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7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers
7th (Service) Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers was raised at Ayr in September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Second New Army and joined 45th Brigade, 15th (Scottish) Division they moved to Aldershot for training and in November 1914 went on to Bramshott and spent the winter billets in Basingstoke, in March they moved to Draycott Camp at Chisledon for final training. They proceeded to France landing at Boulogne on the 9th of July 1915. They were in action in the The Battle of Loos in 1915. In spring 1916, they were involved in the German gas attacks near Hulluch and the defence of the Kink position. On the 7th of May 1916 they amalgamated with 6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers to become 6/7th Battalion.
1st August 1915 Schedule of Reliefs
2nd August 1915 Reference Operational Order No.22.
3rd August 1915 Relief
16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme
19th Oct 1915 Reliefs Complete
28th November 1915 Reliefs
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
11th May 1916 Intense bombardment
18th July 1916 Special Preparations
6th August 1916 Warning Notice.
9th August 1916 Orders
12th August 1916 Division to attack
12th August 1916 After Orders
12th August 1916 No Strong Point on Left Flank
13th August 1916 New Line
13th August 1916 Gains
13th August 1916 Operational Orders
13th August 1916 Reliefs
14th August 1916 Notes on operations
21st August 1916 Relieve 6th / 7th R.S. Fusiliers
22nd August 1916 Location "B" Battalion in Support O.G.1 & 2.
23rd August 1916 Moved forward to Front Line
24th August 1916 "C" Battalion 11th A. & S.H. relieves 6th/7th Royal Scots. Fusiliers
28th August 1916 Reliefs
30th August 1916 Orders
31st August 1916 Reorganisation
7th September 1916 Inspections.
14th September 1916 15th Division attack
14th September 1916 Report received
15th September 1916 Canadians attack
16th September 1916 Operation Orders
1916-10-03 013royscots1 007scotfus1 045bde1 3rd October 1916 Warning Order.
11th October 1916 Operational Order
11th October 1916 Operational Orders
11th October 1916 Quiet day.
19th October 1916 Operational Orders
23rd October 1916 Operational Orders
25th December 1916 Operational Orders
25th December 1916 Reliefs
27th December 1916 Operation Orders
27th December 1916 Moved up to Front Line
29th December 1916 Operation Orders
29th December 1916 Moved back in to reserve.
16th January 1917 Operational Orders
18th January 1917 Location Pioneer Camp, Contalmaison.
20th January 1917 Relieved 6th / 7th Royal Scottish Fusiliers.
20th January 1917 Operational Orders
22nd January 1917 Operational Orders
22nd January 1917 Reliefs
28th January 1917 Operation Orders
23rd February 1917 Operation Orders
6th March 1917 Operational Orders
7th March 1917 Relieved 6th / 7th Royal Scots Fusiliers.
10th March 1917 Operation Orders
10th March 1917 Wwork under the New Zealand Tunneling Coy.
3rd April 1917 General Instruction
9th April 1917 Operational Orders
10th April 1917 Situation
11th April 1917 Situation
11th April 1917 Attack Made
19th April 1917 Operational Order
22nd April 1917 Operational Order
21st May 1917 Battalion Scheme
27th May 1917 Brigade Tactical Scheme.
27th May 1917 Instructions for Field day
4th June 1917 Battalion Scheme.
6th June 1917 Battalion Tactical Exercise
6th June 1917 Battalion Orders
20th June 1917 Operational Orders
22nd June 1917 Operational Orders
26th June 1917 Operational Orders
7th July 1917 Operational Orders
7th July 1917 Table of Working Party.
7th July 1917 Operational Orders
27th July 1917 Operational Orders
31st July 1917 Account of Operations of this Battalion.
24th September 1917 Bombarded by the Enemy
4th October 1917 Operational Orders
5th October 1917 Operational Orders
20th October 1917 Operational Orders
2nd November 1917 Administrative Orders
18th November 1917 Brigade Operational Order No. 50.
18th November 1917 45th Infantry Brigade Operation Order No.50.
19th November 1917 Orders
22nd November 1917 Operational Orders
15th December 1917 Reliefs
16th December 1917 Battalion in Brigade Reserve.
21st January 1918 Battalion Scheme
31st January 1918 Instructions
8th February 1918 Operational Order 6/18.
24th September 1918 Move completedIf you can provide any additional information, please add it here.
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Those known to have served with
7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers
during the Great War 1914-1918.
- Gibson Hugh. Cpl. (d.9th Sep 1915)
- Greenhalgh W.. Pte (d.27th February 1916)
- Harriman William Alfred Foulds. Pte.
- Meiklejohn John. Pte.
- Rolfe MID Edward Fredrick. Pte.
- Woods Michael. Pte (d.26th September 1915)
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Cpl. Hugh Gibson 7th Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers (d.9th Sep 1915)Hugh Gibson was killed in action 9th September 1915, aged 34. he was the son of Thomas and Jean Gibson, of Blantyre, Glasgow; husband of Jessie Stoddart Gibson, of 38 Broompark Rd., High Blantyre, Glasgows flynn
Pte. William Alfred Foulds Harriman 7th Btn . Royal Scots FusiliersMy granddad Bill Harriman was born in 1897 and when he joined up he was only 16. He lied about his age so he could help his country in 1914 . He went in to the Royal Scots Fusiliers and he finished up being a POW for the last two years of the war. He was put on a farm first then he got on well with the people who ran the farm. He was then put in to a salt mine until the British Red Cross found him after the war. He was in a terrible state when he came home full of lice and was only 6 stone and he had been shot but the Germans put him in a hospital and cared for his wounds before they put him on the farm. He finished up with a limp for the rest of his life. He then went and joined up in 1945.Sharron Allen
Pte. Edward Fredrick Rolfe MID 7th Btn.Private Edward Fredrick Rolfe served with 7th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, which was amalgamated to the 6th Battalion.He was mentioned in despatchesRobert D Vickers
Pte. John Meiklejohn 1/4 Battalion, B Company, No7 Platoon Royal Scots Fusiliers ÃÆ??Ã?Ã?ÂJohn Meiklejohn, 1/4 Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, was my grandfather. He was wounded at Gallipoli and again in Palistine and survied the War and went on to be a police officer. Does anyone recognise any of their family on this picture if so who are they and what happend to them?Nick Wood
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