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8th/10th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders



   8/10th (Service) Battalion, Gordon Highlanders was formed on the 11th of May 1916 when the 8th Gordons amalgamated with the 10th. They served with 44th Brigade, 15th (Scottish) Division. They were in action duringthe Battles of the Somme, including The Battle of Pozieres, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette and the capture of Martinpuich, The Battle of Le Transloy and the attacks on the Butte de Warlencourt. In 1917 they were in action in The First and Second Battle of the Scarpe, including the capture of Guemappe during the Arras Offensive. They then moved north to Flanders and were in action during the The Battle of Pilckem and The Battle of Langemark. In 1918 they fought in The First Battle of Bapaume, The First Battle of Arras, The Battle of the Soissonnais and the Ourcq taking part in the attack on Buzancy, and The Final Advance in Artois.

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Those known to have served with

8th/10th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Duguid Peter. L/Cpl.
  • Easton William. Pte. (d.4th Jul 1916)
  • Hines MC DCM MM. John Cecil Newhall. CSM.
  • Ledger Abraham. Pte. (d.19th April 1917)
  • Mackirdy Mactaggart. Pte.
  • McAuley William John. Pte. (d.1st August 1917)
  • McNeil William McPherson Reid. Pte. (d.9th Sep 1916)
  • Murray James. Pte.
  • Smith Albert Duncan. Pte. (d.1st August 1917)
  • Todd William Hercules. Pte (d.31st July 1917)
  • Ward Thomas. Pte. (d.16th Oct 1917)

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  Pte. William Easton 8th/10th Btn. Gordon Highlanders (d.4th Jul 1916)

William Easton died on the 4th of July 1916, aged 20. He is buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery in France, son of Henry and Mary Easton, of 91, Albert Buildings, Burnbank, Hamilton, Lanarkshire.

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  CSM. John Cecil Newhall Hines MC DCM MM. 10th Btn. Gordon Highlanders

John Hines served with the 10th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders during WW1.

David Collin






  Pte. Mactaggart Mackirdy 8th/10th Btn. C Coy Gordon Highlanders

Mactaggart Mackirdy

MacTaggart Mackirdy is known to have been held in Parchim during WWI. I have letters from Taggart to his mother dated 1st of August 1918 and 31st of October 1918. The address he gives for letters and parcels is, Pte. Taggart Mackirdy No.3058 C Coy, 8/10th Gordon Highlanders, Stammlager Parchim.

Anne Mackirdy






  Pte. Abraham Ledger 8th/10th Battalion Gordon Highlanders (d.19th April 1917)

Abraham Ledger lost his life serving with the 8th/10th (Service) Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. His mother, Margaret, gave a baptismal font to the village Methodist Church in memory of her son.

Peter Collins






  Pte. William McPherson Reid McNeil 8/10th Battalion Gordon Highlanders (d.9th Sep 1916)

William McNeil enlisted on the 3rd of November 1914, and was assigned to the 8th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. He was killed on 9th of September 1916 in Bazentin le Petit. He is buried in Flatiron Copse Cemetery in Mametz, France.

Roderick McLellan






  Pte. James Murray 8th Btn. Gordon Highlanders

James Murray died in 1922 as a result of war wounds.







  Pte. Thomas Ward 8th/10th Btn. Gordon Highlanders (d.16th Oct 1917)

Thomas Ward served with the Gordon Highlanders 8th/10th Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 16th Ocgober1917 aged 23 and is buried in St. Nicolas British Cemetery, St. Nicolas, France.

s Flynn






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