GORDON HIGHLANDERS

When on the 4th August the Germans struck through Belgium the shock had to be met at the fields of Flanders and France and within a few days the `contemptible little army` as the Kaiser called it had been thrown across the channel and by the 22nd of the month had reached Mons. The 1st Battalion as part of the 8th Brigade in the 3rd Division helped to line the Conde-Mons canal near Nimy Bridge and it was here on the morning of the following day that the brunt of the German onslaught fell and two days later, after the longest march of the retreat, they made their famous stand at Le Cateau. At last after 8 days of retreat and with only one company left they reached a line behind the river Marne and it was from here that General Joffre struck at the German flank and turned the tide of invasion away from Paris.

        Meanwhile the 2nd Battalion had taken the field with the 7th Division at the first battle of Ypres held the line against a force, six times its strength, which was aimed at the channel ports. And now at intervals there arrived four territorial and three service battalions to join the regulars so that the year 1915 was to see all the Gordon battalions in action from Neuve Chapelle in March, Festubert in May to the autumn battle of Loos.

        A year later the allies in the west found themselves on something like equal terms with the enemy and after heavy losses of the French at Verdun the brunt of the fighting fell on the British. Throughout the five months` long battle of the Somme, every Gordon Battalion took its full share, the 1st Battalion with the `Fighting 3rd` and the 2nd in the no-less famous 7th Division. The four territorial Battalions were by now brigaded with the 51st, while the two service battalions, which hat fought so well at Loos, served in the 15th (Scottish) Division.

        The fight of the 2nd Battalion at Mametz was a typical Somme action in which a dour and ready enemy sold ground at the highest possible price. Three lines of trenches had to be won and crossed before the village of Mametz was reached and at the end of the long day the battalion had lost 16 officers and 445 other ranks.

        As the battle progresses the other Battalions were drawn in. The 1st had a memorable engagement at Delville Wood. The four Battalions in the 51st fought at High Wood and the service Battalions at Flers and Pozieres Ridge. Each Battalion was engaged over and over again and it was not until August that the great day came when all those tired Battalions were to meet. The regulars were resting at Mericourt, the remainder at Happy Valley. The 1st had the longest way to go, but by a forced march they managed to reach the scene of that great gathering of eight Gordon Battalions.

        Throughout 1917 the struggle raged and the Gordons were there at Vimy Ridge and Bullecourt, at the battles of Third Ypres and Cambrai and countless other actions. 

        In the spring of the following year came the supreme crisis of the war and on 21st March the mighty German blow fell. The 2nd Battalion had by now moved to the Italian front to help stem the tide after the disaster to the Italian army at Caporetto, but the other seven battalions were engaged in the second battle of the Somme and an indication of the ferocity of the strugle is given by the casualties of the 5th Battalion in six days` fighting at Doignie and Mezieres, 22 officers and 560 other ranks.

        To atone for his partial failure on the Somme the enemy now threw in 35 fresh divisions at the battle of the Lys on the Flanders front and when this was no more successful Ludenorff launched his last and greatest effort to force a decisive victory. He forced the Aisne and reached the Marne at Chateau Thierry and it was here that history was to repeat itself, just as Joffe had thrown back the first German rush from this line, so now, they were to meet a more disastrous fate at the hands of Foch.

        And throughout these great battles and those that followed all the Gordon battalions played their part and when, on 11th November, 1918, the Armistice was signed, victory was celebrated where each battalion stood. the 1st at Longueville, the 2nd on the Piave, the 6/7th at Thu-Leveque and the 9th east of the Scheldt. The regiment had suffered casualties close on 30,000 of all ranks.

1st Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders was based in Plymouth with 8th Brigade in 3rd Division when war broke out in August 1914. They proceeded to France on the 14th of August 1914, landing at Boulogne. They were in action They saw action in The Battle of Mons and the rearguard action at Solesmes, and after taking heavy casualties at Le Cateau, they transferred to Army Troops, on the 12th of September 1914. They returned to 8th Brigade on the 30th of September. On the 19th of October 1915 they transferred to 76th Brigade still with 3rd Division. They took part in the Winter Operations of 1914-15, The First Attack on Bellewaarde and the Actions at Hooge. In 1916 they took part in The Actions of the Bluff and St Eloi Craters then moved to The Somme for The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin helping to capture Longueval, The Battle of Delville Wood and The Battle of the Ancre. In 1917 They were at Arras, seeing action at Battles of the Scarpe and The Battle of Arleux. They moved north to the Flanders and were in action during The Battle of the Menin Road and Battle of Polygon Wood during the Third Battle of Ypres. Then moved south and were in action at The Battle of Cambrai. In 1918 They were in action on The Somme, in the Battles of the Lys, the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Battle of the Selle. After the Armistice 3rd Division advanced into Germany as part of the Occupation Force.

1^st Battalion War Diary

DATE                                          EVENT

1914           After the very heavy losses at Mons; Le Cateau; 1st Marne; Aisne; La Bassée

               and 1st Ypres, suffered during the first months of the Great War.  By late

               November 1914, the old British Army had virtually disappeared.

               The first winter 1914/1915 was relatively quiet, and saw a period of training,

               with the 1st Gordons joining its brigade at Locres on 2nd December 1914.

               Drafts were arriving to bring the battalion up to strength, with Territorial

               battalions sent out from the UK, towards the end of 1914.

               1st Gordons on 14th December 1914 were engaged in an operation at Messives

               Ridge with 8th Brigade, and again lost heavily.

1915            Into the New Year the 1st Gordons were in billets at Westoutre and Locres, later

                in trenches at Vierstraat with shelling and some casualties.  Later at La Clytte, 

Westoutre      in billets, drafts arrived to augment strength, some 200 NCOs and men, including

               3rd Battalion, and reservists amounting to a further 160 men.

La Clytte      Quiet spell in trenches, alternating in billets, further draft of 166 men joined

               27th January 1915, with very little training.  Intermittent shelling.

               February 1915, Blue Balmoral bonnets issued replacing the Glengarry, but not

               to be worn in trenches until Khaki covers arrived; too conspicuous.  Relieved

               by the 2nd Suffolks, and alternating trenches and billets during month with

               casualties, with this battalion.  

               March saw further alternating relief at billets, with trenches near Vierstraat,

               with casualties from shelling.  Later relieved by 1st Royal Scots and Suffolks,

               with Bn relieving Camerons 18th March at Vierstraat.  Losses of two and three 

               men from snipers and shelling.

               April continued with occupation of trenches north of Vierstraat; relieved by

               Worcestershire Regt.  Back in billets at La Clytte.  Mid April, quiet virtually

                no casualties.  Half Bn in billets and half in trenches, quiet continued until

               22nd April, first reports of gas being used.  Month ended as before, few casualties.

               May began quietly, heavy shelling on 6th, killed 3 and wounded 5.  By the 11th May,

               Brigade was ordered to relieve 13th Brigade in front of Hill 60. Bn relieved South

               Lancs; many rifles and equipment found, left by West Riding Regt due to gassing,

               many corpses; cleaning up carried out.  By mid-May patrols carried out at Hill 60,

               with bombing continuing and parapets blown in.  Relieved by Dorsets on 20th, marched back

               to billets at La Clytte.  Preparations leading up to 2nd Ypres begin, with Bn engaged

               in trench work at Hooge, and quiet conditions at night.  Some shelling in mornings.

               June began with very heavy shelling, with 22 men killed and 46 wounded.  Later

               conditions quieter and relieved by 2nd Suffolks on 7th/8th.  Bivouac at

               Poperinghe/Vlanmertinghe.  Ypres heavily damaged.  15th June attack began after 

               bombardment at 3 am by 5 am German trenches captured.

               June 15th, respirators were used, proved quite effective, 16th saw many wounded in

               trenches, sent back under cover.  Bn HQ and C and D companies heavily shelled,

               about 80 casualties suffered.  17th, relieved by KRR (New Army) more gas shells used by Germans.

               June 18th, returned to Bivouac at Brandhook, losses by the 20th June

               totalled 126.  Remainder of month at Brandlock with games, route marches, concert

               in evening of 26th June; 27th Church parade.  Last day at Poperinghe, Baths!

               July.  First days at Brandlock; relieved the 2nd Royal Irish Rifles on 12/13th July

               at Hooge, Ypres salient.  In trenches at Hooge, mortars fired with some casualties

               suffered.  

               Sniper forts set up, good results with Express Rifle, enemy snipers loopholes targeted.

               18th July, relieved by 4th Middlesex Regt and returned to bivouac, but ordered back

               to Ypres ramparts to deliver bombs to front trenches at Hooge.  Attack delivered by

               Middlesex and 1st Bn Grenadiers snipers, and machine gunners.  Some losses,

               but attack successful.  Bn returned to trenches, some shelling for further 3 or 4

               days, and some losses; relieved by 7th Rifle Brigade 22nd July.  Bivouac, and

               return to trenches after 2 days, balance of July at Verbrandenholen with relative quiet.

               August 1915 began quietly, relieved by 4th Gordons 3/4th August, at Verbrandenholen.

               General Allenby inspected 1st Bn at Oudendown in bivouac, delivered great speech

               of thanks.  DCM awarded Pte P McKay for Gallantry on 19th July at Hooge; attempt to

               present ribbon to Private McKay by Major General Haldane CO 3rd Division on 10th August

               fails, McKay failed to show up!!  Relieved 4th Bn 10/11th in trenches Square 134C.  

               Continuous occupation of trenches through to 23rd, relieved by Sherwood Fusiliers.  Some

               damage and casualties suffered during those days.  Back to Oududown bivouac for 

               remainder of month.

               September.  Bivouac at Farm 119C 0.3.  Inspected by Genera Herbert Plummer Commanding 2nd

               Army, very complimentary of appearance of men.  Battalion took deliver of Khaki

               Balmoral Bonnets to which was added a rosette of Gordon tartan and regimental cap badge.

               Moved bivouac; again heavy rain very difficult move, very poor conditions and dreadful

               accommodation with canvas sheets and waterproof sheets.  DCM ribbon presented to L/Sgt

               W Smith, for conspicuous gallantry on 16th August for rescuing 2/Lt Webster wounded on

               patrol enemies wire emplacements.  

               Return to trenches at Hooge, relieved 3rd Worcesters; 12th September.  Heavy bombardment

               by our artillery following three or four days, with enemy responding.  Return to farm

               H.13D.55 for rest, relieved by 3rd Worcesters on 18th.  Substantial work carried

               out on trenches.  On 22nd September Lord Kitchener inspected brigade (2nd Royal Scots,

               1st and 4th Gordons) delivered speech.  Returned to Hooge trenches, relieved 3rd Worcesters.

               Big attack on 25th by 3rd and 14th Divisions, with Royal Scots Fusiliers, and 1st, 4th

               Gordons with 2nd Royal Scots; 2nd South Lancashire Regt, and Royal Irish Rifles involved.

               This attack was repulsed by the enemy whose trenches and wire were not affected by the

               heavy bombardment, the wire could not be cut by our cutters, very heavy casualties suffered.

               Returned to bivouac 26th, back to trenches 29th September attacked enemy occupied trenches.

               October proved to be very quiet month in trenches, some shelling, reinforcements arriving,

               training for visiting battalions carried out on trench warfare and duties.  Bivouac

               at Vlamatinghe, and move to barns on 15th October, relieved 7th Shropshires; DCM

               ribbon presented by Major General A Haldans to 3598 Sergeant P Rennie for conspicuous

               gallantry at Hooge on September 25th.  22nd October moved to new billeting area at

               Eeke; training and route marches carried out.  Football tournament, battalion won first

               match 4-0; lost to Kings Own Lancaster Regt 2nd round.

               November, in billets at Eeke very wet, many classes of instructions.  Football final,

               holiday, cinema visit at Divisional HQ.  Later moved to Reninghelst and trenches, cleaning

               up, drainage, wire repaired, etc.  Some shelling continued, grenades fired, some casualties,

               work on drainage continued, relieved and returned to rest billets at Reninghelst.  Quiet

               spell and month ends.

               December  First days, inspection by CO, trench boards laid, training camp.  Drill and

               grenade throwing; specialists left for trenches at 3am, followed by battalion.  Enemy

               mortars for 2 days, quiet otherwise.  Continued mortar fire, Belgians shelled the German

               front line.  Relieved and returned to base camp.  Baths, lectures, kit inspections,

               Wing Commander visited.  Grenade throwing, bayonet fighting, specialists left for 

               trenches, battalion relieved KORL trenches at 6 pm.  Brigade CO visited and inspected

               trenches.  Some shelling, few casualties.  18th and 19th saw heavy bombardment, tear

               gas shells, heavy rifle fire, very intensive shelling with a number of losses.  Following

               four days with visits from GOC Brigade, General Staff Officer inspecting trenches.  Bn 

               relieved by 8th KORL Regt.  23rd December at Baths, 24th Kit inspection, smoke helmets

               lecture on Espirit de Corps by CO.  25th, holiday, short service at 11 am.  26th,

               Church parade; lecture on gas by Major Maitland.  Drill and bayonet fighting, lecture

               on History of the Regt.  Last days of 1915 in trenches, quiet, inspection by Brigade Co.

               New year very quiet, senior officers visited.

               The most significant event of 1915 was the battle of 25th September when an attack was

               launched, a major offensive, which became know as the Battle of Loos.  The 1st and 4th

               Gordons suffered very heavily (the 'U', Student Soldiers were particularly hard hit) 

               as were the 2nd, 6th, 9th, and 10th Battalions, a disastrous failure with incredible

               losses.  See Sir John MacConachie's book "The Student Soldiers", (4th Bn 

               University volunteers).

1916           January.The early months of 1916 were relatively quiet, January was a repeat of billets

               and trenches, Reninghelst rest area not particularly comfortable.  Route marches,

               training, Reninghelst fatigues, cable laying, map reading etc.  Concerts in the

               evening! Back in trenches with enemy firing, trench mortars and HE, some casualties.

               Aerial activity considerable.  Further relief by 8th KOLR of specialists and Bn.

               Return to Reninghelst for kit inspections, baths, training lectures. Fatigue 

               parties laying cable.  Last days of January return to trenches, relatively quiet.

Reninghelst    February.  First couple of days quiet; back to Reninghelst for kit inspection,

Serques        paying out; followed by move to St Omer/Serques for rest.  Training quite intensive,

Trenches       visits by C in C Sir Douglas Haig; CO returned to Bn 15th February left by

               train for Poperinghe, marched to Oudendon      for trenches, relieved 7th Border Regt.

               Some serious problems from snipers.  Heavy shelling           of positions by enemy, 

               retaliation by our artillery brought intense barrage on wood behind our lines.

               Some casualties.  Further aerial activity and aerial torpedoes fired by enemy,

Poperinghe     several Zeppelins seen.  Further casualties from shelling.  Bn relieved by 12th

Reninghelst    Manchester Regt 22nd February and marched to Reninghelst.  Frost and snow on ground;

               baths.  Further training and practised attacks with 8th KORL Regt, continued for last

               days of month.

               March.  Opened with final preparations for attack.  Reached assembly points; 9th 

               Northumberland Fusiliers relieved by Bn.  Assault began at 4.30 am on 2nd March

Reninghelst    with some initial success on the night, left section failed, 3 platoon practically 

               annihilated ('A' Company).  Very heavy casualties suffered, totalling 245 killed and

               wounded.  All counter attacks repulsed, heavy shelling our lines, and reserve and

               support lines!  

Scottish Lines Bn relieved by east Yorks on 4th March at 3.30 am, conveyed by buses to Scottish Lines,

               reached at 8 am.  Men continued to struggle in throughout the day.  More shelling,few

               casualties.  Heavy snow falls in following days.  Visits from Army Commander, expressed

               thanks for good work:  Some reinforcements arrive on 6th.  Refitting, kit inspections;

               deficiencies and reorganisation continued.  GOC visited.

Trenches       In reserve at Gordon Terrace 11th and 12th, working parties.  Relieved 8th KORL in trenches,

               clearing up work, training, burying dead.  Work practically all done at night.  Sniping very

               active.  Some casualties.  Specialists relieved by 8th KORL, Bn later in evening marched to

               B camp, Reninghelst.  During this recent spell in trenches, repaired and rebuilt 850 yards

               of parapet - 20,500 sandbags filled and used.  Dugouts were built, also general repair and

               drainage work. 

Reninghelst    Notice of gallantry awards DSO MC DCM.  Further time at Reninghelst, training, working parties

               filled sandbags for St Eloi sector.  Visit from C in C.  Some casualties from gassing.  Bn left

               for reserve at Voormezecle and Scottish Wood employed on fatigue parties all night of 25th.

               Heavy shelling at Voormezecle, few casualties.  Back to J camp Reninghelst.  Div Commander

Scottish Wood  awarded ribbons to officers and men granted in recent operations early March.  Last days of

Dickelbusch    month at Dickelbusch with 10th Royal Welsh Fusiliers.  Stormy weather serious difficulties with

               flooded trenches.

St Eloi        April.  Early days at St Eloi craters the Bn was not directly involved in fighting by were

Craters        but were heavily bombarded before being relieved and returned to Reninghelst by bus on the

Reninghelst    4th.  Heavy casualties in B company.  Visit from 27th Canadian Regt officers.  Bn moved to

Thieushoer     Thieushoer into rest billets, good farms and barns.  Following days spent in refitting, kit

               inspections, baths.  Reinforcements arrived, church parade, paying out.

               Some further parades; lectures on discipline.  Football matches between companies.  Training

La Clytte      continued for remainder of time at Thieushoer, moved to La Clytte on 20th April, working on

               pioneer duties, strong points around Vierstraat.   Returned to Thieushoer on 22nd, church

               parade; boxing matches arranged, bayonet fighting, further talks on discipline.  Cross country

               running, football matches.

Locre          Reached Locre on 27th April; specialists left for trenches at 1.30 am, BN later in evening

               relieving 5th Durham LI.  Prisoners gave warning of gas attack pending, but did not reach

               our lines, bombardment casualties 35 killed and wounded.  Quiet end to month.

Kemmel         May.  Trenches at Kemmel first week of month.  Some trench mortars fired by enemy, gas alarms

               sounded, fishtail bombs in left company sector.  5 casualties.  Sniping increased at night.  Bn

               HQ received about a dozen shells.  6th May Specialists relieved at 1.30 am by 8th KORL and

Locre          Bn relief completed at 11 pm.  Returned to billets at Locre.  Training and football, working

               party of 150 supplied at night.  Baths, gas demonstration, further 150 for working party.

               Route march on 10th.  Patrol competition with selected from each platoon.  Prizes of matchboxes

               with embossed Regt Crest.

Kemmel         Relieved 8th KORL on 13th; at Kemmel for further week.  Some shelling with trench mortars with

               casualties.  20th May relieved by 8th KORL marched to Kemmel shelters.  Training and lectures,

               football RWF.  Concerts in evenings; Bn relieved by 4th Yorks marched to Wivsmond Rest Area

Fletre         near Fletre via Baillenil and Meteren.  Kit inspections drills and lectures.  Some drafts

               arrived.  Month ended quietly.

               June.  Practice drills and march pasts first days, celebrate King's Birthday.  Some free time.

Thienshoek     Standing by ready to move on 4 hours notice from Thienshoek and on the 5th Bn marched to

               billets near Bailleuil, took over from 12th West Yorks.  Paying out in afternoon.  Following

               days, working parties, bayonet fighting, baths, training in extended order. Bn sports day

               in afternoons 9th and 10th.

Zermezeere     11th June Bn marched to training area via Meteren, Caestre, Cassel, to billets at Zermzere.  On

               12th at Wulverdinghe then to Houlle.  Training for attack formations on following days, firing

               ranges.

Houlle         18th some officers and men proceed for day at Calais.  Remainder of the month on training for

               attack, firing ranges, musketry.

SOMME          July.  1st Bn not involved in first attack on 1st July.  Days at Houlle, Gezaincourt, Naours,

               Franvillers, Bois Les Celestin by 7th/8th.  Bronfay farm for seven days, practising assaults

               night and day.  Some shelling and few casualties.  Attack on 14th German 2nd line positions

Trenches       at 3.45 am, line captured.  Bn moved to Caterpillar Valley and position men High

               Wood/Longueeral.  Some casualties from heavy shelling.

18th           Patrols sent out at 2 am, orders to attack Longueeral village next morning.  Assembly at 2 am,

               assault at 3.45 am, successful, but strong points North of Derville Wood remained in enemies

Derville Wood  hands.  Counter attacks, intensive shelling for 7 hours, very heavy losses, 4 officers killed,

Caterpillar)   7 wounded, 321 ORs killed wounded or missing.  Evacuated village.  7th Division, 3rd Division

Valley)        involved with 2nd Bn and 1st Bn respectively.

19th           Bn relieved on 19th by DCLI marched to Carnoy.  Retrospective view on events (regimental

Carnoy         history see pages 88/89.)

20th           Reorganised, reserved officers joined.

21st           Moved into trenches Lonueral/Derville Wood relief of 8th Norfolks and Essex Regt.

Derville Wood

22nd           Trenches in poor state, reorganising defence, draft of 240 at Happy Valley.  Corporal Mearns on

               patrol killed 6 Germans, wounded 3.

23rd           Heavy shelling on village and BHQ, 6 casualties

24th           Heavy shelling 20 wounded at BN HQ (orderlies and servants.)

25th           Relieved by 1st KRR.

26th           Bn Marched to Bois des Tailles

Bois des

Tailles

27th           At Bois Tailles, reorganising; draft inspected by CO.  Bn bathed is Somme River.

28th           Very hot; marched to Meriecourt l'Abbé for rest period, fairly comfortable billets.

Meriecourt

l'Abbé

29th           Very hot; reorganising, bathed in river Ancre, Brigade concert in evening.

30th           Church Parade.

31st           Rifle inspection, squads and arms drill for remainder.

Meriecourt     August.  First days at Mericourt l'Abbé in training, route march, inspection of draft by GOC

l'AbbéBrigade.

5th            Cards for gallant conduct 18th-25th July given out.  5 pm working party 5 officers and 221 NCOs

               and men proceed to Citadel for trench work S and E of Troves Wood.

6th            Church Parade, lecture by CO on recent events.

7th-9th        Bn training and route march via camps of 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Bns of Regt.

10th           Work on range butts Marrett Wood.

11th    

Sandpits       Marched to Cironces at Sandpits, joined by Citadel party.

12th           Practised assaults over flagged course at 4 pm.  Citadel party baths at Ville am Aube,

13th-14th      Assault practise; moved to bivouacs at Great Bear.  Carrying party of 80 ammunition for MGC

Great Bear     in evening.

15th           Bn at rest; officers visited Maltz Horn branch system, heavily shelled on return journey.

16th

Talus Bois     Bn moved to Talus Bois 2 pm and forward to Dublin trenches.

17th           Carrying party of 44 to Stanley Dump 6 am.  3 companies moved to Chimpanzee Trench; heavy 

Chimpanzee     shelling, lost 6 killed, 3 severely wounded.

18th

Maltz Horn     Bn moved to trenches in front of Maltz Horn farm for assault at 2.45 pm.  1st objective gained

                but attack failed with heavy losses: 260 Casualties.

19th           New line taken over by Royal Scots Fusiliers.  Evacuation of wounded proceeded.  B, C, D

                companies returned to Dublin Trench at noon.  A Company remained to bury dead, later relieved 

Happy Valley   by 12th Manchester Regt (The Bantams) Bn proceeded back to Happy Valley.

20th           Voluntary service in evening.

21st           Bn marched to Morlancourt; draft of 220 ORs arrived at 4 pm; chiefly men from 2/4, 2/5, 2/7

Morlancourt    Bns. 

22nd           Transport left for new area at 10.45 am.  Further draft of 125 ORs from 2/5, 2/7, Bns.

23rd           Bn train to Candas from Mericourt Station, 2 pm arrival, marched to Maillard.  7 miles.

Maillard

24th           Draft inspected by CO.  Rev W H Leathem arrived.

25th           9 am marched to Boubers 8 miles. Several 2/Lts arrived viz Lyle, Berry Davidson, Russell,

               Thorburn, Simmill, Cook, Forbes, Merrilees.

26th           8.50 am marched to Oeuf, 8 miles.  Good billets

27th           7.50 am marched to Heuchin, 11 miles.

28th           10.30 am marched to Bours, 9 miles.

29th           11.30 am marched to Bruay, 8 miles billets in mining village.

30th

Bruay          Baths for whole Bn in mine bath houses mine No 3.  Very good!

31st           2.15 pm Bn marched to Noeux les Mines, 7½ miles.

Noex les Mines September.  Bn at Noex 
          
          



          
            
Service men and women of Gordon Highlanders
            
              
Archibald Anderson
                      
                          
Edward Boyle(Gordons)
                      
                          
Stuart Cameron
                      
                          
John Conway
                      
                          
Willie Docherty
                      
                          
Thomas Elliot
                      
                          
David Green
                      
                          
James Kinloch
                      
                          
Duncan McDonald/MacDonald
                      
                          
Thomas McNicoll
                      
                          
Robert Morton (Gordons)
                      
                          
William Pimm
                      
                          
Alexander Sim(Gordons)
                      
                          
James Telfer
                      
                          
William Watt
                      
                          
Malcolm Brodie
                      
                          
Michael Anderson
                      
                          
Douglas Ivor Campbell
                      
                          
D Cook
                      
                          
Alfred Douglass
                      
                          
Alexander Espie
                      
                          
Hugh Hardie
                      
                          
William McIntosh Hunter
                      
                          
Roderick McDonald
                      
                          
Peter B McQuillian
                      
                          
W Mundie
                      
                          
James A Sloss
                      
                          
David Thompson
                      
                          
Robert Ross Andrew
                      
                          
James Brown(Gordons)
                      
                          
Malcolm Carmichael
                      
                          
James Cullen
                      
                          
Alexander Dowall
                      
                          
Francis Friel
                      
                          
James Harper
                      
                          
John Wallett Hyslop
                      
                          
Sydney Field Lofthouse
                      
                          
Hugh McEwan
                      
                          
Dugald McKechnie
                      
                          
John Fergusson McVicar
                      
                          
William Munn
                      
                          
William Alexander Proctor
                      
                          
John Steel
                      
                          
Wallace Tosh
                      
                          
William White
                      
                          
Neil McCormick
                      
                          
Matthew Service
                      
                          
John Bain
                      
                          
John Brown(Gordons)
                      
                          
John Curran
                      
                          
James Dowall
                      
                          
George Thomson Galbraith
                      
                          
John Jackson
                      
                          
George Logan
                      
                          
John McEwan (Gordons)
                      
                          
Donald Munro McKellar
                      
                          
William H McWhirter
                      
                          
John Murdoch
                      
                          
William Reid
                      
                          
John Henderson Begg
                      
                          
Robert Brown
                      
                          
James Carrigan
                      
                          
James Downie
                      
                          
Stewart Girvan
                      
                          
Benjamin Harrison
                      
                          
Alexander Jamieson
                      
                          
Hedley Robert Lyle
                      
                          
Hugh Mcewing
                      
                          
William Main McKellar
                      
                          
Alexander McWilliam
                      
                          
Robert Murdoch(Gordons)
                      
                          
Hugh Ritchie (Gordons)
                      
                          
Thomas Boyd Steel
                      
                          
John Tweedie
                      
                          
James Williams
                      
                          
Michael Cairns
                      
                          
Hugh Carson
                      
                          
James Darroch
                      
                          
Charles Eadie
                      
                          
E Gordon
                      
                          
William Henderson
                      
                          
James Kane (Gordons)
                      
                          
Duncan MacKenzie
                      
                          
Robert McGhee
                      
                          
Roy Millar
                      
                          
John Riddell Neill
                      
                          
William Roxborough
                      
                          
Thomas Stewart
                      
                          
Joseph Ward
                      
                          
Samuel Deans Wilson
                      
                          
Robert Clifford
                      
                          
Thomas Dickson
                      
                          
James Elliot
                      
                          
Robert Henry
                      
                          
Patrick Kane (Gordons)
                      
                          
Donald McGregor(Gordons)
                      
                          
Charles McLean
                      
                          
John Miller (Gordons)
                      
                          
William Nisbet
                      
                          
George Borthwick Scott
                      
                          
William Sutherland
                      
                          
Bryce Wood
                      
                          
Robert Aitken
                      
                          
William Boyd
                      
                          
Charles Coghill
                      
                          
John A Docherty
                      
                          
Samuel Elliot
                      
                          
Robert Graham (Gordons)
                      
                          
John Houston
                      
                          
Robert John Kelly (Gordons)
                      
                          
Robert McCulloch
                      
                          
John McGregor (Gordons)
                      
                          
Lachlan McMillan
                      
                          
Robert Miller
                      
                          
James C Tarbet
                      
                          
Alexander Watt
                      
                          
Alexander Young (Gordons)
                      
                          
David Hughes
                      
                          
James N Mckay
                      
                          
JW Boyle
                      
                          
William Law
                      
                          
H Polson
                      
                          
John Webster
                      
                          
James Carneghan
                      
                          
John Steel
                      
                          
Thomas Twaddle
                      
                          
Gordon Whiteford
                      
                          
Thomas Cutt
                      
                          
P Bissett
                      
                          
Peter Mclaughlin
                      
                          
Robert K Blair
                      
                          
Patrick Callaghan
                      
                          
John Gordon
                      
                          
James Wilkinson Mcallister
                      
                          
Joseph Ward
                      
                          
Nicol F Cameron
                      
                          
J Parker
                      
                          
A Shaw