The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:05 pm Post subject:

The first lines of the following are taken from the Selkirk Roll of Honour.

DOUGLAS, GEORGE R., PRIVATE, SCOTTISH RIFLES, 1916-17.
George Robert Douglas – age 19 – Private (31627) 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
George was an apprentice clerk with the Scottish Co-operative Mill in Selkirk when he enlisted.
Born 1898 in Selkirk. Son of William Sanderson Douglas (Selkirk Burgh Officer) and Fanny (Smail) Douglas of Municipal Buildings, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 13 August 1917 and named on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium

DOUGLAS, THOMAS, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-15.
Thomas Douglas – age 36 – Private (7736) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Thomas enlisted as Private (6952) in the KOSB in January 1900 and served in the South African War from February to November when he was discharged due to the demobilisation of the South African Field Force. In 1901 Thomas was living with his sisters Janet, Mary, Isabella and Maggie at 35 Mill Street, Selkirk and was employed as a warehouseman. He re-enlisted at the outbreak of war and landed with his battalion at Gallipoli in June 1915 but he was killed a month later during the battle at Achi Baba Nullah.
Born 1879 in Selkirk. Son of the late Moses Douglas (died 1900) and of the late Marion Johanna (Sanderson) Douglas (died 1899) His sister Mrs Mary Colville was named as his legatee.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.

and his brother

DOUGLAS, WILLIAM S., PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-16.
William Sanderson Douglas – age 44 – Private (4510) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
William was a millworker when he enlisted in the KOSB as Private (4409) in January 1893. He served with the 1st KOSB before being posted to 2nd KOSB in India in February 1895. They moved to Burma in November 1904 and a year later William returned to the UK where he was discharged to the Army Reserve in April 1905. He re-enlisted in August 1914 and landed with the 1/4th KOSB at Gallipoli in June 1915. He then served in Egypt but contracted enteric fever and after treatment in hospital in Alexandria he was evacuated home in June 1916. He was discharged from the army in October 1916 and awarded a Silver War Badge (423931) William died of bronchitis and heart disease at his home in Selkirk.
Born 1875 in Selkirk. Son of the late Moses Douglas (died 1900) and of the late Marion Johanna (Sanderson) Douglas (died 1899) Husband of Allison or Alice (Blacklock) Douglas of 46 Buccleuch Road, Selkirk who he married in 1905 in Edinburgh.
Died on 11 October 1918 and buried in Selkirk Cemetery. (CWG)

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:25 pm Post subject:

DOUGLAS, WILLIAM, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-15.
Thought to be a duplicate listing. See also William Hill entry below.
William Hill – age 18 – Private (6519) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
William was brought up by his uncle and aunt. David and Isabella Hill. at Bridge Street in Selkirk. He was a mill worker when he enlisted in the Territorial 4th KOSB in March 1913 and he was mobilised in August 1914. William landed with his battalion at Gallipoli in June 1915 but he was killed a month later during the battle at Achi Baba Nullah.
Born 1896 in Selkirk as William Douglas. Son of Barbara Douglas. Nephew of David and Isabella (Douglas) Hill of 7 Bridge Street. Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.

DOUGLAS. WILLIAM ROSS, PRIVATE, A. & S.H., 1916-18.
William Ross Douglas – age 20 – Private (17042) 1/5th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
William was a finisher when he enlisted in May 1916. He was mobilised in August and joined the 1/8th Argylls in France in May 1917. He was wounded in December 1917 and after treatment in the 10th General Hospital in Rouen he was evacuated to the Red Cross Hospial in Cardonald, Glasgow. William was posted to the 1/5th Argylls in France in July 1918.
Born 1898 in Selkirk. Son of Archibald and Charlotte (Ross) Douglas of Bridge Street, Selkirk.
Died of Wounds on 31 October 1918 and buried in Kezelberg Military Cemetery, Belgium.

DOUGLAS ,WILLIAM RUTHERFORD, LANCE-CORPORAL, R.A.O.C., 1916.
William Rutherford Douglas – age 27 – Lance Corporal (020383) 30th Company, Army Ordnance Corps.
William had served his apprenticeship at the Commercial Bank in Selkirk and was the branch accountant at Biggar, Lanarkshire when he enlisted as Private (25285) in the King's Own Scottish Borderers at Hamilton. He was posted to the AOC in Mesopotamia but he became ill and was admitted to the isolation hospital in Baghdad. William died of cholera six days later.
Born 1890 in Selkirk. Son of James and Margaret (Rutherford) Douglas of 15 Hill Street, Selkirk.
Died on Active Service on 12 November 1917 and buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq.
Also named on the Commercial Bank memorial in Edinburgh.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:37 pm Post subject:

DRYDEN, WALTER E., PRIVATE, CHESHIRES, 1914-18.
Walter Elliot Dryden – age 33 – Private (51361) 16th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment attached to the 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Walter had served his apprenticeship as a wool dyer in Selkirk and by 1911 he was working as a dyer in Leeds, Yorkshire. He was a clerk when he enlisted as Private (ss/813) in the Army Service Corps in August 1914. He landed in France in December 1914 and was based at the GHQ 3rd Echelon until September 1917 when he was transferred to the Cheshires. The 16th Battalion was disbanded in France in February 1918 and the men attached to other regiments.
Born 1885 in Selkirk. Son of the late Elliot Dryden (died 1914) and of Elizabeth Linton (Laurie) Dryden of 6 Glebe Terrace and of 33 Kilncroft, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 2 April 1918 and named on the Pozieres Memorial, France.
Also named on the Selkirk Parish Church memorial.

DUFFY, JAMES, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B.
I cannot trace this man.

EASTON, JOHN W., PRIVATE, A. & S.H., 1914-15.
John William Easton – age 23 – Private (S/6398) 11th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
John was a three-quarters for Selkirk Rugby Club and a sprinter who won the Common-Riding handicap in 1913. He enlisted at Stirling and landed with his battalion at Boulogne in July 1915 but he was killed two months later during the battle of Loos.
Born 1893 in Selkirk. Son of Charles Elliott Easton and of Marion (Spence) Easton of Ettrick Road, Selkirk and of Primrose Cottage, West Stirling Street, Alva, Clackmannanshire.
Missing in Action on 27 September 1915 and named on the Loos Memorial, France.
Also named on the Alva War Memorial.

ELKINS, JERRY, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1915-17.
Note: All military records have Jerry.
Jeremiah James Elkins – age 32 – Private (28598) 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
In 1901 Jerry, aged 19, was a Private in the Royal Army Medical Corps at Aldershot in Hampshire. He was a mill worker living with his family Selkirk when he enlisted.
Born 1884 in Farnham, Hampshire/Surrey. Son of Jeremiah James Elkins and of Louise (Green) Elkins of Farnham. Husband of Mary Maxwell Keith (Rodger) Elkins of 16 Ettrick Road, Selkirk who he married in 1909 in Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 28 January 1917 and named on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, France.
Also named on the St. John's Episcopal Church memorial in Selkirk.

ELLIOT, ALEXANDER, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914.
Note: the spelling of the family name varies from record to record.
Alexander Elliott – age 28 – Lance Corporal (9127) 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Alexander was a mill worker when he enlisted in January 1905 and in 1911 he was with the 1st KOSB in India. He was a reservist at the outbreak of war and was recalled to the Regiment, landing with the 2nd KOSB at Le Havre on 15 August 1914 as part of the original British Expeditionary Force.
Born 1885 in Southdean, Roxburghshire as Alexander Sim Elliot. Son of Robert and Marion Ann (Sim) Elliot of Southdean shooting lodge. Husband of Elizabeth (Miller) Elliott of Bleachfield Road, Selkirk who he married in June 1914 in Selkirk. (In 1918 she became Mrs Frederick Attle)
Missing in Action on 31 October 1914 and named on the Le Touret Memorial, France.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:48 pm Post subject:

EMOND, WILLIAM, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-18.
William Emond – age 51 – Private (51377) 1st Garrison Battalion, Highland Light Infantry.
This battalion was formed at Fort George in mid-1916 and moved to Maryhill barracks in Glasgow in January 1918.
William was a former Volunteer and member of the pipe band. He enlisted as Private (7190) in the King's Own Scottish Borderers in October 1914 and later served as Private (200721) with the 1/4th KOSB before he transferred to the HLI. William was on his way from Maryhill on a weekend leave when he became ill at Galashiels Station and he was taken to his home in Selkirk where he died.
Born 1866 in Selkirk. Son of the late William Emond (died 1902) and of the late Margaret Hogg (Philip) Emond (died 1915) formerly of Kirk Wynd, Selkirk. Husband of Agnes Chisholm (Inglis) Emond of 1 Tower Terrace, Selkirk who he married in 1889 in Selkirk.
Died on Service on 17 May 1918 and buried in Selkirk Cemetery. (CWG)

EWART, JOHN L., PRIVATE, CAMERON H., 1915-18.
John Linton Ewart – age 27 – Private (16599) 5th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders.
John had been a rugby player in Selkirk and a professional sprinter and he described himself as a professional footballer when he enlisted in Edinburgh in January 1915. He had previously served for 4 years with the Territorial 4th King's Own Scottish Borderers. He joined the 1st Camerons in France in September 1915 but was wounded and evacuated to the Military Hospital at Whalley in Lancashire in February 1916. He returned to France and joined the 5th Camerons as a signaller in November 1916.
Born 1891 in Selkirk. Son of Robert and Elizabeth (Linton) Ewart of 7 Dunsdale Haugh, and of 105 Murrayfield Cottages Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 21 March 1918 and named on the Pozieres Memorial, France.

FAIRBAIRN, ROBERT M. H., PRIVATE, GORDON H., 1914-15.
Robert Muir Heard Fairbairn – age 23 – Private (9334) 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders.
Robert was employed in a fish restaurant in West Port, Selkirk when he enlisted. He joined his battalion in France in June 1915 but he was killed three months later during the battle of Loos.
Born 1892 in Selkirk. Son of Elizabeth Muir Fairbairn of 24 Dunsdale Road, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 25 September 1915 and named on the Loos Memorial, France.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:59 pm Post subject:

FAIRGRIEVE, JAMES, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-15.
James Fairgrieve – age 46 – Private (7622) 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
James was in business as a tailor at Forest Road, Selkirk when he enlisted in 1914 and he landed with his battalion at Boulogne in July 1915 but he was killed two months later during the battle of Loos.
Born 1868 in Selkirk as James Hope. Son of the late Margaret Hope (died 1903) of Forest Street, Selkirk.
Killed in Action on 25 September 1915 and buried in Mazingarbe Communal Cemetery, France.
Also named on the Selkirk West United Free Church memorial.

FALCONER, THOMAS, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1916.
Thomas Falconer – age 27 – Private (22808) 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Thomas was a keen rugby player and had worked in the yarn store at Forest Mill in Selkirk but he was employed by T.C. Brown & Co. when he enlisted. He joined his battalion in France in the summer of 1916.
Born 1890 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire. Son of the late Hugh Fleming Falconer (died 1896) and of Jessie (Gibson) Falconer of Yarrow Terrace, Selkirk.
Died of Wounds on 9 September 1916 and buried in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France.

FINNEY, PETER, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-17.
Peter Finney – age 45 – Lance Corporal (A/7775) 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Peter was a National Reservist and was mobilised in September 1914. He joined the 2nd KOSB at Ypres in December 1914 but was invalided home suffering from “trench feet” in early 1915. After he had recovered he was posted to the 6th KOSB.
Born 1872 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire. Son of the late Mary (Mclaren) Finney (died 1912) and of the late Robert Finney (died 1915) of Dunsdalehaugh, Selkirk. Husband of Agnes (Affleck) Finney of 21 Halliburton Place, Galashiels who he married in 1895 in Galashiels.
Missing in Action on 3 May 1917 and named on the Arras Memorial, France.
Also named on the Galashiels War Memorial.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 4:12 pm Post subject:

FLEMING, ROBERT, PRIVATE, H.L.I., 2 YEARS 8 MONTHS.
Robert Fleming – age 22 – Private (350255) 15th Battalion (1st Glasgow) Highland Light Infantry.
Robert was employed at Upper Tofts Farm in Kirkton, Roxburghshire when he enlisted in the 2/4th King's Own Scottish Borderers in Hawick in October 1915. He was posted as Private (201143) the 1st KOSB in France but was transferred to the 15th HLI. Robert died in the 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital at Gezaincourt.
Born 1896 at Sunderland Hall, Selkirk. Son of the late Margaret Fleming and of Robert Fleming, shepherd at Hartwoodmyres, Selkirk.
Died of Wounds on 24 June 1918 and buried in Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme. France.
Also named on the Hawick Roll of Honour, on the Cavers and Kirkton Parishes War Memorial and on the War Memorial in Etterickbridge Church in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire.

FREER, JAMES, GUNNER, R.F.A., 4 YEARS.
James Freer – age 24 – Gunner (156405) “B” Battery, 51st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
James was a butcher when he enlisted in the Army Veterinary Corps as Private (SE/4009) and he landed in France in January 1915. At some point he transferred to the RFA. James was living at 4 Anderson Road, Selkirk, when he died of septicaemia in the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Selkirk.
Born 1895 in Galashiels as James Frier. Son of the late Adam Frier (1896) and Isabella (Hogg) Frier (died 1898) formerly of Galashiels.
In 1901 James was living with relatives at Dunsdalehaugh, Selkirk.
Died on 4 June 1919 and buried in Selkirk Cemetery. (CWG)
Also named on the Selkirk Parish Church memorial.

GALL, ADAM, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-15.
Adam Gall – age 18 – Private (6466) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Adam was a member of the Territorial 4th KOSB and he was mobilised in August 1914. He landed with his battalion at Gallipoli in June 1915 but he was killed a month later during the battle at Achi Baba Nullah.
Born 1897 in Selkirk as Adam James Gall. Son of Margaret Gall of Scott's Close, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 4:17 pm Post subject:

GEDDES, GEORGE T., GUNNER, R.F.A., 1¾ YEARS.
George Tinlin Geddes – age 20 – Gunner (166283) 268th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Born 1897 in Selkirk. Son of Andrew Geddes and of Helen or Nellie Storrie (Beattie) Geddes of Ettrickhaugh Road and of 17 Kilncroft, Selkirk.
Died of Wounds on 14 March 1918 and burid in Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel.

GIBSON, EDWARD T., PRIVATE, A. & S.H., 1914-15.
Edward Telford Gibson – age 21 – Private (3111) 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
Edward had been a gardener at Philiphaugh, Selkirk before being employed at Strowan Gardens, Monzievaird, Perthshire. He enlisted in Crieff, Perthshire in August 1914 and joined his battalion in France in April 1915 but he died in the 1st Casualty Clearing Station at Chocques from wounds received two days earlier during the battle of Loos.
Born 1894 in Selkirk. Son of Thomas and Hannah (Telford) Gibson of 5 Glebe Terrace, Selkirk.
Died of Wounds on 27 September 1915 and buried in Chocques Military Cemetery, France.
Also named on the Monzievaird and Strowan Parish War Memorial.

GRESSON, THOMAS, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1915-16.
Thomas Gresson – age 22 – Private (8083) 2/5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Thomas died at the family home of Yair Farm, Caddonfoot, Selkirkshire,
Born 1894 in Stow, Midlothian. Son of Isabella Gresson. Grandson of William and the late Jessie (Hardie) Gresson (died 1910) of Stow, of Philiphaugh Cottages, Selkirk, of Yair Farm Caddonfoot and of Haltree Farm, Heriot, Midlothian.
Died on Service on 12 February 1916 and buried in Caddonfoot Parish Churchyard.
Also named on the Caddonfoot Parish War Memorial.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 4:26 pm Post subject:

GRIERSON, JOHN C, PRIVATE, MIDDLESEX REGT., 1 YEAR.
John Charles Grierson – age 23 – Private (G/25287) 16th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment.
John was educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh before becoming a Student of the Arts at Edinburgh University from where he graduated M.A. (Honours in History) in 1915. He served in the Officer Training Corps from 1913 to December 1915. John was employed in banking in London when he enlisted and he joined his battalion as a Lewis Gunner in early 1916.
Born 1893 in Selkirk. Son of the late Jane Kennedy (Little) Grierson (died 1914) and of William Grierson of 48 East Clairmont Street, Edinburgh. Grandson of John Grierson of Helm Cottage, Selkirk.
William was a minister in the Catholic Apostolic Church and in August 1916 he married Agnes Campbell Eeles in the church at Mansfield Place in Edinburgh.
Missing in Action on 23 October 1916 and named on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, France.
Also named on the George Heriot's School memorial, on the Edinburgh University Old College memorial and on the University's Roll of the Fallen.

GRIEVE, JAMES R., PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-15.
Robert Grieve – age 22 – Private (6397) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Robert was a member of the Territorial 4th KOSB and he was mobilised in August 1914. He landed with his battalion at Gallipoli in June 1915 but he was killed a month later during the battle at Achi Baba Nullah.
Born 1893 at Ettrick Bridge End in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire as James Robert Grieve. Son of James and Mary Nichol (Purdie) Grieve of 32 Ashy Bank Terrace, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Also named on the Selkirk Parish Church memorial.

GRIEVE, WALTER, PRIVATE, H.L.I., 10 MONTHS.
Walter Grieve – age 26 – Private (30180) 17th Battalion (3rd Glasgow) Highland Light Infantry.
Walter and his brother William were well known cricketers for the Selkirk Club.
Born 1891 in Selkirk. Son of James and Margaret (Robb) Greive of Howden, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 1 April 1917 and named on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, France.
Also named on the Selkirk Parish Church memorial.

and his brother

GRIEVE WILLIAM, TROOPER, L. & B. HORSE, 2 YEARS.
William Greive – age 28 – Lance Corporal (1680) Lothians and Border Horse.
William was one of four brothers who were well known cricketers. He landed with his squadron in France in September 1915. William was in a party of men in an observation post when it was hit by a shell and the group were killed or injured (including John Palfrey of Broomfield, Selkirk – see below)
Born 1888 in Selkirk. Son of James and Margaret (Robb) Greive of Howden, Selkirk.
Died of Wounds on 18 July 1916 and buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 7:25 pm Post subject:

HALL, FORREST, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-15.
Forrest Hall – age 24 – Private (6559) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Forrest had previously served in the 1st KOSB from November 1906 until March 1908 and then joined the Territorial 4th KOSB until 1911. He was a power loom tuner in Selkirk when he re-enlisted in the Territorials in June 1913. He landed with his battalion at Gallipoli in June 1915 but he was killed a month later during the battle at Achi Baba Nullah.
Born 1891 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire. Son of the late Forrest Hall (died 1912) and of Jane (Cowan) of 26 Curror Street, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.

HALL, ROBERT, PRIVATE, H.L.I. , 1916-18.
Robert Baptie Hall – age 38 – Private (65751) 10th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry.
Robert was a shopman in Edinburgh when he enlisted. He was serving in the Transport Section when he was hit by a truck and killed.
Born 1879 in Selkirk. Son of the late Helen (Baptie) Hall (died 1908) and of William Hall of 20 Kilncroft, Selkirk. Husband of Mary (Gibson) Hall of 35 Caledonia Crescent, Edinburgh who he married in 1907 in Morningside, Edinburgh.
Died on Active Service on 4 October 1918 and buried in Hagle Dump Cemetery, Belgium.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 7:29 pm Post subject:

HALL WILLIAM, PRIVATE, A. & S.H., 1914-18.
William Hall – age 26 – Private (S/5675) 1/8th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
William was working as a shoemaker at St Andrew's in Fife when he enlisted in September 1914. He landed with the 12th Argylls at Boulogne in September 1915 but the battalion was transferred to Salonica, northern Greece in November. William contracted typhoid and was evacuated to hospital in Aberdeen in November 1916. When he had recovered he was posted to France and joined the 1/8th Battalion in April 1917 but had to be evacuated home again a month later and it was October before he returned.
Born 1892 in Selkirk. Son of the late Jane (Graham) Hall (died 1900) and of Thomas Hall of 81 High Street, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 21 March 1918 and named on the Pozieres Memorial, France.

HAMILTON, WILLIAM G., PRIVATE, ROYAL SCOTS, 2¼ YEARS.
William Gillespie Hamilton – age 17 – Private (40220) 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers.
William enlisted as Private (3292) in the 1/9th (Highlanders) Battalion of the Royal Scots in May 1915. He was posted to the 1st RSF in France in September 1916 but he died of pneumonia in the British Red Cross Hospital at Le Treport where he had been admitted two months earlier with blood poisoning.
Born 1899 in Camlachie, Glasgow. Son of the late Agnes Symington (Gillespie) Hamilton (died 1906) and of James Hamilton of Philiphaugh Farm, Selkirk.
Died on Active Service on 22 March 1917 and buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, France.
Also named on the Selkirk Parish Church memorial.

HANNAY, JAMES, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1917-18.
James Rankin Hannay – age 19 – Private (41545) 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
James was posted as Private (52973) to the 15th Highland Light Infantry in France but was transferred to the KOSB.
Born 1898 in Selkirk. Son of John and Violet Hall (Mitchell) Hannay of Buccleugh Road, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 31 August 1918 and named on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 7:33 pm Post subject:

HASTIE, JAMES, PRIVATE, GORDON H., 1914.
James Hastie – age 22 – Private (S/7345) 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders.
James was a well known Selkirk footballer. He joined his battalion at Ypres in Belgium in December 1914 but he was killed a week later.
Born 1892 in Edrom, Berwickshire as James Redden Hastie. Son of Philip and Margaret (Redden) Hastie of Cannon Street, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 14 December 1914 and named on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

HENDERSON, ARCHIBALD C, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-15.
Archibald Henderson – age 20 – Private (6454) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Archie was a member of the Territorial 4th KOSB and he was mobilised in August 1914. He landed with his battalion at Gallipoli in June 1915 but he was killed a month later during the battle at Achi Baba Nullah.
Born 1895 in Selkirk as Archibald Christopher Henderson. Son of John and Rachel (Haig) Henderson, of Glendearg Cottage, Curror Street, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Also named on the St. John's Episcopal Church memorial in Selkirk.

and his brother – who died a month earlier.

HENDERSON, WILLIAM Y., CORPORAL, A. & S.H., 1914-15.
William Young Henderson – age 26 – Corporal (2809) 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
William was employed in a woollen mill in Selkirk when he enlisted in August 1914. He joined his battalion in France as a Corporal in April 1915 but was fatally wounded two months later and died in the 10th General Hospital in Rouen.
Born 1889 in Selkirk. Son of John and Rachel (Haig) Henderson of Glendearg Cottage, 25 Curror Street, Selkirk.
Died on Wounds on 20 June 1915 and buried in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France.
Also named on the St. John's Episcopal Church memorial in Selkirk.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 7:38 pm Post subject:

HENDERSON, JOHN W., PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-15.
John Walker Henderson – age 41 – Private (7108) 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
John had a long association with the Volunteers and the Territorial 4th KOSB and had served in the South African War. He was employed at St. Mary's Mill in Selkirk when re-enlisted at the outbreak of war and he was posted to the 2nd KOSB in France in November 1914 but was invalided home. When he had recovered he was posted to the 1st KOSB at Gallipoli where he was killed.
Born 1874 in Selkirk. Son of the late James Henderson (died 1900) and of Helen (Walker) Henderson of 25 Dunsdale Road, Selkirk. Husband of the late Mary (Welsh) Henderson (died 1914) of 5 Dunsdalehaugh, Selkirk who he married in 1905 in Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 24 August 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Also named on the St. Mary's Mill Roll of Honour.

HENDERSON, WILLIAM, LANCE-CORPORAL, SEAFORTH H., 1915-18.
William Henderson – age 20 – Lance Corporal (202840) 1/4th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders.
William enlisted before he was 17 years of age and as Private (18763) he joined the 1st King's Own Scottish Borderers at Gallipoli in September 1915. It is not clear whether his age was discovered and he was sent home or whether he was invalided but in September 1917 as Lance Corporal (43137) he joined the 1st Royal Scots Fusiliers in France before transferring to the Seaforths.
Born 1898 in Selkirk. Son of James and Susan (Purdie) Henderson of 20 Dunsdale Road, Selkirk.
Killed in Action on 20 July 1918 and buried in Marfaux British Cemetery, France.

HERKES, ROBERT, CORPORAL, SCOTS GDS., 1914-15.
Robert Herkes – age 20 – Lance Corporal (12174) 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards.
Robert was employed on Sunderland Farm, Selkirk when he enlisted and he joined his battalion in France in June 1915.
Born 1895 at Rutherford in Maxton, Roxburghshire. Son of Robert and Isabella (Oliver) Herkes of Sunderland Farm Cottages, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 17 October 1915 and named on the Loos Memorial, France.
Also named on the Selkirk Parish Church memorial.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 7:43 pm Post subject:

HILL, WILLIAM, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-15.
See also William Douglas – above.
William Hill – age 18 – Private (6519) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
William was brought up by his uncle and aunt. David and Isabella Hill. at Bridge Street in Selkirk. He was a mill worker when he enlisted in the Territorial 4th KOSB in March 1913 and he was mobilised in August 1914. William landed with his battalion at Gallipoli in June 1915 but he was killed a month later during the battle at Achi Baba Nullah.
Born 1896 in Selkirk as William Douglas. Son of Barbara Douglas. Nephew of David and Isabella (Douglas) Hill of 7 Bridge Street. Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.

HISLOP, ANDREW, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1916-17.
Andrew Hislop – age 34 – Private (203178) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Andrew enlisted as Private (8392) and he was was posted to the 1/4th KOSB in Egypt in December 1916 but he was drowned when the Troopship “Ivernia”, sailing from Marseilles to Alexandria, was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UB-47 off Cape Matapan, Greece.
Born 1882 in Selkirk as Andrew Stevenson Hislop. Son of Mary Hislop. Grandson of Mrs. Margaret (Stevenson) Hislop who was named as his legatee.
Killed by Enemy Action/Lost at Sea on 1 January 1917 and named on the Mikra Memorial, Greece.
Also named on the Selkirk Parish Church memorial.

HISLOP, JAMES, PRIVATE, ROYAL SCOTS, 1914-17.
James Hislop – age 38 – Private (41223) 11th Battalion, Royal Scots.
James enlisted as Private (7131) in the 4th King's Own Scottish Borderers Reserve and he was posted to the Royal Scots in France.
Born 1878 in Selkirk. Son of Andrew Hislop and of Mary Burton (Christopherson) Hislop of Curror Street, Selkirk. Husband of Georgina (Scott) Hislop of 30 Cannon Street, Selkirk who he married in 1901 in Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 9 April 1917 and named on the Arras Memorial, France.
Also named on the Selkirk Parish Church memorial.

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HISLOP, JAMES B., PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1¼ YEARS.
James Brown Hislop – age 19 – Private (32918) 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Born 1899 in Selkirk. Son of Richard and Jane Ann (Brown) Hislop of Sloethorn Bank, Ettrick Terrace, Selkirk.
Killed in Action on 30 September 1918 and buried in Dadizeele New British Cemetery, Belgium.

HOGG, GEORGE, LANCE-CORPORAL, K.O.S.B., 1915-18.
George Hogg – age 21 – Lance Corporal (201090) 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
George was employed in the designing department at St. Mary's Mill in Selkirk when he enlisted as Private (8000) in the 1/4th KOSB in August 1915. He joined the battalion in Egypt and served in Palestine before the battalion moved to France in April 1918. George was transferred at some point to the 2nd KOSB.
Born 1897 in Selkirk. Son of Robert and Mary Maggie (Fairgrieve) Hogg of Glen Cottage, Ashybank, Selkirk.
Killed in Action on 18 September 1918 and buried in Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery, France.

HOGG, JAMES, PRIVATE, NOTTS & DERBY, 1914-18.
James Hogg – age 38 – Private (72779) 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
James had previously served as Private (27025) in the Northumberland and Durham Imperial Yeomanry and was working as a groom when he enlisted in August 1914. He landed at St. Nazaire in France as Driver (ST/344) in the Army Service Corps in September 1914. He was transferred to the Sherwood Foresters in October 1917.
Born 1880 in Selkirk as John Scott Hogg. Son of Janet Hogg of Hume's Close, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 19 September 1918 and named on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial, France.
Also named on the Selkirk Parish Church memorial.

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HOGG, ROBERT, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-17.
Robert Hogg – age 33 – Private (200773) 1/5th (Dumfries and Galloway) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Robert enlisted in the 4th KOSB Reserves in 1914 and as Private (7308) he landed with the 1/4th KOSB at Gallipoli in June 1915. Later he served in Egypt and Palestine and at some point was transferred to the 1/5th Battalion.
Born 1885 in Selkirk. Son of Robert and Janet Marchbank (Hosie) Hogg of Muthag Street, Selkirk. Husband of Maggie (Patterson) Hogg of Bridge Street, Selkirk who he married in 1910 in Selkirk.
Killed in Action on 19 April 1917 and buried in Gaza War Cemetery, Palestine.

and his brother

HOGG, THOMAS, PRIVATE, ROYAL H., 1914.
Thomas Hogg – age 28 – Private (386) 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Thomas had served in the Black Watch for over seven years and as a reservist he was recalled at the outbreak of war. He landed with his battalion at Le Havre on 14 August but he was killed exactly a month later at the River Aisne.
Born 1886 in Selkirk. Son of Robert and Janet (Hosie) Hogg of Muthag Street, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 14 September 1914 and named on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, France.

HOGG, THOMAS, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-15.
Thomas Hogg – age 31 – Private (7721) 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Thomas had enlisted as Private (4182) in November 1901. He rejoined his regiment at the outbreak of war and landed with his battalion at Le Havre on 15 August 1914. He fought in the actions after Mons and at the Marne but was wounded near Ypres and died two days later in hospital at Boulogne.
Born 1884 in Selkirk. Son of Agnes Hogg or Lockie. His sister Mrs. Helen (Lockie) Finney of 49 Curror Street, Selkirk was also named as a legatee.
Died of Wounds on 20 April 1915 and buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France.