Casualty List : 1st/5th Battalion Gordon Highlanders
Names in Blue also appear on Battalion Roll
Casualties for April 1917 (Battle of Arras)
| Date | Number | Rank | Name | Nature of casualty | Notes |
| Action between 9 & 12 April 1917 Roclincourt Area |
240810 | L/Cpl | Main, Neil | Wounded | Scotsman - 16/5/1917 - casualty list - wounded (Fraserburgh) To France 2/5/1915. Disem. 2/3/1919. 2835 |
| 260019 | Pte | Paterson, George | Wounded | Scotsman - 16/5/1917 - casualty list - wounded (Blantyre) | |
| 240236 | Pte | Beaton, William | Wounded | Scotsman - 16/5/1917 - casualty list - wounded (Cuminestown) 1691 | |
| 242164 | Pte | Mackie, George C (MacKie) | Wounded | Scotsman - 16/5/1917 - casualty list - wounded (Cairnie) 12065 | |
| 242026 | Pte | Martin, William | Wounded | Scotsman - 16/5/1917 - casualty list - wounded (Aberdeen) 4982 | |
| 260032 | Pte | Watmore, William | Wounded | Scotsman - 16/5/1917 - casualty list - wounded (Falkirk) Formerly A&SH | |
| 241184 | Pte | Park, George | Wounded | Scotsman - 16/5/1917 - casualty list - wounded (St Fergus) 2571. Also wounded March 1918 | |
| 241985 | Pte | Brown, Robert D | Wounded | Scotsman - 16/5/1917 - casualty list - wounded (Cullen) 4941 (Fmrly 6th Bn 1017) | |
| S/40882 | Pte | Whyte, James | Wounded | SWB | |
| 242113 | Pte | Steven, Edward | Wounded | Scotsman - 16/5/1917 - casualty list - wounded (Aberdeen) - 5071 | |
| S/40878 | Pte | Hyndman, Lewis | Wounded | ||
| 260062 | Pte | Cowie, Alexander (Sandy) | Wounded | Died of wounds 10/4/1917 1/3 Highland Field Ambulance. D Coy. Age 22 Son of James and Isabella Cowie, of "Redhall," Slateford, Edinburgh (ROCLINCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY) . | |
| 260066 | Pte | McAllister, James | Wounded | Scotsman - 16/5/1917 - casualty list - wounded (Glasgow) | |
| 242150 | Pte | Rattray, William | Wounded | Scotsman - 16/5/1917 - casualty list - wounded (Braemar) 2558 | |
| 240382 | Pte | Davidson, James | Wounded | 2006 (M.M.) Buchan Ob 9/4/1918 (Longside) Wounded again November 1917. SWB Enlisted 7/8/1914. Discharged 6/9/1918 | |
| S/40847 | L/Cpl | Leslie, Robert D | Wounded | ||
| 260023 | Pte | Eadie, George | Wounded | Scotsman - 16/5/1917 - casualty list - wounded (Stirling) Later Labour Corps 605346 | |
| 241507 | Pte | Milton Charles | Wounded | Scotsman - 16/5/1917 - casualty list - wounded (Cullen) 4038 Previously wounded Dec 1916 . | |
| 241962 | Pte | Graham. Thomas B | Wounded | Scotsman - 16/5/1917 - casualty list - wounded (Largs) 4319 | |
| 241380 | Pte | Sim, William | Wounded | Scotsman - 16/5/1917 - casualty list - wounded (Old Meldrum) [Details incorrectly shown as Sim, 241300, W]. Later Labour Corps 434015 | |
| 260030 | Pte | Coyle, John | Wounded | Scotsman - 16/5/1917 - casualty list - wounded (Falkirk) | |
| 241982 | Pte | Souter, J | Wounded | ||
| 242174 | Pte | Duncan, Robert | Wounded | 2794 | |
| 242567 | Pte | Lawson, John P | Wounded | ||
| 242517 | Pte | Curtis, William F | Wounded | 5703 | |
| 260033 | Pte | Hunter, T | Wounded | ||
| 240564 | Sgt | Jaffrey, L.C | Wounded | ||
| 242087 | Pte | Kiloh, Fred | Wounded | 5043 | |
| 240112 | Pte | Davidson, Peter C | Wounded | 1398 | |
| 242148 | Pte | Cummings, Robert | Wounded | 2775 | |
| S/40902 | Pte | Lauder, ? | Wounded | N/T | |
| S/40894 | Pte | Nocker, F | Wounded | N/T | |
| 242086 | Pte | Jackson, H | Wounded | N/T | |
| 242194 | Pte | Milne, Alexander | Wounded | 4340 | |
| 240359 | Pte | Middleton, George B | Wounded | 1953 Previously wounded July 1916 | |
| 242127 | Pte | Christie, Alexander | Wounded | 4431 | |
| S/40893 | Pte | Cook, John | Wounded | ||
| 241499 | Pte | Mortimer ? | Wounded | N/T TNA under that number | |
| 240105 | Pte | Taylor, James | Wounded | 1387 | |
| S/40887 | Pte | McInnes, (MacInnes) Alexander | Wounded | ||
| 242302 | Pte | Ferguson, Thomas | Wounded | ||
| 260062 | Pte | Cowie, Alexander (Sandy) | Died of wounds | (CWGC) 10/4/1917 D Coy Age 22 Son of James and Isabella Cowie, of "Redhall," Slateford, Edinburgh (ROCLINCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY) | |
| 241481 | Pte | Cruden, John | Missing | On Red Cross missing list August 1917. Killed 9/4/1917 (ARRAS MEMORIAL) | |
| 16.4.1917 Maroeuil Wood Fampoux Area | 240803 | Pte | Ewan, J.R | Killed | Born Strichen (ST. NICOLAS BRITISH CEMETERY) |
| 242468 | Pte | Chalmers, Douglas Sinclair | Killed | Age 27 Son of William A. Chalmers, of 5, Park Rd., Brechin. (ST. NICOLAS BRITISH CEMETERY) | |
| 242059 | Pte | McIntosh, Arthur J | Killed | (ST. NICOLAS BRITISH CEMETERY) From Huntly, | |
| 240319 | Cpl | Cruickshank, James | Wounded | Became a POW in March 1918 | |
| 260086 | Pte | Houston, Daniel | Wounded | (Formerly A&SH) | |
| 240015 | Pte | McConnochie, J | Wounded | ||
| 260074 | Pte | Bruce, James | Wounded | ||
| 242099 | Pte | McGregor, W. M | Wounded | ||
| 17.4.1917 Fampoux Area | 242192 | Pte | Sherriff, Charles | Wounded | |
| 240488 | Pte | Dunbar, H | Wounded | ||
| 242390 | L/Cpl | Herries, David | Killed | Born Langholm Dumfriesshire (ARRAS MEMORIAL) | |
| 242099 | Pte | McGregor, William Mosley | Died of Wounds |
(Additional info held in Roll of Honour V3 p181) Age 19 Only son of George and Mary D. McGregor, of 28, Beverley Terrace, Cullercoats, Whitley Bay, Northumberland. | |
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18.4.1917 |
260047 | Pte | Porteous, William | Killed | (ARRAS MEMORIAL) Age 29 (Service Returns) Born: Penicuik, Midlothian. Residence: Glencorse. Father Thomas Porteous (chimney sweep). Formerley A&SH |
| 260010 | L/Cpl | Birrell, Allexander | Killed | Born Clackmannan (ARRAS MEMORIAL) | |
| 240431 | L/Cpl | Gordon, James | Killed | D Coy Age 23 Son of Mrs. Mary Gordon, of 4, Threadneedle St., Peterhead, (2118) (ARRAS MEMORIAL) | |
| 240432 | Pte | Adams, Robert | Killed | (2120) Born Peterhead . Adddress in 1914 was 41 Maiden St Peterhead (ARRAS MEMORIAL) | |
| 242565 | Pte | Malcolm, John | Killed | Born Rubislaw Aberdeenshire (ARRAS MEMORIAL) | |
| 242154 | Pte | Gilbert, John | Killed | (ARRAS MEMORIAL ) Enlisted Tarland. | |
| 19.4.1917 Fampoux Area |
201994 | Pte | Sim, Charles | Killed | Born Inverurie (ARRAS MEMORIAL) |
| S/17462 | Pte | Blyth, Andrew | Killed | Born Ceres Fife (ARRAS MEMORIAL) | |
| 240987 | Sgt | Buchan, Alexander | Died of Wounds |
Wounded 9th-12th April 1917. Son of Alexander Buchan, of 15, St. Peter's St.,ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY (2615) | |
| 242185 | Pte | Holder, Reginald | Died | (Disease - Nephritis) Age 21 Son of Walter James and Martha Mary Holder, of Cambridge. Native of Cambridge (ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY) | |
| 242506 | Pte | Reid, George | Wounded | Scotsman 30/5/1917 casualty lists - wounded (Keith) (5692) | |
| 266588 | Pte | Coull, William J | Wounded | ||
| 240757 | Pte | Munro, James | Wounded | Scotsman 30/5/1917 casualty lists - wounded (Peterhead). (2734) | |
| S/17475 | Pte | Jardine, Thomas | Wounded | ||
| W/19457 | Pte | Morris, A | Wounded | ||
| 241076 | Pte | Mowat, James (or Mowatt) | Wounded | ||
| 242380 | Pte | Hepburn, John | Wounded | SWB | |
| 20.4.1917 Fampoux Area |
242023 | Pte | Barron, Alfred S | Wounded | 4979 |
| 21.4.1917 Arras Fampoux Area |
260056 | Pte | Gardiner, T.P (Gardner) | Missing | CWGC shows Died 21/4/1917 Age 21 Son of Mrs. Gardner, of 631, Hawthorn St., Springburn, Glasgow. (BROWN'S COPSE CEMETERY, ROEUX). Born Barony Lanarkshire . Appears on Red Cross List for August 1917: "A" Coy 1 platoon. 209956. Missing since May 3, 1917. |
| 241348 | Pte | Coull, John | Missing | 3828 (No trace of death on CWGC) | |
| 22.4.1917 Arras Fampoux Area |
240301 | Pte | Daniel, Harry | Killed | CWGC shows 26/4/1917 (FEUCHY BRITISH CEMETERY) Born Cruden (1832) |
| 241145 | Pte | Melvin, Robert Morrison | Wounded | Died of wounds 22/4/1917 (Listed in Diary as 30/4/1917- see below) | |
| 240189 | Pte | Barron, James | Wounded | CWGC shows died 26/4/1917. Age 22 Son of James and Mary Barron, of Old Craig, Udny, Aberdeenshire. Born at Methlick. (ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY) | |
| 240257 | Pte | Mark, George | Wounded | Ardlethen, Ellon (1735) | |
| 23.4.1917 Arras (See Notes below) |
240647 | Pte | Galen, George | Wounded |
WBT Auchterless. Grocer 5th Gordons 11 Nov 1914 - 28 Nov 1917. Wounded at Beaumont Hamel 1916; wounded and disabled at Arras 23 April 1917. (p.270) Scotsman - 30/5/1917 - casualty list - wounded (Auchterless) |
| 241063 | L/Cpl | McDonald, James | Wounded | WBT Farm servant. 5th Gordons August 1915 - Feb 1919. Served Scotland, England, Ireland, F & F. Wounded at Beaumont Hamel and at Arras 22nd April 1917. (p. 80) Scotsman - 30/5/1917 - casualty list - wounded (Turriff) | |
| 240705 | L/Cpl | Anderson, W.C | Wounded | Scotsman 30/5/1917 casualty lists - wounded (New Pitsligo). | |
| 241356 | Pte | Duncan, George | Wounded | Scotsman 30/5/1917 casualty lists - wounded (Hatton). (3859). | |
| 242187 | Pte | Duncan, Douglas | Wounded | Scotsman 30/5/1917 casualty lists - wounded (Aberdeen). Later killed in action 21 March 1918. | |
| 241994 | Pte | Goodbrand, George | Wounded | Scotsman 30/7/1917 casualty lists - wounded (Glasgow). | |
| 241355 | Pte | Dalgarno, A | Wounded | Scotsman 30/5/1917 casualty lists - wounded (Peterculter) | |
| 241336 | Pte | Bruce, Andrew Mitchell | Missing | CWGC shows Killed 23/4/1917. Age 40. Son of Alexander and Eliza Bruce, of Mill of Allathan, New Deer, Maud, Aberdeenshire. M.A. (Aberdeen). A Teacher at Inverness Central School. (ARRAS MEMORIAL) (See also Aberdeen Uni Roll of Honour. Photo) | |
| 241357 | Pte | Gill, David | Missing | CWGC shows death 29/4/1917 Age 20 Son of Agnes Gill, of 12, Clergy St., Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland. Native of Macduff. (ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY) | |
| 241239 | Pte | Barclay, James J | Killed | (ATHIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION) Born Kincardine-O'Neill Kincardineshire | |
| 242241 | Pte | Christie, John | Killed | Born Kinellar Aberdeenshire (ARRAS MEMORIAL ) | |
| S/40844 | L/Sgt | Henderson, D | Died of wounds | Originally wounded 9/4/1917. Age 27 Son of the late George and Mary Henderson, of Gordon, Berwickshire; husband of Annie Henderson, of 3, Royal Park Terrace, Edinburgh. Native of Gordon. (ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY) | |
| 26.4.1917 Ternas |
240365 | Pte | Smith, George | Wounded | (Torry) 1961 |
| 30.4.1917 | 240145 | Pte | Melvin, Robert Morrison | Died of wounds | CWGC shows died 22/4 - the date the Diary shows he was wounded). Age 28 Son of Alexander and Mary Melvin, of Springbank, New Deer (DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN) - CCS site 9 miles west of Arras) |
23rd April 1917: A major attack took place on this day. The history of the Gordon Highlanders, "The Life of a Regiment" volume 4, records that: "Some officers with long experience thought that the 23rd April witnessed the hardest fighting of any British offensive since the beginning of the war."(page 142) However the 5th Gordons were not directly involved. The "Life of a Regiment shows: "The 5th Battalion on this occasion provided only stretcher-bearing parties, and its losses, which are not recorded, are unlikely to have numbered more than about a dozen." (page 147). The War Diary for this day reports that "Two officers and 100 other ranks were supplied to act as a forward evacuation stretcher-bearing party and did good work. The party had several casualties. The remainder of the battalion stood by and were ready to move on half an hours notice."
Note on information supplied from the Scotsman newspaper : "The town shown against a soldier's name is the home of his next-of-kin, except when followed by the abbreviation 'enlt', when it is his place of entlistment."
WBT= War Book of Turriff.
SWB=Silver War Badge (for men discharged due to wounds or illness)
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