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L-CPL. JAMES H. P. SMITH. King's Own Scottish Borderers
James Henderson Poustie Smith – age 21 – Lance Corporal (6425) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
James 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 1894 at Luffness Mains, Aberlady, East Lothian. Son of James William Smith and of Jane (Storie) Smith of 43 Glendinning Terrace, Galashiels.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.


CPL. JOHN SMITH. South Africa
I cannot trace this man.



PTE. JAMES SNOWDEN. King's Own Scottish Borderers
James Snowden – age 29 – Private (7007) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
In 1901 James was serving his apprenticeship as a compositor in Galashiels.
Born 1886 in Galashiels. [Ladhope] Son of the late Annie (Brown) Snowden (died 1911) and of Robert Snowden of 83 Magdala Terrace, Galashiels and of "Meadow View," Kelso, Roxburghshire.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.


PTE. JAMES G. SPIERS. Scottish Rifles
Note : most records spell the name as SPEIRS.
James Gurney Speirs – age 19 – Private (41521) 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
James was employed by a dentist in Channel Street, Galashiels when he enlisted in November 1915. He was posted as Private (22286) to the 6th King's Own Scottish Borderers in France and was transferred to the Cameronians.
Born 1898 in Galashiels. Son of James and Helen (Brownlee) Speirs of 9 St. Andrew Street, Galashiels.
Missing in Action on 11 August 1917 and named on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
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PTE. JOHN E. SPIERS. Royal Scots
Note : most records spell the name as SPEIRS.
John Elliot Speirs – age 22 – Private (19655) 16th Battalion (2nd Edinburgh) Royal Scots.
John was employed as a grocer when he enlisted in December 1914. He landed with his battalion at Le Havre in January 1916 but he was killed six months later on the first day of the battle of the Somme.
Born 1893 in Galashiels as Elliot John Speirs. Son of William and Hannah (Elliot) Speirs of Croft Street, Galashiels.
Missing in Action on 1 July 1916 and named on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, France.


SGT. ROBERT SPIERS. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Robert Spiers – age 31 – Sergeant (8845) 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
In 1901 Robert was serving his apprenticeship as a grocer in Galashiels but by 1911 he was with the 1st KOSB in India. At the outbreak of war he was almost certainly a reservist as he landed with the 2nd KOSB at Le Havre on 15 August 1914 as part of the original British Expeditionary Force. He was wounded in April 1915 and again in June. When he recovered he rejoined his old battalion before transferring to the 6th KOSB.
Born 1885 in Galashiels. Son of John and Janet Weatherstone (Buchan) Spiers of Tea Street, Galashiels. Husband of Helen (Murray) Spiers who he married in 1915 in Galashiels.
Missing in Action on 17 July 1916 and named on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, France.


PTE. JAMES STALKER. Royal Scots
James Stalker – age 39 – Private (31064) 11th Battalion, Royal Scots.
By 1901 the family had moved from 35 Wood Street in Galashiels to Bathgate in West Lothian and James was employed as a steel sheet worker. He enlisted in 1916 and had been on active service for two years when he was killed. James was buried in Slypskappelle Churchyard, Moorslede but was re-interred in June 1930.
Born 1879 in Galashiels. Son of the late David Stalker (died 1917) and Margaret (Martin) Stalker (died 1910) of Bathgate. Brother of David Stalker of Ashton Place, Bridgend, Bathgate.
Killed in Action on 3 October 1918 and buried in Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Belgium.
Also named on the Bathgate War Memorial.
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CPL. ADAM R. STEELE. Royal Scots
Adam Rae Steele – age 22 – Private (301583) 1/7th Battalion, Royal Scots.
Adam was a ploughman at Glendearg, Galashiels when he enlisted in May 1916. He joined his battalion in Egypt as Private (4032) in January 1917 and served in Palestine before the moved to France in April 1918. He suffered from a gas attack in August and he was wounded in November, being treated in the 7th Canadian General Hospital at Etaples. Adam returned to his battalion in late November but became ill due to exposure and he died of broncho pneumonia in the 54th General Hospital at Wimereaux.
Born 1896 at Ettrick, Kirkhope, Selkirkshire. Son of Adam and Isabella (Pattison) Steele of Glendearg and of Ashiestiel, Clovenfords. Galashiels.
Died on Service on 10 December 1918 and buried in Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France.


SGT. DAVID STEVENSON. Royal Scots
David Stevenson – age 24 – Corporal (13317) 11th Battalion, Royal Scots.
David was a mill worker in Walkerburn, Peebleshire when he enlisted and he landed in France with his battalion in May 1915. He was wounded and captured during the battle at Loos in September and remained a prisoner of war until he was repatriated, arriving at Hull on the SS “Porto” on 11 November 1918. David died of pneumonia in the Glencorse Military Hospital near Edinburgh.
Born 1895 in Galashiels. Son of Robert Graham Stevenson and of Janet Richardson (McNairn) Stevenson of Tweedside Cottages, Walkerburn.
Died on Service on 20 February 1919 and buried in Innerleithen Cemetery, Peeblesshire. (CWG)
Also named on the Walkerburn Village War Memorial and on the Peebles War Memorial.


SUB.LT. FREDERICK F. A. STEVENSON. Royal Naval Reserve
Frederick Fotheringham Anderson Stevenson – age 22 – Sub-Lieutenant, H.M.S. Perth, Royal Naval Reserve.
Frederick was educated at Galashiels Academy and at George Watson's College in Edinburgh before he joined the Mercantile Marine in 1913. He joined the RNR as a Midshipman in April 1915 and commanded motor lighters at Gallipoli until January 1916 and in Mesopotamia until June 1916. He was posted to the armed boarding steamer “Perth” and was promoted in April 1917. The “Perth” was escorting a convoy from Gibraltar to Milford Haven when she exchanged gun fire with the German submarine U-139. Frederick and another crew member were killed and were buried at sea.
Born 1896 in Galashiels. Son of Dr. Nathaniel Stevenson and of Jeannie Donnan (Anderson) Stevenson of Park Villa, Galashiels.
Killed in Action on 1 October 1918 and named on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent.
Also named on the George Watson's College memorial and Roll of Honour.
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PTE. ROBERT STEVENSON. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Robert Stevenson – age 36 – Private (203186) 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Robert was a grocer and aerated water manufacturer at Hunter Square, Galashiels.
Born 1881 in Coldstream, Berwickshire. Son of the late George Dickson Stevenson (died 1907) and of Elizabeth (Gray) Stevenson of Galashiels. Husband of Margaret Anderson (Redpath) Stevenson of 33 Douglas Street, Galashiels who he married in November 1917 in Dunfermline while serving with with the 4th Reserve Battalion of the KOSB.
Missing in Action on 11 April 1918 and named on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.


GNR. ANDREW STEWART. Royal Garrison Artillery
Andrew Stewart – age 37 – Gunner (95273) 12th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery.
Andrew was a gardener at Orchard Mains in Traquair, Peebleshire when he enlisted. He was killed along with ten of his comrades when their dug-out was hit by shell-fire.
Born 1880 in Melrose, Roxburghshire. Son of the late Isabella (Stewart) Stewart (died 1909) and of the late Thomas Stewart (died 1914) of Forest Road, Selkirk. Husband of Georgina (Mark) Stewart of 80 Thistle Street, Galashiels who he married in 1906 in Galashiels.
Killed in Action on 12 July 1917 and buried in Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Belgium.
Also named on the Selkirk Roll of Honour, on the Traquair Parish War Memorial and on the Peebles War Memorial.


PTE. JAMES B. STEWART. Canada
James Ballantyne Stewart – age 22 – Private (55935) 19th Battalion, Canadian Infantry.
James and his family had emigrated to Canada in 1912 and he was a carpenter when he enlisted in the 91st Canadian Highlanders in Hamilton, Ontario. He volunteered for overseas service with the 19th Battalion in Toronto in November 1914 and they sailed for England in May 1915, landed in France in September. James was wounded and suffered shell-shock in July 1916 and was killed two months later.
Born 1894 in Galashiels. Son of Donald and Catherine (Ballantyne) Stewart of Maple Avenue and of Glendale Crescent, Hamilton, Ontario.
Killed in Action on 13 September 1916 and buried in Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison, Somme, France.

His father Donald, who had served for 15 years with the KOSB Volunteers and Territorials, enlisted in the 91st Canadian Highlanders in Hamilton, Ontario in 1915 and as Corporal (690169) he joined the 173rd Battalion in February 1916. He sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia in November 1916 and served in Reserve Battalions in England until he was discharged from the service in March 1919.
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PTE. ANDREW S. STORIE. M.M. Royal Scots
Andrew Sanderson Storie, Military Medal – age 20 – Private (12882) 11th Battalion, Royal Scots.
Andrew landed with his battalion in France in May 1915. He was killed by a sniper while out on a patrol and was posthumously awarded a MM.
Born 1896 in Galashiels. Son of Thomas and Mary (Sanderson) Storie of 2 Hill Street, Galashiels.
Missing in Action on 14 July 1916 and named on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, France.


LT. ALLAN H. SULLEY. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Alan Hereford Sulley – age 20 – Second Lieutenant, 9th (Reserve) Battalion attached to 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Alan was educated at the Bell Baxter School at Cupar, Fife and at Galashiels Academy before attending the Slade School of Fine Art at University College, London when he was 16. A talented artist and musician, he was on the staff of the Daily Mirror when he enlisted in October 1914 and he landed in France as Private (2642) with the 1/6th (Morayshire) Battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders in May 1915. He was commissioned in the KOSB in August 1915 and spent some months as a bombing instructor before joining the 2nd KOSB in August 1916. Alan was killed two weeks later at Falfemont Farm. His remains were recovered from the battlefield and re-interred in Delville Wood Cemetery.
Born 1896 in Dumfries. Son of Philip and Mary Ann (Mapple) Sulley of Fidra, Elgin and of 38 Netherby Road, Trinity, Edinburgh.
Philip had been the Surveyor and Assessor of Taxes at Galashiels between 1906 and 1912 and was at Elgin from mid 1913.
Killed in Action on 3 September 1916 and buried in Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France.
Also named on the City and Parish of Elgin War Memorial and on the Slade School of Fine Art memorial.


PTE. ALEXANDER SUTHERLAND. Camerons
Possibly:
Alexander Fraser Sutherland – age 29 – Private (S/26069) 6th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders.
Born 1888 in Inverness.
Son of Robert and Isabella (Fraser) Sutherland.
Killed in Action on 11 April 1917 and buried in Feuchy Chapel British Cemetery, Wancourt, France.

It was reported in August 1917 that Alexander Sutherland, Cameron Highlanders had been killed and that he was the brother of Mrs Frier of 17 Scott Street, Galashiels, and a Mrs Mabel Frier of 17 Scott Street is named on the 1916 Valuation Roll but I cannot trace any other information.
(Jedburgh Gazette 24/8/1917 p.3)
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LT. ANDREW E. SUTHERLAND. Royal Field Artillery
Andrew Ernest Sutherland – age 25 – Lieutenant, “A” Battery, 67th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Andrew was educated at Broughton Higher Grade School in Edinburgh before becoming a dental student at Edinburgh University where he joined the Officer Training Corps in April 1913. He was commissioned in August 1914 and promoted in March 1915. Andrew joined his Brigade in Northern Greece in October 1915 but he was killed a year later in Macedonia.
Born 1892 Galashiels. Youngest son of Andrew Sutherland (former Chief Constable at Galashiels) and of Alexandrina (Grant) Sutherland of 7 Hope Park Terrace, Edinburgh.
Killed in Action on 3 October 1916 and buried in Struma Military Cemetery, Greece.

and his brother


LT. JAMES G. SUTHERLAND. Highland Light Infantry

James Gilbert (Bertie) Sutherland – age 26 – Second Lieutenant, 11th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry.
James was educated at Galashiels Academy and at Broughton Higher Grade School in Edinburgh before attending Edinburgh University as a student of the Arts in 1907. He joined the Officer Training Corps in November 1911 and was a dental student when he was commissioned in August 1914. James landed with his battalion at Boulogne in May 1915 but he was fatally wounded three months later.
Born 1889 in Galashiels. Son of Andrew Sutherland (former Chief Constable at Galashiels) and of Alexandrina (Grant) Sutherland of 7 Hope Park Terrace, Edinburgh.
Died of Wounds on 11 August 1915 and buried in Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue, France.

Both brothers are also named on the Broughton School memorial and on the Edinburgh University Roll of the Fallen.
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LT. GEORGE M. SUTHERLAND. King's Own Scottish Borderers
George McDonald Sutherland – age 31 – Second Lieutenant, 7th/8th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
George was educated in Galashiels and at George Watson's College in Edinburgh before he began his apprenticeship as an architect with Sir Robert Lorimer in Edinburgh. He spent three years in London before emigrating to Toronto in 1912 where he eventually started his own practice. He enlisted as Private (404471) in the 35th Battalion, Canadian Infantry in Toronto in April 1915 and sailed from Montreal in August. He was transferred to the 23rd Reserve Battalion in England as a Corporal and was promoted to Drill Sergeant in November. He was posted to the No.9 Officer Cadet Corps at Gailes in Ayrshire in June 1916 and he was commissioned in the KOSB in September. George joined his battalion in January 1917 but he was killed in the following April and buried in Blagny Military Cemetery. He was re-interred at Souchez after the war.
Born 1886 in Galashiels as George Sutherland. Son of George Paterson Sutherland (former Provost of Galashiels) and of Helen (McDonald) Sutherland of 7 Paton Street, Galashiels.
Killed in Action on 9 April 1917 and buried in Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France.
Also named on the Canadian Virtual War Memorial.

The Galashiels War Memorial was designed by the architect Sir Robert Lorimer and the “Angel of Peace” above the WW1 name plaque was sculpted by George's brother David.
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SIG. JAMES V. F. SWANSTON. Scots Guards
James Veitch Falside Swanston – age 27 – Private (12800) 1st Battalion, Scots Guards
James had been a roadman with the County Council. After several attempts to enlist he was finally accepted into the Scots Guards but he died in the 61st Casualty Clearing Station near Poperinge.
Born 1890 in Galashiels. Son of David and Catherine Kerr Jeffrey (Veitch) Swanston of 84 Scott Street, Galashiels. Husband of Jeanie (Wilson) Swanston who he married in 1913 in Galashiels.
Died of Wounds on 9 September 1917 and buried in Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium.
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PTE. GORDON TAIT. Royal Scots
Gordon Tait – age 23 – Private (335137) 1/8th Battalion, Royal Scots.
Gordon was employed at the Buckholmside Skinworks when he enlisted. He landed with his battalion at Le Havre as Private (7507) in November 1914. He was wounded twice.
Born 1895 in Walkerburn, Peeblesshire as Gordon Tait Maul. Son of Mary Maul. Nephew and foster son of Mrs Jean (Maul) McDonald of Island Street, Galashiels and of Jubilee Road, Walkerburn.
Missing in Action on 22 March 1918 and named on the Arras Memorial, France.
Also named on the Walkerburn and Peebles War Memorials.


PTE. WILLIAM TAIT. King's Own Scottish Borderers
William Tait – age 38 – Private (7319) 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
William landed with the 1/4th KOSB at Gallipoli in June 1915. At some point he transferred to the 1st Battalion.
Born 1877 in Galashiels as William George Tait. Son of David Smith Tait (died 1908) and Margaret Biggar (Little) Tait (died 1905) of Galashiels. Brother of Alexander Tait of 213 Magdala Terrace, Galashiels.
Died of Wounds on 15 July 1916 and buried in La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie, Somme, France.


PTE, GEORGE TAYLOR. Royal Army Service Corps
George Taylor – age 31 – Private (42047) 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment.
George landed in France as Driver (T2/017588) in the Army Service Corps in September 1914 and was posted to the Meerut Division's Reserve Ammunition Park. Almost four years later he was killed after he had been transferred to the 2nd Worcestershires in February 1918.
Born 1887 in Galashiels. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Taylor of 45 Kirkbrae, Galashiels.
Killed in Action on 29 September 1918 and buried in Pigeon Ravine Cemetery, Epehy, Somme, France.
Also named on the Our Lady and St Andrew R.C. Church memorial in Galashiels.
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PTE. GEORGE H. TAYLOR. Royal Scots
George Halliwell Taylor – age 22 – Private (1819) 1/4th Battalion (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) Royal Scots.
George was employed as a painter in Edinburgh when he enlisted in August 1914. He landed with his battalion at Gallipoli in June 1915 but he was wounded in early July and evacuated to hospital at Mudros on the Greek island of Lemnos. He returned to Gallipoli in September and was able to rejoin his battalion in October but he was killed by a sniper two weeks later.
Born 1892 in Galashiels. Son of George and Alice (Falkner) Taylor of 26 Wilderhaugh, Galashiels.
Killed in Action on 26 October 1915 and buried in Skew Bridge Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey.


PTE. R. B. TAYLOR. A.O.C.
Robert Barron Taylor – age 40 – Private (019345) 78th Company, Army Ordnance Corps.
Robert and his brother William were brought up in Galashiels after their father died in Edinburgh in 1879. In 1901 Robert and his mother were at Galapark Road but by 1911 he had married and he was a warehouseman living at 83 Breamish Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Robert was evacuated to the Killingbeck Military Hospital, part of the East Leeds War Hospital, and he died there.
Born 1877 in Edinburgh. Son of the late William Taylor (died 1879) and of Janet (Barron) Taylor of 47 Bermondsey Street, Shieldfield, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Husband of Ellen Rosina (Cayzer) Taylor who he married in 1910 in Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Died on Service on 10 March 1918 and buried in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (Byker And Heaton) Cemetery. (CWG)


PTE. WILLIAM J. TAYLOR. King's Own Scottish Borderers
William John Taylor – age 23 – Private (6744) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
William was an iron dresser and had already been a member of the Territorial 4th KOSB when he re-enlisted in September 1914. He landed with his battalion in Gallipoli June 1915 but he was killed a month later during the battle at Achi Baba Nullah.
Born 1892 in Galashiels. Son of the late Christopher Taylor (died 1907) and of Annie (Solan) Taylor (from 1913 Mrs Michael Paton) of 55 Island Street and of 4 Galapark Road, Galashiels,
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Also named on the Our Lady and St Andrew R.C. Church memorial in Galashiels.
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PTE. FRANK THOMSON. Highland Light Infantry
Frank Thomson – age 19 – Private (38529) 17th Battalion (3rd Glasgow) Highland Light Infantry.
Born 1898 in Melrose, Roxburghshire as Frank Monkton Thomson.
Son of John and Jean or Jane (Murray) Thomson of 21 Hall Street, Galashiels.
Missing in Action on 2 December 1917 and named on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.


PTE. GEORGE D. THOMSON. King's Own Scottish Borderers
George Donaldson Thomson – age 23 – Private (4518) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
George landed with his battalion in Gallipoli June 1915 but he was killed a month later during the battle at Achi Baba Nullah.
Born 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Son of the late Thomas Thomson (died May 1915) and of Euphemia Duncan (Hodge) Thomson of 138 Croft Street, Galashiels.
Thomas, born in Galashiels, and Euphemia, born in Dunfermline, married in 1890 in Philadelphia. The family were in Galashiels by 1897 when a daughter, Annie, was born.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.


PTE. GEORGE F. THOMSON. Machine Gun Corps
Not listed by CWGC – Though to be:
George Fisher Thomson – age ?? – Private (56339) 52nd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps.
George was a member of the Territorial 4th King's Own Scottish Borderers and he was mobilised in August 1914. He landed as Private (6787) with the 1/4th KOSB at Gallipoli in June 1915 and later served in Egypt, Palestine and France. At some point he joined his Division's MGC and he was discharged from the army in March 1919. George was a wool pattern weaver when he married in 1920 but I cannot trace him after that time.
Born 1895 in Galashiels. Son of William Fulton Thomson and Louisa Annie (Morris) Thomson of “Raincliffe”, Dean Street, Galashiels.
(William died in 1938 and Louisa died in 1949, both in Galashiels)
Husband of Annie Dorothy Reid (Swift) Thomson who he married in 1920 in Galashiels.
Died – not known.
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GNR. JAMES THOMSON. Royal Field Artillery
James Thomson – age 35 – Gunner (951544) "V" 32nd Heavy Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery.
In 1901, aged 18, James was a boarder at 48 Dundee Street in Edinburgh and was working as an hoist man in a biscuit factory. He joined as Gunner (1756) after his Battery had been formed in the 32nd Division in France in June 1916.
Born 1882 Cockenzie, Tranent, East Lothian. Son of the late Thomas Thomson (died 1908) and of Marion (Finlayson) Thomson of Lintburn Street, Galashiels. Husband of Annie Thomson of 3 Dundee Terrace, Edinburgh.
Killed in Action on 9 July 1917 and buried in Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium.


PTE. JAMES THOMSON. Royal Scots Fusiliers
I cannot trace this man.


PTE. JAMES THOMSON. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Note: also known as James Martin he is listed under both names on this memorial.
James Thomson – age 30 – Private (12734) 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
James was a ploughman at Rink, Caddonfoot, Selkirkshire when his son David Hutchison Thomson was born there in January 1914. He was employed at Rhymers Tweed Mill in Earlston, Berwickshire when he enlisted and he landed with his battalion at Boulogne in May 1915 but he was killed four months later during the battle of Loos.
Born 1885 in Galashiels. [Ladhope] Son of Janet Thomson (later Mrs John Martin) of Comely Bank Terrace, Galashiels. Husband of Mary (Lunam) Thomson who he married in 1912 in Earlston, Berwickshire.
Missing in Action on 25 September 1915 and named on the Loos Memorial, France.
Also named on the Caddonfoot Parish and the Earlston Parish War Memorials.


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CPL. JOHN THOMSON. Royal Field Artillery
John Thomson – age 28 – Shoeing Smith/Corporal (91058) 460th Battery, 15th Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery.
John served as John Wilson and he landed in France in June 1915.
Born 1890 at Newcastleton, Roxburghshire. Son of John and Annie (Wilson) Thomson of Larchwood, Waitknowe Terrace, Galashiels.
Killed in Action on 7 October 1918 and buried in Dadizeele New British Cemetery, Belgium.


PTE. JAMES THORBURN. Royal Scots
James Thorburn – age 27 – Private (7519) 1/8th Battalion, Royal Scots.
James was a mill worker in Walkerburn, Peeblesshire when he enlisted in August 1914. He had previously served in the Border Rifle Volunteers and the Territorial 4th King's Own Scottish Borderers. He landed with his battalion at Le Havre on 5 November 1914 but due to illness he was evacuated home at the end of the month. James rejoined the battalion in April 1915 but he was killed a year later.
Born 1888 in Galashiels. Son of William and Betsy or Elizabeth (Graham) Thorburn of 7 Larchbank Street, Galashiels.
Killed in Action on 22 May 1916 and buried in Maroeuil British Cemetery, France.
Also named on Walkerburn and Peebles War Memorials.

and his brother


PTE. THOMAS THORBURN. King's Own Scottish Borderers

Thomas Thorburn – age 22 – Private (235131) 10th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Thomas was a member of the Territorial 4th King's Own Scottish Borderers and as Private (6810) he landed with the 1/4th KOSB at Gallipoli in June 1915. He then served in Egypt and in Palestine but at some point he transferred to the Scottish Rifles (probably in early 1917 since both service numbers are shown on some records). Thomas died in the 10th Casualty Clearing Station at Lijssenthoek near Ypres.
Born 1894 in Galashiels as William Thomas Thorburn. Son of William and Betsy or Elizabeth (Graham) Thorburn of 7 Larchbank Street, Galashiels.
Died of Wounds on 1 July 1917 and buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.
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PTE. ROBERT T. THORBURN. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Robert Telfer Thorburn – age 19 – Private (200412) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Robert had been a member of the Territorial 4th KOSB band before the war and he joined the 1/4th KOSB in Egypt as Private (6545) He was wounded at Gaza in Palestine and evacuated to the 24th Stationary Hospital in Kantara, Egypt where he died.
Born 1898 in Galashiels. Son of James and Helen (Telfer) Thorburn of 148 Croft Street, Galashiels.
Died of Wounds on 3 May 1917 and buried in Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.


CPL. JAMES W. TOD. Dorset Regiment
I cannot trace this man.
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Three sons of John and Mary Martin (Brown) Torrie of Calton Cottage, Selkirk.

PTE. DAVID TORRIE. Royal Highlanders (Black Watch)
David Torrie – age 26 – Lance Corporal (1240) 2nd Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
In 1911 David was serving with his battalion in India. In August 1914 they were in Bareilly and as part the Meerut Division they moved to France, landing at Marseilles on 12 October 1914. David was killed three weeks later.
Born 1888 in Galashiels [Ladhope]
Missing in Action on 4 November 1914 and named on the Le Touret Memorial, France.


PTE. JAMES S. TORRIE. Highland Light Infantry
James Simpson Torrie – age 22 – Corporal (41819) 12th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry.
James enlisted as Private (2817) in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in August 1914 but he was discharged two months later as he was considered to be “unfit for service”. In November 1915 he enlisted as Private (7806) in the 2/4th King's Own Scottish Borderers and he was posted to the 2nd KOSB in France. At some point he transferred to the HLI but he was accidentally wounded and was evacuated to hospital in Lincoln in October 1918. A year later James was living with his brother George at 42 Crichton Street, Springburn, Glasgow when he became ill and he died of meningitis in the Belvidere Hospital in Bridgeton, Glasgow.
Born 1896 in Langshaw/Ladhope, Roxburghshire.
Died on 11 October 1919 and buried in Selkirk Cemetery, Selkirkshire. (CWG)


CPL. ROBERT TORRIE. New Zealand
Robert Torrie – age 22 – Corporal (8/1109) Otago Regiment, New Zealand Infantry.
Robert and his brother Peter emigrated to New Zealand in 1912 and Robert was a forester, living at 13 Cameron Street, Kensington, Dunedin, when he enlisted in September 1914. He sailed from Port Chalmers, Dunedin for Suez, Egypt in October and was promoted in February 1915. Robert was fatally wounded at Gallipoli and died on the Hospital Ship “Gascon”. He was buried at sea.
Born 1892 in Galashiels [Ladhope]
Died of Wounds on 3 May 1915 and named on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.

Peter Torrie enlisted as Trooper (9/93) Otago Mounted Rifles in August 1914 and also served at Gallipoli but due to illness he was evacuated to hospital in Birmingham before being repatriated to New Zealand. He was discharged from the army in March 1916.
He had married Maria Sutherland in 1912 in Dunedin and was a motorman with Dundedin City Corporation when he enlisted. Peter died in 1932.
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PTE. WILLIAM TROTTER. Gordons
Not listed by CWGC – out of time limit.
William Trotter – age 46 – Private (7826) 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders.
William was a stone mason 24 when he enlisted in July 1901. He transferred to the Army Reserves in July 1904 and he was employed by the Gas Company in Galashiels when he was mobilised in August 1914. He landed with his battalion at Boulogne on 13 August 1914, one of the first British formations to move to France and one of the first into action. William was captured on 27 August at Bertry during the retreat from Mons and held in the Gefangenenlager prison camp at Senne until he was repatriated in December 1918. He was discharged to the Army Reserve in April 1919 and he was employed as a Railway Porter when he died of heart disease at his home in Galashiels in 1922.
Born 1876 in Bridgeton, Glasgow. Son of Ann Trotter and of the late James McKenzie. Husband of Mary (Riddle) Trotter of 24 Sime Place, Galashiels who he married in 1905 in Galashiels.
Died on 8 November 1922.


PTE. JOHN TURNBULL. Machine Gun Corps
John Turnbull – age 20 – Private (34438) 95th Company, Machine Gun Corps.
John was a member of the Gala Hawthorn Football Club. He had enlisted in the Territorial King's Own Scottish Borderers as Private (6585) in November 1913 and re-enlisted in the MGC at Grantham, Lincolnshire in May 1916.
Born 1897 in Leith. Edinburgh. Son of John and Jane (Forsythe) Turnbull of 130 Halliburton Place, of 38 High Buckholmside and of 81 Scott Street, Galashiels.
Missing in Action on 3 October 1917 and named on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

and his brother who died a fortnight later


GNR. WALTER TURNBULL. Royal Field Artillery

Walter Turnbull – age 18 – Gunner (125903) "Y" 6th Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery.
Walter was employed as an hotel boots in Edinburgh when he enlisted.
Born 1899 in Edinburgh. Son of John and Jane (Forsythe) Turnbull of 130 Halliburton Place, of 38 High Buckholmside and of 81 Scott Street, Galashiels.
Died of Wounds on 18 October 1917 and buried in Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, France.


PTE. RICHARD L. TURNBULL. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Richard Lillico Turnbull – age 39 – Private (200946) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Richard joined his battalion as Private (7676) in Egypt and served in Palestine where he was fatally wounded at Gaza.
Born 1878 in Berwick, Northumberland. Son of John and Martha (Lillico) Turnbull. Husband of Margaret (Anderson) Turnbull of Hangingshaw, Yarrow and of Green Street, Galashiels who he married in 1908 in Linton, Roxburghshire.
Died of Wounds on 20 April 1917 and buried in Gaza War Cemetery, Palestine.
Also named on the Yarrow Parish War Memorial, on the Yarrow Church memorial and on the Yarrow Roll of Honour at Yarrow Feus as Richard L Turnbull, 20th April, 1917, KOSB, The Hangingshaw.
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