Trooper Robert Wilson, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys). He was killed in action in Belgium, aged 27, on the 1st November 1914 during the First Battle of Ypres. He had been born in Hawick and was the son of Thomas and the late Annie Wilson of 8 Upper Village, Hawick. He had been employed as […]
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Private James Waters, 1st/4th ( Border ) Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers. He was killed in action at Gallipoli, aged 27, on the 12th July 1915 during the ” Charge” on the Turkish trenches at Achi Baba Nullah. He had been born at Hownam and was the son of William and Catherine Waters of Bedrule
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Private George Telfer, 6th ( Service ) Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers. He was killed in action in Belgium, aged 22, on the 25th April 1918 during the German spring offensive on the River Lys. He had been born in Edinburgh and was the son of George and Isabella Telfer of South Clerk Street, Edinburgh.
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Lieutenant Thomas Selby Robson-Scott, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots. He was killed in action in Belgium, aged 20, on the 14th December 1914. He had been born in Bedrule and was the son of John and Margaret Robson-Scott of Newton, Jedburgh. He is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. He had been educated
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Private James Alexander Robertson, 33rd Coy., Machine Gun Corps ( Infantry ). He died in Belgium, aged 21, on the 4th October 1917 during the Battle of Third Ypres. He had been born in Scoonie, Fife and was the son of Alexander and Sophia Robertson Knowesouth, Jedburgh. He is buried in Cement House Cemetery, Flanders,
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Lance Corporal William Hedley, 6th ( Service ) Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers. He was killed in action in France, aged 20, on the 19th July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. He had been born in Southdean and was the son of Andrew and Annie Hedley of Gospel Hall farm, Bedrule. He is
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Lance Corporal James Baptie, 13th ( Service ) Battalion, Royal Scots. He died from wounds in France, aged 33, on the 30th March 1918. He had been born in Kelso and was the son of Margaret and the late James Baptie of Wells, Denholm. Before enlisting in March 1915 he had been employed as head
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Lance Corporal Peter Thomson, 7th/8th ( Service ) Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers. He was killed in action in France, aged 21, on the 23rd July 1918. He had been born in Tweedmouth and was the son of Margaret Thomson and the grandson of James Thomson of Lamberton, Berwickshire. He lived at West Foulden and
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Aircraftsman First Class Richard Dodds, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He died in the Far East on Active Service, aged 29. on the 26th May 1942. He had been born in North Berwick and was the son of Richard and Margaret Dodds of Reston and the husband of Helen Dodds of Berwick-upon-Tweed. He had been
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Private William Cowe, 10th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. He was killed in action in France, aged 24, on the 27th June 1944 during the Normandy Campaign. He had been born in Coldingham and was the son of William and the late Isabella Cowe of Ryslaw, Duns and Red Row, Aberlady, East Lothian. He is buried
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Sergeant Robert Aitchison, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He was lost on an Air Operation, aged 23, on the 17th September 1944. He had been born in Hutton, Berwickshire and was the son of John and Jane Aitchison of Ferneycastle, Reston and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. He had enlisted in August 1943
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Private John Burns Purves, 1st Garrison Battalion, Royal Scots, He was lost at sea, aged 24, on the 20th July 1918. He had been born in Cranshaws and was the son of James and the late Agnes Burns of Auchencrow Mains and Heughhead, Reston. He had been employed as a ploughman at Kelloe Mains, Edrom
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