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1st/5th Battalion Gordon Highlanders

Battalion War Diary July 1917

Statement showing strength of Battalion at various dates during the Month of July 1917

 

  Date
(Week beginning)

  Details   Officers   OR

  June 30th

Increase during week:
2/LT J.T. Reid from 4th (Res) GH 
2/LT  J Kidd from 4th (Res) GH 
2/LT G.Clogan from 4th GH
2/LT A.D. Copland from  4th (Res) GH 
2/LT J. Campbell from  4th (Res) GH 
2/LT D.S. Gay from 3/6th Bn Black Watch
2/LT D. Lowe from 6th Black Watch
Major R.S. Nairn
Taken on strength:
Reinforcements, casuals (returned casualties)










 8 Off.
26OR

  25

  901
 

Decrease during the week:
Evacuated beyond Div. Area
Transferred to Employment Coy.
To Base - Underage etc


TOTAL

 
  6 OR
  1 OR
  3 OR






33






917

  July 7

Increase during week:
2/LT A.G. McPhail from 4th Black Watch
2/LT V.W. Maxwell from 4th (Res) Black Watch
2/LT D.A. Neill from 4th (Res) Black Watch
2/LT R.M.W. Douglas fron 4th (res) GH
2/LT W.Q. Fyfe 5th GH
2/LT J.D. MacDowell  from 5th Black Watch
LT D.N. Duncan  5th GH
Major C.G. Grant Peterkin from Scottish Horse
Taken on strength:
Reinforcements from Base,casualties. from Hospital










8 Off
54 OR

   
 

Decrease during week:
Evacuated beyond Div. Area
To Base - Underage etc
Struck off strength


TOTAL


16 OR
 2 OR
 6 OR






41






947

  July 14

Increase during week:
Joined unit
2/LT J. Mort 5th GH
2/LT W.M. Allan from 4th GH
Reinforcements from Base,casualties. from Hospital




2 Off
40 OR

   
 

Decrease during week: 
Evacuated beyond Div. Area
To Base - Underage etc
Struck off strength:
2/LT W.M. Ledingham
2/LT R. Aitken
Other Ranks

TOTAL


13 OR
 1 OR


2 Off
5 OR









41









969

  July 21

Increase during week:
Reinforcements and casuals


29 OR 

   
 

Decrease during week:
LT A. Dutton dispatched to UK for Home Service
[details illegible]


1 Off
 1 OR




 




 

 

  TOTAL

 

 40

    987

War Diary for July1917 

   Casualties for battle (From Soldiers Died in the Great War)

Operational Order for Battle planned for 31st July (From War Diary)


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Carolyn Morrisey