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4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders    4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders were a unit of the Territorial Force based in Aberdeen. It consisted on Companies A to H and served with the Gordon Infantry Brigade, Highland Division. They were part of the Gordon Brigade, Highland Division. When war broke out in August 1914 they had just departed for annual camp and were recalled at once to home base, they mobilised for full time war service on the 5th of August 1914 and concentrated at Bedford. They proceeded to France on the 20th of February 1915, landing at Le Havre to join 8th Brigade, 3rd Division who were at La Clytte. They were in action in The First Attack on Bellewaarde and the Actions at Hooge. On the 10th of October 1915 they transferred to 76th Brigade still with 3rd Division. On the 23rd of February 1916 they transferred to 154th Brigade, 51st (Highland) Division. they were in action in the Battles of the Somme, including the attacks on High Wood and The Battle of the Ancre, capturing Beaumont Hamel, taking more than 2000 prisoners. In late 1916, the 1/4th Battalion absorbed the Shetland Companies of the Gordon Highlanders. In 1917 They took part in the Arras Offensive, The Battle of Pilkem Ridge, The Battle of Menin Road Ridge and the Cambrai Operations. They remained in the Cambrai area until the 21st of March 1918, when the enemy launched an overwhelming attack and the Division were engaged in a fighting withdrawal back to Bapaume. In April they moved north and fought in The Battles of the Lys before a quiet spell at Oppy near Arras, from May to July. They were then in action at The Battle of the Tardenois, The Battle of the Scarpe, The pursuit to the Selle and the Final Advance in Picardy. They were resting the Cambrai-Iwuy area at the Armistice, the 4th Gordon Highlanders were selected to join the Army of Occupation on the Rhine and left for Germany in February 1919. 13th January 1915 Intermittent sniping 6th Feb 1915 Instruction 19th Feb 1915 On the Move 20th Feb 1915 On the Move 21st Feb 1915 In Camp 22nd Feb 1915 On the Move 23rd Feb 1915 On the Move   24th Feb 1915 In Billets   25th Feb 1915 In Billets   26th Feb 1915 In Billets   27th Feb 1915 On the March   28th Feb 1915 In Billets   1st Mar 1915 In Billets   2nd Mar 1915 Instruction   3rd Mar 1915 Instruction   6th Mar 1915 Instruction   6th March 1915 Reliefs 8th Mar 1915 Instruction   9th Mar 1915 Instruction   10th Mar 1915 Instruction   11th Mar 1915 Instruction   12th Mar 1915 Instruction   13th Mar 1915 Recce   14th Mar 1915 Orders   15th Mar 1915 Inspection   16th Mar 1915 Reliefs 17th Mar 1915 Reliefs 18th Mar 1915 Recce 19th Mar 1915 Reliefs 20th Mar 1915 In the Trenches 21st Mar 1915 In the Trenches 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1915 Reinforcements   4th Jul 1915 At Rest   5th Jul 1915 At Rest   6th Jul 1915 At Rest   7th Jul 1915 At Rest   8th Jul 1915 At Rest   9th Jul 1915 At Rest   10th Jul 1915 At Rest   11th Jul 1915 At Rest   12th Jul 1915 Reliefs   13th Jul 1915 Training   14th Jul 1915 In Reserve   15th Jul 1915 In Reserve   16th Jul 1915 In Reserve   17th Jul 1915 In Reserve   17th July 1915 Recce 18th Jul 1915 Relief Complete   18th July 1915 Reliefs 19th Jul 1915 Mine Exploded   20th Jul 1915 In Action   21st Jul 1915 Intermittent Shelling   22nd Jul 1915 Reliefs   22nd July 1915 A Coy. rejoined Battalion 23rd Jul 1915 Orders   24th Jul 1915 Relief   25th Jul 1915 In the Line   26th Jul 1915 Shelling   27th Jul 1915 Reliefs   27th July 1915 Relief 28th Jul 1915 On the March   29th Jul 1915 Working Parties   30th Jul 1915 Working Parties   31st Jul 1915 At Rest   1st Aug 1915 In Bivouacs   2nd Aug 1915 Working Parties   3rd Aug 1915 Reliefs   4th Aug 1915 Holding the Line   5th Aug 1915 Holding the Line   6th Aug 1915 Holding the Line   7th Aug 1915 In the Trenches   8th Aug 1915 In the trenches   9th Aug 1915 Diversion   10th Aug 1915 Reliefs   11th Aug 1915 In Billets 12th Aug 1915 At Rest 13th Aug 1915 At Rest 14th Aug 1915 Working Parties   15th Aug 1915 In Billets 16th Aug 1915 At Rest 17th Aug 1915 At Rest 18th August 1915 Soccer 19th Aug 1915 At Rest 20th Aug 1915 At Rest 21st Aug 1915 At Rest 22nd Aug 1915 Reinforcements 24th Aug 1915 Fatiques 25th Aug 1915 Working Parties 26th Aug 1915 Working Parties 27th Aug 1915 At Rest 28th Aug 1915 Sports 29th Aug 1915 At Rest 30th Aug 1915 At Rest 31st Aug 1915 At Rest 1st Sep 1915  Working Party   2nd Sep 1915  New Billets 3rd Sep 1915  Wet 4th Sep 1915  Wet 5th Sep 1915  Wet 6th Sep 1915  Working Party 7th Sep 1915  Wet Day 8th Sep 1915  Wet Day 9th Sep 1915 Bombardment 10th Sep 1915 Dug Outs 11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment 11th Sep 1915 Wet 12th Sep 1915 Reliefs 25th Sep 1915 Diversionary Attack 25th September 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25th Jul 1916 Heavy Shelling   25th July 1916 Received orders from Brigade about our relief at 0430 hours. 26th Jul 1916 Relief   27th Jul 1916 Attacks Made   28th Jul 1916 Shelling   29th Jul 1916 Heavy Shelling   30th Jul 1916 Attack Made   31st Jul 1916 Consolidation   31st Jul 1916 Report   1st Aug 1916 Instructions 15th Oct 1917 Preparations   19th Oct 1917 Line Taken Over   13th Nov 1917 In Action   14th Nov 1917 In Action   16th Nov 1917 Report   21st Mar 1918 Enemy Attack   22nd Mar 1918 Under Pressure   22nd Mar 1918 Under Attack   23rd Mar 1918 Heavy Fighting 24th Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal 25th Mar 1918 Pressed Back   26th Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal   31st Mar 1918 Fierce Fighting   9th Apr 1918 Enemy Attacks   11th Apr 1918 Heavy Fighting   12th Apr 1918 Heavy Fighting   13th Apr 1918 In Defence   If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders? There are:278 items tagged 4th Battalion, Gordon 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 4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders during the Great War 1914-1918. Carter Wilfred. Pte (d.23rd Apr 1917) Craigmile Francis. Sgt. Craigmile James. Sgt. Ewen Richard Edmonston. Sgt. (d.25th Sep 1915) Garvie John. L/Cpl. Gordon Albert. Pte. (d.10th Aug 1915) Gordon Robert Smith. C/Sgt Mjr (d. 11th Mar 1916) Grant Charles. Pte. (d.5th June 1916) Harrott Charles Ernest. Sgt. (d.23rd July 1916) Henderson John. Pte. (d.19th July 1918) Heron Lewis. Pte. Heron Thomas Allan. Pte. (d.6th Nov 1918) Kelly Terence O'Neil William. 2nd Lt. (d.23rd April 1917) McCormick Edward. 2nd Lt. (d.1st Nov 1918) Meff Robert. Pte. (d.26th September 1915) Slorach James. Pte. Stephen James. Pte. (d.16th Feb 1916) Telford William. Pte. (d.20th September 1917) Wilkie William. Pte Williamson George. L/Cpl. (d.25th Sep 1915) 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 4th Battalion, Gordon 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. 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If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 265607 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. John Henderson 1st/4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders (d.19th July 1918) John Henderson was killed in action on the 19thof July 1918, aged 34. Buried in the Marfaux British Cemetery in France, he was the husband of Betsy Henderson and father of Janet Henderson, 2 Fleuchar Street, Dundee, Scotland. In 1915, John enlisted in the Highland Cyclist Battalion and was later transferred to the Gordons. He had been in France for 10 months. s flynn Add to this record.   Pte. Charles Grant 1st/4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders (d.5th June 1916) Charles Grant was killed in action on the 5th of June 1916, aged 25. Buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension in France, he was the son of John and Mary Grant, of 62 Gordon St., Aberdeen. s flynn Add to this record.   L/Cpl. John "Jock" Garvie 4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders My Grandfather John Garvie, was born on 1st of June 1889. His birth certificate gives the date the 2nd of June. His father was so excited at the birth of his first born that he got the actual day wrong. But the family celebrated his birthday on the 1st June. My grandfather was in the 4th Gordon Highlanders. He was taken prisoner on 23rd of July 1916 and was a prisoner in Dulmen prison camp. On 3rd of August 1916 there was a article in the local press saying he was wounded and missing in action. On 23rd of August another article appeared saying he was a PoW My grandfather stated that in this camp they did medical experiments by injecting his chest. This happened many times. He spoke of the starvation and cold they endured in this camp. My grandfather was demobbed 13th of February 1919. He did spend time in a hospital in Perth. I assume this was before he was discharged. On his return to Aberdeen on 9th of January 1920 he married Helen Young MacDonald. They went on to have six children one of whom died in infancy. John, Jock to his family, had been a slater pre war and returned to this trade, however in 1933 he discovered he had severe heart problems and he never worked again. Jock died in 1950 in Aberdeen city hospital with heart failure. Add to this record.   L/Cpl. George Williamson 4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders (d.25th Sep 1915) George Williamson fell at the attack on Hooge during the Battle of Loos. Martin Reid Add to this record.   Pte. James Stephen 1st/4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders (d.16th Feb 1916) James Stephen was my great uncle. He is buried at Etaples in France. I am going to visit his grave in February this year. Constance Milne Add to this record.   C/Sgt Mjr Robert Smith Gordon Number 177 "C" Coy 4th Btn. (d. 11th Mar 1916) Robert was my great grandfather. He had a wife and 8 children. We do not know exactly where, what battle, or how he died, but he died 1916-03-11 presumably once joined with the 51st Highland Division. Kirsten Dunsford Add to this record.   2nd Lt. Edward McCormick F Coy. 4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders (d.1st Nov 1918) Edward McCormick was on reconnaissance near Ypres and was shot by a sniper. Carmel Reynolds Add to this record.   Sgt. Charles Ernest Harrott 4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders (d.23rd July 1916) Charles was the son of Arthur Joseph Harrott (who was born in Paris, France 1860 and died in 1942 in Ontario, Canada) and Florence King (who was born in England 1866 and died in Scotland in April 1911). Charles Harrott was born in June 1886 in Leicestershire. His father was the manager of a hosiery factory, Harrott & Co Ltd in Aberdeen, Scotland where the family lived. He travelled back and forth to Canada looking for opportunities to set up a new company and, while away, there may have been a takeover that left him out of business. After the death their mother took all the children to Canada to be with their father. The younger ones were in the care of his sister Annie Louise on the voyage over. Unfortunately, being such a large family (12 children) the younger children were raised by other families which was not uncommon at the time. His sister Annie Louise Harrott married Arthur Wellesley Elliott in January 1915. Annie was three months pregnant when she and her husband were travelling to Ireland aboard the Lusitania when it was struck by a German torpedo. She and the baby survived, but unfortunately Arthur did not and his body was never found. Information about this is to be found on the Lusitania Resource site. All I know about Charles is that he died on 23rd of July 1916 on the Somme, France as his name is among those listed on the Thiepval Memorial. Vi Sharp Add to this record.   Sgt. Richard Edmonston Ewen 4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders (d.25th Sep 1915) Richard Ewen is my great grandfather who was killed in action on the 25th of September 1915 and has no known grave. His widow brought me up and I bear his name. He was a regular soldier and fought in earlier campaigns in the north west frontier and several other battles. As far as I know he reached the rank of sergeant and was in the T.F. when the war started. Unfortunately I no longer have his medals, death coin or the one and only photograph my great gran had. To me his photograph was exactly the figure in the camp coffee bottle down to a tee. I have visited and viewed his name on the Menin Gate and in the Scottish roll of honour in Edinburgh Castle. Fortunately the Gordon Highlanders museum provided me with copy of his war records including the dairy of the day he and his squad were killed. Richard E.E. Forbes Add to this record.   2nd Lt. Terence O'Neil William Kelly 4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders (d.23rd April 1917) Terence Kelly was born on 20th of August 1893, in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, the only son of William and Ellen Mary. He married Vaurie Ross (Vaevria) Fraser in 1912 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire. They had one child during their short marriage, Terence who was born 28th August 1917, four months after his father's death in France on 2nd of May 1917, at the age of 23. He was a 2nd Lieutenant with the 4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders, and his wounds were sustained in action on 23rd April. Prior to enlisting he was a mining engineer in South Africa. Peter Wright Add to this record.   Pte. Lewis Heron 4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders Lewis Heron, son of James Gilbert Heron and Maggie Foreman, was born 25 January 1897 in Slains Parish, Aberdeenshire. Prior to joining the Army, he was in the service of Mr. William Bruce, dairyman, Cassiegills, Ellon, Aberdeenshire. He served in the First World War initially with the 4th Gordon Highlanders. According to the UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, he embarked for France on 4 September 1915. He was wounded very shortly after embarking for France in October 1915; the Aberdeen Journal carried a brief item on Friday, 15 October 1915, page 3 which stated that his parents had received notification that "Pte. Lewis Heron 4th Gordon Highlanders has been wounded in the recent severe fighting." Lewis was subsequently transferred to the Labour Corps. He survived the war and was awarded the 1914-15 Star as well as the British War Medal and Victory Medal. After the war, he became a police constable in Bishopbriggs, Argyle. Lewis married Elizabeth McPherson, daughter of Peter McPherson (fisherman) and Elizabeth Gillespie (deceased) on 17 November 1922 at Loch Fyne, District of Tarbert, Argyll. Lewis died in 1966. Patsy Javor Add to this record.   Pte. Albert Gordon 1/4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders (d.10th Aug 1915) Albert Gordon was in 1/4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders and was sent to Bedford to train in Aug 1914. In Dec 1914 he married his girlfriend by proxy as she discovered herself to be pregnant! In Feb 1915 he was sent to France & Flanders and in April 1915 his baby daughter was born. Sadly on the 10th of August 1915 Albert Gordon was killed aged 18yrs old having never seen his baby. Albert Gordon was my great grandfather and I couldn't be prouder or feel more emotion for a family member I've never met than I do for him. He truly is a hero in my eyes. Teresa Chinnock Add to this record.   Pte. James Slorach 1st/4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders James mobilized august 5th -7pm at Robert Gordon College sent for garrison duty to Stoneywood Naval Wireless Station 3pm- -august 5th Returned to Aberdeen 8pm-aug 7th Joined Aberdeen for Perth 7am-9th Started field training and route marching till aug 13th Left perth for bedford midnight aug14th arrived bedford 8pm-aug15th started general training for over seas service Signed for service abroad voluntary by appeal of Earl Kitchener -sept Highland Division formed in Bedford and inspected by General Sir Ian Hamilton -Oct inspected by HM George V in December 1915 Had embarkation leave Feb 15 Left Bedford for Southampton 6pm-19th Feb Left Southampton 6pm 19th Feb Anchored off Le Harve, France on morning of feb 20th Proceed to camp (Le Harve) after dinner at docks 12noon stayed 2 nights and one day at camp Le Harve Had 38 hour journey in cattle trucks detrained at Bailull in North France noon 23 feb and proceeded to billets (the north vineyards) and stayed overnight in same town Started marching 9am for the village of "La Clytte" across the Belgian frontier, arrived there the same day 4pm weather bitterly cold "La Clytte" 5km+ from firing linr =3 and a half miles inspected and addressed by General Smith-Dorrien Were taken on strength of 3rd Division 8th Brigade -26th feb and recognized as the "sister" battalion to the 1st Battalion of the Gordons. Went to trenches for the first time on night of the 29th with two different battalions 1st Gordons and 2nd Suffolks had no casualties after Had 6 days rest and went to trenches further to right on the front of Messines Ridge had first man killed there. After 6 days rest 10 men of transport go to frontline with battalion & I went with "B" coy. and do 6 days & come back for 6 days and same again in march. April Germans start gas attacks and 3rd Div.called upon 4th Gordons to proceed to "hill 60" and B Reserve to the Canadians (1st Contingent) April 3rd take up position on Memin Road in front of Ypres which was burning furiously. June, battalion does 26 days in frontline and has 15 hours bombardment from Germans about 90 casualties. June 16th 9th Brigade attacks "D" Coy and 4th Gordons go over on right at "Y" woods and is almost wiped outby machine gun fire. Sept 24th 8th Brigade composed(for attack only) of 1st gordons,4th Gordons and 2nd Royal Scots, 1st Royal Scots Fusilliers inspected by Lord Kitchener (eve of Battle of Loos) Sept 25th Battle of Loos 4th Gordons have terrible casualties reduced to 4 officers and 150 men - former strength 16 officers and 750 men The battle station position - Sangutary Wood right of Ypres (loss 600 men and 12 officers) Sept 28th another 10 days of trenches without reinforcements Oct leave the line for rest billets by rail to Ceeke. Nov.1 leave ceeke on 7 days pass arrive in Aberdeen after a disagreeable passage Tueday leave aberdeen for France Sunday after painful leave of 4 days December arrive back in France after delay and rejoin Battalion after further delay at Reninoghelst in Belgium Dec Battalion does poneer for 2 months on account of low strength. 1916 Feb granted another rest at Éperlecques, France Feb20th celebrate anniversary of arrival in France Feb 26th leave 3rd Div.farwell speech from General Haldane.March on St Omer and train to Somme - after 24 hrs jounery 6 transport men lose train detrained and march via Valley of Somme and reach Corbie ground covered with snow and very cold meet 51st Div and relieve 4th Camerons in 154th Brigade After a week's rest proceed by road marching to Arras a distance of 200 kms taking almost 2 weeks to complete. Relive French troops at Rocklincourt and hold the line there until July. First transport man killed behind Vinney Ridge. I.along with other 3 men, do work on light railway behind vinney ridge for two months and have one man killed and one man wounded and two mules killed, End of July take road for Somme arrive at village of Fricourt which had fallen to the British 2 days before. Battalion proceeds to... This is where the dary ends James 's thoughts : Where have all the young men gone? gone to a graveyard every one, when will they ever learn- when will they ever learn Fay Hill Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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