BATTLE OF THE SOMME

ROLL OF HONOUR

Home

Seaforth Highlanders

1/6th Battalion (Morayshire)

SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS

(Ross-Shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's)

152nd Brigade / 51st (Highland) Division

 

20th July : Fricourt area.

24th July : Becordel-Becourt.

26th July : Mametz Wood.

1st August : Bazentin-le-Grand. Working parties to front line near High Wood.

4th August : High Wood.

7th August : Dernancourt.

********

4th October : Couin.

5th October : Colincamps.

6th October : Hebuterne sector.

7th October : Colincamps.

********

17th October : Mailly-Maillet.

19th October : In front line in front of Beaumont-Hamel.

21st October : Forceville.

23rd October : Mailly-Maillet.

24th October : Lealvillers.

12th November : Auchonvillers.

13th November : Capture of Beaumont-Hamel.

15th November : Mailly-Maillet.

 

120 names

2385   Private

Duncan George

ALLAN

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

Captain

Eric James

ANDERSON

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

1355    Lance Corporal

Gilbert

ANDERSON

Died of wounds on the 6th August 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery

 

3961   Private

William

ANDERSON

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 32

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3332    Private

Malcolm R.

BAIN

Killed in action on the 6th August 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3640    Private

Arthur W.

BENNETT

Killed in action on the 5th August 1916 - Age 25

Rest in peace in Dartmoor Cemetery

 

3160    Private

John R.

BLACK

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

265873    Private

John

BRANDER

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 28

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3306    Private

John

BROWN

Died of wounds on the 18th November 1916

Rest in peace in Etaples Military Cemetery

 

3610    Private

Albert

BRYAN

Killed in action on the 5th August 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3890    Private

Donald Grant

CALDER

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3118    Corporal

Lewis

CAMERON

Killed in action on the 15th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3691    Private

John R.

CASH

Died of wounds on the 21st November 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Etaples Military Cemetery

 

2757    Lance Corporal

William

CASSELS

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

2925    Private

Angus

CLARKE

Killed in action on the 27th July 1916 - Age 38

Rest in peace in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

 

2833    Private

Duncan

COLLIE

Killed in action on the 15th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

2045    Lance Corporal

George

COOK

Died of wounds on the 21st November 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery

 

511    Sergeant

John

COONEY

Killed in action on the 15th November 1916

Rest in peace in Auchonvillers Military Cemetery

 

2046    Sergeant

George Herbert

CRESSEY

Died of wounds on the 3rd August 1916 - Age 27

Rest in peace in Dartmoor Cemetery

 

1402    Private

James

CRUICKSHANK

Died of wounds on the 14th November 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Varennes Military Cemetery

 

2447    Private

George

CUMMING

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

2748    Private

James

CUMMING

Died of wounds on the 8th August 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Heilly Station Cemetery

 

2284    Private

John

DALLAS

Killed in action on the 30th July 1916

Rest in peace in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery

 

3895    Private

George

DAVIDSON

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

2621    Corporal

John

DAVIDSON

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Beaumont-Hamel British Cemetery

 

3695    Private

Percy Wilfred

DICKIN

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

2389    Private

George

DOUGLAS

Died of wounds on the 9th December 1916

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery Extension

 

1530    Private

George

DOW

Killed in action on the 15th November 1916 - Age 24

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

617    Sergeant

Lewis

DUNBAR

Died of wounds on the 16th November 1916 - Age 25

Rest in peace in Varennes Military Cemetery

 

1604    Private

Norman

DUNBAR

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3292    Signaller

Archibald William

DUNCAN

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3936    Private

William Proctor

DUNCAN

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 31

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

2085    Private

William T.

ELMS

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

1816    Private

James

FARQUHAR

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3537    Private

John

FLEMING

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

1711    Private

John

FRASER

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

2062     Lance Corporal

Albert Arthur

FROUDE

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

1726     Private

John

GARDINER

Killed in action on the 15th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3878     Private

Alexander

GILBERT

Died of wounds on the 26th November 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery

 

3636     Private

John James

GORMAN

Killed in action on the 15th November 1916 - Age 32

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

2830    Sergeant

George

GRANT

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

1482    Private

John

GRANT

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3298    Private

Peter

GRANT

Killed in action on the 15th November 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3158    Private

George

GRIGOR

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

2779    Private

John

GRIGOR

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3503     Private

Walter

HALFORD

Died of wounds on the 11th August 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery

 

3773     Private

George

HANDFORD

Killed in action on the 15th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3596     Private

Arthur Gordon

HENRY

Killed in action on the 15th November 1916 - Age 18

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

5643     Private

Richard

HINDLE

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3702     Private

Charles Wilfred

HOBSON

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3620    Lance Corporal

William Henry

HUNTON

Died of wounds on the 13th November 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

3439     Private

David

JACK

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

2841    Private

John

JACKSON

Died of wounds on the 25th November 1916 - Age 24

Rest in peace in Couin British Cemetery

 

3232     Private

George

JEANS

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

Second Lieutenant

Donald Fraser

JENKINS, MC

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3299     Private

Loudoun

JOHNSTONE

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 24

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

2418    Private

Robert

KEENAN

Died of wounds on the 9th August 1916

Rest in peace in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

2922    Private

Charles

KEIL

Died of wounds on the 4th December 1916

Rest in peace in Elgin New Cemetery

 

2867     Corporal

John Bain

KEMP

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 38

Rest in peace in Hawthorn Ridge Cemetery n°1

 

Captain

John Alexander

KENNEDY

Died of wounds on the 6th August 1916 - Age 37

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

1834    Private

James

LESLIE

Died of wounds on the 14th November 1916 - Age 32

Rest in peace in Auchonvillers Military Cemetery

 

1583    Corporal

Archibald

MacDONALD

Died of wounds on the 30th July 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Heilly Station Cemetery

 

1833     Sergeant

John Christie

MACDONALD

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 24

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Captain

Andrew Hamilton

MacGREGOR

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 26

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

Captain

James Alastair Culbard

MACKAY, MC

Died of wounds on the 22nd July 1916 - Age 25

Rest in peace in La Neuville British Cemetery

 

2727    Private

Robert

MacKENZIE

Died of wounds on the 30th July 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery

 

1729     Sergeant (Piper)

Harry G.

MACKIE

Died of wounds on the 16th November 1916 - Age 34

Rest in peace in Wimereux Communal Cemetery

 

3793    Private

John

MACLENNAN

Died of wounds on the 14th November 1916 - Age 38

Rest in peace in Couin British Cemetery

 

2380     Private

David

MAIN

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

265790     Private

David

MAIN

Killed in action on the 15th November 1916 - Age 18

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3807    Private

Albert

MARTIN

Killed in action on the 30th July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

103    Company Sergeant Major

George

MASSON, DCM

Killed in action on the 29th July 1916 - Age 38

Rest in peace in Dartmoor Cemetery

 

2844     Private

William

MATHIESON

Died of wounds on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

1409     Private

James W.

McCONACHIE

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 24

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

337     Sergeant (Piper)

Charles D.

McDONALD

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 25

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

2506    Private

John

McDONALD

Killed in action on the 4th August 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Dartmoor Cemetery

 

3965     Private

John

McGILLIVRAY

Killed in action on the 15th November 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

2292     Lance Corporal

Donald

McGREGOR

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

2990     Private

William

McKENZIE

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3365    Private

Michael

McLAUGHLIN

Died of wounds on the 27th July 1916

Rest in peace in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery

 

Second Lieutenant

Raymond Alastair

McLEAN

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

2327     Private

Robert

McNEIL

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

2299     Private

Roderick

McRITCHIE

Killed in action on the 17th November 1916

Rest in peace in Varennes Military Cemetery

 

2783     Private

Robert

MILNE

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3809     Private

Andrew

MORRISON

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 34

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3508     Private

William

MORRISON

Died in service on the 2nd November 1916

Rest in peace in Hem Communal Cemetery

 

2095     Corporal

William

NESS, MM

Killed in action on the 15th November 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

2614    Private

Alexander

NOBLE

Killed in action on the 30th July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

526     Company Sergeant Major

William

OFFICER

Died of wounds on the 1st August 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Heilly Station Cemetery

 

3448     Private

Walter

OLDKNOW

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3643     Private

William

PALFREY

Died of wounds on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery

 

3549     Private

Francis Hugo

PINKERTON

Died of wounds on the 19th November 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Wimereux Communal Cemetery

 

3105     Private

Alexander

REID

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Beaumont-Hamel British Cemetery

 

3852    Private

William M.

ROBBINS

Killed in action on the 30th July 1916

Rest in peace in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

 

1876    Lance Corporal

Alexander C.

ROSE

Killed in action on the 30th July 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery

 

2694     Private

Alexander

ROSS

Died of wounds on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Couin British Cemetery

 

3444     Private

William

RUSSELL

Killed in action on the 15th November 1916

Rest in peace in Cayeux Military Cemetery

 

829     Corporal

Robert

SCOTT

Killed in action on the 15th November 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

1429     Private

George

SEIVEWRIGHT

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Captain

William

SIM

Detached from the Cameronians

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 32

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

1218    Private

John

SIMPSON

Killed in action on the 30th July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3349    Private

James Alexander

SMILIE

Killed in action on the 27th July 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

 

Second Lieutenant

Robert James

SMITH

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 27

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

2753    Private

Thomas

SMITH

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3716    Private

Herbert J.

SPENCER

Killed in action on the 30th July 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Dartmoor Cemetery

 

266336    Private

L.G.

STAFFORD

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Ancre British Cemetery

 

1840    Private

James

STARKIE

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3757    Private

Edward

STEVEN

Died in service on the 8th November 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Hem Communal Cemetery

 

3863    Private

Albert

STEVENS

Killed in action on the 13th-15th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

2201    Sergeant

John

STEWART

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

2196    Private

William

STEWART

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

1585     Private

Alexander

STRONACH

Died of wounds on the 2nd December 1916

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery Extension

 

2791     Lance Corporal

Alexander

SUTHERLAND

Died of wounds on the 24th November 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery

 

3004    Private

Alexander

TAYLOR

Killed in action on the 5th August 1916

Rest in peace in Dartmoor Cemetery

 

2963    Private

John

THIRD

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

2789    Private

Francis

TOUGH

Died of wounds on the 14th November 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Forceville Communal Cemetery & Ext.

 

1955    Private

Sydney James

WILLIAMS

Killed in action on the 15th November 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3527    Private

John

WILSON

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 29

Rest in peace in Beaumont-Hamel British Cemetery

 

3040    Private

William Campbell

WILSON

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 34

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

3201    Private

James

WYLLIE

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 24

Rest in peace in Mailly Wood Cemetery

 

Mailly Wood Cemetery

53

Thiepval Memorial

17

Dartmoor Cemetery

6

Beaumont-Hamel British Cemetery

3

Boulogne Estern Cemetery

3

Caterpillar Valley Cemetery

3

Couin British Cemetery

3

Flatiron Copse Cemetery

3

Heilly Station Cemetery

3

Varennes Military Cemetery

3

Auchonvillers Military Cemetery

2

Dernancourt Communal Cemetery

2

Etaples Military Cemetery

2

Hem Communal Cemetery

2

Puchevillers British Cemetery

2

St Sever Cemetery Extension

2

Wimereux Communal Cemetery

2

Ancre British Cemetery

1

Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension

1

Cayeux Military Cemetery

1

Elgin New Cemetery

1

Forceville Communal Cemetery and Extension

1

Hawthorn Ridge Cemetery n°1

1

La Neuville British Cemetery

1

St Sever Cemetery

1

Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery

1

MEN SERVING IN OTHER UNITS

Second Lieutenant

James Frederick

ELLIOTT

152nd Machine Gun Coy

Killed in action on the 2nd August 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery

444    Corporal

Charles

GEDDES

152nd Trench Mortar Battery

Killed in action on the 30 July 1916

Rest in peace in Dartmoor Cemetery

1252     Private

Alexander W.

JOHNSTON

152nd Machine Gun Coy

Killed in action on the 30 July 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Dartmoor Cemetery

 

2054     Private

William Frederick

LAMB

152nd Trench Mortar Battery

Killed in action on the 15th November 1916 - Age 32

Rest in peace in Ancre British Cemetery