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Evening Times Roll of Honour August 1916 (Including Soldiers from Outwith Glasgow) Evening Times Roll of Honour August 1916 (including soldiers from outwith Glasgow) Date of Page Surname First name Home Rank Regiment Death Date in ET Port Notes Abercrombie Balfour Paisley Private Black Watch 31-Jul-16 18-Aug-16 5 Y Died from wounds Abercrombie Balfour Paisley Private Black Watch 31-Jul-16 17-Aug-16 2 Died of wounds Abercrombie Peter Glasgow Private Highland Light Infantry 29-Aug-16 4 Previously reported missing now reported killed King's Own Scottish 01- 3 Adair Hugh Holytown Private Borderers 08-Jul-16 Aug-16 Killed while on duty Adam Andrew Glasgow Private 26-Aug-16 5 Y Killed Adam W F Pollokshields Second Lieutenant Scottish Rifles 31-Aug-16 4 Killed by shell fire Adams James Wishaw Sergeant Seaforth Highlanders 09-Aug-16 4 Y Killed 3 Aitken James Cambusnethan Private Highland Light Infantry 8th 25-Aug-16 Killed Aitken John Rutherglen Private Highland Light Infantry 15-Jul-16 01-Aug-16 6 Y Killed in action Aitken William Glasgow Private Seaforth Highlanders 02-Aug-16 4 Y Died of dysentery Argyll and Sutherland 5 Aitken William J. Bonnybridge Private Highlanders 17-Jul-16 19-Aug-16 Y Killed in action Argyll and Sutherland 5 Allan Alexander Wishaw Private Highlanders 25-Aug-16 Y Fallen in France Allan Matthew Glenboig Private 01-Aug-16 6 Y Killed in action Allan William Glasgow Private Seaforth Highlanders 14-Jul-16 08-Aug-16 4 Y Killed in action Anderson A Private Black Watch 25-Aug-16 3 Wounded taken to Springburn Hospital (12331) Anderson J W Dunblane Lieutenant Cameron Highlanders 23-Aug-16 3 Killed Anderson James Private Gordon Highlanders 25-Aug-16 3 Wounded taken to Springburn Hospital (42311) Anderson M Glasgow Private Scottish Rifles 06-Jul-16 09-Aug-16 4 Y Died from wounds Anderson Matthew Glasgow Captain Highland Light Infantry 22-Aug-16 28-Aug-16 4 Killed in action Anderson R Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders 25-Aug-16 3 Wounded taken to Springburn Hospital (33332) Anderson Thomas Paisley Second Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders 05-Aug-16 4 Gunshot wounds Anderson William Beith Private Highland Light Infantry 01-Jul-16 04-Aug-16 3 Killed 3 Anderson William Greenock Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 12-Jul-16 08-Aug-16 Killed in action Anderson William Larkhall Corporal Highland Light Infantry 10-Aug-16 5 Y Awarded Military Medal Anderson William Falkirk Private Cameron Highlanders 18-Aug-16 5 Y Killed in action Anderson William Glasgow Private Scottish Rifles 03-Aug-16 3 Y Killed in action Angus Robert Irvine Lance Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers 04-Aug-16 3 Killed in action Archibald Edward Hamilton Private Highland Light Infantry 17-Jul-16 05-Aug-16 5 Y Killed Armit Napier Leith Captain Royal Scots 12-Aug-16 4 Killed Armour James Rutherglen Private Seaforth Highlanders 10-Aug-16 5 Y Died in hospital Armstrong James Kirkcudbright Sergeant Royal Fusiliers 05-Aug-16 4 Killed in action in France 5 Arnott George Whitburn Private Black Watch 28-Jun-16 18-Aug-16 Y Wounded in action and died before reaching hospital 5 Attwood Robert Glasgow Sergeant East Yorkshire Regiment 31-Aug-16 Y Killed in action Auton Alex Old Kilpatrick Private Royal Scots 16-Jul-16 05-Aug-16 4 Killed Bagwell Andrew Airdrie Able Seaman Navy 28-Aug-16 5 Y Drowned at sea Baillie Robert Glasgow Private Highland Light Infantry 15-Jul-16 07-Aug-16 5 Y Killed Cameron Highlanders 3 Baillie William Paisley Private Machine Gun Section 13-Aug-16 23-Aug-16 Died from wounds Bain H Private Cameron Highlanders 25-Aug-16 3 Wounded taken to Springburn Hospital (17911) Special Collections, Mitchell Library, Glasgow. 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Please do not redistribute without permission. 1 Evening Times Roll of Honour August 1916 (including soldiers from outwith Glasgow) Date of Page Surname First name Home Rank Regiment Death Date in ET Port Notes Bain Henry Glasgow Private Gordon Highlanders 29-Jul-16 28-Aug-16 5 Y Died of wounds Baird William Wishaw Private Black Watch 25-Aug-16 5 Y Shot through head in Delville Wood Motor Machine Gun 4 Baird William Kilmarnock Private Section 09-Aug-16 Y Killed in action Ballantine J Dennistoun Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry 01-Jul-16 04-Aug-16 5 Y Killed in action Argyll and Sutherland 4 Ballantyne Andrew Hamilton Lance Corporal Highlanders 14-Jul-16 16-Aug-16 Y Killed in action Kings Own Scottish 3 Ballantyne J K St Boswells Lieutenant Borderers 19-Aug-16 Wounded Ballingall D Private Royal Scots 16-Aug-16 3 Wounded arrived at Royal Infirmary (21330) Balsillie John Glasgow Private Royal Scots 04-Aug-16 5 Y Killed Balsillie William Glasgow Private Cameron Highlanders 01-Jul-16 18-Aug-16 5 Y Killed in action Barbour J Glasgow Private Highland Light Infantry 27-Jul-16 17-Aug-16 5 Y Died of wounds Barnbrook Frederick Milngavie Lieutenant Canadian Field Artillery 30-Aug-16 4 Suffering from severe shellshock and wounds 3 Barr W Glasgow Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 13-Jul-16 01-Aug-16 Killed Barrett David Glasgow Private Cameron Highlanders 16-Jul-16 12-Aug-16 5 Y Killed in action June 30th 1916 Barrie Matthew Blantyre Private Seaforth Highlanders 14-Aug-16 5 Y Awarded the DCM Barrie S Private Scottish Rifles 25-Aug-16 3 Wounded taken to Springburn Hospital (1925) Argyll and Sutherland 3 Baxter Archibald R Dalmuir Lieutenant Highlanders 04-Aug-16 In Yorkhill hospital Kings Own Scottish 4 Baxter James Kirkintilloch Private Borderers 01-Jul-16 09-Aug-16 Y On casualty list Baxter Joseph P Glasgow Private Highland Light Infantry 20-Jul-16 10-Aug-16 5 Y Killed in action Beattie Robert Springside Private Black Watch 13-Jul-16 01-Aug-16 6 Y Killed in action Begbie William Glasgow Lance Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers 14-Jul-16 16-Aug-16 4 Y Killed in France Begg Andrew C Abbotshall Lieutenant Black Watch 08-Aug-16 3 Killed Argyll and Sutherland 5 Begg Harry Falkirk Private Highlanders 10-Aug-16 Y Died on service at the front Begg William Kirkintilloch Sapper Royal Engineers 05-Aug-16 4 Killed in France Begley Thomas Glasgow Private Highland Light Infantry 08-Aug-16 4 Y Killed in action Royal Army Medical 4 Beilby Julius Colinton Captain Corps 29-Aug-16 Reported missing now reported killed Argyll and Sutherland 5 Beith John Paisley Private Highlanders 28-Jul-16 22-Aug-16 Y Killed in action Bell Andrew Glasgow Sergeant Scottish Rifles 14-Jul-16 26-Aug-16 5 Y Killed in action Bell David Dumfries Private Highland Light Infantry 03-Jul-16 08-Aug-16 4 Y Killed in action Belshaw William Glasgow Corporal South African Infantry 18-Jul-16 08-Aug-16 2 Killed in action 4 Belshaw William Glasgow Corporal South African Infantry 3rd 18-Jul-16 09-Aug-16 Y Killed in action Benson Peter Uddingston Private Scottish Rifles 03-Aug-16 14-Aug-16 5 Y Killed in action Bethune Peter Glasgow Private Scottish Rifles 04-Aug-16 19-Aug-16 2 Killed in action in Egypt Bingham A S Private Highland Light Infantry 16-Aug-16 3 Wounded arrived at Royal Infirmary (3278) Bingham William George Cambuslang Private Gordon Highlanders 20-Jul-16 10-Aug-16 5 Y Killed Royal Army Medical 5 Binnie Alex Falkirk Private Corps 10-Aug-16 Y Died of wounds Special Collections, Mitchell Library, Glasgow. 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Please do not redistribute without permission. 2 Evening Times Roll of Honour August 1916 (including soldiers from outwith Glasgow) Date of Page Surname First name Home Rank Regiment Death Date in ET Port Notes Kings Own Scottish 3 Black John Renton Private Borderers 20-Jul-16 03-Aug-16 Y Killed in action in France Blair Benjamin Mile End Private Cameron Highlanders 18-Jul-16 24-Aug-16 5 Y Died of wounds in France Blair Charles Paterson Glasgow Private 15-Aug-16 5 Y Killed Blair William Private Cameron Highlanders 25-Aug-16 3 Wounded taken to Springburn Hospital (18309) Blyth T Glasgow Private Royal Scots 04-Aug-16 3 Reported killed Australian Imperial 3 Boe James Stranraer Private Expeditionary Force 20-Jul-16 08-Aug-16 Killed in action Bonnar Thomas Chryston Private Highland Light Infantry 03-Aug-16 3 Killed in action Boslem Daniel Carluke Private Scottish Rifles 25-Aug-16 3 Killed Kings Own Scottish 5 Bowler W Falkirk Lance Corporal Borderers 25-Sep-15 12-Aug-16 Y Missing now reported killed Bowman Joseph Annan Private Highland Light Infantry 01-Jul-16 07-Aug-16 5 Y Killed in Action Boyd J Blantyre Corporal Scottish Rifles 30-Jul-16 21-Aug-16 4 Died from wounds in Rouen Hospital Boyd Moses Maybole First Air Mechanic Royal Flying Corps 31-Aug-16 4 Died as result of aeroplane accident Boyle Patrick Glasgow Private Scottish Rifles 10-Aug-16 5 Y Killed Boyle Thomas Shotts Private Machine Gun Corps 10-Jul-16 30-Aug-16 5 Y Killed Brady Bernard Glasgow Private Royal Dublin Fusilliers 01-Jul-16 18-Aug-16 5 Y Killed in action Brady J Glasgow Private Highland Light Infantry 18-Jul-16 22-Aug-16 5 Y Killed in action Brannon Daniel Glasgow Private Highland Light Infantry 12-Aug-16 31-Aug-16 5 Y Died of wounds Brash John Larkhall Private Seaforth Highlanders 03-Aug-16 12-Aug-16 5 Y Died of wounds Breckenridge George Ardrossan Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 26-Aug-16 4 Killed Breen M Private Highland Light Infantry 25-Aug-16 3 Wounded taken to Springburn Hospital (B-8918) Brodie Allan Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 27-Jul-16 02-Aug-16 3 Died of wounds Brodie D E Captain Cameron Highlanders 26-Aug-16 4 Died Kings Own Scottish 4 Brown A R Longriggend Captain Borderers 17-Aug-16 24-Aug-16 Killed in action Brown Alexander Wishaw Scottish Rifles 19-Jul-16 01-Aug-16 3 Hand shot off Brown Arthur Guerin Glasgow Private Highland Light Infantry 06-Aug-16 14-Aug-16 5 Y Killed in action
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