PROJECT INTRODUCTION
OUTLINE CHRONOLOGY
1/4th BN WAR DIARY
CASUALTY TABLES
BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
SOURCES and DATA
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and CONTACT

 

DATE NAME RANK Number Notes

  4 Mar 1915

Wilson,    James

Pte

 

Br of Alexander Wilson Asst Collector at the Fish Market.

PrevApprentice Baker – A B Hutchison   Ab’dn

24 Mar 1915

Fyfe,    Quintin

Pte

1981

NoK:  William Fyfe (FHeadmaster Woodside Public School.  PrevApprentice Engineer – Messrs Barry Hendry & Co  Ab’dn

  9 Apr 1915

Hopkinson    A  D

2 Lt

War Diaries

 Wnd:  In shoulderLa Clytte.  Prev: Educated at Aberdeen  Univ.

20 Apr 1915

Calder,    J M’Laren

2 Lt

War Diaries

Wnd: Shoulder  Prev:  Student at Fettes College

21 Apr 1915

Wilson    A  M

Capt

War Diaries

Wnd: Thumb – La Clytte

22 Apr 1915

Crombie    J  E

2 Lt

War Diaries

Wndat La Clytte

 

Cullam,    Andrew

Pte

 

Wnd: 11Apr  Bullet in head  NoK:   Mother  98 Rosemount Viaduct  Aberdeen

24 Apr 1915

Beath    G  C

L/Cpl

2201

WndShot in shoulder.  NoKJames W Beath (F) 46 Victoria Street Aberdeen.  PrevMessrs Simpson & Whyte.

 

Duthie,    Fred

Pte

3569

NoK50 Baxter Street  TorryNote:  Came home from Burma & joined the Gordons.

26 Apr 1915

Anderson    W  F

Pte

1454

Resides:  Clifton Road  Aberdeen

 

Bean    J

Pte

2182

Resides:  Fraser Road  Aberdeen

 

Elmsie    F

Pte

3385

 
 

Kennedy    J  S

Pte

2278

Resides:  Kintore Place  Aberdeen

 

Kidd    J

Pte

2956

Resides:  Skene Street  Aberdeen

 

Leslie,    James

Pte

1607

Wnd: In Leg NoK: Mother 28 Duff St  Aberdeen

 

Reid,    George

Pte

1060

Age: 23  WndBullet in Thigh NoKGeorge Reid (F) Prop. Banff Sawmills

 

Will    G

Pte

2002

PrevAberdeen University Student.

 

Wills    J  W

Pte

2363

 

28 Apr 1915

Carnie    C  G

Pte

2397

Wnd: Rifle bullet in back  Hosp:  France  NoKAndrew Carnie (F) 8 Holland Place  Aberdeen

29 Apr 1915

Weir,    Henry

Pte

 

Resides: 175 Union Grove Aberdeen  PrevCland Hamilton Ltd  Union Street  Aberdeen

 1 May 1915

Robertson    L  S

Sgt

627

Wnd: 19 Apr 15 – Bullet in shoulder whilst endeavouring to save a wounded comrade.  NoK: Mr/Mrs J Robertson  65 Whitehall Place  Ab’dn

 5 May 1915

Aitken    J  A

L/Cpl

1135

Wnd: Bullet in Thigh  NoK: Mr/Mrs Aitken  8  Richmond Terr  Prev: EngineerMr Alexander  Wilson  Ashgrove Road  Aberdeen.

 

Barrie    A  S

Pte

1938

WndBullet wnd in head  Resides: c/o Stewart  85 College Street  Aberdeen

 

Baxter    D

Pte

 

Age 21  NoKMr/Mrs Baxter  5 Albion St Ab’dn  PrevHall Russell & Co  Aberdeen 

 

McAulay

Pte

 

WndR Leg  Resides:  34 Watson St  Aberdeen

 

M’Rae    A

Pte

1417

Resides: George St Aberdeen  PrevG Jamieson  Albert Chemical Works  Albert Lane.

 

Sheriffs    W

Pte

3450

WndBullet Right side  NoKMrs Sheriffs (W) 19 Canal Rd  Aberdeen  PrevG W Stalker  Granite Merchant   Jute Street  Aberdeen

 8 May 1915

Currie      ?

Pte

 

Resides:  Holland Street   Aberdeen

 

Dempster    D  W

Pte

2069

Resides:  Bedford Road  Aberdeen

 

Wishart    ?

Pte

1972

 
 

Wyse    J

Pte

2769

Resides:  Diamond Street   Aberdeen

 10 May 1915

Spark,    Arthur  P

Cpl

966

WndBullet in Thigh  NoKRev Robert Spark (F)  Prev4th year Medical student.

 11 May 1915

Cameron    A  D

Sgt

1924

NoK3 Trinity Quay  Aberdeen

 

Innes    J

Pte

3355

WndGunshot wnd to Arm  Resides:  8 Margaret Place  Aberdeen 

11 May 1915

M’Combie    J  A

Pte

1321

Wnd: Gunshot to side  Resides: 18 Bedford Place 

   (Cont’d)

Walker      Dan

Sgt

1033

NoKJames Walker (F) Farmer Hard Bedham  New Deer  WndGun shot in Throat/Chest

13 May 1915

Cattanach    A

Pte

2238

 
 

Day    J

Pte

2215

Resides: Marischal Street  Aberdeen

 

Hawes    A  J

Cpl

1209

 
 

Johnston    W

Pte

1720

Resides:  King’s Crescent  Aberdeen

 

Kirkland    ?

Pte

   

15 May 1915

Hutchison    A

Pte

3280

 

17 May 1915

Chittleburgh    A

Pte

2831

 
 

Dean    C

Pte

1638

 
 

Robb    F

Pte

3328

Resides:  St Peter Street  Aberdeen

19 May 1915

Brown    S

Pte

 

Wnd: Gunshot  Resides: 15 Nth Silver St   Ab’dn

 

Coutts    R

Pte

2773

Wnd: Gunshot to back  Res: 6 Froghall Rd.Ab’dn

 

Jack    J

Pte

 

Wnd: Gunshot to Thigh  Res: 244 George St Abn

 

Laing    A

Pte

1436

Wnd: Gunshot to Leg  Res: 5a Loanhead Pl  Abn

 

Macandrew    C

Pte

381

Wnd: Gunshot to Head  Res: 112 Upper Denburn

 

Wilson    J

Pte

1854

Wnd: Gunshot to Thigh Res: 9 Canal Pl Aberdeen

22 May 1915

Booth    D  D

Pte

1763

 
 

Falconer    W  B

Pte

2165

 
 

Forsyth    W  A

Pte

2586

 

26 May 1915

Gordon    W

Pte

3264

 

31 May 1915

Shand,    John

Pte

2321

WndShot in Leg  Hosp:  Boulogne  PrevCoal Dept  Northern Co-operative Co  Aberdeen

 4 Jun 1915

Esson,    Archie 

Pte

3339

PrevNorth of Scotland Town & County Bank

 5 Jun 1915

Birnie    G  H

Pte

1765

 
 

Boyne    A

Pte

2454

 

 7 Jun 1915

Hopkinson   A  D

Lt

War Diaries

WndLeft Thigh at Vlmertinghe

 

Webster,    Allan

Pte

4243

NoKAlexander Webster (F) 5 Dee Place  Aberd’n  PrevJoiner in the City

 9 Jun 1915

Cook    W  L

Lt

War Diaries

WndOn 9 Jun 15  at  Vlmertinghe

 

Mackinnon    R  L

2 Lt

War Diaries

Wndat Vlmertinghe

10 Jun 1915

Gerrard    G

Pte

1723

 
 

Moir    J  W

Pte

2020

 
 

Park    A

L/Cpl

1899

 

14 Jun 1915

Milne,    David J

Pte

 

Wnd31 May 15Neck  Age: 20  NoKMrs Milne (M) 30 Powis Place  Aberdeen  PrevMellis & Sons  Guild Street  Aberdeen

16 Jun 1915

Clark    I  A

Lt

War Diaries

Wndat Vlmertinghe  PrevForestry Student

 

Crauston    T

Pte

2541

 
 

Crichton    A

Cpl

1313

 
 

Douglas    D  S  P

Lt

War Diaries

Wndat Vlmertinghe

 

Leith    D  A

Pte

1456

 
 

Poterkin    J  H

Pte

1580

 
 

Pratt    J  D

2 Lt

War

Diaries

Wndat Vlmertinghe  NoK: Mrs Pratt (M) Annamuck   Glenbervie  Drumlithie

 

Smith    G  A

Maj

War Diaries

Wnd: Shoulder & Chest at Vlmertinghe

 

Thomson    J  G

Pte

1579

 

17 Jun 1915

Gray,    Alfred

Pte

 

WndShrapnel in Back/Arm    NoKLewis Gray (F) 73 Union Grove  Aberdeen 

18 Jun 1915

Gauld    F  D

Sgt

 

Wnd: Head/Body – shell burst nr him  NoKJohn Gauld (F) 56 Watson Street  Aberdeen  PrevWatt & Grant   Union Street  Aberdeen

19 Jun 1915

Donald,    Charles

Pte

 

WndYpres  Age: 19  Hosp: Liverpool  Resides:  12 Roslin Terrace  Aberdeen

 

M’Kenzie    J

Pte

3499

 
 

Scott    A  G

L/Cpl

2813

 

21 Jun 1915

Dolan    E

Pte

 

WndLeft forearm  Hosp:  London

 

Johnston,  Ernest  J

Pte

1800

WndGunshot Left Arm  Hosp:  York Military  NoKMr/Mrs Johnston  42 Erskine St  Aberdeen

 

Murray,    Herbert

Pte

3543

Prev:  late of Gordon’s College

 

Topping,      Roy

Cpl

 

NoKFather 36 Beaconsfield Place Aberdeen.  PrevAgricultural Student Aberdeen University

 

Wilkie,     James

Pte

 

NoK:  Son of ex-Baillie Wilkie  Wnd: Shoulder  Hosp:  Rochester

22 Jun 1915

Connon,    William   

Pte

 

NoKWilliam Connon Solicitor Whyte & Connon  Aberdeen  PrevCaledonian Insurance Co

 

England, Charles W F

Pte

 

NoK: Mrs England (M) 20 Craigie St  Wnd: R Arm

 

Fyffe      G  M

L/Cpl

 

NoKWilliam Fyffe (F) Headmaster Woodside Public School.

 

Munro,     Robert

Pte

2200

NoKMrs Munro (W) 84 Shiprow  Wnd: Gas poisoning + Shrapnel in shoulder  Hosp: Boulogne

Prev: Porter Fish Mkt  Served in S African war

 

Ross,         Andrew

Pte

 

NoK: Andrew Ross (F) 150 Mid Socket Rd  WndIn hand – Flanders Hosp:  Le Dueport

 

Stopper      G  L

Pte

2111

NoKParents 166 Spital  Aberdeen

23 Jun 1915

Cox      T

Cpl

 

NoKMrs Cox (W) 98 St John St Ab’dn WndShell struck back/shoulder  Hosp:  Lees Court Military Hosp Faversham  Kent

 

Garden      D  J

Pte

   
 

M’Kerren      D

Pte

   
 

Robertson      A

Pte

 

NoK; Mr Robertson (F) 8 Sunnybank Pl Ab’dn Wnd: Leg Hosp: Liverpool  Prev: Warehouseman  Farquhar & Gill

25 Jun 1915

Anderson      G

Pte

2500

 
 

Brown      E  K

Pte

2212

 
 

Bruce     W

Pte

1885

 
 

Burnett      R

L/Cpl

2610

 
 

Cowie      G

L/Cpl

1553

 
 

Crawford      A  M

Pte

2472

 
 

Fraser      E

Cpl

1550

NoKJohn Fraser (F) 10 Powis Place  Aberdeen  WndShrapnel R Knee  Hosp:  Boulogne

 

Henderson      J  T

L/Cpl

1768

 
 

Leiper        G

Pte

3346

 
 

Michie      C

Sgt

2049

 
 

Mirrlees      S  T  A

L/Cpl

2442

 
 

Niven      A  G

L/Cpl

1740

 
 

Philip,      William

Pte

2669

NoK: Mr Philip (F) 76 Huntley St Ab’dn Wnd: 16 June  Hosp: Boulogne Prev: Painter/Decorator with his Father

26 Jun 1915

Dean,      John

Pte

2033

NoK: George Dean (F) 57 Menzies Road Torry WndShrapnel in shoulder

 

Duncan   Alick  D

L-Sgt

 

NoK: Mr/Mrs Duncan Bruckleseat  Fyvie  Hosp:  Boulogne  PrevStudent at Aberdeen University

 

Forbes,      Richard

Pte

 

NoK: Mr/Mrs Forbes Gordon’s Mills Wnd: 16 June R Shoulder PrevIron Moulder Clyne, Mitchell & Co Ltd  Aberdeen

28 Jun 1915

Cooper      A

Pte

1561

 
 

Dow      J  S

Pte

1795

 
 

Fraser      D

Pte

1667

 
 

Gray      P  M

Pte

3320

 
 

Hay,      William

Pte

 

NoKJames Hay (Uncle) 11 Jute St Aberdeen  Hosp:  Boulogne  PrevJohn Hector  Charlotte Street  Aberdeen

 

M’Donald      J  C

Pte

2283

 
 

M’Lellan      D T H

Pte

1372

 
 

Orr      H  S

Pte

2966

 
 

Shanks     J  W

Pte

1738

 
 

Webster      A

L/Cpl

2936

 

30 Jun 1915

Doran      W

Pte

3291

 
 

Florence     G  L

Pte

1841

 
 

Shepherd      G

Pte

1169

 
 

Stewart     R

Pte

2109