dewar's Place, Kelty, Fife. Buried at Quarry Cemetery, Mantauban, Somme, France. (added 31/03/00)

• Greenlees, Archibald, Private, 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, Number 7513. Born 13 Apr 1877. Died 4th September 1915. His name is recorded on the Menin Gate Memorial Panel 19 and 33. See also John and William Greenlees. Name submitted by his Great Great Great Nephew. (added 14/03/07)

• Greenlees, John Davidson, Private, 15th Battalion Cheshire Regiment, Number 20331. Born 7 Jan 1893 Lasswade. Died 17th July 1916 his name is recorded on Theipval Memorial Pier and Face 3C and 4A. See also William and Archibald Greenlees. Name submitted by his Great Great Nephew. Article in the Lochgelly Times: August 2, 1916: We understand intimation has been received by Mr and Mrs Greenlees, South Glencraig, that their son John, who was in an English bantam regiment, has fallen in action. It is only a few weeks ago that another brother (William) was killed in action. (added 14/03/07)

• Greenlees, William, Private 23rd Battalion Manchester Regiment, Number 22601. Born 4 Jan 1897 in Fisherrow, Musselburgh, son of Andrew and Sarah Davidson Greenlees. Died 8th April 1916 and buried in Merville Communal Cemetery, Grave reference VI.Q.10. See also John and Archibald Greenlees. Name submitted by his Great Great Nephew. April 19, 1916 Lochgelly Times Article Glencraig Sniper dies from wounds. Mr and Mrs Andrews Greenlees, 116 South Glencraig have received intimation of the death of their son, William private in a Manchester regiment. The sister in charge at 1/2 London Casualty Clearing Station, France not knowing the parents' address, wrote to a friend in England, and the letter was forwarded to Glencraig. In it the writer said that the young man died on April 7th. He had been admitted the previous night with a severe wound in the head, and was unconscious to the end. The following letter from an officer of the regiment has since been received by the parents - "It is with very genuine sorrow that I have to inform you of the death of your son, No 22601 Sniper W Greenlees, who died on wounds received in action. He was a very brave lad(?) and absolutely devoid of fear. In fact, I don't think he knew what fear was. He was very kind hearted, and everybody liked him, and I am quite certain he had not a single enemy. He was a very well known figure in the battalion and I should say he was known to more people in the brigade than any other private soldier. We all miss him very much indeed and the place seems very different without him. If there are any other particulars about his death which you would like to know, I shall only be too pleased to tell you. Again sympathising with you in your sad bereavement, I am yours faithfully, J.L.M.Morton, Sniping Officer. (added 14/03/07)

• Greig, William. b. 1924. Private. Highland Light Infantry. Scottish. Served in Burma during World War II. Born in Buckhaven, Fife, son of William and Ella Greig. Wounded in right leg and hip and had a limp for the rest of his life. He spent five years in Craigtoun Hospital learning to walk again. (added 26/07/99)

• Griffin, William James. Gunner 1726216.3 Bty 6H.A.A Regt Royal Artillery. Died 7th June 1945. Son of John and Margaret Griffin of Bladnoch, Wigtown. He is buried Labuan War Cemetary Malaysia. (added 17/05/04)  

• Griffin, John. Private. No. 4614. 20th Bn, Royal Fusiliers. Scottish. Youngest son of John Griffin of Bladnoch, Wigtown. He served in WWI, and was killed in action in May 1917 and his name is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. (added 11/09/00) 



• Griffin, Robert A. Private. No. S/5953. 7th Bn, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment). The eldest son of John Griffin, and brother of George Griffin (below) of Bladnoch, Wigtown. He served in WWI and died in July 1917. He is buried in New Irish Farm Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. (added 11/09/00)

• Griffin, George. Private. No. 12125. 2nd Bn, Scots Guards. Scottish. Second son of John Griffin and brother of Robert A. Griffin (above) of Bladnoch, Wigtown. Served in WWI and died in May 1915, his name is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. (added 12/09/00)

• Gunn MM, William George. b. 1895. Corporal. No. 23/440. New Zealand Machine Gun Corps. New Zealand. He died in France during WWI on 5th December 1918, age 22 and is buried in Boisguillame Communal Cemetery, Extension Grave 15B, Seine-Maritime, France. Son of Jessie Sainsbury of Mornington, Dunedin, N.Z. and grandson of Hugh Gunn of Caithness, Scotland and Janet Urquhart of Kincardine, Ross Shire, who moved to New Zealand and married there. (added 13/09/01)

• Hadley DCM, Reg. b. 1919. Company Sergeant Major. 6th Bn, Highland Light Infantry. Scottish. Served in Germany, France and Belgium 1939-45. Was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery. After the war he joined the Glasgow Police and reached the rank of Sergeant. He held the highest awarded military decoration in the Glasgow Police. Husband of Ruby Hadley and father of Reg and Ian. He died suddenly in 1967 aged 47. (added 23/11/98)

• Haig , John Donald Boyd, Corporal, Seaforth Highlanders. Born Greenock 1915. Served in Wick 1940 to 1945 training recruits (Regimental Cadre, Small Arms Cadre and PT Cadre). Husband of Helen Shepherd Wilson and Father of John who also served in the British Army. Died in Liverpool in 1972. Name submitted by his son in Spain. (added 01/07/12)

• Haig , Roland Norcliffe, Private, 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, Number 202522. Born in Stainland, West Yorkshire in 1898 son of Sara Ann Norcliffe and Joseph Haigh and Cousin of Roderick Maclean DCM. Enlisted in Huddersfield. Died of wounds on 5th June 1918. His name is recorded on the Loos Memorial Panel 46 to 49. (added 09/09/12)

• Hainey, William. Rifleman. No. 3128316. 1st Bn, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Scottish. Served 1938-1945, killed in Burma on 24th May 1945. Husband of Georgina Hainey of Edinburgh, he is buried in Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar. (added 14/04/99)

• Halbert, Thomas David. b. 1913. Flying Officer. No. 160855. Air Gunner. 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Scottish. Joined up at the outbreak of WWII. P/O T.D. Halbert, DFC., was aboard Lancaster Bomber ND499, OL-J of 83 Squadron on the night of 26/27th April 1944. The aircraft, piloted by Squadron Leader A.L. Collet, was one of three lost that night from one of the original Pathfinder Squadrons and was scheduled to make Schweinfurt for the main Bomber Force that night. At some point on the outward leg in the vicinity of Strasburg, OL-J was seen to be hit by anti-aircraft groundfire. It is recorded as being seen burning and exploding as it fell to earth "OL-J" was carrying 1 pack of Greeg Target Indicators, 1 pack of Yellow T.I.s as well as 12,500lbs of bombs and around 1,000 gallons of aviation spirit and miscellaneous other pyrotechnic devices. Such was the inferno that, of the seven man crew, only the remains of the Navigator F/L D.L. Williams could be positivly identified. The crew, except for F/L Williams, lie in a common grave, Plot 3, Row H, graves 8-13 of Durnbach War Cemetery, Bavaria. Son of Matthew and Henrietta Leslie Halbert, of Maybole, Ayrshire; husband of Annie McCallum Halbert, of Killochan, Ayrshire. (added 15/12/98)

• Hall, William John. Private, Number 5053, 2nd Battalion Scots Guards. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 1885. He and his parents were originally Scottish and returned to Scotland in 1886.  He was brought up in Loanhead, near Edinburgh, and served his time as a Shoemaker with his father also William John Hall. Joined the Scots Guards aged 18 in 1903 and left in 1907 when his Father died. Married Edith Williamson in 1907. His sons William John Hall and Joseph Williamson Hall were born in 1909 and 1911. Recalled in 1914 and served with the British Expeditionary Force. His job was with Transport taking food and ammunition to the front in a horse drawn wagon. He was wounded by shrapnel on the 6th April 1916, died on the 7th and was buried on the 8th in Lyssenthoek Military Cemetery, Nr. Poperinghe, Belgium Section 5, Row 'D', number 36. Although she told her sons that their father was blown up in the War and there was no grave, when Edith died a box found in the bottom of her wardrobe containing his medals, many letters, photographs, his watch, pipe, items which he had with him when killed, and details of a grave in Belgium. (added 13/09/05)

• Hall, William Main, Lance Corporal, 7th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, Number S/13323. Son of C Wishart Hall and Mrs M B Hall of 7 Kingsland Drive, Cardonald, Glasgow. He worked in his Father's Printing Ink Company which supplied ink for the Glasgow herald and Scotsman Newspapers. Killed in action aged 33 at the Battle of Loos on 25th September 1915. His name is recorded on the Loos Memorial Panel 119 to 124. Name submitted by Miller Caldwell. (added 23/01/07)

• Hamilton, Frederick George. b. 1893. Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Served in WWI, captured and held prisoner for over 3 years. Awarded three medals for service and valor. Emigrated to the USA in 1927, lived in Chicago, then Hawaii in the 1930's, then in Northern California from the 1940's until he died in 1972. (added 16/09/99)

• Hamilton, John Woolville. b. 1923. Merchant Navy. English. Served as a Cook within the Merchant Navy, tried to enlist into army after his brother was killed in North Africa in 1942. He failed the army medical, but was accepted for the Merchants. Served upon two ships that were sunk, the names of which are not presently known as he always found it difficult to talk about his wartime memories. Sadly he passed away in October 1996.."gone to be with his brother" (added 17/05/01)

• Hamilton, Robert, Sergeant, 2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Number 2979694. Son of Charles and Margaret Hamilton of Firhill, Glasgow. Served in India and Malaya/Singapore when the Japanese invaded. Escaped from Padang on the SS Rosenboom and lost at sea aged 25 when the Rosenboom was sunk in the 1st/2nd March 1942. Out of the passengers, evacuees and crew of over 500 there were four survivors. His name is recorded on Column 80 of the Singapore Memorial. Name submitted by his Nephew. (added 27/06/06)

• Hamilton,Thomas, Private, Number 7692, 7th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. Husband of Jeanie McAllister Hamilton, 13 Swinhill, Larkhall, Lanarkshire. Killed in action aged 25 on 25th September 1915 at the Battle of Loos. His name is recorded on Panel 53 to 56 of the Loos Memorial. Name submitted by his Great Grandson.

• Hannah, William. b. 1911. Corporal. 2nd Bn, Scots Guards. Scottish. Served during WWII in the North Africa campaign, and as an Instructor at the Guards Depot, Pirbright, Surrey. He was invalided out of the army with TB and died in February 1947 in Leadhills, Lanarkshire. Son of Robert and Helen Hannah of East Kilbride, husband of Elizabeth Henderson of Peebles. (added 25/09/00)

• Hardie, Robert. b. 1894. Lance/Bombardier / Royal Field Artillery.  Number 255. Robert Hardie joined up on the outbreak of war, leaving his job at Wallyford Colliery, Midlothian. He was on active service on the Western Front for three years and died on 1st April, 1918.
  His battery, 'A' Battery 50th Brigade, came under fire in the area of Lavieville-Millencourt-Henencourt shortly after the launch of the German Spring Offensive on 21st March 1918. He died of his wounds in a medical unit stationed in the town of Doullens,where he now lies buried in the Communal Cemetery in that town. He had a brother Andrew, who had been reported missing a year earlier at the Battle of Arras. (added 25/02/04)

• Harris, Thomas (Tommy), Private, Black Watch. Born Dundee. Served in North Africa with the 8th Army and throughout the second World War. Name submitted by his Great Nephew. (added 05/10/10)

• Harrison, Alfred BEM b. 22 July 1922 (deceased 26.12.69). Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Corporal - Royal Army Service Corps. North Africa/Middle East (added 27/07/05)

• Harrison, David. b. 1892. No. 642. Private. 1st Bn, Seaforth Highlanders. Scottish. Born in Govan, Lanarkshire. Enlisted in Glasgow. Killed in action on 7th January 1916 at the Battle of Sheikh Saad, Mesopotamia at the age of 24. His name is commemorated at Basra Memorial, Iraq "Panels 37 and 64" and at the Scottish National War Memorial, Edinburgh. Beloved son of Alfred and Sarah McIntosh Harrison of Paisley, Renfrewshire. Grandson of William and Nanny Heywood Harrison and Peter and Elizabeth Reid McIntosh. Brother of William, Elizabeth, Arthur, Joseph and Mary (Irvine), Helen (Paton), and Sarah (Blair). (added 27/04/01)

• Harrison, George William. b. 28 May 1918. Private No. 2822292. 5th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. Scottish. Enlisted in TA and was posted to 4/5th Battalion on 12/04/1939. Posted to 5th Battalion 12/08/1939. Disembarked to Egypt 14/08/1942. Wounded in Action on unrecorded date admitted to No. 10 casualty clearing station 02/11/1942. Died of wounds at 92 General Hospital in Middle East 08/11/1942, he was 24. Buried in Kantara War Memorial Cemetery and is commemorated on CWWG site, Scottish National Debt of Honour and will soon be on the Skye & Lochalsh Roll of Honour. Brother of John Angus Harrison, both Sons of John Harrison and Margaret MacLean, and both born in Portree, Isle of Skye. (added 29/08/04)

• Harrison, John Angus. b. 11 December 1919. Private No. 2820430. 1st & 2nd Battalions, Seaforth Highlanders. Scottish. Joined T.A.21/01/1936 saying he was 18 Enlisted in Regular Army 03/04/1937. China from 23/02/38 till 30/03/38. Shanghai from 31/03/38 to 25/09/38. Hong Kong from 26/09/38 to 24/08/40. Malaya from 25/08/40 to 15/02/41. India from 16/02/41 to 14/05/41. Middle East from 15/05/41 to 28/06/42. POW captured by the Italians, later handed over to the Germans from 29/06/42 to 10/05/45. On release was taken to an army camp in England where he met and married Pamela Cann who was in the ATS. They married 08/12/45 after meeting only 10 days earlier. They settled down in Chelsea, London where Pam's family lived and later had 4 children. Pam died in 2001 but John is now 84. (added 29/08/04)

• Hastie, Alexander Fyfe, Sergeant, 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number 3302773. Son of James and Jane Hastie of Glasgow and husband of Jeanie Hastie of Glasgow. Taken Prisoner of War at St Valery 1940. He died on 22nd July 1943 in Stalag VIIIb Prisoner of War Camp and he is buried in Durnbach War Cemetery Grave reference 3.B.25. Name submitted by his Granddaughter. (added 16/04/08)

• Hastie, Archibald, Private, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots, Number 16238. Born Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshire 1880 son of Archibald Hastie and Margaret Russell of Dykehead, Shotts. Enlisted at Bathgate in 1915. Killed in action on 2nd June 1915 in trenches at Railway Wood east of Ypres. His name is recorded on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Panel 11, on the Shotts War Memorial and in the United Collieries Roll of Honour. (added 06/06/08)

• Hastie, Archibald, Rating, HMS Whitehall, Royal Navy, Number KX106465. Born 1915 son of Isaac Hastie and Euphemia Smith, husband of Mary Lynch, Railway Cottages, Rosehall Road, Dykehead. Professional footballer, played for Douglas Water Thistle, Partick Thistle, Huddersfield Town and Bradford City. Enlisted 1940 and served on the destroyer HMS Whitehall mainly on the North Russian Convoys. At the end of the war he returned to Bradford City and retired in 1948. He died in Bradford in 1987. Name submitted by his son. (added 06/06/08)

• Hastie, Campbell Bannerman, Lance Corporal, 11th Royal Tank Regiment, 79th Armoured Division, Royal Armoured Corps, Number 14217997. Son of J B and T H Hastie. Killed in action aged 22 driving a Buffalo amphibious tank carrying Canadian Commandoes during the Battle of the Scheldt on 1st November 1944. He is buried in Bergen-op-Zom War Cemetery, Netherlands, Grave reference 5.B.9. Name submitted by the son of a fellow RAC member who was present at the Battle. (added 25/08/11)

• Hastie, Isaac Russell, Private, Cameron Highlanders, Number S/18095 and Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Number S/43816. Born 1890 son of Archibald Hastie and Margaret Russell of Dykehead, Shotts, husband of Euphimia Smith. Played football with Dykehead and Birmingham City. Enlisted in the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders and served with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Wounded twice. After the war he worked in the Northfield Pit in Torbothie, Shotts until he retired. He died aged 79 in 1970. (added 06/06/08)

• Henderson, Robert Stewart. b. 1898. Private. No. 38090. 2nd Bn, The Royal Scots. British. Served during WWI in France and Belgium, killed at the Battle of Polygon Wood in September 1917 aged 19. Son of William and Janet Scott Henderson of Belmont, Pitlochry, Perthshire. (added 23/10/00)

• Hendry, George William Currie, Military Medal, Sergeant, Glasgow Highlanders, Number 3310179. His MM citation reads: During the approach to Bremen on 18th April 1945 the Battalion was leading the advance from Verden to Achim the Battalion Commander ordered Sgt Hendry to go forward to the advanced guard commander and obtain information of the battle in progress. On reaching a point on the axis previously cleared, he encountered a force of about 25 Germans who had penetrated from the north on the open flank and were lining the ditch on the right of the road. These opened fire on him with spandaus and rifles at very close range but he continued on his mission with great coolness until finally the last of the enemy and gained cover in a ditch by crawling forward along the ditch and shouting to some of his own troops to give covering fire, he managed to join them he then organised the defense of the rear of the advanced guard and by means of tank wireless passed situation reports to the advanced guard commander and to Battalion command. Sgt Hendry then continued his journey forward on foot and ultimately he reached the carrier platoon by this time the advanced guard company had suffered many casualties and as one of those was losing a lot of blood, volunteers were called for to evacuate him. Fully aware of the situation Sgt Hendry volunteered to take back this casualty in a carrier, he did so running the gauntlet under heavy fire, he then once more led forward in a carrier and with the aid of covering fire from some tanks he joined his platoon at Langwedel. Throughout this day Sgt Hendry showed energy initiative and resource of a very high order and carried out his tasks with a complete disregard for personal safety his conduct set the highest example and was an inspiration to all who saw him. Name submitted by his Grandson in Glasgow. (added 14/01/12)

• Hendry, James. Private. The Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Born in Keith, he served in India from 1927-c1932. (added 04/06/99)

• Holland DCM, Alfred. b. 1893. L/Cpl/Mr. No. 23122. 9th and 11th Bns, Royal Scots. British. Enlisted 3rd June 1915, demobbed 1919. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal on 13th May May 1916 for conspicuous gallantry at Ploegsteert, Northern France. The citation reads "After a heavy bombardment by the enemy he found himself with three others in an isolated portion of a wrecked trench, but with his small party he beat off a large raiding party of the enemy. After this he took two men and cleared the trenches of any remaining enemy patrols" After the war, Alfred married and raised seven children. He was a signalman with British Railways for many years. He died in 1968 and is buried in the grounds of the lovely old church of St.Mary, Cray, Kent, England. Alfred's DCM was gifted to the Royal Scots regiment in 1979 by his son Dennis Holland and is on display in the Regiment's museum in Edinburgh Castle. (added 27/04/01)

• Horn , Robert, Lieutenant Colonel, DSO and Bar, MC 7th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, 9th Scottish Division. Son of William and Myra Horn of Woodcote, Midlothian. Commissioned 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders 20th January 1900. Served on North West Frontier, India 1906. Adjutant 1st Battalion 1913 - 1915. WW1 France and Flanders, severely wounded. Military Cross. Mentioned in Dispatches. Appointed to command the 7th Battalion May 1916. DSO Gazetted 4th June 1917: "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He led his Battalion with great ability and courage. It was largely due to his personal reconnaissance that many difficulties were overcome, and the objectives gained with complete success". Took over command of the Army Musketry Camp on 18th October 1917. Killed aged 36 near Ypres on the 18th April 1918 by an unlucky shell which hit 26th Brigade Headquarters when he was rejoining his Battalion. Also killed by this shell was Major Rose, the Brigade Major of Artillery, Captain Somers Cocks, the Staff Captain, and the Reverend C G Meister. Robert Horn is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Grave Reference XXVII.G.21 and his name is recorded on the War Memorial at Fala Village Church. Name submitted by a local researcher. (added 22/05/06)

• Houston, Duncan MacNeill. Lieutenant 4th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Born 1899 son of Archibald Houston, Minister of Auchterderran, Fife. Educated Fettes College, Edinburgh (Glencorse 1910). Enlisted 1917 4th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Wounded. Served two years and five months in France, Belgium and Germany. Post WW1 worked in the City of London as a broker, lived in Wimbledon and served with the London Scottish (and the Honourable Artillery Company?). Married Eileen Marlow. One son Thomas Patrick MacNeill and one daughter Penelope. During WW2 served as a Major in Scotland primarily at Scapa Flow, his regiment or Corps at this time is not known. Died 1986. Name submitted by his Grandson. (added 22/05/06)

• Howells, William James, Private, Number 28767882, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders. Son of William John and Elizabeth Agnes Howells of Blaenclydach, Glamorgan. Died  while a Prisoner of War in Poland aged 23 on 20th August 1944. Grave reference 2.E.8. Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery. (added 11/12/06)

• Hughes GC., Joseph. Driver. No. T/14858103. Royal Army Service Corps. Scottish. Resided in Gorbals, Glasgow. He was awarded The George Cross on 21st March 1946. The citation reads "Driver Hughes was driving a 3 ton vehicle carrying ammunition and explosives into the magazine at Lymun Barracks. As his vehicle was entering the magazine area it started to smoulder and then caught fire. Knowing full well that his vehicle was likely to blow up at any moment. Driver Hughes, instead of running for safety, did everything in his power to put out the fire. Notwithstanding small explosions, he tried to remove the burning camouflage net. He then tried fire extinguishers which failed. A few minutes later his lorry blew up, fatally injuring him. By his action the explosion was delayed and warning was given to troops in the locality who were able to take cover. Accordingly casualties which might have been heavy were negligable, exept for Driver Hughes fatal injury. Driver Hughes's courage in remaining at his task, thereby attempting to minimise the danger when he could have run to safety, was an outstanding example of devotion to duty." Joseph is remembered by those in his regiment and the Hong Kong holiday village, which is now situated where Lymun Barracks used to be. He is also remembered in the Gorbals area where he lived, and due to the dedication of his cousin; Irene Finn, he is also remembered at the internet website Gorbals Live (added 11/05/01)

• Hunter, Thomas Peck. Cpl. KIA 03/04/1945. CH/X 110296. Awarded the VC for the action below. No 43 Commando. Scottish. Son of Ramsay and Mary Hunter of Edinburgh in Italy. Cpl Hunter of 'C' Troop of a Royal Marine Commando was in charge of a Bren group of the leading sub-section. Having advanced within 400 yards of the final objective he realised that his troop had to cross open ground where enemy dine would cause heavy casualties. Cpl Hunter seized the Bren gun and charged across 200 yards of open ground, attracting most of the enemy dine. Showing complete disregard for this fire he alone cleared the enemy position capturing six Germans. The remainder fled over the canal. THe troop now became the target for fire from the opposite bank. In full view, Cpl Hunter fired and drew most of the enemy fire while the greater part of the troop gained cover. Shouting encouragement to the remainder he continued firing with great accuracy until finally he was hit and killed. There can be no doubt that Cpl Hunter offered himself as a target in order to save his troop. By his skillful and acurate use of his Bren gun he demoralised the enemy, and later silenced many of the Spandaus firing on his troop, so that many of the troop made their final objective before he was killed. Throughout the operations his magnificent courage, leadership and cheerfulness had been an inspiration to his comrades. From the London Gazette June 13th 1945. (added 16/04/05)

• Huntly, Robert, Private, 6th Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, Number 25659. Born Eddington Mills, Berwick, son of James and Agnes Huntly of Hersel Poultry Farm, Coldstream, Berwickshire. Enlisted in Berwick. Killed in action aged 24 on 23rd September 1917. He is buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery Grave reference XXIX.G.12. Name submitted by his Great Nephew(added 28/07/09)

• Hutton, Alexander Gairns, Colour Sergeant, 93rd Sutherland Highlanders. Born 11th May 1834, son of James Hutton and Elizabeth Nicholl (Nee Gairns). Joined the 79th Cameron Highlanders on the 24 November 1854 aged 19 and volunteered for the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders on 1 March 1857. He served in Malta from 10th April 1855 until 19th May when he then transferred to the Crimea and took part in the siege of Sebastopol. On the 20th September 1857 he arrived in India and took part in the campaigns of 1857-8-9 including the Relief of Lucknow from 14th to 25th November 1857 and the siege and capture of Lucknow from 2nd January to 22nd March 1858. He was promoted to Lance Corporal on 9th June 1858, to Corporal on 3rd November 1859, to Sergeant on 26th July 1863 and to Colour Sergeant on 1st November 1864. It appears that he did not return to Scotland until 1870. In 1871 he was stationed in Perth and in 1872/3 at Edinburgh Castle. He left the Army in May 1873. His medals included the Crimean War Medal (Sebastopol), the Indian Mutiny Medal (Relief of Lucknow and Lucknow), the Indian General Service Medal (Umbeyla) and the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Name submitted by his Great Grandson in Troon. (added 02/11/09)

• Hutton, Alexander Metcalfe. Private. 1st/5th Battalion Gordon Highlanders. Number 3639. Son of Annie Mitchell (formerly Hutton) and Thomas Mitchell (stepfather) of Gellymill Street, Macduff, Banffshire. Died aged 19 on 13th November 1916 and buried at Y Ravine Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Grave A.39. Name submitted by his nephew Fraser H Mitchell. (added 04/11/05)

• Hutton DCM MM, David. b. 1889. Sergeant. The Black Watch. Scottish. Served from 1912 to 1919, posted to Africa, first he served in France and Flanders from the outbreak of WWI. He received the Distinguished Conduct Medal at the Schwaben Redoubt, a DCM Bar at Passchendale and the Military Medal. He lived until February 1960. (Added 02/10/00)

• Hutton, Herbert Edward. b. 6th July 1890. Private. Piper. No. 10559. 1st Bn, Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Born at 4 Langside Terrace, Cathcart, County of Renfrew, Scotland. Son of Thomas Swift Hutton, artist, of Edinburgh and Isabella Hutton (nee Donnison) of Gateshead, Durham, England. Enlisted in Edinburgh. Arrived in theatre 14th September 1914 where the battalion received heavy casualties at the Battle of Le Cateau and was briefly out of the line but returned to action 30th September and was involved in actions in the front line between aubers and La Bassee on the French-Belgium border. After heavy fighting around La Bassee the battalion was put on reserve on 1st November 1914 it was billetted at Croix de Poperinghe. It was then moved into trenches south of the Ypres-Menin road near Hooge on 5th November 1914. He died in action on Saturday 7th November 1914 and is commemorated at Le Touret Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France, and also Whitley Bay, Northumberland. England. (added 20/07/99)

• Hynd, Jim. Private. No. S/26416. 3rd Bn, The Black Watch. Scottish. Served during WWI, died of influenza during the major epidemic in October 1918 aged 24 at the Curragh Army Camp, Kildare. Buried in Beath Western Cemetery, Fife. Son of Mr and Mrs George Hynd of Kelty. Husband of Elizabeth Hynd (nee Doig) of East Row, Hill-of-Beath, Crossgates, Fife and father of George. (added 19/10/00)

• Inglis, John A. b. 1921. Flying Officer. No. 126627. 193 Sqn, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Scottish. Killed over Europe on Monday, 12th June 1944. Son of James Alexander Inglis and Margaret Russell Inglis, of Cardonald, Glasgow. He is buried in St.Charles de Percy War Cemetery, France. (added 12/02/99)

• Innes, William, Lance Corporal, 5th Battalion Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, Number S/16922. Born in Dunkeld, Perthshire, son of William and Catherine Innes of Nairne Cottage, Bankfoot, Perthshire, enlisted in Perth. Killed in action aged 19 in trenches near Kemmel during the German advance on 25th April 1918. His name is recorded on the Tyne Cot Memorial Panel 136 to 138. Name submitted by his Great Nephew. (added 28/07/09)

• Ireland, George, Private, 2nd Battalion The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), Number G/5511. Born Glasgow 18th July 1873. Enlisted 2nd Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1891 to 8th August 1903. Reenlisted 11th January 1915. Married. Missing presumed killed 28th May 1915 his name is recorded on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Panel 12 and 14. Name submitted by his Grandson. (added 23/01/07)

• Jamieson, Robert, Company Sergeant Major, 9th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) number 240046. Born 30th May 1888 at 56 Bay Street Port Glasgow. Son of Robert and Barbara Jamieson, 10 Findlay Street, Motherwell and husband of Mary Gemmell Anderson Jamieson, 37 Kirkland Street, Motherwell. Died on 23rd March 1918. His name is recorded on the Poziers Memorial Panel 37 and 38. Name submitted by his Great Nephew from Kent. (added 22/11/07)

• Jeffrey, Thomas, Private, 8th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number S/42301 (also Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders S/25514 and Seaforth Highlanders S/25716). Son of John and Frances H M Jeffrey of Old School House, Polmont, Stirlingshire. Enlisted at Stirling. Killed in action aged 18 on 28th July 1918 his name is recorded on the Soissons Memorial. Name submitted by his Great Niece in New Zealand. (added 2/05/07)

• Johnston, , James, Trooper, 1st Life Guards, Number 2489. Born St Monans, Fife on 15th August 1881. He enlisted in the Household Cavalry on 11th July 1904 and was stationed in London. He went to France with the British Expeditionary Force in October 1914 and he was killed in action on 13th May 1915. His name is recorded on the Menin Gate, Ypres, Panel 3. Name submitted by his Great Grand Daughter from Southampton. (added 25/08/11)

• Johnston MM, James. Sergeant. Black Watch. Irish/Scottish. Served in WWI and was awarded the Military Medal. (added 27/04/01) 

• Johnston, William, Private, 6th (Perthshire) Battalion Black Watch, Number 268693. Born 30th August 1896. Saw action at High Wood on the Somme in July 1916 and at Beaumont Hamel in November 1916. In February 1919 he entered Germany as part of the Army of Occupation and was demobilised in August that year. He married on 24th December 1924. From 1933 to 1960 he was Postmaster at Udny. He died on 2nd February 1988. Name submitted by his son in Aberdeenshire. (added 2/11/09) 

• Johnstone, Andrew "Willie". b. 1884. Company Sergeant Major. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. British. Documents show he served in Malta, India and Europe. He was killed in 1915 and is buried in Ypres, France. Married to Margaret Liddle Milne of Clifford Park, St Ninians in 1912. Had two sons; Robert Andrew Johnstone and William Alexander Milne Johnstone (see below). (added 16/11/98)

• Johnstone, Leslie Milne, DCM. Corporal (A/Sgt), Number 2766113, 1^st Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment).  Born Forfar 20^th September 1921. Trained at Perth 1940 – 1942. Served El Alamein and North West Europe. Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal, citation London Gazette 24th January 1946: Throughout the campaign in N. W. Europe, since early June 1944, this NCO has either led a Section or acted as Platoon Sgt, on occasion commanding a Platoon. Throughout he has displayed absolutely outstanding courage and leadership. In Holland, in October, after the crossing of a river, he personally led an assault on an enemy post and killed the occupants, and later used an abandoned Wasp flame thrower with great effect. At Laroche in January he personally led an assault across bullet swept ground to clear a strongly held house, the capture of which was vital to the attack. After the Rhine crossing, he took over a Platoon and held out in a house for several hours against the most determined enemy attacks accompanied by bazookas and S.P. guns. At one time he personally climbed onto the roof in full view of the enemy, and from this position was able to shoot and kill a bazooka party who were infiltrating and endangering the whole position. During the whole campaign, it is difficult to speak too highly of this NCO’s conduct. Throughout his entire Company his courage is a bye-word and it is difficult to overestimate the tremendous value of his splendid example to the men around him. Married Mathilde Gehm 1948. Son Leslie. Served 1^st Battalion Black Watch 1945 – 1952. BAOR. Died 4^th February 1999. Friend of Private Clement Stewart. (added 13/09/05)

• Johnstone, William Alexander Milne. b. 1915. Flight Engineer. No 1897996. Royal Air Force. British. Left the Metropolitan Police to join Bomber Command. Killed in action 7th March 1945 and buried in Hamburg. Married Marjorie Grace Bye of London in 1939 and had two sons; Iain Andrew Milne Johnstone and Donald Keith Johnstone. (added 16/11/98)

• Joiner, Charles, Private, 5th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment, number 33677. Born 5th August 1885 at Menie Lodge, Belhelvie, Aberdeen son of George Joiner and Elizabeth Jessie Robbie. Joined the Royal Berkshires in January 1917. Killed in action aged 31 on 28th April 1917 at the Battle of Arleux. His name is recorded on the Arras Memorial Bay 7. Name submitted by his Great Nephew in Canada. (added 22/11/07)

• Jones, James. b. 1886. Scottish. He died in 1918 whilst serving during the First World War. Resided in Edinburgh, Scotland. Husband to Annie Burns and they had four children. (added 13/09/01)

• Kane, John, Private, 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Number 14162072. Killed on 8th December 1947 in Palestine while trying to save a wounded comrade. He is buried in Ramleh War Cemetery, Grave reference 11.B.13. Name submitted by his Nephew. (added 16/04/08)

• Kealy, Catherine, Nursing Sister. Born Glasgow 6th December 1906. Served in Military Hospitals in Egypt and Italy during WW2. Married South African Serviceman Andre Brink in South Africa 1945. She died in Cape Town, South Africa, on 15th September 1989. Name submitted by her Granddaughter in Cape Town.(added 19/12/08)

• Kean, Alexander Renfrew. b. 1881. Serjeant. No. S/16699. 1st Garrison Bn, Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Enlisted at Ayr. Served in Basra, Mesopotamia (Iraq). Died in India on 30th June 1918. Born in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. He left a widow and 6 children, though he died before seeing his youngest daughter. (added 06/09/01)

• Keatley, Henry, Private, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, Number 10489. Born Hutchesontown, Glasgow 17th June 1893 and enlisted at Polmadie in Glasgow. Killed in action 23rd October 1914 during the First Battle of Ypres. His name is recorded on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial Panel 19 and 33. Name submitted by his Great Nephew in Middlesbrough. (added 2/05/07)

• Kelly, Peter. b. 1892. Private. No. 15186. 16th Bn, Highland Light Infantry. Scottish. Served during WWI and was killed in France at the Battle of the Somme in July 1916. Married to Mary Catterall of Glasgow and father of Andrew Kelly. (added 15/06/00)

• Kelly, William Robertson. Corporal, 1st Battalion Royal Scots, Number 3061311. Born in Edinburgh on 7th September 1914 son of Andrew Kirkwood Kelly and Isabella Robertson Kelly, Husband of Mary Kelly of Edinburgh. Died aged 30 on 6th May 1944 during the Battle of Kohima. He is buried in Kohima War Cemetery Grave reference 3.C.7. Name submitted by his Cousin. (added 02/11/10)

• Kennedy MM, David. b. 1908. Royal Artillery. Scottish. Spanish Civil War and WWII. Although under age he went to the Spanish Civil War, where he let prisoners escape and stole food for them. He was caught and tortured. When he returned home he joined up to fight in World War II. He was awarded the Military Medal. (added 12/11/98)

• Kerr, James. Corporal. No. 1604. "Y" Coy, 6th Attd., 1st/5th Bn, Royal Scots. Scottish. Being a member of the Volunteers and the Territorials he was called up at the outbreak of WWI. First served in Egypt. Killed in action in August 1916, aged 26. Buried in Cambrin Churchyard Extension, Pas-de-Calais, France. Husband of Elizabeth Blaikie Kerr, of The Pleasance, Edinburgh and previously employed as a bookbinder at T. Nelson and Sons, Parkside Works, Edinburgh. (added 15/06/00)

• Kerr, Robert Paisley. Private, A Company, 5th Battalion Cameronians (Scotish Rifles), Number 6688. born 1896 at 119 Duke Street, Glasgow, son of Robert Paisley Kerr and Annie Aitken Kerr of 6 Parkhouse lane, Dennistoun, Glasgow. Apprentice Brass Finisher. Enlisted Glasgow. Killed in action aged 20 on 29th April 1916. He is buried in Cambrin Military Cemetery, near Arras, Grave reference f.29. Name submitted by his Nephew. (added 20/03/09)

• Kelsey, John James, Steward, Merchant Navy, S.S. Oakcrest (London). Son of John James Kelsey and Mary Kelsey of Scotstoun, Glasgow. Died aged 19 between the 1st and the 2nd of December 1940 after 11 days adrift on a life raft in the North Atlantic. Buried in the Church of Scotland Graveyard, Cuier, Barra, Outer Hebrides. (added 18/12/06)

• Kennedy, Allan, Corporal, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number 2690. Born Anderston son of Francis and Elizabeth Oliver Kennedy, 34 Carrick Street, Anderston, Glasgow. Enlisted Glasgow. Died of wounds aged 24 3rd March 1916. He is buried in Bedford House Cemetery, Belgium, Enclosure No.2 II.C.14. Name submitted by his Nephew in Canada, see also Alexander Fraser. (added 21/01/08)

• Kerr, John, Able Seaman, Number Clyde Z/4980, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Drake Battalion, Royal Naval Division. Born 9th February 1897, Son of James and Agnes Kerr of 109 Gordon Street, Camelon, Falkirk. Died aged 19 on 4th February 1917. Buried in Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Grave reference I.B.6. Name submitted by his Great Nephew. (added 18/12/06)

• Kerr, Robert, Private, Number 51791, 11th Battalion Royal Scots. Son of Mrs Fanny Kerr, 16 Elmfoot Street, Oaklands, Glasgow. Died aged 21 at Passchendaele on 22nd April 1918 near Klein Zillebeke, one of eight officers and men killed and three men missing from the Battalion during the period 21st to 27th April. His name is recorded on Panel 11 to 14 and 162 of the Tyne Cot Memorial. Name submitted by his Great, Great Niece.

• Ketteridge, Charles Patrick. Lance Corporal, Number 2390778, 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps. Born on 6th November 1922, son of Charles John and Deborah Mary Ketteridge of Southall, Middlesex. Killed in action on 29th August 1944, aged 21, with his crew when they baled out of their Sherman M4 Tank near the factory area, Etrepagny. Buried Etrepagny Communal Cemetery, Grave 2. Name submitted by his Nephew. (added 18/1/06)

• Kiltie, Robert, Private, 9th Battalion Royal Scots, Number 44248. Son of Robert and Mary Kiltie of Newton, Ayr. Killed in action aged 19 on 12th April 1918. He is buried in Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul. Name submitted by his Great Niece. (added 17/10/11)

• King , Henry, Sergeant, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 405 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force, Number 1025718. Son of James and Harriet King and Husband of Isabella King of Carluke, Lanarkshire. Died aged twenty nine on 10th August 1943 in Halifax HR 872 L-QK when his plane was shot down in Awenne, Belgium close to Saint Hubert. Those fellow crewmen who died with him were F/L K. MacG. Gray RCAF, Sgt D. A. Black RCAF, F/O A. J. Middleton RCAF, Sgt J. H. Evans RCAF, Sgt C. W. Pickering RCAF and Sgt J. Hanna RCAF. They are all buried in Florennes Communal Cemetery. Name submitted by those researching the crew.(added 01/07/12)

• King DCM, James. b 1916. Company Sergeant Major. 6th Bn, Seaforth Highlanders. Scottish. Enlisted Edinburgh into Cameronians 1932 till 1939. Mobilised at Hamilton 1939, transferred to 6th Bn, Seaforths till 1945, transferred to 2nd Bn, Royal Scots till discharge. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1944. Born in Hawick. Mother; Elizabeth, brother to Harry and Thomas. James survived the war and died in hospital in 1993. A distinguished and devoted military career. (added 17/05/01)

• King, Robert Patterson, Private, 1st/5th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Number S/21538. Born in Galashiels son of Robert J and Joan King of 12 Smith Street, Kinross. Died aged 22 on 29th July 1918. He is buried in Oulchy-le-Chateau Churchyard Extension, Grave reference II.E.4 and his name is recorded on the Kinross War Memorial. Name submitted byhis second cousin in Lancashire. (added 28/11/08)

• Kinney, Thomas. b. 1900. Private. No. 59307. 11th Bn, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Scottish. Born in Govan, Glasgow. Enlisted in Glasgow. Resided in Pollockshaws, Glasgow. He lied about his age and was fatally wounded at the Somme aged 18 years. Died of wounds on 6th June 1919. (added 27/04/01)

• Kinross VC, Cecil John. b. 1897. Private. No. 437793. 49th Bn, Alberta Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Forces. Canadian. Born at Dews Farm Harefield, Middlesex, England. Son of James Kinross of Dunblane and Emily Hull of Warwickshire. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his heroism at the Battle of Passchendaele, Belgium, on 30th October 1917. He survived the war and died in 1957 at Loughead, Alberta, Canada. (added 03/05/99)

• Kirkland, Hugh. b. 1884. Sergeant. Seaforth Highlanders. Instructor with Malay States Volunteer Rifles. Buried in the Catholic churchyard, Ipoh, Malaysia, he died in August 1920 from fever. (added 07/09/00)

• Knight, Fowler. b. 1884. Private. No. 265474. 6th Bn, Seaforth Highlanders. British. Served during WWI in France and was killed in March 1918. Born in Buckie, son of Robert and Mary Knight, husband of Hannah Knight of South Row, Fochabers, Morayshire. Buried in Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny, Pas-de-Calais, France. (added 28/09/00)

• Kyle, John Robertson, Fireman, SS Craigendoran, Merchant Navy. Born Glasgow 27th March 1886 son of John and Mary Kyle, brother of Mary McDermott Kyle, Catherine Kyle and Alice Kyle and husband of Sarah Benson Kyle. Killed in action aboard the British Collier SS Craigendoran (2789ton) when she was sunk by a German U Boat off the Algerian coast on 3rd March 1917. His family received the following scroll: This scroll is written to honour the great company of our men who though trained only to the peaceful traffic of the sea yet in the hour of national danger gave themselves with the ancient skill and endurance of their breed to face new perils and new cruelties of war and in a right cause served fearlessly to the end. And this is written further to ensure that among the rest shall be ever freshly remembered the name and service of John Robertson Kyle. His name is recorded on the Tower Hill Memorial. Name submitted by his Great Niece in Michigan USA. (added 06/06/08)

• Kyle, Robert, Private, 1st Battalion Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, Number S/22793. Son of William Kyle and Martha Jane McMoil and Nephew of Mrs J Cowan 137 New City Road, Glasgow and brother of William. Died on 17th October 1918. He is buried in Vaux-Andigny British Cemetery Grave reference B.12. Name submitted by his Great Nephew on behalf of the Kyle Family.(added 14/01/12)

• Kyle, William, Private, 2nd Dragoons, Royal Scots Greys, Number D/820. Born and enlisted in Glasgow. Married. Died at home on 28th April 1917 in Wolverhampton Royal Hospital. He is buried in Wolverhampton Borough Cemetery Grave reference 13895. Name submitted by his Great Grandson in law. (added 28/11/08)

• Kyle, William, Private, 5th/6th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Number 38557. Son of William and Jeanie Taggart Kyle of Glasgow and brother of Robert. Died on 17th April 1918. His name is recorded on Tyne Cot Memorial Panel 68 to 70 and 162 and 162A. Name submitted by his great Nephew on behalf of the Kyle Family. (added 14/01/12)

• Laing, David. Private. 1st/1st Scottish Horse. Scottish. b. 1896, at Blacklea Place, Caldercruix, Lanarkshire in Scotland. David Died Thursday 10th of August 1916 Egypt, and is Buried in the Cairo War Memorial.  Son of Alexander Scott Laing & Mary Winning. (added 16/04/05)

• Lamb, George, Lance Corporal (Sergeant), 1st/5th Battalion Gordon Highlanders. Number S/9714. Born Aberdeenshire and enlisted in Liverpool. Nephew of  Mary Bruce Gray of Macduff (see the entry for Thomas Patterson
  Gray). Died aged 24 of wounds (gas) on 6th August 1918 and buried in Senlis
  French National Cemetery Grave reference III. B. 122. (added 29/04/06)

• Lawson, John Henry. Private. The Black Watch. British. Served in WWI and was killed in France. (added 17/09/99) 

• Leask, Henry Austin. b. 1899. Engineer. Merchant Navy/Naval Salvage. British. Served during during WWII. Born in Gateshead, County Durham and lived in South Shields, his Grandfather was originally from Shetland. Married Alice May Gray in 1925 and had one son, Henry Robert (below). Died in 1958 in Hartlepool. (added 24/10/00)

• Leask, Henry Robert. b. 1926. Able Seaman. Merchant Navy/Admiralty Salvage. British. Son of Henry Austin (above) and Alice May Leask. Married Jean Hilton Marshall and had 9 children. Became deaf while in the Persian Gulf. Born in South Shields, County Durham and died in 1982. (added 24/10/00)

• Lee, Private, 1/9th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Number 1913. Born 26th December Alexandria, Dumbartonshire, son of Charles and Annie Lee. Enlisted at Renton. Killed in action 24th May 1915. His name is recorded on the Menin Gate, Ypres, Panel 42 and 44. Name submitted by his Niece in Australia. (added 6/09/07)

• Lees, George McLean, Able Seaman Royal Navy, HMS Spartan. Number D/JX419726. Son of John and Elizabeth McLean Lees, of Motherwell, Lanarkshire. Killed, aged 18, when enemy aircraft attacked HMS Spartan, a “Dido” Class Cruiser, off Anzio at sunset on 29th January 1944. His name is recorded on the Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 86, Column 3 and on the Motherwell Roll of Honour, Duchess Park, Motherwell.  (added 13/09/05)

• Leitch, Robert, Lance Corporal 9th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number S/7228. Born Inveresk and enlisted at Edinburgh. Died of wounds 25th April 1917. He is buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension Grave reference II.D.65. (added 6/09/07)

• Liddle, Alex. Private. No. 201569. 1/4th Bn, King's Own Scottish Borderers, 52nd Lowland Division. Scottish. Alex was killed in action on 20th September 1918 in the last British offensive of WWI in Belgium, somewhere around Vimy and Arras, there is no known grave. His memory has been commemorated at the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas-de-Calais. His name is enscribed on Panel 6. Son of William and Elizabeth Liddle of St.Andrew Street, Galashiels and E. Liddle of Thistle Street, Galashiels. (added 06/01/99)

• Liddle, George N. Corporal. No. 14212247. 6th Bn, Royal Scots Fusiliers, 44th Brigade, 15th Scottish Division. Scottish. George landed in France with the 15th Scottish Division on 24th June 1944. He took part in "Operation Epsom" over the River Orne against the German 12th SS Panzer Division. In late August his division was pursuing retreating Germans and he was killed in action on the day his unit crossed over the River Seine on 28th August 1944. George is buried in the Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France, in Section XXIV, Row B, Grave 10. This cemetery is located in the South Western outskirts of Bayeux on the Rue de Sir Fabian Ware. (added 06/01/99)

• Lindley, Walter. b. 1916. Private. No. 1078949. 6th Bn, The Gordon Highlanders. British. Landed at Anzio D+2, served throughout most of the Italian Campaign. Battalion withdrawn to Egypt and served in Syria, Lebanon and Palastine. Demobbed in 1946 he died 7th January 1987. (added 04/12/98)

• Lipp, William. b. 1884. Corporal. Motor Transport. Scottish. Served in France in WWI. Born in Elgin. (added 01/02/99)

• Livingstone, John. b. 1896. Corporal. No. 43156. 2/10th Royal Scots. Scottish. Served in the Western Front and sustained serious wounds in late 1917. Declared unfit for front-line duty and posted to Archangel as part of the International Force. Killed in action on the morning of 11th November 1918 during a Bolshevik attack on his blockhouse, near Troitsa, 200 miles south from Archangel on the River Dwina. Born in Glasgow, the eldest son of a family of 14, father George Livingstone, a fireman at a shale mine in Dalmeny, West Lothian, mother Jean Livingstone (nee Halkett), of 5 Railway Cottages, Dalmeny. Married Agnes Aitchison, during his leave after being wounded in France, by Declaration within the Sygnet Library, Edinburgh. (added 05/11/98)

• Lockhart, George, Guardsman, Scots Guards. Died of gunshot wounds aged 24 at Londonderry, Northern Ireland on 26th September 1972. (added 06/06/08)

• Luke, Daniel. Private, number 201813, 1st/6th Battalion Black Watch, Royal Highlanders. Before WW1 worked as a cooper in William Younger's Brewery, Edinburgh. Married with nine children. Killed in action, France 27th July 1918 aged 41 and buried at Chambrecy British Cemetery, VII. C. 1. (added 29/07/05)

• Lumsden, Richard Simpson. b. 1878. Sergeant. No. 35325. 2nd Bn, Highland Light Infantry. Scottish. Husband of Jane "Jeannie" Lumsden, born in Gransfield, Markinch, Fife. Later moved to Edinburgh.

• Lunney, Arthur, Private, 1st/7th Battalion Royal Scots, Number 35539 (formerly Royal Scots Fusiliers, Number 22570 and Highland Light Infantry, Number 28062). Lived and enlisted in Glasgow. Brother of Private George Lunney. Killed in action aged 28 on 24th November 1917. He is buried in the Jerusalem War Cemetery, Grave reference G.23. Name submitted by his Nephew. (added 1/7/2009)

• Lunney, George, Private, 6th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number 204282 (formerly Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Number 6269). Born in Treadson, Lanarkshire, enlisted in Glasgow. Brother of Private Arthur Lunney. Killed in action aged 23 on 23rd November 1917. His name is recorded on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Panel 10. Name submitted by his Nephew.(added 1/7/2009)

• Lynch, Hugh, Lance Corporal, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, Number 7312. Born 9th August 1881. Husband of Agnes Agnew Lynch of 31 Elba Street, Ayr. Died aged 33 on 12th March 1915 at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle. His name is recorded on the Le Touret Memorial Panel 12 and 13. Name submitted by his Great Grand Niece.(added 19/2/2007)

• McAdam, John. Private, Number S/5376, 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. Born 1881, son of William and Marion McAdam, of Johnstone, Renfrewshire. Killed in action 9th May 1915. His name is recorded on the Le Touret Memorial Panel 38 and 39. Name submitted by Brian McAdam, Great Grandson. (added 01/12/05)

• McAllister, Thomas, Sergeant, Number 241656, 1st/4th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. Son of Mrs E McAllister of Greenbrae, Dumfries, husband of the late Mary McAllister of 3 Balmoral Road, Dumfries and Great Grandfather of Karen Cottle of Coventry. Served in Gallipoli, Egypt and Palestine. Died aged 36 on 19th April 1917 during the Second Battle of Gaza. His name is recorded on Panels 23 and 24 of the Jerusalem Memorial. Name submitted by his Great Grandson in Law. (added 11/12/06)

• McArthur, Donald. b. 1899. 2nd Lt. 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Scottish. Served during WWI in France as an airborne artillary observation pilot. Commissioned 1st December 1918, released from active duty in May 1919. Home listed as Allison Street, Crosshill, Glasgow, occupation Law Clerk. (added 16/06/00)

• McArthur, Kenneth, Sergeant, 5th Battalion Highland Light Infantry. Number 355715.  Husband of Elizabeth McArthur, 73 Little Brown Street, Bridgetown, Glasgow. Served 1895 - 1903 with 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders, India and 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders, South Africa. Service number 5636. Discharged 1903 and joined the Highland Light Infantry, Territorial Force 1908, serving with the 5th, 7th and 21st Battalions. Gassed in 1917 he was discharged and died in Stobhill Hospital on 30th September 1920 aged 42. He is buried in Glasgow (Eastwood) Cemetery. (added 07/03/2006)

• MacBean, Donald Alexander. Private. No. 29740. 15th Bn, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment). Scottish. Born in Inverness. Enlisted in Inverness. He died of wounds on 6th April 1917 and is buried at Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France. Brother of Elizabeth MacBean. (added 27/04/01)

• McBrayne, Neil, Lance Corporal, Scottish Horse and Black Watch, Numbers 2409, 293162, 6137 and 7127. Born 14th October 1891 in Argyll. Served in Scottish Horse, 13th Battalion Black Watch and 8th Battalion Black Watch, Macedonia and the Western Front. Awarded Military Medal, London Gazette 23rd July 1919. He died in Glasgow on 22nd November 1949. Name submitted by his Grandson. (added 23/07/08)

• McCann, Charles. Private 11th Battalion Durham Light Infantry. Number 3133830. Born New Cumnock, Ayrshire 1916. Killed in action new Caen 27th June 1944 aged 28 and buried in St Manvieu Cemetery, Cheux, Grave reference V.J.1. Name submitted by his cousin Tom Canning.  (added 05/10/05)

• McCann, Francis Reginald. b. 1885. Sergeant. 2nd Bn, Cameron Highlanders. Australian. Enlisted in the Camerons in 1908. Served in China and India, left Bangalore for the Western Front, Hill 60, Ypres 1914-1915 when 2nd Bn joined the Salonica Expeditionary Force. Decorated during the Vadar Offensive, demobilised in July 1919. Served 252 days in the Labour Corps, returned to Australia in 1921. Enlisted in the Australian Army in 1939 and was discharged as medically unfit in 1944. During his service he was shot twice, buried alive for 18 hours and suffered from the effects of gas. He died in Ringwood, Australia in 1952. (added 19/08/99)

• McClelland, David, Private, 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number 1340. Son of David and Janet McClelland of Danevale Crossing, Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire and brother of James, John and Robert (see their entries). Killed in action aged 20, at the Battle of Loos on 25th September 1915. His name is recorded on the Loos Memorial. Panel 115 to 119. The local Village Hall is named after him and his brothers.(added 31/05/09)

• McClelland, James, Private, 14th Battalion Highland Light Infantry, Number 13664. Son of David and Janet McClelland of Danevale Crossing, Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire and brother of David, John and Robert (see their entries). Killed in action aged 22 on 28th November 1917. His name is recorded on Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Panel 10. The local Village Hall is named after him and his brothers. (added 31/05/09)

• McClelland, John, Private, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number 9764. Son of David and Janet McClelland of Danevale Crossing, Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire and brother of David, James and Robert (see their entries). Killed in action aged 28 on 19th December 1915. He is buried in La Clytte Military Cemetery, Grave reference I.B.20. The local Village Hall is named after him and his brothers. (added 31/05/09)

• McClelland, Robert, Private, 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number S/7830. Son of David and Janet McClelland of Danevale Crossing, Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire and brother of David, James and John (see their entries). Killed in action on 17th May 1915 aged 23. His name is recorded on the Le Touret Memorial Panel39 to 41. The local Village Hall is named after him and his brothers. (added 31/05/09)

• McColl, Alexander born 20 December 1884, 64 Plantation Street, Govan,
  Glasgow. Private 8921, lst Bn, Gordon Highlanders Killed in Action on
  Wednesday 26 August, 1914 at age 29 - being in France for only 3 weeks.
  Son of Henry and Margaret McColl (nee Kerr), husband of Lily Joan McColl
  (nee Mann). Father of Henry (Harry) aged 7 years and Margaret aged 2
  years old when their Father was killed. Alexander is commemorated at LA
  FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL, Seine-et-Marne, France. La
  Ferte-sous-Jouarre is a small town 66 kilometres to the East of Paris,
  and the Memorial is situated in a small park on the South bank of the
  River Marne, just off the main road to Paris Alexander was a Rivetter
  with Messrs. Barclay Curle Co. Glasgow and was called up at the outbreak
  of war. Alexander's parting words to his Family were "I'll be back home
  by Xmas". Sadly missed, and never forgotten. Always in our hearts. (added 23/11/05)

• McCombie, Robert. Gunner. No. 636367. A. Battery, 256th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Scottish. He was gassed in the trenches of Belgium on 25th July 1917 and is buried in the Peperinge New Military Cemetery in Belgium. He was a resident of Aberdeen and died before he could return home to marry Isabelle, mother of his daughter Evelyn. (added 11/01/99)

• McCombie, William John, Sergeant, A Company, 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, Number 10177. Born Leith 21st February 1895, son of William J and Sarah McCombie, 12 Dryden Street, Edinburgh. Enlisted at Edinburgh. Arrived in France 3rd December 1914. Killed in action on 12th March 1915 when A Company’s trench near Zillebeke was blown up by a mine. His name is recorded on the Menin Gate, Ypres, Panel 19 and 33. Name submitted by his Niece in Victoria, BC, Canada. (added 19/12/08)

• McCormack, Thomas. Private. No S/16304. 7th Bn, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). British. Son of Mrs Helen Sanderson of Glasgow. He died on 26th March 1918 amd is commemorated at the Arras Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France.(added 14/04/99)

• McConnell, Thomas, Private, 2nd Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Number 316962. Born Bridgeton, Glasgow 5th November 1882 son of Henry McConnell and Eileen Kerr both of Newtonards, Ireland. Thomas moved to Barhead in 1910. He lived in 49 Kelburne Street and worked at Thornlibank Print Works. He had four children. He enlisted at Hamilton on 8th August 1914 and went to France on 20th October 1914. Thomas was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle on 10th March 1915. His fourth child was born 15 days after he was killed. His name is recorded on the Le Touret Memorial Panel 15 and 16. Name submitted by his Great Grandson in Glasgow. (added 06/006/08)

• McCue, Andrew, Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number 1463. Born 1886, Airdrie, son of Patrick and Annie McFadyen McCue. Enlisted at Edinburgh. Served during the retreat from Mons with the 2nd Battalion and wounded November 1914. Seriously wounded at Pietre in a diversionary attack during the Battle of Loos and died of wounds at St Omer on 11th October 1915. He is buried in Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Grave reference II.A.57. He was awarded the 1914 Star, General Service and Victory Medals. Name submitted by his Grand Niece.(added 16/04/08)

• McCue/McHugh, Charles, Royal Berkshire Regiment. Born in the Anderston District of Glasgow 1892, son of Patrick and Sarah McCue/McHugh. Husband of Maria McNamara. Wounded at the Battle of the Somme. Died Glasgow 1962.(added 11/12/06)

• McCue, Francis. b.1895. Private. No. 18647. 2nd Bn, Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Scots/Irish. Enlisted in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers at Dunfermline, Fife, aged 21 in May 1916. Killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1st July 1916, during the attack on Beaumont Hamel and Ridge Redoubt. His name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of James and Helen McCue of Balerno, Midlothian. (added 06/11/98)

• McClure, James, Private, 5th Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, Number s/18348. Born 23rd July 1897 Grandson of Adam and Elizabeth Robson of Flosh Knowe, Dumfries. Employed as a Carriage Cleaner with the Glasgow and South Western Railway Company. Killed in action 27th January 1916 in the first week that the Battalion had returned to occupy the line near Ploegsteert Wood. It was reported in the Dumfries & Galloway Standard that he was shot after volunteering to go out from the trenches with his Commanding Officer. He is buried in Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery Grave reference C.14. Name submitted by a second cousin in Dumfries. (added 01/08/07)

• MacDonald, Alan. b. 1881. Sergeant Major. No. 3987. 2nd Tunnelling Company, Australian Engineers. Scottish. From the Dardanelles in 1915 he went to France and was killed at the Battle of Messine Ridge on 11th June 1917. Buried at Messine Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium. Emigrated to Melbourne, Australia in 1905, and worked in the construction industry before joining up. Son of Daniel and Isabella Mackay MacDonald of Hazelwood, Sandbank, Holy Loch, Argyll. (added 14/09/99)

• MacDonald DCM, Alexander. b. 1890. Private. 2nd Bn, Black Watch. Scottish. Served with the Black Watch from 1909-15. He was a Piper with the Black Watch, and fought at the Battle of Loos and awarded the Distinguised Conduct Medal for Conspicuous Gallantry. He lost a leg at the Battle. Nineteen months later he died in Cupar, Fife, of peritonitis. He had only been married for three weeks. His wife was Annie MacDonald (nee Simpson). (added 27/04/01)

• MacDonald , Roderick John Macpherson, Second Lieutenant, 4th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. Son of Robert and Ina MacDonald, The Glebe, Lunnie, Killearnan, Ross-shire, native of Dingwall. Arrived in France 7th November 1914. Corporal number 1351. Commissioned 2nd January 1917. Died of wounds aged 20 on 20th April 1917. He is buried at Etaples Military Cemetery Grave reference XV11.B.8. (added 17/07/07)

• McDonald, James Gunner, 155 (The Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, number 977235. Son of Thomas McDonald and Elizabeth Quinn of Port Glasgow. Brother of Daniel (died 1939), Helen, Elizabeth, Mary and Annie. Died between 13th and 14th February 1942. His name is recorded on the Singapore Memorial, Column 38. Name submitted by his Grand Niece in Perth, Western Australia. (added 17/7/07)

• McDonald, John. b. 1893. Sapper. No. 416081. Royal Engineers (and 90th Field Coy.,R.E.). Scottish. Born, Govan, Lanarkshire. Enlisted at Glasgow. Died of wounds 25th April 1918. (added 27/4/01)

• MacDonald, John, Private, 4th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number 3166. Son of John and Annie Macdonald of 50 Duncan Street, Mile End, Glasgow. Killed in action on 9th May 1915. His name is recorded on the Le Touret Memorial Panels 38 and 39. Name submitted by his Grand Niece in Canada. (added 02/05/07)

• MacDonald, William, Private, C Company, 7th Battalion Royal Scots, Number 1917. Born and enlisted in Leith. Son of William and Jemima McDonald, husband of Helen Mitchell McDonald of 22 Hawthornbank Place, Leith, Edinburgh. Killed in action on 12th July 1915 when the Battalion under Lieutenant Colonel Peebles moved to Backhouse Post and Eski Line in the early morning and later advanced in support of an attack by 4th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers on Trench E11 when the objective was rushed and cleared. During this period the Battalion had one officer and thirteen other ranks killed and nine men missing. His name is recorded on the Helles Memorial Panel 26 to 30. (added 15/12/09)

• MacDougall, Donald, Private, 1/7th Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number 310042. Born Inverness 1884 son of David and Catherine MacDougall. Husband of Jane Ann MacKay McDonald of Clune Sawmill, Dores, Inverness. Enlisted at Nairn. Killed in action on 23rd April 1917. He is buried at Brown’s Copse Cemetery, Roeux, Grave Reference 1.D.12. He is also commemorated in Tomnahurich Graveyard, Inverness. Name submitted by his Great Grandaughter. (added 14/03/08)

• McEneaney, Alexander, Private, 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers, Number 20082. Born Lanark, Enlisted in Glasgow. Son of Patrick and Sarah Jane McEneaney. Husband of Mrs Robinson (formerly McEneaney) 512 Govan Street, South Side, Glasgow. Killed in action 28th July 1916. He is buried at Essex Farm Cemetery Grave reference III.A.10. Alexander is the Brother in Law of the Great Grand Uncle of the informant who lives in Essex. (added 06/09/07)

• McEwan, James, Private, 1st Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Number 16145. Son of Patrick and Elizabeth McEwan of 8 West Campbell Street, Paisley. Killed in action at the Battle of Loos on 28th September 1915. He is buried in Chocques Military Cemetery grave reference I.E.68. Name submitted by his Nephew in Gloucestershire. (added 17/10/11)

• McEwan, Lauchlin (or Lauchlan), Private, 58th Company, Machine Gun Corps, Number 4558. Born 15th October 1895 at Dreghorn, Ayrshire the son of William McEwan of Grey Abbey, County Down, Ireland and Janet McNeil of Kilwinning, Ayrshire. He was killed in action at the Battle of the Somme on 8th July 1916 and his name is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 5C and 12C. Name submitted by his Niece in Toronto, Canada. (added 25/08/11)

• McEwan, William, Private, 6th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number 266307. Son of David and Jessie McEwan of 619 Shettleston Road, Shettleston, Glasgow. Enlisted in Glasgow. Died of wounds aged 19 on 26th November 1917 during the Battle of Cambrai in which the Battalion, in support to tanks, lost 69 casualties and took 300 prisoners He is buried in Rocouigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Grave reference III.A.24. Name submitted by his Nephew in Australia. (added 01/07/12)

• MacFarlane, John. b. 1896. Private. Fife & Forfar Yeomanry, later redesignated 14th Bn, The Black Watch. Scottish. Enlisted in 1914 and saw action at Gallipoli and in France as horsed yeomanry, and after the redesignation in France as infantry. Born in Dunfermline, Fife, the second son of Mathew and Elizabeth MacFarlane. Brother of Mathew and Alexander Bell MacFarlane (below). Survived the war unscathed only to be badly burned in the explosion at the Valleyfield Colliery, Fife, in the 1930s. (added 07/09/00)

• MacFarlane, Mathew. b. 1897. Private. 1/7th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, later Machine Gun Corps. Scottish. Enlisted aged only 17 in 1914 and saw action in France and Flanders. Transferred in 1916 to the Machine Gun Corps. Born in Dunfermline, Fife, the son of Mathew and Elizabeth MacFarlane. Brother of John (above) and Alexander Bell (below) MacFarlane. He was wounded three times and carried a German bullet in his leg until he died in 1958 aged 62. (added 07/09/00)

• MacFarlane, Alexander Bell. b. 1899. Private. No. 351220. 22nd Bn, Durham Light Infantry. Scottish. Died on 26th March 1918, aged 19. Born in Dunfermline, Fife, the son of Mathew and Elizabeth MacFarlane. Brother of John and Mathew (both above) MacFarlane. His name is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme France. (added 07/09/00)

• MacFarlane, Alexander. Private. No 768. "B" Coy, 1st/6th Bn, Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Son of Alexander and Jane Morrison MacFarlane of Stripeside, Keith, Banffshire, he served in WWI and was killed in action on 28th March 1916. He is buried at Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. (added 03/05/99)

• McFarlane, Richard. b. 1913. Private. The Durham Light Infantry. Scottish. He served in Europe during World War II. (added 30/04/99)

• MacFie, John, Sergeant Air Gunner, 61 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Number 1343646. Son of Andrew B. Macfie and Frances Macfie of Glasgow. Based at Skellingthorpe flying Lancaster II. Died aged 21 on Sunday 25th June 1944 on a raid attacking Flying Bomb sites. He is buried at Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Plot 6 Row F Grave 11. Name submitted from New Zealand. (added 1/07/07)

• McGahan GM, James. b. 1893. Sergeant. No. S/3695. Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Served from 1914-19, and was awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal 1914-20, the Victory Medal 1914-19, and the George Medal for Bravery in the Field. He emigrated to the United States and lived in Chicago. He died in 1977 and is buried in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Chicago. (added 04/08/00)

• McGarrity, Samuel, Private, 8th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number S/3504. Born on 13th February 1878 in Hamilton (Soldiers Died records Shotts, Lanarkshire) son of Samuel McGarrity and Mary Stevenson, husband of Jeanie McCracken and father of Samuel, William, Elizabeth and George. Enlisted in Wishaw. Served in France from 9th July 1915. Killed in action at the Battle of Loos on 25th September 1915. His name is recorded on the Loos Memorial, Panel 112 to 115. Name submitted by his Granddaughter in Kettering. (added 18/08/10)

• McGill, David. Rifleman 45554 The Rifle Brigade, Scottish born 1899 the
  eldest son of Thomas McGill and Agnes Jack of Maxwell Road, Pollokshields,
  Glasgow. Killed in Action, near Ameins, France on the 2nd of June 1918
  serving with 7 Platoon, B Coy, 1/17 Bn The London Regiment. Buried at
  Franvillers Communal Cemetry Extension, Somme, France, Plot 1, Row E, Grave 3.

• McGill, Charles. Private. 9 Bn, Seaforth Highlanders. Scottish. Served from 13th May 1916 to 31st March 1920. He was awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palm in 1918. (added 01/05/01)

• McGruer, Alexander Gruer Military Cross, Lieutenant and Acting Captain, Lovat Scouts and 6th Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Born 2nd February 1892. Joined 6th Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 14th July 1916 as 2nd Lieutenant. Present during the Battle of Arras and awarded the Military Cross. Wounded and made a Prisoner of War at the Third Battle of Ypres 31st July 1917. After the First World War he emigrated to New Zealand. Name submitted by his Grandson. (added 11/12/06)

• McIndoe, Andrew, Driver, Argyll Mountain Battery, 4th Highland Mountain Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery, Number 300366. Died on 19th December 1916 and is buried in Sarigol Military Cemetery, Kriston, Greece, Grave reference C.428. (added 19/2/2007)

• McIndoe, Thomas Campbell, Private, 5th Battalion Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, Number S/18478. Born Glasgow 1881, widower of Margaret Adamson and father of twins who died shortly after birth. Enlisted Glasgow. Killed in action on 16th July 1916 near Waterlot Farm, Longueval, Battle of the Somme. His name is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial Pier and Face 15B. Name submitted by his Grand Nephew. (added 23/7/2008)

• McIntyre, Patrick. b. 10 April 1885. Glasgow, (orphaned at age 6). Parents Patrick and Margaret McIntyre (nee Thomson). Private. Unmarried. 1st/7th Battalion Gordon Highlanders (Deeside Highland) attached to the 153rd Highland Infantry Brigade. Service number 6298. British. Killed in Action, Battle of Ancre 13 Nov 1916 (part of Somme offensive). Buried in Plot B57, Y Ravine Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France. Patrick heeded the call to serve his country and saw service in France, where he provided the ultimate sacrifice, during the Battle of the Somme at Ancre. (added 11/06/05)

• McIntosh, James, Private 1st/5th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Number 201640. Son of Mrs James McIntosh of Shamrock Street, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow, Brother of John McIntosh. Died, aged 25, on 1st August 1918 and buried in Raperie British Cemetery, Villemontoire, Grave reference VI.A.7. Name submitted by his Nephew. (added 27/06/06)

• McIntosh, John, Private 11th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Number 325794. Born Kirkintilloch 23rd July 1888,Son of Mrs James McIntosh, Brother of James McIntosh, husband of Annie Hyslop of 51 Canal Street, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow and Father of Catherine, born on 17th December 1913. Died of wounds aged 30 on 31st July 1917 on the first day of the Third Battle of Ypres. His name is recorded on Panel 42 and 44 of the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Name submitted by his Nephew. (added 27/06/06)

• McIntosh, John. b. 1890. Private. 6th Seaforth Highlanders. Scottish. He Enlisted at Elgin on 25th June 1917, served in France and taken prisoner of war during April 1918. Born at Grantown. (added 10/08/01)

• McIntosh, John Durrant, Sergeant, 8th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number S8446. Born at Petty, Inverness-shire on 25th October 1894 son of Alexander and Margaret MacIntosh, 1 Station Cottages, Fochabers, Morayshire. Police Constable. Enlisted at Forres on 1st May 1915. Killed in action aged 23 on 19th March 1918. He is buried at Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Grave reference VI.B.14. Name submitted by his Great Nephew. (added 21/10/08)

• McIntosh, William. b. 1893. Private. Army Service Corps. Scottish. Enlisted in London on 27th September 1916 and served as driver and motor mechanic in Egypt and France. Born at Well Hill, Dyke, Morayshire. He emigrated to Canada in 1920 and died in Ville Lasalle (Montreal) Quebec, 29th November 1976. (added 10/08/01)

• McIntosh, James. b. 1897. Private. No. 265776. 6th Bn, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany's). Scottish. Born Well Hill, Dyke, Morayshire. Enlisted in Rafford, Morayshire on 27th September 1914, Killed in action 28th October 1918 between Maing and Famars, south of Valenciennes, France.(added 10/08/01)

• McIntosh, James b. 1887, Gunner RFA/Police Constable, Aberdeen City Police. "B" Battery. 255th Bde., RFA. Scottish, KIA aged 31 on Thursday, 21 March 1918 on the Somme France. Husband of Nellie Brown Willox Hill (formerly McIntosh), 96 Rosemount Place, Aberdeen. Children: Winifred Campbell McIntosh (Hill), Elizabeth McIntosh (Hill). Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. (added 26/01/05) 

• McIntosh, David. b. 1899. Private. Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Enlisted at Stirling on 9th March 1917, served in France and wounded in the arm incurring a permanent disability. Born at Dyke, Morayshire.(added 10/08/01)

  John, William, James and David (above) were all sons of Alexander and Catherine McIntosh from Forres.

• MacIntyre, Gordon Harold. b. 1915. Private. 7th Infantry Division, 13th Engineer Bn. American. Medical Aidman in heavy combat at Attu, Okinawa, Kwajelein. Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, son of Innis James MacIntyre and Edna Elgiva MacIntyre (nee Matheson). He moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1922 and became a US citizen, but considered himself "a citizen of the world". Died 1974. (added 12/11/98) 

• Mackay, David Douglas. b. 1911. Aircraftman 1st Class. 53rd Sqn, Royal Air Force Volunteer. Scottish. Son of Richard Trotter Mackay (below), husband of Margaret Malcolm Mackay of Edinburgh, father of 2 children. Served during WWII, died in May 1941, buried in Edinburgh at Comley Bank Cemetery. (added 17/10/00)

• Mackay, Richard Trotter. Private. No. 40837. 1st Bn, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Scottish. Born in Edinburgh, husband of Annie Mackay (nee Alexander), and father of Euphemia, Janet, Richard, William, Masie and David (above). Served during WWI and died in May 1917, he is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. (added 17/10/00)

• MacKenzie, (McKenzie), Alexander, Private, 11th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, 15th Scottish Division, Number S/6496. Born 1886 at Glendale, Isle of Skye son of Malcolm and Annie Campbell MacKenzie. Resided in Glasgow, enlisted in Stirling. Killed in action aged 29 on 28th August 1916 near the Intermediate Line in the area of High Wood and Martinpuich. He is buried in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Grave Reference V.J.27. and his name is recorded on the Glendale War Memorial. Name submitted by his Great Niece in Law. (added 31/5/09)

• Mackenzie, Donald, Able Seaman, Merchant Navy, Hospital Rescue Ship SS Stockport. Lived in Upper Bayble, Isle of Lewis. Served in the Royal Naval Reserve WW1. Died when he was washed overboard on 13th June 1942.(added 30/01/09)

• MacKenzie, Donald, Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, Number 8051. Born 20th September 1890 Urrar, Muir of Ord, Ross-shire son of Donald and Isabella Stewart MacKenzie of Lochnavotch, Muir of Ord brother of Kenneth and John. Killed in action aged 25 on 13th October 1915. His name is recorded at the Loos Memorial Panel119 to 124 and on the Muir of Ord War Memorial. Name submitted by his Great Niece in Law.(added 20/03/09)

• MacKenzie, John, Sergeant, Military Medal and Bar, 6th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number 265217. Born 26th April 1896, son of Donald and Isabella Stewart MacKenzie of Lochnavotch, Muir of Ord and 59 Castle Street, Inverness, brother of Donald and Kenneth. Awarded Military Medal and Croix de Guerre Noverber 1916 (Beaumont Hamel), Mentioned in Dispatches April 1917 (Vimy Ridge) and MM Bar November 1917 (Bourlon Wood). Died aged 22 on 25th March 1918 during the action at Beaumetz/Morchies. His name is recorded on the Arras Memorial, Bay 8 and on the Muir of Ord War Memorial. Name submitted by his Great Niece in Law.(added 20/03/09)

• MacKenzie, Kenneth, Private, C Company 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, Number 7214. Born 8th December 1887, Urray, Dingwall son of Donald MacKenzie and Isabella Stewart MacKenzie of Lochnavotch, Muir of Ord, brother of Donald and John. Enlisted at Inverness. Killed in action aged 27 on 14th September 1914 at the Battle of the Aisne. His name is recorded on La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial and on the Muir of Ord War Memorial. Name submitted by his Niece in Law. (added 20/03/09)

• Mckay, Thomas, Lance Sergeant, Scots Guards. Shot by a sniper and died aged 29 at Londonderry, Northern Ireland on 28th October 1972. (added 06/06/08)

• McKie, Henry Rankine, Lance Corporal, B Company 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number 10489. Born Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire son of Mary J McKie of Toll Bar, Collin, Dumfries and the late William McKie. Enlisted at Dumfries. Killed in action on 25th September 1915 at the Battle of Loos. His name is recorded on the Loos Memorial Panel 115 to 119. Name submitted by his Great Nephew. (added 16/04/08)

• MacKinnon, Charles, Private, 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number 2827549. Son of Archibald and Margaret MacKinnon, husband of Gladys F MacKinnon of Cromer, Norfolk. Killed in action aged 32 on 25th March 1945. He is buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Grave reference 60.F.9. Name submitted by his Nephew on behalf of his Sister Mary who never forgot.(added 17/3/08)

• MacKintosh (MacIntosh), John, 6th Battalion and Training Reserve Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Numbers S/24984 and 1/15129. Born Dundreggan 1899 son of Hannah MacKintosh. Brought up in Beauly by his Grandparents William and Christina MacKintosh. Apprentice Plumber to Mr Urquhart. Died between 21st and 23rd July 1918 during the Battle of Soissons. His name is recorded on the Soissons Memorial. Name submitted by his Niece..(added 18/08/10)

• Mackintosh, Lachlan, Private, 5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number 4808. Son of William MMackintosh of Linside Schoolhouse, Invershin, Sutherland. Enlisted in Golspie. Killed in action aged 34 on 14th November 1916 during the assault on Beaumont Hamel. He is buried in Mailly Wood Cemetery, Mailly-Mallet and his name is recorded on the Memorial at Bonar Bridge. Name submitted by his Grandson. .(added 30/01/09)

• Maclennan, George, Private, 1st/6th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number 1310. Born 3rd July 1896 at Drainie, Morayshire, son of William MacLennan and Johanna MacLennan of Greens of Ardivot, Drainie and 18 Nicol Street, New Elgin. Upholsterer. Died of wounds 18th September 1916. He is buried at Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Belgium, Grave reference I.B.4. Name submitted by his Great Niece in Melbourne, Australia. See also Andrew Duncan and Peter Duncan. (added 06/02/08)

• Maclennan, Roderick, Private, 4th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders (Territorial Force) and Labour Corps, Numbers 203073 and 632147. Born 1898 son of Duncan and Isabella McLennan of Temple Park Crescent, Edinburgh. Wounded at Cambrai in 1917. Name submitted by his Grandson. (added 16/10/09)

• Macleod, Donald James, Lieutenant, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and Pioneer Corps, attached 1238 Company Indian Pioneer Corps, Number 292821. Son of Alexander and Annabella Macleod, Husband of Mary Sutherland Macleod of Giffnock, Renfrewshire and Father of Ann. He died aged thirty one on 17th January 1945 and he is buried at Ancona War Cemetery, Italy, Grave reference IV.F.13. Name submitted by his Grandson. (added 17/04/12)

• Macpherson, James, Private, 7th Battalion Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, number S/15247. Son of Elizabeth Philp (formerly Macpherson, 1 Forthill Drive, Broughty Ferry and the late William Daniel Macpherson. Killed in action aged 23 on 25th September 1915 at the Battle of Loos. His name is recorded on the Loos Memorial Panel 119 to 124. Name submitted by his Great Nephew in Essex. (See also James Low Duff). (added 22/11/07)

• McKay DCM, Robert Weir. b. 1920. Lance Corporal. Governor General's Foot Guards (Canada). Canadian. Served during WWII, received a citation for the Distinguished Conduct Medal in April 1945. Born in Dornoch, Sutherland, family emigrated to Canada in 1928. Married Mary Zita Fortin in 1948 and died in 1983. Further information is available on his web site McKay(added 26/9/00)

• McKay, Watson, Private 9th Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Number S/4662. Born 24th June 1895 at Bonhill, son of John and Elizabeth McKay. Arrived in France 14th July 1915. Killed at the battle of Loos on 25th September 1915. His name is recorded on Panel 78 -83 of the Loos Memorial. Name submitted by his Great Nephew. (added 22/05/06)

• McKendrick, Alexander, Private, 14th Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Number 345662 (Prev.1078). Born Auchtergaven, Perthshire c1894 son of John and Marjory McKendrick, King Street, Stanley, Perthshire. Served in France from 27th September 1915. Killed in action aged 24 Wednesday 16th October 1918. Buried Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord France, Grave reference I.C.II. Awarded 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. (added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, Alexander, Private, “C” Coy. 17th Battalion Highland Light Infantry (3rd Glasgow), Number 15350. Born Johnstone, Renfrewshire c1893 son of Peter and Rebecca McKendrick of Wensley, Armour Place, Johnstone, Renfrewshire. Served in France from 22nd November 1915. Killed in action aged 23 Friday 14th July 1916. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France, Panel, Pier and Face 15C. Awarded 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. (added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, Andrew, Private, 11th Battalion. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Number S/6452. Born Stirling son of Mr.J.McKendrick, Waverley Park, Patchque, Long Island, New York, USA. Served in France from 9th July 1915. Killed in action aged 20 on Thursday 31st August 1916. Buried Contalmaison Chateau Cemetery, Somme, France, Grave reference I.A.10. Awarded 1914-15 Star. British War Medal and Victory Medal. (added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, Andrew, Private, 6th Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Number 266783. Born Shankills, Co.Antrim. Enlisted Belfast. Killed in action Saturday 7th April 1917. Commemorated Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, Bay 6. Awarded British War Medal and Victory Medal. (added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, Andrew, Private, 6th Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Number 203043. Born Forfar c1883. Husband of Jeanie McKendrick, Carronshore, Falkirk, Stirlingshire. Killed in action aged 34 Tuesday 31st July 1917. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium, Panel 37. Awarded British War Medal and Victory Medal. (added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, Andrew, Private, 12th Battalion Highland Light Infantry, Number 18128. Born Calton, Glasgow c1888 (Native of Bridgeton, Glasgow) son of Andrew and Margaret McBride McKendrick and husband of Annie Lindsay McKendrick, Clydebank, Glasgow. Served in France from 11th July 1915. Killed in action aged 28 Monday 4th September 1916. Buried Bazentin-le-Petit Communal Cemetery Extention, Grave reference Sr Memorial C19. Headstone states “Known to be buried in this Cemetery”. Awarded 1914-15 Star. British War Medal and Victory Medal. (added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, Archibald Robertson, Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number S/3439. Born Bothwell, Lanarkshire c1889 Son of William and Margaret McKendrick Bent, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. In France from 31st January 1915. Died of wounds aged 26 Saturday 24th July 1915. Commemorated Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium Panel No. III A 15A. Awarded 1914-5 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal. (added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, Charles H, Private, 2nd Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise’s), Number S/12632. Born Paisley, Renfrewshire. Lived Duntocher. Enlisted Clydebank. Died Monday 30th September 1918. Commemorated Caudry British Cemetery, Nord France. Panel No. Sp.Mem 4. Awarded British War Medal and Victory Medal. (added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick,Daniel Jardin (e) (known as Jardin), Private, 2nd Battalion Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, Number S16342. Born Sanquhar 7th October 1895 son of Joseph and Jane McKendrick, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. Enlisted 21st December 1914. In France from 23rd March 1915. Wounded at Ypres 10th April 1915and died aged 19 at Charing Cross Hospital Friday 30th April 1915. Buried 4th May 1915 with full military honours Sanquhar Parish Churchyard Extension, Grave reference 71. Awarded 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. See also his brother Robert died in France 6 days earlier.(added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick,David, Private, 12th Battalion Highland Light Infantry (also 17th Service Battalion HLI (3rd Glasgow)), Number 24071. Born Perth 12th March 1898 son of Mrs.May McKendrick Perth, Perthshire. Enlisted Perth. Killed in action aged 19 Wednesday 25th April 1917. Commemorated Tank Cemetery Pas de Calais, France Panel E38. Awarded British War Medal and Victory Medal. See also William McKendrick his brother died 9th.May 1918.(added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick,David, Second Lieutenant, 59th Company Machine Gun Corps (previously 015962 Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders). Son of William and Margaret Bowden McKendrick of Dollerie, Perthshire. Educated at Monkie Public School. Draper. Enlisted at the out break of War with the Cameron Highlanders. He received his Commission on 28th August 1917, joining 1section 59th Company Machine Gun Corps on 5th October 1917. Reported missing in action and presumed killed on Friday 30th November 1917 aged 29. Commemorated Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord France Panel 12 & 13. Awarded British War Medal and Victory Medal.(added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick,David, Second Lieutenant, 59th Company Machine Gun Corps (previously 015962 Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders). Son of William and Margaret Bowden McKendrick of Dollerie, Perthshire. Educated at Monkie Public School. Draper. Enlisted at the out break of War with the Cameron Highlanders. He received his Commission on 28th August 1917, joining 1section 59th Company Machine Gun Corps on 5th October 1917. Reported missing in action and presumed killed on Friday 30th November 1917 aged 29. Commemorated Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord France Panel 12 & 13. Awarded British War Medal and Victory Medal.(added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, George, Private, 10th Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Number S/6078. Born Paisley, enlisted Alloa, Clackmannanshire, In France from 20th September 1915. Died Sunday 24th October 1915 aged 37 (another source states died of wounds 10th October 1916). Commemorated Carnoy Military Cemetry Panel N6. Awarded 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.(added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, Harry Fowler, Lance Sergeant, 9th Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Number S/4534. Born Slamannan, Stirlingshire son of John and Jane McKendrick of Falkirk. Enlisted Glasgow. In France from 14th July 1915. Killed in action aged 28 Saturday 25th September 1915. Commemorated Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France Panel 78 to 83. Awarded 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.(added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, James, Lance Corporal, Machine Gun Corps (previously 26851 Royal Scots), Number 14460. Born Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire c1895 son of James McKendrick, Dontocher, Glasgow. Enlisted Clydebank (Duntocher). Killed in action aged 23 Thursday 21st March 1918, Commemorated Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France Panel 90 to 93. Awarded British War Medal and Victory Medal.(added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, James, Lance Corporal, 8th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Number 5659. Born c1886 son of Henry and Rose McKendrick of Duntocher, Enlisted Duntocher, Dumbartonshire. Killed in action aged 30 Monday 13th November 1916. Buried Mailly Wood Cemetery, Somme, France Grave reference I.J.19. Awarded British War Medal and Victory Medal. (added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, James Cochrane, Ships Cook, HMS Viknor, Mercantile Marine Reserve, Number 764900. Born 24th.February 1866 Glasgow son of Allan and Mary Anne McKendrick, married to Mary Sweenie McKendrick. Died aged 49 on Wednesday 13th January 1915. Commemorated Plymouth Memorial, Devon. Panel 10. (added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, John, Driver, Royal Field Artillery, Number 655267. Born Kilmarnock and enlisted Kilmarnock. Died of wounds Sunday 22nd September 1918. Commemorated Thilloy Road Cemetery, Beaulencourt, Pas de Calais. France. Panel A41(added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, John, Private, Royal Scots Fusiliers (formerly 4725 Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders), Number 17611. Born Polmont, Stirlingshire c1882 son of John and Margaret Graham McKendrick and husband of Mary. Enlisted Kirkcaldy. Died at home aged 33 Saturday 10th April 1915. Commemorated Glasgow (Riddrie Park) Cemetery Panel B242.(added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, Matthew, Sergeant, MM, 4th Regiment South African Infantry, Number 159. Born in Glasgow c1881 son of William McKendrick of Langside, Glasgow. Married Ivy H McKendrick Johannesburg. Enlisted 5th August 1915. Reported as wounded Prisoner of War 24th April 1918. Died aged 36 whilst a POW presumed in Germany Saturday 25th May 1918. CWGC states he was buried Le Cateau Cemetery, Nord, France Grave reference I.B.88. Notes state majority of graves in Plot I are those of British dead buried by the Germans. Awarded Military Medal, gazetted 9th July 1917, British War Medal and Victory Medal.(added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, R, Private, Labour Corps (formerly S18698 (or S18608) Seaforth Highlanders), Number 6887. Died at home Thursday 28th October 1920. Commemorated Edinburgh Newington Cemetery Panel A1 40A. Awarded British War Medal and Victory Medal.(added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, Robert, Private, 2nd Battalion Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, Number S16341. Born 13th April 1890 Sanquhar son of Joseph C.and Jane McKendrick, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. Enlisted 21st.December 1914. In France from 23rd March 1915. Killed in action aged 25 at Hill 60 Saturday 24th April 1915. Buried Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium, Grave reference III.A.I. Awarded 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. See also his brother Daniel Jardin (e) died of wounds in London 6 days later.(added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, Robert, Private, 1/6th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number 204533. Born Parkhead, Lanarkshire son of Mrs.Morrissey, Bridgeton. Enlisted Glasgow. Killed in action aged 21 Tuesday 27thAugust 1918. Commemorated Brown’s Copse Cemetery, Roeux, Pas de Calais. France, Panel V111.E.2. Awarded British War Medal and Victory Medal. (added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, Robert, Private, 10th Battalion Highland Light Infantry, Number 12653. Born c1894 in Glasgow son of Ellen Logan McKendrick, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA and the late David McKendrick.. Enlisted Glasgow, in France from 12th May 1915. Killed in action aged 21 on 25th September 1915. Commemorated Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais. France, Panel 108 to 112. Awarded 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. (added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, Thomas, Private, 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, Number 15677. Born in Ayr and enlisted Dalry, Ayrshire. In France from 3rd December 1914. He died on Wednesday 16th June 1915 and is commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium, Panel 19-33. Awarded 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. (added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, Thomas, Private, 1/9th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Number 3265. Born c1896 son of Mrs Mary Gallagher McKendrick, Dalmuir, Glasgow. Enlisted Clydebank (Dalmuir), in France from 3rd May 1915. Killed in action aged 19 at Second Battle of Ypres, Sunday 9th May 1915. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium, Panel 42-44. Awarded 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. (added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, William, Acting Sergeant, 413th Field Company Royal Engineers, Number 414196. Born c1896 son of Alexander and Agnes McKendrick, Bridgeton, Glasgow. Enlisted Rutherglen, Lanarkshire. Died of typhus aged 21 on 8th April 1917. Commemorated Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq, Angorra Memorial III. Awarded 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory. (added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, William, Private, 193rd Company Labour Corps (formally 25733 7th Battalion Royal Scots), Number 115500. Born Perth 11th March 1897 son of John and Mary (May) McKendrick. Enlisted Perth. Died of wounds Thursday 9th May 1918. Commemorated Vitters-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Somme, France, Panel II.AA.8. Awarded British War Medal and Victory Medal. Brother of David McKendrick died 25th April 1917. (added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, William J. B., Corporal, 1/7th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Number 2759. Enlisted Falkirk, Stirlingshire, arrived France 19th February 1915. Killed in action Second Battle of Ypres Sunday 25th April 1915. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium, Panel 42-44. Awarded 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. (added 14/03/08)

• McKendrick, W.S., Driver, Royal Field Artillery. Died Thursday 27th February 1919. Commemorated Ayr Cemetery, Ayrshire Panel E1571. (added 14/03/08)

• Mckenzie, George Henderson, Able Seaman Royal Navy,HMS Saunders, D/JX 237723. Born 2nd December 1917 in Pathhead,Crichton, East Lothian. He married Janet Robertson McCormack in 1940 and joined the Royal Navy sometime later in that year. He was first stationed at HMS Raleigh in Plymouth and spent some time at HMS Quebec in Scotland. He was listed as missing on June 21st 1942 and had been captured by the Italians. He was taken to POW Camp 154 Benghazi in Lybia. In November, he, along with around 1000 other Allied troops, were marched to Tripoli and put on board the SS Scillin with a plan that it would sail to Sicily. After protests from medical officer, Captain Gilbert, at least 200 of these prisoners were removed before sailing. At sea the British submarine HMS Sahib, under orders, sank the Scillin. All but around 24 POW's died. He is remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. Panel 66, Column 1. and also in the Books of Remembrance in the Chapel in Edinburgh Castle. Name submitted by his Grand Daughter in South Wales  (added 17/07/07)

• Mckenzie, Harold. Private, 7th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 154 Brigade, 51st Highland Division. Number 2991356. Born Dumbarton 10th October 1921. Father of Jack. Served 1940 to 1946 in France, Egypt, Libya, Sicily, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Holder of the 1939 - 1945 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star and 1939 - 45 General Service Medal. Name submitted by his son and grandson.  (added 27/03/06)

• McKinnon, Donald. Private, number 13085 2nd Battalion Highland Light Infantry. Born 1895. Son of Mr and Mrs Murdo McKinnon, Railway Cottage, Morar, Inverness-shire. Died 28th April 1917 and commemorated on the Arras Memorial Bay 8. Name submitted by Stuart Young, Great nephew of Donald McKinnon. (added 27/07/05)

• McKinstry (McKinstray), Daniel, Private 9th Battalion Royal Scots, number 302492. Born 15th February 1894 at Kilwinning, Ayrshire. Enlisted at Shotts into 8th Battalion HLI. Transferred to 7th (Territorial Force) Battalion. Wounded in Gallipoli. Died 9th April 1917 at the battle of Arras. He is buried in Roclincourt Military Cemetery Grave reference 1.B.25. Name submitted by his Grandson in Dalkeith.  (added 17/07/07)

• McLaren, James, Private, 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, Number 11971. Born Perth and lived in Kelty, Fife. Killed in action at Loos on 17th October 1915. His name is recorded on the Loos Memorial Panel 8 and 9. Name submitted from Somerset. (added 2/05/07)

• McLaren, James, Private, 8th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number 9949. Born Barony. Killed in action Passchendaele 23rd August 1917. He is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Grave Reference XVIII.B.8A. Name submitted from Somerset. (added 2/05/07)

• McLaren, John, Lance Sergeant, 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion Highland Light Infantry, Number 331912. Born Killin, Perthshire 1888. Son of Donald McLaren of Ardradnaig, Lochtayside. Killed by shell fire on the Seine aged thirty on 20th March 1918. He is buried in Nine Elms British Cemetery Grave reference X.F.18. Name submitted from Somerset. (added 2/05/07)

• McLean, Andrew. b. 1883. Private. No. 43210. 6/7th Bn, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Scottish. Killed in action on Tuesday 31st July 1917 aged 24 years, as the Third Battle of Ypres, an offensive was mounted by Commonwealth forces to divert German attention from a weakened French front further south. The initial attempt earlier in June to dislodge the Germans from the Messine Ridge was a complete success, but the main assault north-eastward, which began at the end of July, quickly became a dogged struggle against determined opposition and the rapidly deteriorating weather. The campaign finally came to a close in November with the capture of Passchendaele. Born in Kirn, Dunoon, Argyll, he enlisted at Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire. He was Great Grand Uncle to Andrew McLean, who dedicated this gesture to his memory and offers his thanks "to all others who paid the ultimate price for our freedom. May you rest in peace and tranquility". (added 01/05/01)

• McLean, Donald, Sergeant, 45th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, Number 34150. Served in the First and Second World Wars. Mentioned in Dispatches 7th November 1917. See also James McLean. Name submitted by his Granddaughter. (added 01/08/07)

• McLean, James, Private, 1st Battalion Scots Guards, Number 12043. Died aged 29 on 9th October 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele. His name is recorded on the Tyne Cot Memorial Panel 10. See also Donald McLean. Name submitted by his Great Niece. (added 01/08/07)

• McLean,John, Private, 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number S/2258. Born Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, enlisted at Alloa, Stirlingshire. Killed in action on 1st July 1916 on the first day of the Battle of the Somme on the Redan Ridge when the Battalion came under heavy machine gun fire from the front and from Beaumont-Hamel and suffered 394 casualties. He is buried in Serre Road Cemetery No. 2, Grave reference I.F.29. Name submitted by his Great Grandson. (added 20/03/09)

• Maclean (McLean), Robert, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Regimental Sergeant Major, 2nd Battalion Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, Number 2928241. Born 25th August 1918. Enlisted 1st April 1933. DCM Palestine 1936 in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Palestine. Captured at Dunkirk 1940 and POW Number 7978, Stalag 383 Hohenfels. Died 6th October 1980. Name submitted by his Great Nephew in Airdrie. (added 28/11/08)

• MacLean , Roderick, Sergeant, DCM, 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, Number 11024. Distinguished Conduct Medal, London Gazette 22nd January 1916: “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on October 17th 1915 near “Big Willie” trench. He volunteered to throw bombs without having had any previous experience. After being wounded he had his wounds dressed and returned and continued to throw bombs until wounded a second time. Corporal MacLean has been conspicuous for good and gallant work on previous occasions.” Sergeant MacLean was killed in action on 25th November 1917. His name is recorded on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Panel 2. Name submitted by his Great Nephew. (added 01/07/12)

• McLeish, Andrew, Acting Corporal, 9th and 7th Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Number S/4324. Born 10th April 1888 at 11 Paul Street, Perth, Scotland, son of Robert & Jane McLeish (nee Hobson) and brother of Robert DCM. He worked as a mart labourer before joining the 9th Battalion Black Watch on 5th Sept' 1914. Enlisted in Perth. On active service from 10 May 1915 until he was reported missing, fatally wounded in action, on the 9th April 1918. He was awarded 1914-1915 Star, General Service Medal and Victory Medal. These can be viewed in the Black Watch Museum, Perth. His name is recorded on The Loos Memorial panel 78 to 83. Name submitted by his Great Grandson. (added 05/10/10)

• McLeish,Robert, Lance Sergeant, 1st/6th Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Numbers S/6418, 6562 and 202451. Born 31st January 1895 at 11 Paul Street, Perth, Scotland, son of Robert & Jane McLeish (nee Hobson) and brother of Andrew. Enlisted in Perth. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal : "202451 L.Cpl. R.Mcleish R.Highrs (Perth) (LG 28 Mar 1918). For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During an attack in Sept 1917 which was held up by machine gun fire from two enemy dug outs, his officers becoming casualties, he took command, rallied the men and led them on to an attack on the dug outs, which proved completely successful". He was also awarded 1914-1915 Star, General Service Medal and Victory Medal. His medals can be viewed in the Black Watch museum, Perth. Killed in action on 26th May 1918. Newspaper article in the Perthshire Constitution, June 12, 1918 records: "Mr and Mrs Robert Mcleish, 50 Whitefriars Street, Perth, have received intimation that their son, Sergeant R. McLeish, DCM. Black Watch, was killed by shell fire on the 26th May. He was 23 years of age. Before enlisting he was employed by Mr McLagan, Lamberkin, as a cattleman. He enlisted in November 1914, and had been wounded three times. In September last he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. It is only six weeks last Sunday since he went back to the Front. His brother Andrew, also in the Black Watch, has been reported missing and dangerously wounded since 9th April". He is buried in Roclincourt Military Cemetery, Grave reference V.D.23. Name submitted by his Great Nephew. (added 05/10/10)

• McLennan, Duncan. b. 1897. Lance Corporal. 16th Bn, Royal Scots. Scottish. Son of Ronald and Jane McLennan of Spottiswoode Street, Edinburgh. Died in April 1918 at the Battle of Lys and his name is commemorated on the Ploegstreet Memorial. Brother of Donald and Donald John (below). (added 14/09/00)

• McLennan, Donald John. b. 1895. Private. 1st/8th Bn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Scottish. Son of Ronald and Jane McLennan of Spottiswoode Street, Edinburgh. Died of gunshot wounds to the head in October 1917 during the Third Battle of Ypres. He is buried in the Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen. Brother of Duncan (above) and Donald (below). (added 21/09/00)

• McLennan, Donald. b. 1892. 2nd Lieutenant. Royal Scots. Scottish. Served during WWI in Galipoli and Flanders, wounded during the capture of the Hindenberg Line. After the war he became the Headmaster of Kelso High School and lived until 1986. Son of Ronald and Jane McLennan of Spottiswoode Street, Edinburgh. Brother of Donald, John and Duncan (above). (added 22/09/00)

• McLean. Donald. Lance Corporal. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Scottish. He was killed in action at the Battle of Loos, France & Flanders, during World War I. (added 05/09/01)

• McLean. James, Private, 1st Battalion Scots Guards, number 12043. Died aged 29 on 9th October 1917. His name is recorded on Tyne Cot Memorial Panel 10. Name submitted by his Great Neice. (added 17/07/07)

• McLean. William, Private, Number S/5021 10th Battalion Gordon Highlanders. Son of Robert and Annie McLean, 4 Crawford Street, Lambhill, Glasgow. Killed in action aged 24 on 25th September 1915, the first day of the Battle of Loos. His name is recorded on Panel 115 to 119 of the Loos Memorial. (added 13/09/05)

• McLeod. Charles, Private, 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number S/2950.Third son of John and Annie MacLeod of railway Cottage, Killeaman, Ross-shire. Joined 7th Bn Seaforth Highlanders September 1914 and later transferred to the 2nd Bn. Wounded at the Battle of the Somme 1916. Killed in action 11th April 1917. He is buried in Brown’s Copse Cemetery, Roeux, Grave reference I.C.32. Name submitted Niece in law from Canada. (added 06/09/07)

• McLeod. Murdoch, Lance Corporal, 1/4th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number 1488. Son of Roderick and Annie MacLeod of Altandoo, Achiltibuie, Ross-shire and a native of Coigach. Died aged 26 on 29th June 1916. He is buried in Louez Military Cemetery, Duisans Grave I.E.3. Name submitted his Great Nephew. (added 01/08/07)

• McLeod, Neil. b. 1894. Private. No. 1188. 4th Bn, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Scottish. Enlisted in 1914 in Inverness. Sent to France in May 1915. Took part in the Battle of Festubert and invalided back to the UK on 21st June 1915. Returned to France and was wounded at the Battle of Loos on 25th September 1915. In September 1916 he was transferred to the 1st Battalion and re-numbered 40253. Spent the remainder of the war in France with the 1st Bn, and then the 6th Bn. Discharged in 1919. Son of William and Christina McLeod of Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty. He married Mary McCue and they emigrated to USA, he died in Connecticut aged 52. (added 17/12/98)

• McLeod, Kenneth, Able Seaman, HMS Pembroke IV, Royal Naval Reserve, Number C/X.10585B. Son of Alexander and Catherina MacLeod of Stornoway. Died at home aged 30 on 14th July 1943. He is buried in Eye (or Aignish Burial Ground) Cemetery, Section C Grave 65.(added 30/01/09)

• MacLeod, Norman. b. 1920. Seaman. No. P/X20830A. Royal Naval Reserve. HMS Esk. Scottish. He died when his ship was sunk by a German U-boat in September 1940. Son of Donald and Catherine MacLeod of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. (added 18/08/99)

• McLeod, William J. Bradshaw. Corporal. No. 7783. 1st Bn, the Highland Light Infantry. Scottish. Enlisted under his Mother's name of Bradshaw, son of Hugh McLeod. He was killed in action on 1st January 1915 and is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial. Father of William McLeod, (below). (added 29/04/99) 

• McLeod, William J. B. b. 1912. Warrant Officer. 1st Bn, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Scottish. Served 1939-45 in India and Burma, he died in 1994.Son of the above. (added 29/04/99)

• MacMaster, Ewan "Hugh".b. 1898, Leslie, Fife. Corporal. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Scottish. Army, Infantry. Son of John and Catherine MacMaster of Leslie, Fife. Joined up in August 1914 aged only 16. He was subsequently sent to France where he fought and received a serious head wound in the battle of Loos in October 1915. After being invalided out of France he was deemed unfit to return to active service and returned to his home in Leslie. He died in 1977/78. (added 26/01/05)

• MacMaster, Hector Cecil Stanley b. 1907, Leslie, Fife. Lance Corporal. 2/4 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF. Scottish. Former Black Watch (in Scotland), Australian Infantry (1936-1943) Details and Personal Information: Youngest son of John and Catherine MacMaster of Leslie, Fife, Husband of Mary Beatrice MacMaster, Subiaco, Western Australia. He served as a Piper in the Black Watch around the mid to late 1920's but emigrated to Australia in the early 1930's. Was a member of the 2/4 Machine Gun Battalion and was sent to Singapore where he was taken prisoner and was involved in the notorious Burma March. He died on July 25th 1943, aged 37 years. He is buried in the Kanchanburi War Cemetery in Thailand. (added 26/01/05)

• McMaster, Robert. b. 1918. Private. No. 3132750. Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment). Scottish. Killed in action at El Alamein on 24th October 1942. Son of William and Margaret McMaster, of Skelmorlie, Ayrshire; husband of Margaret McMaster, of Skelmorlie. (added 02/02/99)

• MacMaster, Ronald.b. Leslie, Fife. Lovat Scouts/Scottish Horse. Scottish. Army, Infantry. Elder brother of Ewan, Son of John and Catherine MacMaster of Leslie, Fife. Family details of Ronald's time in the services are sketchy, though it is known that he was involved in the disastrous Gallipoli Campaign of 1915, and was severely wounded; he lost or at least seriously damaged one of his lungs due to shrapnel. Ronald survived and was supposedly sent back to France. He survived the War. (added 26/01/05)

• MacMillan (McMillan), John, Private, B Company 7th Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, Number 3/3514. Born 1st August 1889 son of Ronald Alexander and Isabella MacMillan of Gramsdale, Nunton, Benbecula, Western Isles. Killed in action aged 28 on 31st July 1917 in an attack on the front line German positions mounted from St James' Trench near the Menin Road, Ypres in which 7 officers were killed and 285 other ranks were casualties killed, wounded or missing. His name is recorded on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial Panel 38 and 40. Name submitted by his Niece in Detroit USA. (added 2/05/07)

• MacMillan, Norman. British. Believed to have been awarded the OBE in the 1944 New Years Honours List for service in Singapore during WWII. (added 13/09/01)

• McNaught, John Mackie. b. 1883. Private. No. 2553. 6th Bn, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Ulster Scots. Born in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Enlisted Larkhall. He served in France in WWI and was killed in action on 15th June 1915 in the second Battle of Givenchy, his body was never recovered and he is commemorated on Panels 15 and 16 of the Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. The second son of James McNaught, a coalminer and Grace Mackie of Larkhall. Originally the family name was McKnight but was changed to McNaught by John's grandfather when he migrated to Scotland from County Fermanagh, Ireland, during the "Famine Years". (added 06/09/01)

• McNaughton (MacNaughton), William, Private, 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number S/7841. Born in St Ninians, Stirling, son of William McNaughton and Janet MCarthur. Killed in action at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle on 11th March 1915. His name is recorded on the Le Touret Memorial, Panel 39 to 41. Name submitted by his Niece, four generations removed.(added 18/08/10)

• McNaughton , William, Private 1st/8th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Number 276579. Born in St Ninians, Stirling, son of George and Elizabeth McNaughton, 152 Main Street, St Ninians, Stirling. He died aged 20 on 15th May 1917 and he is buried in Browns’ Copse Cemetery, Roeux, Grave Reference III.C.8. Name submitted by a family member.(added 18/08/10)

• McNeil, Archibald Gordon, Lieutenant, 87th Squadron, Royal Air Force. Son of John and Jeanie McNeil, 56 Newark Drive, Pollockshields, Glasgow. Died of wounds aged 19 on 6th September 1918. He is buried in St Sever Cemetery, Rouen Grave reference Officer, C.3.4. Name submitted by his Nephew. (added 17/03/08)

• McNeill, Alexander Malcolm, Lance Corporal, 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number S/7809. Born 27th November 1891 son of James and Christina McNeill of Redford Row, Muiravonside, Stirlingshire. Brother of James, Peter, Jean and Lizzie. Coal Miner. Lived in Bonhard Cottage, Carnock, Fife and enlisted in Aberdeen on 28th November 1914. Killed in action aged twenty four on 1st July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. He is buried in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, Grave reference II.G.9. Name submitted by his Great Nephews.(added 17/04/12)



McNicol MM, Allan Cameron. b. 1889. Corporal. 12th Bn, Highland Light Infantry. Scottish. In 1917, Piper Allan Cameron McNicol, HLI, was awarded the Military Medal for Distinguished Conduct in the field, he was 28 years of age. He enlisted in September 1914, posted to France in July 1915. After the Battle of Loos in September 1915 he was mentioned in despatches. (added 01/05/01)

• MacRae, John. b. 1882. Ships Carpenter. Merchant Navy Ship California. Merchant Navy 1900-c1944. Son John died at sea during WWII, was then living in South Shields. (added 12/11/98)

• McRae, Thomas Joseph, Private, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number 1366. Born Dunnear, Dumfriesshire, son of James McRae and Ellen McRae of Kirkwood Lodge, Lockerbie. Killed in action aged 18 between 2nd and 3rd March 1916 in an attack near the craters at St Eloi. His name is recorded on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Panel 38. Name submitted from Australia.. (added 30/01/09)

• McRae, William Robert, Boy Telegraphist, Royal Navy, HMS Hood, Number P/JX 164096. Son of Donald McRae and Susannah Mabel McRae of Cleethorpes, Linconshire. Killed in action at sea aged 17 on 24th May 1941. His name is recorded on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Panel 53 Column 1. Name submitted by his Nephew in Australia. (added 30/01/09)

• McReynolds, Thomas.A. b. 1892. Private. No. 32788. Royal Scots Grey's & 16th Bn, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. British. He enlisted in the Royal Scots Grey's in 1914 and was wounded twice in the 2nd Battle of Ypres. During the Spring of 1917 he was transfered to Company "B" of the 16th Bn, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He was killed in action on 9th October 1917 during the 3rd Battle of Ypres. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born at Kingsmills Farm, Ardtrea, Stewartstown, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, son of Thomas Alexander and Mary E. McReynolds. His brother Austin served in the Royal Garrison Artillery. between 1914-19 and was wounded at Gallipoli. (added 23/04/99)

• McReynolds, Robert. b. 1886. Private. No. 1134. 1st/6th Bn, Highland Light Infantry. British. He enlisted in 1914 and was killed in action on 14th August 1915 during the Gallipoli Campaign. He is buried at the Lancaster Landing Cemetery, Turkey. Born in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, the son of John and Margaret McReynolds. He was the husband of Mary McReynolds of Whiteinch, Glasgow. (added 29/04/99)

• Macsween, Neil. Petty Officer. No. D/X 9811B. HMS  Denbigh Castle, Royal Naval Reserve. Son of Donald and Isabella Macsween of Lochboisdale, Isle of South Uist. He served in World War II and was killed in action on 13th February 1945. His name is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon. (added 04/06/99) 

• Marr, Robert, Private, 16th Battalion Royal Scots, number 38350. Born at Girvan on 29th April 1896, son of Agnes K Marr, 11 Millflat Street, Carron Road, Falkirk. Died aged 21 on 21st November 1917. He is buried at Rookery British Cemetery, Heninel Grave Reference A.2. Name submitted by his Nephew from Falkirk. .  (added 22/11/2007)

• Marshall, Harry. Private, Number 1492, 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders. Born Portobello, Edinburgh 1895. Died 25th September 1915 in the Battle of Loos, his name is recorded on the Loos Memorial Panel 115 to 119.  (added 07/03/2006)

• Marshall, Peter McLean. b. 1924. Marine. Royal Marines. Scottish. Enlisted 1941, Marine detachment HMS Newfoundland, discharged 1945. Father to Peter (below). He died in 1992. (added 17/05/01)

• Marshall (nee Monaghan), Sheila May. b. 1924. ACW2. Womens' Auxiliary Air Force. Scottish. Enlisted WAAF 1941. Served in various radar stations in UK. Discharged 1945. Mother to Peter (below). Living in Rustington, West Sussex. (added 17/05/01)

• Marshall, Peter. b. 1949. Lance Corporal. 1st Bn, The Royal Highland Fusiliers. British. Served from 1972-75, and in Northern Ireland 1974-5. Son of Peter and Sheila Marshall (above). Now living in Wellington, New Zealand. (added 25/10/00)  

• Marshall, Robert Fernie. b. 1887. Private. No. M2/048939. 8th Ambulance Convoy, Army Service Corps. Scottish. Served in France during WWI, enlisted in February 1915. Demobbed in March 1920 and married in the same year. Died in 1960 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Father of Thomas (below). (added 05/10/00) 

• Marshall, Thomas. b. 1921. Lieutenant. 846 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, RNZNVR. British. Served during WWII and discharged in 1946, when he returned to New Zealand with his wife, Jenny Burne­Jones a Wren from Glasgow. Died in Sydney, Australia in 1992. (added 29/09/00)

• Masson, Charles. b. 1892. Corporal. Seaforth Highlanders. Scottish. He served in the Boer War possibly as a "boy soldier". Charles was the son of Donald Masson, Master Shoemaker of Forres, Scotland. He lived in Nova Scotia and later in the United States of America, becoming naturalized there on 2nd February 1935 in Philadelphia PA. He died on 15th May 1962. (added 10/08/01)

• Mathewson, James, Corporal, 6th/7th Black Watch, regular REME, and 15th (Scottish Volunteer) Battalion The Parachute Regiment, Number 22295444. Born 20th March 1932. From Leven, Fife and was a welder at Balfour’s of Leven. Served in TA Black Watch in Support Company circa 1951 to 1953, and then joined the regular army with the REME 1953 to 1956. He served in Egypt in the Canal Zone 1953 to 1955. Joined 15 Para Regiment in 1962 for two years. Died in 1995. He is buried in Scoonie Cemetery, Leven. Name submitted by his son.. (added 05/10/10)

• Mathewson, Peter. b. 1895. Driver. Fife Battery (Leven) RFA. Scottish. Served during WWI and was a Territorial after the war. From Leven, Fife, he worked as a coalminer. Served in France and Flanders from 1915-18. He was wounded in the leg by shrapnel in July 1918. He remained in the Battery after the war and became a Bombardier. (added 25/09/00)

• Maton, Joseph. b. 1918. Private. No. 2755578. 7th Bn, The Black Watch. Scottish. Served with the Black Watch in North Africa he was killed on Saturday 24th October 1942 and is buried at El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. Son of Thomas and Helen Maton of Lochgelly, Fife, brother of Jessie and Elizabeth Maton and the nephew of Isabella Bell of Cowdenbeath, Fife. (added 12/07/99)

• Matthers, Alfred James, Sergeant, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number 4920085. Son of James and Amy Louise Matthews, husband of Lilian Matthews of Thurlaston, Warwickshire. Killed aged 27 at the Rhine Crossing near Rees on 23rd March 1945 and buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Grave reference 52.D.2. Name submitted by his son. (added 23/01/07)

• May,James H, Private, 6th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Number 3703. Born Liberton, Midlothian and lived in Cambusnethan, Lanark. Enlisted at Hamilton. Died on 26th September 1916. His Grave is in Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty reference II.G.II. Name submitted by his Grand Nephew. (added 17/03/08)

• May,John, Private, 7th Battalion Royal Scots, Number 1796. Born Edinburgh and enlisted at Leith. Killed in the Gretna Train Disaster on 22nd May 1915. He is buried in Edinburgh (Rosebank) Cemetery. Name submitted by his Grand Nephew. (added 17/03/08)

• May,John McCallion, Sergeant, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Airborne and Royal Corps of Signals. Born 13th April 1915. Served for 32 years. During WW2 he was in France (Dunkirk and D-Day), North Africa, Malta, India, Burma, Palestine and Holland. Died on 26th December 1996. (added 17/03/08)

• May,Thomas, Company Sergeant Major, DCM and Bar, 8th and 2nd Battalion Black Watch and 6th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Territorial Army, Number S/3434. Born 1895. Enlisted 20th August 1914. Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal London Gazette 16th November 1915 (Private T May). “For conspicuous gallantry on 27th September, 1915, at Hohenzollern Redoubt, when he made repeated journeys to the rear and brought up supplies of ammunition to his gun, under heavy fire. His devotion to duty was very marked.” Awarded Bar to his DCM ( Corporal Acting Sergeant T May 2nd Battalion Royal Highlanders (Newmains), (Egypt) the 2nd Battalion served in Mesopotamia) London Gazette 17th April 1919. 6th Battalion Cameronians Lewis Gun Instructor 30th Mat 1922 to 13th May 1932. Died 11th November 1943. Name submitted by his Grandson. (added 17/03/08)

• Mearns, Alexander. b. 1876. Private. No. S/7202. 1st Bn, Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Son of George and Ann Mearns (nee Low) of Martin Road, Insch. Died in April 1915 at Ypres, Salient, Belgium. His name is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. (added 07/09/00)

• Meighan, Dennis. Private. No. 3323297. 2nd Battalion Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment). Scottish. Born in Glasgow he served with the HLI during World War II. Dennis was the son of Patrick and Margaret, brother of John, Margaret, Helen, Patrick and William. He was killed at the Battle of Monte Cassino on Wednesday the 8th December 1943, aged 29. Dennis was a beloved son and brother who is still missed now. Anyone with any information or knowledge of Dennis especially around the time he was reported killed in action, please contact his Great nephew Vince McShane. (added 21/05/01)

• Meikle, Ord, Sergeant, 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, Number 5735. Born in Edinburgh and enlisted in Edinburgh. Died on 28th March 1918 his name is recorded on Bay 5 of the Arras Memorial. Name submitted by his Granddaughter.(added 29/05/08)

• Melville MM, John. J. b. 1887. Sergeant. 72 Bn, Canadian Expeditionary Force (Seaforth). British. Enlisted in Vancouver, Canada, in December 1916. Served France. Killed in action, Arms (or Hindenburg Line) and was awarded the Military Medal. Born Bishopmill, Elgin. Son of Alexander and Isabella Melville, Burnside, Inverene Road, Forres. Occupation; Store Manager. Details from the Morayshire Roll of Honour. (added 01/05/01)

• Mennie,Edward Thomas, Captain, MC, 207th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force. Born 30th November, 1890 in Clarence Ontario, Canada, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. William Mennie, of Clarence Ontario and husband of Annie Mennie, of 66, Russell Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Draughtsman in the Canadian Civil Service. Joined the 207th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 3rd April 1916, rejoined the Ottawa based 207th Battalion as a Lieutenant in Ottawa, Ontario, on 16th January 1917. Previously served with 43rd Duke of Cornwall's Own Rifles (two years), No.3 Company Corps of Guides (two years), and 23rd Battery, Artillery (one year). Officer commanding the Machine Gun Section with the 207th Battalion when the unit left Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada for England on 2nd June, 1917. Taken on strength in France with the 38th Battalion, CEF as an Acting Captain on 20th October 1917. Wounded on 26th April 1918 in an attack on enemy trenches near Arras, France for which he received the Military Cross. His unit recommendation dated 4th May 1918 reads: "This Officer showed splendid action and outstanding leadership in the raid carried out Apr. 26/18. Although wounded, he continued to lead his men and assisted in carrying dead.” His MC citation reads: "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during a raid on enemy trenches. Though wounded, he led his party through the enemy wire under heavy fire and successfully accomplished his task. He twice assisted in carrying out men who had become casualties. His work throughout showed masterful leadership and a heroic devotion to duty." Invalided to England on 29th April 1918 and rejoined the 38th Battalion on 19th September 1918. Wounded on 1st November 1918 in the attack on Valenciennes in northern France, taken to No.6 Casualty Clearing Station on 6th November 1918, and died of his wounds on 7th November 1918. He is buried in Auberchicourt British Cemetery, France, Grave reference I.D.17. Name submitted by his Cousin. (added 01/07/12)

• Mennie, John Anderson. Staff Sergeant, Number S/344082, Royal Army Service Corps, Depot (Blackheath). Son of James and Grace Mennie, of Highland Cottage, Peterculter. Died aged 24 on 17th February 1920 and buried in Peterculter New Burial Ground, Grave 228. Name submitted by his Grandson. (added 18/1/06)

• Middleton, Edwin Relfe Barrett, Second Lieutenant, 6th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. Son of David and Isabella Middleton of Cockley, Maryculter, Aberdeen, brother of Robert. Killed in action aged 27 on 9th April 1917 (some lists record 1918). He is buried in Maroeuil British Cemetery Grave reference IV.D.14. Name submitted by his Great Nephew.(added 16/10/09)

• Middleton, Robert H, Private 4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number 1736. Born in Annfield, Lancashire son of David and Isabella Middleton of Cockley, Maryculter, Aberdeenshire and brother of Edwin. Enlisted in Aberdeen. Killed in action near Hooge during the German bombardment of Ypres. His name is recorded on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Panel 38. Name submitted by his Great Nephew. .(added 16/10/09)

• Midwinter, Ronald. b. 1920. Private. No. 4750846. 7th Bn, The Black Watch. English. Son of Arthur Edward and Fanny Gertrude Midwinter of Cirencester, Gloucester. He was killed at the Battle of El Alamein on 23rd October 1942 and is buried in the El Alamein War Cemtery, Egypt. (added 21/09/99)

• Miller, Thomas, Private, 9th Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number S/15329. Born at Ballybay, County Monaghan, Ireland the son of Alexander and Lizzie Miller. Husband of E. Miller, 16 Limekiln Road, Stevenstone, Ayrshire. Employed as a designer with Messrs Douglas and Green, Belfast. Enlisted at Ardeer, Ayrshire. Gassed. Died on 17th September 1918 while working in a wiring party in no man’s land. He is buried at Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, Grave III.F.18. Name submitted by his Grand Niece in Australia. (added 01/08/07)

• Milton, Peter Ewing, Company Sergeant Major, Croix de Guerre (Belgium), 6th Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number 265064. Son of John Milton 715 North Nottawa Street, Sturgis, Michigan, USA. Died aged 23 on 23rd March 1918 during the withdrawal of the Battalion to Fremicourt, two and a quarter miles east of Bapaume. His name is recorded on the Arras Memorial Bay 8 and 9. Name submitted by his Nephew-in-Law. (added 23/01/07)

• Mitchell, David, Lance Corporal, 9th Battalion Royal Scots, Number 351258. Son of William S Mitchell of Allan Street House, Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Born Union Place Dundee 27th March 1887. Died aged 30 during the First Battle of Arras on Easter Monday 9th April 1917. He is buried in Roclincourt Valley Cemetery Grave reference II.G.8. Name submitted by his Great Nephew in Dundee (added 2/05/07)

• Monaghan, John Ross, Drummer, 1st Battalion Black Watch, Number 9967. Born in Broughty Ferry the son of George Gray Monaghan and Christina Ross. Enlisted in Dundee. Died of wounds on 20th January 1915. He is buried in Bethune Town Cemetery, Grave reference III.B.56. Name submitted by his Great Niece. (added 28/11/08)

• Monaghan, Philip. b. 1919. Private. No. 3055363. 1st Bn, The Royal Scots. British. Served with the British Expeditionary Force in France during WWII. Died in May 1940 aged 21 and is commemorated on the Dunkirk Memorial, Nord, France. Son of Philip and Mary Monaghan. (added 26/10/00)

• Monaghan, William. b. 1887. Private. No. 9918. "B" Coy, 1st Bn, Royal Scots. British. Enlisted at Haddington prior to WWI, was sent to Belgium as part of the BEF and was killed in action in May 1915 at the Ypres Salient. His name is commemorated on the Memin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of William and Catherine Monaghan of Jarrow upon Tyne, England. (added 28/03/00)

• Monteith, James Cue. Private, Number 40323, 1st Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Son of Dr James Monteith and Bessie Wadham Monteith, of Fieldhouse, Dobcross, Yorkshire. Native of Cue, Western Australia. Born 16th December 1894. An OTC Cadet of George Heriot's School, Edinburgh. Enlisted 9th (Highland) Battalion, Royal Scots August 1914. Transferred 1916 to the Cameronians. Served on the Somme and was wounded and in hospital for seven weeks. Wounded again in 1917 while serving with a Trench Mortar Battery at Monchy le Preux, Arras. Died at No.3 Stationary Hospital, Rouen on 25th April 1917 and buried in St Server Cemetery Extension, Rouen. Name submitted by his niece, Heather Jaggers. (added 24/11/05)

• Montgomery, Arthur. Private. 10th Bn, Highland Light Infantry. Scottish. Conscripted in 1942/43 and served with 15th (Scottish) Division until wounded in the Normandy Campaign June-July 1944 and invalided back to the UK. Born in Port Glasgow, married Cathy Cunningham just after he started his active service. (added 14/09/99)

• Montgomery, William J. b. 1893. Private. No.18121. 12th Bn, Highland Light Infantry. Scottish. Enlisted in October 1914 he served with the British Expeditionary Force in France, but was invalided out in December 1916, having lost his left arm. (added 20/04/99)

• More, William John. Born 1922 Ratho Midlothian, was an army dispatch rider prior to enlisting as a Royal Marine in 41 Commando, no. 104447 from 1942 - 1946. Was in North Africa campaign, Sicily, Salerno, D Day Landings at Sword Beach and Walcheren Holland. Married Megan Griffiths 1948, had 2 sons. Returned to his trade as a joiner. Details provied by Willaim M More, son of the above. (added 07/03/2006)

• Moreland, David G. b. 1889. Private. No. 16770. 6th Bn, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, 15th Scottish Division. Scottish. Killed in action on 19th September 1916 during the final stages of the Battle of the Somme in the area near the town of Martinpuich. Buried in Millencourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Section B, Grave 23, just north of the town of Millencourt which is 2 km west of Albert. Son of David and Susan Moreland and husband of Bridget, all of Cobbinshaw, Edinburgh. (added 04/12/98)

• Moreland, George Sands, Private, 7th Battalion Black Watch, Number 14424675. Son of Archibald and Agnes Moreland of Glasgow. Died aged 19 on 25th June 1944 in the area known as “the Triangle” east of Caen. He is buried in Ryes War Cemetery, Bazenville, Grave reference IV.A.1. Name submitted by his Niece in Glasgow.(added 02/09/09)

• Morrison, Daniel. b. 1894. Lieutenant. 4th Highland (Mountain) Brigade, Bute Mountain Battery and Argyll Mountain Battery. Scottish. Mobilised as a Trumpeter in August 1914, he worked his way through the cannon ranks and was commissioned from "Serjeant" (sic) in October 1915. Went with the Brigade to the Mediterranean theatre and fought in Salonika with the Argyll Battery and with the Bute Battery. Attended RAF Flight School in Egypt just prior to to the end of the war and returned to his original unit for de-mobilisation. (added 03/03/04)

• Morrison, David, Private, Lothian and Border Horse, Number 2768 and 120874. Served WW1. (added 28/11/08)

• Morrison, Hugh Jackson. b. 1908. Serjeant. 23 Field Sqn, Royal Engineers. Scottish. He died on 24th November 1947, aged 39. Son of Henry Keith and Agnes Jackson Morrison. Husband of Agnes Mackenzie Morrison of Leven, Fife. He is buried at Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel. (added 21/05/01)

• Morrison, James. b. 1905. Sergeant. No. 2869038. 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. He enlisted in regular army on 01/04/21 1st Gordons, posted to 2nd Gordons 15/10/21 then again to 1st Gordons 21/01/22, served in Malta, Constantinople, Egypt, India, BEF 22/09/39. He was killed in action, France on 6th June 1940 and is buried at Franlue Cemetery, France. Husband of Isabella Milne, Keith, Banffshire, father of James, Isobel and John. (added 21/05/01) 

• Morrison, John E. b. 1908. Company Quartermaster Sergeant. No. 2692830. 1st Bn, Scots Guards. British. Killed in action at Anzio on 10th February 1944, he is buried at Anzio War Cemetery, Italy. Son of John George Morrison and Elizabeth Morrison (nee Corbitt). Husband of Isabella Morrison of Birkhill, Angus, and father of William John Evander Morrison. (added 29/04/99)

• Morrison, R J. Born at Methlick, Aberdeenshire 18th May 1896, son of Dr Robert S Morrison MB, CM and wife Alice, nee Coots, formerly Cattanack. Joined 51st CCLV 20th November 1912 as a Gunner. Mobilised 5th August 1914 and served in France from 2nd May 1915 to 22nd November 1916 with 1/1 Highland Brigade RFA. After training at Catterick he was commissioned on 16th April 1917 2nd Lieutenant, 3/1 Highland Brigade, 11 Mountain Battery RGA for the campaign in Palestine. He last served with 20 TDS attached to RAF, Egypt until 25th June 1919. He migrated to Trinidad on 6th December 1919 and from 9th November 1939 to 25th July 1945 served with the Local Forces incorporated into the British Army-Trinidad Artillery, the Reserve of Officers and the Trinidad Cadet Corps. He died on 28th January 1962 and was highly honoured at the Funeral service from Saint Teresa's Church, especially for his contribution to the Scout Movement locally. Being the first ever Colony Commissioner to reside permanently in Trinidad, and having been awarded a Silver Acorn by Lord Rowallan, his funeral captured the admiration of Scouts & Scout Leaders. He was awarded the following medals; 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, 1914 - 1919 Victory Medal, 1939 - 1945 War Med, 1937 Coronation Medal, 1953 Coronation Medal and the Territorial Efficiency Decoration. On 21st June 2007 Captain Morrison was awarded a posthumous centenary year special award and an outstanding contribution to scouting by the Scout Association of Trinidad and Tobago. (added 17/07/07)

• Morrison, Robert McCrindle, Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.), 61 Squadron Royal Air force, Number 653323. Born 31st July 1921 in Ayr. Killed in action on a bombing raid on 13th August 1940 over Kirchweyhe, Germany flying in a Hampden based at Wick. He is buried in a joint grave in Hamburg Cemetery, reference 9A.C.15. Name submitted by his Sister-in-law.(added 28/07/09)

• Morrison, William John Evander. Corporal. No. 23513337. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders and The Gordon Highlanders. British. Joined the Infantry Junior Leaders Battalion in Plymouth at age 15 in 1957. Served in "A" Coy, 1st Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders and "B" Coy, 1st Bn Gordon Highlanders. After leaving the army he served with Tayside Fire Brigade until his retirement at the rank of Station Officer. Son of John E. (above) and Isabella Morrison of Birkhill, Angus. Husband of Irene Morrison (nee Thompson), father of Alex and Ewan. (added 03/06/99)

• Motion, James McDonald. b. 1889. Private. No. 10090. 1st Bn, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders). Scottish. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Enlisted Edinburgh. He died on 9th October 1918 due to Pneumonia, aged 28 years whilst serving in the Balkans, and is buried in Salonika, Greece. He was the son of James Motion and Isabella McDonald and husband of Elizabeth Campbell. (added 06/09/01)

• Motion, John, Lance Corporal, 2nd Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles. Number 12986. Born Edinburgh 24th July 1892 son of George and Helen Motion. Husband of Rosa Charlotte Ballantyne Callachan and father of Helen and Isabel. Died of wounds 17th November 1916 and buried in the Guards' Cemetery, Lesboeufs Grave Reference XI.D.3. Name submitted by his Grand Daughter. (added 25/06/06)

• Mowatt, G. Private. 152798, 9th Bn., Machine Gun Corps who died age 18 on 20 July 1918. Son of Wm. and Sarah Mowatt, of Arong, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire. Remembered with honour. Buried Caestre Military Cemetery. (added 18/1/06)

• Muckart, James. b. 1883. Army. Scottish. Served in the Boer War. Brother of William (below). (added 13/04/99)

• Muckart, William Stewart. b. 1888. US Army. Scottish. Machine Gunner in World War I. Brother of James (above). (added 13/04/99)

• Muir, James, Lance Corporal 1/6th (City of Glasgow) Battalion Highland Light Infantry, Number 241747. One of 19 children born and brought up in Kilwinning. Bank Teller at the Clydesdale Bank Irvine, Ayrshire. Died of Wounds 24th August 1918. He is buried at Wancourt British Cemetery Grave Reference VII.F.22. Name submitted by his Great Niece in Australia.(added 06/09/07)

• Mulhinch, John, Signalman, 4th Queen's Own Hussars, 7th Armoured Division (Desert Rats). Born Glasgow, Scotland 9th September1914 son of William and Alice Mulhinch of Welltrees, Rutherglen. John was captured on 12th June 1942 along with his radio operator when his tank was bombed and destroyed at Knightbridge, south of Tobruk.by the German army and turned over to the Italian Army. The Germans were pushing on to El Alamein and could not take prisoners. He was held prisoner in an Italian camp in Italy from October, 1942 until September, 1944. His captors told the prisoners that Italy was withdrawing from the war to seek peace and that they could go and try to escape to Switzerland or stay for the German army to pick them up. John Mulhinch and three others, a South African, and two Englishmen made their way walking to Switzerland stopping in small villages along the way for 2 days at a time. A Friar in an Italian Monastery near the border showed them a safe passage to Switzerland and they escaped at night to freedom. John stayed in Switzerland for ten months until the end of the war in 1945. He married Mary Forsyth Fenner on June 30, 1945, had three children, and emigrated to the United States in 1951. John died in Michigan from emphysema in 1994. Name submitted by his daughter in Michigan USA. .(added 16/04/08)



• Munn, Andrew Brown McAulay, Pioneer, 33rd Divisional Signal Company, Corps of Royal Engineers, Number 49202. Born in Old Kilpatrick, Duntocher on 2nd April 1894 son of James and Margaret Munn of Clydebank. He was a Carpenter who worked in the Cabinet Room of Singer's Factory. Enlisted at Clydebank. Died of wounds on 16th September 1915 and buried at Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentiers Grave reference IX.C.1. See also Daniel, James, John and Walter his brothers who also died. Names submitted by his Great Grandaughter.(added 10/05/07)



• Munn, Daniel, Private, 1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry, Number 33769. Born on 13th November 1883 at Old Kilpatrick, he was a steel polisher and married Annie Dougan on 28th March 1910. Enlisted Glasgow. He died of wounds on 30th October 1918 and is buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Grave Reference XIII.C.12.(added 10/05/07)

• Munn, James, Lance Corporal, 8th Battalion Black Watch, Number S/10422 (formerly Royal Garrison Artillery Number 45428). Born 11th August 1889, Old Kilpatrick. Enlisted Clydebank. Killed in action aged 26 on 15th July 1916. He is remembered on Thiepval Memorial, Pier and face 10A. (added 10/05/07)

• Munn, John, Lance Corporal, 7th Battalion Queens' Own Cameron Highlanders, Number S/29861. Born 11th April 1885 at Kilmaronock, Dumbarton. Enlisted Glasgow. Killed in action on 20th August 1917 in the area of Gallipoli and Iberin Farms near Ypres in an attack in which 4 officers and 3 other ranks of the Battalion were killed and 5 officers and 132 other ranks were wounded. His name is recorded on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Panel 136 to 138. (added 10/05/07)

• Munn, Walter Stewart, 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers, Number 18121. Born on 28th November 1891 at Old Kilpatrick. Enlisted in Glasgoe. Killed in action aged 25 on 3rd January 1916 in the firing line in the area of Munster Terrace. His name is recorded on the Helles Memorial Addenda Panel 204. (added 10/05/07)

• Munro, Andrew. Sergeant. 1/25th King's Own Borderers (forerunner to KOSB). Scottish. Attested into the 1/25th KOB on 30th April 1839. Served abroad for 17 years 10 months which included Gibraltar and the East Indies. He was discharged on 30th June 1860. Awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with Gratuity Pay. He was a shoe maker by trade and a native of Lanark. On Discharge he gave his pension address as Forres, Morayshire. (added 18/01/99)

• Murdoch, Robert. Scottish. Went Missing in WWI, possibly at Ypres. Born in Wishaw, Lanarkshire. (added 04/12/98)

• Murphy, Peter. Private. No. 291298. 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial), Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Scottish. Born Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland. Enlisted at Bridge of Earn, Perthshire. Killed in action on 6th June 1918 in France & Flanders during WWI. He was married to Jane Murphy (nee Lister) of Cowdenbeath, Fife. Father of Peter, Jean and Helen who was born "only a few months" after his death. (added 06/09/01)

• Murray, Hubert. b. 1915. Private. No. 2989555. 8th Bn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Scottish. Son of Owen and Mary Alice Murray of Parkhead, Glasgow. Brother of Mary and James. He was killed in action at Sedjenane, Tunisia, on 1st April 1943 while on night patrol. He is buried at Tabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery, Tunisia. (added 09/06/99)

• Murray, James. b. April 17th. 1898. No. T-392611. Army Service Corps. Driver. Scottish. Age 16 in 1914. Volunteers to join the British Army. Served in France & Belgium. British War Medal 1914 -1920/ Victory Medal 1914 -1918. (added 09/01/05)

• Murray, John, younger of Troquhain, 2/Lt 5th attached 1st Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers. Only son of Reverend George Murray BD of Troquhain and of Elizabeth Murray of Meadowbank, New Galloway, Kirkcudbrightshire. Killed in action aged 19 at Langemark on 16th August 1917. His name is recorded on the Tyne Cot Memorial Panel 66 to 68. Name submitted by a visitor to Dumfries and Galloway who found his private memorial in the area. (added 21/01/08)

• Murray, William. Sergeant. No. 13786. 15th Bn, Highland Light Infantry. Scottish. He died at the Somme on Sunday 9th July 1916 during WWI and is buried at Ovillers Military Cemetery, Somme, France. (added 13/09/01)

• Navison, Alexander Peacock, Sergeant, 1st and 2nd Battalions Queens’ Own Cameron Highlanders and 2nd Battalion Liverpool Scottish, Number 2928453. Born Cumberland, Maryland USA 15th May 1915. Enlisted 5th March 1934 and served Palestine, Egypt, India and Burma. Discharged 4th March 1946. Died in Croydon 1957. Name submitted by his Daughter in Surrey. (added 17/03/08)

• Nelson, Alexander, Private, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Number 7614605. Born and lived in Motherwell and Wishaw. Died on 8th February 1941 and buried in Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Grave Reference 1.B.6. Name submitted by his Grand Niece. (added 19/12/08)

• Nelson, Graham. Lieutenant. 5th Bn, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Scottish. Served during WWI and killed in France in August 1917 as a member of the Royal Flying Corps. The eldest son of Colonel William Nelson, OBE, TD, and Mary Nelson of Glasgow, a graduate of Glasgow Academy. Buried in Cathcart Cemetery, Renfrewshire, Scotland. (added 25/09/00)

• Nelson, Robert Marr (Roy),Lieutenant, 7th Battalion Parachute Regiment,Army Air Corps, Number 229770. Son of Col. William Nelson, OBE, TD and Mary Nelson (nee Benzie) of Glasgow. Died, aged 40, on 28th March 1945 while leading a small goup of volunteers in a reconaissance mission across the Maas River as part of Operation Plunder which became Operation Varsity. This account is given in a letter sent to his Mother by his Commanding Officer Lt Colonel Pine-Coffin. He was predeceased by his brother Graham Nelson, see above, who was killed in action during the First World War. Roy is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Grave reference 41.D.3. Name submitted by his Nephew after whom he is named.(added 26/3/2007)

• Newton MM., H. Private. No. 270426. Royal Scots. Information is requested by the informant regarding the citation of the Military Medal awarded to Pte Newton during World War 1.If you have any information about this, please contact Trev Eeles(added) 21/05/01)

• Nicholson, Charles Gillan, Private, 1st/5th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers, Number 1757. Son of William Nicholson and Sarah Nicholson of 56 Mains street, Locherbie, Dumfriesshire. Killed in action aged 19 at Achi Baba Nulla, Gallipoli when the Battalion attacked across Mercer Road, Backhouse Road, Trotman Road and Parson Road. 6 officers of the Battalion were killed in this action and 5 wounded and 76 other ranks killed and 183 wounded. His name is recorded on the Helles Memorial Panel 84 to 92 or 220 to 222. Name submitted by his Great Nephew. See also Charles Taylor and William Nicholson.(added 02/05/07)

• Nicholson, William, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Born in Dumfries 18th March 1873 son of Helen Nicholson. Served during the South African War and re-enlisted in WW1. Died September 1943. Name submitted by his Great Grandson. See also Charles Nicholson and Charles Taylor.(added 02/05/07)

• Nisbet, Robert. b. 1883. Gunner. No. 169688. "A" Bty, 108th Bde, Royal Field Artillery. Scottish. Son of John Reid Nisbet and Mary Muirhead Findlay of Edinburgh. Husband of Elizabeth Mill Taylor, father of John and William. He died on 23rd March 1918 from wounds sustained in a direct hit on his gun emplacement. He is buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France.(added 03/06/99)

• Nixon, James. Private. No. 5540. 2nd Bn, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Scottish. Son of Edward and Christina Marshall Nixon, husband of Mary Harley Nixon of Old Churchyard, Hawick, Roxburghshire. He was killed on 16th October 1914 aged 23 and his name is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. (added 04/06/99)

• Nixon, John. Lance Corporal. No. 10749. 1st Bn, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Scottish. Son of Edward and Christina Marshall Nixon of Ladylaw Place, Hawick. He died on 26th April 1915 aged 22 in Turkey. His name is commemorated on the Helles Memorial. Brother of the above. (added 04/06/99)

• Nixon, William John, Private, 44th Battalion Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment), Number 461466. Born 17th September 1887 at 3 Westmarch, Paisley, Renfrewshire son of Andrew and Mary Jane Nixon (nee Thomson) of 24 Kilnside Road, Paisley. Emigrated to Canada 1907. Married Katharine Nixon (nee Poyte) of 622 Furby Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in November 1914. Killed in action north west of La Coulotte, Avion, Lens, France 7th May 1917. His name is recorded on the Vimy Memorial. Name submitted by his Great Nephew in Paisley. (added 17/03/08)

• O'Brien, Francis. b. 1883. Private. No. S/7370. 2nd Bn, The Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Enlisted in November 1914 and was sent to France in April 1915. Killed in action near Rue d'Ouvert, north-east of Givenchy on 18th June 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated by name on the Le Touret Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. Son of Patrick and Mary O'Brien. Husband of Mrs Bridget O'Brien of Hallside Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow. (added 02/06/99)

• O'Brien, Frank. b. 1917. Gunner. No. 897321. 306th (Renfrewshire) Battery, 77th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA). Scottish. Enlisted at Cathcart, Glasgow, on 26th April 1939. The 306th Battery was a Territorial Artillery Unit based at Cathcart, with the Regimental Headquarters and 305th Battery at Greenock. Mobilised in September 1939 the regiment moved to France as part of the 51st Highland Division in January 1940. In February 1940 an exchange of units took place and the 77th Field Regiment, along with the 6th (Perthshire) Battalion, The Black Watch, was transferred to the 4th Infantry Division, a Regular Army Division with the British Expeditionary Force. After the Evacuation of Dunkirk in May 1940 the unit was stationed in the New Forest area of Hampshire, England, during the imminent threat of German invasion. The 77th returned to Scotland in April 1942 and was stationed in the borders at Selkirk, making numerous trips to Loch Fyne for combined operations training. In March 1943 the regiment moved to North Africa with the First Army. Between March and May 1943 it took part in the Battles of Oued Zarga, Medjez Plain and Tunis where, on the Cap Bon peninsula, the guns of the 306th Battery fired the last shots of the Tunisian Campaign. After a short period in Egypt the regiment moved to Italy in March 1944 where it saw action in the Battles of Monte-Cassino II, Liri Valley, Trasimene Line, Arezzo, the Advance on Florence and the Rimini Line. In December 1944 the 77th was diverted to Greece with the 4th Division during the unrest caused by the Greek Civil War. After the war Gnr.Frank O'Brien became a postman with the G.P.O in Glasgow where he worked until his retirement in 1979. The son of the late Philip O'Brien and Mary Ann O'Brien of Hallside Street, Glasgow,he married Mary Mcfarlane in 1947, and later became father of Frances, Geraldine, Raymond and Christopher. In 1964 the 306th Battery held its first reunion in Glasgow. Frank served as a member of the "306th Committee" until his death in 1989. With a dwindling roll of comrades the 77th Field Regiment held its final reunion in Eastbourne in 1990.

• O’Brien, Norman. Sergeant 2^nd Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment). Number 2752619. Son of Mr and Mrs Christopher O’Brien, husband of Phyllis May O’Brien, father of David and uncle of Mrs A P Warren. Died on 1^st October 1947 aged 33 and buried in Highgate Cemetery, Middlesex, Square 140, Grave 49248. (added 13/09/05)

• O’Keefe, Sarah, Stewardess, HMS Crescent, Women’s Royal Naval Service, Number G/4649. Daughter of Mrs Annie O’Keefe of 18 Livingstone Street, Addiewell, Midlothian. Died aged 23 on 18th February 1919. She is buried in West Calder Cemetery, Grave reference D.201 and her name is recorded on the West Calder War Memorial. Name submitted by her Nephew from Ontario, Canada. (added 31/05/09)

• O'Neill, Edward. b. 1899. Private. No. 3207234. 21st Reserve Bn, Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) Canadian/Scottish. He was drowned on Saturday, 9th August 1919, aged 20. He is buried at Witley (Milford) Cemetery, Surrey, England. His parents, Sarah Hartley and John O'Neill came from Wigtownshire, Scotland. (added 01/05/01)

• Oag, George Marchbank. b. 1883. Private. No. 25202. 14th Bn, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Scottish. Killed in action on Sunday 31st December 1916 at Rouen, France, age 31, and is buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. Born and enlisted in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the son of James and Margaret Oag. Husband of Mary Cairns and father of John, George and Mary. Residing in Edinburgh. (added 10/08/01)

• Ogilvie, Charles Scott, Lance Corporal, 13th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force. Born 19th December 1886 in Glasgow. Went to Canada in 1913 to work for Canadian National Railways. Enlisted 19th August 1914. Landed in France 2nd February 1915. Served at Ypres. Gassed 23rd April 1915 and captured by the Germans the following day. POW at Gottingen, Cassel, Langensalza and Soltau. Repatriated to Canada, married in Montreal and had two children. Died as a result of his injuries 28th August 1939. Name submitted by his Grandson in Vancouver, Canada. (added 01/08/07)

• Ogilvie, James Roy, Second Lieutenant, 80th Field Company Royal Engineers. Born on 16th June 1898, son of C. S. Ogilvie of Claremont, Burnside, Glasgow. Died aged 20 on 22nd August 1918 and buried in Daours Communal Cemetery Extension Grave reference V. C. 3. Name submitted by his Grand Nephew.(added 8/1/07)

• Osborne, John Frater, 2/Lt Seaforth Highlanders, Mentioned in Dispatches, number 323185. Son of James Frater Osborne and Isabella Osborne of Glasgow. Killed in action in Italy aged 23 1st October 1944. He is buried in Coriano Ridge War Cemetery Grave reference XV,D,L. Name submitted by his Cousin in Caerffnnon, Barry.(added 22/11/07)

• Owen, Samuel, Private, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, Number 6999 and 60100. Born 20th February 1885 at Renton Dunbartonshire son of Robert Owens and Margaret Miller, husband of Susan Jamieson of John Wilson Street, Greenock. Enlisted on 6th October 1914. Wounded and listed as an Army Pensioner. Died (of wounds) in the Red Cross Hospital, Ralston, Paisley on 19th July 1935. Name submitted by his Grandson.(added 31/05/09)

• Palmer, Charles (Chick), Sergeant, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's). Born Muiralehouse, Bannockburn 1921, the eldest son of James and Mary Palmer. Enlisted Stirling 1938. Served in France 1940 and escaped to UK. Joined the Reconnaissance Corps and posted to 8th Army (and Long Range Desert Group) in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and France. Wounded and evacuated home. Transferred to the 7th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and became a Sergeant Major and Instructor with the Army Cadet Force (A&SH). Died aged 68 after a long illness and is buried in Bannockburn Cemetery. Name submitted by his son who served in the Argyll & Sutherland highlanders and the Parachute Regiment and his daughter in law who served in the Royal Navy. (added 28/03/06)

• Parfitt, Alfred Harold, Armourer's Crew, Royal Navy, HMS Natal, Number M/13756. Son of George A and Elizabeth E Parfitt of Herwen House, Pontypridd. Died aged 19 on 30th December 1915 aboard HMS Natal when she blew up under mysterious circumstances in the Cromarty Firth. His name is recorded on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Reference 9. Name submitted by his Great Niece. (added 07/03/06)

• Parkinson, Joseph Thomas, Private 11th (Service) Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Number S/7356. Born Barony, Lanarkshire 18th September 1892 son of Joseph and Christina Parkinson of 36 Preston Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow. Enlisted Glasgow. Killed in action aged 24 on 4th May 1916. His battalion was part of the 15th Scottish Division serving in the Hohenzollern sector north of Hulluch. Nineteen men of the battalion were killed during May 1916. He is buried in Vermelles British Cemetery Grave Reference II.F.35. Name submitted by his Great Great Nephew in Aberdeenshire. (added 31/05/07)

• Paterson, James Baird, Sapper, Royal Engineers, Inland Waterways and Docks, Number WR/322934. Born Govan, Lanarkshire son of John Paterson of Gillhead, Cambusnethan and husband of Mary Thomson Paterson, 15 Struthers Street, Calton, Glasgow. Died at home aged 51 on 14th March 1918. He is buried in Glasgow Eastern Necropolis, Grave reference 21.1211. Name submitted by his Great Great Grandaughter. (added 28/11/08)

• Paterson, John, Private 10th Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number S/5531. Born in Banff, son of James Paterson and Barbara Morrison, husband of Elizabeth Steel and father of Christina and Helen. Enlisted in Hamilton. Served in France from 9th July 1915. Killed in action at the Battle of Loos on 25th September 1915. His name is recorded on the Loos Memorial, Panel 115 to 119 and on the Bellshill War Memorial. Name submitted by his Granddaughter in Kettering. (added 18/08/10)

• Patterson, Robert Campbell, Sergeant (Flight Engineer), 49 Squadron (also 617 Squadron) Royal Air Force, Number 628327. Born 1907 son of Robert Aylmer Hunter Paterson and Wilhelmins Campbell Paterson of Edinburgh. Husband of Elizabeth McLean Paterson of Edinburgh. Joined RAF 1938. Took part in Operation Chastise, the Dams Raid, May 16/17 1943, on board Lancaster Bomber AJ-Y in the third wave of the attack. Killed in action aged 36 on 23rd September 1943 during a raid on Mannheim in which 32 aircraft were lost. He is buried in Reinberg War Cemetery, near Krefeld, Germany, Grave Reference 18.A.13. Name submitted by his Grand Daughter. (added 17/03/08)

• Pattison, John Buchanan, born Crail, Fife 1897 only son of John Pattison and Janie Dryburgh Buchanan or Pattison, Grocers of Crail. Attended Waid Academy, Anstruther and joined the local branch of the Clydesdale Bank, Anstruther, April 1913. Joined the Machine Gun Corps August 1915 and served in France. Commissioned 2/Lieutenant Black Watch 5 September 1916 and posted to the 7th Battalion serving in France. Wounded 30 July 1917. Promoted Lieutenant 5 March 1918. Died of TB 1 August 1924 at his parents home at 1 Tollbooth Street, Crail aged only 27 years and buried in Crail Parish Churchyard. (added 11/06/05)   

• Peddie, Alexander Fraser. b.1873. Private. No. 8525. 1st Bn, Kings Own Scottish Borderers. Scottish. Enlisted at the outbreak of the First World War and took part in the initial Gallipoli landings in April 1915. On 4th June, 1915, at the commencement of the Third Battle of Krithia he was hit by machine gun fire as his company left the trenches and died instantly. He was buried where he fell and has no known grave. Son of Andrew McKay Peddie, 1843-1908, Master Painter of Leith and Margaret Fraser 1845-1877. He was a painter journeyman, employed on the Dundas Estate at South Queensferry, West Lothian, and a widower with a family of three. His wife, Elizabeth McPherson or Metcalfe died in 1913. (added 12/11/98)

• Pendergast, Harold, Bugler, 2nd/10th Battalion The King’s (Liverpool Regiment) (Liverpool Scottish), Number 357730. Born Glossop, Derby, son of Mrs Kate Pendergast of Denton, Manchester. Enlisted at Ashton-under-Lyne. Killed in action aged 20 in the line near Armentiers on 12th April 1917. He is buried in Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension, Grave reference II.B.35. Name submitted by his Great Nephew from Preston. (added 25/08/11)

• Perks, Harry, Private, 6th (Perthshire) Battalion Black Watch, Number 1815. Born 11th September 1891 in Blairgowrie, Grandson of Frederick Perks, Coachman to Sir James Clark Rattray, Brother of Mrs Frances M Bruford, Laundry Cottage, Mickleham Downs, Dorking. Enlisted in Perth 1915. Killed in action aged 24 on 30th July 1916 in an attack on High Wood. He is buried in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval Grave reference XIV.F.10. Name submitted by his Niece. (added 19/12/08)

• Petrie, Neil J., POWEA Royal Navy. Born 1981 in Dundee, joined 2001 and served HMS Campbeltown, HMS Vengeance and HMS Vigilant. Served Gulf Region 2002. He currently rotates on Deterrent Patrols. Due to the nature of the Submarine Service the work of these sailors goes largely unnoticed and unrecognised and they regularly go for months without contact with their loved ones. Name submitted by his parent. (added 30/01/09)

• Philp, James. British. National Service. James "Jimmie" was killed during the Malayian Conflict by the Chinese Communist rebels. His cousin Tom Hutton visited Singapore and Malaya, Kwalalumpar in June 1998 but was unable to find his resting place. If you have any information please contact Tom Hutton (added 21/05/01)

• Philips, Hubert Saunders. b 1919. Private. 5th Bn, Gordon Highlanders. British. Stationed forward of the Maginot Line in 1940, fell back in the defence of Paris before being captured at St-Valerie-en-Caux in June 1940. He remained a prisoner of war until 1945. Hubert Philips was a resident of Aberdeen. (added 05/07/99)

• Phillip, Alexander, Sapper, 205th Field Company, Royal Engineers, Number 88816. Son of Mr J Phillip of Wellbank, Kingennie, Dundee. Died on 17th December 1917 and buried in Minty Farm Cemetery Belgium, Grave reference I.C.10. (added 23/01/07)

• Phillips, David Mills, Private, 1/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, Number 3109. Served WW1. Name submitted by his son, see Thomas Farrell Phillips. (added 21/01/08)

• Phillips, Thomas Farrell, Private, C Company 1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry, Number 14095669. Son of David Mills Phillips, see above. Served in Palestine 1947/48. (added 21/01/08)

• Picken, James. Leading Aircraftsman, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Number 987468. Born 1912, son of Thomas and Martha Picken and husband of Edith Annie picken of Largs, Ayrshire. Died aged 33 on 20th September 1945 and buried in Kiel War Cemetery, Grave Reference 6.B.5. (added 13/09/05)

• Pollock, Hillhouse Reid. b. 1916. Scottish. 4th/5th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. He served and fought in World War II. (added 21/05/01)

• Powrie, Alan. Second Officer. S.S. Creofield (Newcastle-on-Tyne) Merchant Navy. He died on Wednesday 31st Jan 1940, age 44, and is commemorated at Tower Hill Memorial. (added 10/08/01) 

• Powrie, Alan, Second Officer, SS Creofield, Merchant Navy. Born 1895 Monifieth, Forfarshire. Killed in action aged 44 on 31st January 1940 when his ship carrying bulk creosote oil was torpedoed by German submarine U59 off Great Yarmouth and a total of 17 crew members were lost. His name is name is recorded on the Tower Hill Memorial, Panel 33. Name submitted by a reader in Oregon, USA. (added 30/01/09)

• Powrie, Albert. Corporal. No. 7604247. Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He died on Friday 30th March 1945, age 48, and is buried at the Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, India. Son of Peter Flood Powrie and Elizabeth Scott Powrie of Dundee. Husband of Janet Grieve Powrie, of Dundee, father to Ernest Peter (below). (added 10/08/01)

• Powrie, Ernest Peter. Private. No. 14773945. 5th Bn, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Scottish. He died on Monday 26th March 1945, age 18. He is buried at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany. Born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, resided in Dundee, he is he son of Albert Powrie (above). (added 10/08/01)

  They both died four days apart from each other.

• Powrie, Albert G. Private. No. S/22854. 10th Bn, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders). Born in Millbank, resided Ellon, Aberdeenshire and enlisted at Aberdeen.He died of wounds on Sunday 6th October 1918, and is buried at the St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. (added 10/08/01)

• Powrie, Alexander. Corporal. RR/1204. 1st Regiment, South African Infantry. He died on Friday 22nd March 1918 and is commemorated at the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. (added 10/08/01)

• Powrie, Charles Duncan. Sergeant. 214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Reserve. Scottish. He died on Saturday 7th December 1940, age 24, and is commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England. Son of Robert and Katharine Powrie of Perth. (added 10/08/01)

• Powrie, David. Driver. No. 2349791. Royal Corps of Signals (attached III Indian Signal Corps). Scottish. Born and resided in Edinburgh. He died on Wednesday, 23rd June 1943, age 35, and is buried at the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. Son of David and Maud Powrie, husband of Agnes L. Powrie of Balornock, Glasgow. (added 10/08/01)

• Powrie, David, Driver, Royal Corps of Signals, Indian Signal Corps, Number 2349791. Son of David and Maud Powrie and husband of Agnes L. Powrie of Balornock, Glasgow. Prisoner of War of the Japanese. Died aged 35 on 23rd June 1943. He is buried in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand, Coll. Grave 6.C. 57-61. Name submitted by a reader in Oregon, USA. (added 30/01/09)

• Powrie, Henry (or Hendry) Brown, Sergeant MM. Royal Field Artillery. Number 44209. Military Medal London Gazette 11th November 1916.(added 27/03/06)

• Powrie, Henry Jack. Private. 15th Bn, Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regt.). Canadian. He died on Tuesday, 26th September 1916, age 34, and is commemorated at the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. (added 10/08/01)

• Powrie, J.D. Lieutenant. 3 Field Regiment, South African Artillery. South African. He died on Saturday, 21st July 1945, age 31, and is commemorated at the Alamein Memorial, Egypt. Son of John B. and Margaret Powrie of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. (added 10/08/01)

• Powrie, James. Private. No. S/8846. "C" Company, 1st Bn, Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Born in Errol, Perthshire, enlisted Blairgowrie. Killed in action on 21st May 1915, age 25, and is commemorated at the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Leper, West-Vlaandreren, Belgium. Son of Mr and Mrs John Powrie, Blairgowrie, Perthshire. (added 10/08/01)

• Powrie, James, Guardsman (Piper), Scots Guards. Number 9022. Born Newtyle, Forfar 1874. Shepherd. Enlisted 11th June 1891 at Perth. Appointed Piper 18th August 1892. Served 22years and 18 days (at Home and in South Africa and Egypt). Awarded the South African Medal with the clasps Belmont, Modder River, Dreifontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill and Belfast. Married Elizabeth Wilkinson 7th December 1902 at Windsor. Father of Donald Allen, born 11th November 1906, David William born 11th January 1911 and Margaret Elizabeth born 16th December 1912. Discharged 28th June 1913. Died Hackney, London aged 62 in 1937. Name submitted by his Grandson. (added 29/04/06)

• Powrie, John. Lieutenant. H.M. Trawler "Pelican"; Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Scottish. He died on Friday, 18th February 1916, age 25, and is commemorated on the Dundee Eastern Necropolis, Dundee, Scotland. (added 10/08/01)

• Powrie, John. Private, 2nd Battalion Black Watch. Son of William Powrie and Helen Davidson of Liff, Dundee. Died 12th December 1899 of wounds received at the Battle of Magersfontein and interred at Kimberley, West End. (added 27/03/06)

• Powrie, John McIntosh. Private. No. 5829603. 4th Bn, Suffolk Regiment. Born and resided in Sunderland, he died on Friday, 27th August 1943, age 25, and is buried at the Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar (Burma). (added 10/08/01)

• Powrie, John McIntosh, Private 4th Battalion Suffolk Regiment, Number 5829603. Born in West Sunderland, his parents and siblings were from Errol, Perthshire. Prisoner of War of the Japanese. Died aged 25 on 22nd August 1943. He is buried in Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) Myanmar. Name submitted by a reader in Oregon, USA. (added 30/01/09)

• Powrie, Robert Allan. Air Gunner. 159 Sqn, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He died on Saturday, 9th October 1943, and is buried at the Rangoon War Cemetery, Myanmar (Burma). (added 10/08/01)

• Powrie, Thomas. Private. No. 5342. 1st/6th Bn, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders). Scottish. Born in Glasgow, enlisted Barrhead, Renfrewshire. Killed in action on Friday, 28th July 1916, age 21. and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Powrie, Barrhead, Renfrewshire. (added 10/08/01)

• Powrie, Thomas McGavin. Private. No. S/40831. 8th/10th Bn, Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Born and enlisted in Edinburgh. Killed in action on Thursday, 28th March 1918, age 22, he is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Son of George and Jemima Powrie, Edinburgh. (added 10/08/01)

• Powrie, William. Temp/Second Lieutenant. York and Lancaster Regiment (Attd 2/4 Bn). Scottish. He was killed in action on Friday, 27th September 1918, age 23, and is commemorated on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Jessie Graham of Dundee, and the late William Powrie, husband of Jessie McCubbin Powrie of Troon Ayrshire. They had only been married a month when he was killed. (added 10/08/01)

• Powrie, William Shanks. Second Lieutenant. No. 189282. 1st Bn, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Scottish. Born and resided in Dundee. He died on Wednesday, 6th May 1942, age 26, and is buried at the Diego Suarez War Cemetery, Madagascar. Son of William Shanks and Annie Swadel Powrie, of Dundee. Husband of May A.J. Powrie, of Dundee, Scotland. (added 10/08/01)

• Quirie,Mitchell MacClaren, Private 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number S/20276. Born 1899 Peterculter, Aberdeenshire son of Andrew and Helen Quirie, 23 Bloomfield road, Aberdeen, brother of William Donald Quirie. Enlisted at Aberdeen. Killed in action aged 19 on 23rd August 1918 his name is recorded on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial Panel 10. Name submitted by his Grand Nephew in Dunbar. (added 28/11/08)

• Quirie,William Donald, Private 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, Number 14956. Born 1896 Udny, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire son of Andrew and Helen Quirie, 23 Bloomfield Road, Aberdeen. Enlisted in Abredeen. Killed in action aged 22 on 31st July 1917. He is buried at Bleuet Farm Cemetery, Grave reference I.B.24. Name subvmitted by his Grand Nephew in Dunbar. (added 28/11/08)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• Reburn, Henry (Harry), Gunner, 1 Maritime Regiment Royal Artillery, Number 3253772. Son of William and Isabella Reburn of Glasgow and husband of Annie Elizabeth Reburn (nee Haynes) of Glasgow. Killed aged 27 on 24th June 1943 on board RMS British Venture which was sunk by Japanese submarine 1-27 in the Indian Ocean about 300 miles south of Reunion. His name is recorded on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial Panel 80, Column 3. Name submitted by his son in West Sussex. (added 18/08/10)

• 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)

• Reid, Thomas Ferguson, Private, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, Number 6521. Born on 10th April 1884 son of Agnes Reid of Dimity Street, Johnstone, Renfrewshire. Married Annie Fleming in 1906. They had thirteen children. Enlisted in Inverness in 1902 and served in the 1st and 2nd Battalions in Scotland, Malta, South Africa and France. Awarded Good Conduct Badge 1905. Discharged 1915 and with his wife and three of their four surviving children migrated to Western Australia in 1924 where he was a labourer, Sawyer and farmer. He died on 24th December 1940 and is buried with his wife at Wooroloo Cemetery, Western Australia. Name submitted by his Grandson in Western Australia. (added 14/01/12)

• Reilly, Joseph, Private, 2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Number 2986098. Lived in Govan, Glasgow and enlisted aged twenty. Served at home from 15th November 1939 until 2nd February 1940. Posted to Singapore on 3rd February 1940 where he served until he was captured by the Japanese on 14th February 1942. During the period 15th February 1942 to 26th October 1945 he was a Prisoner of War and he worked on the Burma Railway. He returned home on the 27th October 1945 and was finally discharged on 3rd June 1946. He died on 12th May 1957 in the Glasgow Southern General Hospital suffering with pneumonia and complications which were the result of his time as a Prisoner of War in the Far East. He married and four his children survived him. Name submitted by his son. (added 14/01/12)



• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)



• 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)

  

• 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.

• 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)

• 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)

• 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

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• Rule, Andrew Hill (known as Dan), Private, MM,1st/4th Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers, Machine Gun Section, Number 200804. Born Hawick, Roxburghshire, third son of Robert and Jane Rule, Grandson of  John Rule, Inspector of Poor in Hawick and Nephew of Private Harry Rule. Lived and enlisted in Hawick. Killed in action on 17th September 1918. He was awarded the Military Medal, General Service Medal and the Victory Medal. His name is recorded on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Panel 6. Name submitted by his Second Cousin. (added 31/5/09)



• 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  Grand Daughter. (added 28/11/08)



• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• Ryan, Patrick Joseph, Flying Officer, 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Number 135110. Son of John and Margaret Anna Ryan, 60 Ferguson Avenue, Milngavie, Dunbartonshire. Killed in action on 24th August 1943 along with the crew of Lancaster EE192 returning from a bombing raid over Berlin when sixteen other Lancasters were also lost. The aircraft was not recovered. He was awarded the 1939/1945 Star, Aircrew Europe Star, Defence Medal and the 1939/1945 General Service Medal. His name is recorded on the Runnymede Memorial Panel 129. (added 17/10/11)



• Samson, Peter. b. 1882. Private. No. 7730. The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment). Scottish. Enlisted in the regular army in 1900 and from 1904 served in India. On returning to Scotland he was transferred to the Army Reserve but re-enlisted in 1914 for WWI. He was later badly wounded and discharged in 1945. Born in Motherwell, son of Peter and Emily (Williams). Husband of Agnes Thomson and his trade was a coal miner. He emigrated to Australia with his family in 1928 and settled in Ipswich, Queensland. (added 07/09/00)

• Saunders, William. Private. No. 7305. 2nd Bn, Royal Scots Fusiliers. British. Enlisted at Ayr on 29th December 1889, aged 18. Served in the Boer War. Went to Militia on 20th October 1902, then went on to fight in the 1914-18 War. Mortally wounded in 1915, he died at Dover Castle. His home address in 1914-15 was Church Street, Newton, Ayr. (added 01/05/01)

• Scales, Charles. A. Private. No. 17406. 7th Bn, Royal Scots Fusiliers. British. Enlisted at Shoreditch, London. Resided at Hoxton, London. Served 1915-16. Killed in action on 9th May 1916. He is buried at Vermelles British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. (added 01/05/01)

• Shade, James.Private, Number 7041, 2nd Battalion Scots Guards. Born 21st November 1885. Shale Miner. Married with three children. Served three years with the Colours and three years in Reserve. Recalled August 1914. Wounded November 1914. Died at Festubert 16th May 1915. His name is recorded at Le Touret Memorial panel 3 and 4. Name submitted by the husband of his Great Grand daughter.(added 8/1/07)

• Shaw, Andrew McFarlane, Lance Corporal, 1/8th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Number 3390. Born 21st March 1892 in Gorbals District of Glasgow, son of Donald & Helen Shaw (Andrew was the 3rd of six children having two elder sisters Margaret & Catherine, an elder Brother Donald, two younger sisters Helen & Jane and a younger brother Angus), moved to West End c 1901, worked as a Laboratory Boy then Pathology Attendant at Glasgow University from 1906. Enlisted on the 12th August 1915 in 3/8th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, appointed Lance Corporal – 13th November 1915, Draft to France - 24th January 1916 (draft left Dunoon/Glasgow on this date), reverted to Private on joining B.E.F. , France – 6th February 1916, to 51st Highland Division Base Depot, Etaples – 13th February 1916, Joined 1/8th Battalion A&SH and posted to ‘A’ Company (2nd Platoon) – 24th February 1916, (The 1/8th (The Argyllshire Battalion) Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders were part of the 152nd Brigade (1st Highland Brigade), 51st Highland Division), Appointed Lance Corporal on the 8th March 1916, Andrew was Killed in Action on the 2nd July 1916 whilst his Platoon were in the line at Vimy Ridge, Left 2 sector in Fire Trenches (Extracts from 152nd Infantry Brigade War Diary - ‘Report of Operations in ‘LEFT 2’ Night of 1st/2nd July’ - At 12.35am an intense Artillery fire opened on enemy lines in the Sector on our Left. Retaliation at once commenced and continued till about 1.15am. During this bombardment the front held by Right Company and Right Centre Company of 1/8th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders was heavily shelled, the remainder of the front line – 8th Argylls – not so heavily, but CAVALIER and LASALLE trenches were shelled and also QUARRIES. Our Artillery opened in reply about 12.45am and fired till about 1.15AM when bombardment ceased. During this bombardment the telephone lines to two Left Companies of 1/8th Arg & Suth’d Highr’s were cut, but were repaired as soon as bombardment ceased. At about 2 A.M. the Right Centre and Right Companies – 8th Argyll’s – were again heavily shelled and also QUARRIES and CROSS Street. Our Artillery were called upon to open and did so at once. At about 2.25 A.M. a shock as of a mine explosion was felt. Telephone communications was again cut at this time and the news was sent verbally by runner. The crater could not be seen in the dark. About 2.40 A.M. the bombardment ceased, and our guns were told to stop). The Casualties during both bombardments in the 8th Argyll’s were 7 killed, 12 wounded. All casualties were a result of shell fire. Andrew is buried in Mareouil British Cemetery, which is in the village of Maroeuil, 6km northwest of Arras in the Pas-de-Calais Department of France. The 51st Highland Division began the cemetery when Commonwealth forces took over the Arras front in March 1916 from French forces. There was a Tramway, which ran between the front line and Maroeuil, and this was sometimes used to bring back casualties to the cemetery as it was protected from enemy observation by the crest of the hill behind it. Andrew is buried in Plot II J 11 where he lies alongside his six comrades (all are buried in line, Plot II J8 to J13) from the 1/8th Battalion A&SH who were killed during the same bombardment in the early hours of the 2nd July 1916, they lie with over 200 others of the 51st Highland Division. ‘La a’Bhlair s’math na Cairdean’ (‘Friends are Good on the Day of Battle’ - The Gaelic inscription on the 51st Highland Division Memorial at Beaumont Hamel). Nominated by a grateful fellow Glaswegian of a later generation who will always remember and will make sure his children remember.(added 16/04/08)

• Shea, Robert. b. 1920. Private. No. 1830437. 285 Bn, Royal Artillery Field Regiment. Scottish. He served as a Gunner from 10th July 1941 - 8th June 1946 in North Africa, Italy and Greece. His decorations include The Africa Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal and the 1939-45 Medal. He died on 7th March 1994 "The BEST Dad in the World". Nominated by his daughter Jacqueline. (added 06/09/01)

• Shearer, Donald. Sergeant. No. 240348. 2nd Bn, Seaforth Highlanders. Scottish. (added 28/04/00)

• Shearer, John William Haig. b. 1918. RSM. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). British. He served in Normandy, Dunkirk and Africa, now living in Melbourne, Australia. Born in Orkney and moved to Motherwell c.1923. Married 1937 in Coventry to Agnes Whiting (born in India). Brother David (dec. 1990), sister Jean (dec. c.1950) and 3 children, Esther (1938), David (1939), John (1944). Both John senior and junior are known as "Jack". (added 21/05/01)

• Slingsby, John, Private, 2nd Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers, number 1769307. Son of John Philip and Diana Mccall Slingsby, Dalbeattie. Died aged 23 on 19th January 1944. His name is recorded on the Rangoon Memorial Face 10. Name submitted by his Great Niece. (See Walter Slingsby).(added 22/11/07)

• Slingsby, Walter, Private, 11th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, number S/10423. Died aged 33 on 13th October 1916 during the battle of the Somme. His name is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial Pier and Face 15 A and 16 C. Name submitted by his Great Great Niece. (See John Slingsby).(added 22/11/07)

• Skinner, J. Acting Company Sergeant Major John Skinner VC DCM Criox de Guerre (France), 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers, number 6895. Born Polockshields, Glasgow 26th October 1881 son of Walter Skinner, husband of Ann Skinner, 173 Polockshields Road, Glasgow, a native of Inver by Tain Ross-shire. He served in the Boer War and was wounded three times. His Victoria Cross won in action at Wijdendrift, Belgium was gazetted on 14th September 1917: For most conspicuous bravery and good leading. Whilst his Company was attacking, machine gun fire opened on the left flank, delaying the advance. Although CSM Skinner was wounded in the head, he collected six men, and with great courage and determination worked round the left flank of three blockhouses from which the machine gun fire was coming, and succeeded in bombing and taking the first blockhouse single handed; then, leading his six men towards the other two blockhouses, he skillfully cleared them, taking sixty prisoners, three machine guns, and two trench mortars. The dash and gallantry displayed by this warrant officer enabled the objective to be reached and consolidated. CSM Skinner was killed aged 35 at Vlamertinghe, Belgium on 17th March 1918. His grave is located at Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery reference XIII.H.15. (added 22/05/06)

• Slyder, Alexander. b. 1924. Private (Driver). R.E.M.E. Scottish. Served during WWII in Europe the Middle East and North Africa. Emigrated to Canada in 1953 and lived in Toronto before moving to British Colombia. (added 02/04/00)

• Small, James. b. 1894. Private. No. 9372. 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays). Scottish. Born at St. Giles, Edinburgh, Scotland. Enlisted Edinburgh. He went to France on 14th October 1915 and fought in the Battle of Baupame where he was killed in action on Monday, 25th March 1918, age 24. He is commemorated on Panel 1 at Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. The Memorial relates to the period of crisis in March and April 1918 when the Fifth Army was driven back by overwhelming numbers accross the former Somme battlefields, and to the succeeding period of four months during which there was built up, behind the new front, of the army, which on the 8th August 1918 began the "Advance to Victory". He was the son of Alexander and Jane Penman Small of 457, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh. Brother to Euphemia, Isabella, David, Thomas, William, Alexander, Charles, John, Andrew and George. (added 06/09/01)

• Smart, William Adamson. b. 1916 Dundee, Angus. Pvt 2760238, 7th Btn. Black Watch, HM Forces WW11. Died 1 Aug 1943, Sicily, Italy. Son of James and Ann Fenwick Smart, of Dundee. Commemorated Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Grave Reference/Panel Number: IV.D.32. (added 03/03/05)

• Smith, Alexander Scott.  Lance Sergeant No. 2694741  2nd Battalion Scots Guards.  Scottish. Served in WWII,  in the North Africa Campaign. Died  03/07/1942 at Ruweisat aged 25.  Son of Duncan and Helen Smith (nee Scott) and husband of Georgina Winifred Scott Smith of Aldershot, Hampshire. He is buried in El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. (added 13/09/05)

• Smith, Colin McKechnie. b. 28/01/1893. Died 27/04/1917. Private. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders   14th Bn. Service No S/16976. Scottish. Husband of Helen Smith of 106 Broad St, Mile End, Glasgow, Married; 25 Dec 1914 Calton, Lanark. Father to Colin Smith age 5 Months.Parents; Colin Smith and Mary McLaren Smith (nee Wemyss). Buried; Bray military Cemetery, Somme, France (added 16/04/05)

• Smith, Daniel. Private Number 14720388, 1st Battalion the Glasgow Highlanders, Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment). Died aged 23 on 18th April 1945 and commemorated in Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany, reference 3.C.2. (added 24/11/05)

• Smith, George. b. c.1891. Private. No. S/8050. 8th Bn, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany's). British. Born in Grays, Essex, enlisted Southend. The 8th Bn, formed part of 15th Scottish Division attached to the French Third Army in 1918. Killed in action on Sunday, 28th July 1918, age 27, in Buzancy during the Second Battle of the Marne and is buried in Buzancy Military Cemetery, Aisne, France. (I.E.6) "Here the noble thistle of Scotland will flourish for ever among the roses of France" (17th (French) Division to 15th (Scottish) Division). The monument was erected on the highest point of the plateau, where we found the body of the Scottish soldier who had advanced the farthest (on July 28th, 1918 - Buzancy). He was the son of Mr and Mrs H. Smith of South Ockendon, Essex. (added 10/08/01)

• Smith, John, Private, 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, 46th Battalion Canadian Infantry and 36 Company Home Guard, Numbers 4587 and L97807. Born October 18 1883 at Melbost, Stornoway. Isle of Lewis son of James and Margaret (MacIver) Smith. Husband of Wilhelmina Ridley (married 26th December 1928) and Father of 2 sons and 2 daughters. Served in the Seaforth Highlanders (Piper?) 1901-1907 including service in South Africa. John and his parents and brothers and sisters moved to Canada and began homesteading in Central Butte / Green Prairie district in Saskatchewan. Enlisted as a Piper in the Canadian Infantry 30th September1915. Wounded at the Battle of Amiens and returned to Canada 24th January1919. Served in the Home Guard in WW2. He died on 3rd September 1973 in Cabri, Saskatchewan. Name submitted by his Grandson from Hay River, NWT, Canada. (added 02/11/10)

• Smith, John Irvine, Lance Corporal, 16th Battalion Royal Scots, Number 19648. Born in Edinburgh, son of John and Annie Smith. Enlisted in Edinburgh. Killed in action on 1st July 1916 at the Battle of the Somme in the area of “Heligoland” and “Round Wood” south of La Boisselle during which the Battalion lost three officers killed, three missing and six wounded and four hundred and sixty other ranks killed, wounded or missing. His name is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and face 6D and 7D. Name submitted by his Great Niece. (added 09/09/12)

• Smith, Frederick Greenland, Private, 1st Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Number 42837. Son of David and Sarah Smith, 67 Avenue Road, Springburn, Glasgow. Killed in action aged 24 on 21st September 1918. He is buried in Five Points Cemetery, Lechelle, Grave reference C.25. Name submitted by a family member.(added 18/08/10)

• Smith, Keith, Sergeant, 4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number 2869825. Husband of Jessie Bella Smith of Aberdeen. Killed in action aged 34 on 27th May 1940 during the defence of the Comines-Ypres Canal near Gapaard against the attacks of three German Divisions. He is buried in Deulemont Communal Cemetery. Name submitted by his Grandson (added 3/13/10)

• Smith, Robert. Rifleman. 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 3240715. British. Served during WW2 in France. Died between May 27th 1940 and June 4th 1940. He is buried at Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery. (added 4/12/04)

• Smith, Harry Alfred Robert. b. c.1892. Private. No. 242060. Kings Own Scottish Borderers (and formerly 7602 Suffolk Regiment). British. He was born in India, enlisted Ely, Cambridgeshire, resided in Wilburton, Cambridgeshire. Killed in action on 11th April 1918 in France "Flanders". (added 22/05/01)

• Smith, William. b. 1888. Private. 6th Bn, Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Served during WWI, killed in France in March 1918. Son of William and Elizabeth Smith of Luncarty, Perthshire. (added 26/09/00)

• Sneddon, James. b. 1941. Guardsman. Scots Guards. Scottish. Served from 1959-1965. (added 14/04/99)

• Spilg, William, Private, 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion Highland Light Infantry, Number 330256. Son of Cerson and Sarah Spilg of 64 Jamieson Street, Govanhill, Glasgow. Killed in action 28th May 1917. His name is recorded at Bay 8 Arras Memorial. Name submitted by his Grand Nephew.. (added 06/09/07)

• Steel, James. Private. No. 8359. 2nd Bn, The Highland Light Infantry. Scottish. Son of Mrs Elizabeth Steel of Kidston Street, Glasgow, brother of Robert. Landed in France in May 1915 and died at Bethune in September 1915. He is buried in Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. (added 13/06/00)

• Stewart, Clement. Private, Number 2766138, 1^st Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment). Son of David and Edith Stewart of Forfar, Angus. Killed in action at El Alamein on 24^th October 1942 aged 22 and buried at El Alamein War Cemetery XXVI.F.6. Friend of A/Sgt Leslie Milne Johnstone. (added 13/09/05)

• Stewart, Walter James, (also Walter G), Lance Corporal, X Company 5th/6th Battalion Royal Scots, Number 3555 and 251111. Born Biggar, Lanarkshire son of John and Margaret Potts Stewart, 21 Colville Place, Edinburgh. Lived and enlisted in Edinburgh. Died of wounds aged 33 on 5th October 1918. He is buried in Brie British Cemetery, Grave reference V.C.3. (added 16/10/09)

• Stobo MM, John William. Lance Corporal. 6th and 7th Bns, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, Attd 1/6th Black Watch. Scottish. Joined 18th December 1915. Served on the Western Front, awarded the Military Medal. Brother of Joseph Waugh Stobo, Stewart Stobo and Margaret Isabella Stobo (wife of Angus Ronald Watts, see below). (added 18/01/99)

• Stobo MM, Joseph Waugh. Company Sergeant Major. No 9560. 5th Bn, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Scottish. Enlisted 26th September 1913. Served on the Western Front and awarded Military Medal. Died of wounds 26th April 1918 and buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Brother of Stewart Stobo, John William Stobo and Margaret Isabella Stobo (wife of Angus Ronald Watts, see below). (added 18/01/99)

• Stobo, Stewart. Private. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders & Home Guard in WWII. Scottish. Served with the Camerons 1918-22. Brother of Joseph Waugh Stobo, John William Stobo and Margaret Isabella Stobo (wife of Angus Ronald Watts, see below). (added 18/01/99)

• Strathearn, (also listed as Strathern), William, Private, 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number S/7090. Born Bathgate, Linlithgowshire, enlisted at West Calder, Midlothian. Died of wounds as a result of shelling, returned to hospital in Liverpool and died at home. He is buried in Bathgate. Name submitted by his Granddaughter in Western Australia. (added 8/05/07)

• Strangeways, Alexander Leishman. Corporal. No. 350590. "A" Coy, 9th Bn, Royal Scots. Scottish. Served during WWI, killed in action in March 1918 his name is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. Son of William and Margaret Strangeways, of Harrison Road, Edinburgh. (added 14/06/00)

• Strangeways, Ernest Richard. Private. No. 19140. 1st Bn, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Scottish. Served during WWI, Killed in action in June 1916. Buried in Mesnil Ridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsant, Somme, France. Son of John and Ada Strangeways. (added 13/06/00)

• Strangeway, Richard William. Private. No. K/52963. "HQ Coy" 1st Bn, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. Scottish. Served during WWII. Killed in action in July 1943 aged 23. Son of Richard and Alice Strangeway and husband of Edna Strangeway of Leyland, Lancashire. He is buried in Agira Canadian War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. (added 13/06/00) 

• Strickland, James, Private, 6th (City of Glasgow) Battalion Highland Light Infantry, Number 1728. Born Glasgow son of George and Agnes Brown Strickland, 66 Viewmount Drive, Maryhill. Enlisted in Glasgow and killed in action aged 18 on 12th July 1915 at Achi Baba Nullah, Trenches F12 and E10, Gallipoli. 5 Officers and 31 other ranks of the Battalion were killed in this action. His name is recorded on the Helles Memorial Panel 173 to 177. Name submitted by his third Cousin. (added 28/11/08)

• Stroyan, Charles Ferguson. Sergeant. No. 200489. 1st Bn, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Scottish. Son of William and Mary Stroyan of Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, and brother of William and John. Killed in action on 18th April 1918, his name is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. (added 14/04/99)

• Stroyan, John. Lance Corporal. No. 18257. 11th Bn, Highland Light Infantry. Scottish. Son of William and Mary Stroyan of Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, and brother of Charles and William. Killed in action on 19th March 1916, he is buried in the Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Comines-Warnoton, Hainaut, Belgium. (added 14/04/99) 

• Stroyan, William. Private. No. 9902. 1st Bn, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Scottish. Son of William and Mary Stroyan of Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, and brother of Charles and John. Killed in action on 11th November 1914, he is commemorated on the Ypres Memorial, Menin Gate, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. (added 14/04/99)

• Stuart, George, D.G. Leiutenant. Royal Horse Artillery. Scottish. (added 23/11/98)

• Sutherland, David, Trooper, 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps, Number 7894622. Son of Robert and Agnes Sutherland, Husband of Agnes Sutherland of Halbeath, Fife and Father of Maureen. Killed in action aged 26 on 29th August 1944 when he and his fellow crew members baled out of their Sherman Mark 4 Tank near the factory area at Etrepagny. He is buried in Etrepagny Communal Cemetery, Grave 5. Name submitted by his Grand Daughter. (added 28/07/09) 

• Sutherland, Francis. b. c1892. Private. No 5438. 28th Bn, Australian Infantry, AIF. Scottish. Enlisted in 1916 at Blackboy Hill, Perth, Australia. Killed in action in September 1917, near Ypres. Son of Sinclair and Margaret Sutherland of Avon Terrace, York, West Australia, native of Inverness. Brother of Sinclair (below). His name is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. (added 05/04/00) 

• Sutherland, Sinclair. Private. No 1412. 11th Bn, Australian Infantry, AIF. Scottish. Served during WWI, and died in May 1917 aged 24. His name is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Somme, France. Son of Sinclair and Margaret Sutherland of Avon Terrace, York, West Australia, native of Inverness. Brother of Francis (above). (added 05/04/00)

• Sutherland MM, George. b. 1893. Private. No. 242029. 3800 "C" Coy, 8th Bn, Seaforth Highlanders. Scottish. Enlisted in September 1914 in Edinburgh, served as a Scout, Bomber and Rifleman. He was wounded three times and awarded the Military Medal, 1915 Star and Great War Medal. Mentioned in Despatches in 1918 for Gallant Conduct. Born in the parish of Thurso, Caithness, his trade was a labourer. He survived the war and died in Edinburgh in 1979. (added 15/06/00)

• Swallow , Albert, Private, Seaforth Highlanders, number 4699149. Son of Hannah Swallow (Stewart). Died of Cancer in Leeds on 22nd January 1945. He is buried in Leeds (Harehills) Cemetery, Grave reference Screen Wall. Sec.X.1 Grave 349. Name submitted by his Nephew in Leeds. (added 17/07/07)


• Swan, Neil McAlpine. b. 1895. Private. No. 40774. 10th/11th Bn, Highland Light Infantry. Scottish. Killed in action in December 1916 during fierce fighting between the villages of Warlencourt and Eaucourt-L'Abbaye. Son of James and Janet Swan of Keppochill Road, Springburn, Glasgow, brother of William McNaughton Swan. Buried in Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. (added 19/08/99)


• Swayne, John Duthie. b. 1900. Private. No. S/24084. 7th Bn, Seaforth Highlanders. British. Served during WWI killed in April 1918 at the 3rd Battle of Ypres and his name is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium. Son of William and Mary Swayne, Ashburnham, Dalmeny, West Lothian. (added 28/09/00)

• Sweeney, Robert Rodden, Corporal, Military Medal, Number 19031261, B Company,1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Son of a widowed Mother he joined the Argylls in 1946 and served in Palestine, Hong Kong and Korea. Awarded the Military Medal for action in Korea south east of Songju (Hill 282) on 23rd September 1950. "Corporal Sweeney was in one of the two forward Platoons. Near the summit a party of some 50 North Koreans was surprised and in the fight which followed the Platoon Commanders of both Platoons were wounded. Corporal Sweeney immediately took charge and led both Platoons in a bayonet charge which routed the enemy. Several times acting on his own initiative he countered dangerous enemy infiltration movements sometimes single handed and when eventually he was wounded it was with difficulty that he was removed protesting from the fight". Name submitted by his daughter. (added 8/1/07)

• Tait, Ralph Hastie, Private, 8th Battalion Royal Scots, attached 8th Battalion Highland Light Infantry, Number 7805. Born Walston, Lanarkshire son of James Tait of Stevenson, Dolphinton, Peebleshire. Resident in Peebles and enlisted at Lanark. Killed in action aged 20 on 18th May 1915. His name is recorded on the Le Touret Memorial, Panel 37 and 38. (added 16/04/08)

• Tant, Robert Ross. Born 1910 son of William and Margaret Tant of 12 West Port, Linlithgow, husband of Reita Tant of 3 Knights Court, Knights Park. Served in the RAF, Number 513685, from 1931 to 1934, as a Draughtsman. His last two years in RAF service were at Tangmere. Married in 1936 to Reita Norris from the Norris and Marston families involved with the Sunbeam Motor Company. Later he was one of the Design Team in the Hawker Aeroplane Company where he was responsible for some of the drawings modifying the Hurricane Main Wing Spar to take two 20 mm cannon in place of .303 Machine Guns, producing the Hurricane 2c. Killed aged 33 by an early V1 at about eight o’clock on the evening of 29th June 1944, cycling home from the Hawker Design Office at Claremont Hall. Hawkers arranged for his mother and a brother and sister to travel to Kingston for his funeral. He is buried in Kingston upon Thames Municipal Borough Cemetery. Name submitted by his Nephew in Fife. (added 28/07/09)

• Tavendale, David Robertson, Company Sergeant Major, 1st Battalion Queens’ Own Cameron Highlanders, Number 4427. Born Edinburgh 8th January 1881 son of James and Janet Tavendale, husband of Kathleen Elizabeth Gorman and father of Helen and David. Enlisted 6th June 1898. Served South Africa and awarded Queen’s South Africa Medal with clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, and King’s South Africa Medal with clasps, South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902. Company Sergeant Major 1st October 1913. Mentioned in Dispatches. Killed in action on 11th November 1914 at Nonne Bosschen Wood during the attack of the Prussian Guard at the First Battle of Ypres. He is buried in Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Grave reference VIII.B.13. Name submitted by his Granddaughter in Victoria, Australia. (added 06/06/08)

• Taylor, Archibald. Craftsman, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Number 10572138. Born 1919, son of Archibald and isabella Taylor of Greenock. Died aged 25 on 24th June 1944 and buried in Greenock Cemerery Sec.C.C.C. Grave 187. (added 13/09/05)

• Taylor, Charles Gillan Nicholson, Sergeant 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders. Son of David Taylor and Jane Nicholson. Born Locherbie, Dumfriesshire on 19th December 1921. Enlisted 1936 as a Boy Soldier in the North Staffordshire Regiment and served in India, Palestine, Egypt, North Africa, Italy and North West Europe. Landed in Normandy with the 59th Division and after the battles at Caen when the Division was disbanded he was transferred to 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders. Wounded and listed as missing in action in Holland in October 1944. Prisoner of War in Stalag Luft XIB, Fallingbostel. Liberated April 1945. Served until 1948 when he joined the Belfast Fire Service until 1972. Retired aged 65 in 1986 as Fire Safety Officer for Short and Harland Aircraft Company, Belfast. Died in 2003 shortly before his 82nd birthday. Name submitted by his son. See also Charles and William Nicholson. (added 2/05/07)

• Taylor, Daniel Martin. Lieutenant, 1/7th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Born 10th May 1895, Enlisted in May 1915 in Glasgow and arrived in Gallipoli in June 1915. Lt TAYLOR was killed, aged 20, on 28th June 1915 during the Battle of Gully Ravine and initially buried at Geoghan's Bluff Cemetery before being moved to Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery after the war (Sp.Mem 372). He was the second son of John Eadie TAYLOR and Jessie Gay MARTIN of Chislehurst, 19 Newlands Road, Newlands, Glasgow, Scotland. (added 23/11/05)

• Taylor, James. b. 1891. Sergeant. No. 20/706. 20th (Tyneside Scottish) Bn, Northumberland Fusiliers. English. Born in Tynemouth, Northumberland. Enlisted at South Shields, County Durham, England. He died on 1st July 1916 during the first day of the Battle of the Somme and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. He was the son of George and Jane Taylor, 81 Edith Street, South Shields, County Durham.(added 10/05/01)

• Telfer, William. b. 1830. Sergeant. 79th Cameron Highlanders. Scottish. Enlisted in March 1848. Promoted Corporal in April 1854. Served in the Crimean War at the Battles of Alma, Balaklava and before Sebastopol. Served in the Indian Mutiny, recapture of Lucknow, and the Residency, Fort Rooyia, Allygunge and the Battle of Bareilly. Left the service in June 1860. Re-enlisted as a Private in the 43rd of Foot. Promoted Corporal in January 1863, transferred to 101st Royal Bengal Fusiliers in April 1864. Promoted Sergeant in September 1864. Discharged to Pension in April 1870. Foreign service in Ireland 1848-49; Canada 1849-51; Turkey and the Crimea 1854-56; East India 1857-59 and again in 1867-68. He was awarded the following medals: Crimea with Bars; Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol; India Mutiny with Bar; Lucknow; Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He married Mary Rodgers in February 1853 at St.Cuthberts in Edinburgh and they had five children. (added 19/08/99)

• Thomson, Francis Henderson, Private, 4th/5th Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Number 3526. Born Montrose son of Elizabeth and Francis Thomson 68 Northesk Road, Montrose. Enlisted Bervie, Kincardineshire. Wounded in the action at Schwaben Hohe Redoubt, Thiepval on 14th October 1916 and died of wounds aged 21 on 25th October 1916. He is buried in St Sever Cemetery, Rouen Grave reference B.12.8. (added 17/03/08)

• Thomson, George  2/Lt   Born 15 November 1877 at Dalmuir House, Old Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire, Scotland to James Rodger Thomson and Marion Paterson Neilson of Clydebank, Scotland. James Rodger Thomson was the owner of J&G Thomson Shipbuilding, later to become John Brown. Died 11 September 1916 at Guillemont, Somme, France and buried 12 September 1916 in Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, France. Lt Thomson joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force to World War 1 in 1914 after to emigrating to Canada in 1907 along with his other brothers.   He was assigned to duty with the Division Ammunition Park as a private soldier. His enrolment number was 2424. On arrival in England in early 1915, he was offered a commission in the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders as a 2Lt which he readily accepted. This offer was made as a result of his late father being an Honorary Colonel of the regiment. Due to the horrific losses suffered by the London Scottish in earlier campaigns of 1916, George was seconded to duty with them. He died in that portion of the Battle of the Somme that took place around the area of Guillemont and not far from other infamous battle names such as Courcelette, Fleurs and the Quadrilateral. He died of his wounds that same day and was buried the following day in the Guillemont Road Cemetery. (added 05/10/05)

• Thomson, William Neilson born 24 July 1871 at Princes Terrace, Partick, Glasgow. Eldest surviving son of James Rodger Thomson and Marion Paterson Neilson.  Joined the 1st Dumbartonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps and was commissioned 2/Lt  22 February 1890. He was posted to 'G' Company at Maryhill. He resigned his commission on 4 December 1895.  In 1899, he joined the Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry and was sent to South Africa at  the declaration of the Boer War. In 1901, he transferred to the State Railway Service (later know as the Imperial Railway Service) where engineers were sorely needed to drive armoured trains carrying troups and ammunition.  William died, while so employed, of yellow fever at Watervaal Onder, Transvaal on 4 March 1901. He is buried in at Watervaal Onder, South Africa. (added 04/11/05)

• Thomson, Private, Number 16752, 6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers. Lived in Glasgow and was a driver with Glasgow Tramways Corporation. Husband of Janet and Father of Colin, Nellie, Lily, and John. Killed on the 25th September 1915 at the Battle of Loos. His name is recorded on the Loos Memorial Panel 46-49. Name submitted by his Great Great Granddaughter. (added 18/12/06)

• Todd, Joseph. Born 1914 Gorbals, Glasgow. 3192683 Pte , Pioneer Corps. served during WW2 with 181 Coy in Normandy, Nijmegan,Caen, Gemany. Demobbed in 1946 and returned to Glasgow. Passed away suddenly in 1964. (added 26/01/05)

• Todd, William. B 1910 Gorbals, Glasgow. 3322684 Pte ,(brother of the above Joseph) Pioneer Corps Served during WW2 with 75 Coy. Landed on sword beach, Normandy on the 6th June 1944. moved up through Caen, Nijmegan. In December 1944 he was granted home leave due to his three year old son Alfred having been found drowned in the river Clyde. On his return to Holland weeks later he learned that most of his unit had been killed in action. On the 10th of March he crossed the Rhine into Germany. On the 1st of July 1945 he entered the capital city of Berlin, He was finally demobbed in 1946 and returned home to Glasgow. Passed away peacefully 1983 submited by John Todd. (added 26/01/05)

• Tominey, Thomas Patrick, Private, 7th Battalion Black Watch, Number 3324618. Born 3rd June 1912 in Glasgow son of Margaret and Patrick Tominey of 438 Moffat Street, Hutchiesontown, Glasgow. Received serious head wounds at the battle of El Alamein on 26th October 1942. He died aged 30 at Gabes on 1st April 1943. He is buried in Heleopolis War Cemetery, Cairo, Grave reference 3.G.22. Name submitted by his Great Niece in Perthshire. (added 16/10/09)

• Topp, Ernest Gillian MM, Private, number 252388, 10th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment). Awarded Military Medal Sept 17th 1918. Born Turriff, Aberdeenshire Sept 2nd 1891, son of Mrs Jane Topp of Aberdeenshire, husband of Margaret C B Topp of Cabri, Saskatchewan, Canada and father of Ernest John William Topp, born Sept 17th 1918. Came to Canada before WW1 and when war broke out joined CEF. Killed in Action aged 26 Sept. 28th 1918 at Marcoing Line at Sailly, France and buried at Haynecourt British Cemetery Grave III.B.9. (added 27/07/05)

• Tovey, Duncan. Member of the London Scottish Regiment in WWI and founder member of the Regimental Association, the Glenworple Highlanders. Recorded diary of the same period, up until he was wounded at Givenchy on December 24 1914. Accounts from the diary [link]. (added 27/07/05)

• Tunn AM, John Patrick. b. 1892. 2nd Lieutenant. 9th Bn, Australian Imperial Force. Australian. Joined the AIF on 15th May 1916, posted to 23rd Reinforcements, 9th Bn and sent to Corporals School. In November 1916 he embarked from Brisbane on the Kyarra headed for the UK. In January 1917 he was posted to the 3rd Training Bn at Durrington England. May 1917 he was posted to France. In August he was attached to the 1st Australian Division HQ and promoted to Lance Corporal. In May 1918 he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. In June 1918 he was posted to 5th Army School and returned to the 9th Bn in July. On 21st July 1918 he was wounded in action during an incident for which he received the Albert Medal. He was evacuated to 3rd General Hospital Calais and then to 3rd London General Hospital. After several months of recuperation he was returned to Australia on the Sardinia reaching home in late December 1918. On 12th February 1919 he was listed in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette no. 23 as being awarded the Albert Medal the details of which are: "His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to award the Albert Medal to the Undermentioned Officer, in recognition of gallantry displayed in saving life. Second Lieutenant John Patrick Tunn. On 19th July 1918, as some Australian troops were advancding to an attack in France, one of the men tripped on some wire, and a rifle grenade fell from his rifle to the ground with the pin out. Second Lieutenant Tunn, who was about ten yards away, saw what had happened, and ran back and picked up the grenade. In doing so he also tripped on the wire and the grenade fell from his hand. He picked it up again, and as he did so it exploded and blew off his right hand, besides wounding him in the head. The men were unhurt". John was born in Glasgow 8th July 1892 and emigrated to Brisbane with his parents at the beginning of the century. After his army service he married May Louse Sherman and had two sons and a daughter. He died on 15th October 1955 and is buried in a Brisbane Cemetary. (added 05/07/99)

• Tunn, Patrick. b. 1894. Private. No.18440. Army Service Corp. Scottish. Served during World War One. Known as Peter, he was born in Caledonia Road, Glasgow, the eldest of nine children, to Edward and Elizabeth McIntyre Tunn. He married Agnes Vance Moir in August 1928 at McLeod Parish Church, Glasgow, and they had four children. Peter died in February 1960 and his ashes were scatterd at the Craighton Cemetery, Glasgow. (added 30/08/99)

• Turnbull, Andrew Stewart. Private. No. S/11546. 5th Bn, Cameron Highlanders. British. Served during WWI, and died in September 1915. His name is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. (added 16/10/2000)

• Turner, Alexander Hugh Munro. b. 1911. Serjeant. 1st Bn, Royal Scots (the Royal Regt). Scottish. He served in India. Killed in action in France on 26th May 1940 age 29, and is buried at Le Paradis War Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Comrie and Annie Turner. Husband of Mary Cairns Turner and father of Alexandra, Edinburgh, Scotland. (added 10/08/01)

• Turner, Alexander Rankine. b. 1906. Private. 2nd Bn, The Black Watch. Scottish. He joined the Black Watch in September 1939 and trained in Perthshire. He served in Crete and Tobruk. He was the Senior Shop Acts Inspector for the City of Glasgow, he died in Glasgow in 1982. He was married to Jane "Sheena" Aitken Mitchell Turner and had two daughters Merle and Georgena. (added 05/07/99)

• Turner, Alexander Rankine. b. 1878, joined Pioneer Corps in Word War 1.Got commission in Royal Engineers, invalided out, died 1923, was Baillie in the Glasgow City Corporation. Husband to Margaret Clydesdale Meek. Father to Alexander, Margaret and James (added 4/12/04)

• Turner, John Herbert. b. 1883. Private. No. 7956. 1st Bn, Scots Guards. British. Killed in action in November 1914 during the first Battle of Ypres aged 21. His name is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born in Leeds the eldest son of Arthur Rhodes Turner and Mary Turner. He was a member of the Territorial Army prior to the war. (added 17/03/99)

• Turner, Robert Munro. Scottish. Petty Officer Stoker C/KX 83399. H.M.S. Welshman, Royal Navy. Died on Monday, 1st February 1943 when his ship was hit with one torpedo from the German submarine U-617 and sank 35 miles east-northeast off Tobruk, Libya. Eldest son of Comrie (died from war injuries 1950) and Annie Turner of Edinburgh. Brother of Alexander killed in action 1940. (added 10/05/05)

• Vessie, Francis George. Private. No 254138. 1st/5th Bn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Scottish. Served during WWI, was wounded at the Battle of Loos and later died of his wounds in November 1918 aged 19. Son of Mr and Mrs Vessie of Campsie Road, Musselburgh, Edinburgh. Buried in Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas-de-Calais, France. (added 22/10/99)

• Vivers, John. Captain. 1st/5th Bn, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Scottish. Son of William and Mary Vivers of Manse Crescent, Brydekirk, Annan, Dumfriesshire. He was killed in the Dardanelles in October 1915, aged 25 and his name is commemorated on a memorial at Redoubt Cemetery, Helles, Turkey. (added 25/08/99)

• Waddell MM, John Brough. b. 1899. Sergeant. 15th Bn, Tank Corps. Scottish. Originally in the Seaforth Highlanders he transferred to the Tank Corps. He was promoted to "King's" Sergeant in 1918. He recieved the Military Medal for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the capture of the village of Courcess on 21st August 1918 on the Arras-Alvert railway. Born in Dundee to William Waddell and Jane Wilson Louden. Brother of Frederick William and Dorothea Jane. After WWI he went to India to work in the jute industry but died of cholera in 1922 in Chandpur, East Bengal. (added 01/10/99)

• Waddell , William. Private, 10th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Number S/6708. Born on 19th August 1891 at 5 South Nimo Street, Airdrie son of Robert Waddell, Coal Miner and his first wife Margaret Waddell nee Jack. Margaret died in Airdrie in 1899 and Robert married again in 1901 to Margaret Gardner. They had a child Agnes Waddell born in 1916. William worked as a Coal Miner. He married Annie Millar at Stirling on 29th December1911 and they had a son Robert Jack Waddell born 5th August 1912 and a daughter Jeannie Cameron Waddell born 19th March 1914 at Stirling. Enlisted at Stirling and killed in action at the Battle of Loos on 25th September 1915. His name is recorded on the Loos Memorial Panel 125 to 127. Name submitted by his Nephew in Lancaster. (added 02/11/10)

• Wales, Samuel. Corporal. No. 60811. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Scottish. Served during WWII and died in August 1943, buried in La Reunion War Cemetery, Bejaia, Algeria. Son of Samuel and Jean Wales, husband of Lily Wales of Jedburgh, Roxburghshire. (added 03/03/00)

• Wallace, John McLuskey, born 1878 Glasgow. Sapper No. 86275 Royal Engineers 174th Tunnelling Company (formerly 7950 Scottish Rifles). Died in France 20 March 1916. Buried at Citadel New Military Cemetary, Fricourt. Son of William and Mary Wallace, husband of Elizabeth and father of Mary, John, William and Nellie.

• Wallace, Peter Yaun, Private, 2nd Battalion Scots Guards. Number 8320. Born c. 1891 son of William Wallace and Grace (nee Yaun) of 17 Alexandra Street, Kirkcaldy. Missing believed killed aged 21 on 28th of October 1914 during the First Battle of Ypres. His name is recorded on Panel 11 of the Menin Gate, Ypres. (added 27/06/06)

• Walker, Bertram Amos. b. 1885. Lance Corporal. No. 31259. 2nd Bn, East Lancashire Regiment. Scottish. Died on 5th July 1918 aged 33 and is buried at Sarralbe Military Cemetery, Moselle, France. Born in Gourock, Renfrewshire, son of John Gray Walker and Alice Walker (nee Johnson) of Glasgow. Husband of Emily Florence Walker (nee Booker) of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. 

• Warnock, Hugh, Private 1st/5th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Number 201171. Son of Mr J Warnock, 56 Wellington Street, Greenock. Enlisted at Greenock. Killed in action on 1st August 1918. He is buried in Raperie British Cemetery, Villemontoire, near Soissons, Grave Reference X.E.8.Name submitted by his Niece and Great Nephew. (added 26/3/07) 

• Watson, Henry (Harry) Stirling, Lance Corporal, “N” Special Company, Royal Engineers, Number 169506. Born 27th April 1897 at 8 Freeland Place, Kirkintilloch, second son and third child of James Watson, Master stonemason and his wife Janet Watson (nee Stirling) residing at III, Cowgate, Kirkintilloch. A gifted pupil of Maths and Science at Lenzie Academy, Harry won the Cuthbertson Bursary which enabled him to enter Glasgow University in 1915. He studed Mathematics, Natural Philosophy and Chemistry. He was a member of the Kirkintilloch YMCA. He enlisted at Kirkintilloch in late 1915 whilst in his first year and joined the Colours in 1916. He received his basic training and was posted to France. In October 1917 he fought in a major offensive at Dixmude when his unit were temporarily assigned to the Belgian Army. For his part in the action on 28 October 1917 he was awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre (posthumously announced in the London Gazette, 31 March 1925). He was killed in action aged 20 recovering trench mortars a little to the north-east of Eggeswaertscappelle, on Wednesday 14th November 1917 and he is buried with fellow Royal Engineers in Steenkerke Belgian Military Cemetery, Grave reference B.8. His name is recorded in the National War Memorial, Edinburgh Castle, Kirkintilloch Town War Memorial, the Roll of Honour at Lenzie Academy, the Roll of Honour at Glasgow University, a plaque in the Clydesdale Bank, Kirkintilloch and the Watson Family Headstone at Old Aisle Cemetery Kirkintilloch. Name submitted by his Great Nephew. (added 25/08/11)

• Watson, Robert Campbell, Guardsman, 1st Battalion Scots Guards, number 2698026. Born 22nd April 1920. Son of Charles and Margaret Watson, Cowdenbeith, Fife and husband of Irene Victoria Watson, Rotherhithe, London. Killed in action in Tunisia on 24th April 1943 and buried at Massicault War Cemetery Grave Reference IV.E.18. Name submitted by his nephew from Tain. (added 22/11/07)

• Watts, Alan. Lovat Scouts. British. Served 1939-45. Took part in the D-Day landings and thereafter. Brother of Robert Watts, son of Alan Cameron Morrison Watts and Grandson of Harman Watts. (added 24/11/98).

• Watts, Alan Cameron Morrison. b. 1886. Sergeant. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. British. Served with the Regiment on the Western Front 1914-18. Son of Harman Watts and Clara Jane Graham. Brother of Graham Harman Watts, Archibald Roy Watts and Angus Ronald Watts. Uncle of Angus William Roy Watts. (added 23/11/98)

• Watts, Angus Ronald. b. 1898. Major. 1st and 3rd Bn, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, 1st Bn, The Royal Scots. British. Enlisted 23rd April 1913, joined 1st Bn, Cameron Highlanders. Home Service 1913-17. Then drafted to France and subsequently posted to 1/4th Seaforth Highlanders, 51st Highland Division. Wounded October 1918 and invalided to UK. 1919-28 served with 1st Bn, Cameron Highlanders in India. 1929-31, posted to Depot, Inverness. 1931-35 served with 1st Bn, Cameron Highlanders in Fyazabad India. Discharged to Pension 16th April 1935 with rank of Sergeant. Recalled 1939, commissioned in 1st Bn, Camerons. Subsequently transferred to Anti-Tank Company, 1st Bn, Royal Scots. Severely wounded by machine gun fire in the legs at the Battle of Kohima. Invalided home and released from service 24th October 1945. Medals: 1914-18 War Medal and Victory Medal. 1939-45 Star, Burma Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Son of Harman Watts, brothers: Graham Harman Watts, Alan Cameron Morrison Watts and Archibald Roy Watts. Uncle of Angus William Roy Watts. He married Margaret Isabella Stobo (see Stobo Family above) and was the father of Heather Margaret Watts (later McCallum). Died 12th October 1980. (added 13/11/98)

• Watts, Angus William Roy. b. 1919. Corporal. 2nd Bn, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, 1934-44, Intelligence Corps 1944-45. British. Joined the Camerons on Boy Service in 1934. Served in Palestine and India, Egypt and Libya. Captured at Tobruk, June 1942. POW in Fara Sabina, Italy, 1942-43. Escaped and at large for 10 months, taken in by the Bassani family who provided false identity papers, shelter and food at great risk to themselves. Repatriated 1944. Transferred to Intelligence Corps. Taken seriously ill with TB and invalided out in 1945. Born Burton on Trent, Staffordshire. Son of Archibald Roy Watts MC, 1st and 6th Bn, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders and 25 Squadron, RAF, and Margaret Smith. (added 12/11/98)

• Watts MC, Archibald Roy. b. 1891. Captain. 1st, 2nd and 6th Bn, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders and 25 Squadron, RAF. British. Enlisted in the Camerons on Boy Service 19th June 1906. Discharged as not having attained the required physical height standard, 10th August 1909. Re-enlisted 1st Bn, the Camerons 1911. 1914-18 fought at Ypres, Loos, the Somme, Arras and Passchendaele. Wounded twice and mentioned in Dispatches. Commissioned into 6th Bn, Camerons, September 1916 where he joined his brother Graham Harman Watts who had received his commission at around the same time. 26th April 1917 at Cavalry Farm near Guemappe, SE of Arras, awarded the Military Cross. His Company had advanced to within a few yards of the German trenches where they came under enfiladed fire from three machine guns. They established a strong point and held it for almost a day. The citation reads " For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When the enemy raided one of our strong points, he moved about the men encouraging and directing them. He went out in front with a rifle himself and accounted for several (actually twelve) of the enemy". In 1918 he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and was commissioned as an Observer in the RAF on its formation in 1918. Flew with 25 Squadron, a bombing and photo-reconnaissance squadron equipped with De Havelland 4 aircraft. In June 1918 he took part in a special raid on the German Imperial Train at Trelon, bombing it and the Chateau from 500 feet. Flew a total of 50 missions, 34 photo-reconnaissance and 16 bombing raids. Total operational flying time in France 175 hours 30 minutes. Highest altitude (in an open cockpit) 21,500 feet. Shot down two enemy aircraft and drove one down out of control. Returned to Regiment and discharged July 1919. Recalled 1939 and posted to Home Command-Transport and Searchlight Units. Promoted to Captain. 1944 posted to Vehicle Driving and Maintenance School, Craven Arms. Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Defence Medal, War Medal and 1939-45 Medal. Son of Harman Watts, brother of Graham Harman Watts, Alan Cameron Morrison Watts and Angus Ronald Watts, father of Angus William Roy Watts. Died Birmingham 1976. (added 16/11/98)

• Watts, Graham Harman. b. 1882. Lieutenant. 2nd Bn and 1st Bn, Cameron Highlanders, King's African Rifles. British. Enlisted 2nd Bn, Cameron Highlanders 13th August 1897, aged 15. Bandsman. Posted to 1st Bn, 16th November 1907. Appointed Band Sergeant, 16th August 1911. Appointed Company Sergeant Major, 1st October 1914. Appointed Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 7th April 1915. Commissioned to 6th Bn, Cameron Highlanders, 25th September 1916. Transferred to King's African Rifles, 7th September 1917. Died 1st July 1918, Nairobi, Kenya as a result of Valvular Heart Disease. Buried in the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Nairobi. During his time with the Camerons he served in Gibraltar, Crete, Malta and South Africa. Sailed to France with the 1st Bn at the outbreak of war in 1914 and saw continuous service on the Western Front from the 13th August 1914 to August 1917. Son of Harman Watts and Clara Graham. Brothers: Alan Cameron Morrison Watts, Archibald Roy Watts and Angus William Watts. Uncle of Angus William Roy Watts. Married Annie Hutton at Reigate, Surrey, 24th May 1915. One son. (added 13/11/98)

• Watts, Harman. b. 1847. Quarter Master Sergeant. 26th Regiment of Foot (Cameronians) and Royal Military College, Sandhurst. British. Enlisted 26th April 1864 in the Cameronians at Farnham, Hampshire. Posted to India arriving 24th July 1865, posted to Abyssinia March 1868. Posted back to India, 15th May 1868. Promoted to Corporal, 12th February 1872, promoted to Sergeant, 30th December 1872. 22nd January 1875, posted to United Kingdom, promoted to Colour Sergeant, 29th November 1876. 8th August 1880 posted to Malta. May 1881 transferred to the Staff of the Army, promoted to Quarter Master Sergeant, 1st July 1881. August 1882 posted to Egypt to serve with Judge Advocate General's Office. 10th November 1882 posted to Royal Military College Sandhurst. Retired from the Army, 31st August 1893 after nearly 30 years of service, with almost 10 years spent in India. Medals: Abyssinian War Medal, Egyptian War Medal. Khedive's Bronze Star, Silver Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct. Illegitimate son of Amelia Watts. Married Clara Jane Graham, 11th January 1877, she died in 1889 and is buried at the Chapel, Sandhurst. Married Sarah Jane Woodward 1890 (she died in 1853). Father of Graham Harman Watts, Alan Cameron Morrison Watts, Archibald Roy Watts and Angus Ronald Watts. Grandfather of Angus William Roy Watts. Died Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, 1929. (added 16/11/98)

• Watts, Robert. Royal Scots Greys and 14/20th Hussars. British. Enlisted in Boy Service with Royal Scots Greys. Transferred to 14/20th Hussars. Served in India, Palestine and the Middle East. Served with Armoured Division in WWII. A farrier by trade Robert attended Dunblane Academy. He was the brother of Alan Watts, son of Alan Cameron Morrison Watts and grandson of Harman Watts. (added 24/11/98)

• Watts, W. Private. No. 32891. Royal Scots. Served in the First World War, he received the British War Medal and the 1914-19 Victory Medal. (added 08/01/99)

• Wavell, Archibald John Arthur, Major, MC, 2nd Earl, Black Watch. Born1916, son of Field Marshall The Rt Hon Archibald Percival 1st Earl, Viscount Wavell. 2/Lt 1936, wounded Palestine 1938 and Burma 1944. Major 1949. Shot by terrorists while leading a patrol north of Nairobi, Kenya 1953. Name submitted by a former member of the Royal Norfolk Regiment whose brother served with Major Wavell in India. (added 21/01/08)

• Webster MM, James Francis. Private. No. 6565. Scots Guards. British. Served in WWI and received the Military Medal on 1st May 1918 for service in Belgium. He was from Salford, England. (added 17/11/98)

• Welch, Frederick William James, Lieutenant, 9th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Number 251453. Attached Seaforth Highlanders North Africa 1942 – 1943. Killed in action Odon, Normandy, 1st July 1944. His name is recorded on the Bayeux Memorial Panel 14, Column 3. (added 29/05/08)

• Wells, William McGhie, Private, 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Number S/10040. Born Dumfries 31st October 1885. Lived in Kilmarnock and worked as a printer. Married with six children. Enlisted Dumfries. Arrived France 27th July 1915. Killed in action aged 29 at the Battle of Loos 25th September 1915. His name is recorded on the Loos Memorial Panel 115 to 119. Name submitted by his Great Grand Daughter in Spain. (added 21/07/08)

• Welsh, Robert Milne Ballantyne, Captain 7th Battalion, Border Regiment. Born 1893. Son of Alex Welsh and Katherine H Welsh of Innerleithen, Peebelsshire. Killed in action at Arras 23 April 1917. His name is recorded on Bay 6 of the Arras Memorial. Informant, Robert Paul Bywater, eldest son of Eileen Sheila Katherine Welsh niece to Captain Robert Welsh. (added 27/07/05)

• Whyte, William. b. 1898. Wireman 2nd Class. HMS Ariel. Scottish. Royal Navy. He was the son of William and Elizabeth Whyte of Glasgow. William Whyte was lost at sea at the age of 20, when his ship the HMS Ariel was sunk on Friday 2nd August 1918. (added 10/05/01)

• Wield, William J.G. b. 1913. Captain. No. 124773. King's Own Scottish Borderers & Royal Indian Army Service Corps. Scottish. Enlisted in 1935, served in Malta, Palestine, France and Belgium before joining the RIASC in 1941 and serving in Burma (now Myanmar). He returned home for 5 months in 1945 before signing up for another 5 years service with RIASC. He disembarked at Rangoon in May 1946, during the uprisings later that year he drowned trying to save another's life. He is commemorated in Rangoon War Cemetery, Myanmar. He was mentioned in Dispatches and suffered severe burns earlier in his career. He was married to Anges Reid Cannon and father to two girls and one son. Born in Annan, Dumfriesshire to William and Elizabeth Thomson Graham Wield. (added 13/04/99)

• Wight, Robert, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 8th Battalion Royal Scots, Number 33. Born Tranent, Haddingtonshire on 14th February 1874 son of James and Margaret Wight of Retreat Cottage, Elphinstone. Husband of Margaret Wight of Main Street Elphinstone. Enlisted in Tranent. Killed in action on 16th May 1915 aged 41 during the first stages of the Battle of Festubert while holding captured trenches under heavy artillery fire. His name is recorded on the Le Touret Memorial Panel 4. Name submitted by a distant relative in London.(added 13/04/99)

• Williamson, Isaac Gordon. b. 1914. Private. Royal Scots. British. Served during WWII in the Far East where he was captured in Hong Kong by the Japanese and spent the rest of the war as a POW. After the war he married in 1948 and lived unitl 1992. (added 28/03/00)

• Willison, Alexander, Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery, Number 275512. Son of James and Margaret Willison, Parkhead, Glasgow. Died of malaria aged 35 while serving in India on Sunday 28th April 1918. His name is recorded on the Kirkee 1914- 1918 Memorial Face 2. When Alexander died in 1918 he left a son David (aged 7) and daughter Margaret (aged 5) orphaned back in Glasgow, their mother Elsie, nee Forbes, Alexander's wife, having died from complications after the birth of her daughter. Alexander's daughter was adopted by his brother James Willison (formerly of The Royal Scots and then The Royal Regiment of Artillery) and his wife Elizabeth Ogg, who was a lifelong friend of the children’s mother from their childhood days in Aberdeenshire. All three emigrated to New Jersey, USA in 1926. His son was adopted by members of his late wife's family who emigrated to British Columbia, Canada with the boy around the same time. Name submitted by his Great - great Nephew. (added 22/11/07 and amended 3/12/09).

• Wilson, Frederick. King's Own Scottish Borderers. British. (added 16/11/98)

• Wilson, John. Private. No. S/2123. 10th Bn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Scottish. Killed in action at Flanders, Belgium on 3rd/4th November 1915 aged 28. He is commemorated in the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. He was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire. Resided in Glasgow. Enlisted at Stirling. Husband of Helen Margaret Robertson, who died sometime before 1st December 1920. They had three sons and one daughter eventually living in or around Kingston, Ontario, Canada. (added 10/05/01)

• Wilson, Thomas, Able Seaman, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Collingwood Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Number Clyde Z/2324. Born 4th July 1897 in Rutherglen, son of Thomas and Sarah Wilson of 43 Farie Street, Rutherglen. Fitter in the North British Locomotive Works. Killed in action aged 17 on 4th June 1915 at the Third Battle of Krithia, near the Kereves Dere when the Battalion went forward in support of the attack and “was practically destroyed”. His name is recorded on the Helles Memorial, Panel 8 to 15. Name submitted by his Second Cousin in Glasgow.(added 02/09/09)



• Wightman, George Cairns, Sergeant, DCM, 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade, Number 6913204. Born Swinhill 26th June 1915 brother of Mary, Sergeant John W Cairns Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment and Sergeant Robert Cairns RA and step son of Alexander Thomson, 12 Victoria Street, Larkhall. Employed in the London Street grocery branch of Larkhall Co-operative Society. Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal London Gazette 19 August 1941. "On 8th May when approaching enemy defences at Halfaya Pass, sudden and very heavy fire was opened on this NCO's carrier Pl from about 500 yards by 2 field guns or 5 A/Tk guns and numerous Heavy and Light MG's. The leading carrier was immediately hit, the Officer i/c Platoon was seriously wounded (he subsequently died) and the driver killed. Sgt Wightman went forward in his carrier under this very heavy fire to tow the damaged carrier and occupants to safety. He made two attempts, each time leaving his vehicle under heavy close range fire to adjust the tow ropes, but another direct hit made the carrier impossible to tow. He therefore removed the wounded Officer and put him in his carrier. He then removed the weapons from the damaged carrier and rendered the wireless set unserviceable before abandoning the vehicle, and drove his carrier to safety. This was all carried out under heavy close range fire of all calibres of weapons. His action under heavy fire in full view of the enemy showed the greatest coolness, gallantry and unselfish devotion to duty and to his Platoon Commander." Sergeant Wightman died on active service on 20th November 1941 aged 26. He is buried at Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Grave Reference 16.D.16. Name submitted by his step-niece in Australia. (added 5/02/08)

• Wood DCM, Alexander. b. 1893. Sergeant. No. 330243. Highland Light Infantry. Scottish. Born in Glasgow. Pre-1914 Territorial, served throughout WWI, in the rank of Sergeant he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He set a magnificent example, inspiring the men with him to hold on at all costs though both flanks had gone, and to keep shooting down the enemy. One night he led a patrol which encountered an enemy patrol, whom they dispersed, killing eight, and taking four prisoners" Re-enlisted in September 1939, served in Orkneys with 12th Garrison Battalion. Invalided out in 1943. An Iron driller to trade. Married to Agnes McConnell in 1919. He died on 1st April 1952. (added 10/08/01)

• Wood, Alexander. b. 1921. Staff Sergeant. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Scottish. He enlisted in 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in July 1939, served bfiefly with 1st Btn at Aldershot but was not posted to France. Transferred to TA Battalion in Tain; Volunteered for service with Commando, joined 11 (Scottish) Commando and served in Cyprus and Syria. On disbandment of 11 (Scottish) Commando, he was posted to 2nd Btn, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, served in Eritrea, Abyssinia and Egypt. He was captured at Tobruk in June 1942, POW in North Africa and Italy, escaped in Italy and returned to UK in Spring 1944. Attached to East Lancs Regiment as Instructor. Transferred to Military Provost Staff Corps from which he was demobbed as Staff Sergeant in July 1946. Born in Glasgow, son of Alexander Wood and Agnes McConnell (see above). Serving as a ship's steward in the Merchant Navy when he enlisted in QOCH. Employed after WWII in Post Office in Brechin, Girvan, Paisley, Letham, and Fordoun. He died on 24th December 1989. (added 10/08/01)

• Wood, William Adamson, Private, Number 1711, 7th Battalion Royal Scots. Brother of Frank Wood of 3 Mall Avenue, Musselburgh, Midlothian. Died aged 19 on 28th June 1915 in the attack from Trench H10 near Gully Ravine, Gallipoli. He name is recorded on the Helles Memorial, Panel 26 to 30. Name submitted by his Great Nephew. (added 23/01/07)

• Woolvine, George R. b. 1916. Gunner. No. 1545284. 64 (The Queens Own Glasgow Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. English. Killed in action at Medjez El Bab pass, Tunisia on 28th December 1942. Born Brighton, resided in Glasgow. Son of Mary Woolvine (later Hamilton). (added 21/05/01)

• Wright, Adam Brown. b. 1922. Gunner. No. 14563800. 5th Bn, The Devonshire Regt., 86 Anti-Tank Regt., Royal Artillery. Scottish. Son of Donald and Mary Wright of Glasgow. He died in August 1944 and is buried in Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France, aged 22. (added 07/09/00)

• Wright, Charles Gibson Miller. Private. No. 5350. "A" Coy, 1/8th Royal Scots. British. Served during WWI. Killed in action in October 1916 and is buried at Engelbelmer Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. (added 15/06/00)

• Wright, Hugh, Lance Corporal, Number 2003820, Royal Engineers, attached Headquarters 49th Division. Born 30th October 1917. Son of David and Mary Wright of 599 Duke Street, Dennistoun, Glasgow. Died aged 26 on 21st October 1944 and buried in Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Limburg, Belgium, Grave Reference V.A.12. Name submitted by his Second Cousin. (added 18/12/06)

• Wright, Hugh, Private, Number 4511, 6th Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Born 1884 Son of Hugh Wright of Gowanbrae, Blairmore, Argyll. Died aged 32 on 30th June 1916. Buried in Glasgow Southern Necropolis (Central Division) Grave Reference 231. Name submitted by his Great Nephew. (added 18/12/06)

•  Young, Arthur Alexander. Private, Army Service Corps. Number DM2-169603. Born 22nd December 1896. Resident of Peterhead. Served WW1. Gassed and died as a result of respiratory problems in 1919. Name submitted by his Great Nephew Bruce Young. See also John and Gordon Young. (added 27/03/06)

• Young, Gordon Neil. Sergeant, 20 Battery, 2nd Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery. Number M40. Born 19th February 1919 Vancouver, Canada of Scottish parents. Served WW2 5th September 1939 to 12th July 1945 with the Royal Canadian Army Expeditionary Force. Died 20th February 2003. Name submitted by his son Bruce Young. See also John and Arthur Young. (added 27/03/06)

• Young, John. Master Mariner, Merchant Marine. Born New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire 1st July 1858. Husband of Isabella Walker (formerly Young) of Castle View, Forres, Morayshire. Master of the "Chloris". Died aged 59 on 27th July 1918 when his ship was sunk off Hull by U107. His name is recorded on the Tower Hill Memorial and at the Scottish National War Memorial. Name submitted by his Grandson Bruce Young. See also Arthur and Gordon Young. (added 28/03/06)

• Young MM, Charles Bogie. Private. No. 3011. 51st Bn, Australian Infantry, AIF. Scottish. Served during WWI and was awarded the Military Medal before being killed in April 1918 aged 30. His name is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Somme, France. (added 25/09/00)

• Zamansky, Jack Leslie, Private, 5th Battalion Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, number 2934189. Son of Michael and Mary Zamansky, Glasgow and husband of Lena Zamansky, Glasgow. A Barber. Died aged 26 on 23rd March 1943. He is buried at Enfidaville War Cemetery Grave Reference V.A.4. Name submitted by his Grandson in Australia. (added 22/11/07)