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11th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
11th (Service) Battalion, Royal Scots was raised at Edinburgh in August 1914, as part of Kitchener's First New Army.
after initial training in the Edinburgh area they joined 27th Brigade, 9th (Scottish) Division and moved to Bordon. They proceeded to France in May 1915 and went into action in the The Battle of Loos. In 1916 they were in action in the Battle of the Somme, including the capture of Longueval, The Battle of Delville Wood and The Battle of Le Transloy. In 1917 they fought in the The First and Second Battles of the Scarpe during the Arras Offensive, The First Battle of Passchendaele and The action of Welsh Ridge. In 1918 they fought on the Somme, in the Battles of the Lys and The Advance in Flanders, capturing the Outtersteene Ridge and seeing action in in the Battle of Courtrai and the action of Ooteghem. They were resting in billets at the Armistice. 9th (Scottish) Division was selected be part of the occupation force and on the 4th of December they crossed into Germany to take up a position at the Cologne brideghead on the Rhine. In late February 1919, the original units were demobilised, being replaced by others and The Division was renamed the Lowland Division.
11th May 1915 11th Royal Scots in France
11th May 1915 Motor Vehicles
15th May 1915 Concentration
15th May 1915 Report
15th May 1915 Orders
16th May 1915 Orders
17th May 1915 On the March 
20th May 1915 11th Royal Scots under Instruction
20th May 1915 Respirators
20th May 1915 Instruction
25th May 1915 Bombs
29th May 1915 Inspection
29th May 1915 Inspection
31st May 1915 Instruction
5th Jun 1915 On the March
2nd July 1915 Carrying Party
5th July 1915 Reliefs
9th July 1915 Bombardment
14th Jul 1915 Heavy Rain
1st Sep 1915 Instructions
1st Sep 1915 Orders
2nd Sep 1915 Orders
7th Sep 1915 Observation Precautions
10th Sep 1915 Instructions
14th Sep 1915 Instructions
15th Sep 1915 Defence Scheme
17th Sep 1915 Reliefs
21st Sep 1915 Orders
25th Sep 1915 11th Royal Scots in Action
16th October 1915 Quiet day in billets.
12th Mar 1916 Dangerous Work
8th Ju1y 1916 "A" Coy. continued digging all day,
24th Oct 1916 Reliefs
16th August 1917 Gas discharged
29th August 1917 Posts
1st Jan 1918 Reliefs
3rd Jan 1918 Enemy Aircraft
4th Jan 1918 Air Raid
6th Jan 1918 Air Raid
7th Jan 1918 Quiet
7th Feb 1918
8th Jan 1918 Harassing Fire
11th Jan 1918 Prisoner
13th Jan 1918 Enemy Artillery
14th Jan 1918 Frosty
15th Jan 1918 Orders
16th Jan 1918 Poor Conditions
17th Jan 1918 Shelling
18th Jan 1918 Attack Planned
19th Jan 1918 Quiet
20th Jan 1918 Orders
21st Jan 1918 Shelling
22nd Jan 1918 Some Shelling
23rd Jan 1918 Raid
25th Jan 1918 Fog
26th Jan 1918 Prisoner
27th Jan 1918 Orders Received
28th Jan 1918 Shelling
1st Feb 1918 Foggy
2nd Feb 1918 Reliefs Complete
3rd Feb 1918 Cleaning up
4th Feb 1918 Training
5th Feb 1918 Training
6th Feb 1918 Training
8th Feb 1918 Training
9th Feb 1918 Training
10th Feb 1918 Training
11th Feb 1918 Training
12th Feb 1918 Training
13th Feb 1918 Training
14th Feb 1918 Training
15th Feb 1918 Training
16th Feb 1918 On the Move
18th Feb 1918 Inspection
19th Feb 1918 Training
20th Feb 1918 Training
21st Feb 1918 Training
14th Mar 1918 Attack Expected
3rd Apr 1918 In the Line
5th Apr 1918 Divison to be withdrawn
10th Apr 1918 Confusion
11th Apr 1918 An Officer's Diary
20th Sep 1918
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Those known to have served with11th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) during the Great War 1914-1918. - Bell John. Pte. (d.1st Aug 1917)
- Callan Thomas James. Pte (d.22nd October 1916)
- Cope John Wassell. Pte. (d.19th August 1918)
- Crawford David. Lance Corporal
- Curley MM, Robert. Sgt.
- Dundas MID Richard Charles. Lt.Col. (d.25th Sep 1915)
- Feeney Patrick. L/Sgt. (d.17th October 1918)
- Gibson MiD. Alexander Scott. Sgt.
- Hunter Harry Salvona. Pte.
- Keating Francis. Sgt. (d.7th June 1917)
- Longworth James Albert. Pte. (d.23rd March 1918)
- McNaughton Henry. Pte. (d.8th Nov 1916)
- Milne John. Pte. (d.12th October 1917)
- Mongan John James. Pte. (d.27th Sept 1915)
- Mongan John James. Pte. (d.27th Sep 1915)
- Mongan John James. Pte. (d.27th Sept 1915)
- O'Neill William. A.Sgt (d.16th September 1917)
- Oke MC and Bar, MID. Harris Rendell. Capt.
- Payne Walter. Sgt. (d.12th Mar 1916)
- Robson William. Pte. (d.12th Oct 1917)
- Rodney Wilfred David . Pte. (d.28th June 1918)
- Steedman Robert. Pte. (d.27th September 1915)
- Walker Joe. Pte. (d.10th April 1918)
- Watt James. Pte. (d.21st Mar 1916)
- Wilkie Alexander. Pte. (d.9th April 1917)
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A.Sgt William O'Neill 11th Btn. Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) (d.16th September 1917) William O'Neill is the great uncle of my wife. William's sister Isabella immigrated to Canada before the Great War. Her married surname was Groom.
The Widow's Penny that was distributed to a deceased soldier's next of kin in now in our possession here in Canada. William's mother was Eliza O'Neill who lived in Edinburgh at 45 Albany Street.
We have a copy of his will written 24 June 1917 obtain via the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Pte. Henry McNaughton 11th Battalion Royal Scots (d.8th Nov 1916) Henry McNaughton was the 2nd son of John and Betsy McNaughton. He was born in Abernethy, Perthshire on 6th of June 1897 and was much loved by his brothers and sisters, Bryce, Bessie, Mary and Johanna. He is commemorated on the War Memorial in Abernethy.
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Sgt. Robert Curley MM, 11th Battalion Royal Scots My grandfather, Robert Curley of Glasgow, joined the 11th Battalion, Royal Scots in October 1914 aged 16 or 17. He was demobbed in early 1919 as a sergeant and holder of the Military Medal. I have attached a copy of some photographs and documents that I have recently found among some of my late mother's papers. It shows a fresh faced youth when he joined up, a picture from winter 1916 with a goatskin jacket just marked "somewhere in France" and as a sergeant just before he was demobbed. The latter picture could be the father of the lad that joined up, such he has aged after 4 years in the trenches. He was wounded while a L/Cpl in 1917. Also attached copies of the letter that arrived with his Bronze Star and Military Medal and the letter sent to his father to advise that he was wounded. I would like to know where he may have served, all I know for certain was it was on the Western Front.
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Pte. John Wassell Cope 11th Btn. Royal Scots (d.19th August 1918) My Maternal Grandfather, John Cope entered into service first with the Ayrshire Yeomanry as a private. This unit was integrated into the 12th Royal Scots Fusiliers. Grandfather's last assignment was with the 11th Royal Scots, he was killed on the 18th or 19th of August 1918 during the Battle Hoegenacker Ridge in France. His body was recovered and is buried in Meteren Military Cemetery.
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Pte. Harry Salvona Hunter 11th Btn. Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) Harry Hunter was my father. He was born in 1899 in Trafalgar Lane in Leith. He told me he ran away from his work aged 17 after a fight with the owner! His first stop was Dalmany Street Recruiting Office. He ended up as No. 1 in a Lewis Gun Team in 16 Platoon, D Company, 11th Royal Scots. In late 1918 in the advance along the Menin Road he was badly wounded. He died in 1969 but his stories were told to me in the fifties so my memory is stretched a bit too. That's all he would say apart from the funny stories about army life in the trenches. In keeping with most soldiers I believe. The pictures are of him in the Boy Scouts around 1915 and one of a letter he sent to his pal, later my Uncle George.
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Capt. Harris Rendell Oke MC and Bar, MID. 11th Btn. Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) T./Capt. Harris Oke, R. Scots was awarded a Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in leading a successful counter-attack during a critical moment of the withdrawal in March 1918. By his efforts, heavy casualties were inflicted on the enemy, and a lost position was reoccupied. It was while encouraging his men that he was wounded, but he did not leave the field until arrangements were completed. Throughout the whole battle, he showed great energy and courage. 26th of Jul 1918 The London Gazette (Suppl 30813) page 8830.
After recovering from a gunshot wound to the right shoulder, Oke served in the North Russia Relief Force during the Archangel Campaign in 1919 for which he was he awarded a Bar to his Military Cross. T.f Li, Harris Rendell Oke, M.C., llth Btn. R. Scots. attached to 45th Btn. R. Fusiliers. His skilful handling of his platoon was largely responsible for the gaining of all objectives. By opening fire on the enemy's river craft he saved the column a large number of casualties. Two steamers and one gunboat put up the white flag. Subsequently, in conjunction with an officer, he formed a defensive line at a critical time. He did excellent work (M.C. gazetted 26th July 1918). 22nd Jan 1920 "Awarded a Bar to the Military Cross" The Edinburgh Gazette. page 233.
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Lance Corporal David Crawford 11th Battalion Royal Scots My grandfather David Crawford was in the 11th Battalion, Royal Scots.
He served in France during WW1 and was discharged due to being shot through the left wrist, possibly during the battle of Loos. He was shipped to the Mater Infirmorum Hospital in Belfast on 4th of Oct 1915.
He was unable to use his arm and was rounded with this all his life; there is a record of him being a day patient at Erskine Hospital until 1924.
He survived until 1965.
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Pte. James Watt 11th Btn. Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) (d.21st Mar 1916) James Watt is our Great Uncle. My cousin Brian Cruden in Aberdeen has been searching for James for quite sometime. He tracked him down quite by chance via a war medal. This then led him to his War Will where he found out he had used this alias. His actual name was John Cassie who left the Gordon Highlanders in 1914 after being with them since 1898 only to rejoin under the regiment and alias he died with: James Watt
Brian has contacted the War Graves Commission to have his name put on his headstone at Rifle House Cemetery Belgium. We do not know why he did what he did. If anyone can shed any light on our story we would be grateful. Editors Note: John Cassie alias James Watt is reported as having died in March 1916 during the build up towards the Somme. Possibly from earlier wounds.
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Pte. John James Mongan 11th Btn Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) (d.27th Sept 1915) John James Mongan was the eldest son of James and Mary Anne Mongan. They came to Glasgow in 1890 from Ireland with John James's sister Mary. John James was born in Glasgow in 1892 and he had another brother, Francis Joseph, who was born in 1894. When John James left his home to join the Army his parents never saw him again. He was never found, all we have is a memorial panel in Loos Cemetery; he died in France. It is sad because I don't even know what he looked like as there are no photographs of him. John James's brother Francis Joseph was my Grandfather and my father and brother's name is John James in memory of John James who never came home.
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Pte. John James Mongan 11th Battalion Royal Scots (d.27th Sep 1915) This is all I know about my great uncle John James Mongan. He served with the Royal Scots 11th Battalion and was aged 23 when he died in September 1915. He was never found and his name is commemorated on the Loos memorial.
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Pte. John Bell 10th Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (d.1st Aug 1917) Jack Bell enlisted in Glasgow and was killed in action in Flanders aged 21. He was the son of the late Ellen Bell and the late Cpl. John Bell (5/7177. Royal Dublin Fusiliers), of 20, Quinn's Cottages, Dunne St., Dublin, formerly of 26 Corporation Street. He May have enlisted in the 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers before the war. Jack is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Update: Pte. Bell was know as 'Jack', his real name being John. In early 1917 he enlists in Glasgow with the 3rd. btn of the Royal Scots and his service number is 38948. On arrival in France, he is assigned to the 11th Btn of the Royal Scots, but by July of that same year he is drafted to the 10th. Cameronians, and here he is given a new service number of 41614. His new unit were stationed in the Ypres area, and this was to be the last draft of men received by that unit before the battle in which Jack is killed.
In the June and July of that same year, The 10th Cameronians had seen heavy fighting and had taken raids on enemy trenches. There was a huge loss of men on both sides, but little ground gained. The battle had commenced on 31st July and was know as the Third Battle of Ypres. There had been strong enemy counter attacks and in less that 48 hours Jack's regiment had gone from 100 men to just 12. Jack was missing and his body never found, it was thought that he had been killed by artillery fire. He is remembered, with the thousands of other soldiers with no known grave, on the Menin Gate Memorial in Belgium.
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Lt.Col. Richard Charles Dundas MID 11th Btn. Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) (d.25th Sep 1915) Lt Col. Richard Charles Dundas served with the 11th Battalion the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) and was killed in action during the Battle of Loos on the 25th September 1915.
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