Edinburgh Great War Casualties Roll of Honour Baberton Golf Club Great War Roll of Honour 1 Copyright © Garry A Ketchen 2014 Photograph courtesy of Garry A Ketchen Garry A Ketchen has asserted his right under the Copyright, Design and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the Author of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the author. Acknowledgements: My thanks to the members of Baberton Golf Club, especially the Club Captain, Brian Chrystal, for providing club membership details, occupations and addresses that helped confirm the identities of the casualties. My thanks to Malcolm Fergusson for additional information regarding the circumstances of the death of Lt Kenneth Douglas Thomson, 10th A&SH. 2 Anderson, David: Private, 5th Royal Scots. Born around 1894 at Merchiston, Edinburgh. A son of John Anderson, Gas Meter Maker, and Agnes Anderson of 26 Shandon Street then 80 Polwarth Terrace, both Edinburgh. Siblings were Agnes, John, Helen, William Hunter, Walter and Edith Agnes M. Private Anderson was educated at Daniel Stewart’s College and studied as a Medical Student at Edinburgh University [1911-1914]. Prior to the war he had trained in Daniel Stewart’s College Officer Training Corps. He enlisted on 06/09/1914 at Edinburgh and served as Private 2237 in the machine gun section of the 5th Royal Scots, entering the Balkans as a theatre of war on 25/04/1915. He was killed in action at Gallipoli on 03/05/1915 [some sources wrongly say 27/05/1915], aged 21, and is remembered on the Helles Memorial, Turkey, Panel 26 to 30. He was awarded the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal and was mentioned in the University of Edinburgh Roll of Honour, a biographical note and casualty list in The Scotsman, 02/06/1915 & 14/06/1915, and a biographical note in The Edinburgh Evening News, 02/06/1915. He is remembered on the Baberton Golf Club Memorial [Joined club on 19/12/1911]. [Photo and service papers exist] Arnot, John: Private, 4th Royal Scots. Born around 1880 at Currie. A son of Alexander Arnot, Spirit Merchant, and Annie Arnot of the Riccarton Arms, Currie. Siblings were Annie, James, George and Lizzie. Private Arnot was employed as a Commercial Clerk. He enlisted on 16/11/1915 at Glencorse and served as Private 3835 in the 5th Royal Scots being mobilized on 11/05/1916, entering Egypt as a theatre of war on 12/01/1917. He was later posted and served as Private 251237 in the 4th Royal Scots, receiving a gunshot wound in the left arm on 19/04/1917, then another wound to the left arm on 03/06/1917 after a bomb was dropped by an enemy aircraft. He then received a gunshot wound in the right arm, thigh and face on 12/11/1917 and died those wounds on 19/11/1917, aged 37, at the 44th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, being buried in Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt, Grave D.91. He was awarded the British War Medal & Victory Medal and was mentioned in a casualty list in The Scotsman, 17/12/1917. He is remembered on the Currie Kirk Memorial and the Baberton Golf Club Great War Memorial [Joined club 19/12/1911]. [Service records exist] Brunton, James McLeod [MacLeod]: 2nd Lieutenant, 6th attached 4th Royal Scots. Born around 1885 at St Andrew, Edinburgh. A son of William Brunton, Joiner House Factor, and Elizabeth Brunton of 6 West Claremont Street, Edinburgh. Sibling was George L. Husband of Florence Sutherland of 9 East Fettes Avenue, Edinburgh. 2nd Lieutenant Brunton was educated at Daniel Stewart’s College and Edinburgh University and was later employed as an Insurance Clerk. He served in the Edinburgh University Officer Training Corps, Infantry, as an Officer Cadet from October 1915 to March 1916 . He initially served in the Great War as Private 35471 in the 6th Royal Scots, being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the same battalion on 03/08/1916, entering Egypt as a theatre of war during November 1916, being attached to the 4th Royal Scots. He was killed in action on 01/08/1917, aged 32, and is remembered in Jerusalem Cemetery, Israel and Palestine ( Including Gaza), on Panel 10. He was awarded the British War Medal & Victory Medal and was mentioned in the University of Edinburgh Roll of Honour 1914-1919, a casualty list in The Scotsman, 15/08/1917, and a biographical note in The Edinburgh Evening News, 05/12/1918. He is remembered on the Baberton Golf Club Great War Memorial [Joined club 27/01/1909]. [Photo exists] 3 Gibson-Craig, Sir Archibald Charles [4th Baronet]: Lieutenant, 2nd Highland Light Infantry. Born on 24/08/1883 at Currie. A son of Sir James Henry Gibson-Craig, 3rd Baronet, and of Lady Julia Gibson-Craig, of Riccarton, Currie, Midlothian. Siblings were Robert James and Henry Thomas. Lieutenant Gibson-Craig was educated at Harrow [1896- 1901] and Trinity College, Cambridge [1905]. He initially served in the Lothians & Berwickshire Imperial Yeomanry and was then commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Highland Light Infantry on 25/07/1906, being promoted to Lieutenant on 28/04/1909. From 19/03/1913 he was employed in Colonial service with the Nigerian Regiment of the West African Frontier Force. At the outbreak of the Great War he entered France as a theatre of war on 13/08/1914. He was killed in action between 14-17/09/1914, aged 31, and is remembered on the La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France. He was awarded the 1914 Star with clasp, British War Medal, Victory Medal and was Mentioned in Despatches. He is mentioned in The Bond of Sacrifice, A Biographical Record of British Officers who fell in the Great War, Volume 1, August to December 1914, De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour 1914-1918, a biographical note in The Scotsman, 21/09/1914, and a biographical notes in The Edinburgh Evening News, 21/09/1914 & 09/10/1914. He is remembered on the Currie Kirk Memorial, the Grange Cricket Club Memorial and the Baberton Golf Club Great War Memorial [Elected Honorary President, Baberton Golf Club, 18th December 1908. Joined Baberton (as playing member): 1st April 1909]. [Photo exists] Gourlay, William Norris: Captain, 5th Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. Born on 08/12/1895 at Edinburgh. A son of Kenneth Mackenzie Gourlay, Chartered Accountant, and Hannah Grace Gourlay of Malleny, Balerno. Siblings were Hannah G and David W. Captain Gourlay was educated at Moorland House, Heswall, Radley College and was about to study at Hertford College, Oxford but he enlisted instead during August 1914. He initially served as a Private in the 9th Royal Scots before being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 5th Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders on 25/01/1915. He entered France as a theatre of war during May 1915, was promoted Lieutenant on 27/09/1915 and was wounded during the Battle of Loos. He returned to France during September 1916 and was promoted Captain on 19/10/1916, He was severely wounded on 01/05/1917 and died of those wounds on 06/06/1917, aged 21, at No 14 General Hospital, being buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France, Grave III.B.2. He was awarded the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal and was mentioned in De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour 1914-1918, and a biographical note in The Edinburgh Evening News, 12/06/1917. He is remembered on the Currie Kirk Memorial, a family gravestone in Currie Parish Churchyard, and the Baberton Golf Club Great War Memorial [Joined club 19/12/1911]. [Photo exists] Greig, Peter Currie: Private, 2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Born around 1884 at Newington, Edinburgh. A son of Peter Greig, Baker, and Margaret Greig of 38 Fountainbridge, then 21 Easter Road, then 37 Forrest Road, Edinburgh. Siblings were James C, Frederick W, Alexander C, Thomas C, Isabella C and Margaret G. Private Greig was employed as a Grocer then a Commercial Traveller. He enlisted at Edinburgh and initially served as Private 2772 in the Lothian & Borders Horse, being later transferred and serving as Private 32675 in the 1st Royal Scots, finally being transferred again serving as Private 31733 in the 2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. He died of malaria at the 63rd General Hospital on 24/10/1918, aged 34, whilst serving in Salonika and is buried in Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece, Grave 657. He was awarded the British War Medal & Victory Medal and was mentioned in a casualty list in The Scotsman, 04/12/1918, and a death notice in The Edinburgh Evening News, 02/11/1918. He is remembered on the Baberton Golf Club Great War Memorial [Joined club 08/10/1914]. 4 Oldham, William Hogg: Acting Corporal, 14th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Born around 1884 at Edinburgh. A son of John Oldham, Tailor, and Catherine Oldham of 28a then 29 Carnegie Street, Edinburgh. Siblings were Michael and John Niven. Husband of Ann Forrest Oldham [nee Sinclair] of 47 East Claremont Street, then 2 Eyre Crescent, both Edinburgh. Acting Corporal Oldham was educated at Boroughmuir High School, George, Heriot’s School [1897-1901], then Edinburgh Provincial Training Centre [Moray House], the latter preparing him for his employment as a Teacher at Leith Walk Public School. He enlisted on 17/11/1915 at Edinburgh and initially served as Private 5558 in the 2/7th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, being mobilised on 04/12/1916 and posted as Private 277320 serving in the 9th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, being appointed Lance Corporal 21/03/1917.