Edinburgh Great War Casualties Roll of Honour

Inverleith Parish Church Great War Memorial

Author: Garry A Ketchen

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Aitken, John [also known as Ian] Malcolm: 2 nd Lieutenant, “D” Battery, 82 nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Born on 17/04/1899 at St Mungo, Dumfries. A son of John Malcolm J.P., Estate Factor, and Isabella Wilson Aitken of Scott House, Kinnear Road, Edinburgh and Norwood, Lockerbie. Siblings were Elizabeth W M, Catherine M and Isabella M M. 2nd Lieutenant Aitken was educated at Warriston College, Moffat, Edinburgh Academy [1913-1914] and Edinburgh University, having also been nominated for Oriel College, Oxford in order to train further for the Indian Civil Service. He initially served as Gunner 226082 in the Royal Field Artillery, being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on 29/06/1918 and serving in “D” Battery of the 82 nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, entering France as a theatre of war during September 1918. He was wounded on 10 th Oct 1918 near Le Cateau during the Battle of Cambrai and died of his wounds on 12/10/1918, aged 19, and is buried in Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France, Grave XIV.C.38. He was awarded the British War Medal & Victory Medal and was mentioned in the University of Edinburgh Roll of Honuor 1914-1919 , the Edinburgh Academy Register 1824-1914, and the War Supplement to the Edinburgh Academy Register and a death notice and biographical note in The Scotsman, 17/10/1918 & 19/10/1918. He is remembered on the Inverleith Parish Church Memorial. [Photo exists]

Dobbie, James Struthers: Private, 13 th Battalion, Tank Corps. Born around 1888 at South Leith. A son of John Dobbie, Paving Contractor, and Jane Dobbie of 13 East Hermitage Place, Leith. Husband of Marion Louise Dobbie of 99 Church Street, South Shore, Blackpool. Siblings were Jessie S M, John A and Arthur J R. Private Dobbie was educated at the Edinburgh Institution [1898-1904]. He enlisted at Edinburgh and initially served as a Quartermaster Sergeant at the 2 nd Scottish Hospital at Craigleith before being transferred and serving as Private 203524 in the King’s Own Scottish Borderers, then Private 307829 in the 13 th Battalion [previously “M” Battalion], Tank Corps. He was killed in action on 03/10/1918, aged 30, and is buried in Hargicourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Aisne, France, Grave B.13. He was awarded the British War Medal & Victory Medal and was mentioned in the Edinburgh Institution 1832-1932 , the Edinburgh Institution and Melville College Roll of Honour 1914-1918 and 1939-1945, and a death notice in The Edinburgh Evening News , 12/10/1918. He is remembered on the Inverleith Parish Church Memorial.

Geddes, George: Private, 1 st Gordon Highlanders. Born around 1897 at Trinity, South Leith. A son of Robert Geddes, Twine Spinner, and Susan Geddes of 6 Hamilton Street, Edinburgh then 12 Lower Granton Road, Trinity. Siblings were Robert, William and James. Private Geddes was educated at Victoria School, Newhaven. He enlisted at Aberdeen and served as Private S/13367 in the 1 st Gordon Highlanders. He was killed in action on 11/04/1917, aged 21, and is remembered on the Arras Memorial, Arras, France, Bay 8 & 9. He was awarded the British War Medal & Victory Medal and was mentioned in a casualty list in The Scotsman , 16/05/1917. He is remembered on the Inverleith Parish Church Memorial and the Newhaven Victoria School Roll of Honour. His brother Robert was also a Great War casualty.

Geddes, Robert: Sergeant, 10 th Highland Light Infantry. Born around 1894 at Trinity, South Leith. A son of Robert Geddes, Twine Spinner, and Susan Geddes of 6 Hamilton Street, Edinburgh and 12 Lower Granton Road, Trinity. Siblings were George, William and James. Sergeant Geddes was educated at Victoria School, Newhaven, being later employed by Mr Walter Nicolson, Grocer, Lower Granton Road before he enlisted into the Highland Light Infantry at Edinburgh on 02/04/1912. He initially served as Lance Corporal 11940 in the 2 nd Highland Light Infantry, entering France as a theatre of war on 14/08/1914. He was wounded in October 1914 then again on 14/11/1914 at Ypres. He was later posted and promoted to serve as Sergeant 11940 in the 10 th Highland Light Infantry. He was killed in action on 24/09/1915, aged 21, and is remembered on the Le Touret Memorial, Pas-de- Calais, France, Panel 37 & 38. He was awarded the 1914 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal and was mentioned in biographical notes in the Leith Observer , 26/12/1914 & 30/10/1915, a biographical note in The Scotsman , 26/10/1915, and a biographical note and death notices in The Edinburgh Evening News , 25/10/1915 & 27/10/1015. He is remembered on the Inverleith Parish Church Memorial and the Newhaven Victoria School Roll of Honour. His brother George was also a Great War casualty. [Photo exists]

Gordon, William Finlay: Driver, Red Cross [although, Granton Parish Church Memorial states Royal Scots]: Born on 15/07/1896 at Edinburgh. A son of Major Andrew Gordon, a Major in the 9 th Royal Scots and a member of a legal firm, and Mary Gordon of “Rose Isle”, 7 Afton Terrace, Edinburgh. Siblings were Christina Heriot, Stanley A and Mary H. Driver Gordon was educated at the Edinburgh Institution [1902-1909] and was a Mercantile Clerk by trade. The Granton Parish Church Memorial simply has the name Finlay Gordon and also states the regiment he served in as the Royal Scots, however no casualty exists on the Commonwealth War Graves website of that name and regiment. The British Red Cross Register of Volunteers on Findmypast.co.uk lists a William Finlay Gordon, Chauffer 10583 who died on duty. The Edinburgh Evening Dispatch dated 23/07/1917 shines some light on the issue. It states that William was a motor driver with the Red Cross. He was visiting a friend in Greenhill Gardens and they were examining an automatic pistol. They fired at a few targets and then the gun jammed. William tried to fix it but failed and passed it to his friend. As the friend sought to clear the jam the gun went off and William was shot in the chest and later died in the Royal Infirmary. Both he and his friend had previously been rejected for Army service but they were about to go to France with the Red Cross. The article suggests that William had previous experience in a war zone but doesn’t specify if this was with the Red Cross or another unit. William died on 22/07/1917, aged 21, and is buried in Edinburgh (Warriston) Cemetery, United Kingdom. He was mentioned in the Edinburgh Institution 1832-1932, the Edinburgh Institution and Melville College Roll of Honour 1914-1918 and 1939-1945, a death notice in The Scotsman , 26/07/1917, and a news item in the Edinburgh Evening Dispatch , 23/07/1917. He is mentioned on the Granton Parish Church Memorial and the Inverleith Parish Church Memorial. Please note that I differ with the regards to the identity of the William Finlay Gordon that is mentioned in the Edinburgh Institution Roll of Honour . It states mentions a William F Gordon, 11 th Royal Scots, KIA 19/08/1917, aged 19. This man had Ayrshire and Glasgow connections and his age does not tie in with dates that William Finlay Gordon attended the Edinburgh Institution according to the Edinburgh Institution 1832- 1932 .

Ireland, James Reginald: 2 nd Lieutenant, 3 rd attached 2 nd Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Born around 1897 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire . A son William Ramage Ireland, Chemist & Druggist, and Elizabeth F Ireland of 2 Hill Street, Glasgow, step-son of John Dobbie, Contractor, of 12 Inverleith Gardens, Edinburgh. 2 nd Lieutenant Ireland was educated at Daniel Stewart’s College and Edinburgh University [Student of Mechanical & Electronic Engineering, 1914-1915]. He served in the 1 st Highland Cadet Battalion between 1912-1914 and then the Officer’s Training Corps, Engineers from January to July 1915. He was commissioned as a 2 nd Lieutenant in the 3 rd Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders in July 915, entering France as a theatre of war on 22/08/1916, being attached to the 2 nd Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. He was killed in action on 28/10/1916, aged 19, during the Battle of the Somme and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France, Pier and Face 15 A and 16 C. He was awarded the British War Medal & Victory Medal and was mentioned in the University of Edinburgh Roll of Honour 1914-1919 , a biographical note and death notice in The Scotsman , 04/11/1916., and a biographical note in The Edinburgh Evening News , 07/11/1916. He is remembered on the Inverleith Parish Church Memorial. [Photo exists]

Kay, John Telfer: Lance Corporal, 9 th Royal Scots. Born around 1885 at Edinburgh. A son of James Kay, Wine Merchant, and Janet Kay of 10 Granton Road. Siblings were James, William, Janet and Catherine Stalker. Lance Corporal Kay was educated at the Edinburgh Institution [1892-1894] and George Watson’s College [1895-] and was employed as an agent in Scotland for Messrs C & T Harris, Wiltshire. He enlisted at Edinburgh in 1914 and served as Private 4137 in the 9 th Royal Scots, being appointed Lance Corporal in 1916 and then later renumbered to 351475. He was killed in action on 9/04/1917, aged 32, on the opening day of the Battle of Arras and is buried in Nine Elms Military Cemetery, Thelus, Pas-de-Calais, France, Grave V. A. 8. He was awarded the British War Medal &Victory Medal and was mentioned in the Edinburgh Institution 1832-1932, the Edinburgh Institution and Melville College Roll of Honour 1914-1918 and 1939-1945, the Watsonian War Record 1914-1918 and a death notice in The Scotsman , 20/04/1917. He is remembered on the Granton Parish Church Memorial and the Inverleith Parish Church Memorial. [Photo exists]

Linklater, Alexander Edgar: Private, 9 th Royal Scots. Born around 1889 at Edinburgh. A son of Joseph Linklater, Draper’s Assistant, and Agnes Linklater of 19 Dean Park Street then 11 Comely Bank Grove, Edinburgh. Siblings were Joseph George, Janetta, Herman, John, Margaret, Lizzie and Robert. Husband of Mary Ross Linklater (nee Hardy) of 4 Boswall Grove, Wardie, and 5 Connaught Place, Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Private Linklater enlisted at Edinburgh and served as Private 351895 in the 9 th Royal Scots. He was killed in action on 23/04/1917, aged 28, during the Battle of Arras and is remembered on the Arras Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France, Bay 1 & 2. He was awarded the British War Medal & Victory Medal and was mentioned in a biographical note and death notice in The Edinburgh Evening News , 04/06/1918 & 02/03/1918. He is remembered on the Inverleith Parish Church Memorial.

McLachlan, Duncan: Private, 1 st Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. Born around 1894 at South Leith. A son of Dugald McLachlan, Seaman, and Annie McLachlan, of 153 and 141 Granton Road, Leith. Siblings were Archie, Rachael and Alexander. Private McLachlan was employed as a Law Clerk. He enlisted at Edinburgh and served as Private 9804 in the 1 st Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, entering France as a theatre of war on 15/11/1914. He was killed in action on 09/05/1915, aged 21, and is remembered on the Le Touret Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France, Panel 41 and 42. He was awarded the 1914 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal and was mentioned in a casualty list in The Scotsman , 25/06/1915, and a death notice in The Edinburgh Evening News , 31/03/1916. He is remembered on the Granton Parish Church Memorial and the Inverleith Parish Church Memorial.

MacGregor, John: Private, 9 th Royal Scots. Born around 1898 at Glasgow. A son of Daniel MacGregor, Insurance Inspector, and Isabella Sime Ogilvie Macgregor of 20 Denham Green Terrace, Edinburgh. Siblings were Elizabeth B O and Marjory L. Private MacGregor enlisted at Edinburgh and served as Private 352002 in the 9 th Royal Scots. He was killed in action on 09/04/1917, aged 19, during the Battle of Arras and is buried in Nine Elms Military Cemetery, Thelus, Pas-de-Calais, France, Grave IV.G.19. He was awarded the British War Medal & Victory Medal and was mentioned in a casualty list in The Scotsman , 12/05/1917. He is remembered on the Inverleith Parish Church Memorial.

Middleton, Alexander Samuel: 2 nd Lieutenant, 3 rd attached 1 st Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. Born on 17/09/1890. A son of George Hodgson Middleton, Engineer, and Nannie Hester Middleton, of 38 Inverleith Place, Edinburgh & Mansfield, Strathmiglo, Fife as well as Natal, South Africa and Ontario, Canada. Siblings were George Hilton, James Russell, Elizabeth Hazel and Donald Stewart. 2nd Lieutenant Middleton was educated at Natal Academy, Edinburgh Academy [1902-1905] and Edinburgh University [Student of Science 1909-1910], later residing at Chaffeys Locks, Ontario, Canada. At the outbreak of the Great War he returned to the UK and enlisted in September 1914 in initially serving as Private, then Sergeant, in the Scottish Horse, being commissioned as a 2 nd Lieutenant in the 3 rd Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders during March 1915, entering France as a theatre of war on 29/07/1915, being attached to the 1 st Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. He was wounded on 25/09/1915, during the Battle of Loos, and he died of his wounds on 30/09/1915, aged 25, at No2 Red Cross Hospital and is buried in St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine- Maritime, France, Grave, Officers A.2.2. He was awarded the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal and was mentioned in the Edinburgh Academy Register 1824-1914, and the War Supplement to the Edinburgh Academy Register , the University of Edinburgh Roll of Honour 1914- 1919 , a biographical note and death notice in The Scotsman , 02/10/1915 & 04/10/1915, and biographical notes and a death notice in The Edinburgh Evening News , 01/10/1915, 02/10/1915 & 04/10/1915. He is remembered on the Inverleith Parish Church Memorial. His brothers George and James were also Great War casualties. [Photo exists]

Middleton, George Hilton, M.B., Ch.B.: Lieutenant , Royal Army Medical Corps. Born on 01/08/1893. A son of George Hodgson Middleton, Engineer, and Nannie Hester Middleton, of 38 Inverleith Place, Edinburgh & Mansfield, Strathmiglo, Fife as well as Natal, South Africa and Ontario, Canada. Siblings were Alexander Samuel, James Russell, Elizabeth Hazel and Donald Stewart. Lieutenant Middleton was educated at Natal Academy, Edinburgh Academy [1903-1911] and Edinburgh University [Medical Student 1911-1914]. He had served in Edinburgh University’s Officer Training Corps Artillery between 1912-1914 and enlisted in August 1914 being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2 nd Lowland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. He served in Egypt 1915-1917, was promoted Lieutenant in 1915 and then transferred to Royal Army Medical Corps on 24/10/1918. He was killed in action on 10/08/1919, aged 25, during operations in Archangel in Northern Russia and is remembered on the Archangel Memorial, Russian Federation. He was awarded the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal and was mentioned in ** Edinburgh Academy Register 1824-1914, and the War Supplement to the Edinburgh Academy Register , the ** University of Edinburgh Roll of Honour 1914-1919 , and a biographical note and death notice in The Scotsman, 18/08/1919. He is remembered on the Inverleith Parish Church. Memorial His brothers Alexander and James were also Great War casualties. [Photo exists]

Middleton, James Russell: Lieutenant, 7 th Queens Own Cameron Highlanders attached 11 th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Born on 24/01/1888, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A son of George Hodgson Middleton, Engineer, and Nannie Hester Middleton, of 38 Inverleith Place, Edinburgh & Mansfield, Strathmiglo, Fife as well as Natal, South Africa and Ontario, Canada. Siblings were Alexander Samuel, George Hilton, Elizabeth Hazel and Donald Stewart. Lieutenant Middleton was educated at Natal Academy, Edinburgh Academy [1902-1905] and Edinburgh University [Student of Science 1905-1906]. He was later employed as a Civil Engineer on the Canadian Pacific Railways and resided at Outlook, Sask, Canada. He enlisted in 1914 and initially served as Trooper, then Corporal, 2605 in Lord Strathcona’s Horse, being commissioned as a Lieutenant in 1915 serving in the 7th Queens Own Cameron Highlanders, entering France as a theatre of war on 04/06/1915. He was transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in June 1916 and began attending the Military Flying School at Thetford on 20/08/1916 being trained to fly in a Maurice Farman Biplane. Later that same year he qualified as a Flight Lieutenant and was posted to the 11 th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps in France on 26/10/1916. He was forced to land behind German lines on 24/03/1917 whilst flying an FE2b, registration number A803. He had been severely wounded and was made a prisoner of war. He died of his wounds on 21/06/1917, aged 29, at Mülheim am Rühr Hospital, Cologne and is buried in Cologne Southern Cemetery, Koln (Cologne), Germany, Grave XVI.A.17. He was awarded the 1914-1915 Star, British war Medal & Victory Medal and was mentioned in the Edinburgh Academy Register 1824-1914, and the War Supplement to the Edinburgh Academy Register , the University of Edinburgh Roll of Honour 1914-1919 , The Sky Their Battlefield, Second Edition , a biographical note and death notice in The Scotsman, 31/03/1917, 18/07/1917 & 20/07/1917, and biographical notes and death notices in The Edinburgh Evening News , 31/03/1917, 17/07/1917, 18/07/1917 & 19/07/1917. He is remembered on the Inverleith Parish Church Memorial. His brothers Alexander and George were also Great War casualties. [Photo and service records exists]

Ormrod, John: Gunner, 56 th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Born around 1881 at Salford, Broughton, Manchester. A son of Thomas Ormrod, Insurance Clerk, and Maria Ormrod [later step-mother, Rebecca] of 6 Grasmere Street then 33 Great Cheetham Street West, both Broughton, Salford, Manchester. Siblings were Ann, Margaret, Mary and Rubina. Husband of Mary M Ormrod of 7 Darnell Road, Trinity, Edinburgh. Gunner Ormrod was employed as an Insurance Clerk. He enlisted at Edinburgh and served as Gunner 344653 initially in the Forth Royal Garrison Artillery then the 56 th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. He died of wounds received in action on 03/02/1918, aged 36, at the 5 th Casualty Clearing Station and was buried in Tincourt New British Cemetery, Somme, France, Grave IV.D.29. He was awarded the British War Medal & Victory Medal and was mentioned in a death notice and casualty list in The Scotsman , 11/02/1918 & 07/03/1918. He is remembered on the Inverleith Parish Church Memorial.

Ritchie, Thomas Arthur: Lieutenant, 3 rd attached 1 st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Born on 22/12/1896 at Brechin, Forfarshire. A son of Rev Thomas L Ritchie, Minister of St James Free Church which became Inverleith Parish Church, and Margaret Anne Ritchie of Airlie House, 1 Arboretum Road, Edinburgh. Siblings were John, Margaret R, Mary E, Edith G, Elspet S, Charles D and Henry P. Lieutenant Ritchie was educated at Edinburgh Academy [1903-1915] and then Sandhurst from April 1915. He was commissioned as a 2 nd Lieutenant in August 1915 serving in the 3rd , attached 1 st , Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment and was promoted Lieutenant in 1916. He was killed in action on 18/10/1916, aged 19, and is buried in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France, Grave XXVIII.H.1. He was awarded the British War Medal & Victory Medal and was mentioned in the Edinburgh Academy Register 1824-1914, and the War Supplement to the Edinburgh Academy Register , a biographical note in The Scotsman , 28/10/1916, and a biographical note in The Edinburgh Evening News, 28/10/1916. He is remembered on the Inverleith Parish Church Memorial.

Robertson, Alexander Stewart [or Stuart]: 2 nd Lieutenant, 8th attached 2 nd Battalion, Royal Scots. Born on 25/09/1883 at Beauthorn Cottage, Peebles. A son of James Robertson, Wine, Spirit & Tea Merchant, and Margaret Robertson of 4 Laverockbank Terrace, then Milton House, Trinity, Edinburgh. Siblings were John H, William D, Isabella M, Jane M, Margaret, Agnes, Jessie and Elsie. Husband of Margaret Wenley Robertson [nee Poole] of 25 Inverleith Gardens, Edinburgh and 47 Wickham Avenue, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex. 2 nd Lieutenant Robertson was educated at the Edinburgh Institution [1893-1900] and was later the Local Secretary & Branch Manager of Messrs J. J. Cunningham of Leith and the Maritime Buildings, Dundee. He enlisted on 03/01/1901 at Edinburgh and initially served as Private 3261 in the Queen’s Volunteer Rifle Brigade, Royal Scots being discharged for business reasons on 18/12/1903. During the Great War he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on 28/11/1915 and served in the 8th , attached 2 nd , Battalion, Royal Scots, being promoted Lieutenant on 01/07/1917. He was killed in action on 02/09/1918, aged 34, and is buried in Vraucourt Copse Cemetery, Vaulx-Vraucourt, Pas-de-Calais, France, Grave I.A.8. He was awarded the British War Medal, Victory Medal & Military Cross and was mentioned in the Edinburgh Institution 1832- 1932 , the Edinburgh Institution and Melville College Roll of Honour 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 and a death notice and biographical note in The Scotsman, 14/09/1918 & 16/09/1918. He is remembered on the Inverleith Parish Church Memorial.

Robertson, David McIntosh: Private, 14 th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Born around 1881 at Hillhead, Lanarkshire. A son of John Charles Robertson, Commercial Clerk in Drapers, and Helen Robertson of 1 Wardie Avenue, Edinburgh. Sibling was John A. Private Robertson was employed as an Insurance Clerk. He enlisted at Edinburgh and served as Private S/12577 in the 14 th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. He was killed in action on 24/04/1917, aged 36, and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France, Pier and Face 15 A and 16 C. He was awarded the British War Medal & Victory Medal and was mentioned in a death notice in The Scotsman , 29/05/1917. He is remembered on the Granton Parish Church Memorial and the Inverleith Parish Church Memorial.

Thomson, Thomas: Lieutenant, 7 th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders attached 12 th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Born around 1894 at Alloa. A son of Robert Thomson, Farmer, and Barbara B Millar Thomson of 4 Wardie Avenue, Edinburgh then 1 Bedford Place, Alloa then Port Burwell, Ontario. Siblings were James, Robert, Barbara and David. Lieutenant Thomson was a Student in the Civil Service. He enlisted and initially served as Private 9870 in the 14 th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. He was then commissioned as a Lieutenant on 04/11/1915 and entered France as a theatre of war serving with the 7 th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. He joined the Royal Flying Corps on 06/06/1916 and passed his flying exam on 30/09/1916. He was posted to the 12 th Squadron RFC and was wounded on 16/12/1916, returning to duty on 21/12/1916. He was killed in action on 25/04/1917, aged 23, and is buried in Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt, Pas-de-Calais, France, IV. F. 13. At the time of his death he was piloting a BE2e, serial number 7191, and was flying on an artillery observation patrol. He was awarded the British War Medal &Victory Medal and was mentioned in The Sky Their Battlefield, Second Edition . He is remembered on the Granton Memorial and Inverleith Parish Church Memorial. [Service records exist]

Thornton, James [James B on memorial]: Born on 11/02/1888 at West Calder. A son of Peter Thornton, Coal Master at Crofthead & Falahill Collieries, Fauldhouse, and Mary Walker Thornton [nee Brownlee], of 4 Shandon Road and then “Miramar”, Kinnear Road, Trinity, Edinburgh. Siblings were Thomas, Kate S, Alfred and Isa N. Mr Thornton was employed as a Colliery Clerk then as a Mine Manager. He left the UK from Liverpool on 14/02/1914 aboard the City of Marseilles bound for Calcutta, India. He died in an accident on 11/11/1916, aged 28, at Chasnalla, India. He is remembered on the Inverleith Parish Church Memorial.

Tough, James Greig: Private, 4 th Royal Scots. Born around 1894 at Newhaven. A son of Neil Tough, Iron Forger, and Prudence Tough of 16 Lower Granton Road, Trinity, then 114 Main Street, Newhaven, then 13 Inverleith Place, Goldenacre, Edinburgh. Siblings were Christina, Jessie and Catherine. Private Tough was educated at Victoria School, Newhaven and was employed as a Sawmiller at Granton Timber Company. He enlisted on 15/10/1913 at Edinburgh and served as Private 1623 in “C” Company of the 4 th Royal Scots, entering the Balkans as a theatre of war on 05/06/1915. He was killed in action on 28/06/1915, aged 21, during the Battle of Gully Ravine and is buried in Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Turkey, Grave VII. F. 25. He was awarded the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal and was mentioned in a biographical note in the Edinburgh Evening Dispatch , 24/07/1915, and a biographical note and casualty list in The Scotsman , 24/07/1915 & 09/08/1915, and a biographical note and death notices in The Edinburgh Evening News , 23/07/1915, 28/06/1916, 28/06/1917, 28/06/1918, 28/06/1919 & 28/06/1920. He is remembered on the Newhaven Parish Church Memorial, the Inverleith Parish Church Memorial and the Newhaven Victoria School Roll of Honour. [Service records exist]

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