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5th/6th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme
1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets
11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment
10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens
9th February 1916 Call Ups
18th Sep 1916 5/6th Royal Scots relieve 16th Northumberlands The 5/6th Royal Scots of 32 Division, relieve the 16th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers in the left sub-sector of the Cambrin sector. The Northhumberlands move to quarters in Beuvry.
19th Jan 1917 16th Northumberland Fusiliers into front line 16th Btn Northumberland Fusilers relieves 5/6 Btn Royal Scots and 2 Btn Manchester Regiment in trenches. B, C andDd coys in line holding posts and A coy in reserve. This trench relief routine continues until the 27th of January.
12th Jul 1917 Reliefs
12th Sep 1917 16th Northumberland Fusiliers relieve 5/6th Royal Scots 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers move into Lombartzyde sector, relieving 5/6th Royal Scots.
3rd Dec 1917 Reliefs
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Those known to have served with5th/6th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) during the Great War 1914-1918. - Birket Victor. Pte. (d.16th April 1918)
- Chadderton Burton. Pte. (d.8th Mar 1918)
- Culbert James Edward. Pte. (d.29th April 1918)
- Fagan James. Pte. (d.6th Dec. 1917)
- Lamb Gideon. Pte.
- Murphey William. Rflm. (d.7th Feb 1917)
- Peden James. Sgt.
- Stark George. Pte
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Sgt. James Peden 5/6th Btn. Royal Scots James Peden was a Pipe Major with the Royal Scots and was at Gallipoli.
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Pte. Burton Chadderton 5th/6th Btn. Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) (d.8th Mar 1918) Burton Chadderton joined the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) on 31st of January 1915 at the age of 16 years.
His grave is at the Artillery Wood Cemetery, Boezinge in Belgium. A small stone bearing his name was also erected close to a family grave at Hollinwood Cemetery, Oldham.
His brother Leonard survived the war.
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Pte. James Fagan 5/6th Btn. Royal Scots (d.6th Dec. 1917) James Fagan was my grandad, he had two sons when he died, John aged 3 and my dad, James who was born in 1917, they were never to meet.
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Rflm. William Murphey 5th/6th Btn. Royal Scots (d.7th Feb 1917) William Murphy served with the Royal Scots 5th 6th Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 7th February 1917 and is buried in Bertrancourt Military Cemetery in Bertrancourt, France.
The Kitchener volunteer had joined 5/6 Royal Scots while they were in rest at Pernois 6 miles SW of Doullens. Seven days later during a march towards the front, he deserted.
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