5th (Angus & Dundee) Battalion

THE BLACK WATCH

Tealing War Memorial

IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF TEALING WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918

 JOSEPH BARRIE

Private 202395, 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 Balkillo, Tealing, and enlisted at Dundee.

YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

JAMES BRUCE

Private 4/8466, 2nd (Home Service) Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own)

Died on Friday, 1st September 1916. Age 41.

Born at Forfar; lived at London, and enlisted at Hull, Yorkshire.

Son of John and Amelia Bruce, of Dundee.

TYNEMOUTH (PRESTON) CEMETERY

JOHN GUTHRIE CAMERON

Private S/9298, 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Killed in action near Calonne on Sunday, 30th April 1916. Age 22.

Born at Dundee and enlisted at Alloa, Clackmannanshire.

Son of Isabella A. Cameron, of Hillock, Kingennie, Angus.

BULLY-GRENAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, BRITISH EXTENSION

ARCHIBALD WILLIAM ROBERTSON DON

Second Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant), 10th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Admitted to hospital on Wednesday, 19th July 1916 with malaria and died on Monday, 11th September 1916. Age 25.

Went to France with the Battalion in September 1915.

Born at Broughty Ferry.

Educated at Winchester and Trinity College, Cambridge (Scholar of Trinity); student of medicine at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London.

Son of the late Robert Bogle Don LL.D., J.P., and of Lucy Flora Don (nee Campbell), of Warren House, Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire.  Elder brother of Robert McPherson Don, Lieutenant, 10th Battalion, Black Watch.

SALONIKA (LEMBET ROAD) MILITARY CEMETERY

ROBERT MCPHERSON DON

Lieutenant, 10th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Killed in action during the attack on Lake Doiran between Tuesday 8th - Wednesday 9th May 1917. Age 23.

Went to France with the Battalion in September 1915.

Son of the late Robert Bogle Don LL.D., J.P., and of Lucy Flora Don (nee Campbell), of Warren House, Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire.  Younger brother of the late Archibald William Robertson Don, of 10th Battalion, Black Watch.

DOIRAN MEMORIAL 

ROBERT MARR

Gunner 95634, 211th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery

Killed in action on Saturday, 5th October 1918. Age 26.

Lived at Tealing and enlisted at Dundee.

Son of Robert and Agnes Marr, of Balgay, Tealing.

TINCOURT NEW BRITISH CEMETERY

JAMES B. MORRISON

Private S/16515, 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Killed in action at Passchendaele on Sunday, 11th November 1917.

Born at Dundee and enlisted at Perth.

TYNE COT MEMORIAL

WILLIAM PHILIP

Private 1849, "A" Company, 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Killed in action during the German attack on Givenchy on Monday, 25th January 1915. Age 21.

Born at Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, and enlisted at Perth.

Son of David and Jane Philip, of 29 Panmure Street, Broughty Ferry.

LE TOURET MEMORIAL

ALEXANDER URQUHART

Private 200379, 6th (Perthshire) Battalion (Territorial Force), Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

formerly 4th (City of Dundee) Battalion, (Territorial Force), Black Watch

Killed in action during the capture of Chambrecy on Sunday, 28th July 1918. Age 20.

Born at Inverauldy, Angus, and enlisted at Dundee.

Son of James and Isabella Urquhart, of Rawes, Longforgan.

CHAMBRECY BRITISH CEMETERY

DAVID URQUHART

Private S/7399, 2nd Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Died of wounds on 20th April 1916.

Born at Longforgan and enlisted at Alyth, Perthshire.

BASRA MEMORIAL

DAVID NICOLL WINTER

Lance Corporal 143463, 63rd Field Company, Royal Engineers

Died on Saturday, 2nd November 1918. Age 30.

Born at Tannadice, Angus, lived at Arbroath, and enlisted at Dundee.

Son of David and Eliza Law Winter, of Menmuir, Brechin; husband of Agnes MacKintosh Winter, of 21 Birchwood Place, Dundee.

ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION

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