’s Great War Roll of Honour

Currie District Great War Roll of Honour: Restricted [Covering Currie, & ]

This portion of the Edinburgh Great War Roll of Honour is part of a much larger work that will be published over a period of time. It should also be noted that this particular roll is also a restricted one of Great War casualties giving basic details of each casualty:

Name. Rank, Battalion/Ship/Squadron, Regiment/Service, Number. Special awards. Cause and date of death. Age. Place commemorated or buried. Birthplace. District of Edinburgh’s Great War Roll of Honour name is recorded in.

The reason this roll is presently restricted is that we would like to invite and give the greater community the opportunity to fill out the story of each casualty, even helping identify casualties that appear on local memorials that cannot be clearly identified or have some details missing. These latter casualties appear in red with some having question marks in the area that needs to be clarified. It is also worth noting at this point that the names of some casualties appear on more than one district.

The larger Roll of Honour [RoH] will also include information about those who served and survived and again the hope is that the wider community will come forward and share the story of their ancestors’ who served in the Great War, whether a casualty or survivor. The larger RoH will contain information such as:

Name: Rank, Battalion/Ship/Squadron, Regiment/Service. Born when and where? Parent’s names and address. Spouse’s name and address. Details of education. Pre-war employment. Date and place enlisted. Military service including rank, service numbers, units served in, dates of entry into theatre of war. Dates and details of wounds received. How and when the person died, age, place commemorated or buried. Military medals and special awards. The names of any rolls of honour, books, newspaper articles/casualty lists the person is mentioned in and whether a photo has been found. The name of the district of Edinburgh’s Great War Roll of Honour the person’s name is recorded on.

If you can help recreate the story, fill in gaps, or help solve an unidentified casualty, then please contact me at the following e-mail address:

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Please note that evidence may be required before details are added to any person named in the RoH.

The districts for each portion of the RoH are based on the following map:

Ordnance Survey Maps One-inch, 2nd Edition, , 1898-1904, Sheet 32.

Evidence associating casualties with particular districts has come from: surviving service records located either at the National Archives, London or on www.Ancestry.co.uk or www.Findmypast.co.uk; online National Archive resources located in other countries; the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s website; the Scottish National War Memorial website; the Soldiers Died in the Great War CD- Rom [N&MP]; birth, marriage, death certificates and census returns located in Register House in Edinburgh; civic, church and school memorials; various rolls of honour; casualty lists, biographical notes and death notices published in newspapers and gravestones located within cemeteries in the appropriate district.

Aitken, David Montgomery Cameron. Private, 9th Bn Gordon Highlanders, 202970. Killed in action 13/07/1917. Aged 35. Buried: Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium. Born: Newington, Edinburgh. Roll: Currie.

Allison, John. Private, 2nd Bn King’s Own Scottish Borderers, 30208. Killed in action 04/10/1917. Aged 24. Comm: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: . Roll: Corstorphine, , Currie & .

Arnot, John. Private, 4th Bn Royal Scots, 251237. Died of wounds 19/11/1917. Aged 37. Buried: Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Baillie, David Carmichael. Private, 3rd Bn Scots Guards, 13673. Died 29/05/1915. Aged 22. Buried: Currie Parish Churchyard, Currie, UK. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Ballantyne, John Gibson. Private, 53rd Bn Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force, 4528A. Killed in action 30/09/1918. Aged 35. Buried: Tincourt New British Cemetery, Somme, France. Born: Crookston, Peebleshire. Roll: Currie.

Ballantyne, William. Private, 2nd Bn Black Watch. Killed in action 16/04/1915. Aged 36. Buried: Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventine, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie.

Blackadder, Gilbert Brown Ritchie. Corporal, 12th Bn Highland Light Infantry, 17586. Killed in action 25/09/1915. Aged 26. Comm: Loos Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Crighton, . Roll: Currie & Liberton.

Bremner, William Thomson. Corporal, 9th Bn Black Watch, S/9465. Died of wounds 22/09/1916. Aged 34. Buried: Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. Born: Penicuik. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Brown, Hugh Falconer. Sergeant, 5th Battery, 45th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 79555. Died 04/05/1916. Aged 32. Buried: Albert Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. Born: Juniper Green. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Bruce, Colin. Captain 14th attd 6th Bn Highland Light Infantry. Died of wounds 05/09/1918. Aged 26. Buried: Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie.

Bryce, Andrew. Private, 2nd Bn Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, 8158. Killed in action 12/03/1915. Aged 25. Buried: Voormezeele Enclosure No 3, Ieper, Belgium. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Burns, David McGillivray. Private, 1st Bn Scots Guards, 9413. Died of wounds 27/01/1915. Aged 22. Buried: Pont-A-Vendin Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Keith. Roll: Currie.

Butler, William. Private, 25th Bn Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force, 44. Killed in action 29/07/1916. Aged 29. Comm: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Somme, France. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Byrne, Frank [Francis]. Private, 2nd Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 18640. Died of wounds 08/07/1916. Aged 21. Buried: Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 1, Somme, France. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Calder, James. Private, 3/9th Bn Royal Scots, 3488. Died 02/08/1917. Aged 38. Buried:???? Born: West Linton, Peebleshire. Roll: Currie, Colinton & Liberton.

Cassidy, James. Private, 5th/6th Bn Royal Scots, 275932. Killed in action 11/08/1918. Aged 20. Buried: Bouchoir British Cemetery, Somme, France. Born: Colinton. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Cassidy, John. Private, 9th Bn Royal Scots, 3546. Killed in action 25/07/1916. Aged 19. Comm: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Born: Athelstaneford, East . Roll: Currie.

Chisholm, James. Private, 9th Bn Highland Light Infantry, 241894. Killed in action 25/09/1917. Aged 30. Comm: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Juniper Green. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Coffer, James. Private, 12th Bn Royal Scots, 40745. Killed in action 28/03/1917. Aged 34. Buried: Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Cowan, George Deas. Major, 9th Bn Royal Scots. MID. Died of wounds 23/04/1918. Aged 34. Buried: St Venant-Robecq Road British Cemetery, Robecq, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie.

Cruickshank, Simon B. Private, 707th Motor Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps, M2/183984. Died 28/10/1918. Aged 34. Buried: Skopje British Cemetery, Macedonia. Born: Lanarkshire. Roll: Currie.

Daily, Frank [Francis]. Private, 2nd Bn Scots Guards, 6975. Died of wounds 15/11/1915. Aged 25. Buried: Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Coatbridge. Roll: Currie.

Davidson, Robert. Lance Corporal, 1st Bn Gordon Highlanders, S/8887. Killed in action 18/07/1916. Aged 25. Comm: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Born: Colinton. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Dea, James Tod Kedslie. Private, 7th Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, 2314. Killed in action 25/04/1915. Aged 28. Comm: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Colinton. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Dea, William. Private, 9th Bn Royal Scots, 48111. Killed in action 03/08/1917. Aged 40. Buried: Bedforth House Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium. Born: Colinton. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Downie, David. Private, 8th Bn Black Watch, S/22107. Killed in action 23/03/1918. Aged 34. Comm: Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. Born: Colinton. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Downie, George Cairns. Private, 16th Bn Royal Scots, 19188. Killed in action 01/07/1916. Aged 21. Comm: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Born: Juniper Green. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Dryburgh, Joseph. 2nd Lieutenant, 1st attd 7th/8th Bn King’s Own Scottish Borderers. Died of wounds 26/06/1918. Aged 24. Buried: Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Colinton. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Duffy, Matthew Lambie. Private, 2nd Bn Royal Scots, 40403. Killed in action 03/05/1917. Aged 22. Comm: Arras Memorial, Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Colinton. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Easton, Alexander Fleming. Private, 10th Bn Highland Light Infantry, 35350. Killed in action 09/01/1918. Aged 26. Buried: Minty Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Juniper Green. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Fairbairn, James Garnet. Private, 1st Bn Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment), 18042. Died of wounds 18/03/1915. Aged 32. Buried: Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Nord, France. Born: Balerno. Roll: Currie.

Falconer, John Campbell. Gunner, 351st Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, 129113. Killed in action 17/06/1917. Aged 37. Buried: Hop Store Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Farrell, Robert Matthew. Private, 1st Bn Highland Light Infantry, 34630. Died 07/12/1918. Aged 34. Buried: Western Necropolis, Glasgow, UK. Born: Juniper Green. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Flynn, John. Private, 5th/6th Bn Royal Scots, 275999. Died 02/04/1917. Aged 20. Buried: Chauny Communal British Cemetery, Aisne, France. Born: Renfrew. Roll: Currie & .

Forrester, Alexander Thomson. Private, 1st Bn Scottish Rifles, 27444. Died of wounds 11/06/1918. Aged 40. Buried: Esquelbecq Military Cemetery, Nord, France. Born: Juniper Green, Currie. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Fraser, Andrew Gourlay. Private, 6th Bn Royal Scots, 2046. Died 23/11/1916. Aged 20. Buried: Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Fraser, James Simpson. Private, 12th Bn Royal Scots, 14788. Killed in action 25/09/1915. Aged 22. Comm: Loos Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Gaffney, John. Private, 2nd Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, S/18097. Killed in action 26/08/1917. Aged 29. Buried: Coxyde Military Cemetery, Koksijde, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Balerno. Roll: Currie.

Gardiner, William. Private, 2nd Bn Black Watch, 3/3585. Died of wounds 22/07/1915. Aged 41. Buried: Merville Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Gardner, Peter Boyd. Air Mechanic 1st Class, 59th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, 28923. Died of wound 06/12/1916. Aged 28. Buried: Currie Parish Churchyard, Currie, UK. Born: Inveresk, Musselburgh. Roll: Currie.

Gibson-Craig, Sir Archibald Charles [4th Baronet]. Lieutenant, 2nd Bn Highland Light Infantry. MID. Killed in action 14-17/09/1914. Aged 31. Comm: La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Gifford, James. Private, 1st Bn Gordon Highlanders, S/9655. Killed in action 25/09/1915. Aged 38. Comm: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: . Roll: Currie.

Gillon, Robert. Private, 2nd Bn King’s Own Scottish Borderers, 40892. Killed in action 04/10/1917. Aged 23. Buried: Bedford House Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Girvan, John Dalgleish. Private, 1st Bn Queen’s own Cameron Highlanders, 9870. Killed in action 22/12/1914. Aged 23. Comm: Le Touret Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Liberton. Roll: Currie & Liberton.

Godley, Joseph. Private, 1st Bn Scots Guards attd 3rd Guards Brigade, Machine Gun Corps, 14039. Killed in action 26/09/1916. Aged 23. Comm: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Born: Juniper Green. Roll: Currie.

Gourlay, William Norris. Captain, 5th Bn Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. Died of wounds 06/06/1917. Aged 21. Buried: Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie.

Grosset, Thomas. Private, 9th Bn Royal Scots, 46166. Killed in action 28/03/1918. Aged 37. Comm: Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. Born: Denny. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Harbour, Ernest. Corporal, 34th Bn Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force, 1830. Killed in action 15/06/1918. Aged 31. Buried: Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Somme. Born: Blackburn, Lancashire. Roll: Currie.

Hay, James Andrew. Private, 7th Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers, 13615. Killed in action 08/03/1916. Aged 25. Buried: Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Henderson, George W. Private, Royal Army Service Corps, M2/19165. Died 28/10/1918. Aged 32. Buried:????? Born: Kemback, Fife. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Henderson, James. Gunner, 254th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, 159202. Killed in action 09/04/1918. Aged 42. Comm: Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Born: Galashiels. Roll: Currie.

Henderson, Thomas Brown. Lance Corporal, 9th Bn Royal Scots, 351883. Killed in action 02/08/1917. Aged 32. Comm: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Herd, Robert. Private, 1st Bn King’s Own Scottish Borderers, 18512. Killed in action 26/08/1916. Aged 21. Buried: Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. Born: Balerno. Roll: Currie.

Houston, William James. Gunner, 2nd/1st (Lowland) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, 307339. Killed in action 26/05/1918. Aged 24. Buried: Bertrancourt Military Cemetery, Somme, France. Born: Beith, Ayrshire. Roll: Currie.

Jack, Gavine [Guy]. Lieutenant, 11th attd 2nd Bn Royal Scots. Killed in action 25/09/1915. Aged 30. Comm: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

James, Alexander Fowler. Private, 71st Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, 64715. Killed in action 07/06/1917. Aged 22. Buried: Woods Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Jardine, Charles Hunt. Lieutenant, 2nd Royal Scots attd 2/2nd King’s African Rifles. Killed in action 03/05/1915. Aged 22. Buried: Pemba Cemetery, Mozambique. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Johnston, Oliver Frederick. Private, 10th Bn Scottish Rifles, 32996. Killed in action 23/07/1918. Aged 19. Comm: Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France. Born: Dundee. Roll: Currie.

Johnstone, James. Corporal, 16th Bn Royal Scots, 40969. Killed in action 26/08/1917. Aged 39. Comm: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

King, William. Private, 5th Bn Scottish Rifles, 36718. Died 08/03/1918. Aged 18. Buried: Colinton Parish Churchyard, Colinton, UK. Born: Juniper Green. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Kirk, Reverend James Captain & Chaplain 4th Class, Army Chaplain’s Dept attached 2nd Bn Seaforth Highlanders. MC. Died of wounds 01/04/1918. Aged 44. Buried: Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Kirkford, Cowdenbeath. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Kirkhope, James Tait. Corporal, 13th Bn Royal Scots, 16170. Killed in action 23/04/1917. Aged 21. Comm: Arras Memorial, Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Balerno, Currie. Roll: Currie.

Knox, William. Private, 3rd Bn Tank Corps, 95674. Killed in action 29/08/1918. Aged 27. Buried: Vaulx Hill Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Balerno, Currie. Roll: Currie.

Kyle, John. Private, 16th Bn Royal Scots, 25455. Died of wounds 02/04/1918. Aged 27. Buried: Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Nord, France. Born: Galashiels. Roll: Currie.

Laidlaw, William. Sergeant, 12th Bn Royal Scots, 40757. MM. Killed in action 21/10/1918. Aged 29. Buried: Vichte Military Cemetery, Anzegem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Tinwald, Dumfriesshire. Roll: Currie.

Lawrie, George Smith. Mess Room Steward, Mercantile Marine, SS Newholm. Killed in action 08/09/1917. Aged 17. Comm: Tower Hill Memorial, London, UK. Born: Leith. Roll: Currie.

Lewis, Frederick Linton James Meikle. Private, 16th Bn Royal Scots, 19048. Killed in action 01/07/1916. Aged 25. Comm: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Born: Corstorphine. Roll: Currie & Corstorphine.

Lind, William. Private, 2nd Bn Royal Scots, 42202. Died of wounds 23/11/1917. Aged 21. Buried: Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Lanark. Roll: Currie.

Lisle, Alistair Stewart. Able Seaman, Royal Navy, HMS Vanguard, J/24010. Died 09/07/1917. Aged 20. Comm: Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, UK. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

McCaig, Peter. Lieutenant, 2nd /3rd Bn Scottish Horse attd 54th Squadron, Royal Air Force. Killed in action 27/09/1918. Aged 22. Buried: Haynecourt British Cemetery, Nord, France. Born: Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

McCue, Francis [Frank]. Private, 2nd Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 18647. Killed in action 01/07/1916. Aged 21. Comm: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

McCue, James. Lance Corporal, 7th Bn Royal Irish Rifles, 21658. Died of wounds 21/06/1916. Aged 25. Buried: Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

McEwan, James. Lance Corporal, 2nd Bn Gordon Highlanders, 3/6594. Died of wounds 02/09/1916. Aged 35. Buried: Birmingham (Lodge Hill) Cemetery, Warwickshire, UK. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie.

MacFarlane, Dr. Ian. Captain, Royal Army Medical Corps attached Egyptian Hospital at Khan Yunus near Gaza. Died 18/07/1917. Aged 29. Buried: Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Born: Cruden, Aberdeen. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

McGhee, Thomas. Private, 12th Bn Royal Scots, 34607. Killed in action 01/10/1918. Aged 39. Buried: Ledeghem Military Cemetery, Ledeghem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

McGovern, Frank. Corporal, 4th Bn Royal Scots, 200443. Killed in action 12/11/1917. Aged 23. Comm: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel. Born: Balerno. Roll: Currie.

McGregor, John. Private, 15th Bn Royal Scots, 25340. Killed in action 24/04/1917. Aged 40. Buried: Chili Trench Cemetery, Gavrelle, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

McGuigan, Arthur. Private, 15th Bn Royal Scots, 19305. Killed in action 28/04/1917. Aged 21. Comm: Arras Memorial, Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Juniper Green. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

McGuigan, Samuel. Lance Corporal, 1st Bn Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, 4979. Killed in action 11/11/1914. Aged 33? Buried: Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Antrim, Ireland. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

McIntosh, William. Private, 18th Bn King’s Liverpool Regiment, 57513. Killed in action 09/04/1917. Aged 32.. Buried: Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Dundee. Roll: Currie.

MacKenzie, Donald Chisholm. Private, 11th Bn Royal Scots, 51685. Killed in action 18/08/1918. Aged 19. Buried: Le Peuplier Military Cemetery, Caestre, Nord, France. Born: Forfar, Dundee. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

McLean, Neil. Private, 2nd Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers, 17959. Died 30/07/1916. Aged 18 or 21?. Comm: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Born: Juniper Green. Roll: Currie.

McMenigall, Thomas Neil. Private, 12th Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, S/5615. Died 10/06/1916. Aged 39. Buried: Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, Greece. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Marshall, Peter Philip. Leading Seaman, Royal Navy, SS Caldergrove, SS/1370. Killed in action 07/03/1917. Aged 30. Comm: Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, UK. Born: Balerno. Roll: Currie.

Marshall, William. Trooper, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), D/10753. Killed in action 30/06/1917. Aged 21. Comm: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Martin, Alexander. Private, 8th Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers, 14192. Killed in action 19/09/1918. Aged 25. Buried: Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece. Born: Kirknewton. Roll: Currie.

Mason, Andrew. Private, 5th Bn Royal Scots, 3775. Died 18/05/1916. Aged 26. Buried: Currie Parish Churchyard, Edinburgh, UK. Born: . Roll: Ratho & Currie.

Maxwell, William John. Corporal, 6th/7th Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers, 13447. Killed in action 11/04/1917. Aged 21. Buried: Orange Trench Cemetery, Monchy-le-Preux, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Dreghorn, Ayrshire. Roll: Currie.

Melrose, Walter. Private, 4th Bn Royal Scots, 1624. Killed in action 28/06/1915. Aged 18. Comm: Helles Memorial, Turkey. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Messer, David Liddel. Private, 9th Bn Royal Scots, 351410. Killed in action 09/04/1917. Aged 20. Buried: Roclincourt Valley Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Michie, James. Private, 9th Bn Royal Scots, 46108. Died of wounds 19/08/1917. Aged 36. Buried: Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, Seine-Maritime, France. Born: Colinton. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Mitchell, James. Sergeant, 75th Bn Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment), 139221. Died of wounds 08/11/1916. Aged 24. Buried: Colinton Parish Churchyard, Colinton, Edinburgh, UK. Born: Colinton. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Moffat, Archibald McCabe. Private, 7th Bn Seaforth Highlanders, 203507. Died of wounds 28/12/1917. Aged 18. Buried: Tincourt New British Cemetery, Somme, France. Born: Kirkliston. Roll: Currie, Ratho & Kirkliston.

Muir, John. Sergeant, 5th Bn Canadian Rifles (Saskatchewan Regiment), 21636. Killed in action 24/05/1915. Aged 32. Comm: Vimy Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Juniper Green. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Murdoch, John W. Private, 4th Bn Royal Scots, 201273. Killed in action 04/11/1917. Aged 31. Buried: Gaza War Cemetery, Israel. Born: Colinton. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Murray, Robert Ward. Private, 2nd Bn Scottish Rifles, 39097. Killed in action 06/08/1918. Aged 19. Buried: Sucrerie Cemetery, Ablain-St. Nazaire, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie.

Napier, John. Sergeant, 13th Bn Royal Scots, 14345. Killed in action 01/08/1917. Aged 22. Comm: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Juniper Green. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Neill, George Proudfoot Harcus. Private, 16th Bn Royal Scots, 41586. Killed in action 26/08/1917. Aged 36. Buried: Hargicourt British Cemetery, Aisne, France. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Notman, George Porteous. Private, 192nd Company, Labour Corps, 115079. Died of wounds 30/10/1917. Aged 30. Buried: Nine Elms British Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium. Born: Juniper Green. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Notman, Hugh. Private, 5th Bn King’s Own Scottish Borderers, 12719. Killed in action 23/07/1918. Aged 32. Buried: Raperie British Cemetery, Villemontoire, Aisne, France. Born: Colinton. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Orr, David Fairbairn. Acting Corporal, 9th Bn Royal Scots, 351557. Killed in action 20/09/1917. Aged 21. Comm: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Balerno. Roll: Currie.

Paris, James. Private, 4th Bn Royal Scots, 2208. Killed in action 28/06/1915. Aged 32. Buried: East Mudros Military Cemetery, Lemnos, Greece. Born: Uphall. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Paton, William Robertson Hamilton. Company Sergeant Major, 102nd Bn Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment), 703412. Killed in action 12/09/1916. Aged 38. Buried: Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium. Born: Kilmarnock. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Pattison, Peterswald. Captain, Royal Army Medical Corps attached 4th Bn King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Died 22/02/1916. Aged 39. Buried: Edinburgh () Cemetery, Edinburgh, UK. Born: North Leith. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Peggie, Harry Edward. Lance Corporal, 1st Bn Gordon Highlanders, S/42403. Killed in action 23/08/1918. Aged 18. Comm: Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Colinton. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Pender, George. Captain, 7th Bn Royal Scots. MID. Died of wounds 24/04/1917. Aged 21. Buried: Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Born, Morton, Dumfriesshire. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Pepper, Frederick. Private, 8676, 2nd Bn King’s Own Scottish Borderers. Died 16/06/1921. Aged 34. Buried: ????? Born: Radcliffe, Bury. Roll: Currie

Phillips, Frank. Private, 3rd Bn Royal Scots, 28447. Died 12/05/1917. Aged 28. Buried: Currie Parish Churchyard, Currie, UK. Born: Worthington, Suffolk. Roll: Currie.

Philp, William. Private, 1st Bn Gordon Highlanders, S/10093. Killed in action 31/03/1916. Aged 18. Comm: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Saline, Fife. Roll: Currie.

Poyner, Peter. Sapper, 90th Field Company, Royal Engineers, 66209. Died of wounds 31/10/1917. Aged 33. Buried: Zuydcoote Military Cemetery, Nord, France. Born: Dalziel, Lanarkshire. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Pryde, William. Sergeant, 1st Bn Scottish Rifles, 7592. Killed in action 22/10/1914. Aged 31. Comm: Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Born: Tranent. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Purves, Thomas. Lance Corporal, 12th Bn Royal Scots, 51672. Killed in action 25/04/1918. Aged 18. Comm: Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Colinton. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Rankin [Rankine], Walter. Lance Corporal, 16th Bn Highland Light Infantry, 33398. Killed in action 09/07/1917. Aged 28. Comm: Nieuport Memorial, Nieuwpoort, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Ritchie, Robert. Lance Corporal, 5th/6th Bn Scottish Rifles, 202347. MM. Killed in action 22/06/1917. Aged ?? Buried: Croisilles British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: ????? Roll: Currie.

Robertson, John. Private, 4th Bn King’s Own Scottish Borderers, 30838. Killed in action 13/11/1917. Aged 28. Buried: Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel. Born: Colinton. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Robertson, Peter. Lance Corporal, 9th Bn Royal Scots, 351246. Killed in action 09/04/1917. Aged 20. Buried: Roclincourt Valley Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Canongate, Edinburgh. Roll: Corstorphine, Colinton & Currie.

Robertson, William Maxwell. 2nd Lieutenant, 9th Bn Royal Scots. Died of wounds 02/08/1918. Aged 20. Buried: Senlis French National Cemetery, Oise, France. Born: Juniper Green. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Ross, Andrew. Private, 2nd Bn Highland Light Infantry, 26417. Killed in action 14/04/1918. Aged 29. Buried: Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Balerno. Roll: Currie.

Ross, Charles Whitelaw. Private, 293rd Area Employment Company, Labour Corps, 372131. Died of wounds 30/05/1918. Aged 35. Buried: Bagneux, British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Somme, France. Born: Corstorphine. Roll: Corstorphine, Colinton & Currie.

Roy, Hugh Wright. Private, 9th Bn Scottish Rifles, 40916. Died of wounds 22/05/1917. Aged 34. Buried: Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Alva. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Rudland, John Kirton. Gunner, “C” Battery, 187th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 169629. Killed in action 24/09/1917. Aged 23. Buried: Klein-vierstraat British Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Scott, Charles Fergusson. Staff Sergeant, “Z” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, 50512. Killed in action 08/11/1916. Aged 24. Buried: Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Scott, Henry [Harry J]. Private, 4th Bn Royal Scots, 201217. Killed in action 26/08/1918. Aged 25. Buried: Wancourt British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Juniper Green. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Scott, James. Private, 4th Bn Royal Scots, 2180. Killed in action 28/06/1915. Aged 21. Comm: Helles Memorial, Turkey. Born: Colinton. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Semple, John. Private, 3rd Bn Highland Light Infantry, 5759. Died?????? Aged ?? Buried: ??? Born: Bridgeton, Lanark. Roll: Currie.

Shankie, Robert Brash. Private, 9th Bn Royal Scots, 352709. Died of wounds 11/04/1917. Aged 19. Buried: Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Balerno. Roll: Currie.

Shankie, Thomas Robert. Private, 2nd Bn Royal Scots, 43196. Killed in action 20/11/1916. Aged 23. Comm: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Born: Monifeith, Forfar. Roll: Currie.

Sim, Alexander Taylor. 2nd Lieutenant, 13th Bn Royal Scots. Killed in action 12/05/1916. Aged 24. Buried: Vermelles British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Leith. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Simpson, George Alexander. Lance Corporal, 14th Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, S/21878. Killed in action 28/09/1918. Aged 25. Buried: Grootebeek British Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Stonehaven, Kincardineshire. Roll: Currie & Liberton.

Simpson, William Kinghorn. Gunner, 61st Division, Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery, 3542. Killed in action 18/07/1916. Aged 21. Buried: Aubers Ridge British Cemetery, Aubers, Nord, France. Born: Temple. Roll: Currie & Liberton.

Sims, Thomas. Gunner, 4th Reserve Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 14037. Died 12/01/1920. Aged 53. Buried: Herne Bay Cemetery, Kent, UK. Born: Jersey. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Sinclair, James Alexander. Lance Corporal, 1st Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, 10574. DCM. Killed in action 11/05/1915. Aged 25. Comm: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie.

Smart, Alexander. Private, 17th Bn Royal Scots, 19368. Killed in action 25/08/1917. Aged 22. Comm: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Born: Juniper Green. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Smith, John. Private, ?? Bn Black Watch, ???? KIA/DOW/Died ??????. Aged ?? Buried/Comm: Born: ????? Roll: Currie.

Smith, Thomas Lawrie. Lieutenant, Ayr Yeomanry attd Machine Gun Corps. Killed in action 18/09/1918. Aged 35. Buried: Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery, Nord, France. Born: West Calder. Roll: Currie.

Sneddon, David Rae. Private, 63rd General Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps, 49661. Died 25/08/1918. Aged 32. Buried: Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, Greece. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Stark, James. Private, 1st Bn Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, S/12664. Killed in action 22/12/1914. Aged 20. Comm: Le Touret Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Penicuik. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Stark, Michael. Private, 5th Bn Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment), 907068. MM. Killed in action 10/11/1917. Aged 20. Comm: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie.

Steel, Robert Page. Private, 9th Bn Royal Scots, 350960. Killed in action 09/04/1917. Aged 25. Buried: Roclincourt Valley Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Steell, Constance Muriel. Nurse, Women’s Services. Died 20/03/1917. Aged 28. Buried: Colinton Churchyard Cemetery, Colinton, Edinburgh, UK. Born: Florida, USA. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Stenhouse, Andrew. Private, 16th Bn Royal Scots, 46114. Killed in action 21/03/1918. Aged 40. Comm: Arras Memorial, Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire. Roll: Currie.

Stewart, John. Sapper, ???????, Royal Engineers, ???? KIA/DOW/Died ????? Aged ?? Buried/Comm: ?????? Born: ????? Roll: Currie.

Straiton, William Weather. Private, 4th Bn Royal Scots, 45930. Killed in action 12/11/1917. Aged 29. Comm: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel. Born: Juniper Green. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Stuart, Peter Maxwell. Private, 9th Bn Royal Scots, 350725. Killed in action 09/04/1917. Aged 33. Comm: Arras Memorial, Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Juniper Green. Roll: Currie.

Swan, Peter. Private, 2nd Bn Scots Guards, 13192. Killed in action 10/09/1916. Aged 21. Comm: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Tansy [Tansey], John. Private, 5th/6th Bn Royal Scots, 201643. Killed in action 28/03/1918. Aged 20. Comm: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium. Born: Juniper Green. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Taylor, John. Private, 2nd/6th Bn Manchester Regiment, 44941. Killed in action 21/03/1918. Aged ?? Comm: Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. Born: Bradford, Yorks. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Telfer, Maitland. Private, 13th Bn Royal Scots, 40116. Killed in action 22/08/1917. Aged 35. Comm: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Kirknewton. Roll: Currie.

Thomson, Kenneth Douglas. Lieutenant, 10th Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Killed in action 18/07/1916. Aged 29. Buried: Bray Military Cemetery, Somme, France. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie.

Todd, William. Sergeant, “C” Battery, 258th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 619. Died of wounds 07/08/1916. Aged 20. Buried: St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Torrance, George. Private, 8th Bn Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment), 123. Died 15/08/1915. Aged 21. Buried: Wandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery, London, UK. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie.

Traill, John. Lance Corporal, 11th Bn Royal Scots, 30281. Killed in action 09/04/1917. Aged 20. Buried: St Catherine British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Glasgow. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Traill, Robert. Private, 11th Bn Royal Scots, 30182. Killed in action 21/03/1917. Aged 27. Comm: Arras Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Colinton. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Traill, William. Private, 13th Bn Royal Scots, 46113. Died 24/01/1918. Aged 34. Buried: Fillievres British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Colinton. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Trotter, William. Private, 8th Bn Scottish Rifles, 42752. Killed in action 29/07/1918. Aged 19. Comm: Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie, Corstorphine, Dalmeny & Kirkliston.

Turner, Robert Holmes. Private, 5th/6th Bn Royal Scots, 251427. Died of wounds 16/09/1917. Aged 27. Buried: Zuydcoote Military Cemetery, Nord, France. Born: Juniper Green, Colinton. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Tweedie, Alexander. Private, 2nd Bn Gordon Highlanders, 235504. Killed in action 26/10/1917. Aged 21. Comm: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium. Born: Colinton. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Urquhart, Thomas. Private, 24th Bn Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force, 533. Killed in action 29/07/1916. Aged 22. Comm: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Somme, France. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie.

Watt, Andrew. Private, 7th/8th Bn King’s Own Scottish Borderers, 44147. Killed in action 12/04/1917. Aged 21. Buried: Monchy British Cemetery, Monchy-le-Preux, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Balerno. Roll: Currie.

Weir, John Begbie. Lance Corporal, 16th Bn Royal Scots, 38069. Killed in action 09/04/1918. Aged 38. Comm: Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Born: Livingston. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

White, George. Private, 17th Bn Royal Scots, 275671. MM. Killed in action 24/10/1917. Aged 20. Comm: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Juniper Green. Roll: Currie.

White, John Robertson. Private, 11th Bn Royal Scots, 351370. Killed in action 13/10/1917. Aged 28. Comm: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Williamson, Adam. Private, 1st Bn Gordon Highlanders attd 2nd /14th London Scottish, S/42541. Killed in action 21/08/1918. Aged 18. Buried: Wytschaete Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Juniper Green. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Williamson, John. Lance Sergeant, 49th Bn Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment), 432290. Killed in action 28/09/1918. Aged 35. Buried: Crest Cemetery, Fontaine-Notre Dame, Nord, France. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Williamson, John, Private, 15th Bn Highland Light Infantry, 45204. Killed in action 03/04/1918. Aged 27. Comm: Arras Memorial, Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Corstorphine. Roll: Currie & Corstorphine.

Williamson, John. Private, 1st Bn Highland Light Infantry, 8461. Killed in action 14/03/1915. Aged 29. Comm: Le Touret Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Glasgow. Roll: Currie.

Wilson, Robert Alexander. Private, 8th Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers, 24401. Died 28/07/1918. Aged 20. Buried: Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, Greece. Born: Bonnyrigg. Roll: Currie.

Winton, James Cossar. Private, 52nd Bn Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment), 100049. Killed in action 31/05/1916. Aged 29. Comm: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born: Inveresk. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Wintour, Angus George. Private, 2nd/9th Bn Royal Scots attd 5th Scottish Provisional Battalion, 2840. Died 06/09/1915. Aged 18. Buried: Edinburgh (Morningside) Cemetery, Edinburgh, UK. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie.

Wood, George Todd Dalrymple. Leading Aircraftsman, Royal Air Force, 103186. Died 03/01/1920. Aged 33. Buried: in Edinburgh (North ) Cemetery, Edinburgh, UK. Born: Musselburgh. Roll: Currie.

Wyllie, James Bullock. Private, Auckland Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12/2162. Killed in action 08/08/1915. Aged 25. Comm: Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Turkey. Born: Edinburgh. Roll: Currie & Colinton.

Wynn [Wynne], Martin. Private, 6th Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 5/18651. Killed in action 03/01/1918. Aged 29. Buried: Jerusalem War Memorial, Jerusalem, Israel. Born: Balerno. Roll: Currie.

Young, Jane Affleck. War Nurse, Bangour Military Hospital. Died 15/01/1919. Aged 27. Buried: Currie Kirkyard, Currie, UK. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Young, Peter. Private, 39th Bn Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), 119129. Died 05/10/1918. Aged 22. Buried: Tehran War Cemetery, Iran. Born: Currie. Roll: Currie.

Young, William. Private, 7th Bn Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment), 430858. Killed in action 15/08/1917. Aged 24. Comm: Vimy Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. Born: Balerno. Roll: Currie.

Special Awards [During the Great War only]

DCM = Distinguished Conduct Medal MC = Military Cross MID = Mentioned in Dispatches MM = Military Medal

Glossary

Attd = Attached Bn = Battalion

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