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Casualty List : 1st/5th Battalion Gordon Highlanders

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Casualties for June 1917

From the Battalion War Diaries

The Battalion started the month of June in billets at Arras.  It then moved by stages to Moulle on the 10th, where it remained until 20th.  From there it moved to the Poperinge area on 21st  and went into the line on 22nd in the area around Lancashire Farm. The trenches were heavily bombarded during the period the battalion was in the area and most of the casualties occurred between the 23rd and 28th, when the battalion was relieved by the 1/7th Gordons.

 Date        
 Number      
 Name                              
 Rank  
Nature of              casualty   Notes
1st June
  S/40858  McKinley,  Laurence
 Pte Died of wounds
 Born Old Monkland. Enlisted Coatbridge. Service returns show: Age 20. Died at No 7 Canadian General Hospital Etaples.  (ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY)
 6th June
  S/17478 Ross, Andrew
Pte
Died of wounds
 (wounded 16th May 1917)  Age 26. Son of Agnes P. Ross, of Old Toll House, Crieff Rd., Perth, and the late John Ross. Native of Perth. (ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY)  Service Returns show :Died Etaples.

23rd June
  240645 Ferguson, George
Pte Killed Age 20. Son of George and Mary Dyce Ferguson, of The Cottages, H.M. Prison, Peterhead (VLAMERTINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY) (2453)
 
    260101 Moodie, Adam
Pte
 Killed  Age 31(Service records).  Born Fettercairn. Enlisted Largs. (MENIN GATE MEMORIAL)
    242426 Robertson, Hugh
Pte  Wounded  Scotsman 27/7/1917 casualty lists - wounded  (Aberdeen). (5608) 
    241283  Clark, John
Pte
 Wounded  Scotsman 27/7/1917 casualty lists - wounded  (Peterhead). (3735) 
    242540  Smith, James W
Pte
Wounded
Scotsman 27/7/1917 casualty lists - wounded  (Banchory). 
    241161  Porter, John James
Pte  Wounded  Scotsman 27/7/1917 casualty lists - wounded  (Auchterless).
    242207  Glen. Alexander
Pte
Wounded
Scotsman 27/7/1917 casualty lists - wounded  (Cricklewood NW). 
    240679 Buchan, Walter McLennan
Pte
Wounded
Scotsman 20/7/1917 - casualty lists - wounded  (Buchanhaven). (2602)  Buchan Observer 1918 (reporting him missing):  The only son of Mrs Jessie Buchan 8 Harbour St., Buchanhaven.  In civil life he was a cooper with Mr George Davidson, Ware Rd., Buchanhaven
    242064  Auld, Alexander H
Pte
 Wounded
 5020 (Also called Alick Auld on MiC)
    S/17891  Buchan, Thomas
Pte  Wounded  Scotsman 27/7/1917 casualty lists - wounded  (Worksop).   
   242053
 Park, John
Sgt Wounded
 Scotsman 27/7/1917- casualty list - wounded (Aberdeen)  (5009)
24th June
 240800  Calder, George W
Sgt  Wounded  Scotsman 30/7/1917 casualty lists - wounded  (Peterhead). (2816)  
   242331  Nolan, John
Pte
Wounded
 Scotsman 30/7/1917 casualty lists - wounded  (Glasgow). 
  240692
 Willox, James
Sgt
Wounded (later died of wounds)
 Died 24/6/1917. Age 20 Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Willox, of 41, Windmill St., Peterhead (LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY) (2622) Scotsman 23/7/1917- casualty lists -died of wounds "Willox 240692 Sgt J". (Will at NAS) Service Returns show: Died at 3 Canadian CCS
 
   291319  Kirkland, Frank
Pte  Wounded  Scotsman 30/7/1917 casualty lists - wounded  (Laurencekirk).
   292424  Duncan, Patrick
Pte Wounded
 (Formerly S/12858)
  291101
 Paine, Joseph C
Pte
 Wounded  
  242073
 Clubb, Alexander
Pte Wounded
 Scotsman 30/7/1917 casualty lists - wounded  (Aberdeen). (5029) 
  241049
Thomson, George
Pte  Wounded Scotsman 30/7/1917 casualty lists - wounded  (Colliston). (3336)   

260060
 Baird, Andrew
Pte
Wounded
Scotsman 30/7/1917 - casualty list - wounded - (West Calder)  Previously 5164 A&SH
  240502
 Rhynd, John
Pte Wounded
Scotsman 30/7/1917 casualty lists - wounded  (Peterhead). (2261)   
  S/17103
Geddes, John T
Pte Wounded
 Scotsman 30/7/1917 - casualty list - wounded (Aberdeen)
   S/17967  Hepburn, James
Pte Wounded
 Scotsman 30/7/1917 - casualty list - wounded - (Aberdeen) Later Labour Corps No. 690208.
 25th June
 266666  Campbell, William
Pte  Wounded (TNA shows 6th Battalion GH)
  291130 Brown, George
Pte Wounded
 
  240950
Smith, Fred W
Pte
Wounded
 (3099)
  241403
Tiplady, John W
Pte
Wounded
 Later Labour Corps 379683
   S/17054 Cuthill, William D
Pte
Wounded
 
  292198
Clark, John
Cpl Wounded  
  242161
Leslie, Alexander
Cpl
 Wounded Later wounded in November - Scotsman shows home as Huntly.
   240276 Burnett, Gavin
Pte
 Wounded  Scotsman 30/7/1917 casualty lists - wounded  (Fraserburgh). (2200)  Leter a POW. From Buchan Observer 1918: He is a son of Mr John Burnett, cooper, 31 Mid St., Fraserburgh. He was a slater with Mr James Reid.
  241179
Wood, William H.L
Pte  Wounded  
 26th June
   Milne, Allan Smith
 2/Lt  Killed  Age 37. Son of George and Isabella Ironside Milne. M.A. and B.L. of Aberdeen University. Born Aberdeen. (POPERINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY)  (Aberdeen Univ Roll of Honour. Photo) "During one of these daily bombardments of this area a shell burst in the doorway of the HQ dugout of the 5th GH near Turco Farm. Fragments from the backblast of the shell came through the doorway killing 2/Lt A.S. Milne and wounding 4 trench mortar officers..." p.198 Hist. of 51st Div. Note: War Diary shows only 1 officer -2/Lt Ross wounded and 4 ORs killed and 14 wounded.
   240226 Strachan, W
Pte Killed Age 24.(Service returns)  Born and enlisted Fraserburgh. (MENINN GATE MEMORIAL) (2146) 
  240858
 Allan, John Turnbull
  Killed  De R's Roll of Honour V5 p3. Born 17/6/1895. Son of John Turnbull Allan, 4 Hanover St Fraserburgh. Cooper by trade. Enlisted 25/1/1915.Killed at Arras 26/7/1917. Buried 5 miles north of Poperinghe.  Buchan Observer 10/7/1917: (Fraserburgh) Mrs Lee 4 Hanover St has received official notification that her son [showns incorrectly as John Lee], Gordons, was killed in action on 26th June. He joined up at the beginning of the war. His twin brother [William Norrie Allan] is in hospital at Norwich suffering from wounds. Before joining the army Pte Lee [Allan] worked with Messrs Park and Co, timber merchants, Fraserburgh. (NEW IRISH FARM CEMETERY)
   S/14987  Blackie, John
 Pte Killed
 Age 19. Son of George Blackie, of 50, Sloan St., Leith, Edinburgh. (NEW IRISH FARM CEMETERY)
  260092
Smith, Andrew
Pte
Killed  Age 27. Born enlisted Dundee.  Son of the late William G. and Margaret M. Smith. (YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL)

     Ross, Norman W
2/Lt
Wounded
  (See details for Lieut Milne above)
   242131  Gordon, Henry D
Pte Wounded
 
   290655  Thom, Walter
Pte
Wounded (later died of wounds)
 Died 29/6/1917. Age 21. Enlisted Banchory. Died No12 CCS. (MENDINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY) (Service Returns)
  242070
 Bruce, George
Pte
Wounded
 
  241973  Denton, James O
L.Cpl
 Wounded  
  242135
 Lawson, Charles
L .Cpl
 Wounded (Killed in action 31/7/1917)
  201504
Duncan, Charles S
Pte
Wounded
 
  242152
Ross, George
Pte
Wounded
 
27th June
242036
Chisholm, Stephenson
Pte
Killed
De R's Roll of Honour V3 p58. Born 25/4/1885 Youngest son of Stephenson Chisholm & Mary Tate. Married Williamina McIntosh 31/7/1907. Address 2 Blacks Building Aberdeen. Tinsmith.  Joined GH 20/7/1916. Served France from 28/11/1916. Killed near Ypres 27/6/1917. (3 children) (VLAMERTINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY)
   241477
McHardy, Alexander
Pte
Wounded (later died of wounds)
Died 29/6/1917. Born Belhevie. Enlisted Aberdeen. Son of Alexander McHardie (or McHardy) and Elizabeth Beattie. (VLAMERTINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY) (Will at NAS) Service Returns show:Age 27.  Died at 1/3rd H.F Amb (Highland Field Ambulance)

  240618
 Buchan, Andrew
Pte
Wounded   Note: TNA shows number as 240619
  235365
 Johnstone, E
Pte
Wounded
  (No trace TNA under that number)
   235362  Brown, G
L .Cpl
Wounded
  (No trace TNA under that number)
 28th June
242494
Shearer, W
Pte Killed Age 31. Son of A. and C. Shearer, of Bridge Cottage, Dufftown, Banffshire. (VLAMERTINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY) 
  S/17192 McNeil, Joseph H
Pte
Wounded
 
  240218
Christie, George Pte
Wounded
War Book of Turriff: (Turriff) Farm Servant. 5th Gordons 4th August 1914. Served France 1915 - 1919. 1914/15 Star. Wounded at Cambrai and Ypres. (p.45)
  S/40900
Brown, Richard J
Cpl
 Wounded  
   242315  Johnstone, James
Cpl  Wounded  
 27th June
260132
Ramsey, Thomas
Pte
Wounded
  Wounded again in November and died of wounds 24/11/1917.
           



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