5th (Angus & Dundee) Battalion
THE BLACK WATCH
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Brechin War Memorial
TO THE UNDYING MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE CITY AND PARISH OF BRECHIN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919. THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
ALEXANDER LOCKHART ADAM Corporal S/7567, 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 18th April 1918. Age 35. Husband of Jane Adam, of 86 Castle Street, Montrose. LOOS MEMORIAL
JAMES GUILD ADAM Private 2279, 5th (Angus & Dundee) Battalion (Territorial Force), Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Died on 4th March 1915 from wounds received the previous night near Neuve Chapelle. Born at Brechin and enlisted at Broughty Ferry. Ward of Jeannie Taylor, of City Road, Brechin. MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
DUNBAR ADAMS Private 45110, 14th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) 13th July 1916. RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND
CHARLES OGILVY ANDERSON Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, attached 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) Died on 2nd October 1915 from wounds received at the Battle of Loos on 25th September 1915. Age 19. Born at Brechin. Son of Charles Anderson, late Mechanical Superintendent of the Bombay Port Trust, and Helena Anderson (nee Ingle), of 10 St. Mary Street, Brechin. ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
DAVID LYALL ANDERSON Private S/41277, 5th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders 16th September 1917. Age 22. Born in Argentina. Son of Joseph and Helen Anderson, of 28 Latch Road, Brechin. BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY
DAVID ANDERSON Driver T2/13509, Base Horse Transport Depot (Egypt), Army Service Corps 2nd June 1917. CHATBY MEMORIAL
WILLIAM ANDERSON Private 350912, 9th (Service) Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 29th September 1917. DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY
ALEXANDER ANGUS Company Sergeant Major 6282, 4th Regiment, South African Infantry 12th October 1917. Age 39. Born at Angus. Son of William Angus; husband of J. E. Mainwaring (formerly Angus), of Salisbury, Zimbabwe. BROWN'S COPSE CEMETERY
ALBERT ANGUS Corporal S/3127, 8th (Service) Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Killed in action on 12th October 1917. Age 29. Son of James Angus and the late Mary Ann Angus (nee Wilkie). TYNE COT MEMORIAL
CHARLES ALLISON Gunner 125630, "A" Battery, 70th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery 19th September 1916. DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
ANDERSON W. AUCHTERLONIE Private S/40387, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders 17th June 1917. Age 21. Son of Mrs. Auchterlonie. ARRAS MEMORIAL
ALEXANDER WOOD BALNAVES Corporal 4047, “B” Company, 4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders 5th May 1916. Age 20. Native of Brechin. Son of Robert H. and Jane Ann Wood Balnaves, of 1 Calton Terrace, Aberdeen. LOUEZ MILITARY CEMETERY
DAVID CHAPMAN BATCHELOR Private 30049, 16th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) Died of wounds on 11th April 1918. Age 20. Born at Brechin and enlisted at Dundee. Son of James T. and Lizzie Batchelor (nee Will), of 22 Erskine Street, Dundee, and brother of the late Private Jack Batchelor, London Regiment. LA KREULE MILITARY CEMETERY
JACK (JOHN) WILL BATCHELOR Private 512789, 2/14th Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish) Killed in action on 31st October 1917. Age 26. Born at Brechin, lived at Dalston, East London, and enlisted at Hackney, East London. Son of James T. and Lizzie Batchelor (nee Will), of 22 Erskine Street, Dundee, and brother of Private David Batchelor, Royal Scots. BEERSHEBA WAR CEMETERY
JOHN BEATTIE Lance Corporal 822, 2nd Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Killed in action at the Battle of Aubers Ridge on 9th May 1915. Born at Montrose and enlisted at Edinburgh. LE TOURET MEMORIAL
JOHN BEATTIE Sergeant, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) July 1918
CHARLES PETER BEEDIE Private 39658, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment Killed in action on 15th August 1917. Age 37. Born at St. Cyrus, Kincardineshire, resided at Dundee, and enlisted at Chiswick, West London. YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
WILLIAM BEGG Second Lieutenant, 6th (Perthshire) Battalion (Territorial Force), Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Killed in action at Beaumont Hamel on 13th November 1916. Age 27. Born at Edzell. Son of William and Helen Begg, of St. Agnes Cottage, Duke Street, Brechin. BEAUMONT-HAMEL BRITISH CEMETERY
CHARLES ROBERTS BELFORD Second Lieutenant, 9th (Service) Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Killed in action on 2nd September 1918. Age 27. Son of Mrs. Helen Belford, of 74 High Street, Dysart, Fife. ST. MARY'S ADVANCED DRESSING STATION CEMETERY
JAMES BELL Lance Corporal 240478, “C” Company, 4/5th (Angus & Dundee) Battalion (Territorial Force), Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Killed in action at the 3rd Battle of Ypres on 31st July 1917. Age 26. Born at Inverkeilor and enlisted at Broughty Ferry. Son of James Bell and Isabella F. Bell (nee Stewart), of 257 Montrose Street, Brechin, and brother of the late Private S/14405, William Dixon Bell, Black Watch. YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
WILLIAM DIXON BELL Private S/14405, 9th (Service) Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 11th April 1917. Age 19. Native of Guthrie, Forfarshire. Son of James Bell and Isabella F. Bell (nee Stewart), of 211 Montrose Street, Brechin, and brother of Lance Corporal 240478, James Bell, Black Watch.. ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
DAVID BENNETT Private 1549, 2nd Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Formerly Private 3/5226, 3rd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders Died on 21st September 1916. Born and enlisted at Brechin. AMARA WAR CEMETERY
ALEXANDER BERN Private 3/3943, 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Killed in action at the Battle of Aubers Ridge on 9th May 1915. Born at Brechin and enlisted at Forfar. LE TOURET MEMORIAL
ALEXANDER BIRNIE Private 16615, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) Killed in action on 14th July 1916. Born and resided at Brechin; enlisted at Lanark, Lanarkshire. THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
WILLIAM BLACK Corporal 9593, 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 9th September 1916. PORTE-DE-PARIS CEMETERY
LAWRENCE MILLER BONAR Private 19104, 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment 25th September 1915. LOOS MEMORIAL
CHARLES HAMPTON BOWMAN Private 2091, 4/5th (Angus & Dundee) Battalion (Territorial Force), Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Killed in action on 3rd September 1916. Age 19. Born at Brechin and enlisted at Broughty Ferry. Son of Charles H. and Betsy Bowman, of 45 Bridge Street, Brechin. HAMEL MILITARY CEMETERY
ALEXANDER BRAND Private 1762, 4/5th (Angus & Dundee) Battalion (Territorial Force), Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Died on 5th September 1916 from wounds received in action at Beaumont Hamel on 3rd September 1916. Age 20. Born at Philadelphia, United States of America, and enlisted at Brechin. Son of Alexander Brand and Elizabeth Brand (nee Pattison), of 37 Union Street, Brechin. COUIN BRITISH CEMETERY
STEWART BREMNER Private 643219, “B” Company, 24th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) 1st October 1916. Age 23. Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Bremner, of 135 River Street, Brechin. VIMY MEMORIAL
CUNNINGHAM BRODIE Private 5303, 14th Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish) Killed in action on 9th September 1916. Age 21. Only son of Mrs. Christiana Wiseman Brodie (nee Cunningham), of Craigie House Nursing Home, Ferry Road, Dundee, and the late Dr. James Brodie (Medical Practitioner). THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
ALEXANDER BALFOUR BROWN Private 9695, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards 25th January 1915. LE TOURET MEMORIAL
CHARLES BRUCE Private S/43391, 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Killed in action on 25th September 1916. Age 19. Son of Charles Bruce and Catherine Bruce (nee Smith). THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
JAMES BUCHAN Private 38540, 8th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 8th June 1917. Age 21. Son of Peter and Mary Buchan, of 9 Brailk's Close, High Street, Brechin. YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
DAVID BUICK Private S/43025, 2nd Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 11th January 1918. Age 23. Son of William and Mary Buick, of 132 Montrose Street, Brechin. BASRA WAR CEMETERY
JAMES BURNETT Corporal 13285, 15th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 3rd July 1916. Age 23. Son of James and Ann Burnett, of 1 Kinnaird Place, Brechin. THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
WILLIAM BURNETT Private 12971, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards 30th March 1916. Age 19. Son of William and Annie Burnett, of 8 Arthurstone Terrace, Dundee. YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
ANDREW WATT CALDER Private 1766, 5th (Angus & Dundee) Battalion (Territorial Force), Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Killed in action on 8th February 1915. Age 19. Son of John & Helen Calder (nee Duncan), of 28 City Road, Brechin. ROYAL IRISH RIFLES GRAVEYARD
NEIL CAMPBELL Lance Bombardier 636155, “C” Battery, 256th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery 23rd July 1918. Age 32. Husband of Isabella Mason Farquar Campbell, of 9 Balfour Street, Dundee. ST. IMOGES CHURCHYARD
ROBERT CAMPBELL Private S/7805, 9th (Service) Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Killed in action at the Battle of Loos on 25th September 1915. Age 28. Husband of Mrs Roberts (formerly Campbell), of 2 Anchor Lane, Johnshaven, Kincardineshire. LOOS MEMORIAL
EDWARD FINDLAY CARCARY corporal 240463, 4/5th (Angus & Dundee) Battalion (Territorial Force), Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Killed in action on 1st April 1918. Age 20. Grandson of the late John C. Carcary & Mary Ann Carcary (nee Coutts), of Brechin. HEATH CEMETERY
DOUGLAS SINCLAIR CHALMERS Private 242468, 5th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders 16th April 1917. Age 27. Son of William A. Chalmers, of 5 Park Road, Brechin. ST. NICOLAS BRITISH CEMETERY
ALLAN CHRISTIE Private 2381045, 8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) Killed in action on 28th September 1918. Age 34. Son of the late John & Margaret Christie (nee Archibald). HAYNECOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
WILLIAM CHRISTIE Private S/7041, 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Killed in action at the Battle of Aubers Ridge on 9th May 1915. Age 34. Son of the late James & Betsy Christie; husband of Elizabeth Elliott (formerly Christie), of 42 Lilybank Road, Dundee. LE TOURET MEMORIAL
A. N. CHRISTISON Bombardier, Indian Volunteer Artillery Taken prisoner at Kut and reported dead on 1st May 1915. UNKNOWN
JAMES CLARK Private S/8389, 2nd Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Killed in action on 22nd April 1916. AMARA WAR CEMETERY
JOHN D. CLARK Lance Corporal 201434, 4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders Killed in action on 20th September 1917. Age 22. Son of Mr & Mrs James Clark, of 180 Montrose Street, Brechin. TYNE COT MEMORIAL
P. CLARK Sergeant, Seaforth Highlanders Killed in action on 1st May 1917. UNKNOWN
WILLIAM MOIR CLARK Private S/44751, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders Died of wounds on 16th October 1918. Age 18. Born at Fordoun, Kincardineshire, and enlisted at Dundee. Son of John and Betsy Clark (nee Moir), of 5 Albert Place, Brechin. ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
JAMES COBB Private 240386, 4/5th (Angus & Dundee) Battalion (Territorial Force), Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Killed in action on 27th September 1917. Age 27. Son of James Cobb, of 182 Montrose Street, Brechin; husband of Margaret Cobb, of 233 Montrose Street, Brechin. TYNE COT MEMORIAL
GEORGE M. COOK Sapper 89258, 76th Field Company, Royal Engineers Died of wounds on 30th September 1916. Age 22. Son of James Hill Cook and Mary Ann Cook (Nee Donaldson).
DAVID COOPER Private 1299, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 5th March 1919. Age 29. BRECHIN CEMETERY
GEORGE S. COOPER
GEORGE GALLOWAY CORDINER Second Lieutenant, Royal Air Force Accidentally killed in a flying accident at Hounslow, Middlesex, on 25th June 1918. Age 22. Brother of Harry Cordiner, Royal Scots Fusiliers. BRECHIN CEMETERY
HARRY NOBLE CORDINER Private 202869, 4th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers Killed in action 1st October 1918. Age 20. Lived at Brechin and enlisted at Dundee. Brother of the late George Cordiner, Royal Air Force.
ERNEST ALEXANDER COROTHIE Wireless Operator, S.S. Ohio (France) Lost at sea off the west coast of Ireland on 7th March 1917 after the SS Ohio was struck by a torpedo and sunk within four minutes. Remained at his post in order to send signals of distress while the crew abandoned ship. Age 22. Born at Brechin. NOT KNOWN
WILLIAM CORRAL Private 240188, 4/5th (Angus & Dundee) Battalion (Territorial Force), Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Killed in action during the 3rd Battle of Ypres on Tuesday, 31st July 1917. Born at Massachusetts, United States of America, and enlisted at Brechin. YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
DAVID LOGAN COUPAR Lance Corporal 345092, 14th (Fife & Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (Formerly 1755, Fife & Forfar Yeomanry) Killed in action on Tuesday, 10th September 1918. Born at Montrose and enlisted at Brechin. VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL
Royal Garrison Artillery Killed in action 9th May 1917
GEORGE CRAM Machine Gun Corps 1st May 1917
JOHN CROCKET South African Infantry 26th September 1917
Canadians 10th October 1918
DAVID B. CROLL Scots Guards 6th November 1914.
MATTHEW CURRIE Gordon Highlanders 9th April 1918
ALEXANDER DAVIDSON Private 1553, "D" Company, 1/1st Highland Cyclist Battalion, Army Cyclist Corps Died at St. Andrews, Fife, on 27th August 1915. Age 20. Born and enlisted at Brechin. Son of John Wood Davidson and Joanna Inglis Davidson (nee Smart). BRECHIN CEMETERY
ALEXANDER RITCHIE DAVIDSON Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, attached 1st Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany's) Killed in action during the third attack on Sannaiyat, Mesopotamia, on 22nd April 1916. Age 23. Son of Charles and Helen Lamb Davidson, of Brechin.
WILLIAM M. INGLIS
Private 573, 5th (Angus & Dundee) Battalion (Territorial Force) Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Died on 12th June 1915 from wounds received in action at the Battle of Aubers Ridge on 9th May 1915. Age 28. Born and enlisted at Brechin. Son of Mrs Irvine, of Nursery Lane, Brechin. BRECHIN CEMETERY
JOHN JAFFREY
JOHN MILNE (1916)
ALEXANDER TAYLOR DAVID W. VALENTINE Military Medal Private 23061, 51st Battalion, Machine Gun Corps Formerly Private 631, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Died of wounds on 26th October 1918. Age 21. Born and enlisted at Brechin. Son of John and Jessie Valentine (nee Scott), formerly of 81 River Street, Brechin. QUEANT ROAD CEMETERY
GEORGE WALKER DAVID YOUNG Private 2075607, 42nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) 12th August 1918. Age 36. Son of Mr and Mrs Young, of Brechin. VIMY MEMORIAL.
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