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PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2019 6:30 am    Post subject: Re: James P Brownlie GH Reply with quote

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James Philip Brownlie Private S/6709 8th Bn. Gordon Highlanders b Leicester e Kelso Age 26 Killed in Action West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 12/12/1915 Husband of Mrs. Jane Prentice (formerly Brownlie), of 5, Union St., Kelso. Short Service: 8 Pages. Occ: Slater. Address: 5 Union St; Kelso. Mother: Ellen. Soldiers Died has Brownlee. Soldiers Effects: Widow: Jane. Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Zillebeke B 127 Plot I Row H Grave 15 Galashiels & Kelso


Named on the Kelso War Memorial as:

PTE. JAMES BROWNLIE.
Note: military records have Brownlie, civil records have Brownlee.
James Philip Brownlie – age 26 – Private (S/6709) 8th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders.
James was a slater when he enlisted in October 1914. He landed with the 9th Battalion in France in July 1915 and was transferred to the 8th Battalion.
Born 1889 in Leicester as Brownlee. Son of Adam Brownlee (died 1907) and Ellen (Dodds) Brownlee of Galashiels, Selkirkshire. Husband of Jeanie or Jane (Amos) Brownlee (from 1917 Mrs. James Prentice) of 5 Union Street, Kelso who he married in 1910 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire.
Killed in Action on 12 December 1915 and buried in Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) Belgium.
Also named on the Kelso Trinity Church memorial as James P. Brownlie, and on the Galashiels Roll of Honour as James P. Brownlee.
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PTE. ROBERT ORMISTON [KOSB PANEL]

Named on the Jedburgh War Memorial in Roxburghshire as:

ORMISTON, ROBT. PTE. K. O. S. B.
Robert Ormiston – age 22 – Private (12354) 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Robert was employed by Messrs James Boyd & Son, Manufacturers, in Jedburgh when he enlisted in 1914. He landed with his battalion at Boulogne in May 1915 but he was killed by a sniper three months later.
Born 1893 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire. Son of the late Janet (Johnstone) Ormiston (died 1900) and of the late Charles Cowan Ormiston of Galashiels (died 1908) Brother of Mrs Elizabeth Bertram of 26 Queen Street, Galashiels who he named as his legatee.
Killed in Action on 4 August 1915 and buried in Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue, France.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A WW2 name:

Named on the Jedburgh War Memorial in Roxburghshire as:

LESLIE, ROBERT L. CPL. K. O. S. B.
Robert Leslie – age 25 – Lance Corporal (14278918) 9th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Robert had been a policeman with the Roxburghshire Constabulary in Jedburgh for three years when he enlisted in September 1942. He had previously been in the grocery trade. The 9th KOSB were on coastal defence duties in the Norfolk area when Robert died in an accident in Norwich.
Born 1917 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire. Son of James and Marion (Buchanan) Leslie of Galashiels. Husband of Janet Slight (Hay) Leslie of Galashiels who he married in 1942 in Galashiels.
Died on Service on 3 June 1943 and buried in Galashiels (Eastlands) Cemetery, Selkirkshire.
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THOMAS A. HENDERSON.

Named on the Gattonside Village War Memorial, Melrose, Roxburghshire as:

THOMAS HENDERSON.
Thomas Henderson – age 25 – Lance Corporal (25059) 1st Battalion, Cameron Highlanders.
Thomas was a butcher in Galashiels when he married in 1912. He enlisted as Private (4/145126) in the Army Service Corps but was transferred to the Camerons in France.
Born 1893 in Melrose as Thomas Archibald Henderson. Son of Jessie Hall (Henderson) Inglis and step-son of George Inglis of Abbotsmeadow, Gattonside who had married 1899 in Corstorphine, Edinburgh. Husband of Janet Bain (Renton) Henderson, of 6 Stirling Place, Galashiels.
Killed in Action on 18 September 1918 and buried in Bellicourt British Cemetery, Aisne, France.
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THOMAS SCOTT [SCOTS GUARDS]

Thomas Scott – age 28 – Private (9605) Scots Guards.
Thomas was a stone mason and was working in Edinburgh when he enlisted in August 1914. He was at Wellington Barracks in London when his daughter was born in New Cove, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire in December 1914 and he joined the 2nd Scots Guards in France in February 1915. He served throughout the war and was with the 1st Scots Guards when he was granted leave as his daughter Thomasina, aged almost 4, had died of influenza on 11 November 1918. Thomas contracted the same illness and died at New Cove just over two weeks later.
Born 1890 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire.
In 1901 Thomas, age 10, and his family were in Melrose and from 1904 the family were at Valley View, Gattonside, Melrose.
Son of Andrew and Agnes (Nichol) Scott of Victoria Street, Galashiels.
Husband of Elizabeth (Mills) Scott of Cove Farm, Cockburnspath who he married in 1917 in Cockburnspath.
Died on Service on 22 November 1918 and buried in Cockburnspath Parish Churchyard, Berwickshire. (CWG)
Also named on the Gattonside Village War Memorial, on the Melrose War Memorial, on the Free Church memorial in Melrose and on the Cockburnspath Parish War Memorial
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2019 5:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ROBERT L. BRYDON [ROYAL SCOTS]

Named on the Yarrow Parish War Memorial in Selkirkshire as:

ROBERT BRYDON K.O.S.B.

Robert Brydon – age 20 – Private (22542) 17th Battalion, Royal Scots, attached to the 106th Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery.
In 1911 Robert, age 14, and his sister Williamina, aged 12, were “boarders” with Walter and Mary Turnbull at Townfoot, Yarrow. Robert was a vanman in Galashiels, Selkirkshire when he enlisted in the Royal Scots in April 1915 and he landed with his battalion at Le Havre in January 1916.
Born 1897 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire as Robert Laurie Brydon. Son of the late William Brydon (died 1898) and of the late Margaret (Nairns) Brydon (died 1907) of Galashiels.
He named his sister Euphemia Hutchison Brydon of 53 Galapark Road, Galashiels as his next-of-kin and Euphemia and Williamina as his legatees.
Killed in Action on 1 May 1917 and buried in Marteville Communal Cemetery, Attilly, Aisne, France.
Also named on the Yarrow Roll of Honour at Yarrow Feus as Robert Brydon, 1st May, 1917, KOSB, Townfoot.
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PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2020 2:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm slowly working my way through the names on the memorial but tracking birth details is a bit problematic.
An entry on rootschat.com explains
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"The Town of Galashiels was split between two Parishes, the Parish of Galashiels and the Parish of Melrose. The Parish of Galashiels has always been in Selkirkshire. Melrose however was in Roxburghshire, so you could live in the town of Galashiels but be in the county of Roxburghshire.

From the point of view of census and civil registration it stayed this way until 1856, at this time a new registration district called Ladhope was formed out of part of Melrose Parish, this registration district included the Roxburghshire part of Galashiels town and had already existed as an ecclesiastical devision of Melrose Parish. This new Ladhope registration district stayed in Roxburghshire until the next change at the beginning of 1873.

In 1873 the entire registration district of Ladhope was moved into Selkirkshire and now the town of Galashiels was all in the same county but still split between two registration districts - Galashiels and Ladhope.

In 1892 Ladhope registration district was split, the large rural part was renamed Langshaw and returned to Roxburghshire. The other part which contained half the town of Galashiels was merged with Galashiels registration district and remained in Selkirkshire."


However ScotlandsPeople lists all Ladhope registrations under Roxburghshire!
Where appropriate I have listed births as Galashiels or as Galashiels. [Ladhope]

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L-CPL. G. ADAMSON. Royal Scots
George Adamson – age 28 – Lance Corporal (13128) 11th Battalion. Royal Scots.
George landed with his battalion in France in May 1915.
Born 1889 in Melrose, Roxburghshire. Son of John and Margaret (Barnes) Adamson of 26 Sime Place, Galashiels and of 47 St. Stephen Street, Edinburgh.
Missing in Action on 20 September 1917 and named on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

and his brother

PTE. THOMAS B. ADAMSON. Camerons

Thomas Barnes Adamson – age 19 – Private (S/18321) 5th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders.
Thomas was living with his parents and was a butcher in Galashiels when he enlisted in May 1915. He joined his battalion in France in October 1915.
Born 1897 in Melrose, Roxburghshire. Son of John and Margaret (Barnes) Adamson of 26 Sime Place, Galashiels and of 47 St. Stephen Street, Edinburgh.
Missing in Action on 16 July 1916 and named on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, France.


SGT. WILLIAM AIKMAN. King's Own Scottish Borderers
William Fairbairn Aikman – age 24 – Sergeant (4371) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
William and his twin brother Henry Robert spent most of their childhood in Galashiels before the family moved to Earlston, Berwickshire in the early 1900's. As a member of the Territorial 4th KOSB, William was mobilised in August 1914 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 1891 in Galashiels. Son of Henry and Lavinia (Fairbairn) Aikman of Brooklyn Cottage, Earlston.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Also named on the Earlston Parish War Memorial.
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SGT. JAMES H. AITCHISON. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
James Hood Aitchison – age 26 – Sergeant (S/3472) 1/8th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
James was a linotype operator with the “Southern Reporter” when he enlisted in September 1914. He was a Corporal when he landed at Boulogne with the 11th Argylls in July 1915 but was wounded later that year. He then served in the 14th Battalion before joining the 1/8th Battalion which, as part of the 15th (Scottish) Division, were attached to the French Army in July 1918. James was fatally wounded and died in the 5/1st Sp. of the 151 French Ambulance.
Born 1892 in Direlton, Haddington, East Lothian. Son of George and Mary (Hood) Aitchison of Berryhill Farm, Galashiels. Husband of Helen Johnston (Lawson) Aitchison of 277 Harvard Avenue, Fort Rouge, Winnipeg, Canada who he married in 1916 in Galashiels.
Died of Wounds on 26 July 1918 and buried in Verberie French National Cemetery, Oise, France.


PTE. JOHN T. ALEXANDER. Royal Scots
John Turnbull Alexander – age 24 – Private (201426) 1/4th Battalion (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) Royal Scots.
John joined his battalion in Egypt in 1916 as Private (4641) and served in Palestine where he was killed at Gaza.
Born 1893 in Galashiels. Son of John and Mary (Turnbull) Alexander of Church Street, Galashiels and of 12 Moat Street, Edinburgh.
Missing in Action on 19 April 1917 and named on the Jerusalem Memorial, Israel.


PTE. FRANCIS ALLAN. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Francis Allan – age 30 – Private (9532) 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
In 1911 Frank was serving with the 1st KOSB in India. The battalion were at Lucknow in August 1914 and returned via Egypt to the UK in December before sailing again to Gallipoli in April 1915. Frank was wounded on several occasions and served with the 7th/8th Battalion before joining the 2nd KOSB.
Born 1888 in Galashiels. Son of the late Constable Robert Allan of Galashiels Burgh Police and of Jane (Cockburn) Allan (died 1910) of Galashiels.
He named his sister Isabella (Mrs, Henry Pearson) as his legatee.
Died of Wounds on 21 April 1918 and buried in Tannay British Cemetery, Thiennes, France.
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PTE. JOHN L. R. AMOS. King's Own Scottish Borderers
John Laidlaw Rae Amos – age 18 – Private (6658) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
John was a baker and was a member of the Territorial 4th KOSB. He was mobilised in August 1914 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 1896 in Galashiels. Son of William and Robina Leyden (Rae) Amos of 55 Stirling Street, Galashiels.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.

and his brother

SGT. THOMAS R. AMOS. King's Own Scottish Borderers

Thomas Rae Amos – age 37 – Sergeant (29665) 6th Battalion. King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Thomas was a railway porter with the North British Railway Company when he enlisted in the Territorial 4th KOSB in April 1908 and he was promoted to Sergeant in March 1912. He was in business as a dairyman when he was mobilised in August 1914 and as Sergeant (6141) he landed with his battalion at Gallipoli in June 1915 where he served as a Sergeant/Cook until October 1915. He returned to the UK until his term of service expired in April 1916 but he was again called up.
Born 1880 in Galashiels [Ladhope] as Thomas Rae. Son of Robina Leyden Rae and step-son of William Amos who married in 1886 in Galashiels.
Husband of Agnes (Ambrose) Amos of 13 Green Street, Galashiels who he married in 1900 in Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 3 May 1917 and named on the Arras Memorial, France.


PTE. PETER ANDERSON. Scottish Rifles
Peter Anderson – age 18 – Private (36707) 5th Reserve Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Peter was an apprentice joiner when he enlisted. He suffered an embolism following tonsillitis and he died in the Auxiliary Hospital at Leven, Scoonie, Fife.
Born 1899 in Pathhead, Dysart, Fife.
Son of Alexander and Helen Downie (Brown) Anderson of St. Andrew's Street, Galashiels and of 27 Crookston Gardens, Dalkeith, Midlothian. Grandson of Mrs James Brown of Mid Street. Kirkcaldy.
Died on Service on 2 March 1918 and buried in Abbotshall Parish Churchyard, Kirkcaldy, Fife.


PTE. PETER ANDERSON. Royal Scots
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PTE. WILLIAM D. ANDERSON. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Not listed by CWGC - outside time limit.
William Dean Anderson – age 27 – Private (200434) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
William was a member of the Territorial 4th KOSB and as Private (6592) he was mobilised in August 1914. He landed with his battalion at Gallipoli in June 1915 and later served in Egypt, Palestine and France. He was demobilised in March 1919 and was a power loom tuner when he suffered a perforated ulcer and he died in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
Born 1896 in Galashiels. Son of Robert and Margaret (Hardie) Anderson of Hall Street, Galashiels. Husband of Adeline (Jackson) Anderson of 39 Halliburton Place, Galashiels who he married in 1920 in Galashiels.
Died on 13 June 1924.


PTE.JAMES S. ANDISON. King's Own Scottish Borderers
James Stewart Andison – age 24 – Private (6902) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
By 1901 the Andison family were at Pollbwee, Navan, County Meath. Ireland where the father Thomas was a tweed designer. By 1911 James had returned to Galashiels to study at the Technical College and to join the Territorial 4th KOSB. He was living in Victoria Street when he was mobilised in August 1914 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 1891 in Galashiels. Son of Thomas Balmer Andison and of Jane Elliot (Stewart) Andison of 230 Cliftonville Road, Belfast.
Killed in Action on 12 July 1915 and buried in Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Also named on the Galashiels East Church memorial.


PTE. HENRY W. ANGUS. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Henry William Angus – age 19 – Private (6790) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
By 1911 the Angus family had moved from Glasgow to Victoria Street in Galashiels. Henry 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 1896 in Partick, Glasgow.Son of William and Harriette Annie (Clampett) Angus.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
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L-CPL. THOMAS S. ARNOTT. Machine Gun Corps
Thomas Slight Arnott – age 30 – Lance Corporal (44311) 95th Company, Machine Gun Corps.
Thomas was a barman in Renfield Street, Glasgow and living at 604 Gallowgate when he enlisted in August 1914. He had been a member of the Territorial 4th King's Own Scottish Borderers for 8 years, having joined in 1904. He joined the 52nd Division's Cycle Company and landed at Port Said in Egypt in June 1915 but as Private (9412) he was posted to the 1/8th Scottish Rifles in Gallipoli. He was wounded in August and evacuated home. After he had recovered he was transferred to the MGC and joined his company in France in August 1916.
Born 1887 in Shettleston, Glasgow. Son of the late George Arnott (died 1913) and of the late Janet Erskine (Slight) Arnott (died 1909), of Galashiels. Brother of John Arnott and of Mrs. Janet Hay of St Andrew Street, Galashiels.
Killed in Action on 3 October 1917 and buried in Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium.


PTE. CHARLES BAILLIE. Machine Gun Corps
Charles Baillie – age 19 – Private (131932) 19th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps
Charles was an apprentice painter in Galashiels when he enlisted. He died in the 8th Canadian General Hospital in Charmes.
Born 1899 in Galashiels. Son of Andrew and Williamina (Harvey) Baillie of Croft Street, Galashiels.
Died of Wounds on 2 June 1918 and buried in Charmes Military Cemetery, Essegney, Vosges, France.


SGT. CHARLES BAILLIE. M.M. Gordons
Charles Baillie, Military Medal – age 22 – Sergeant (6705) 8th/10th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders.
Charles was employed in Gala Dyeworks when he enlisted in November 1914. He landed at Boulogne with the 8th Battalion in May 1915. He was wounded in April 1917 and evacuated to 2nd Western General Hospital in Manchester and while he was recovering he was awarded a M.M. for his actions under heavy fire. Charles returned to his battalion in France in June 1917 but he was killed two months later.
Born 1894 in Galashiels as Charles Albert Baillie. Son of the late William Baillie (died 1900) and of Margaret (Johnstone) Baillie; from 1907 Mrs. William Dodds of 181, Galapark Road, Galashiels.
Missing in Action on 22 August 1917 and named on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

and his brother

L-CPL. WILLIAM BAILLIE. King's Own Scottish Borderers

William Baillie – age 29 – Lance Corporal (8740) 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
William had served in the KOSB before he emigrated to Australia in about 1912. He was in Queensland in August 1914 when, as a reservist, he was mobilised and he sailed from Sydney with other Imperial Reservists in October 1914. He joined the 2nd KOSB in France in January 1915 but was wounded in March. After he had recovered he was posted to the 6th KOSB.
Born 1886 in Galashiels [Ladhope] as William Johnstone Baillie. Son of the late William Baillie (died 1900) and of Margaret (Johnstone) Baillie; from 1907 Mrs. William Dodds of 181 Galapark Road, Galashiels.
Missing in Action on 17 July 1916 and named on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, France.
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PTE. DAVID BAIN. King's Own Scottish Borderers
David Bain – age 36 – Private (A/7521) 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
David joined his battalion in France in October 1915 however he became ill and was evacuated home. He died in the Dykebar War Hospital in Paisley, Renfrewshire.
Born 1880 in Galashiels [Ladhope]. Son of the late William Bain (died 1894) and the late Jane (Tyson) Bain (died 1889) formerly of 9 Green Street, Galashiels. Husband of Janet (Kay) Bain of 9 Wardlaw Place, Gorgie, Edinburgh who he married in 1912 in Galashiels.
Died on Service on 17 December 1916 and buried in Galashiels (Eastlands) Cemetery. (CWG)


PTE. ALEXANDER BALLANTYNE. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Alexander Milligan Ballantyne – age 27 – Private (29995) 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Alexander was employed in the cloth finishing department of a factory in Galashiels when he enlisted. He landed as Private (6676) with the 1/4th KOSB at Gallipoli in June 1915 but was wounded. When he recovered he was posted to the 6th KOSB in France.
Born December 1890 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire. Son of the late William Ballantyne (died 1914) and of Euphemia (Telfer) Ballantyne of 65 Castlegate, Jedburgh. Husband of Sarah Ballantyne (Watson) Ballantyne of 97 St Andrew Street, Galashiels who he married in 1916 in Galashiels while he was on leave.
Missing in Action on 3 May 1917 and named on the Arras Memorial, France.
Also named on the Jedburgh War Memorial and on the Trinity Church memorial in Jedburgh Old and Trinity Church.
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PTE. ANDREW BALLANTYNE. Gordons
Andrew Ballantyne – age 21 – Private (S/13261) 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders.
Andrew was educated in Gala Park School and at Wilton School in Hawick. He was a drapery warehouseman at St. Paul's Churchyard, London when he enlisted in October 1915 and he joined his battalion in France in June 1916 but he was killed three months later at Ginchy on the Somme.
Born 1895 in Galashiels. Son of Andrew and Margaret Anderson (Dobson) Ballantyne of 10, Mansfield Crescent, Hawick, Roxburghshire.
Missing in Action on 6 September 1916 and named on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, France.
Also named on the Hawick Roll Of Honour.


L-CPL. JOHN BALLANTYNE. King's Own Scottish Borderers
John Ballantyne – age 35 – Lance Corporal (7449) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
In 1901 John, aged 20, was an apprentice tailor with Thomas Cairns in Morebattle, Roxburghshire and he had worked as a tailor in Kelso, Roxburghshire for some years when he enlisted. He landed with his battalion at Gallipoli in June 1915 but was killed a month later during the battle at Achi Baba Nullah.
Born 1880 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire as John Brown Ballantyne. Son of Thomas and Helen (Brown) of 8 Croft Street, Galashiels.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Also named on the Kelso War Memorial.


PTE. ROBERT B. BALLANTYNE. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Robert Ballantyne – age 19 – Private (23619) 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Robert had served his apprenticeship as a hairdresser in Bank Street, Galashiels before enlisting in May 1916.
Born 1897 in Galashiels as Robert Brunton Ballantyne. Son of William Martin Ballantyne and Agnes Jane (Tait) Ballantyne of 63 Lintburn Street, Galashiels.
Missing in Action on 30 January 1917 and named on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, France.
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CPL. JOHN J. BALMER. Royal Army Service Corps
Not listed by CWGC - outside time limit.
John Jamieson Balmer – age 52 – Corporal (T/362297) Army Service Corps.
In 1911 John was a grocer's vanman, living with his family at High Street, Lauder, Berwickshire. He enlisted in the 3/4th King's Own Scottish Borderers in October 1915. Later he served in the ASC but did not go overseas. He became ill and was discharged from the army and was awarded a Silver War Badge (459651) in December 1919. John died in Galashiels in 1924.
Born 1873 in Kelso, Roxburghshire. Son of the late Adam Balmer (died 1905) and of Elizabeth (Jamieson) Balmer of Greenlaw, Berwickshire. Husband of Euphemia Dickson (Elliot or Scott) Balmer who he married in 1905 in Edinburgh.
Died on 21 November 1924.


PTE. GEORGE W. BARBOUR. King's Own Scottish Borderers
George Watson Barbour – age 22 – Private (6897) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
George joined the Territorial 4th KOSB in September 1914 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 1893 in Galashiels. Son of James and Georgina (Watson) Barbour of 41 Glebe Place, Galashiels.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.


PTE. ALEXANDER BARRIE. Royal Scots
Alexander Brodie Barrie – age 20 – Private (330561) 1/8th (Pioneer) Battalion, Royal Scots.
Alexander joined his battalion in France as Private (5442) He was wounded in March 1918 and evacuated to the Military Hospital at Woking, Guildford, Surrey where he died.
Born 1898 in Galashiels. Son of James and Catherine (Brodie) Barrie of 88 High Street, Dalkeith, Midlothian.
Died of Wounds on 2 May 1918 and buried in Dalkeith New Cemetery. (CWG)
Also named on the Dalkeith War Memorial.
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