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

BROWN, GEORGE, PRIVATE, AUS. E.F., 1916-18.
George Hunter Brown – age 20 – Sapper (18922) 13th Field Company, Australian Engineers.
George, aged 12, emigrated to Australia with other family members in May 1910. He was an apprentice cabinetmaker in Sydney, New South Wales when he enlisted in June 1917. He sailed from Sydney in October and after training in England he landed in France in April 1918 but he was fatally wounded three months later and died in the 13th Australian Field Ambulance at Daours.
Born 1898 in Selkirk. Son of the late Daniel Brown, formerly of the Philiphaugh Spinning Mill in Selkirk, (died 1912 in Sydney) and of Margaret (Wilson) Brown of 15 Boyle Street, Enfield, New South Wales.
Died of Wounds on 11 July 1918 and buried in Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France.


BROWN, ROBERT, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-15.
Robert Brown – age 32 – Private (7305) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Robert was living at Ettrick Road in Selkirk when he enlisted and 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 1883 in Selkirk. Son of the late Robert Brown (died 1915) and of the late Euphemia (Taket) Brown (died 1913) formerly of Ettrick Road, Selkirk.
His sisters Elizabeth and Nellie and his brothers James and John were named as his legatees.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Also named on the Galashiels War Memorial.


BROWN, THOMAS P. SERGEANT, H.L.I., 1915-17, M.M.
Thomas Patterson Brown, Military Medal – age 26 – Sergeant (41851) 12th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry.
Thomas had been an apprentice at Forest Mill in Selkirk before he emigrated to Canada where he became a foreman dyer at the Clyde Woollen Company at Lanark, Ontario. He returned to enlist in October 1915 as Private (8199) in the 4th King's Own Scottish Borderers and became a drill instructor. Later he joined the staff of the School of Instruction but he resigned his position in January 1917 and he was posted as Sergeant (29695) to the KOSB in France but was transferred to the HLI. His award of a MM was announced in October 1917.
Born 1890 in Selkirk. Son of John Allan Brown and Margaret (Patterson) Brown of National Bank House, Selkirk and of "Lorraine" 36 Scott's Place, Selkirk.
Died of Wounds on 24 August 1917 and buried in White House Cemetery, St. Jean-Les-Ypres, Belgium.
Also named on the Selkirk Parish Church memorial.
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BROWN, WILLIAM, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1916-18.
William Brown – age 20 – Private (28812) 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
William was employed as a compositor with the “Southern Reporter” in Selkirk when he enlisted in May 1916 when he was 18. He joined his battalion as a signaller in June 1917.
Born 1898 in Selkirk. Son of William and Jane (McDonald) Brown of 11 Heatherlie Terrace, Selkirk.
Died of Wounds on 27 April 1918 and buried in Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery, Belgium.
Also named on the St. John's Episcopal Church memorial in Selkirk.


BRUNTON, JAMES, PRIVATE, ROYAL SCOTS, 1915-16.
James Brunton – age 30 – Private (18346) 13th Battalion, Royal Scots.
James served his apprenticeship as a gardener in Melrose where in 1901 he lived with his uncle and aunt Francis and Elizabeth Wilson. He was a gardener at Shieldhill Castle near Biggar when he married in 1913. He landed with his battalion in France in July 1915 but was wounded during the battle of Loos in late September and died a week later in the 2nd Australian General Hospital at Wimereux.
Born 1885 in Nenthorn, Berwickshire. Son of George and Isabella (Wilson) Brunton of Briar Cottage, Ettrickhaugh Road, Selkirk. Husband of Wilhelmina Burns (Roxburgh) Brunton of Thirladean, Selkirk and of West Lothian who he married in 1913 in St. Boswells, Roxburghshire.
Died of Wounds on 3 October 1915 and buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France.


BRYDONE, ADAM, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-15.
Adam Brydone – age 19 – Private (6484) 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 1896 in Selkirk. Son of James and Janet (Sandilands) Brydone, of Scott Crescent, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Also named on the Selkirk Parish Church memorial.
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BUCHAN, GEORGE, LANCE-CORPORAL, A. & S.H., 1914-15.
George Buchan – age 20 – Lance Corporal (S/2816) 10th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
George was employed in a woollen mill in Selkirk when enlisted in August 1914 and in December he was posted to the 1st Argylls who had just arrived in France from India. He suffered frostbite at Ypres and was evacuated to hospital in Northampton in March 1915. He returned to France in June and joined the 10th Battalion but he was killed three months later during the battle of Loos.
Born 1894 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire as George Miller Buchan.
Son of John Bayne Buchan and of Mary (Miller) Buchan of 10A, Mavis Bank, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 25 September 1915 and named on the Loos Memorial, France.
Also named on the Selkirk West United Free Church memorial.


BUCKHAM, JOHN, PRIVATE, CAN. E.F., 1Ύ YEARS.
John Buckam – age 26 – Private (129432) 72nd Battalion (Seaforth Highlanders of Canada) Canadian Infantry.
John had served his apprenticeship in Selkirk before he emigrated to Canada in 1912 and he was a grocery clerk when he enlisted in Vancouver, British Columbia in July 1915. He sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia in March 1916 and joined his battalion in France in August. John was killed at Vimy Ridge.
Born 1890 in Ashkirk, Selkirkshire. Son of Andrew and Margaret (Ritchie) Buckham of Thornfield Lodge, Selkirk.
Killed in Action on 9 April 1917 and buried in Givenchy-En-Gohelle Canadian Cemetery, Souchez, France.
Also named on the Selkirk Parish Church memorial.


BUCKHAM, JOHN A. SERGEANT, CAN. E.F., 1915-16.
John Affleck Buckham – age 26 – Private (435027) 49th Battalion, Canadian Infantry.
The Buckham family arrived in Canada in 1895 and spent some years in New Brunswick before moving to Calgary, Alberta in 1905. John lived at Calgary for some time and was an engineer to trade but was ranching near Kindersley in Saskatchewan when he returned to Calgary to enlist in March 1915. He sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia with the 50th Battalion in October 1915 but he was posted to the 49th Battalion in Belgium in April 1916. John was fatally wounded a month later and he died in the 10th Casualty Clearing Station at Lijssenthoek.
Born 1890 in Hawick, Roxburghshire. Son of Gideon and Elizabeth (Lauder) Buckham, of 1210-1211 Avenue East, Calgary, Alberta.
Died of Wounds on 2 May 1916 and buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.
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BUCKHAM, TOM, PRIVATE, ROYAL SCOTS, 1917-18.
Thomas Buckham – age 19 – Private (53089) 16th Battalion, Royal Scots.
Thomas was an apprentice warehouseman when he enlisted in January 1917. He was mobilised in April and posted to a Training Battalion. He joined his battalion in Belgium on 1 April 1918 but he was killed two weeks later.
Born 1899 in Selkirk. Son of William and Jessie (Mathison) Buckham of 10 Ettrick Road, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 16 April 1918 and named on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.


BUSH, CHARLES R. PRIVATE, R.S.F., 1 YEAR.
Charles Robert Bush – age 34 – Private (201659) 1/4th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Charles served his apprenticeship as a grocer in the Ayrshire Market in Selkirk. He joined his battalion in Egypt as Private (9754) and served in Palestine where he was killed at Gaza.
Born 1882 in Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire. Son the late Mary (Dickson) Bush (died 1911) and of Joseph Bush of Selkirk and Peebles. Husband of Margaret Bella (Gill) Bush of Muriston Place, Edinburgh and of Dovecot Park, Selkirk who he married in 1906 in Selkirk. (Maggie Bella was born in 1884 in Selkirk)
Missing in Action on 19 April 1917 and named on the Jerusalem Memorial, Israel.
Also named on the Peebles War Memorial.


CARLAN, GEORGE D. BOMBARDIER, R.F.A., 1914-17.
George Duncan Carlan – age 24 – Bombardier (79460) “A” Battery, 92nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
George had served his apprenticeship in the Sheriff Clerk's Office in Selkirk and was a clerk in the Sheriff Clerk's Office in Peebles when he enlisted in August 1914. He was posted to the 5th Brigade in France in February 1915. He was wounded in June 1917 and, after treatment in the 22nd General Hospital at Camiers, he joined the 92nd Brigade and was promoted in August 1917.
Born 1893 in Edinburgh as George Duncan McLean. Son of Matthew and Robina Hendry (MacLean) Carlan of "Viewfield Cottage," Selkirk.
Matthew died in 1918 and Robina moved to 94 Grove Lane, Camberwell, London.
Killed in Action on 20 September 1917 and buried in Canada Farm Cemetery, Belgium.
Also named on the Peebles War Memorial.
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CASSIE, JAMES, PRIVATE, SCOTS GDS., 1914-15.
James Cassie – age 24 – Private (11639) Scots Guards.
James had been a constable in the Roxburghshire Constabulary since August 1911 and for some time was based in Jedburgh. He was granted permission to enlist in October 1914 and was in training at Caterham, Godstone in Surrey when he became ill and died.
Born 1890 in Legerwood, Berwickshire. Son of John and Mary (Henderson) Cassie of 72 Forest Road, Selkirk.
Died on Service on 25 January 1915 and buried in Selkirk Cemetery. (CWG)
Also named on the Jedburgh War Memorial and on a memorial in Jedburgh Old and Trinity Church.


CHISHOLM, ANDREW, PRIVATE, ROYAL H., 6 MONTHS.
Andrew Chisholm – age 32 – Private (S/20880) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Andrew was drowned when the Troopship “Transylvania", sailing from Marseilles to Egypt with reinforcements, was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-63 off Cape Vado, near Savona in Italy.
Born 1885 in Selkirk. Son of Peter and Jane (Turnbull) Chisholm of 24 South Port, Selkirk. Husband of Mary Ann (Chalmers) Chisholm of 2 Granton Place, Aberdeen who he married in 1910 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.
Killed by Enemy Action/Lost at Sea on 4 May 1917 and named on the Savona Memorial, Italy.
Also named on the Selkirk Parish Church memorial.

and his brother

CHISHOLM, ROBERT, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1 YEAR.

Robert Chisholm – age 21 – Private (6542) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Robert was a millworker when he enlisted in the Territorial 4th KOSB in March 1913. He was mobilised in August 1914 and 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 in Selkirk. Son of Peter and Jane Chisholm of Fleshmarket Street, of 21 Mill Street and of 24 South Port, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Also named on the Selkirk Parish Church memorial.
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CHRISTIE, DAVID, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-16.
David Christie – age 24 – Private (200355) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
David was a member of the Territorial 4th KOSB and as Private (6365) he was mobilised in August 1914. He landed with his battalion at Gallipoli in June 1915 and later served in Egypt and in Palestine where he was wounded. David was evacuated to the 15th General Hospital in Alexandria in Egypt where he died.
Born 1893 in Selkirk. Son of the late Maggie Hislop (Irvine) Christie (died 1895) and of the late Robert Christie (died 1914) formerly of Robertson's Close, Selkirk.
Died of Wounds on 1 December 1917 and buried in Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
Also named on the Selkirk West United Free Church memorial.


COCKBURN, JOHN S. SERGEANT, K.O.S.B., 1914-16.
John Simpson Cockburn – age 43 – Sergeant (12220) 9th (Reserve) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
John had enlisted in the Cameronians in 1891 and went to India in 1894 as Private (3102). After his period of service there was ended, he returned to England and re-entered civil life, obtaining an appointment with North East Railway Company Police at Blaydon. He volunteered for service in the South African War serving with the 2nd Cameronians and, in total, he served with his Regiment for 21 years. At the outbreak of war he was a postman in Selkirk and offered his services to the KOSB. He was appointed as an Instructor in the 9th KOSB at Stobs Camp and at Kinghorn in Fife where he became ill. John was evacuated to Craigleith Hospital in Edinburgh where he died.
Born 1873 in Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland. Son of James and Margaret (Simpson) Cockburn of Ness Street, Berwick-on-Tweed. Husband of Elizabeth Elliott Cockburn of 9 Glebe Terrace, Selkirk who he married in 1898 in Berwick-on-Tweed.
Died on Service on 14 August 1916 and buried in Berwick-Upon-Tweed Cemetery, Northumberland.
His brother Andrew Cockburn, Sergeant (8376) 1st KOSB died on 9 February 1916 after he had been invalided home from Gallipoli, They are buried together in Berwick-on-Tweed Cemetery and they are named on the Berwick-on-Tweed War Memorial.
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COLLIER, GEORGE, PRIVATE, ROYAL SCOTS, 1914-15.
George Collier – age 39 – Private (26134) Royal Scots.
George was a spinner when he enlisted as Private (6169) in the Royal Scots in August 1897. He was posted to the 2nd Battalion in India in September 1899 and served there until March 1909. He was discharged in August at the end of his term of service. He re-enlisted as Private (3498) in August 1914 and joined his old battalion in France in December but he was wounded and evacuated to the 1st Scottish General Hospital in Aberdeen in February 1915. He was discharged from the army in July 1915 as no longer fit for war service but was allowed to re-enlist for Home Service as Private (26134) but due to illness he was discharged again in September. George died in Longmore Hospital in Edinburgh.
Born 1876 in Selkirk. Son of the late Eliza (Scott) Collier (died 1880) and of Robert Collier of Bridge Street, of Pine Grove, and of Cannon Street, Selkirk.
Died on 27 December 1915 and buried in Selkirk Cemetery. (CWG)


COLLIER, HUGH, CORPORAL, ROYAL SCOTS, 1915-18.
Hugh Collier – age 26 – Lance Corporal (14819) 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots.
Hugh joined the 12th Royal Scots in France in June 1915 and was wounded for the third time in May 1917.
Born 1892 in Selkirk. Son of Adam and Elizabeth (Rennie) Collier of 10 Dunsdalehaugh Road, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 26 September 1917 and named on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.


COLVILLE, ALEXANDER, PRIVATE, ROYAL SCOTS, 1916-17.
Alexander Colville – age 35 – Private (351702) 1/9th (Highlanders) Battalion, Royal Scots.
Alexander was a gardener when he enlisted. He joined his battalion as Private (4787) in 1916.
Born 1880 in Galashiels [Ladhope] Son of the late David Colville (died 1917) and of the late Jane (Jamieson) Colville (died 1914). Husband of Mary (Douglas) Colville of Bridge Street, Selkirk who he married in 1906 in Selkirk.
Killed in Action on 23 April 1917 and buried in Brown's Copse Cemetery, Roeux, France.
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CONNEL, THOMAS, PRIVATE, H.L.I.
Thought to be:
Thomas Connell – age 35 – Private (12075) 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Thomas landed with his battalion at Boulogne in May 1915 but he was killed four months later during the battle of Loos.
Born 1880 in Selkirk as Thomas Austin Connel. Son of the late Jane (Duffy) Connel (died 1889 in Selkirk) and of Martin Connel.
In 1891 Thomas lived with his grandmother Ann Duffy at Henderson's Court, Selkirk.
Husband of Grace (Currie, formerly Mrs Jardine) Connell of Ronald's Court, Dockhead, Dumfries who he married in February 1915 in Dumfries while he was serving with the 6th KOSB in Hampshire.
Missing in Action on 25 September 1915 and named on the Loos Memorial, France.


COUBROUGH, JOHN, PRIVATE, R.A.S.C., 1916-18.
John Coubrough – age 21 – Private (M2/183284) 19th Corps Troops Motor Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps.
John was a dispatch rider when he contracted pneumonia and bronchitis. He died in the 62nd Casualty Clearing Station at Courtrai (now Kortrijk)
Born 1898 in St. Ninian's, Stirlingshire. Son of Archibald and Lilias (Wright) Coubrough of Springbank, Alyth, Perthshire.
Archibald was the gas manager at Alyth and formerly of Selkirk.
Died on Service on 29 November 1918 and buried in Kortrijk (St. Jan) Communal Cemetery, Belgium.
Also named on the Alyth Parish Church memorial.


COWAN, JAMES, PRIVATE, ROYAL SCOTS, 1916-17.
James Cowan – age 45 – Private (375554) 2/10th (Cyclist) Battalion, Royal Scots.
John had been in business as a hairdresser in Selkirk for 20 years when he enlisted. He and others of the battalion, which was on coastal defence duties, were swimming in the sea near North Berwick when John and two comrades got into difficulties and drowned.
Born 1872 in Galashiels. [Ladhope] Son of the late Thomas Cowan (died 1908) and of the late Marion (Rae) Cowan (died 1903) formerly of High Buckholmside, Galashiels. Husband of Margaret (Shiel) Cowan of 6 Bleachfield Road, Selkirk who he married in 1896 in Galashiels.
Died on Service on 22 August 1917 and buried in Selkirk Cemetery. (CWG)
Also named on the Selkirk West United Free Church memorial.
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COWE, RICHARD, PRIVATE, ROYAL SCOTS.
Richard Cowe – age 34 – Corporal (19739) 16th Battalion (2nd Edinburgh) Royal Scots.
In 1891 the family were at Bridge Street in Selkirk but by 1901 they had moved to Canongate, in Edinburgh where Richard was a cask maker. He was a cooper when he enlisted in November 1914. He landed with his battalion at Le Havre in January 1916 but he was killed six months later during the first day of the battle of the Somme.
Born 1882 in Selkirk. Son of the late William Cowe (died 1911) and of the late Jane (Sinclair) Cowe (died 1915) Husband of Mary Ann (Kidd) Cowe of 28 Milton Street, Edinburgh who he married in 1907 in Canongate, Edinburgh.
Missing in Action on 1 July 1916 and named on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, France.


CULBERTSON, JOHN, PRIVATE, ROYAL SCOTS, 1915-18.
John Sanderson Black Culbertson – age 44 – Private (19173) 16th Battalion (2nd Edinburgh) Royal Scots, transferred as Private (511697) to the 21st Company, Labour Corps.
John was a house painter living at Gorgie Road in Edinburgh when he enlisted. He landed with his battalion at Le Havre in January 1916 but at some point he was transferred to the Labour Corps. John and other men of the 21st Company were killed by an enemy aircraft and were buried in Estrees-En-Chaussee British Cemetery but were re-interred at Hancourt after the war.
Born 1874 in Selkirk. Son of the late George Culbertson (died 1901) and of Elizabeth (Cheyne) Culbertson of 13 Quarry Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
Husband of Jane Paterson (Wood) Culbertson of 34a Tower Street, Selkirk who he married in 1895 in Selkirk.
Killed in Action on 17 September 1918 and buried in Hancourt British Cemetery, France


CUNNINGHAM, JAMES, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1915-18.
James Cunningham – age 31 – Private (201117) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
James was employed at the Cunningham and Hall's Mill in Selkirk when he enlisted. He joined his battalion in Egypt as Private (8040) and served in Palestine before they moved to France in April 1918. James was wounded by shrapnel and evacuated to the Wharncliffe War Hospital in Sheffield where he died.
Born 1887 in Selkirk. Son of the late Thomas Cunningham (died May 1918) and of the late Jessie (Philip) Cunningham (died February 1918) of 24 Heatherlie Terrace, Selkirk.
Died of Wounds on 24 August 1918 and buried in Selkirk Cemetery, (CWG)

and his cousin – Thomas and James were brothers

CUNNINGHAM, WILLIAM, 2ND LIEUTENANT, R.I.F., 1914-18.
William Cunningham – age 27 – Second Lieutenant, 4th (Reserve) Battalion attached to the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers.
William enlisted in August 1914 and landed in France as Private (1602) with the 1/7th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in December 1914. He was wounded at Beaumont Hamel in 1916 and was a Sergeant when he was commission from an Officer Cadet Unit in December 1917
Born 1891 in Selkirk. Son of the late James Cunningham (died February 1918) and of Alexandrina (Campbell) Cunningham of Lauriston Cottage, Ettrickhaugh Road, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 1 October 1918 and named on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
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CURRIE, JAMES, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-15.
James Currie – age 23 – Private (6732) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
James enlisted in August 1914 and 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 1892 in Selkirk. Son of the late Elizabeth (Stewart) Currie (died 1913) and of James Currie of 44 Buccleuch Road, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.

[note the service numbers]

CURRIE, JOHN, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-15.
John Currie – age 33 – Private (6723) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
John was woollen warper in Selkirk when he enlisted 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 1881 in Selkirk. Son of Thomas and Dinah (Laidlaw) Currie of 2a Bleachfield Road and of Scott Crescent, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Also named on the Selkirk Parish Church memorial.


CUTHILL, ALEXANDER, PRIVATE, AUS. E.F., 1 YEAR.
Alexander Cuthill – age 37 – Private (7581) 2nd Battalion, Australian Infantry.
Alexander served his apprenticeship as a painter in Selkirk. He emigrated to Australia in November 1912 and was a copper-smith living in Lithgow, New South Wales when he enlisted in May 1917. He sailed from Sydney in June and arrived in England in August. Alexander went to France in January 1918 and joined his battalion at the end of the month but he was killed six weeks later near Hollebeke in Belgium.
Born 1881 in Selkirk. Son of the late Alexander Cuthill (died 1883) and Elizabeth (Irving) Cuthill of Rosehill Cottage, Torbothie Road, Shotts, Lanarkshire. He named his brother-in-law James Mcleod of this address in his will.
Missing in Action on 16 March 1918 and named on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
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DAVIDSON, JAMES, PRIVATE, ROYAL SCOTS, 1914-17, M.M.
James Davidson, Military Medal – age 28 – Private (14689) 11th Battalion, Royal Scots.
James played on the left wing at Ettrick Park for Selkirk Association Football Club. He enlisted in 1914 and joined his battalion in France in June 1915. He was awarded a MM in mid-1916.
Born 1889 in Selkirk. Son of the late Elizabeth (Goodfellow) Davidson (died 1906) and of John Davidson of Cannon Street, Selkirk.
Killed in Action on 9 April 1917 and buried in Roclincourt Valley Cemetery, France.
Also named on the Selkirk West United Free Church memorial.


DELANEY, DANIEL, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-15.
Daniel Delaney – age 19 – Private (6467) 1/4th (Border) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Daniel was employed at the Philipshaugh Mill in Selkirk and was a member of the Territorial 4th KOSB. He was mobilised in August 1914 and he landed as a Signaller with his battalion at Gallipoli in June 1915 but he was killed a month later during the battle at Achi Baba Nullah.
Born c.1896 in Ireland.
Son of Mrs. Maggie Delaney of Buccleuch Road, Selkirk.
His older brother Patrick Francis (a “Silver Wolf”) was a Scout Master in Selkirk until he enlisted.
Missing in Action on 12 July 1915 and named on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
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DICKSON, JAMES, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-15.
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James Dickson – age 32 – Private (4865) 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards.
In 1901 James, aged 20 was a farm servant at Millinghall, Bowden, Roxburghshire, He joined the Scots Guards about a year later and served for a number of years before joining the Army Reserve. He emigrated to Canada in 1912 but was recalled to his Regiment in August 1914 and he landed with the 2nd Scots Guards at Zeebrugge in October 1914.
Born 1881 in Selkirk. Son of the late John Dickson (died 1903) and Margaret (Scott) Dickson. Husband of Annie (Strachan) Dickson (latterly Bonar) of Killam, Alberta, Canada who he married in 1905 in Brechin, Forfarshire while he was a Private in the Scots Guards at Colinton in Edinburgh.
Died of Wounds on 29 March 1915 and buried in Rue-Du-Bacquerot (13th London) Graveyard, Laventie, France.


DICKSON, JOHN S., PRIVATE, CAN. E.F., 1917-18.
John Scott Dickson – age 36 – Sapper (2006487) Canadian Engineers.
John was a well know musician and organist of great skill. He held posts in Hawick, Tulliallan and Maybole before returning to Selkirk where he became organist at the Lawson Memorial Church. He and his wife emigrated to Canada and he was organist in several Toronto churches while taking up work as a land surveyor. John was a surveyor's draughtsman in New York, U.S.A. when he enlisted in Toronto, Ontario in August 1917. He died in the Military Hospital at Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Born 1881 in Selkirk. Son of Thomas and Jemima Hardie (Lawrie) Dickson of Victoria Crescent, Selkirk. Husband of Jennie or Janet (Foster) Scott Dickson of 164, West 64th Street, New York City, U.S.A. and of 339 Huron Street, Toronto, who he married in 1902 in Selkirk.
Died on Service on 25 February 1918 and buried in Toronto (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada.
Also named on the Selkirk Parish Church memorial.


DICKSON, JOSEPH, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914-17.
Joseph Dickson – age 28 – Private (200626) 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Joseph was employed at the Forest Mill in Selkirk when he enlisted in the 4th KOSB Reserves in 1914. He was wounded while serving with the 1st KOSB in France in April 1918 and evacuated to the War Hospital in Guildford. Surrey where he died.
Born 1890 in Selkirk. Son of the late James Dickson (died 1917) and Janet (Paterson) Dickson of 9 Ettrickhaugh Cottages, Selkirk.
Died of Wounds on 2 May 1918 and buried in Selkirk Cemetery. (CWG)
Also named on the Selkirk Parish Church memorial.
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DICKSON, WILLIAM, PRIVATE, R.S.F., 1916-18.
William Dickson – age 30 – Private (23999) 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers.
William was employed at Dunsdale Mills when he enlisted in February 1916 and he joined his battalion in France in June.
Born 1888 in Selkirk. Son of William and Mary (Tinlin) Dickson of 6 Clifton Road, Selkirk.
Died of Wounds on 20 October 1918 and buried in Vichte Military Cemetery, Belgium.
Also named on the Selkirk West United Free Church memorial.


DODDS, GEORGE, PRIVATE, R.S.F., 1915.
George Peacock Dodds – age 29 – Private (24010) 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers.
George was a warper when he enlisted in the King's Own Scottish Borderers in November 1915. He was mobilised in February 1916, was transferred to the RSF and was posted to his battalion in France in June 1916 but he was killed just over a month later.
Born 1886 in Kelso, Roxburghshire. Son of Robert and Elizabeth (Peacock) Dodds of 76 Back Row, Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 30 July 1916 and named on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, France.

and his brother

DODDS, JAMES, PRIVATE, SEAFORTH H., 1918-19.

James Dodds – age 20 – Private (S/16059) 7th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders.
James died in the 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station at Haringhe.
Born 1898 in Selkirk. Son of Robert and Elizabeth (Peacock) Dodds of 76 Back Row, Selkirk.
Died of Wounds on 4 October 1918 and buried in Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery, Belgium.


DODDS, WILLIAM, PRIVATE, ROYAL SCOTS, 1916-17.
William Dodds – age 30 – Private (41373) 13th Battalion, Royal Scots.
William was an insurance agent and he was living with his family at Thorburn's Buildings, Buccleuch Street in Dalkeith, Midlothian when he enlisted in December 1915. He was mobilised in June 1916 as Private (4180) in the 2/7th Royal Scots. He joined the 13th Battalion in France in February 1917 but he was killed two months later.
Born 1887 in Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland. Son of Alexander Dodds of 89 High Street, Dalkeith and of the late Agnes (West) Dodds (died 1905) Husband of Euphemia (Hume) Dodds of Burn Cottage, Mill Street, Selkirk who he married in 1912 in Selkirk.
Killed in Action on 23 April 1917 and buried in Windmill British Cemetery, Monchy-Le-Preux, France.
Also named on the Dalkeith War Memorial.
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DONAGHUE, HUGH, PRIVATE, K.O.S.B.
I cannot trace this man.
(in January 1900 the local newspaper reported that three KOSB Reservists from Selkirk had been recalled to the Regiment at Berwick. One of these was a Hugh Donaghue)



DOUGLAS, DONALD, PRIVATE, H.L.I.
Note: All military records have Donald McKay Douglas.
Donald Douglas – age 24 – Private (13395) 15th Battalion (1st Glasgow) Highland Light Infantry.
Donald was living at 21 Shamrock Street in Glasgow when he enlisted in the Glasgow Tramways Battalion in 1914 and he landed with the battalion at Boulogne in November 1915. James died in the 3rd Casualty Clearing Station at Gazaincourt.
Born 1894 in Stroneferry, Lochcarron, Ross-shire. Son of John and Margaret (McKay) Douglas of 57 Castle Street, Selkirk.
Killed in Action on 5 June 1918 and buried in Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, France.
Also named on the Selkirk West United Free Church memorial and on the Glasgow Roll of Honour.


DOUGLAS, GEORGE, PRIVATE, A. & S.H., 1914-15.
George Dryden Douglas – age 30 – Private (S/3436) 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
George was a mill worker when he enlisted in September 1914 and he joined his battalion in France in February 1915 but he was killed during the battle at Loos.
Born 1885 in Selkirk. Son of the late Grace (Crosson) Douglas (died 1909) and of Edward Kerr Douglas (died 1915) of 8 Croft Terrace, Selkirk. His sister Mrs. Wilhelmina Wilson of 7 Beech Bank, Selkirk was named as his next of kin.
Killed in Action on 25 September 1915 and buried in Cambrin Churchyard Extension, France
Also named on the Selkirk Parish Church memorial.
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Four sons of James and Agnes (Jardine) Douglas of Heatherlie, Selkirk, of 6 Wilton Hill Terrace Hawick, and of 15 Green Terrace, Selkirk.
They are also named on the Hawick War Memorial.


DOUGLAS, GEORGE, SERGEANT, TANK CORPS, 1914-17.
George Douglas – age 40 – Sergeant (93045) “E” Battalion, Tank Corps.
George was a foreman gardener in Edinburgh when he enlisted as Trooper (729) in the 2/3rd Scottish Horse Yeomanry. He served as Sergeant/Instructor of musketry in Yorkshire before volunteering for front-line service.
Born 1877 in Selkirk.
Husband of Lydia Elizabeth (Chaplin) Douglas of 13 West Mayfield, Edinburgh who he married in 1903 in Durban, South Africa.
Missing in Action on 20 November 1917 and named on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France


DOUGLAS, JAMES H., SERGEANT, SEAFORTH H., 1914-18.
James Heatlie Douglas – age 32 – Sergeant (S/1724) 3rd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders.
James was a gardener in Edinburgh when he enlisted in August 1914 and he landed with the 7th Seaforths at Boulogne in May 1915. A year later he was evacuated home due to illness and he was discharged from the army in July 1917 and awarded a Silver War Badge (219866) James died in his parent's home in Green Street, Selkirk.
Born 1886 in Selkirk.
Husband of Wilhelmina (Forbes) Douglas of 15 Murdoch Terrace, Edinburgh who he married in 1906 in Belfast, Ireland.
Died on 17 October 1918 and buried in Selkirk Cemetery. (CWG)


DOUGLAS, JOHN S. J., PRIVATE, K.O.S.B., 1914.
John Sanderson Jardin Douglas – age 25 – Private (10225) 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
John has been in the army for over six years and was with his battalion in Ireland when war broke out. They landed at Le Havre on 15 August 1914 but John was killed two months later at La Basee.
Born 1890 in Selkirk.
Missing in Action on 13 October 1914 and named on the Le Touret Memorial, France.


and the youngest brother

DOUGLAS, THOMAS, GUNNER, R.F.A., 1914-17.

Thomas Douglas – age 23 – Gunner (776624) 310th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Tom was an apprentice braider in Hawick when he enlisted as Private (468) in the Territorial 4th KOSB in December 1910. He was a hosiery warehouseman when he was mobilised in August 1914 and he was posted to the 2/4th KOSB (Home Defence) Battalion but he was transferred to the 12th Scottish Provisional Battalion in May 1915 before he was discharged from the army in December as his term of service had expired. He re-enlisted in the RFA in April 1916.
Born 1893 in Selkirk.
Killed in Action on 15 April 1917 and buried in H.A.C. Cemetery, Ecoust-St. Mein, France.
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