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Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own)
Regular Battalions: - 1st Battalion, Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own)
- 2nd Battalion, Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own)
- 3rd Battalion, Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own)
Territorial Force: - 4th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own)
- 10th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own)
- 2/4th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own)
- 3/4th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own)
Kitchener's New Army: - 1st Garrison Battalion, Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own)
- 5th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own)
- 6th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own)
- 7th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own)
- 8th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own)
- 9th (Labour) Battalion, Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own)
- 11th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own)
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1206457 Lt-Col. Angus Falcolner Douglas-Hamilton VC. 6th Btn. Cameron Highlanders (d.26th Sep 1915) Whilst commanding 6th Bn. Cameron Highlanders Lt-Col. Angus Douglas-Hamilton was killed in action on the 26th of September 1915 age 52 and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial in France.
An extract from The London Gazette, dated 18th Nov., 1915, recorded the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty when commanding his battalion during operations on 25th and 26th September, 1915, on Hill 70. On the 26th, when the battalions on his right and left had retired, he rallied his own battalion again and again, and led his men forward four times. The last time he led all that remained, consisting of about fifty men, in a most gallant manner and was killed at their head. It was mainly due to his bravery, untiring energy and splendid leadership that the line at this point was enabled to check the enemy's advance."
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1206399 Pte. Thomas Salton Murray 1st Btn. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (d.14th Sept 1914) Doing genealogy research of my mother's side of the family, I came across Pte. Thomas Salton Murray. I had already researched his brother, Cpl Andrew Murray MM, killed during the Battle of Cambrai, as my mother's middle name was Andreen to commemorate him.
Both had joined the 1st Btn. The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders; Thomas in 1914 and his brother a little later.
The tragic thing is that neither body was found and therefore they did not have a grave; what this did to my great-grandmother is unimaginable. Fortunately, all seven of the other children survived. The family has a picture of each soldier and my cousin has the medals of both men.
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1206014 Cpl. Andrew Cunninghame Frew 6th Btn. C Coy. Cameron Highlanders (d.30th April 1917) Andrew Frew died on the 30th of April 1917 of gunshot wounds received on 14th of April. He was aged 21 and is buried in in the Etaples Military Cemetery in France, son of Francis Frew and Jessie Jaffray Paterson Frew. Native of Irvine, Ayrshire.
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500685 Cpl. Jock Pender Queens own Camerion Highlanders On the 31st July 1917, the first day of the battle of Ypres, my Father Jock Pender was repairing telephone communication cables close to Square Farm near Frezenberg, just east of Ypres with L/Cpl "Wee" Hanna. Jock was sniped and hit on the right shoulder. He fell and Wee Hanna ran over to help him, at which point Hanna was also sniped presumably by the same sniper. He fell dead on top of his friend. My Father used to tell how he lay there for hours, till darkness fell and allowed him to struggle from under Hanna's body and make his way back to his base. When Hanna was searched for later he couldn't be found, presumably buried in the Flanders mud.
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264932 S/Sgt. A. Grant 1st Garrison Btn. 2 Coy. Cameron Highlanders We have a collection of photographs most of which are unidentifiable.
This one however gives the following details on the back.
S/Sgt A Grant 28471 1st GB Cameron Highlanders No. 2 Coy. 4 Hut, Invergordon Ross shire Scotland. We have no idea who this soldier is or how he knew my father in law. He may have served in Salonika with my father in law, Ray Smith and been wounded and met Ray in hospital? We know that Ray was in hospital recovering from his wounds in Malta.
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264926 Pte. Joseph Gourlay McKinstrie 7th Btn. Cameron Highlanders (d.10th Dec 1917) Joseph McKinstrie served with 7th Btn Cameron Highlanders (Queen's Own) during WW2.
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264079 Pte. William Cowie 6th Battalion Cameron Highlanders (d.28th March 1918) The only information I have is that William Cowie of the 6th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders died of wounds at the 41st Clearing Station on 28th of March 1918.He is buried Wanquetin Communal Cemetery Extension, France. He was a resident of Inverness.
Sole Legatee of his effects was Mrs Annie Allison.
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262918 Pte. John Mitchell McCall 7th Btn. Cameron Highlanders (d.24th Aug 1917) John was born in Edinburgh on 19th October 1887.
He married Ellen in 1909.
John was killed in Passchendaele on 24th August 1917.
John is buried in Tynne Cott Cemetery.
He left behind his wife and 4 young children.
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262511 Cpl. Louis Arthur Buck 7th Battalion Cameron Highlanders  Louis Buck served in the 51st Highland Division with the Cameron Highlanders. He attested 11th of December 1915 into 2/4th Battalion, giving his address 38 Grove Road, Norwich.
Next of kin is his Father Jesse Buck, Glencroft, 22 Hamilton Road, Colchester, Essex. Louis was Mobilized 2nd of June 1916 and was promoted Corporal on 15th of December 1916.
He served with the British Expeditionary Force in France from 29th of June 1916 to 17th of October 1917.
2nd General Hospital medical records give L A Buck, age 28, 203399, Corporal, Cameron Highlanders admitted 3rd of October 1917 with PUO (pyrexia (fever) of unknown origin - Trench Fever).
He was discharged on 17th of October 1917 invalided out, he underwent rehab at Bray Court and was discharged (Medical) 12th of June 1918. Awarded Silver War Badge (honourable discharge because of illness or injury) on 24th of June 1918.
He was awarded the Victory Medal and British Medal.
Army Medical Report:
- Unit: Cameron Highlanders
- Regimental No.: 203399
- Rank: Corporal
- Name: Buck, Louis Arthur
- Age last birthday: 28
- Enlisted: June 1916 at Norwich
- Former Trade: Commercial Traveller
- Disability in respect of which invaliding is proposed: Shell Shock
- Date of original disability: August 1917
- Place of origin of disability: France
Louis had a normal childhood except suffering Brain fever at 11 yrs. No -- fever, chorea or tonisllitis.
He attended school until 17 years and is recorded as having a normal tolerance to games.
He became rose grower then commercial traveller until enlistment in June 1916.
His health is recorded as good during training. In France, he was blown up, then contracted tench fever with tremors body and limbs.
In Nov 1917 he was sent to Buxton for treatment by baths etc.
and twice collapsed in the bath.
He had a septic hand and arm through cut in shaving. He was transferred to Sheffield then to Colchester.
Causation of disability:
is recorded as Constitutional caused by active service.
Present condition:
(parts undecipherable) marked general weakness and ---- Extreme general tremor, making eating, walking and almost any co-ordinate action difficult.
Tenderness of both tibiae.
No evidence of organic disease.
Heart - no abnormalities.
Lungs - clean.
Abd - neg.
Nervous system in a state of hyperexcitability but shows no evidence of any structural change.
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258548 Pte. David James Cross 8th Btn. Cameron Highlanders David Cross served from 1914 till he was discharged as unfit to serve on 12th of April 1917.
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257648 Pte. James F. Dunbar 4th Btn. Cameron Highlanders James Dunbar served with the 4th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders in WW1.
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257010 Sgt. Robert Smith MSM. 2nd Btn. Cameron Highlanders Sergeant Robert Smith served with the 2nd Battalion, Cameron Highlanders in WW1.
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256162 Pte. William Gordon Campbell Ferguson 7th Battalion Cameron Highlanders (d.13-18th April 1917) William Ferguson is buried at Tank Cemetery, Guemappe with 64 others from his Battalion.
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255692 Pte. Martin Owens 2nd Btn. Queens Own Cameron Highlanders (d.20th Feb 1915) Martin Owens is listed in the 1911 census on 2nd April.
He was in barracks in Farnborough, Hampshire.
So he was already in the army when war broke out.
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255381 Pte. Samuel Burns 1st Btn. Cameron Highlanders (d.22nd Dec 1914) Samuel Burns was called up as reservist in August 1914 and went with the 1st Battalion, Cameron Highlanders directly to France. D Company was allocated as guard unit for General Haig. They advanced to Mons then fell back with the retreat. Samuel continued with the battalion until his death at the Battle of Givency.
He had served as a regular soldier from 1892 till 1904 with the 1st Battalion and saw action in the Sudan with General Kitchener at Khartoum.
At time of his death he left a widow and 3 young children, the eldest being my father.
His brother in law, Robert Kilpatrick serving with the 2nd Argylls, was killed at Ploegsteert six weeks earlier on 10th of November 1914.
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255174 2nd Lt. James Burns 7/9th Btn. Queens Own Cameron Highlanders my grandfather James Burns gained a commission for service in the field in 1916 and was injured in the war (at Paschendale I was told but I can find no evidence). After WW1 he remained in service until about 1921 and was attached to the Army Physical Training School in Aldershot.
He later served in the RAAF in Australia in WW2.
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254750 Pte. Dougald Cameron 7th Battalion Cameron Highlanders (d.28th March 1918) Douglad Cameron was my uncle. The first born and eldest son of the family. Son of Allan and Martha (nee Ross) Cameron. I know his death at the young age of 19 devastated his family. We sadly have no photograph of him but we will never forget him. He is remembered on the Arras Memorial.
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254526 Pte. William Kelly 5th Btn. Cameron Highlanders William Kelly served with the 5th Cameron Highlanders.
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254298 Pte. Matthew Miller 6th Btn Cameron Highlanders Matthew Miller was my Grandfather, and I have learned from service records that he enlisted at the age of 19 and served with the 6th Cameron Highlanders.
He was wounded in France in August 1916, and was one of the very lucky ones to survive. Seeing so many fellow servicemen die must never leave you. When re-posted Matthew was sent to the Salonika Campaign, where he contracted malaria. This may have been with the 3rd Cameron Highlanders.
Reading the other profiles here, I am now wondering if my father Douglas was named after the commander listed here. There is no one named Douglas in 200 years of our family tree. I think I may have found his name sake.
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253676 James Turnbull MM. 250th Brigade Royal Field Artillery My grandfather James Turnbull served with the 250th (Northumbria) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. He was transferred after being wounded at Loos with the Cameron Highlanders and was mentioned in despatches July 1918 and awarded the Military Medal after the Sambre in 1918, I am not sure in which offensive yet.
Thankfully he survived the war and went on to marry my grandmother and start a local engineering company.
He was born in Hawick 1884 and died in Hawick 1958
Sadly I never knew him, but relatives say he didn't speak about his experiences like many other survivors and had regular nightmares throughout the rest of his life, but he went on to have a fulfilled life and a family.
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