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4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders



   4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders were a unit of the Territorial Force based in Aberdeen. It consisted on Companies A to H and served with the Gordon Infantry Brigade, Highland Division. They were part of the Gordon Brigade, Highland Division. When war broke out in August 1914 they had just departed for annual camp and were recalled at once to home base, they mobilised for full time war service on the 5th of August 1914 and concentrated at Bedford. They proceeded to France on the 20th of February 1915, landing at Le Havre to join 8th Brigade, 3rd Division who were at La Clytte. They were in action in The First Attack on Bellewaarde and the Actions at Hooge. On the 10th of October 1915 they transferred to 76th Brigade still with 3rd Division. On the 23rd of February 1916 they transferred to 154th Brigade, 51st (Highland) Division. they were in action in the Battles of the Somme, including the attacks on High Wood and The Battle of the Ancre, capturing Beaumont Hamel, taking more than 2000 prisoners. In late 1916, the 1/4th Battalion absorbed the Shetland Companies of the Gordon Highlanders. In 1917 They took part in the Arras Offensive, The Battle of Pilkem Ridge, The Battle of Menin Road Ridge and the Cambrai Operations. They remained in the Cambrai area until the 21st of March 1918, when the enemy launched an overwhelming attack and the Division were engaged in a fighting withdrawal back to Bapaume. In April they moved north and fought in The Battles of the Lys before a quiet spell at Oppy near Arras, from May to July. They were then in action at The Battle of the Tardenois, The Battle of the Scarpe, The pursuit to the Selle and the Final Advance in Picardy. They were resting the Cambrai-Iwuy area at the Armistice, the 4th Gordon Highlanders were selected to join the Army of Occupation on the Rhine and left for Germany in February 1919.

9th January 1915 Battalion marched to Kemmel

13th January 1915 Intermittent sniping but very little shelling.

4th of February 1915 Chicken Sentries

10th February 1915 Reliefs

19th Feb 1915 On the Move

20th Feb 1915 On the Move

21st Feb 1915 In Camp

22nd Feb 1915 On the Move

23rd Feb 1915 On the Move  location map

24th Feb 1915 In Billets  location map

25th Feb 1915 In Billets  location map

26th Feb 1915 In Billets  location map

27th Feb 1915 On the March  location map

28th Feb 1915 In Billets  location map

1st Mar 1915 In Billets  location map

2nd Mar 1915 Instruction  location map

3rd Mar 1915 Instruction  location map

6th Mar 1915 Instruction  location map

6th March 1915 The battalion with one company 4th Gordon Highlanders attached proceeded to Vierstaat at 1800 hours

8th Mar 1915 Instruction  location map

9th Mar 1915 Instruction  location map

10th Mar 1915 Instruction  location map

11th Mar 1915 Instruction  location map

12th Mar 1915 Instruction  location map

13th Mar 1915 Recce  location map

14th Mar 1915 Orders  location map

15th Mar 1915 Inspection  location map

16th Mar 1915 Reliefs

17th Mar 1915 Reliefs

18th Mar 1915 Recce

19th Mar 1915 Reliefs

20th Mar 1915 In the Trenches

21st Mar 1915 In the Trenches

22nd Mar 1915 In the Trenches

23rd Mar 1915 In the Trenches

23rd March 1915 Very heavy rifle fire

24th Mar 1915 Reliefs

25th Mar 1915 Reliefs

26th Mar 1915 Reliefs

27th Mar 1915 In Billets

28th Mar 1915 In Billets

29th Mar 1915 Reliefs

29th March 1915 "N"1 and "M"3 taken over by 4th Gordons

30th Mar 1915 In the Trenches

31st Mar 1915 In the Trenches

1st Apr 1915 In the Trenches

2nd Apr 1915 In the Trenches

3rd Apr 1915 In the Trenches

4th Apr 1915 Reliefs

5th Apr 1915 Holding the Line

6th Apr 1915 Under Fire

7th Apr 1915 Holding the Line

8th Apr 1915 Holding the Line

9th Apr 1915 Holding the Line

10th Apr 1915 Reliefs

11th Apr 1915 Holding the Line

12th Apr 1915 Holding the Line

13th Apr 1915 Holding the Line

14th Apr 1915 Holding the Line

15th Apr 1915 Holding the Line

16th Apr 1915 Reliefs

17th Apr 1915 In the Trenches

18th Apr 1915 In the Trenches

19th Apr 1915 Holding the Line

20th Apr 1915 Holding the Line

21st Apr 1915 Holding the Line

22nd Apr 1915 Orders

23rd Apr 1915 Holding the Line

24th Apr 1915 Orders

25th Apr 1915 Holding the Line

26th Apr 1915 Holding the Line

27th Apr 1915 Holding the Line

28th Apr 1915 Reliefs

29th Apr 1915 In the Trenches

30th Apr 1915 In the Trenches

1st May 1915 Reliefs

2nd May 1915 Holding the Line

3rd May 1915 Training

4th May 1915 Holding the Line

5th May 1915 Reliefs

6th May 1915 Holding the Line

7th May 1915 Heavy Shelling

8th May 1915 Quiet

9th May 1915 Orders

10th May 1915 Training

11th May 1915 Training

12th May 1915 On the March  location map

13th May 1915 Trench Work  location map

14th May 1915 Working Parties  location map

15th May 1915 Working Parties  location map

16th May 1915 Working Parties  location map

17th May 1915 Working Parties  location map

18th May 1915 Working Parties  location map

18th of May 1915 Revenge Shelling  location map

19th May 1915 Working Parties  location map

20th May 1915 On the March  location map

21st May 1915 In Camp

22nd May 1915 At Rest

23rd May 1915 At Rest

24th May 1915 On the March  location map

25th May 1915 Orders  location map

26th May 1915 Reliefs  location map

27th May 1915 Shelling  location map

28th May 1915 Holding the Line  location map

29th May 1915 Reliefs  location map

30th May 1915 Heavy Shelling  location map

31st May 1915 Heavy Shelling  location map

1st Jun 1915 Reliefs  location map

2nd Jun 1915 Enemy Active  location map

3rd Jun 1915 Quiet  location map

4th Jun 1915 Heavy Shelling  location map

5th Jun 1915 Quiet  location map

6th Jun 1915 Quiet  location map

7th Jun 1915 Reliefs  location map

8th Jun 1915 Quiet  location map

9th Jun 1915 Holding the Line  location map

10th Jun 1915 Reliefs  location map

11th Jun 1915 Quiet  location map

12th Jun 1915 Quiet  location map

13th Jun 1915 Heavy Shelling  location map

14th Jun 1915 Wire Cut  location map

15th Jun 1915 4th Gordons in trenches

16th Jun 1915 Under Fire

16th Jun 1915 In Action  location map

17th Jun 1915 Shelling

18th Jun 1915 The Dead  location map

19th Jun 1915 Reliefs  location map

20th Jun 1915 At Rest

21st Jun 1915 At Rest  location map

22nd Jun 1915 At Rest  location map

23rd Jun 1915 At Rest  location map

24th Jun 1915 At Rest  location map

24th June 1915 Brigade sports

25th Jun 1915 At Rest  location map

26th Jun 1915 At Rest  location map

27th Jun 1915 Recce  location map

27th June 1915 Semi Final of the Brigade Tug of War

28th Jun 1915 At Rest  location map

29th Jun 1915 At Rest  location map

30th Jun 1915 At Rest  location map

1st Jul 1915 At Rest  location map

2nd Jul 1915 In Bivouac  location map

3rd Jul 1915 Reinforcements  location map

4th Jul 1915 At Rest  location map

5th Jul 1915 At Rest  location map

6th Jul 1915 At Rest  location map

7th Jul 1915 At Rest  location map

8th Jul 1915 At Rest  location map

9th Jul 1915 At Rest  location map

10th Jul 1915 At Rest  location map

11th Jul 1915 At Rest  location map

12th Jul 1915 Reliefs  location map

13th Jul 1915 Training  location map

14th Jul 1915 In Reserve  location map

15th Jul 1915 In Reserve  location map

16th Jul 1915 In Reserve  location map

17th Jul 1915 In Reserve  location map

17th July 1915 Recce

18th Jul 1915 Relief Complete  location map

18th July 1915 Reliefs

19th Jul 1915 Mine Exploded  location map

20th Jul 1915 In Action  location map

21st Jul 1915 Intermittent Shelling  location map

22nd Jul 1915 Reliefs  location map

22nd July 1915 A Coy. rejoined Battalion

23rd Jul 1915 Orders  location map

24th Jul 1915 Relief  location map

25th Jul 1915 In the Line  location map

26th Jul 1915 Shelling  location map

27th Jul 1915 Reliefs  location map

27th July 1915 Relief

28th Jul 1915 On the March  location map

29th Jul 1915 Working Parties  location map

30th Jul 1915 Working Parties  location map

31st Jul 1915 At Rest  location map

1st Aug 1915 In Bivouacs  location map

2nd Aug 1915 Working Parties  location map

3rd Aug 1915 Reliefs  location map

4th Aug 1915 Holding the Line  location map

5th Aug 1915 Holding the Line  location map

6th Aug 1915 Holding the Line  location map

7th Aug 1915 In the Trenches  location map

8th Aug 1915 In the trenches  location map

9th Aug 1915 Diversion  location map

10th Aug 1915 Reliefs  location map

11th Aug 1915 In Billets

12th Aug 1915 At Rest

13th Aug 1915 At Rest

14th Aug 1915 Working Parties  location map

15th Aug 1915 In Billets

16th Aug 1915 At Rest

17th Aug 1915 At Rest

18th August 1915 Soccer

25th Sep 1915 Diversionary Attack

25th September 1915 Attack  location map

4th Jan 1916 Visits to Countrymen

4th February 1916 Roll of Honour

17th February 1916 The Battalion team played the 4th Gordon Highlanders in the semi-final of Brigade football tournament

27th Mar 1916 Reliefs

4th Apr 1916 Reliefs

1st Jul 1916 Shelling

2nd Jul 1916 Mine

3rd Jul 1916 Shelling

10th Jul 1916 Camouflet

11th Jul 1916 Shelling

12th Jul 1916 Reliefs  location map

13th Jul 1916 Trench Raid

14th Jul 1916 Relief Completed

15th Jul 1916 On the Move

16th Jul 1916 On the Move

19th Jul 1916 Orders

20th Jul 1916 On the Move  location map

21st Jul 1916 Orders Received

22nd Jul 1916 Reliefs Completed  location map

22nd Jul 1916 Preparations  location map

23rd Jul 1916 In Action  location map

23rd Jul 1916 Attack Made  location map

23rd of July 1916 Longueval Attack Report  location map

24th Jul 1916 Heavy Shelling  location map

24th July 1916 Very heavy shelling started at 0600 hours in valley by Caterpillar Wood, and again at 0900 hours

25th Jul 1916 Heavy Shelling  location map

25th July 1916 Received orders from Brigade about our relief at 0430 hours.

26th Jul 1916 Relief  location map

27th Jul 1916 Attacks Made  location map

28th Jul 1916 Shelling  location map

29th Jul 1916 Heavy Shelling  location map

30th Jul 1916 Attack Made  location map

31st Jul 1916 Consolidation  location map

31st Jul 1916 Report  location map

1st Aug 1916 Instructions

15th Oct 1917 Preparations  location map

19th Oct 1917 Line Taken Over  location map

13th Nov 1917 In Action  location map

14th Nov 1917 In Action  location map

16th Nov 1917 Report  location map

21st Mar 1918 Enemy Attack  location map

22nd Mar 1918 Under Pressure  location map

22nd Mar 1918 Under Attack  location map

23rd Mar 1918 Heavy Fighting

24th Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal

25th Mar 1918 Pressed Back  location map

26th Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal  location map

31st Mar 1918 Fierce Fighting  location map

9th Apr 1918 Enemy Attacks  location map

11th Apr 1918 Heavy Fighting  location map

12th Apr 1918 Heavy Fighting  location map

13th Apr 1918 In Defence  location map

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Those known to have served with

4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Craigmile Francis. Sgt.
  • Craigmile James. Sgt.
  • Ewen Richard Edmonston. Sgt. (d.25th Sep 1915)
  • Gordon Albert. Pte. (d.10th Aug 1915)
  • Gordon Robert Smith. C/Sgt Mjr (d. 11th Mar 1916)
  • Grant Charles. Pte. (d.5th June 1916)
  • Harrott Charles Ernest. Sgt. (d.23rd July 1916)
  • Henderson John. Pte. (d.19th July 1918)
  • Heron Lewis. Pte.
  • Heron Thomas Allan. Pte. (d.6th Nov 1918)
  • Kelly Terence O'Neil William. 2nd Lt. (d.23rd April 1917)
  • McCormick Edward. 2nd Lt. (d.1st Nov 1918)
  • Meff Robert. Pte. (d.26th September 1915)
  • Slorach James. Pte.
  • Stephen James. Pte. (d.16th Feb 1916)
  • Telford William. Pte. (d.20th September 1917)

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  Pte. John Henderson 1st/4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders (d.19th July 1918)

John Henderson was killed in action on the 19thof July 1918, aged 34. Buried in the Marfaux British Cemetery in France, he was the husband of Betsy Henderson and father of Janet Henderson, 2 Fleuchar Street, Dundee, Scotland. In 1915, John enlisted in the Highland Cyclist Battalion and was later transferred to the Gordons. He had been in France for 10 months.

s flynn






  Pte. Charles Grant 1st/4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders (d.5th June 1916)

Charles Grant was killed in action on the 5th of June 1916, aged 25. Buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension in France, he was the son of John and Mary Grant, of 62 Gordon St., Aberdeen.

s flynn






  Pte. James Stephen 1st/4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders (d.16th Feb 1916)

James Stephen was my great uncle. He is buried at Etaples in France. I am going to visit his grave in February this year.

Constance Milne






  C/Sgt Mjr Robert Smith Gordon Number 177 "C" Coy 4th Btn. (d. 11th Mar 1916)

Robert was my great grandfather.

He had a wife and 8 children.

We do not know exactly where, what battle, or how he died, but he died 1916-03-11 presumably once joined with the 51st Highland Division.

Kirsten Dunsford






  2nd Lt. Edward McCormick F Coy. 4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders (d.1st Nov 1918)

Edward McCormick was on reconnaissance near Ypres and was shot by a sniper.

Carmel Reynolds






  Sgt. Charles Ernest Harrott 4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders (d.23rd July 1916)

Charles was the son of Arthur Joseph Harrott (who was born in Paris, France 1860 and died in 1942 in Ontario, Canada) and Florence King (who was born in England 1866 and died in Scotland in April 1911).

Charles Harrott was born in June 1886 in Leicestershire. His father was the manager of a hosiery factory, Harrott & Co Ltd in Aberdeen, Scotland where the family lived. He travelled back and forth to Canada looking for opportunities to set up a new company and, while away, there may have been a takeover that left him out of business. After the death their mother took all the children to Canada to be with their father. The younger ones were in the care of his sister Annie Louise on the voyage over. Unfortunately, being such a large family (12 children) the younger children were raised by other families which was not uncommon at the time. His sister Annie Louise Harrott married Arthur Wellesley Elliott in January 1915. Annie was three months pregnant when she and her husband were travelling to Ireland aboard the Lusitania when it was struck by a German torpedo. She and the baby survived, but unfortunately Arthur did not and his body was never found. Information about this is to be found on the Lusitania Resource site.

All I know about Charles is that he died on 23rd of July 1916 on the Somme, France as his name is among those listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Vi Sharp






  Sgt. Richard Edmonston Ewen 4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders (d.25th Sep 1915)

Richard Ewen is my great grandfather who was killed in action on the 25th of September 1915 and has no known grave. His widow brought me up and I bear his name. He was a regular soldier and fought in earlier campaigns in the north west frontier and several other battles. As far as I know he reached the rank of sergeant and was in the T.F. when the war started. Unfortunately I no longer have his medals, death coin or the one and only photograph my great gran had. To me his photograph was exactly the figure in the camp coffee bottle down to a tee.

I have visited and viewed his name on the Menin Gate and in the Scottish roll of honour in Edinburgh Castle. Fortunately the Gordon Highlanders museum provided me with copy of his war records including the dairy of the day he and his squad were killed.

Richard E.E. Forbes






  2nd Lt. Terence O'Neil William Kelly 4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders (d.23rd April 1917)

Terence Kelly was born on 20th of August 1893, in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, the only son of William and Ellen Mary. He married Vaurie Ross (Vaevria) Fraser in 1912 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire. They had one child during their short marriage, Terence who was born 28th August 1917, four months after his father's death in France on 2nd of May 1917, at the age of 23. He was a 2nd Lieutenant with the 4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders, and his wounds were sustained in action on 23rd April. Prior to enlisting he was a mining engineer in South Africa.

Peter Wright






  Pte. Lewis Heron 4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders

Lewis Heron, son of James Gilbert Heron and Maggie Foreman, was born 25 January 1897 in Slains Parish, Aberdeenshire. Prior to joining the Army, he was in the service of Mr. William Bruce, dairyman, Cassiegills, Ellon, Aberdeenshire.

He served in the First World War initially with the 4th Gordon Highlanders. According to the UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, he embarked for France on 4 September 1915. He was wounded very shortly after embarking for France in October 1915; the Aberdeen Journal carried a brief item on Friday, 15 October 1915, page 3 which stated that his parents had received notification that "Pte. Lewis Heron 4th Gordon Highlanders has been wounded in the recent severe fighting." Lewis was subsequently transferred to the Labour Corps. He survived the war and was awarded the 1914-15 Star as well as the British War Medal and Victory Medal.

After the war, he became a police constable in Bishopbriggs, Argyle. Lewis married Elizabeth McPherson, daughter of Peter McPherson (fisherman) and Elizabeth Gillespie (deceased) on 17 November 1922 at Loch Fyne, District of Tarbert, Argyll. Lewis died in 1966.

Patsy Javor






  Pte. Albert Gordon 1/4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders (d.10th Aug 1915)

Albert Gordon was in 1/4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders and was sent to Bedford to train in Aug 1914. In Dec 1914 he married his girlfriend by proxy as she discovered herself to be pregnant! In Feb 1915 he was sent to France & Flanders and in April 1915 his baby daughter was born. Sadly on the 10th of August 1915 Albert Gordon was killed aged 18yrs old having never seen his baby.

Albert Gordon was my great grandfather and I couldn't be prouder or feel more emotion for a family member I've never met than I do for him. He truly is a hero in my eyes.

Teresa Chinnock






  Pte. James Slorach 1st/4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders

James mobilized august 5th -7pm at Robert Gordon College sent for garrison duty to Stoneywood Naval Wireless Station 3pm- -august 5th

Returned to Aberdeen 8pm-aug 7th

Joined Aberdeen for Perth 7am-9th

Started field training and route marching till aug 13th

Left perth for bedford midnight aug14th arrived bedford 8pm-aug15th started general training for over seas service

Signed for service abroad voluntary by appeal of Earl Kitchener -sept

Highland Division formed in Bedford and inspected by General Sir Ian Hamilton -Oct inspected by HM George V in December 1915

Had embarkation leave Feb 15

Left Bedford for Southampton 6pm-19th Feb

Left Southampton 6pm 19th Feb

Anchored off Le Harve, France on morning of feb 20th

Proceed to camp (Le Harve) after dinner at docks 12noon stayed 2 nights and one day at camp Le Harve

Had 38 hour journey in cattle trucks detrained at Bailull in North France noon 23 feb and proceeded to billets (the north vineyards) and stayed overnight in same town

Started marching 9am for the village of "La Clytte" across the Belgian frontier, arrived there the same day 4pm weather bitterly cold "La Clytte" 5km+ from firing linr =3 and a half miles inspected and addressed by General Smith-Dorrien

Were taken on strength of 3rd Division 8th Brigade -26th feb and recognized as the "sister" battalion to the 1st Battalion of the Gordons.

Went to trenches for the first time on night of the 29th with two different battalions 1st Gordons and 2nd Suffolks had no casualties after

Had 6 days rest and went to trenches further to right on the front of Messines Ridge had first man killed there.

After 6 days rest 10 men of transport go to frontline with battalion & I went with "B" coy. and do 6 days & come back for 6 days and same again in march.

April Germans start gas attacks and 3rd Div.called upon 4th Gordons to proceed to "hill 60" and B Reserve to the Canadians (1st Contingent)

April 3rd take up position on Memin Road in front of Ypres which was burning furiously.

June, battalion does 26 days in frontline and has 15 hours bombardment from Germans about 90 casualties.

June 16th 9th Brigade attacks "D" Coy and 4th Gordons go over on right at "Y" woods and is almost wiped outby machine gun fire.

Sept 24th 8th Brigade composed(for attack only) of 1st gordons,4th Gordons and 2nd Royal Scots, 1st Royal Scots Fusilliers inspected by Lord Kitchener (eve of Battle of Loos)

Sept 25th Battle of Loos 4th Gordons have terrible casualties reduced to 4 officers and 150 men - former strength 16 officers and 750 men

The battle station position - Sangutary Wood right of Ypres (loss 600 men and 12 officers)

Sept 28th another 10 days of trenches without reinforcements

Oct leave the line for rest billets by rail to Ceeke.

Nov.1 leave ceeke on 7 days pass arrive in Aberdeen after a disagreeable passage

Tueday leave aberdeen for France

Sunday after painful leave of 4 days

December arrive back in France after delay and rejoin Battalion after further delay at Reninoghelst in Belgium

Dec Battalion does poneer for 2 months on account of low strength.

1916 Feb granted another rest at Éperlecques, France

Feb20th celebrate anniversary of arrival in France

Feb 26th leave 3rd Div.farwell speech from General Haldane.March on St Omer and train to Somme - after 24 hrs jounery 6 transport men lose train detrained and march via Valley of Somme and reach Corbie ground covered with snow and very cold meet 51st Div and relieve 4th Camerons in 154th Brigade

After a week's rest proceed by road marching to Arras a distance of 200 kms taking almost 2 weeks to complete.

Relive French troops at Rocklincourt and hold the line there until July.

First transport man killed behind Vinney Ridge. I.along with other 3 men, do work on light railway behind vinney ridge for two months and have one man killed and one man wounded and two mules killed,

End of July take road for Somme arrive at village of Fricourt which had fallen to the British 2 days before.

Battalion proceeds to...

This is where the dary ends James 's thoughts : Where have all the young men gone? gone to a graveyard every one, when will they ever learn- when will they ever learn

Fay Hill






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