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14th (1st London Scottish) Battalion, London Regiment
14th (1st London Scottish) Battalion, London Regiment, a Territorial unit had thier headquarters at 59 Buckingham Gate when war broke out in August 1914. They were attached to 4th London Brigade, 2nd London Division and were quickly mobilised and moved to Abbotts Langley. They proceeded to France, landing at le Harve on the 16th of September 1914. They saw thier first action at Messines on the 31st of October 1914 under the command of the Cavalry Corps. On the 7th of November 1914 the battalion joined 1st Brigade, 1st Division and were in action during
the Winter Operations of 1914-15. In 1915 they were in action during The Battle of Aubers and The Battle of Loos. On the 8th of February 1916 they transferred to the newly arrived 168th Brigade, 56th (London) Division who were assembling in the Hallencourt area. In 1916 they were in action on The Somme taking part in the diversionary attack at Gommecourt on the 1st of July. Also The Battle of Ginchy, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval in which the Division captured Combles and The Battle of the Transloy Ridges. In 1917 they were in action during The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line and the Battles of Arras in April, then The Battle of Langemarck in August, then the Cambrai Operations in November. In 1918 They were in action on The Somme, in the Second Battles of Arras, the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Final Advance in Picardy. At the Armistice the infantry were in a rest period, whilst the artillery were in action. The Division received orders to join the British force to occupy the Rhine bridgeheads, but these orders were cancelled on the 21st of November, when they were in the area of Harveng undertaking road and railway repairs. Demobilisation was completed on the 18th of May 1919.
4th Aug 1914 Orders Received
17th Aug 1914 On the Move
15th Sep 1914 On the Move
16th Sep 1914 First Territorials in France
16th Sep 1914 On the Move
17th Sep 1914 Wounded
17th Sep 1914 Wounded
18th Sep 1914 Assistance
19th Sep 1914 On the Move
22nd Sep 1914 Moves
25th Sep 1914 Duties
26th Sep 1914 Moves
28th Sep 1914 Travel
1st Oct 1914 Duties
5th Oct 1914 Companies Return
8th Oct 1914 Orders
11th Oct 1914 Company Move
14th Oct 1914 On the Move
15th Oct 1914 On the Move
23rd Oct 1914 Prisoners
24th Oct 1914 Prisoners
27th Oct 1914 On the Move
28th Oct 1914 On the Move 
30th Oct 1914 On the March
31st Oct 1914 London Scottish in Action
31st Oct 1914 Counter Attack
1st Nov 1914 London Scottish in Action
1st of November 1914 German Attack
2nd of November 1914 Casualties 1st London Scottish
2nd of November 1914 Three Groups Organised
3rd of November 1914 On The Move
4th of November 1914 Inspection
5th Nov 1914 Perfectly Hopeless
7th of November 1914 Movements of 1st London Scottish
7th of November 1914 Messines Attack Slow
8th Nov 1914 Artillery In Action
8th of November 1914 London Scottish in Trenches
9th Nov 1914 Relief
9th of November 1914 Five days In Trenches
10th of November 1914 Heavy shelling
12th of November 1914 Message From Lord Cavan
13th of November 1914 Reliefs
14th of November 1914 Corps Reserve
16th of November 1914 On The Move
17th of November 1914 On the March
19th of November 1914 H.R.H visits London Scottish Billets
20th of November 1914 Battalion Inspection
20th of November 1914 Artillery in Action
21st of November 1914 Inspection
21st of November 1914 Regiments Under-strength
22nd of November 1914 Divine Service
22nd of November 1914 In the Line
23rd of November 1914 Command Change
23rd of November 1914 Refitting
25th Nov 1914 Funeral
25th of November 1914 Leave Granted
27th Nov 1914 News from the Front
28th Nov 1914 Prisoner in Germany
28th of November 1914 Field Marshall Visit
30th Nov 1914 Admitted to Hospital
30th of November 1914 Leave granted
3rd of December 1914 London Scottish H.R.H the King Inspection
4th of December 1914 Returned from leave
5th of December 1914 Commissions
6th of December 1914 London Scottish Church Parade
6th Dec 1914 Football Players in the Forces
7th Dec 1914 Well Cared For
7th of December 1914 Command Change
8th of December 1914 Transport
9th of December 1914 Commissions
18th Dec 1914 Adventures in Flanders
20th of December 1914 On the move
21st of December 1914 In Action
22nd Dec 1914 Reliefs
22nd of December 1914 London Scottish in action
23rd of December 1914 Action
24th of December 1914 Change of command
25th of December 1914 Battalion Command Change
26th of December 1914 No. 1 Company
27th of December 1914 False Alarm
28th of December 1914 Message from Brig.Gen. Lowther
29th of December 1914 Reserve
30th of December 1914 Orders
31st of December 1914 Reliefs
1st of January 1915 Heavy Shelling
2nd of January 1915 Posting
4th of January 1915 System of reliefs
5th of January 1915
6th of January 1915 London Scottish under fire.
8th of January 1915 Into Reserve
9th of January 1915 Artillery Duel
10th of January 1915 1st London Scottish movements
11th of January 1915 Relief
12th of January 1915 battalion in Bethune
13th of January 1915 Cleaning
14th of January 1915 All Brigade at rest.
15th of January 1915 Official bath
16th of January 1915 Billet Inspection
16th of January 1915 Battalion gives a concert
17th of January 1915 Leave granted
18th of January 1915 Sergeant Major changes
20th of January 1915 Inspection
21st of January 1915 Battalion march to Cuinchy
22nd of January 1915 Some Shelling
23rd Jan 1915 On the Move
23rd of January 1915 Relief Complete
24th of January 1915 Back to billets
25th Jan 1915 German Attack
25th Jan 1915 In Action
25th of January Heavy Shell Fire.
26th of January 1915 In readiness.
27th Jan 1915 Planned Birthday Present
27th of January 1915 Ready
1st of February 1915 In Reserve
2nd of February 1915 Move
3rd of February 1915 1st London Scottish Appointments
5th of February 1915 Court of Inquiry
6th of February 1915 Promotion
7th of February 1915 Message
9th of February 1915 Officers on Leave
11th of February 1915 Inspection of Billets
12th of February 1915 Instruction Courses
15th of February 1915 Command Change
18th Feb 1915 Well Cared For
18th of February 1915 Sanitary Duty
20th of February 1915 Brigade Commander
21st of February 1915 Inspections
22nd of February 1915 Postings
23rd of February 1915 Leave
24th of February 1915 Baths
24th of February 1915 Promotion
27th of February 1915 Move
28th of February 1915 On the Move
1st of March 1915 Brigade in Reserve
2nd of March 1915 Diary Entry
3rd of March 1915 Officers returned from leave.
4th of March 1915 Machine Gun Team
5th of March 1915 Anticipated Attack
6th of March 1915 Reliefs
7th of March 1915 Headquarters Shelled
8th of March 1915 Reliefs Complete
9th of March 1915 Message from Sir Douglas Haig
10th Mar 1915 At the Ready
10th of March 1915 Bombardment
11th of March 1915 Possible Enemy Attack
12th March 1915 Epinette Shelling
14th of March 1915 Inspection
15th of March 1915 Heavy Shellfire
16th of March 1915 Several men wounded
17th of March 1915 Headquarters under shellfire
18th of March 1915 Further Casualties
20th of March 1915 On the March
21st of March 1915 Good Work
22nd of March 1915 Severe Shelling
24th of March 1915 To Billets
25th of March 1915 Drafts Inspected
26th of March 1915 Drafts Inspected
27th of March 1915 Lieutenant to hospital
28th of March 1915 Reserve
30th of March 1915 Battalion Moves
31st of March 1915 Quiet Day
1st of April 1915 Lieutenant wounded
2nd of April 1915 Companies A.B,C,D
3rd of April 1915 Change of position
4th of April 1915 "Pipsqueak"
5th of April 1915
6th of April 1915 Trench Works
7th of April 1915 Repair Works
8th of April 1915 8th to 10th of April
10th of April 1915 Men wounded
11th of April 1915 German planes active.
12th Apr 1915 Shelling
12th of April 1915 Sniper House Shelled.
13th of April 1915 No casualties.
14th of April 1915 Welsh Officers
15th of April 1915
17th of April 1915 Extract from London Gazette
18th of April 1915
19th of April 1915 19th to 20th of April
23rd of April 1915 Battalion moved.
24th of April 1915
24th of May 1915
26th of April 1915 Training
27th of April 1915 Training
28th of April 1915 Training
30th of April 1915 Training
1st of May 1915 Preparations
2nd of May 1915 Reserve Billets
3rd of May 1915 Support Works
6th of May 1915 Killed
8th of May 1915 Attack on German Positions
9th of May 1915 Bombardment and Assault
10th of May 1915
11th of May 1915
11th of June 1915 Commission Applications
12th of May 1915 French Farm Trench
13th of May 1915
14th of May 1915
15th of May 1915 East of Vermelles
16th of May 1915
17th of May 1915 Compny Reliefs
18th of May 1915 Use of Pack Animals
19th of May 1915 C.T.53
20th of May 1915 Water Crates
22nd of June 1915 Commissions
23rd of May 1915 New Trench
26th of May 1915 C.T. 53
26th of June 1915 Appointments
28th of May 1915 C.T. 53
28th of June 1915 Training
31st of May 1915 Relief Orders
1st of June 1915 No More Rum
2nd of June 1915 Billets
3rd of June 1915 Baths
4th of June 1915 Baths
7th of June 1915 Battalion Inspection
10th of June 1915 DCM Awards
12th of June 1915 Bomb Officers and Bombing Parties
13th of June 1915 Reliefs
15th of June 1915 German Progress
16th of June 1915 First Aid to Wounded
17th of June 1915 Reliefs
18th of June 1915 Battalion Congraulated for work.
19th of June 1915 Move
21st of June 1915 Attack Practice.
23rd of June 1915 Training
24th of June 1915 Mentioned in Despatches
24yh of August 1915 Wire
26th of June 1915 Appointments
27th of June 1915 Musketry
29th of June 1915 Move
30th of June 1915 Musketry
1st of July 1915
2nd of July 1915
3rd of July 1915
4th of July 1915
5th of July 1915 Vermelles
6th of July 1915
11th of July 1915 Home Leave
12th of JUly 1915 Gift of tin baths.
13th of July 1915 Wire Entanglement Officer
16th of July 1915 Adjutant Appointed
18th of July 1915
19th of July 1915 Move to Orphange
20th of July 1915
21st of July 1915
22nd of July 1915
23rd of July 1915 Smoke Helmets
24th of July 1915 House Show held.
25th of July 1915 Battalion at Cambrin
31st of July 1915 Completion of Keeps
1st of August 1915 Keeps
2nd of August 1915 Close Support
6th of August 1915 Reliefs Complete
11th of August 1915 Musketry
12th of August 1915 Into the Trenches
13th of August 1915 Patrols
16th of August 1915 Instruction
17th of August 1915 Instruction
20th of August 1915 Machine Gunners
21st of August 1915 Letter from Brigadier General Lowther
23rd of August 1915 Orders
24th Aug 1915 Reliefs Completed
25th of August 1915 Training
31st of August 1915 Inventions and Rewards
1st of September 1915 Training
4th of September 1915 Luminous Sights
7th of September 1915 Gas Specialists
9th of September 1915 New gas helmet
10th of September 1915 Company Training
13th of September 1915 Battalion Training
15th of September 1915 Training
16th of September 1915 Anniversary
17th of September 1915 Training
21st of September 1915 Orders Received
23rd of September 1915 On the March
24th Sep 1915 Into the Trenches
24th of September 1915 On the Move
25th of September 1915 London Scottish Attack
26th of September 1915 London Scottish in action.
27th of September 1915 Green's Force disbanded
28th of September 1915 London Scottish under fire.
29th of September 1915 Continued Shelling
30th of September 1915 London Scottish move to Noeux Les Mines
30th of September 1915 London Scottish Recommendations for Rewards
1st of October 1915 Inspection
3rd October 1915 Refitting
5th October 1915 Reliefs
6th October 1915 Orders Received
8th October 1915 Assistance
10th of October 1915 Trench Work
13th of October 1915 Assault
14th of October 1915 Reliefs
15th of October 1915 Message
16th of October 1915 Inspection
17th of October 1915 Training
21st of October 1915 Training
23rd of October 1915 Training
1st of November 1915 In Reserve
1st November 1915 Company Training
2nd of December 1915 Into Billets
3rd of November 1915 Leave
11th of November 1915 Training
14th of November 1915 On the Move
16th of November 1915 Reliefs
18th of November 1915 Relief Complete
19th of November 1915 Orders Issued
23rd of November 1915 In Reserve
26th of November 1915 Trench Work
28th of November 1915 In the Line
30th of November 1915 Reliefs
1st December 1915 In Trenches
3rd of December 1915 Orders Received
4th of December 1915 Letter
17th Dec 1915 Reliefs
26th Dec 1915 Reliefs
7th of January 1915 Improvements to trench
14th of May 1915 Enemy Bomb Design
4th of September 1916 Units Mixed Up
26th Sep 1916 Combles Captured
7th Apr 1917 Reliefs
15th Oct 1918 Orders
4th Nov 1918 In Action
5th Nov 1918 In Action
6th Nov 1918 In Action
7th Nov 1918 Reliefs
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Those known to have served with14th (1st London Scottish) Battalion, London Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Andrews Raymond Gibson. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
- Baillie R.S..
- Bliss D. G..
- Brannigan James Desmond. L/Cpl. (d.1st Aug 1918)
- Brown George Arthur. Pte. (d.11th May 1917)
- Bull Walter John. L/Cpl. (d.28th Mar 1917)
- Chamberlain MacDonald Arthur. Pte. (d.13th May 1917)
- Clark William Wallace Edmund Messenger. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
- Crouch Herbert Richard. Pte.
- Findlay Malcolm. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
- Forson Andrew Gerard. Pte. (d.7 Nov 1918)
- Fuller Herbert W.. 2nd Lt. (d.21st August 1918)
- Harper Harold Sanders. L/Cpl. (d.1st July 1916)
- Hill Hugh Henry. L/Cpl. (d.3rd Jul 1917)
- Kindell Percival Kinghorn. Pte.
- Kirkwood Matthew. Pte. (d.25th Jan 1915)
- Melton John Robert. Pte.
- Morgan Frederick. (d.1st Jul 1916)
- Roughley Edward. Col.Sgt.
- Ward Charles Heber. Pte. (d.16th Aug 1917)
- Wheildon Edward Douglas. Pte. (d.5th April 1917)
- Wiles Frederick Walter. Sgt. (d.21st Aug 1918)
- Williams Arthur Owen. Cpl. (d.10th September 1916)
- Wilson Gavin Arthur. L/Cpl. (d.31st Aug 1918)
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Pte. Malcolm Findlay 14th (Scottish) Btn. London Regiment (d.1st July 1916) My Great Uncle, Malcolm Findlay was born in 1887 in Clapham to William and Mary Findlay (their eldest son). By 1911 he was working in London (near Oxford Street) as a footman, working for Caryl Baring (part of the famous family who owned Barings Bank). In 1914, though he had moved to Isle of Wight, working as a valet.He enlisted in 1915, firstly, into 3rd London Scottish (for training) and embarked for France in 1916, where he became a batman and was sadly killed on 1st of July 1916 at the Battle of Gommecourt. He lies buried at Hebuterne Military Cemetery.
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Frederick "Henry" Morgan 1st/14th (London Scottish) Btn. London Regiment (d.1st Jul 1916) Fred Morgan was the older brother of my grandfather, George Morgan who also served. He survived but was injured in the First World War.
I remember the horrific shrapnel scars all over his body.
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Pte. George Arthur Brown 14th (1st London Scottish) Btn. London Regiment (d.11th May 1917) At the outbreak of war in 1914, George Brown was stationed at Westminster as part of the 4th London Brigade of the 2nd London Division and then moved to Abbots Langley, Herts. They mobilised for war and embarked for France leaving the 2nd London Division and arriving at Havre on 16th of September. They were engaged in various actions on the Western Front.
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D. G. Bliss 14th (1st London Scottish) Btn. London Regiment D G Bliss British Army 1st London Scottish. His private papers are held by the Imperial War Museum. And a collection of excellent satirical drawings by him of life in a field hospital also survive
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Pte. MacDonald Arthur "Mac" Chamberlain 14th Btn. A Coy London Regiment (d.13th May 1917) Mac Chamberlain was born in 1895 and died on 13th of May 1917. He is buried at Etrun in France.
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Pte. John Robert Melton 1/14th Btn. London Regiment Robert Melton enlisted with the 1/14th Battalion London Regiment on 2nd August 1917.
He was posted to the Western Front and saw action at the Battle of Langemarck in Belgium. Later, he was posted to the Cambrai salient and his division were involved in diversionary operations at Mouevres. The unit was then moved to the Somme valley during the winter of 1917/18.
He was diagnosed with Trench Fever on 21st of February 1918 and sent to No.42 Casualty Clearing Station close to the village of Aubigny. He was transferred to the Birmingham War Hospital on 2nd of March 1918.
After a period of recuperation, he was sent to Shoreham Camp and served the remainder of the was in the Army Pay Corps.
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Pte. Andrew Gerard Forson 14th tBn Scottish London Regiment (d.7 Nov 1918) Andrew Forson was born at 16 Newhall Terrace, Glasgow. He was the second child of John Mathieson Forson and Maggie Parlane Granger. He had an elder sister Janet Margaret and two younger brothers, George Alan Granger and Ian Leslie. From an early age Andrew was known by his second name Gerard.
In 1904 the family moved to Liverpool initially to 23 Belmont Drive and later to 5 Radnor Place, both in Newsham Park, Liverpool. Gerard's father was minister at Crescent Chapel. From about 1909-1912 Gerard attended Holt High School, Queens Drive, Childwall, Merseyside (now Childwall Comprehensive School). Gerard's name is included on the school Roll of Honour.
In 1913 the family moved to 96 Pepys Road, New Cross, London where Gerard's father was minister at Marlborough Chapel, Old Kent Road (the chapel was destroyed by bombing in April 1943 but a plaque honouring Gerard was rescued and is in the possession of his nephew). From 1912 to 1915 Gerard went to Caterham School, Surrey - a school for the sons of Congregational Ministers (his name is on the School Roll of Honour). Gerard was a scout and a member of the Caterham School and Marlborough (Old Kent Road, London) scout troops. He also a member of the School Football team and Acrobatic team.
After leaving school in the summer of 1915 and before enlisting in the Army in November 1916, Gerard was an Assistant Stock Keeper (this was stated on his enlistment form, but it is not known who he worked for).
Gerard joined the military on 17 November 1916 (Army No. 514865) and became a private in the Army Reserve. He was mobilised on 3 February 1917 as a Private and posted to the London Regiment (Scottish Brigade).
Gerard left for France to join the BEF on 12th of February 1918 and
joined his unit on 20 February. On 23rd of August 1918 Gerard suffered gas wounds from a shell at Boulogne. He recovered and re-joined his unit on 25th October. On 6th November Gerard was wounded in action and died in No. 1 Casualty Clearing Station, Cambrai the following day. Gerard was buried in Cambrai East Military Cemetery.
Unfortunately, news of his death did not reach the family until after the end of the war. Rejoicing that the war was over sadly changed a few days later.
Gerard is also remembered in the London Scottish Regiment Book of Remembrance in Edinburgh Castle.
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Pte. Edward Douglas Wheildon 14th (London Scottish) Btn. London Regiment (d.5th April 1917) Edward Wheildon is my Great Uncle Teddy, the brother of my grandmother. He was 19 when he was killed in action. She never mentioned him, the trauma of his loss was too much. He was a constant presence in the family while I was growing up. I thank him for his sacrifice and may he rest in peace.
'Let those who come after see to it that his name is not forgotten'
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L/Cpl. Harold Sanders Harper 14th (1st London Scottish) Btn. London Regiment (d.1st July 1916) Harold Harper was the son of Albert and Emily Louisa Harper of 9 St. Mary's Street, Bedford. He was a member of the National Union of Teachers, teaching from the family home in St. Mary's Street. He enlisted in London with the 1st/14th Battalion London Regiment (London Scottish) Service No.4528. He was killed in action on 1st July 1916 aged 24 years during the first day of the Battle of the Somme. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. He is remembered on the Roll of Honour inside St Marys church, Bedford (the church is now used as a research centre by Albion Archaeology, Bedfordshire County Council. A pupil of Bedford Modern School 1904-08, commemorated on the School War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com
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Pte. Raymond Gibson Andrews 1/14th(1st London Scottish) Btn. London Regiment (d.1st July 1916) Raymond Andrews born 1893, son of Gibson & Emma Andrews, Park Street, Woburn, Bedfordshire, Initially served with the 28th (1st Artists Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment then with the 1/14th (1st London Scottish) Battalion London Regiment. He was killed in action on 1st of July 1916 during the first day of the Battle of the Somme and has no known grave, he is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. He is remembered on the War Memorial Woburn, Bedfordshire and also on the Processional Cross in St. Marys Parish Church, Woburn which bears the inscription "To the glory of God and in memory of Raymond Andrews and Baron Tanqueray who were the first boys to lead this choir in procession. March 1901. and who died fighting on the Somme July 1916".< His older brother Captain Horace Gibson Andrews served with the 8th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment and was killed in action on 7th June 1917 during the Battle of Messines). Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com
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2nd Lt. Herbert W. Fuller 14th (London Scottish) Battalion London Regiment (d.21st August 1918) Herbert Fuller was the oldest son of William J. Fuller and Fanny M. Fuller (nee Johnson) of Gravesend, husband to Elizabeth M. Fuller (nee Waller)of Thanet, father to Herbert Fuller.
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Pte. Herbert Richard Crouch 14th Btn. London Regiment Herbert Crouch was a Private in the London Scottish Regiment and served in France and later the 30th London Regiment. He was wounded in France, the rest of his company being killed in the same artillery barrage. He recovered in England and was then reassigned to a POW camp in Massachusetts, USA, where he met his first wife. They were married in 1920 and initially lived in England, but then moved to Weston, Massachusetts. He married Grace Bentley from Cohasset, MA.
She died in 1941 and he remarried my mother, Mary Alice Bailey in Weston, MA. Herbert died June 25, 1975, in Hill, New Hampshire.
He was born at Cranmore Cottage, on Cranmore Lane, in West Horsley, Surrey, on 3rd of March 1897, son of Frank Crouch, a local grain merchant.
I am one of his two sons and live in Tucson, Arizona, USA, but was born in Boston where he lived his entire adult life after leaving England. I have met his three sisters in England and cousins in Australia.
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Pte. William Wallace Edmund Messenger Clark 14th (London Scottish) Btn. London Regiment. (d.1st July 1916) I work in the archives at Sherborne School and I am researching former pupils who died in WW1, one of whom was William Wallace Edmund Messenger Clark (1895-1916). I believe William was born on 15th of November 1895 in Lambeth, London, UK, the son of Edmund Francis Clark and Georgina Clark. William first attended Sherborne Preparatory School and in September 1911 was enrolled at Sherborne School. The admission register gives his parents names and address as Edmund Francis Clark and Mrs G. Clark, Gool Mansions, Bombay, and his guardian as Miss Clark, Benares. I have just found out the Edmund Francis Clark was born around 1869 and died around 1919. He was a hotel manager and a member of the Lodge of Fraternity & Perseverance in Benares (a member of the Masons). William left Sherborne School in December 1913 and in December 1915 joined the London Scottish Battalion, London Regiment, as a despatch carrier. He was last seen on 1 July 1916 in the fourth line of the German trenches. In 1919, William's mother, by then Mrs Holmes of Mall View, Mussorie, wrote to the School informing them of her son's death. William is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial at the Somme, and on the Sherborne School War Memorial. I wondered whether someone might know if he is also commemorated in India? Details from our Book of Remembrance are available online.
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Col.Sgt. Edward Roughley 14th (London Scottish) Btn. London Regiment Edward Roughley was a 1st Class Instructor at the School of Musketry. He was wounded by a gas shell in August 1918 and evacuated to England.
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L/Cpl. Gavin Arthur Wilson 1st/14th Btn. London Regiment (d.31st Aug 1918)  My great uncle, Gavin Wilson, died of wounds in Flanders on the 31st of August 1918, aged 19, following action at the Battle of Bullecourt. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission website confirms his burial place as Bac du Sud British cemetery in Bailleulval which was the site, in August and September 1918 of the No. 46 Casualty Clearing Station.
Gavin signed up to the London Scottish Regiment in Dundee in September 1916 as a volunteer, aged 18 years and 21 days. At the time he was an apprentice chartered accountant with Mackay, Irons & Co., Commercial Street, Dundee. According to my grandfather, he had been counting the months until he would be old enough to sign up.
The Regimental Archivist has confirmed that Gavin trained with the 3rd Battalion in late 1916 and early 1917 at Hazley Down Camp in Winchester. His medical record indicates that Gavin was hospitalised with German Measles in April of 1917. He then sailed across to France on 1st October 1917 and joined the 1st Battalion London Scottish Regiment - also written as (1st/14th London (London Scottish) Regiment) or 14th Londons) - on 14th of October 1917 after final training and "battle inoculation" at Etaples. He fought through the Battle of Cambrai on 30th of November 1917 as lance corporal in charge of the Lewis gun section of his company.
Gavin was wounded on 30th of August 1918 at the Battle of Bullecourt and taken to No 46 Casualty Clearing Station where he died of wounds the following day. A letter from the Matron of 46 CCS to Gavin’s father confirms that he was brought there on 30th of August with stomach wounds. In the matron’s words: ‘He seemed so happy and not the least frightened, and sent you his love.’
Gavin was born in Newport, Fife on 10th of September 1898, the youngest son of Gavin Laurie Wilson and his second wife, Alison Johnston Russell. Gavin Laurie Wilson was the founder of the well-known Dundee department store, G.L. Wilson’s (The Friendly Store), situated at The Corner, Murraygate, Dundee. Gavin Arthur was the younger half-brother of Sir Garnet Wilson, Lord Provost of Dundee 1940-1946.
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R.S. Baillie 14th (London Scottish) Btn. London Regiment Pte Baillie was incarcerated in Celle Schloss POW camp duirng WWI.
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Pte. Percival Kinghorn Kindell 14th (London Scottish) Btn. London Regiment My grandfather Percival Kinghorn Kindell served as a private in the 1st London Scottish in World War 1 and was wounded at Le Sars, France on 5th of October 1916. He was repatriated to England and during his recovery in the 2nd Northern General Hospital in Leeds he completed an embroidered picture which appears to be dedicated to the St John's Voluntary Aid Detachment. The inscription on the back of the embroidered picture states that `on the 2nd anniversary of the above hospital, this picture was put up for auction and sold for 8 pounds 15 shillings being sold and re-sold and finally returned to the worker'. The picture has been in my possession for some time now and is a very precious memento of my family’s history.
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Pte. Matthew Kirkwood 14th (London Scottish) Battalion, G Coy. London Regiment (d.25th Jan 1915) Matthew Kirkwood was a former resident of Nitshill. He was born in 1878 in Neilston to Allan and Margaret Kirkwood who have a longstanding connection to Nitshill through ownership of Wardhill Farm and also the Arden Lime Works. Mr Allan has made a substantial contribution to the life of Nitshill and is a well-respected businessman.
Matthew left Nitshill to live and work in Parsons Green, London. At the outbreak of war and the initial call to arms he visited a recruitment meeting in London. He was signed up to serve in the 1st 14th (County of London) Battalion (London Scottish).
He leaves behind his parents and two sisters Jane and Frances.
Allan Kirkwood made a financial contribution to the Nitshill fund to provide a token gift to those soldiers from Nitshill who received a decoration or commendation during the war years.
Matthew is remembered with honour at Le Touret Memorial.
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Sgt. Frederick Walter Wiles 14th (London Scottish) Btn. London Regiment (d.21st Aug 1918) Frederick Wiles was the son of Walter Edward and Annie E. Wiles, of 3 Claxfield, Sittingbourne, Kent. He is buried in Locre Cemetery.
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L/Cpl. Hugh Henry Hill 14th (London Scottish) Btn. London Regiment (d.3rd Jul 1917) Hugh Henry Hill was the cousin of my father, George Baker, his parents were Jacob and Susan Louisa Hill (nee Dobson). Susan was my fathers aunt. My father never told me that he had a cousin, Hugh Henry Hill, let alone that he had been killed in the first world war at the age of 26. I found out this information when I carried out family research. My sister, who passed away in 2006, gave some papers to my eldest nephew who, a couple of years ago, passed them on to me. I found mention of Susan Hill and her son. I followed this up with some serious research and found out when and where he died and where his body is buried. In June if this year, 2014, my husband Gordon Campbell, myself Pamela Campbell and our granddaughter, Kate Amey (aged 20) went to Wancourt Military Cemetery near Arras France and found the grave of dad's cousin. The grave is not at all clear and I have written to The Commonwealth War Graves Commission to try to arrange to have the grave re-engraved. I have received confirmation that they will deal with my requested as soon as possible but that as this is centenary year they are very busy and it may take a little time. They have written to their France area office who could also be able to help. I intend eventually to insert a photograph of the gravestone in these records but, at present, it is virtually unreadable. Sadly I have no photographs of Hugh himself but I hope that somewhere there may be other members of the family, maybe the Dobson's of whom I have no knowledge, who would be interested in inserting any photographs, they may have, on this site. This is probably a shot in the dark but who knows? Worth a try.
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