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4th/5th Battalion, Black Watch    4th/5th Battalion, Black Watch was formed on the 15th of March 1916 by the amalgamation of the 1/4th and 1/5th Battalions. They served with 15th Scottish Division. 24th Dec 1916 Reliefs 1st July 1917 Battalion Parade State 15th July 1917 March to Camp   16th July 1917 March to Moulle   17th July 1917 Training 19th July 1917 Posting 27th July 1917 Battle Training 29th July 1917 Move   30th July 1917 Officers 30th July 1917 On the Move 30th July 1917 Casualty Return 31st July 1917 In Action 1st Aug 1917 Recommendations For M.M. 3rd Aug 1917 Recommendations For Honours 6th August 1917 Casualties 10th Aug 1917 Awards 25th Sep 1917 Into Position   16th May 1918 Royal Scots raided Enemy Lines. 17th June 1918 Operational Order No.27    If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 4th/5th Battalion, Black Watch? There are:19 items tagged 4th/5th Battalion, Black Watch available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 4th/5th Battalion, Black Watch during the Great War 1914-1918. Archibald George. Pte. (d.31st Jul 1917) Dingwall Hugh. L/Cpl. (d.14 0ctober 1916) Fairweather David George. Pte. (d.14th Oct 1916) Henderson Archibald. Pte. (d.15 Nov 1917) Japp Bertram Watson. Pte. (d.18th September 1918) Wateridge William James. Pte. (d.1st Aug 1918) All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 4th/5th Battalion, Black Watch from other sources. 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If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. We are now on Facebook. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.   Pte. David George Fairweather 4/5th Btn. (d.14th Oct 1916) David Fairweather's brother, John Milne was killed by sniper at Cambrin 1st Nov 1917. Gordon Cameron Add to this record.   Pte. George Archibald 4/5th (Angus and Dundee) Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (d.31st Jul 1917) George Archibald was born in Dublin and enlisted in Edinburgh. He was killed in Flanders. s flynn Add to this record.   Pte. William James Wateridge 4th/5th Btn. The Black Watch (d.1st Aug 1918) William James Wateridge, Private S/40618, enlisted in Dunfermline and served in the 4th/5th Battalion, the Black Watch. He died on the 1st August 1918 and is buried in Raperie British Cemetery, Villemontoire. His medal card also records the regimental number 3458 and the award of the War and Victory Medals. William was born in Jarrow 1897, son of Charles Ernest and Matilda Agnes Wateridge nee Wade of 229 Jefferson Street, Newcastle. The 1911 census form records his parents living at 11 Wellesley Street, Jarrow with Charles(38) a papermaker beaterman in a paper mill and Agnes(32) his wife of 14 years. William(13) is their only child and still attending school. Vin Mullen Add to this record.   L/Cpl. Hugh Dingwall 4/5 Btn Black Watch (d.14 0ctober 1916) Hugh was killed at Schwaben Redoubt and is buried in Connaught Cemetery. He was 19 years old when he died. Paul Tovey Add to this record.   Pte. Archibald Henderson 4/5 Btn. Black Watch (d.15 Nov 1917) Archibald Henderson served with the 4th/5th Black Watch, he died on the 5th of November 1917 and is remembered at Tyne Cot. Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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