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1st Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)



   1st Battalion, Royal Scots were in Allahabad when war broke out in August 1914, they returned to England, landing on the 16th of November 1914 and joining 81st Brigade, 27th Division. They sailed from Southampton to Le Havre on the 20th of December 1914. The 27th div concentrated in the area between Aire and Arques being joined by Territorial units taken from other Divisions. In 1915 they saw action at St Eloi and in The Second Battle of Ypres. In November they were ordered to Salonika in November 1915 and embarkation began on the 17th, but it was not until the 13th of February 1916 that whole Division finally arrived. Between the 30th of September and 2nd of October 1916 they were engaged in the capture of Karajakois, followed swiftly by the capture of Yenikoi and then the battle of Tumbitza Farm In 1917 they were in action durinhg the capture of Homondos. In mid 1918 a number of units returned to France and in Sepetember the remaining units of the 27th Division were in action in the final offensive in Salonika, including the capture of the Roche Noir Salient, the passage of the Vardar river and the pursuit to the Strumica valley. Hostilities with Bulgaria ceased on the 30th of September, the 27th Division continued to advance and war wasordered to halt and turn about on the 2nd of November, being ordered to the Black Sea. The Division reached Constantinople on the 19th of December and set up a HQ at Tiflis in January 1919. The Division was finally disbanded on the 24th of September 1919 at Batum.

30th December 1914 Orders

7th January 1915 1st Battalion of the regiment passed by

9th January 1915 Battalion marched to Kemmel

4th of February 1915 Chicken Sentries

9th February 1915 Company Officers visited new line of trenches

18th Sep 1915 Reliefs Complete

27th April 1916 Reliefs

3rd May 1916 Specialists of Battalion proceeded to trenches

6th December 1916 March Table  location map

3rd January 1917 March Table  location map

11th March 1917 March Table  location map

1st May 1917 Operation Order No. 2.  location map

26th September 1917 Attack Made

23rd October 1918 Battalion moved to assembly positions, Sunken road between Solesmes and Vertain

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Those known to have served with

1st Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Allen A.. Private (d.9th Mar 1915)
  • Baird James. Pte. (d.11th May 1915)
  • Beaton Kenneth. Pte. (d.12th June 1915)
  • Begley William. Pte. (d.21st Mar 1915)
  • Bell Robert. Pte. (d.24th Feb 1915)
  • Beresford William. Pte. (d.17th Feb 1915)
  • Black Thomas. Pte. (d.12th May 1915)
  • Blackstock Duncan. Pte. (d.31st June 1915)
  • Bourhill Robert. Sgt. (d.23rd Mar 1915)
  • Boyce John. Pte. (d.11th May 1915)
  • Boyle Allan. Pte. (d.21st Oct 1915)
  • Brand John. Pte. (d.11th June 1915)
  • Bridger Bertie William. Pte. (d.18th Jan 1915)
  • Burgess Frank. Pte. (d.11th June 1915)
  • Burns John. Pte. (d.5th Feb 1915)
  • Calder Peter. Pte. (d.22nd May 1915)
  • Campbell Donald. Pte. (d.23rd May 1915)
  • Carmichael John. Cpl. (d.24th Feb 1915)
  • Carr John. A/Cpl. (d.12th May 1915)
  • Carstairs George Shivas Ross. L/Cpl. (d.18th Feb 1915)
  • Chapman Cecil. Pte. (d.21st Apr 1915)
  • Charles George. Pte. (d.4th May 1915)
  • Cleveland Joseph John. Pte. (d.19th May 1915)
  • Compton Herbert James. Pte. (d.18th Feb 1915)
  • Connelly John. Pte. (d.26th Apr 1915)
  • Conroy John. Pte. (d.17th Apr 1915)
  • Cook James. Pte. (d.21st Feb 1915)
  • Copeland William Alan. 2nd Lt. (d.25th Apr 1915)
  • Cormack Kenneth. Pte. (d.15th May 1915)
  • Craig Robert. Pte (d.22nd Jan 1915 )
  • Crawford David Paul. Pte. (d.27th Mar 1915)
  • Crawley Arthur Edward. Pte. (d.22nd Jan 1915 )
  • Dalton Charles. Pte. (d.28th June 1915)
  • Dickson Charles. L/Cpl. (d.23rd Mar 1915)
  • Dillon Robert. Pte. (d.4th June 1915)
  • Donaldson Alexander. Pte. (d.10th Mar 1915)
  • Donkin Harry Semmons. Private (d.17 May 1918 )
  • Dougan William. Pte. (d.17th Feb 1915)
  • Dover Frank Blackburn. Pte. (d.2nd Feb 1915)
  • Downs Thomas. Pte. (d.3rd Feb 1915)
  • Dumma James. Pte. (d.26th Apr 1915)
  • Duncan George. Pte. (d.25th June 1915)
  • Dunmore John Henry. Pte. (d.20th Apr 1915)
  • Early Richard. Pte. (d.15th May 1915)
  • Emslie William. Pte. (d.10th May 1915)
  • Farquharson Leslie Shaw. Capt. (d.12th May 1915)
  • Fennick James. Pte. (d.18th May 1915)
  • Finlay James. Pte. (d.22nd Feb 1915)
  • Finnigan James. A/LCpl. (d.20th June 1915)
  • Florence Adam. Pte. (d.9th May 1915)
  • Forrester William. Pte. (d.12th Jan 1915)
  • Gallacher John. Pte. (d.1st Sept 1915)
  • Gibson Walter Young. Pte. (d.20th May 1915)
  • Gledhill John Edward. Pte. (d.26th Sept 1917)
  • Grant Robert Alexander. Pte. (d.23rd Apr 1915)
  • Halliday William. Cpl. (d.25th Feb 1915)
  • Hanning James. Pte. (d.20th Apr 1915)
  • Henderson Thomas. L/Cpl. (d.12th May 1915)
  • Hendry Thomas. Pte. (d.22nd Apr 1915)
  • Hepburn Andrew Campbell. Cpl. (d.24th Apr 1915)
  • Heritage George William. Pte. (d.24th Feb 1915)
  • Hermiston James. Pte. (d.6th Feb 1915)
  • Hiney John. Pte. (d.27th Apr 1915)
  • Hislop William. Pte. (d.25th Apr 1915)
  • Hobbs John. 2nd Lt. (d.28th June 1915)
  • Hodgson Robert. Pte. (d.8th Feb 1915)
  • Hogg E.. L/Cpl. (d.16th June 1915)
  • Holsgrove Thomas. Pte. (d.10th May 1915)
  • Horner Joseph Richard. L/Cpl. (d.17th Apr 1915)
  • Hunter Daniel. Pte. (d.17th Apr 1915)
  • Hunter Robert. Pte. (d.23rd Mar 1915)
  • Hutchison Alexander. Pte. (d.24th Apr 1915)
  • Jack Gardner. L/Cpl. (d.30th Apr 1915)
  • Jacks Robert Frater. Pte. (d.14th Oct 1915)
  • Jay Frederick A.. Pte. (d.23rd Mar 1915)
  • Johnston Edward John Farquharson. Capt. (d.12th Apr 1915)
  • Kerr Thomas. Pte. (d.4th May 1915)
  • Knox Ralph. Pte. (d.14th May 1915)
  • Lambert James. Sgt. (d.18th Jan 1915)
  • Lamont Robert. Pte. (d.12th May 1915)
  • Leash Harold Thomas. Pte. (d.4th May 1915)
  • Machin Raymond. Pte. (d.4th May 1915)
  • MacIver Robert Troutbeck. 2nd Lt. (d.11th Sep 1915)
  • Maddock Thomas H.. Pte. (d.28th Feb 1915)
  • Main William. Pte. (d.26th Feb 1915)
  • Marr Archibald. Pte. (d.12th May 1915)
  • Marr George. Pte. (d.26th Feb 1915)
  • Marshall Malcolm. Pte. (d.20th May 1915)
  • Martin Francis. Pte. (d.5th May 1915)
  • Matthew William Johnston. QMS. (d.9th Apr 1917)
  • McAloon Peter. Pte. (d.10th Mar 1915)
  • McBain Peter. Pte. (d.10th Apr 1915)
  • McClure James. Pte.
  • McDonald Edward. Pte. (d.12th May 1915)
  • McDonald Patrick. Pte. (d.9th May 1915)
  • McGachie James. Pte. (d.14th May 1915)
  • McGee Bernard. Pte. (d.18th Jan 1915)
  • McGhee John. Pte. (d.22nd Apr 1915)
  • McGow H.. Pte. (d.1st June 1915)
  • McGuire John. Pte. (d.30th Apr 1915)
  • McGurk James. Pte. (d.25th Feb 1915)
  • McLean David Aitken. Pte. (d.12th May 1915)
  • McLennan John. Pte. (d.12th May 1915)
  • McLoughlin John. L/Cpl. (d.7th May 1915)
  • McMillan Allan. Pte. (d.6th Feb 1915)
  • McMillan John. Cpl. (d.21st Apr 1915)
  • McNulty James. Pte. (d.15th May 1915)
  • McQueen Ronald. Pte. (d.21st Feb 1915)
  • Melville Alexander. L/Cpl. (d.27th Mar 1915)
  • Milne William. Pte. (d.23rd Apr 1915)
  • Monaghan William. Pte. (d.9th May 1915)
  • Mullen Thomas. Pte. (d.26th Apr 1915)
  • Mulroy Martin Andrew. Pte. (d.12th May 1915)
  • Munro Hugh. Pte. (d.20th Feb 1915)
  • Murray Thomas. Pte. (d.11th May 1915)
  • Neil William. Pte. (d.4th May 1915)
  • Ness Richard. Pte. (d.9th May 1915)
  • Newall Thomas. Pte. (d.8th Feb 1915)
  • Norris John. Pte. (d.25th Feb 1915)
  • O'Brien James. Pte. (d.16th Jan 1915)
  • O'Hanrahan Redmond. Pte. (d.25th Feb 1915)
  • O'Neill George. Pte. (d.18th Jan 1915)
  • Paintin Shayler. Sgt. (d.12th May 1915)
  • Pecker Henry Cyril. 2nd Lt. (d.20th Apr 1915)
  • Pennington Davenport. Pte. (d.22nd Feb 1915)
  • Priestley Charles. Pte. (d.25th Feb 1915)
  • Reilly Patrick. Pte. (d.22nd Apr 1915)
  • Rennie Charles. Pte. (d.11th Apr 1915)
  • Richardson John. Pte. (d.25th June 1915)
  • Robertson Alexander. Pte. (d.31st Jan 1915)
  • Robinson Harold. Pte. (d.26th Apr 1915)
  • Rock Patrick Joseph. Pte. (d.4th May 1915)
  • Ross James. Pte. (d.18th Feb 1915)
  • Sangster David. Pte. (d.20th Feb 1915)
  • Scott Alexander. Pte. (d.20th Feb 1915)
  • Scott David Cousins. Pte. (d.22nd Apr 1915)
  • Scott James. Pte. (d.25th Sep 1915)
  • Shaw Alonza. Pte. (d.4th May 1915)
  • Sim Andrew. Pte. (d.11th Mar 1915)
  • Smith Bernard. Pte. (d.19th Mar 1915)
  • Smith John. Pte. (d.13th October 1915)
  • Smith John. Pte. (d.21st June 1915)
  • Smith Robert. Pte. (d.20th Mar 1915)
  • Smith William Thomas. L/Cpl. (d.28th Apr 1915)
  • Staples John. Pte. (d.25th Feb 1915)
  • Stark Martin. Pte. (d.14th May 1915)
  • Stephen George Gibson. Pte. (d.25th Feb 1915)
  • Stewart Alexander Russell. Pte. (d.11th Feb 1915)
  • Stewart G.. Pte. (d.26th Sep 1915)
  • Sweeney W.. Pte. (d.24th Nov 1915)
  • Swift John. Pte. (d.11th June 1915)
  • Taylor Robert. Pte. (d.25th Feb 1915)
  • Thompson George. Pte. (d.26th Apr 1915)
  • Tierney Patrick Michael. Pte. (d.22nd Mar 1915)
  • Todman Walter. Pte. (d.17th Feb 1915)
  • Tonner Peter. Pte. (d.4th May 1915)
  • Trinder George. Pte. (d.6th May 1915)
  • Wackett Henry Oscar. Pte. (d.20th Feb 1915)
  • Wadlow Alfred. Act/Cpl. (d.3rd May 1915)
  • Wall James Victor. Sgt. (d.25th Feb 1915)
  • Wallace Thomas. Cpl. (d.12th May 1915)
  • Watson John. Pte. (d.12th May 1915)
  • Williamson Robert. Pte. (d.30th Jan 1915)
  • Wishart W. G.. Sgt. (d.9th Apr 1915)
  • Young John. L/Cpl. (d.30th Apr 1915)
  • Young N. M.. Lt. (d.23rd Apr 1915)

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  QMS. William Johnston Matthew 11th Btn Royal Scots (d.9th Apr 1917)

William Matthew was my great-grandfather who was killed in action 9th April 1917. He is buried in Bailleul Road, West Cemetery, St Laurent-Blangy, France.

His first 3 years of service was with the Black Watch, then he served for 9 years in India. He was 36 years of age when he was demobbed at Gosport after 18 years of service. He wanted to serve in France and was with the Royal Scots when he was killed at the age of 39. His name is misspelt as Matthews on the war memorial in Berwick.

Amanda Kennedy






  Pte. James McClure 1st Btn. Royal Scots

My great-uncle James McClure served with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots from March 2015 until the war ended when he re-enlisted and served with the Military Mission in Bulgaria.

I'm still trying to piece together all the details but it looks as though he was acting as some sort of courier between Sofia and Constantinople between 1919 and Mar 1920. He married a Russian girl in January 1920 and in March 1920 he was shot dead by a member of the Bulgarian Secret Police during an altercation.







  Pte. W. Sweeney 1st Btn. Royal Scots (d.24th Nov 1915)

W. Sweeney served with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots in France in 1915. He is buried in Edinburgh, in Newington or Echo Bank Cemetery.

Vin Mullen






  Pte. Allan Boyle 1st Btn. Royal Scots (d.21st Oct 1915)

Allan Boyle served with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots in France in 1915. he is buried in Assevillers New British Cemetery.

Vin Mullen






  Pte. Robert Frater Jacks 1st Btn. Royal Scots (d.14th Oct 1915)

Robert Jacks served with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots in France in 1915. He was killed at the age of 22. Son of Richard Jacks of Edinburgh. Robert is buried in Assevillers New British Cemetery.

Vin Mullen






  Pte. John Smith 1st Battalion Royal Scots (d.13th October 1915)

John Smith served with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots in France in 1915. He is buried in Assevillers New British Cemetery.

Vin Mullen






  Pte. G. Stewart 1st Battalion Royal Scots (d.26th Sep 1915)

G. Stewart served with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots in France. he is buried in Hawick Wellogate Cemetery.

Vin Mullen






  Pte. James Scott 1st Battalion Royal Scots (d.25th Sep 1915)

James Scott aged 20, served with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots in France 1915. Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Scott of Springwell Cottage, Gullane, East Lothian, James is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.

Vin Mullen






  2nd Lt. Robert Troutbeck MacIver 1st Battalion Royal Scots (d.11th Sep 1915)

Robert Troutbeck MacIver served as a 2nd Lt. with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots in France 1915. He was killed aged 18. Son of Maude C. Sanderson (formerly MacIver) of 12 Mulberry Walk, Chelsea, London, and the late Robert Rankin MacIver. Robert was born at Rothay Bank, Ambleside, Westmorland.and is buried in Ration Farm Military Cemetery.

Vin Mullen






  Pte. John Gallacher 1st Battalion Royal Scots (d.1st Sept 1915)

John Gallacher served with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots in France 1915.He is buried in Ration Farm Military Cemetery.

Vin Mullen






  Pte. Duncan Blackstock 1st Battalion Royal Scots (d.31st June 1915)

Duncan Blackstock served with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots in France 1915. He is buried in Ration Farm Military Cemetery.

Vin Mullen






  Pte. Charles Dalton 1st Battalion Royal Scots (d.28th June 1915)

Charles Dalton served with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots in France 1915. He is buried in Ration Farm Military Cemetery.

Vin Mullen






  Pte. George Duncan 1st Battalion Royal Scots (d.25th June 1915)

George Duncan, age 20 was killed whilst serving with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots. he was the ason of George and Janet Duncan of 15 Glover Street, Craigee, Perth. George is buried in Merville Communal Cemetery.

Vin Mullen






  2nd Lt. John Hobbs 1st Battalion Royal Scots (d.28th June 1915)

John Hobbs died of wounds sustained with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots, he was 26 years old. He was the son of William and Milly Rebecca Hobbs of Luton, Beds. and husband of Helen Coote Hobbs of 60 Constantine Road, Colchester, Essex. John is buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension.

Vin Mullen






  Pte. John Richardson 1st Battalion Royal Scots (d.25th June 1915)

John Richardson of the 1st Battalion Royal Scots died of wounds and is buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension.

Vin Mullen






  Pte. John Smith 1st Battalion Royal Scots (d.21st June 1915)

John Smith died of wound sustained whilst serving with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots. he is buried in Chapelle-D'Armentieres Old Military Extension.

Vin Mullen






  A/LCpl. James Finnigan 1st Battalion Royal Scots (d.20th June 1915)

James Finnigan was lost whilst serving with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots in France. He is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial.

Vin Mullen






  L/Cpl. E. Hogg 1st Battalion Royal Scots (d.16th June 1915)

E. Hogg was killed whilst serving with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots in France 1915. He is buried in Chapelle-D'Armentieres Old Military Extension.

Vin Mullen






  Pte. Kenneth Beaton 1st Battalion Royal Scots (d.12th June 1915)

Kenneth Beaton, served wth the 1st Battalion Royal Scots in France in 1915. He is buried in Chapelle-D'Armentieres Old Military Extension.

Vin Mullen






  Pte. John Brand 1st Battalion Royal Scots (d.11th June 1915)

John Brand lived in Wick, he served with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots in France 1915. ohn is buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension.

Vin Mullen






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