The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2023 4:24 pm Post subject:

LIEUt. GEORGE REID. ROYAL SCOTS
George Reid – age 25 – Lieutenant, 1/8th Battalion, Royal Scots.
George was educated at the Knox Institute in Haddington and in 1911 he was an architectural apprentice. He was a member of the Rugby Club.
Born 1892 in Haddington. Son of George and Catherine (Corkill or Wilkie) Reid, of "Crofton," Haddington.
Missing in Action on 12 April 1918 and named on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.
Also named on the Knox Institute memorial, on the Rugby Club memorial and on the St Mary's Church memorial in Haddington.

RICHARD REID. HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY
Richard Reid – age 19 – Private (40045) 10th/11th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry.
Richard enlisted as Private (1802) in the 8th Royal Scots and was transferred to the HLI in France.
Born 1897 in Haddington. Son of Richard and Margaret (Reid) Reid, of Spring Gardens, Letham, Haddington.
Missing in Action on 15 September 1916 and named on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, France.
Also named on the St Mary's Church memorial in Haddington.

DAVID REILLY. ROYAL SCOTS
David Reilly – age 22 – Private (325160) 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Scots.
David enlisted as Private (953) in the Territorial 8th Royal Scots in June 1913 and he joined the 1/8th Battalion in France in August 1915. He was wounded and evacuated to hospital in Devonport in August 1916 and after he had recovered he was posted to the 5th/6th Battalion in France in February 1917. David had return from leave two weeks earlier when he was killed.
Born 1896 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire/East Lothian. Son of David and Margaret (Lumsden) Reilly of Bridge Street, Nungate, Haddington.
Missing in Action on 2 October 1918 and named on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France.

FRANCIS RENNIE. BLACK WATCH – R.H.
Francis Rennie – age 27 – Private (587) 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Francis may have been a reservist as he joined his battalion in September just a month after they had landed at Le Havre on 14 August 1914. Francis was killed two months later.
Born 1887 in Haddington. Son of the late Patrick Rennie (died 1904) and of Elizabeth (Degnan) Rennie of Nungate, Haddington.
Missing in Action on 11 November 1914 and named on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2023 4:25 pm Post subject:

L.Cpl, JAMES RENWICK. SCOTS GUARDS
James Renwick – age 21 – Private (13987) 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards.
Born 1895 in Prestonkirk, Haddingtonshire/East Lothian. Son of the late Sarah (Anderson) Renwick (died 1910) and of Robert Renwick of Alderston Farm. Haddington.
Killed in Action on 3 December 1916 and buried in A.I.F. Burial Ground, Flers, France.

EDWARD REYNOLDS. HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY
Edward Reynolds – age 29 – Private (7975) 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry.
Edward landed with his battalion at Boulogne on 14 August 1914.
Born 1885 in Haddington. Son of the late Ann (Reynolds) Reynolds (died 1887) and of Michael Reynolds. Husband of Elizabeth (Allan) Reynolds of High Street, Haddington who he married in 1907 in Haddington.
Died of Wounds on 2 November 1914 and buried in Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery, Belgium.

JAMES REYNOLDS. ROYAL SCOTS
Served as James Courtney. (Source: CWGC and SNWM)
James Reynolds – age 22 – Private (34682) 13th Battalion, Royal Scots.
James had been a ploughman.
Born 1895 in Haddington as James Reynolds. Son of Mary Reynolds and step-son of the late Patrick Courtney (died March 1917) of Blackmains and of Amisfield Mains, Haddington who married in 1897 in Haddington. Husband of Mary (Wilson) Reynolds who he married in October 1916 in Haddington when he was in training at Glencorse Camp in Edinburgh.
Missing in Action on 1 August 1917 and named on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
His step-father Patrick died on 6 March 1917 while serving with the Royal Defence Corps and is also named on this memorial.

DAVID RITCHIE. ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS
Thought to be:
David Ritchie – age 30 – Private (M2/200295) 773rd Mechanical Transport Company, Army Service Corps
773rd Company operated specialised motorised transport used on the lines for evacuation of casualties as part of 33 Motor Ambulance convoy in Mesopotamia.
Born 1888 in Glasgow as David Thompson Ritchie. Son of Alexander and Jessie (Thompson) Ritchie of Glasgow. Husband of Margaret Annie (Livingstone) Ritchie of High Street, Gifford, East Lothian who he married in 1912 in Glasgow.
Died on Service on 5 October 1918 and buried in Tehran War Cemetery, Iran.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 10:19 am Post subject:

Cpl. ROBERT RITCHIE. AUSTRALIAN IMPrl. FORCES
Robert Ritchie – age – Corporal (9 Cool

3rd Battalion, Australian Machine Gun Corps.
Robert was a tram conductor living at 16 King Street, Bondi, New South Wales when he enlisted in March 1916. He sailed from Sydney in May and arrived in France in November. He attended the Machine Gun School in Grantham, Lincolnshire in September 1917 and returned to France in January 1918. Robert was gassed in April and evacuated to the Southern General Hospital in Birmingham where he died.
Born 1890 in Haddington. Son of Andrew Richard Ritchie and of Euphemia (Blackie) Ritchie of Dovecot, Haddington. Brother of William Ritchie, Market Gardener, of Dovecot, Haddington.
Died of Wounds on 9 May 1918 and buried in Haddington Cemetery. (CWG)
Also named on the St Mary's Church memorial in Haddington.

THOMAS RITCHIE. ROYAL SCOTS
Thought to be:
Thomas Ritchie – age 24 – Private (34370) 15th Battalion (1st Edinburgh) Royal Scots.
In 1911 Thomas was a ploughman living with his family at Fenton New Mains, Dirleton Parish and in 1915 he was at Spittal Farm, Longniddry, Aberlady.
Born 1893 in Gullane, Dirleton as Thomas Deans Ritchie.
Son of the late George Ritchie (died 1907) and of Cecilia (Deans) Ritchie.
Missing in Action on 28 April 1917 and named on the Arras Memorial, France.
Also named on the Aberlady War Memorial and on the Aberlady Church memorial window.

WILLIAM RODGIE. ROYAL SCOTS
William Rodgie – age 24 – Private (325556) 1/8th Battalion, Royal Scots.
William was a barber living at 57 High Street, Haddington when he enlisted as Private (1876) in December 1915. He joined his battalion in France in July 1916 but he was killed a month later.
Born 1892 in Perth. Son of the late Charles Angus Rodgie (died 1915) and of Lillias (Donaldson) Rodgie of High Street, Perth and of Victoria Road, Deal, Kent. Husband of Mary Amos (Souness) Rodgie of 57 High Street, Haddington who he married in 1916 in Haddington.
Missing in Action on 1 August 1916 and named on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, France.
Also named on the St Mary's Church memorial in Haddington and in the Perth “Golden Book”.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 10:26 am Post subject:

JOHN ROSS. ROYAL SCOTS
John Ross – age 28 – Private (2379) 1/5th Battalion, Royal Scots.
John was working on the Tramways and living at 89 Iona Street, Leith, Edinburgh when he enlisted in the Territorial 5th Royal Scots in September 1914. He sailed with the 1/5th Royal Scots from Avonmouth in March 1915, going via Egypt to land at Gallipoli April but he died two months later.
John was buried in Geogheghan's Bluff Cemetery and was re-interred in November 1922.
Born 1887 in Haddington. Son of James and Theresa (Down) Ross of Haddington. Husband of Agnes Graham (Donaldson) Ross who he married in 1911 in Edinburgh - from 1917 Mrs Joseph Brown of 20 River Street, London, E.C.1.
Died of Wounds on 19 June 1915 and buried in Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey.

SIMON ROSS. GORDON HIGHLANDERS
Simon Ross – age 23 – Private (S/40861) 1/5th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders,
Simon was a foreman shoemaker living at Buchanan Place in Stenhousemuir, Larbert when he enlisted as Private (25570) in the Cameron Highlanders in December 1915. He was mobilised in September 1916 and went to France in December. He was transferred to the Gordons in March 1917.
Born 1892 in Inverness. Son of Donald and Mary (Ross) McDonald of Huntly Street, Inverness. Husband of Thomasina Ann Black (Prentice) Ross of High Street, Stenhousemuir, of 42 Hardgate Street, Haddington and of 19 Lower View Craig Row, Edinburgh who he married in June 1914 in Haddington.
Killed in Action on 16 May 1917 and buried in Brown's Copse Cemetery, Roeux, France.
Also named on the Trinity Church memorial in Haddington and on the Inverness War Memorial.

Sgt, ALEXANDER RUNCIMAN. ROYAL SCOTS
Alexander Runciman – age 37 – Sergeant (1135) 1/8th Battalion, Royal Scots.
Alexander was a member of the Territorial 8th Royal Scots and he was mobilised in August 1914. He had been awarded Territorial Force Efficiency Medal and he was the NCO of the battalion's Maxim Gun detachment when he landed with the battalion at Le Havre in November 1914. He was badly wounded in February 1915 and evacuated to the 1st London General Hospital, Camberwell but he suffered an accident there and died of a fractured skull.
Born 1878 in Haddington. Son of Alexander and Helen (Hogg) Runciman of Market Street, Haddington. Husband of Margaret (Blair) Runciman of Peghdelone, Haddington who he married in 1914 in Haddington.
Died on Service on 15 August 1915 and buried in Haddington Cemetery. (CWG)
Also named on the St Mary's Church memorial in Haddington.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 10:32 am Post subject:

JAMES SCOTT. ROYAL SCOTS
James Scott – age 20 – Private (1077) 1/8th Battalion, Royal Scots.
James was a member of the Territorial 8th Royal Scots. He joined the 1/8th Battalion in France in December 1914. He was wounded and evacuated to the Royal Victoria Military Hospital at Netley in Hampshire where he died.
Born 1896 in Haddington. Son of George and Grace (Watson) Scott of 2 Sidegate, Haddington.
Died of Wounds on 27 August 1916 and buried in Haddington Cemetery. (CWG)
Also named on the St Mary's Church memorial in Haddington.

BOMBr. J. SMITH. R.F.A. ROYAL ARTILLERY
James Smith – age 31 – Bombardier (61279) "D" Battery. 100th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
James was employed as a draper in Stirling when he enlisted. 100th Brigade were based at Lewes in Sussex prior to going to France in September 1915. James was accidentally killed when he was thrown from his horse at Steyning near Brighton.
Born 1884 in Haddington. Son of Cornelius and Agnes Stephenson (Bethune) Smith of Vetch Park, Haddington.
Died on Service on 24 June 1915 and buried in Haddington Cemetery. (CWG)
Also named on the Stirling War Memorial.

Sgt. GEORGE SOUNESS. ROYAL SCOTS
George Speed Souness – age 24 – Sergeant (325002) 1/8th Battalion, Royal Scots.
George Stevens Sounness became a postman in Haddington in January 1913 and he was living at 8 Hardgate Street, Haddington. He was a member of the Territorial 8th Royal Scots and was mobilised in August 1914 and as Corporal (20) he landed with the 1/8th Battalion at Le Havre in November.
Born 1894 in Haddington as George Stevens Sounness. Son of the late Annie Garrick (Speed) Souness (died 1913) and of Charles Constable Souness.
Missing in Action on 22 March 1918 and named on the Arras Memorial, France.
Also named on the St Mary's Church memorial in Haddington.

and his brother

JOHN SOUNESS. ROYAL SCOTS
John Souness – age 18 – Private (582) 1/8th Battalion, Royal Scots.
John was a member of the Territorial 8th Royal Scots. He was mobilised in August 1914 and landed as part of the Maxim Gun detachment of the 1/8th Battalion at Le Havre in November.
Born 1896 in Haddington as Sounness. Son of the late Annie Garrick (Speed) Souness (died 1913) and of Charles Constable Souness.
Died of Wounds on 29 January 1915 and buried in Sailly-Sur-La-Lys Churchyard, France.
Also named on the St Mary's Church memorial in Haddington.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 10:38 am Post subject:

Cpl. JAMES STEWART. CANADIAN HIGHLANDERS
Thought to be:
James Stuart – age 21 – Corporal (27957) 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada) Canadian Infantry.
James was a clerk living with his brother John Charles Stuart at 40 Grace Street, Toronto when he enlisted at Valcartier Camp in Quebec in September 1914. The battalion sailed in October 1914 and landed in France in February 1915. He was wounded and evacuated to the King George's Hospital in Dublin in April 1915. He was discharged in August and spent the next 20 months in England with the 17th and 92nd Reserve Battalions before he rejoined the 15th Battalion in France in April 1917.
Born 1897 in Haddington. Son of the late Annie (Chalmers) Stuart (died 1900) and of the late James Stuart (died 1911) and step-son of Isobel Marguerite White who married James in 1901 in Haddington, all formerly of The George Hotel, Haddington.
Killed in Action on 8 August 1918 and buried in Hangard Wood British Cemetery, France.

SERGt. J.H.V. SUFFILL.M.M. HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY
John Henry Victor Suffill, Military Medal – age 22 – Sergeant (11600) 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry.
John was educated at the High School in Biggar. Lanarkshire. He was awarded his M.M. after being wounded at Arras in April 1917. He died of bronchitis and pneumonia at the VAD Hospital in Haddington.
Born 1897 in Biggar, Lanarkshire. Son of Thomas Chandler Suffill (QMS 5th Cameronians) and of Annie (Smythe) Suffill of Cherat, Douglas Street, Carluke. Husband of Agnes Paterson Miller (Fairley) Suffill of Williamville, Sidegate, Haddington who he married in 1917 in Haddington.
Died on Service on 14 February 1919 and buried in Haddington Cemetery. (CWG)
Also named on the St Mary's Church memorial in Haddington, on the Carluke and Biggar War Memorials and on the Biggar High School memorial.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 10:43 am Post subject:

Cpl.A.L.F. SYMINGTON. HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY
Archibald Lawrie Findlay Symington – age 23 – Corporal (330324) 1/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry.
In 1901 & 1911 Archibald was living with his family at Arngask in Perthshire. He joined the General Post Office in Glasgow in June 1913 and as Private (1947) he landed with his battalion in France in November 1914.
Born 1894 in Kilmarnock. Ayrshire. Son of Archibald and Mary (Findlay) Symington of Bothwell Bank, Haddington. The family came to Haddington in about 1917.
Killed in Action on 24 March 1918 and buried in Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium.
Also named on the St Mary's Church memorial in Haddington, on the Arngask Parish War Memorial and on the Glasgow Roll of Honour.

Sgt. DAVID S. SYMINGTON. ROYAL SCOTS
David Scott Symington – age 28 – Lance Corporal (352213) 1/9th (Highlanders) Battalion, Royal Scots.
David was a cabinet-maker in Edinburgh when he enlisted as Private (5537) in the Royal Scots.
Born 1889 in Edinburgh. Son of James and Jane Scott (Spence) Symington of 5 Sidegate, Haddington. Husband of Isabella (Inglis) Symington of 19 Newtonport, Haddington who he married in 1916 in Haddington.
Missing in Action on 9 April 1917 and named on the Arras Memorial, France.
Also named on the St Mary's Church memorial in Haddington.

WILLIAM THOMSON. YORKSHIRES
William Thomson – age 35 – Private (26665) 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
William was warehouseman living with his parents at 23 Princes Street, Govan, Glasgow when he enlisted as Private (10855) in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in December 1915. He was mobilised in March 1916 and transferred as Private (33900) to the 19th Labour Battalion of the Royal Scots in April. He was transferred as Private (987) to the Labour Corps in May 1917 and then to the West Riding Regiment in October.
Born 1884 in Haddington. Son of the late Barbara (Morrison) Thomson (died January 1918) and of James Thomson of 1 Comely Park Place, Gallowgate, Glasgow.
Missing in Action on 11 April 1918 and named on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 10:51 am Post subject:

CAPt. THOMAS TODRICK. ROYAL SCOTS
Thomas Todrick – age 34 – Captain 1/8th Battalion, Royal Scots.
Thomas was educated at the Knox Institute in Haddington and at Leys School in Cambridge before becoming a Student of Law at Edinburgh University in 1900. He became a Writer to the Signet in 1904. He was commissioned in the 7th Volunteer Battalion of the Royal Scots in March 1899 and appointed as Captain in the Territorial 8th Royal Scots in April 1908. Thomas was mobilised in August 1914 and landed with the 1/8th Battalion at Le Havre in November 1914 but he was killed a month later.
Born 1880 in Haddington. Son of Robert and Marianne Somerville (Stevenson) Todrick of Haddington. Husband of Emma Brenda (List) Todrick of 30 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh who he married in 1910 in Blackheath, Greenwich, London.
Killed in Action on 14 December 1914 and buried in Bois-Grenier Communal Cemetery, France.
Also named on the Knox Institute memorial, on the Leys School memorial, on the Edinburgh University Old College memorial and Roll of the Fallen, and on the Murrayfield Golf Club memorial in Edinburgh.

Sec. LIEUt. JOHN WATSON. ROYAL SCOTS
John Watson – age 30 – Second Lieutenant, 17th Battalion, Royal Scots.
John was employed by the British Linen Bank in London when he enlisted in the 9th Seaforth Highlanders in September 1914. As Colour Sergeant (S/5059) he landed with his battalion at Boulogne in May 1915 and became a Company Quartermaster Sergeant. He was commissioned in the Royal Scots in May 1917 and joined the 17th Battalion in France later that year.
Born 1888 in Edinburgh as John Hamilton Dunkeld. Son of John Dunkeld of Grassmarket, Edinburgh and of Hamilton Down of Shotts, Lanarkshire.
In 1891 John Dunkeld, aged 3, was living with Alexander and Agnes Watson in Leith and in 1901 as John Watson he was with the family in Tweedmouth, Northumberland.
Adopted son of the late Agnes Halliburton (Watson) Watson (died 1908) and of Alexander Watson of Tweedmouth and of Branxton, Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland. Husband of Jessie (Burnet) Watson, of St. Regulus, Church Street, Haddington who he married in September 1917 in Haddington.
His brother-in-law Francis Alexander Burnet, Lieutenant, 1/8th Battalion, Royal Scots died on 11 April 1918 and is listed above.
Killed in Action on 27 April 1918 and buried in Harponville Communal Cemetery, France.
Also named on the Trinity Church memorial in Haddington, on the Tweedmouth War Memorial, on the Berwick-upon-Tweed War Memorial and on the British Linen Bank memorial in Edinburgh.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:01 am Post subject:

BGLr. WILLIAM WHARTON. HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY
Willie Wharton – age 27 – Bugler (21149) 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry.
Willie was a miner living at 6 Millum Terrace, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland when he enlisted as Private (15757) in the East Yorkshire Regiment in November 1914 but he was discharged as unfit for service due to bronchitis. Later he enlisted as Private (83877) in the Royal Field Artillery and was posted to the 2nd HLI in France.
Born 1889 in Arnold, Basford, Nottinghamshire. Son of Henry Wharton and of Julia (Clayton) Wharton of 20 Morgan Street, Southwick, Sunderland. Husband of Edith (Apps) Wharton of Moncur's Buildings, Haddington who he married in 1911 in Monkswearmouth.
Edith's parent had come to Haddington in about 1917.
Missing in Action on 28 April 1917 and named on the Arras Memorial, France.
Also named on the Trinity Church memorial in Haddington.

GEORGE WHITE. ROYAL SCOTS
George White – age 20 – Private (34346) 16th Battalion (2nd Edinburgh) Royal Scots.
In 1911 George was a farm labourer living with his family at Whitekirk Farm, East Lothian. He was posted initially to the 2nd Royal Scots and then transferred to the 16th Battalion.
Born 1897 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire. Son of George and Sarah (Hardie) White of Bielgrange, East Linton and of Amisfield Mains, Haddington.
Killed in Action on 9 April 1917 and buried in Roclincourt Valley Cemetery, France.
Also named on the East Linton and Prestonkirk Parish War Memorial.

and his brother

GUNr. W.WHITE. R.F.A. ROYAL ARTILLERY
William White – age 22 – Gunner (104633) “C” Battery, 108th Army Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
In 1911 William was a carter living with his family at Whitekirk Farm, East Lothian.
Born 1894 in Roseneath, Dunbartonshire. Son of George and Sarah (Hardie) White of Bielgrange, East Linton and of Amisfield Mains, Haddington.
Died on Wounds on 29 July 1917 and buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.
Also named on the East Linton and Prestonkirk Parish War Memorial.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:12 am Post subject:

HUGH WHITECROSS. ROYAL SCOTS
Thought to be:
Hugh Whitecross – age 29 – Private (40879) 12th Battalion, Royal Scots.
Hugh originally enlisted as Private (1716) in the Black Watch in 1909.
Born 1888 in Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire. Son of the late Jessie (Duncan) Whitecross (died 1914) and of Hugh Whitecross of Ratho, Midlothian (died 1918). Husband of Annie (Kennedy) Whitecross who he married in July 1915 in Edinburgh.
Died of Wounds on 10 April 1917 and buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

L.Cpl. JOHN YOUNG. ROYAL SCOTS
John Young – age 22 – Lance Corporal (13868) 1st Battalion, Royal Scots.
John served his apprenticeship as a grocer in Haddington, living with his family at 76 Hardgate Street, and was a member of the Territorial 8th Royal Scots. He was employed in North Berwick when he was mobilised in August 1914 and he was posted to the 1st Battalion in France in January 1915.
Born 1893 in Haddington. Son of James and Margaret (Bradford) Young of Amisfield Lodge, Haddington and of Lime Kiln Cottages, Longniddry, East Lothian.
Missing in Action on 30 April 1915 and named on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
Also named on the St Mary's Church memorial in Haddington and on the North Berwick War Memorial.

His brother Robert also fell. (Source: CWGC)

ROBERT YOUNG. ROYAL SCOTS
Not listed by CWGC but under review.
Robert Young – age 19 – Private (51130) 16th Battalion (2nd Edinburgh) Royal Scots.
Robert was a garden labourer living at Amisfield Lodge, Haddington when he enlisted as Private (3353) in the Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry in March 1917. He was posted to the Royal Scots in France in 1918.
Born 1898 in Haddington. Son of James and Margaret (Bradford) Young of Amisfield Lodge, Haddington and of Lime Kiln Cottages, Longniddry, East Lothian.
Missing in Action between 9 and 16 April 1918.
Burial place not known.
Also named on the St Mary's Church memorial in Haddington.

JAMES D. YORKSTON. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS
James Yorkstone – age 42 – Private (3/5891) 1st Battalion, Cameron Highlanders.
James was a coach-wheeler when he enlisted as Private (2589) in September 1891 and served for 12 years before going into the Reserves. He was in Egypt and Sudan under Lord Kitchener in 1898 and served throughout the South African Wars. He joined the 7th Volunteer Battalion of the Royal Scots and was living at Bowling Green Street in Leith when he rejoined the Camerons at the outbreak of war. James joined the 1st Battalion in France in November 1914 but he was killed two months later.
Born 1873 in Haddington as James Dunlop Yorkstone. Son of the late William Yorkstone (died 1872) and of Margaret (Richardson) Yorkstone of Brown Street, Haddington.
Missing in Action on 24 January 1915 and named on the Le Touret Memorial. France.
Also named on the St Mary's Church memorial in Haddington.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:16 am Post subject:

1939 – 1945

C.P/O. G.R. ANTELL D.S.M. ROYAL NAVY
George Richard Antell, Distinguished Service Medal – age 54 – Chief Petty Officer (D/232634) H.M.S. Raleigh, Royal Navy.
George joined the navy in April 1905 and served throughout the First World War. He was included in the ballot for the award of a Victoria Cross for his actions with the Seaman Storming Party during the operation at Zeebrugge in April 1918 and was awarded a DSM. He was promoted to CPO in January 1922 and was demobilised in October 1938. He was a Town Councillor and Magistrate of Haddington when he re-enlisted in June 1940 and joined the Training Base HMS Raleigh. George was killed in a rail crash near Slough, Buckinghamshire when the Plymouth to Paddington express hit a goods train.
Born 1887 in Parracombe, Barnstaple, Devon. Son of the late Thomas and Susan (Tamlyn) Antell. Husband of Margaret Sutherland (Reid) Antell of Haddington who he married in 1925 in Abercorn, West Lothian.
Died on Service on 2 July 1941 and buried in Langley Marish (St. Mary) Churchyard, Buckinghamshire. (CWG)

MAJOR J.D. ARNOTT. GURKHA RIFLES
John Dickson Arnott – age 31 – Major (EC/905) 3rd Battalion, 6th Gurkha Rifles.
John was commissioned in November 1940. The 3rd Battalion was selected to join one of the Chindit brigades and in March 1944 they were landed by glider behind the Japanese lines in Burma at an airstrip code-named ‘Broadway’. John was buried in the battlefield cemetery of Sahmaw War Cemetery and was reinterred in 1954.
Born 1912 in Haddington. Son of the late Margaret Dow (McIntosh) Arnott (died 1918) and of Alexander Fulton Arnott of the Commercial Hotel, High Street, Haddington.
Killed in Action on 17 March 1944 and buried in Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar.

TR. A.J. BAILLIE. ROYAL TANK REGIMENT
Andrew Jolly Baillie – age 21 – Trooper (7889713) 5th Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps.
Andrew was killed during the battle at Sidi Rezegh in Libya and was buried there. He was re-interred in July 1944.
Born 1920 in Haddington. Son of Thomas Young Baillie and of Marion Millar (Fisher) Baillie of Market Street, Haddington.
Killed in Action on 23 November 1941 and buried in Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya
Also named on the St. Mary's Church memorial in Haddington.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 10:18 am Post subject:

STOKER P/O. T.P. BAILLIE. ROYAL NAVY
Thomas Preacher Baillie – age 27 – Petty Officer/Stoker (D/KX 80611) H.M.S. Glorious, Royal Navy.
The aircraft carrier “Glorious” left Malta in April 1940 to take part in the Norwegian campaign and transported RAF aircraft to Norway. During the withdrawal from Norway “Glorious” and her escorting destroyers, HMS Acasta and HMS Ardent, were attacked and sunk by the German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.
Born 1912 in Haddington. Son of the late Elizabeth Russell (Forrest) Baillie (died 1924) and of Richard Baillie of Haddington.
Killed in Action/Lost at Sea on 8 June 1940 and named on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon.
Also named on the St. Mary's Church memorial in Haddington.

F/O. ANGUS D. BELL. ROYAL AIR FORCE
Angus Douglas Bell – age 22 – Flying Officer (47840) 40 Squadron, Royal Air Force.
Angus was commissioned from Corporal (570529) in December 1941 and was promoted in October 1942. He was the pilot of his Wellington bomber which had taken off from RAF Luqa on Malta for a raid on the docks at Bizerte in Tunisia but the aircraft was lost.
Born 1920 in Portobello, Edinburgh. Son of Archibald Dalgleish Bell and of Isabella Logan (Wemyss) Bell of Haddington.
Missing in Action on 7 December 1942 and named on the Malta Memorial, Malta.

SERGT. PILOT D.J. BLAIR. ROYAL AIR FORCE
David Jack Blair – age 21 – Sergeant (754538) Royal Air Force.
David was the pilot of his Hampden bomber of 18 Operational Training Unit which had taken off from RAF Pembrey in Carmarthenshire for an air-firing exercise over the Bristol Channel. The aircraft stalled and crashed at Gwendraeth Marshes when force landing at Kidwelly, Carmarthen.
Born c.1919
Son of William Blair and Margaret (Wood) Blair of Peffers Place, Haddington.
Died on Service on 17 September 1940 and buried in Pembrey (St. Illtyd) Churchyard, Carmarthenshire.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 10:26 am Post subject:

SERGT. CHARLES BLATTNER. ROYAL SCOTS
Charles William Blattner – age 45 – Lance Sergeant (3063224) Royal Scots and No. 2 Commando.
2 Commando landed at Salerno on 9 September 1943. Charles was killed during the battle at Dragone Hill.
Born 1898 in Edinburgh as Karl William Blattner. Son of the late Wilhelmina (Irvine) Blattner (died 1901) and of Gules Blattner (Swiss national)
His next of kin was named as Mrs J. McLaren of 2 Park Road, Haddington.
Killed in Action on 13 September 1943 and buried in Salerno War Cemetery, Italy

SERGT. H. BRADFORD. SCOTS GUARDS
Henry Bradford – age 34 – Lance Sergeant (2693141) 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards.
In September 1939 the 2nd Scots Guards were in Egypt and fought in the Western Desert until they were captured in Tobruk in June 1942.
Born 1907 in Leith, Edinburgh. Son of the late Alison Darling (Knox) Bradford (died 1937 in Haddington) and of Henry Bradford. Husband of Christina Reid (Riddell) Bradford of Haddington who he married in 1934 in Tranent, East Lothian.
Missing in Action on 13 June 1942 and named on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt.
Also named on the St. Mary's Church memorial in Haddington.

F/SERGT. WILLIAM H.S. BRASH. ROYAL AIR FORCE
William Hendry Stewart Brash – age 25 – Flight Sergeant (1123529) 215 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
215 Squadron was posted to Calcutta in 1942 and was involved in bombing operations. In April 1945 it assumed a transport role and was re-equipped with Douglas Dakotas. William's aircraft based at RAF Chittagong, India was lost without trace during a routine transit flight between Patenga and Allahabad.
Born 1920 in Ecclesmachan, Linlithgow, West Lothian. Son of Robert and Jeanette Elizabeth (Stewart) Brash of 36 Baird Terrace, Haddington. Husband of Joan Doreen (Trolley) Brash of Sleaford, Lincolnshire who he married in 1944 in Sleaford.
Died on Service on 3 August 1945 and named on the Singapore Memorial, Singapore.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 10:36 am Post subject:

P/O, ANDREW J.E. BROWN. ROYAL AIR FORCE
Andrew James Ewen Brown – age 24 – Pilot Officer (147318) 83 Squadron, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Andrew was commissioned from Sergeant (1348005) in May 1943 and he was the navigator on his Lancaster bomber which had taken off from RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire for a raid on Berlin. The aircraft was shot down south of the target at Nachst Neuendorf and the crew were buried there. They were re-interred in December 1946.
Born 1918 in Haddington. Son of Alexander and Helen Hay (Hogg) Brown of Haddington.
Killed in Action on 24 August 1943 and buried in Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany

F/O. JAMES H. CRAIG. ROYAL AIR FORCE
James Hubert Craig – age 24 – Flying Officer (184054) 159 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
James was commissioned from Sergeant (1345038) in July 1944 and was promoted in January 1945. After the war No.159 converted to transport and survey duties. James was a pilot on his Liberator bomber based at RAF Salbani in India when the aircraft crashed during a forced landing at Pegu, Burma due to an engine failure during take off. 3 Army passengers also died.
Born 1921 in Haddington. Son of Hugh and Matty or Martha (Thomson) Craig of Harperdean, Haddington.
Died on Service on 28 March 1946 and buried in Rangoon War Cemetery, Myanmar
Also named on the St. Mary's Church memorial in Haddington.

LIEUT. JAMES B. CRANSTON. ROYAL SCOTS
James Bird Cranston – age 31 – Captain (264221) Royal Scots.
James was commissioned from a Cadet in February 1943. He served with the King's Own Scottish Borderers on the Belgian/Dutch border in October 1944. James, as a Lieutenant in the Royal Scots, died of acute appendicitis in the Astley Ainsley Institution in Edinburgh
Born 1914 in Haddington. Son of the late James Buchan Cranston (died 1916) and of Anne Crookston (Bird) Cranston of Nungate, Haddington who had married Laurence Wallace in 1928. Husband of Helen Baptie (Halliday) Cranston of 5 Lodge Street, Haddington who he married in 1936 in Bolton, East Lothian.
Died on Service on 22 May 1945 and buried in Haddington (St. Martin's) New Burial Ground. (CWG)
Also named on the St. Mary's Church memorial in Haddington.

His father Sapper James Buchan Cranston, Royal Engineers is also named on this memorial.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 10:42 am Post subject:

SCHOOLMASTER J.N. CUTHBERT. ROYAL NAVY
John Nicholas Cuthbert – age 30 – Schoolmaster Warrant Officer, H.M.S. Dasher, Royal Navy.
John graduated MA from Edinburgh University and was appointed a teacher of English and Mathematics at Ormiston School, East Lothian in July 1938. He became a Royal Navy Schoolmaster in November 1941 and he was serving on the escort aircraft carrier “Dasher” when she exploded and sank in the Clyde Estuary between Ardrossan and Arran.
Born 1912 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Son of Harcourt Cuthbert and Jemima (Moir) Cuthbert of Stirling. Husband of Margaret (Fraser) Cuthbert of Nungate, and of High Street, Haddington who he married in 1937 in Aberdeen when he was a schoolmaster in Glen Luce, Wigtownshire.
Died on Active Service/Lost at Sea on 27 March 1943 and named on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent.
Also named on the Edinburgh University Old College memorial.

SERGT. PILOT R.K. DAVIDSON. ROYAL AIR FORCE
Richardson Kinnear Davidson – age 20 – Leading Aircraftman (1060807) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Richardson's Oxford aircraft from 14 Flying Training School at RAF Cranfield, Bedfordshire crashed at Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire during a forced landing after becoming lost on a night training flight.
Born 1920 in Haddington. Son of John and Jane Bartleman (Kinnear) Davidson of High Street, Haddington and of Victoria Park Drive, Glasgow.
Died on Service on 16 April 1941 and buried in Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow. (CWG)

C.C. DOCKER. ROYAL SCOTS
Charles Cathcart Docker – age 24 – Private (3056972) 8th Battalion, Royal Scots.
The 8th Battalion landed in Normandy on D+10, 16 June 1944. They were soon in action with 15th (Scottish) Division in establishing what became known as ‘The Scottish Corridor’ with the aim of relieving German pressure on the Americans to the west by securing a crossing of the River Odon and into the area to the south of it.
Born 1919 in Haddington. Son of Edward and Jane Crammond (Preston) Docker of Market Street, Haddington.
Missing in Action on 29 June 1944 and named on the Bayeux Memorial, France.
Also named on the St. Mary's Church memorial in Haddington.