WW1 index to the Milngavie & Bearsden Herald compiled by EDLC Archives and Local Studies in partnership with the Dunbartonshire Family History Society Page in Photo in Dates in M&B War Surname Forename Rank Regiment Died M&B M&B Reason for Entry Herald Memorial Herald Herald Adam John Stewart 2nd Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 11/08/1918 23/08/1918 2 No Killed in action Adam John Stewart 2nd Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 11/08/1918 13/09/1918 2 No Killed in action Adam William Frederick 2nd Lieutenant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 25/08/1916 23/08/1918 2 No Killed in action Aitken James G Private Canadian Contingent 30/11/1917 3 Yes Awarded MM Aitken James G Private Canadian Contingent 07/12/1917 2 Yes Awarded MM Aitken James G Private Canadian Contingent 14/12/1917 2 Yes Awarded MM Aitken Tom Private London 24/05/1918 3 No Prisoner of War Aitkenhead Albert Private Highland Light Infantry 14/07/1916 2 No Wounded in the chest Alexander John Lieutenant Canadian Contingent 01/10/1916 10/11/1916 2 No Killed in action Alexander Walter S Captain Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 03/03/1916 2 Yes Promotion Alexander Walter S Captain Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 28/07/1916 2 Yes Wounded in action Allan John Private Gordon Highlanders 18/08/1916 26/01/1917 2 Milngavie Yes Killed in action Allen William Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 21/05/1915 5 No Sick and in hospital Allen William Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 28/05/1915 5 No Sick and in hospital Anderson Andrew Douglas MacArthur Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 08/05/1915 28/05/1915 5 Yes Killed in action Anderson Andrew Douglas MacArthur Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 08/05/1915 07/01/1916 5 Yes Entry in list of dead Anderson William Herbert Lieutenant Colonel Highland Light Infantry 10/05/1918 2 No Awarded VC Baillie George Private Canadian Infantry 18/07/1916 14/07/1916 2 Milngavie Yes Wounded in the head Baillie George Private Canadian Infantry 18/07/1916 28/07/1916 2 Milngavie Yes Died of wounds Baillie George Private Canadian Infantry 18/07/1916 04/08/1916 1&2 Milngavie Yes Death Baillie George Private Canadian Infantry 18/07/1916 08/11/1918 2 Milngavie Yes Awarded MM Baillie John Sapper Royal Engineers 14/12/1917 2 No Awarded MM Barnbrook Arthur Flight Cadet Royal Air Force 16/01/1919 24/01/1919 2 Milngavie No Died in aeroplane accident Barnbrook Frederick J Lieutenant Canadian Field ArtilleryCanadian Horse Artillery 01/09/1916 3 No Severe shellshock and wounds Barr John Young Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 25/04/1915 07/05/1915 1&5 Milngavie No Killed in action Barr John Young Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 25/04/1915 07/01/1916 5 Milngavie No Entry in list of dead Battison John Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 24/06/1918 05/07/1918 3 Milngavie No Killed in action Life saved by water bottle and rifle stopping Baxter JB Lance Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 28/05/1915 5 No shrapnel Bethune Peter Private Gordon Highlanders 31/03/1916 2 No Wounded in the arm Biggar T Lance Corporal New Zealand Expeditionary Force 04/02/1916 4 Yes Mentioned in despatches Biggar T Lance Corporal New Zealand Expeditionary Force 11/02/1916 5 Yes Background story Promoted to be a Companion of the Order of Birrell ETF Major Royal Army Medical Corps 05/03/1915 4 No St Michael and St George Birrell George Henry Gordon 2nd Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 10/05/1915 21/05/1915 5 Milngavie No Killed in action Birrell George Henry Gordon 2nd Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 10/05/1915 28/05/1915 5 Milngavie No Killed in action Birrell George Henry Gordon 2nd Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 10/05/1915 07/01/1916 5 Milngavie No Entry in list of dead Birrell WG Major General Royal Army Medical Corps 23/08/1918 06/09/1918 3 No Funeral Black Alex Lance Sergeant Scots Guards 13/04/1917 3 Yes Awarded Certificate of Appreciation Black Alex Lance Sergeant Scots Guards 20/04/1917 3 Yes Awarded Certificate of Appreciation Black John Private Seaforth Highlanders 20/04/1917 3 No Bayonet wound Blackater Thomas E 2nd Lieutenant Kings Own Royal Lancashire 28/05/1915 5 No Wounded Blackater Thomas E 2nd Lieutenant Kings Own Royal Lancashire 04/06/1915 5 No Wounded Blackie George Sergeant Canadian Machine Gun Corps 01/10/1918 28/02/1919 1&2 Milngavie Yes Killed in action Blackie George Sergeant Canadian Machine Gun Corps 01/10/1918 07/03/1919 2 Milngavie Yes In Memoriam Blackwood Major Royal Flying Corps 22/03/1918 2 No Promoted to Major Awarded Croix de Guerre and mentioned in Blair Robert Major Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 25/01/1918 3 No despatches Blake Richard Sergeant Royal Engineers 14/08/1916 08/09/1916 2 No Missing believed killed Bone Thomas Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 16/08/1918 3 No Recommended for DCM Borland George Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 22/11/1917 14/06/1918 2 Milngavie No Died of pneumonia Page 1 Page in Photo in Dates in M&B War Surname Forename Rank Regiment Died M&B M&B Reason for Entry Herald Memorial Herald Herald Boyack James T Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry 20/05/1917 15/06/1917 7 Bearsden No Killed in action Boyack James T Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry 20/05/1917 10/08/1917 7 Bearsden No Killed in action Boyack James T Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry 20/05/1917 24/05/1918 1 Bearsden No In Memoriam Boyd James Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 08/02/1918 3 Yes Missing Boyd James Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 15/02/1918 2 Yes Prisoner of War Boyd John Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 09/04/1915 4 No Wounded - shrapnel wound to head Boyle P Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 25/05/1917 3 No Wounded Boyle P Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 29/03/1918 3 No Shrapnel wound in shoulder Breadie Alfred Private Gordon Highlanders 04/02/1916 4 No Wounded on both legs Breen John Private Australian Infantry 02/07/1918 5 No Right arm broken wound in left thigh Breen William Thomas Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 29/10/1916 22/12/1916 2 Milngavie Yes Missing Breen William Thomas Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 29/10/1916 29/12/1916 3 Milngavie Yes Missing Breen William Thomas Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 29/10/1916 26/10/1917 1 Milngavie Yes In Memoriam Breen William Thomas Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 29/10/1916 31/10/1919 1 Milngavie Yes In Memoriam Brown Andrew Drinnan Private Royal Army Medical Corps 29/09/1915 15/10/1915 1&5 Milngavie No Died: Dysentery Brown Andrew Drinnan Private Royal Army Medical Corps 29/09/1915 07/01/1916 5 Milngavie No Listed in Roll of Honour Brown John N Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 23/04/1917 01/06/1917 2 Milngavie Yes Killed in action Brown John N Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 23/04/1917 26/04/1918 1 Milngavie Yes In Memoriam Brown John N Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 23/04/1917 25/04/1919 1 Milngavie Yes In Memoriam Brown PT Captain British Expeditionary Force 19/01/1917 2 Yes Awarded MC Brown PT Captain British Expeditionary Force 02/03/1917 3 Yes Awarded MC Brown Robert Corporal Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 17/11/1916 3 No Shrapnel wound right arm Buchan William George 2nd Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders 12/10/1916 20/10/1916 3 Bearsden Yes Killed in action Buchan William George 2nd Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders 12/10/1916 27/10/1916 2 Bearsden Yes Mentioned in list of fallen Buchanan Alexander Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 25/05/1917 3 No Severely wounded, hospital in England Buchanan William Private Highland Light Infantry 12/07/1915 13/08/1915 3 Bearsden Yes Obituary Buchanan William Private Highland Light Infantry 12/07/1915 13/08/1915 1 Bearsden Yes Killed in action Buchanan William Private Highland Light Infantry 12/07/1915 07/01/1916 5 Bearsden Yes Mentioned in Roll of Honour Bulloch Robert Lance Corporal 15/02/1918 3 No Extracts from letters received by his parents Burgess Alex W 2nd Lieutenant Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 02/07/1915 4 No Receives a commission Burgess Matthew Wylie Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps 23/07/1918 02/08/1918 2 Milngavie No Killed in action Burns James Private Highland Light Infantry 28/07/1916 2 No Wounded in the leg Burrows James Lieutenant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 29/03/1918 2 No Wounded in the chest Burton Thomas Menzie 2nd Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 15/09/1916 5 No Awarded MC Butler Joseph Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers 17/04/1917 27/04/1917 3 Milngavie Yes Died of wounds Caldwell James Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 10/04/1917 27/04/1917 3 Milngavie No Died of wounds Cameron Harold Private Canadian Infantry 02/07/1915 5 No Died of wounds Cameron Harold Private Canadian Infantry 20/07/1915 1 No Died of wounds Cameron Harold Private Canadian Infantry 07/01/1916 5 No Mentioned in Roll of Honour Campbell Alexander Private Canadian Infantry 15/09/1916 02/02/1916 1 Milngavie Yes Killed in action Campbell Alexander Private Canadian Infantry 15/09/1916 26/01/1917 1&2 Milngavie Yes Killed in action Campbell Alexander Private Canadian Infantry 15/09/1916 02/02/1917 3 Milngavie Yes Killed in action Campbell Douglas Brigadier-General Highland Division 05/05/1916 2 Yes Article on army service Campbell James Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 01/09/1916 3 No Reported wounded Campbell James Sergeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 09/04/1917 04/05/1917 2 Yes Killed in action Campbell James Sergeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 09/04/1917 11/05/1917 3 Yes Killed in action Campbell-Colquhoun AJ Captain Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 12/01/1917 2 No Mentioned in despatches Appointed a member of the Scottish National Campbell-Colquhoun AJ Captain Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 07/02/1919 2 No Headquarters of "The Comrades of the Great War".