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Highland Light Infantry Regular Battalions: 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 3rd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 4th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry Territorial Force: 5th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 6th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 7th (Blythswood) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 8th (Lanark) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 9th (Glasgow) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 21st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 2/5th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 2/6th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 2/7th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 2/9th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 3/5th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 3/6th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 3/7th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 3/9th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry Kitchener's New Army: 10th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 11th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 12th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 13th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 14th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 15th (1st Glasgow) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 16th (2nd Glasgow) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 17th (3rd Glasgow) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 18th (4th Glasgow) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 19th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 20th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 10th/11th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry Want to know more about the Highland Light Infantry? There are:7171 items tagged Highland Light Infantry available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with Highland Light Infantry during the Great War 1914-1918. Adamson James. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.23rd Oct 1918) Aitchison Charles. Pte. 6th (City Of Glasgow) Btn. (d.3rd October 1918) Alexander Donald. Pte. 11th (Service) Battalion (d.19th Dec 1915) Anderson John. Pte. 6th Btn. Anderson VC William Herbert. Lt/Col. 12th Btn. (d.25th March 1918) Archer Robert. Pte. 6th Btn. (d.14th Aug 1915) Armstrong William. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.13th August 1916) Ballantyne George. Pte. 2nd Btn (d.28th April 1917) Barr Angus Mitchell. Pte. 9th Battalion (d.16th May 1915) Barr John. Pte. 5th Btn. (d.24th Dec 1915) Barr John. Pte. 5th Btn. (d.24th Dec 1915) Barr Joseph. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.7th Nov 1914) Barrett Thomas. Pte. (d.25th Oct 1917) Batchelor Robert. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.28th April 1917) Bayley Peter Ferguson. 2nd Lt. 9th Btn. (d.23th March 1918) Bennet James. L/Cpl. 11th Battalion (d.3rd May 1917) Birrell Peter. Pte. 14th Btn. (d.30th Nov 1917) Blackadder Gilbert Brown Ritchie. Cpl 12th Btn (d.25th September 1915) Bloy Alfred Isles. Pte. 18th (4th Glasgow) Battalion (d.20th July 1916) Bollands Walter. Pte. 5th Battalion Bowes Norman. Pte. 9th Battalion Bright James. Pte. 18th (4th Glasgow) Battalion (d.14th March 1916) Brodie VC, MC. Walter Lorrain. Lt.Col. 2nd Btn. (d.21st Aug 1918) Broom MM. Richard Edwin. Cpl. 2nd Btn. Brown George William. Pte. 15th Battalion (d.16th Apr 1918) Bruce Robert Simon. Sgt. 9th Btn. (d.20th May 1917) Bruce William Francis. Pte 11th Btn (d.28th Nov 1915) Buchanan James. Pte. 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Btn. (d.15th Jul 1916) Burrows Thomas. Pte. 14th Battalion (d.24th November 1917) Caldwell William Honeyford. Cpl. 12th Btn. D Coy. (d.26th Mar 1918) Cameron Allan. Pte. 15th Btn. (d.1st Sep 1917 ) Cameron Thomas. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.8th March 1916) Campbell Andrew. Pte (d.1st May 1916) Campbell Andrew. Pte. (d.1st May 1916) Campbell Archibald. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.26th Apr 1916) Campbell James Easton. Lt. Campbell John Keith. Pte. 16th Btn. (d.1st July 1916) Campbell Thomas. L/Cpl. 9th (Glasgow) Btn. (d.29th September 1918) Campbell William. Pte. 2nd (Glasgow) Btn. Cartwright Richard. Pte. 3rd Btn. Cavan George. RSM 9th Battalion Glasgow (d.13th April 1918) Chisholm Christopher. Pte. 5th Battalion (d.2nd September 1915) Chisholm Roderick. Pte 14th Battalion (d.24 November 1917) Chowler Charles. Pte. 4th Btn. Christie Laurance Speedie. Pte. 18th Btn (d.3rd June 1918) Clarke John. L/Cpl. 12th Battalion (d.19th Aug 1916) Clarke Wilson. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.9th Jan 1917) Cleary Peter Flemming. Pte. Highland Light Infantry Clint John Alexander Spence. Pte. 9th Btn Conley Andrew. Pte. 10th/11th Btn. (d.24 Apr 1917) Cooper Thomas. Sgt. 16th Btn. (d.22nd Oct 1917) Cottam James William. Pte. 18th Battalion Cowie Norman. Pte. D Coy, 10th/11th Battalion (d.30th July 1916) Craig William. Pte. 15th (1st Glasgow) Battalion (d.27th August 1917) Craike-Pickering MC. Maurice Stanley. Lt. 25th Machine Gun Battalion (d.14th April 1918) Crawford DCM. John. Pte. 2nd Btn. Cull Michael Mcull. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.19th Apr 1916) Darcy James. Pte. 18th Btn. Dawson William Thomas . Pte. 10th Battalion (d.31st Aug 1918) Dickie Charles. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.25th Sep 1915) Donley Joseph. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.15th November 1916) Dow James. Pte. 5th Btn. (d.19th Dec1915) Duckett Kenneth Lees. 2nd Lt. 9th Btn. (d.22nd Aug 1916) Duncan David. Pte. 6th Battalion Dunlop John. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.3rd Mar 1918) Dunlop Robert R.. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.20th May 1917) Elder Robert Hamilton. Pte. 18th Battalion (d.18th July 1916) Evans Daniel. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.17th June 1916) Ewan Joseph. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.31st Jul 1917) Farquhar MM and bar, MID. Alaexander George. Pte. 2nd Battalion Fenn John. Pte. Ferguson Andrew. Pte. 16th (2nd Glasgow) Battalion (d.18th November 1916) Fergusson James Adam Hamilton. 2nd Lt. (d.20th Sep 1914) Ferris Richard. Pte. 1/7th Btn. (d.28th Aug 1915) Flynn Hugh. Pte. 18th Btn. (d.15th Nov 1916) Forrest MM. Andrew Bryson. Pte. 17th Battalion Fowlie Alexander Brownie. Pte. 15th (1st Glasgow) Btn. Fox John. Pte. 2nd Btn (d.17th April 1918) French William S.. L/Cpl. 18th Btn. (d.4th Oct 1916) Gallacher Thomas Lee. Pte 15th (1st Glasgow) Battalion (d.15 July 1917) Gallagher George. Pte. 7th (Blythswood) Battalion (d.25th August 1915) Gardiner George. Gibson Archibald Rutherford. Pte. 1/6 Btn (d.10th Jan 1916) Gibson Malcolm. Pte. 18th Btn.(4th Glasgow) (d.18th Jul 1916) Gibson-Craig MID Archibald Charles. Lt. 2nd Btn. (d.14 September 1914) Gilchrist John. Pte 15th Btn Gillon William. Pte. 6th Battalion (d.17th Sep 1918) Glencross Robert. Cpl. 2nd Btn. (d.23rd August 1918) Goldie Ernest Jessie. Pnr. 5th Battalion Special Brigade (d.9th October 1916) Gore Francis. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.25th Sept 1915) Gough John Thomas. Pte. 15th Btn. (d.5th Nov 1918) Gracie John. Pte. 10/11th Btn. (d.18th August 1916) Graham Archibald. Pte. 11th Btn. (d.25th September 1915) Gray Alexander. Private 18th Battalion (d.31st July 1917) Green Alexander. L/Cpl. 1st Btn. (d.23rd Oct 1916) Green William. L/Cpl. 9th Btn. B Coy (d.29th Sep 1918) Hall John. Lt. 9th (Glasgow) Battalion Halliday William Paterson. Pte. 15th (1st Glasgow) Battalion (d.22nd Sep 1917) Hargreave Henry. Pte. 14th Btn. (d.3rd Jul 1916) Harris Frederick James. Lt. (d.13th April 1918) Harvey John Campbell. Cpl. 10th/11th Btn. Hayes Edward. Pte. 18th Btn (d.26th Mar 1918) Healy Patrick. Pte. Healy Patrick. Pte. 14th Btn. Henderson Andrew Crooks. Corporal 10th/11th Btn. (d.23 April 1917) Hendry David Douglas. RQMS. 18th Btn. Higgins Thomas. Pte. 10th Battalion (d.Sept 1916) Hislop Alexander. Pte. 18th Btn. (d.14th March 1916) Hitchcock Walter Sydney. Hogg William Bain. Pte. 5th (City of Glasgow) Btn. D Coy (d.22nd Nov 1915) Houston John. 18th Btn. Houston John. Pte. 7th Btn. Hudson George. Pte. 7th Btn (d.17th Jul 1915) Irving James. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.27th Jul 1917) Jeffries George Edward. A/CQMS. 7th Btn. Jenkins James. Pte. 10th/11th Btn. (d.31st Oct 1916) Johnston Joseph. Pte. 10th/11th Btn. Kelly Edward. L/Cpl. 12th Btn. (d.25th March 1918) Kelly Edward. L/Cpl. 12th Btn (d.25th March 1918) Kelly James. Pte. Kennedy Francis. Pte. 18th Btn. (d.30th September 1918) Kennedy Thomas. Pte. 11th Btn. (d.25th September 1915) Kidd Thomas. Pte. Kinghorn Gilbert. Pte. 10th Btn. Kirkwood George Mitchell. Pte. C Coy.12th Btn. (d.25th Sept 1915) Lang John Murphy. 1st Battalion (d.11th January 1917) Lapping Harry. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.1st Aug 1917) Lawrie James. L/Cpl. 2nd Btn. (d.30th Jun 1918) Lewis Charles. Cpl. 12th Btn. (d.11th Mar 1916) Livie John F.. L/Cpl 10th/11th Battalion (d.9th Apr 1918) Love Alexander. L/Cpl. 6th Bn (d.8th Aug 1917) Lowrie Kenneth Campbell. L/Cpl. 1/4th Btn. (d.13th Nov 1917) Lupton Jeffrey. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.25th September 1915) Lyall John. Pte. 16th Btn. (d.1st July 1916) Lynch Patrick. Pte 18th Battalion (d.9th Sep 1916) MacDonald Daniel Stewart. Pte. (d.15th Jul 1917) MacDonald Duncan Alexander. L/Cpl. 1st Battalion Mackay John Dixon Comrie. Pte. 2nd Btn. Mackin John. L/Cpl. 14th Btn. Macrae Murdo. L/Cpl. 6th Battalion Maley Joseph Stanislaus. Cpl. 9th (Glasgow Hds.) Btn. B Coy. (d.17th May 1915) Mark MM. William John. Sgt. 9th Battalion Martin William. Pte. 9th Glasgow Btn. (d.26th Sep 1917) Mavor Eric. 2nd Lt. 6th (City Of Glasgow) Btn. McCann Frank. Cpl. 2nd Btn. (d.4th Nov 1918) McCann Joseph Davidson. Cpl. 5th Btn. (d.30th Nov 1917) McCarren David Stewart. L/Sgt. 15th Btn. McCarthy John. McCaw Thomas. Sgt. 15th Btn (d.3rd July 1916) McConnell Daniel. Pte. 12th Btn. McDermott Thomas. L/Cpl 10th/11th Bn Highland Light Infantry (d.29th March 1917) McDermott Thomas. L/Cpl 10th/11th Battalion (d.29th March 1917) McDermott Thomas. Lieutenant Corporal 10th/11th Battalion (d.29th March 1917) McGarrity James. Pte. 11th (Service) Battalion (d.5th Feb 1916) McGivern Patrick Joseph. Pte. 15th Btn. McGowan George. Pte 15th Battalion (d.1st December 1917) McKay Alexander. L/Cpl. 16th (2nd Glasgow) Btn. (d.16th Aug 1916) McKechnie Hugh. Pte. 10th/11th Btn. McKellar Alexander Bunten. Pte. McLarty John. Sgt. 1st/5th Btn. (d.25th Dec 1915) Mclaughlin John. Pte. 11th Btn. McLoy John Joseph. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.11th Apr 1917) McMinn Duncan Munro. Pte. 18th (4th Glasgow) Btn. (d.6th Nov 1918) McQuade John. Pte. 18th Btn. (d.6th Nov 1916) McWhirter Arthur. Pte. D Company, 15th Btn McWilliam James. Cpl. 9th Btn. (d.16th Apr 1918) Mees Hugh Macdonald. Pte. 18th Battalion (d.2nd March 1916) Meldrum John Alexander. Pte. 6th Btn. (d.10th November 1918) Midgley Edward Raynor. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.27th September 1917) Miller Alexander. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.1st January 1916) Miller John Lamb. Pte. 15th Service Btn. 13 Coy Miller Peter Stalker. 2nd Btn. Miller Thomas. Sgt. Milligan John. Mitchell MC. Colin Campbell. Capt. 10th Battalion Monaghan James. Pte. 12th Battalion Moodie William Anderson. Pte. 16th Btn. Mortimer Arthur. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.29th Sep 1918) Motherwell William. Pte Muir James. L/Cpl. 1st/6th Bat. (d.24th Aug 1918) Munro George. Pte. 2nd/6th Btn. (d.17th June 1917) Norquay Magnus Sinclair. Sgt.Mjr. 15th (Glasgow) Battalion (d.16th May 1915) O'Connor Thomas. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.14th Jul 1915) O'Sullivan Patrick. Pte. 6th Btn. (d.29th Sep 1918) Orme Robert. Pte. 18th Btn. (d.21st Jul 1917) Osborne Claude Kingston. Sgt. 10th Battalion Ower Hay. L/Cpl. 18th Btn. (d.30th September 1918) Palmer Alexander. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.26th Sep 1915) Patrick James. Pte. 14th Battalion (d.24th Nov 1917) Peart John. Pte. 1st Battalion (d.25th October 1918) Perris Albert Joseph. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.3rd Nov 1914) Phillips James Leonard. Pte. 12th (Service) Btn (d.25th Mar 1918) Plant Albert Edward. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.14th July 1917) Powney Frederick William. Pte. 9th (Glasgow Hds.) Bn. (d.11th Oct 1917) Prentice James Millar. Cpl. 18th (4th Glasgow) Battalion (d.22nd July 1916) Read Eber. Pte. 5th Battalion. (d.29th Sep 1918) Readyhoof Richard. Pte. 12th Btn. Reid Alexander. Pte. 16th Btn. (d.31st Jan 1917) Rennie Thomas. Pte 12th Btn (d.19th Aug 1916) Rhodes Tom. L/Cpl 9th Btn. (d.27th May 1917) Ring John. RSM. 3/5th Btn. Robb Lewis J.. Pte. 18th (4th Glasgow) Battalion (d.19th July 1918) Robertson James. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.25th Sep 1915) Rowley Charles. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.17th October 1915) Rowley Charles. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.17th Oct 1915) Russell Alexander. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.13th Sep 1916) Russell CdG. Thomas Jardine. Pte. 6th Btn. Sandison Robert. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.11th January 1917) Sawers William Sime. Pte. 18th (4th Glasgow) Battalion (d.25th Aug 1917) Shand John. Pte. 10th/11th Btn. (d.11th Apr 1917) Sharp David. Pte. 6th Battalion (d.12th July 1915) Sharp David. Pte. 6th Btn. (d.12th July 1915) Shaw Frank. Pte. 1st Battalion (d.12th April 1918) Shepherd George Petrie Ogilvie. Pte. 15th Btn. Sheridan Alexander Lindsay. Pte. 9th (Glasgow) Btn. (d.29th Sep 1918) Sirr Edward. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.24th Aug 1918) Slack Albert Edward. Sgt. 28th Coy. (d.19th Jul 1916) Sludden Thomas. Pte 12th Btn (d.13th August 1916) Smith Peter Alexander. Pte. 18th Btn. (d.26th Oct 1917 ) Smith Thomas Yates. Pte. 8th Btn. Sparling Harry Christopher. L/Cpl. 10th/11th Battalion (d.3rd Nov 1917) St.George-Yorke MC. Frederick. 2nd Lt. 18th (4th Glasgow) Btn. Stappard John Robert. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.26th Sep 1917) Steel Francis Cranston. Pte. Stevenson Francis. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.8th Sep 1918) Stevenson James. Cpl. 217 Transport Coy. Stewart John. Pte. 6th Battalion Stewart Robert Arthur. 4th Btn. Stewart MID William. Cpl. 2nd Battalion (d.25th November 1914) StGeorge-Yorke MC. Frederick. Lt. Stobie Robert Stewart Richardson. Pte. 9th (Glasgow Highland) Btn. Street Frederick. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.23rd June 1917) Sutherland John. Sgt. 1/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion (d.30th April 1918) Sutherland John. Pte. (d.15th May 1917) Tait John. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.3rd Oct 1918) Tassie John. L/Cpl 18th Battalion (d.25th Aug 1916) Thomas Bruce. Pte. 17th (3rd Glasgow) Battalion (d.13th Nov 1916) Thompson Robert. Cpl. 9th (Glasgow) Btn. (d.24th Oct 1917) Thomson David R. Pte. 12th (Service) Btn. (d.9th Apr 1917) Thomson David R. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.9th Apr 1917) Thomson George William. Sgt. 2/7th Btn. B Coy. Todd William. Pte. 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion, C Company. (d.26th Sep 1917) Turnbull VC James Yuill. Sgt. 17th Btn. (d.1st July 1916) Turner Andrew. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.22nd Mar 1915) Turner Andrew. Pte. (d.22nd Mar 1915) Tyson Bertram. Pte. 16th Btn. (d.27th Nov 1917) Vance Thomas Condra. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.15th November 1915) Waite George. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.15th Nov 1916) Walker William. Pte. 2nd Btn (d.25th August 1918) Wallace James. L/Cpl. 18th Btn. (d.15th July 1916) Wallace John. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.21st Sep 1915) Warren Alexander. L/Cpl. 12th Btn. (d.21st May 1916) Warren George Howden. Capt. 9th Btn. Watson Thomas. Pte 12th Btn. (d.24th April 1917) Weston Edward. Wilkinson Charles. Pte. 5th Btn (d.30th Nov 1917) Williamson Althol. Sjt. 6th Btn. Willis MM, CdeG. Walter Thomas. Sgt. 2nd Btn. Willocks John Whyte. Pte. A Coy. 12th Btn. (d.9th Apr 1917) Wilson William. Pte. 1/7th Btn. (d.14th Aug 1916) Wood Joseph Ebenezer. L/Sgt. 9th Btn. (d.13th April 1918) Woodburn William A.. Pte. 18th Btn. (d.17th Oct 1918) Woodsell William Thomas. Pte. 17th Btn. (d.1st April 1917) Workman DCM John. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.2nd January 1917) All 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. Add a Name to this List More Highland Light Infantry records. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2023 marks 24 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Our Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Looking for help with Family History Research?    Please see Family History FAQ's Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. Can you help? 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He served with the Highland Light Infantry 2nd Battalion. He died on 19th April 1916 and is buried in Tranchee Mecknes Cemetery Aix- Noulette. Which is small with a mixture of Nationalities. Approx. 2months after his death his widow died of consumption. Her two young children, both girls, were placed into the care of nuns. His widow was buried in a pauper's grave. I am not allowed to mark her grave as she is buried with others and the authorities have said that relatives of the others may not want this. I have never had a grandfather and would desperately like to know how Michael died and what action took place. Patricia Unwin Add to this record. 1206524 Lt/Col. William Herbert Anderson VC 12th Btn. Highland Light Infantry (d.25th March 1918) William Anderson was killed in action on 25th March 1918 aged 36 and is buried in the Peronne Road Cemetery in France. He was the son of W. J. Anderson, C.B.E., of Strathairly, Largo, Fife, husband of Gertrude Campbell Anderson, of 23, Abingdon Court, Kensington, London. An extract from the London Gazette,"dated 30th April, 1918, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery, determination, and gallant leading of his command. The enemy attacked on the right of the battalion frontage and succeeded in penetrating the wood held by our men. Owing to successive lines of the enemy following on closely there was the greatest danger that the flank of the whole position would be turned. Grasping the seriousness of the situation, Colonel Anderson made his way across the open in full view of the enemy now holding the wood on the right, and after much effort succeeded in gathering the remainder of the two right companies. He personally led the counter-attack and drove the enemy from the wood, capturing twelve machine guns and seventy prisoners, and restoring the original line. His conduct in leading the charge was quite fearless and his most splendid example was the means of rallying and inspiring the men during the most critical hour. Later on the same day, in another position, the enemy had penetrated to within three hundred yards of the village and were holding a timber yard in force. Colonel Anderson reorganised his men after they had been driven in and brought them forward to a position of readiness for a counter-attack. He led the attack in person and throughout showed the utmost disregard for his own safety. The counter-attack drove the enemy from his position, but resulted in this very gallant officer losing his life. He died fighting within the enemy's lines, setting a magnificent example to all who were privileged to serve under him." s flynn Add to this record. 1206418 Lt.Col. Walter Lorrain Brodie VC, MC. 2nd Btn. Highland Light Infantry (d.21st Aug 1918) Walter Brodie was killed in action on 23rd of August 1918, aged 34 and is buried in Bienvillers Military Cemetery in France. Son of John Wilson Brodie, of 23, Belgrave Crescent, Edinburgh, he was the husband of Grace Mary Brodie. An extract from the London Gazette, No. 29005, dated 12th Dec., 1914, records the following:- "For conspicuous gallantry near Becelaere on the 11th November, in clearing the enemy out of a portion of our trenches which they had succeeded in occupying. Heading the charge, he bayoneted several of the enemy, and thereby relieved a dangerous situation. As a result of Lt. Brodie's promptitude, 80 of the enemy were killed and 51 taken prisoners." s flynn Add to this record. 1206417 Cpl. Joseph Stanislaus Maley 9th (Glasgow Hds.) Btn. B Coy. Highland Light Infantry (d.17th May 1915) Josie Maley died of wounds on the 17th May 1915 aged 22 at the battle of Festubert and is buried in Bethune Town Cemetery, France. Son of Thomas E. Maley and Elizabeth Maley of 66, Wilton St. Glasgow, he was known as Josie to his family and friends. Josie's memory was kept alive by his family and he was never forgotten by his three younger sisters. In later years this photograph always had pride of place in the home of one of them. s flynn Add to this record. 1206201 Sgt. James Yuill Turnbull VC 17th Btn. Highland Light Infantry (d.1st July 1916) James Youll Turnbull was killed in action on 1st July 1916 aged 32 and buried in in Lonsdale Cemetery in France. He was the son of James and Elizabeth Turnbull of Glasgow. An extract from The London Gazette, No. 29836, dated 24th Nov., 1916, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty, when, having with his party captured a post apparently of great importance to the enemy, he was subjected to severe counter-attacks, which were continuous throughout the whole day. Although his party was wiped out and replaced several times during the day, Serjeant Turnbull never wavered in his determination to hold the post, the loss of which would have been very serious. Almost, single-handed, he maintained his position, and displayed the highest degree of valour and skill in the performance of his duties. Later in the day this very gallant soldier was killed whilst bombing a counter-attack from the parados of our trench." s flynn Add to this record. 1206131 Pte. Alexander Russell 12th Btn. Highland Light Infantry (d.13th Sep 1916) Alexander Russell was killed in action on the 13th of September 1916 and is buried in the Flatiron Copse Cemetery in France. He resided at Chapelhall and enlisted at Holytown, Lanarkshire s flynn Add to this record. 1206075 Pte. Frederick William Powney 9th (Glasgow Hds.) Bn. Highland Light Infantry (d.11th Oct 1917) Frederick Powney died on the 11th of October 1917, aged 23. He is buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery in France. Eldest son of William Henry and Bessie Lydia Powney, of 15, Chilton Road, Grosvenor, Bath. s flynn Add to this record. 1206068 Pte. George Hudson 7th Btn Highland Light Infantry (d.17th Jul 1915) George Hudson was my Grandfather. He signed up in May 1915 and arrived in Gallipoli on 3rd July. He died of wounds on 17th July, probably wounded in the offensive at Achi Baba on 12-13 July. Before the war he had been a miner, recorded in the 1911 census as looking after pit ponies underground. Working down the pit makes him a hero in my eyes. Dying as he did in such a pointless, badly organized campaign as Gallipoli makes him a hero twice over. Add to this record. 263671 Pte. Alexander Bunten McKellar Machine Gun Corps Alexander McKellar enlisted on 27th March 1917 at the age of 18 years 1 month. Initially, he was in the 55th battalion reservists, then the 4th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry and then the Machine Gun Corps. He was wounded by a gun shot in the right shoulder which penetrated the chest on 1st of October 1918 in Ypres. He was transferred to the field hospital where he was for 35 days until he was transferred to the 3rd Scottish General Hospital in Glasgow for 333 days before being discharged on 23rd October 1919. He married after the war and had 2 children but he was unable to use his right arm. He underwent an operation at Hairmyres Hospital in 1946 to try and reverse some of the damage done but, unfortunately, he died on the operating table. He was 46 and left a widow and 2 small children aged 4 and 6 months old. Catriona McKellar Add to this record. 263501 Pte. Arthur Mortimer 12th Btn. Highland Light Infantry (d.29th Sep 1918) Arthur Mortimer's military photo was hung on the wall with poppies around it, but we don't know where this photo went. He was killed in action France and Flanders in 1918. Just as the war was coming to an end. Gillian Powell Add to this record. 263123 2nd Lt. Frederick St.George-Yorke MC. 18th (4th Glasgow) Btn. Highland Light Infantry The supplement to the London Gazette dated 7th of June 1915 details that Frederick St. George-Yorke was made temporary Second Lieutenant in the 18th (4th Glasgow) Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry on 27th April 1915. Cali Clarke Add to this record. 262920 Pte. Hugh McKechnie 10th/11th Btn. Highland Light Infantry Hugh McKechnie enlisted on 9 August 1914 and saw action on the western front with the 10th/11th Battalion. He suffered wounds in action in August 1917 which subsequently lead to his discharge on 4 February 1918. The discharge cause was recorded as "Wounds xvi Army Order IIb(i) d/10/08/1917." It appears that Hugh migrated to Western Australia in 1923 on board the SS Barrabool, which left London on 15/3/1923. He went to live with his sister who had already moved to WA. Hugh McKechnie settled in East Perth and ultimately lived at the Sunset Hospital in Dalkeith until his death in 1974. He is buried at Karrakatta Cemetery beside the grave of his sister Minnie. Jeffrey Oates Add to this record. 261999 Lt. James Easton Campbell Highland Light Infantry James Campbell married my great-aunt, a nurse, Edith Emily Heaton, from Athlone, Ireland, in 1919. Jacqueline Heaton Add to this record. 261641 Pte. Duncan Munro McMinn 18th (4th Glasgow) Btn. Highland Light Infantry (d.6th Nov 1918) Duncan McMinn served with the 18th (4th Glasgow) Btn. Highland Light Infantry. His brother, John McMinn, died on 7th of November 1918 in Calais, France. Robert Munro Lewis Add to this record. 261637 Pte. John Sutherland Highland Light Infantry (d.15th May 1917) Jack Sutherland served with the Highland Light Infantry. Add to this record. 260568 Pte. Alfred Isles Bloy 18th (4th Glasgow) Battalion Highland Light Infantry (d.20th July 1916) Alfie Bloy was twenty when he died during the Battle of the Somme. Murray Cambers Add to this record. 260552 Pte. Thomas Jardine Russell CdG. 6th Btn. Highland Light Infantry Thomas Russell was injured and suffered with the affects of mustard gas. We have a Croix de Guerre which he was presented with. Gillian Robertson Add to this record. 260417 Pte. Charles Dickie 10th Btn. Highland Light Infantry (d.25th Sep 1915) Charles Dickie was born in Stevenston, Ayrshire and lived in Glasgow. His parents were Mr. Henry Dickie and Mrs. Maggie Dickie (nee Wright), of 30, William St., Shettleston, Glasgow. Me married Mary Dickie (nee Young)in 1911. He was Killed in Action at the Battle of Loos and was awarded the 1914/15 Star; Victory Medal; British War Medal; Memorial Death Plaque of WWI. Neil Maclean Add to this record. 259945 Pnr. Ernest Jessie Goldie 5th Battalion Special Brigade Royal Engineers (d.9th October 1916) Ernest Goldie is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme. He was aged 18 years and 7 months at the time of his death. He was originally in the Highland Light Infantry and was transferred into the Royal Engineers Special Brigade. Having returned with his family from Canada in 1915, he was by trade a plumber when he enlisted. He may have died during the Canadian offensive to take Regina Trench near Courcelette and Le Sars. He died 3 weeks before the end of the Battle of the Somme on 18th of November 1916. Valerie Jones Add to this record. 259704 Cpl. James Millar Prentice 18th (4th Glasgow) Battalion Highland Light Infantry (d.22nd July 1916) James Prentice, born in Leeds England, descendant of a long line of Prentices from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, was the son of William Prentice and Jane Dempster, the brother of Georgina Prentice and Jane Mclauchalan Prentice. Prior to enlistment in the Highland Light Infantry he was an iron-moulder living in Milton, Glasgow. Here, he married Margaret Calander Burt (previously Grey) on 17th July 1913. They have one child, William, born May 1915. James was killed in action in France on 22nd of July 1916 while with the 18th HLI. His son William died from the measels April 1917. Wife Margaret re-married Dec 1918. James Millar Prentice is the older brother of my paternal grandmother, Jane Mclauchlan Prentice. James McMillan Add to this record.

Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. History of the 9th (Scottish) Division John Ewing The division’s record is graphically described in this history - what Field Marshal Lord Plumer in his foreword referred to as “a record of wonderful development of fighting efficiency.” There are useful appendices giving the Order of Battle, command and staff lists with the various changes; a table showing periods spent in the line, with locations; a table of battle casualties and the VC citations. The maps are good with adequate detail for actions to be followed. More information on: History of the 9th (Scottish) Division Links Suggest a link

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