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8th Battalion, Royal Scots    8th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) was a territorial unit with their HQ at Haddington, East Lothian and serving with 44th (Lowland) Infantry Brigade, 15th Scottish Division. They saw action in North Western Europe from mid 1944 onwards.     7th November 1942 Training   23rd Mar 1944 Exercise 24th Mar 1944 Exercise 25th Mar 1944 Exercise 31st May 1944 Training   1st Jun 1944 Orders 1st Jun 1944 Conference   2nd Jun 1944 Orders 2nd Jun 1944 Demonstration 2nd Jun 1944 Aircraft   3rd Jun 1944 Orders 3rd Jun 1944 Inspection   4th Jun 1944 Divine Service 5th Jun 1944 Training   6th Jun 1944 Aircraft Passing Over 6th Jun 1944 Conference   7th Jun 1944 Visit   8th Jun 1944 Preparations   9th Jun 1944 Conference   10th Jun 1944 Awaiting Orders   11th Jun 1944 Orders   12th Jun 1944 On the Move   13th Jun 1944 Advance Party   14th Jun 1944 On the Move   15th Jun 1944 On the Move 16th Jun 1944 On the Move 17th Jun 1944 Concentration   18th Jun 1944 Recce 18th Jun 1944 Concentration   19th Jun 1944 Conference 20th Jun 1944 Orders   20th June 1944 Orders   21st Jun 1944 Orders 21st Jun 1944 Recce 22nd Jun 1944 Preparations 22nd June 1944 Change of Plan   23rd Jun 1944 Briefing 23rd Jun 1944 Change in Plan 24th Jun 1944 Preparations 24th Jun 1944 On the Move   25th Jun 1944 Preparations   25th Jun 1944 Briefings 25th Jun 1944 Conference   26th Jun 1944 Move   26th Jun 1944 In Action 26th Jun 1944 In Action   27th Jun 1944 Advance Continues 27th Jun 1944 At Rest   28th Jun 1944 Orders 28th Jun 1944 Attack   28th Jun 1944 Opposition 29th Jun 1944 Counter Attacks 29th Jun 1944 Counter Attack 29th Jun 1944 Strong Opposition   30th Jun 1944 In Defence 30th Jun 1944 Defence Line   1st Jul 1944 In Action 1st Jul 1944 Recce 1st July 1944 Orders   2nd Jul 1944 Reliefs 2nd Jul 1944 Reliefs   2nd July 1944 Reliefs   3rd Jul 1944 Locations 3rd Jul 1944 At Rest 3rd Jul 1944 At Rest 3rd July 1944 Relief Complete   4th Jul 1944 Maintenance 4th July 1944 Conference 5th Jul 1944 Defensive Positions   6th Jul 1944 Paswords 6th Jul 1944 Defensive Positions 6th July 1944 Passwords 7th Jul 1944 Reliefs 7th Jul 1944 Reliefs   8th Jul 1944 Reliefs Complete 8th Jul 1944 Artillery Active 9th Jul 1944 Quiet 9th Jul 1944 Recce 10th Jul 1944 Shelling 10th Jul 1944 Quiet 11th Jul 1944 Reliefs 11th Jul 1944 Reliefs 11th July 1944 Conference 12th Jul 1944 Planning   13th Jul 1944 Recce   13th July 1944 Orders 14th Jul 1944 Orders   14th Jul 1944 Preparations 14th of July 1944 On the Move 14th July 1944 Orders   15th Jul 1944 Orders 15th of July 1944 Preparations   15th July 1944 Orders   16th Jul 1944 Shelling   16th Jul 1944 Attack 16th of July 1944 Attack   16th July 1944 Air Raid   17th Jul 1944 Bombs 17th of July 1944 Patrols 17th July 1944 Air Raid   18th Jul 1944 Orders 18th Jul 1944 Machine Guns   18th July 1944 Orders Issued   19th Jul 1944 Reliefs 19th Jul 1944 Minefields 19th Jul 1944 Shelling 19th Jul 1944 Moves 19th July 1944 Instructions   20th Jul 1944 Reliefs Completed 20th Jul 1944 Quieter 20th Jul 1944 At Rest   20th Jul 1944 Moves   21st Jul 1944 Orders 21st Jul 1944 At Rest   21st July 1944 Orders   22nd Jul 1944 Recce   23rd Jul 1944 Reliefs 23rd Jul 1944 HQ Moves 23rd Jul 1944 On the Move   23rd July 1944 Divisional HQ Moves 24th Jul 1944 Reliefs Completed 24th Jul 1944 Conference 24th Jul 1944 On the Move   24th July 1944 Conference 25th Jul 1944 Patrols 25th Jul 1944 Minefields 25th Jul 1944 Quiet   25th July 1944 Minefields 26th Jul 1944 Reliefs 26th Jul 1944 Orders 26th Jul 1944 Patrols 26th July 1944 Orders 27th Jul 1944 Reliefs Complete 27th Jul 1944 Under Shellfire   28th Jul 1944 Orders 28th Jul 1944 Orders 28th Jul 1944 Orders   28th July 1944 Instructions 29th Jul 1944 Reliefs 29th Jul 1944 In Defence   30th Jul 1944 In Action 30th Jul 1944 HQ Moves 30th Jul 1944 Attack Made 30th July 1944 Divisional HQ Moves 31st Jul 1944 Advance 31st Jul 1944 Attack Made 31st Jul 1944 HQ Moves 31st Jul 1944 Attack Made 31st July 1944 Orders 1st Aug 1944 In Action 1st Aug 1944 In Action 2nd Aug 1944 Consolidation 3rd Aug 1944 Forward 4th Aug 1944 Attacks Made 4th Aug 1944 Advance 5th Aug 1944 Ready to Move 5th Aug 1944 Regrouping 6th Aug 1944 Attacks 6th Aug 1944 Attack Made 6th Aug 1944 Attack Made 7th Aug 1944 On the Move 7th Aug 1944 Strong Opposition 8th Aug 1944 In Action 9th Aug 1944 Counter Attacks 10th Aug 1944 Patrols 10th Aug 1944 In Action 11th Aug 1944 No Change 11th Aug 1944 Shelling 12th Aug 1944 Reliefs 12th Aug 1944 Enemy Active 13th Aug 1944 Withdrawal 24th Aug 1944 On the Move 25th Aug 1944 On the Move 25th Oct 1944 In Action 26th Oct 1944 In Action 30th Oct 1944 Reliefs 3rd November 1944 In Action   6th Nov 1944 Keeping Watch   A Bren gunner of the 8th Royal Scots at Moostdijk, 6th of November 1944 © IWM (B 11758) 6th Nov 1944 Keeping Watch 17th Nov 1944 Planning 20th Nov 1944 In Action 3rd Dec 1944 In Action 18th Jan 1945 Reliefs If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with 8th Battalion, Royal Scots during the Second World War 1939-1945. Bird Leslie. Cpl (d.3rd December 1944) Brown Joe. Gerrard William. Pte. (d.18th July 1944) Hutton Edward Onions. Pte. (d.14th Sept 1944) MacInnes . Williams Henry Hart. Pte (d.26th September 1944) Wilson George Lindsay. Pte. (d.15th Sep 1944) The 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 8th Battalion, Royal Scots from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 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. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 19th Nov 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge 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 information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Looking for help with Family History Research?   Please read our Family History FAQs 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. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. 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 second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about 8th Battalion, Royal Scots? There are:1500 items tagged 8th Battalion, Royal Scots available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. Cpl Leslie Bird 8th Battalion Royal Scots (d.3rd December 1944) Leslie Bird was my great uncle, sadly lost on the 3rd of December 1944 not repatriated. My father often talks of his uncle. I have travelled to Holland to pay my respects to him. May he rest in peace with all his friends lost in these horrific wars. Wayne Bird Add to this record. MacInnes 8th Btn. Royal Scots Rgt. My father started his POW status in Stalag 12a, later moving to Stalag 4g and finally to Liepzig. He escaped on the march with some others and was finally picked up by American soldiers and treated to some long-awaited luxuries. Add to this record. Pte. George Lindsay Wilson 8th Btn Royal Scots (d.15th Sep 1944) George Wilson died age 25, he was the son of Joseph and Frances M. A. Wilson of Jarrow and is bruied in Kasterlee War Cemetery. He is commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance of Jarrow Town Hall. Vin Mullen Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Links

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