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The Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry The Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry can be traced back to 1797. Battalions during the Great War 1914-1918. 1/1st Battalion 2/1st Battalion 3/1st Battalion Those known to have served with The Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry during the Great War 1914-1918 Select a story link or scroll down to browse those stories hosted on this site. Robert Thompson Clements Read his Story. Private James Lafferty 1/1st (d.31st Dec 1918) Read his Story. Cpl. Alexander Nisbet Read his Story. The 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 get in touch. Private James Lafferty 1/1st Lothian and Borders Horse (d.31st Dec 1918) All I can tell you is that James Lafferty was my mother's great uncle, who went through the whole war and was stationed in Solonaka in Greece and died on the 31st Decmber 1918 of Phuemonia aged just 23. What I can gather is a lot of soldiers over there at that time died from various ilnesses Cpl. Alexander Nisbet Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry I am currently researching a Roll of Honour published by Lodge Canongate Kilwinning Number 2 (Edinburgh) on June 28th 1919. There are 26 names of members who died in the First World War. One of the entries is "Nisbet Alex. Corpl., Lothian and Border Horse." There are five men with that name in the CWGC web site. One of them is from Edinburgh but none of them were in the LBH or 17th Bn.Royal Scots. Does anyone have any information or records that will help me and the Lodge to expand the entry? Robert Thompson Clements Lothian And Border Horse Looking for more information on my grandfather - Robert Thompson Clements. The story is that he joined the Royal Field Artillery at the onset of WWI, and was in the RFA with his elder brother, Walter. Unfortunately, my grandfather had lied about his age and was only 15 at the time. He was dragged off the train headed for France by his mother, Mary. That I would love to have seen! When he finally reached the required age he went into (here's where it gets sketchy) the Lothian and Border Horse. I believe he made Corporal due to his previous army experience! I think he was part of the group that went to Ireland in 1918. According to the stories I heard, my Uncle Walter had also made that transition after serving at the Front. Owing to my grandfather's love of pranks, his elder brother took it upon himself to repay him, and haze him. He gave him a horse to ride that was the equivalent of "Old Thunder". Riding that horse apparently nearly saw Granddad off. Apparently my Great-Uncle Walter got the laugh of his life out of it. After the war he worked in the Wandsworth Gas Works and retired from there. He died in 1971. He was also a member of the St. John's Ambulance.

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