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5th (Dumfries & Galloway) Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers
5th (Dumfries & Galloway) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers was a unit of the Territorial Force with its HQ in Dumfries. They were part of South Scottish Brigade, Lowland Division, when war broke out in August 1914, they had just departed for annual summer camp war and were at once recalled to base. They were at once mobilzed and moved to on the Scottish coastal defences at Bannockburn, Stirling. On the 11th of May 1915 the South Scottish Brigade was renamed 155th Brigade, 52nd (Lowland) Division. They sailed from Liverpool on the 24th of May for Gallipoli, landing on the 6th of June. They were in action at Gully Ravine, Achi Baba Nullah, Krithia Nullahs and The evcuation of Helles on the 7th and 8th of January 1916. They moved to Egypt and concentrated at Abbassia near Cairo. They moved to El Kantara and took over No 3 Section of the Suez Canal defences on the 2nd of March. They were in action at Dueidar in April and The Battle of Romani in August. In 1917 they were in action during The First, Second and Third Battles of Gaza, at Wadi el Hesi, The capture of Junction Station, The Battle of Nabi Samweil and The Battle of Jaffa including the passage of the Nahr-el-Auja. 52nd Division remained in the line near Arsuf until March 1918 when it was relieved by the 7th (Meerut) Division and proceedrd to France, sailing from Alexandria in early April, via Marseilles they concentrated near Abbeville. 52nd Division took over a sector of front line near Vimy on the 6th of May. On the 28th of June the Battalion transferred to the reforming 103rd Brigade, 34th Division. They saw action, at The Battles of the Soissonais, the Ourcq and the capture of Baigneux Ridge. They took part in the Final Advance in Flanders and at the Armistice was at rest in the area east of Courtrai. 34th Division was selected to join the Army of Occupation and began to move towards Germany on the 14th of November. On the 22nd of December a large number men with industrial and mining skills were demobilised. By the end of January 1919 the Division was occupying the Cologne bridgehead.
25th Apr 1915 Training
12th Jul 1915 Attack Made
10th June 1917 Moves ordered.
11th June 1917 7th Scottish Rifles arrived at Sheikh Ajlin 
1st August 1917 Operation Order No.12.
2nd August 1917 Operational Order No.13.
27th January 1918 Brigade Order No.26.
13th May 1918 Operational Order No.18.
15th May 1918 Took over Right Sub-Sector
7th June 1918 Relieve 1st / 5th K.O.S.B. on 11th
7th June 1918 Operational Order No.20.
11th June 1918 Relief of 1st / 5th K.O.S.B.
1st Jul 1918 Inspection
2nd Jul 1918 Inspection
3rd Jul 1918 Inspection
4th Jul 1918 Training
5th Jul 1918 Training
6th Jul 1918 Training
7th Jul 1918 On the March
8th Jul 1918 Training
9th Jul 1918 Training
10th Jul 1918 Training
11th Jul 1918 Training
12th Jul 1918 Training
13th Jul 1918 On the Move
14th Jul 1918 Church Parade
15th Jul 1918 Training
16th Jul 1918 On the Move
17th Jul 1918 On the Move
18th Jul 1918 On the Move
19th Jul 1918 On the March
20th Jul 1918 Cleaning
21st Jul 1918 On the March
22nd Jul 1918 On the March
23rd Jul 1918 Ready
24th Jul 1918 Under Shellfire
25th Jul 1918 Under Shellfire
26th Jul 1918 Intermittent Shelling
27th Jul 1918 On the Move
28th Jul 1918 Preparations
28th Jul 1918 In Action
30th Jul 1918 Trench Work
30th Jul 1918 In Action
29th Aug 1918 On the Move
1st Sep 1918 Advance Made
2nd Sep 1918 Attack Made
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Sgt. Louis McGuffie VC. 1/5th Btn. King's Own Scottish Borderers (d.4th Oct 1918)  Louis McGuffie was killed in action on 4th of October 1918, aged 24. He is buried in the Zandvoorde British Cemetery in Belgium. Son of Mrs. Catherine McGuffie, of 1, North Main St., Wigtown, Wigtownshire.
An extract from The London Gazette, dated 13th Dec., 1918, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery and resourceful leadership under heavy fire near Wytschaete on 28th September, 1918. During the advance to Piccadilly Farm, he, single-handed, entered several enemy dugouts and took many prisoners, and during subsequent operations dealt similarly with dugout after dugout, forcing one officer and twenty-five other ranks to surrender. During the consolidation of the first objective he pursued and brought back several of the enemy who were slipping away, and he was also instrumental in rescuing some British soldiers who were being led off as prisoners. Later in the day, when in command of a platoon, he led it with the utmost dash and resource, capturing many prisoners. This very gallant soldier was subsequently killed by a shell.
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Pte. Thomas Pearson 8th Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers Thomas Pearson served with the 5th and 8th Battalions, Kings Own Scottish Borderers. He was discharged on the 5th of February 1918, after being wounded from the 2/7th Northumberland Fusiliers at the 74th Territorial Force Depot with a silver war badge.
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Pte. James Bradley 1/5th Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers (d.4th Aug 1916) James Bradley, son of Thomas Bradley and Eva Emma, lived and worked on the family farm in Whitewell Bottom, Lumb Rossendale, Lancashire. He was born in 1896 in Kington, Yorkshire. He died, from wounds, whilst serving with Kings Own Scottish Borderers, in Egypt on 4th of August 1916. He is buried in Egypt.
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Pte. Thomas Walker 5th Btn. King's Own Scottish Borderers (d.6th Sep 1915) Thomas Walker from Annan was treated at Netley Hospital in 1915, for wounds received in action at the Dardanelles on 12th July but later died from his wounds. He served alongside his brother James who died at Cairo. They both died within days of one another, which would have been difficult for the family. I knew their nephew Jock Walker who fought in the Home Guard in WW2. Jock told me of their gallantry during WW1, and his families loss.
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