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11th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)    The 11th (Service) Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) was raised at Hamilton in October 1914 as part of Kitchener's Third New Army and joined 77th Brigade, 26th Division. They moved to Codford St Mary for training and by December 1914 was in billets in Bristol. They moved to Warminster in February 1915 and then to Sutton Veny in April. They proceeded to France, landing at Boulogne on the 20th of September 1915 but sailed for Salonika from Marseilles in November 1915. They saw action at the Battle of Horseshoe Hill in 1916, the Battles of Doiran in 1917 & 18, the Pursuit to the Strumica Valley in September 1918 and crossed the Serbian-Bulgarian border two days before the Armistice with Bulgaria. The Division pushed on towards Adrianople, but the Turkishh Armistice followed soon afterwards. 26th Division then became part of the Army of the Danube and then the Army of the Occupation of Bulgaria. The Division was demolilised in February 1919. 12th of October 1915 77th Brigade Arrives   13th of October 1915 Reliefs   15th of October 1915 No Ammunition   16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme 17th of October 1915 Reliefs   18th of October 1915 Noisy Germans   20th of October 1915 Gun Distribution   25th of October 1915 German Mine Exploded   26th of October 1915 Germans Search Road 27th of October 1915 German Work Destroyed   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 9th February 1918    If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 11th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)? There are:5245 items tagged 11th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 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 11th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) during the Great War 1914-1918. Anderson P.. Pte. (d.21st Nov 1918) Archer Richard John. Cpl. Ashton H.. L/Sgt. (d.8th Jul 1917) Butler Alexander. Sgt. (d.6th October 1918) Butler Alexander. Sgt. (d.6th Oct 1918) Dracup Lister. Cpl. (d.19th Nov 1916) Dracup Lister. Cpl. (d.19th Nov 1916) Fairbanks Charles Edward. Pte. (d.19th September 1918) Ferguson Simpson Riach. Pte. (d.16th Apr 1917) Ferry Ernest Leslie. Capt. Gallacher James. Pte. Jackson Herbert. Pte. (d.10th Mar 1917) McDonald James. Pte. (d.8th May 1917) McSherry John. L/Cpl. Smith Charles Buchanan. Pte. Sutherland James. Pte. 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 11th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) from other sources. 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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. Herbert Jackson 11th Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (d.10th Mar 1917) Herbert Jackson died at 32 years old, in Greece and is buried at Sarigol Military Cemetery. Nicole Hamilton Add to this record.   Pte. Charles Edward Fairbanks 11th Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (d.19th September 1918) I have discovered my great great uncle, Charles Fairbanks, served with the 11th Cameronians. I know very little apart from he was killed in Salonika and is buried in Dorian Military Cemetery in Greece. Angela Fairbanks Add to this record.   Pte. James McDonald 11th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (d.8th May 1917) James McDonald (MacDonald) served in the 11th Battalion, Cameronians Scottish Rifles. He died in battle on the 8th May 1917 at the Battle of Doiran, Greece and is Commemorated on the Doiran Memorial. Add to this record.   Sgt. Alexander Butler 11th Btn. Cameronion Scottish Rifles (d.6th Oct 1918) Alexander Butler was my Great Uncle. He joined the army in 1914 and went to Salonika in 1915 where he remained until his death on 6th of October 1918 from broncho-pneumonia caused by Spanish Flu. He is buried in Exhoi Greece in Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery. Prior to his enlistment he worked as a Postman in Port Glasgow. He was the son of George and Sarah Butler and one of 8 brothers and sisters. Ellen Coventry Add to this record.   L/Cpl. John McSherry 11th Battalion Cameronian Scottish Rifles John McSherry was my Paternal Grandfather. I know little of his service other than he was wounded in October 1916 and drove ambulances for the remainder of the war. His 2 elder brothers Pte James McSherry 7th Battalion, Royal Scots and L/Cpl Terence McSherry 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers died during the war. John returned home and was employed as a Lorry Driver. Carol Nowell Add to this record.   Pte. Charles Buchanan Smith 11th Battalion Scottish Rifles Charles Smith served with the 11th Battalion, Scottish Rifles. Michelle Add to this record.   Cpl. Richard John Archer 11th Battalion Cameronian Scottish Rifles Richard Archer served with the 11th Battalion, Cameronian Scottish Rifles. Kerry Callard-Williams Add to this record.   Sgt. Alexander Butler 11th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (d.6th October 1918) Alexander Butler was my great uncle. He died in Salonica of the Spanish Influenza that raged for 3 months from September 1918. He is buried in Kirechkoi-Hortakoi British Military Cemetery in Thessaloniki, Greece. Always proud of him. Ellen Coventry Add to this record.   Pte. James Gallacher 11th Btn. No.6 Platoon Scottish Rifles James Gallacher served with the 11th Scottish Rifles. Suzanne Add to this record.   Capt. Ernest Leslie Ferry 11th Btn. Scottish Rifles (Cameronians) Ernest Leslie Ferry went to France in August 1914 as a second lieutenant with A Company, 1st Cameronians. He was wounded on 9th September 1914. Ernest subsequently served in Salonika with the 11th Battalion in 1918. Andrew Ferry Add to this record.   Pte. Simpson Riach Ferguson 11th Btn. Scottish Rifles (d.16th Apr 1917) Simpson Ferguson died at the Reading War Hospital, age 21 years, and is probably buried in Paisley's Woodside Cemetery as he has his own marker there but is also named on the marker with his parents, Alexander Ferguson and Janet Reid. Linda Reid Add to this record.   Cpl. Lister Dracup 11th Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (d.19th Nov 1916) Lister Dracup died aged 20 and is buried in the Karasouli Military Cemetery in Greece. He was the son of Abraham and Sarah Dracup, of 105 Hufling Lane, Burnley, Lancashire. S. Flynn Add to this record.   Pte. P. Anderson 11th Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (d.21st Nov 1918) P. Anderson died on 21st November 1918 and is buried in Plovdiv Central Cemetery in Bulgaria. He was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Anderson of Sessnia, Methlick, Aberdeen, Husband of Mary Anderson of South Constitution Lane, Aberdeen. He was 30 when he died so he was born circa 1888. S Flynn Add to this record.   Cpl. Lister Dracup 11th Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (d.19th Nov 1916) Lister Dracup served with the 11th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) during WW1 and died on the 19th November 1916, aged 20. He is buried in Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece. He was the son of Abraham and Sarah Dracup, of 105, Hufling Lane, Burnley. S Flynn Add to this record.   L/Sgt. H. Ashton 11th Btn. Cameronians (d.8th Jul 1917) Lance Sergeant H Ashton served with the 11th Battalion, Cameronian Scottish Rifles during WW1. He was executed for desertion on the 8th July 1917 and is buried in Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece. S Flynn Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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