Casualty List : 1st/5th Battalion Gordon Highlanders

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From War Diaries -  July 6 - July 25 1916

Disposition of the Battalion 14/7/1916 to 25/7/1916. Source: Ray Westlake, British Battalions on the Somme 1916 Leo Cooper 1994)

Arrived Halloy (14/7). To Fransu (16/7). Entrained at Candas for Mericourt (20/7) and from there to Dernancourt.  To Mametz Wood (21/7).

Place	Date	Number	Rank	Name	Nature of casualty	Notes
Bray	06-Jul-16	3450	Pte	Dunn, John	Wounded
	06-Jul-16	S/6627	Sgt	Renton, Robert	Wounded
	07-Jul-16	2008	Pte	Burnett, James P	Wounded	Scotsman casualty list 5/8/1916 - wounded - Maud
	09-Jul-16		Major	McConald, S	Wounded
	09-Jul-16	2063	Pte	Park, Robert	Wounded	Scotsman casualty list 26/8/1916 - wounded - St Fergus. (Later Killed in Action 31/7/1917)
	09-Jul-16	2449	Pte	Bruce, James	Killed in Action	Born in Maud. Age 20. Son of William and Mrs. Bruce, of Fieldesbeg, Udny Station, Aberdeenshire. (MAROEUIL BRITISH CEMETERY )
	10-Jul-16	1439	Sgt	Watt, George Ritchie	Wounded	Later commissioned 2nd Lieutenant
	12-Jul-16	S/13238	Pte	Hepburn, John	Wounded
	12-Jul-16	1916	Pte	Tough, James	Wounded	Later transferred to MGC
	12-Jul-16	S/10928	Pte	Law, T	Wounded
	13-Jul-16	1701	Pte	Thomson, George A	Wounded	Later transferred to Army Veterinary Corps
	17-Jul-16	2677	L.Cpl	McKenzie, Fred	Wounded
Mametz Wood	22-Jul-16	S/4191	Pte	Johnston, J	Wounded
	22-Jul-16	2283	Pte	Duncan, Peter	Wounded	Farm Servant. Twice wounded and honourably discharged as medically unfit 14/3/1918
	22-Jul-16	S/2526	Pte	Fraser, J	Gassed
	22-Jul-16	S/10199	Pte	Polson, H	Gassed
	23-Jul-16	2542	Pte	Cobban, John	Wounded	Scotsman casualty list 26/8/1916 - wounded - Milltimber
	24-Jul-16	S/13559	Pte	Ross, J	Wounded	Scotsman casualty list 26/8/1916 - wounded - Glasgow
	24-Jul-16	S/9968	Pte	Smith, J D	Wounded	Scotsman casualty list 26/8/1916 - wounded - Glasgow
	24-Jul-16	1907	Pte	Thomson, William	Wounded	Scotsman casualty list 26/8/1916 - wounded - Peterhead (Later Killed in action 21/3/1918)
	24-Jul-16	S/10851	Pte	Newlands, J	Wounded	Scotsman casualty list 26/8/1916 - wounded - Glasgow
	24-Jul-16	S/4093	L.Cpl	Burns, A	Wounded	Scotsman casualty list 26/8/1916 - wounded - Bellshill
	24-Jul-16	772	L.Cpl	Ingram, T.S	Wounded	Scotsman casualty list 26/8/1916 - wounded - Fraserburgh
	24-Jul-16	S/5419	Pte	Hunter, Alexander	Wounded	Scotsman casualty list 26/8/1916 - wounded - Glasgow
	24-Jul-16	2057	Pte	Cheyne, Alexander	Wounded
	24-Jul-16	1954	Pte	Hutchison, Douglas	Slightly Wounded	(Later killed in Action 20/11/1917.)
	24-Jul-16	2275	Sgt	Dickie, Charles	Wounded	Scotsman casualty list 26/8/1916 - wounded -Turriff. Roof Slater (Turriff) Commissioned fron ranks. Took part in 4 bombing raids & 4 battles. Bombing Sergeant for 15 months
	24-Jul-16	2035	L.Cpl	Ledingham, Andrew	Wounded	Scotsman casualty list 26/8/1916 - wounded - Huntly. Watchmaker. Wounded Mametz Wood.  Commissioned 12/9/17. Missing presumed killed 22/3/18 (4th Bn) ARRAS MEMORIAL
	24-Jul-16	S/12260	Pte	Newall, B	Wounded	Scotsman casualty list 26/8/1916 - wounded - Hawick
	24-Jul-16	S/9242	Cpl	Miller, F	Wounded	Scotsman casualty list 26/8/1916 - wounded - Glasgow
	24-Jul-16	1931	Pte	Middleton, A	Slightly Wounded
	24-Jul-16	2377	Cpl	Burr, Herbert William	Killed in Action	Age 19. Son of James and Annie Burr, of Rowan Lea, Methlick. (FLATIRON COPSE CEMETERY, MAMETZ  )
	24-Jul-16	S/4454	L.Cpl	Webster, Alexander	Killed in Action	8/10th Bn. (FLATIRON COPSE CEMETERY, MAMETZ  ) Age 19. Son of James and Clementine Davidson Webster. Born Govanhill, Glasgow. (Thanks to nephew, Mark Webster for this information)
	24-Jul-16	S/5542	Pte	Davidson, Thomas	Wounded
	25-Jul-16	1829	Pte	Jaffray, A.lexander M	Killed in Action	MM   (THIEPVAL MEMORIAL )  Born in Peterhead.
	25-Jul-16	2642	Pte	Clark, H	Gassed	No trace under this number
	25-Jul-16	S/13395	Pte	Scott, P	Wounded	(Possibly S/11456 Peter Scott. Scotsman casualty list 6/9/1916 - Portsoy )
	25-Jul-16	2769	Pte	Allan, George	Wounded	Scotsman casualty list 6/9/1916 - wounded - Ellon
	25-Jul-16	2256	Pte	Cantlay, William	Wounded	Died of wounds 26/7/16.
	25-Jul-16	S/1749	Sgt	Mainland, A	Gassed	Died 26/7/16. (see below)
	25-Jul-16	2366	L.Cpl	McRobbie, John	Wounded	(Later Killed in Action 23/04/1917 7th Bn.) Born Tyrie.
	25-Jul-16	1391	L.Cpl	Gavin, William	Wounded	GSW to abdomen. Discharged unfit 20/12/1917
	25-Jul-16	1474	L.Cpl	Wilson, Robert	Gassed	Scotsman casualty list 26/8/1916 - wounded - Ellon
	25-Jul-16	3099	Pte	Smith, Fred W	Gassed	Scotsman casualty list 26/8/1916 - wounded - New Pitsligo
	25-Jul-16	2063	Pte	Park, Robert T	Gassed	Scotsman casualty list 26/8/1916 - wounded - New Pitsligo (Later Killed in Action  31/7/1917.)
	25-Jul-16	3096	Pte	Milne, James S	Killed in Action	Age 18. Son of Henry T. and Mary Smith Milne, of 2, Backgate, Peterhead. (FLATIRON COPSE CEMETERY, MAMETZ)
	25-Jul-16	2223	Pte	Buchan, Robertson	Killed in Action	Age 21. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben. Buchan, of 64, Cross St., Fraserburgh. (FLATIRON COPSE CEMETERY, MAMETZ)

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