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District Casualty List Index from the Buchan Observer
August - September 1917
The following is an index of names that appeared in the Buchan Observer in the weeks following the opening of the battle of Passchendaele on 31st July 1917. Although the number of names appearing is still significant, it is considerably less than appeared after the major battles of 1916. This is not to say that there were necessarily fewer casualties, only that fewer were local men, a reflection of the changing makeup of the Battalion. A glance at the list of wounded for the battle will show that of the 168 names listed, fewer than 50 are from the original recruiting area of the 5th Battalion.
Once again, the majority of the casualties began to appear two weeks after the battle - 14th August and continued into the following week.
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Newspaper date
District
Name
Rank
Regiment
Nature of Casualty
7th Aug 1917
Pitmedden
Keith, James
Major
RFA
Wounded
Peterhead
Maitland, W B
Lt
Gordons
Wounded
Peterhead
Douglas, R M
Lt
Gordons
Wounded
Stonywood Duncan George
2/Lt
Gordons
Wounded
Peterhead
Calder, J W
Sgt
Gordons
Wounded
Peterhead
Blackhall, John
Sgt
Newf'land
POW
Peterhead
Emlay, John
L.Cpl
Gordons
Wounded
Peterhead
Geddes, Andrew
Pte
Gordons
Wounded
Mintlaw
Grant, Louis A
Sgt
Gordons
DoW
New Deer
Dalgarno, Alex
Driver
RFA
Killed
Methlick
Castel, Andrew
Cpl
Canadians
Wounded
Methlick
Jaffray, Alexander
Pte
ASC
Killed
Ellon
Munro, John M
Gunner
RFA
Wounded
Fraserburgh
Anderson, Robert
AB
RNR
Killed
14th Aug 1917
Peterhead
Geddes, Andrew
Pte
Gordons
DoW
Peterhead
Geddes, James
Pte
Canadians
Killed
Peterhead
Walker, Alexander
Pte
Gordons
Wounded
Peterhead
Davidson, James
Pte
Gordons
DoW
Peterhead
Duncan, A
L.Cpl
Gordons
Wounded
Peterhead
Duff, William
Pte
Gordons
Wounded
Peterhead
McIver, Donald
AB
RNR
Missing
Peterhead
Geddes, James
Pte
Gordons
Wounded
Peterhead
Tennant, Alex B
Unknown
Wounded
Peterhead
Anderson, John
Pte
Gordons
Killed
Peterhead
Anderson, Alex
Sgt
Gordons
Killed
Peterhead
Anderson, James
Cpl
Gordons
Wounded
Mintlaw
Davidson, James
Pte
Gordons
Wounded
Mintlaw
McArthur, Charles
Pte
Gordons
Wounded
Mintlaw
Matthew, George
L.Cpl
Gordons
Killed
Mintlaw
Milne, William
L.Cpl
Gordons
Wounded
Mintlaw
Dunne, Timothy
Pte
Gordons
Wounded
Mintlaw
Keith, John
Pte
Gordons
Wounded
Mintlaw
Duncan, James
Pte
Scots Guards
Wounded
New Pitsligo
Wilson, George
Pte
Gordons
Killed
New Pitsligo
Gerrard, George T
Gunner
RFA
DoW
Newburgh
Gray, William
Cpl
Unknown
Killed
Newburgh
Christie, Benjamin
Pte
Canadians
Wounded
Fraserburgh
Hendry, John
Pte
Gordons
Killed
Fraserburgh
May, James
Pte
Gordons
Wounded
Fraserburgh
May, Robert
Pte
Gordons
Mention
Fraserburgh
McLellan, William
MGC
Wounded
Fraserburgh
Murison, James
Pte
Gordons
Wounded
Fraserburgh
McKenzie, J P
Pte
Seaforths
Wounded
Rosehearty
Watson, William
Pte
Black Watch
DoW
Longside
Keith, Thomas
Pte
Gordons
Wounded
Fyvie
Pratt, William
Signaller
Scots Guards
Wounded
Methlick
Burr, Andrew F
L.Cpl
Gordons
Wounded
Cruden
Anderson, George
Pte
Scots Guards
Killed
St Fergus
Park, Robert
Pte
Gordons
Killed
Stuartfield
Wallace, William
Pte
RFA
Killed
Stuartfield
Wallace, James
Postal Dept
Mention
Stuartfield
Greig, Harry
Pte
Gordons
Wounded
Old Deer
Forrest, William
Cpl
Gordons
Wounded
21st Aug 1917
Peterhead
Gow, Robert W
Pte
Gordons
Wounded
Peterhead
Watt, Harry
Pte
Gordons
Killed
Peterhead
Rettie, William
Pte
Gordons
Killed
Peterhead
Beagrie, John
Pte
Gordons
Killed
Auchnagatt
Beekie, William
Pte
Lanc Fus
Wounded
Cruden
Davidson, Frank
Pte
Unknown
Wounded
Kininmonth
Murdoch, Alex
Pte
Gordons
Killed
Longside
Bruce, Robert
L.Cpl
Gordons
Wounded
Longside
Birnie, George A
Pte
Gordons
Wounded
New Deer
Campbell, Frank
Pte
Gordons
Killed
New Deer
Littlejohn, William
Bombadier
RFA
Wounded
Rosehearty
Ritchie, Andrew
Pte
Black Watch
Wounded
St Fergus
Park, Robert
Pte
Gordons
Killed
Cuminestown
Reith, David
Pte
Gordons
Killed
Methlick
Mutch, Alexander
Pte
Gordons
Killed
Methlick
Burgess, William
Pte
Gordons
Killed
Monquhitter
Stephen, William
Sgt
Gordons
Wounded
28th Aug 1917
Peterhead
Duncan, William
Pte
Gordons
Killed
Peterhead
Robertson, John
Gunner
RFA
DoW
Peterhead
Robertson, Andrew
Pte
Gordons
Mention
Peterhead
Cormack, W G
Cpl
RE
Wounded
Auchnagatt
Whyte, James R
Pte
RFA
Killed
Ellon
Michie, William
Pte
A&SH
Killed
Fraserburgh
Innes, J
Pte
Unknown
Fraserburgh
Noble, Alex K
Gunner
Australians
Wounded
Fraserburgh
Gordon, John
Cpl
K Edwards Horse
DoW
St Fergus
Morrice, Robert
Sgt
Canadians
Wounded
Slains
Cruickshank, William
Pte
Canadians
Wounded
Tarves
Henderson, George
Cpl
Gordons
DoW
Crimond
Dempster, John
Pte
Australians
Wounded
Rosehearty
Ritchie, George
Pte
Gordons
DoW
Old Deer
Whyte, James R
Pte
RFA
Killed
Old Deer
Davie, James
Gunner
RGA
Wounded
4th Sept 1917
Peterhead
McNab, George S
Pte
Gordons
Killed
Peterhead
Allardyce, John
Sapper
RE
Wounded
Peterhead
Black, William
Pte
Gordons
Wounded
Peterhead
Baird, William
L.Cpl
Canadians
Wounded
Auchnagatt
Esslemont, William
Gordons
Wounded
Auchnagatt
Whyte, James R
Gunner
RFA
Killed
Auchnagatt
Davidson, James
Pte
Canadians
Killed
Cruden
Irvine, Andrew
L.Cpl
Royal Scots
DoW
Cruden
Adam, Alexander
Pte
Canadians
Gassed
Maud
Davidson, William
Pte
Seaforths
Missing
Mintlaw
Park, George
Pre
Gordons
Wounded
Lonmay
Brown, William
Bombadier
RGA
Died
Rathen
Cartney, John
Pte
Gordons
Killed
Rathen
Taylor, William
Pte
Canadians
Wounded
Strichen
Lowe, George
L.Cpl
KOSB
Wounded
Fraserburgh
McClive, William
AB
RNR
Wounded
11th Sept 1917
Peterhead
Fraser, Alexander
Pte
HLI
Killed
Peterhead
Williamson, Charles
L.Cpl
Gordons
Killed
Auchnagatt
Moir, P R
Pte
Canadians
Killed
Lonmay
Findlay, James
Pte
Gordons
Killed
Lonmay
Brodie, Donald
Pte
Gordons
Mention
Stuartfield
Keith, James
Pte
Camerons
Wounded
Rosehearty
Watson, William
Black Watch
DoW
Rosehearty
Buchan, Andrew
Cpl
Canadians
Wounded
Fraserburgh
Fyvie, William
2/Lt
Royal Scots
Killed
18th Sept 1917
Peterhead
Ferguson, R W
2/Lt
Gordons
Killed (1916)
Peterhead
Hepburn, Alex
Pte
Gordons
POW
Peterhead
Stewart, James
Sgt
Gordons
Wounded
Peterhead
Reid, Alexander
Cpl
Gordons
Wounded
Peterhead
McKessar, Sydney K
Sgt
Australians
Killed
Peterhead
Tocher, William
Pte
Gordons
Killed
Auchnagatt
Donald, Andrew
Sgt
RAMC
Died
Fraserburgh
Hadden, Oswald J
Engineer
RNR
Wounded
Fraserburgh
Cheyne, Samuel
Seaman
RNR
Wounded
New Deer
Thom, R McC
Pte
Gordons
Wounded
New Deer
Willox, Kenneth
Gunner
RFA
POW
Rosehearty
Wood, William
Cpl
Gordons
DoW
Kininmonth
Lawrence, John S
Pte
Gordons
Missing
Kininmonth
Lawrence, Charles
Pte
Camerons
Mention
New Pitsligo
Gerrard, William
Pte
Gordons
Killed
25th Sept 1917
Peterhead
Will, William
Pte
Scots Guards
Wounded
Peterhead
Hutton, Thomas
Pte
Gordons
Killed
Fyvie
Beaton, John
Gunner
RFA
Killed
New Byth
McRobb, William
Pte
Labour Corps
DoW
Longside
Taylor, George
Pte
A&SH
Wounded
Monquhitter
McPherson, Alluster
Pte
A&SH
Gassed
Fraserburgh
Beaton, James
Royal Scots
Killed
Fraserburgh
Cheyne, Robert
Signaller
Royal Scots
Wounded
Fraserburgh
Copland, Alexander
Driver
RASC
Wounded
Fraserburgh
Park, Alexander
Pte
Gordons
Wounded
Fraserburgh
Sinclair, Hugh
L.Cpl
Gordons
Wounded
Hatton
Christie, George
Bombadier
Gordons
Gassed
Buchan Observer casualty index following High Wood 30/31 st July 1916
Buchan Observer casualty index following Beaumont Hamel November 1916
Casualty list for 31/31st July 1917