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6th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders    The HQ of the 6th (Renfrewshire) Battion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was at 66 High Street, Paisley. A, B and C companies were based in Paisley, D Coy was based in Renfrew, E Coy in Johnstone, F Coy in Thornliebank, G Coy in Barrhead and H Coy in Pollockshaws.    6th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was a Territorial unit based at at Paisley. They saw action on the Western Front during the Great War. 28th Aug 1914 Inspection Sep 1914 Reorganisation 19th Sep 1914 Route March 28th Dec 1914 Training 29th Dec 1914 Training 30th Dec 1914 Route March 31st Dec 1914 Training 5th Jan 1915 Route March 6th Jan 1915 Training 15th Jan 1915 Excerise 17th April 1915 5th Division Attack   5th May 1915 On the Move   6th May 1915 Orders   8th May 1915 Orders 9th May 1915 In Reserve 10th May 1915 In Reserve 11th May 1915 In Reserve 12th May 1915 In Reserve   13th May 1915 In Reserve 14th May 1915 On the March   15th May 1915 In Reserve   16th May 1915 In Reserve   17th May 1915 In Reserve   18th May 1915 Orders Received   19th May 1915 Reliefs   21st May 1915 Trench Work 22nd May 1915 Trench Work 23rd May 1915 Some Shelling 24th May 1915 Intermittent Shelling 25th May 1915 Occasional Shelling 26th May 1915 Intermittent Shelling 27th May 1915 Heavy Shelling   28th May 1915 Quiet Day   29th May 1915 Line Advanced   29th May 1915 Instructions   30th May 1915 Order Received   2nd Jun 1915 Trench Work 3rd Jun 1915 Trench Work 4th Jun 1915 Reorganisation 5th Jun 1915 Quiet 7th Jun 1915 Orders Received 8th Jun 1915 Orders 9th Jun 1915 Preparations 10th Jun 1915 Preparations 11th Jun 1915 Preparations 12th Jun 1915 Orders   13th Jun 1915 Artillery Active 14th Jun 1915 Artillery in Action 14th Jun 1915 Orders   15th Jun 1915 In Action   15th Jun 1915 Attack Made   16th Jun 1915 Attack Made   16th Jun 1915 Attack Made   16th Jun 1915 Orders   17th Jun 1915 Reliefs   18th Jun 1915 Orders Received   19th Jun 1915 Artillery in Action   22nd Jun 1915 Relief Completed 23rd Jun 1915 Trench Work 24th Jun 1915 Orders 25th Jun 1915 Orders Received 26th Jun 1915 Reorganisation 27th Jun 1915 On the Move 28th Jun 1915 HQ Moves   29th Jun 1915 Orders Issued 30th Jun 1915 Mine Explodes 16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme 1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets 11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment 13th Dec 1915 Instruction 15th Dec 1915 Instruction 17th Dec 1915 Reliefs 19th Dec 1915 Reliefs 10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens 9th February 1916 Call Ups 31st of May 1916 Artillery Retaliates 12th of June 1916  Working Parties Worried 13th of July 1916 Readiness to Move   16th of July 1916 More Marching   19th of July 1916 Relief Carried Out   22nd of July 1916 Front Adjustment Completed   26th of July 1916 A Combined Offensive   29th of July 1916  Quiet Situation   31st of July 1916 KOSBs Hold Line   2nd of August 1916 A Relief and a Move 21st of August 1916  Training   25th of August 1916 Warning Order Issued   27th of August 1916 Divisional Dispositions   31st of August 1916  Warning Order Issued   2nd of September 1916 Zero Hour Announced   5th of September 1916 Farm Captured   6th of September 1916 Wood Cleared   8th of September 1916 Prepare to Move 18th of September 1916  Brigade Dispositions   19th of September 1916 In the Front Line   21st of September 1916 Situation Normal   22nd of September 1916 Dispositions   24th of September 1916 Foggy Night   25th of September 1916  Instructions for Tanks   26th of September 1916 Reliefs   28th of September 1916 Heavy Showers   30th of September 1916 Dispositions 15th Oct 1916 Sniping   7th Nov 1916 Flooding 8th Nov 1916 Trench Work 25th Dec 1916 Bombardment 27th Dec 1916 Trench Work 20th of March 1917  Composite Division Formed   24th of March 1917 Pioneers On the Move 26th of March 1917 New Area Prepared 27th of March 1917 In Corps Reserve   29th of March 1917 Pioneers Move 2nd of April 1917  Positions   8th of April 1917 HQ Moves 12th of April 1917 Orders and Reliefs   13th of April 1917  A Push Forward   25th of April 1917 Canadians Take Over Front   28th of April 1917 Rest and Training   2nd of May 1917 13th Inf Bde Moves 5th of May 1917  Wood Shelled   6th of May 1917 Enemy Guns Active   8th of May 1917  Orders to Attack   10th of May 1917 Enemy Concentration Reported   11th of May 1917 Enemy Guns Active   12th of May 1917 Bailleul Shelled   13th of May 1917 Front Line Shelled   15th of May 1917 Very Quiet Day   17th of May 1917 A Surprise Attack   20th of May 1917 Guns Active   21st of May 1917 Quiet Night   22nd of May 1917  Quiet Day   24th of May 1917  Relief Completed   26th of May 1917 Quiet Day   31st May 1917 Work and Training   2nd of June 1917    9th of June 1917  A Relief   10th of June 1917 Minor Op Planned   14th of June 1917 Relief   15th of June 1917   Relief Completed   16th June 1917  Quiet Night   17th of June 1917 Quiet Day   18th of June 1917   Aircraft Active   19th of June 1917  Quiet Day   21st of June 1917  Brigade Relief Completed   24th of June 1917  A Raid   26th of June 1917  Quiet Day   28th of June 1917  Successful Operation    1st of July 1917  Front Line Adjusted   5th of July 1917  Our Trenches Damaged   6th of July 1917  A Brigade Relief   10th of July 1917 A Raid Ordered   12th of July 1917  Back Areas Shelled    17th of July 1917 Quiet Time   18th of July 1917 Direct Hits Made   19th of July 1917   Situation Quiet    21st of July 1917 Back Areas Shelled   23rd of July 1917 Minenwerfer Active   26th of July 1917  Very Quiet    27th of July 1917  Gas Attack   29th of July 1917 Brigade Relief   1st of August 1917 MG Activity   3rd of August 1917   Snipers Active   4th of August 1917  Hostile Shelling   7th of August 1917  A German Raid   10th of August 1917 Mostly Quiet   13th of August 1917 Two Minute Barrage   16th of August 1917 MGs Active   19th of August 1917  Gas Drums Plan   22nd of August 1917 Railway Shelled   25th of August 1917  TMs Hit Oppy Wood   27th of August 1917 Quiet Time   31st August 1917 Quiet Time   3rd of September 1917  Quiet   5th of September 1917 Brigades on the March   6th of September 1917 Gas Shelling   7th of September 1917 Training   10th of September 1917  Division to Move 11th of September 1917  Artillery Marches 27th of September 1917  Orders Received 28th of September 1917  On the Move   1st Oct 1917 At Rest 1st of October 1917 Orders to Attack   17th of October 1917 Training   21st of October 1917 Offensive to be Resumed   4th of November 1917 Heavy shelling   6th of November 1917 Attack Launched   8th of November 1917 Fairly Quiet   11th of November 1917 Quiet Time   16th of November 1917 15th Brigade Entrain 18th of November 1917 121st Battery Moves   19th of November 1917  Pioneers Move 23rd of November 1917 Division Ordered to Move 25th of November 1917 Pioneers Return 26th of November 1917   HQ Closes and Re-opens 27th of November 1917 Entraining for Italy 28th of November 1917 Entraining for Italy 9th of April 1918 Orders 10th of April 1918  Relief Postponed 11th of April 1918 Movement Details 13th of April 1918 Enemy Attacks   15th of April 1918   Another Enemy Attack   16th of April 1918 Situation Quiet   18th of April 1918  Artillery Active   19th of April 1918 A Raiding Party    22nd of April 1918  A Gas Attack   23rd of April 1918 Constant Shelling   25th of April 1918  Division Attacks   26th Apr 1918 Gun Positions   28th of April 1918 Artillery Quieter   3rd of May 1918 Enemy Artillery Active    4th of May 1918 Situation Quiet   10th of May 1918 Gas Shells Used    15th of May 1918 Our Heavies Busy    17th of May 1918 Active Artillery   22nd of May 1918 Enemy Active   23rd of May 1918 Quiet Night   30th of May 1918 A Relief   5th of June 1918  Brigade Relief   13th of June 1918  Brigade Relief Completed   15th of June 1918  Operation Proposed   20th of June 1918 Situation Unchanged   22nd of June 1918  Slight Activity   25th of June 1918 WO95/1510/4   29th of June 1918 Enemy Guns Active   1st of July 1918  Situation Unchanged   2nd of July 1918 Artillery Active   7th of July 1918  Gas Shelling   12th of July 1918 Back Areas Bombed   18th of July 1918  Our Guns Active   24th of July 1918  Relief Completed   28th of July 1918 Quiet    31st of July 1918 Relief Completed   4th of August 1918 Divisional Relief Ordered   9th of August 1918  Training   10th of August 1918  Training 13th of August 1918 Entraining Commenced 15th of August 1918  Training 18th of August 1918 On the Move   19th of August 1918 Advanced Brigades to Move   22nd of August 1918 A New Objective   23rd of August 1918  Division Attacks   24th of August 1918  5th Division Co-operates   25th of August 1918 Brigades Move   26th of August 1918  Enemy Retreats   27th of August 1918 Quiet   28th of August 1918   Situation Unchanged   30th of August 1918  Advance Continues   31st of August 1918  Counter-Attack   1st of September 1918  Attack Sucessful   2nd of September 1918 Strongly Defended 3rd of September 1918  Enemy Withdraws   4th of September 1918 Divisional Relief 5th of September 1918 Rest and Training 17th of September 1918 Back Areas Bombed   18th of September 1918 Attack Commences   19th of September 1918 Enemy Guns Quiet   20th of September 1918  Quiet Time   22nd of September 1918 Field Guns Active   30th of September 1918  Divisional Relief   1st of October 1918  Division Relieved If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 6th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders? There are:261 items tagged 6th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 6th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the Great War 1914-1918. Armstrong John. L/Cpl. (d.18th Apr 1917) Gilmour David. Pte. (d.20th May 1918) Gilmour David. Pte. (d.20th May 1918) Henderson William. Pte. (d.29th Dec 1916) Hunter Robert. Pte. (d.26th Mar 1916) Mylet Hugh Mcpherson. Pte. (d.30th August 1915) Nicol David. Pte. (d.28th Jul 1916) Stirling Alexander. Pte. (d.26th March 1916) Vandal Robert. Pte. (d.23rd April 1917) All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 6th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Our Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Looking for help with Family History Research?    Please see Family History FAQ's Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. Can you help? The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Announcements 19th Nov 2024     Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to the Great War. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.   Pte. Robert Vandal 11th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (d.23rd April 1917) When the Great War broke out in 1914, my uncle, Robert Vandal, and his elder brother George joined up to serve in the Sixth Territorial Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Robert caught influenza in 1916, was wounded on 30th of July 1916 and gassed 20th of August 1916. On his recovery, Robert appears to have returned to France with the 11th Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. On the 23rd of April 1917, he was killed in action during the Battle at Arras when the British Army suffered 10,000 casualties during the attempt to capture the village of Guemappe. Add to this record.   Pte. Hugh Mcpherson Mylet 1/6 Btn. Argyll and Sutherland (d.30th August 1915) High McPherson Mylet of Paisley, Scotland, served with the Argylls in World War 1 and was killed in action in Corbie,France on 30 Aug 1915. He was my great uncle. Wayne S. Wallace Add to this record.   Pte. Alexander Stirling 6th Btn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (d.26th March 1916) Alexander Stirling is listed on the Nitshill War Memorial and the Arras Memorial. He was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire. Alex Glass Add to this record.   Pte. David Nicol 6th Btn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (d.28th Jul 1916) David Nicol is listed on the Nitshill War Memorial, he is also listed on the Thiepval Memorial. Alex Glass Add to this record.   Pte. Robert Hunter 6th Btn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (d.26th Mar 1916) Robert Hunter is buried in Maoeuil British Cemetery. He was born 1896 in Nitshill to James B and Catherine Hunter, siblings John C, William B, Henry and Catherine A Hunter. He enlisted in Barrhead on 29th of April 1915. Alex Glass Add to this record.   Pte. William Henderson 1st/6th Btn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (d.29th Dec 1916) William Henderson was born in 1897 in Nitshill, to James (Smith) Henderson. His step-mother was Annie Henderson. He had five siblings, John Paterson, James Smith (half brother), Thomasina, Agnes and Elizabeth. He enlisted in Pollokshaws on 15th December1914, and served with the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 1st/6th Battalion. He died on 29th December 916 and is buried Gorre British and Indian Cemetery. Alex Glass Add to this record.   Pte. David Gilmour 6th Btn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (d.20th May 1918) David Gilmour was born in 1900 to William and Margaret Gilmour, he had five siblings James, George, Robert, William and John. He enlisted at Barrhead on 29th April 1915. He initially served with with the Seaforth Highlanders.8th Battalion., and subsequently with the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 1/6th Battalion. He died on 20th May 1918 and is buried in Tannay British Cemetery, Thiennes. Alex Glass Add to this record.   Pte. David Gilmour 6th Btn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (d.20th May 1918) David Gilmour is buried in Tannay British Cemetery, Thiennes. He was born in 1900 to William and Margaret Gilmour, with siblings Neil, Mary, Jean and Kate. He enlisted at Barrhead 29/04/1915 and initially served with the 8th Bn., Seaforth Highlanders. Alex Glass Add to this record.   L/Cpl. John Armstrong 6th Btn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (d.18th Apr 1917) John Armstrong is listed on the Nitshill, Glasgow War Memorial. He is buried in Escivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi. Born in 1893 in Nitshill, his wife was Sarah (Cameron)Armstrong (later remarried to William Cairney) They had a daughter Janet Armstrong born 22/5/1915. John enlisted at Pollokshaws on 25/05/1915 giving his former occupation as Ironstone Miner. Alex Glass Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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