hughkerr Posted 10 March , 2015 Share Posted 10 March , 2015 Hi All, I recently discovered that my Grandfather's cousin, Robert Dunlop (26300), died at Longueval on 14th July 1916 aged 22, and is buried at the cemetery at Delville Wood. I would be interested to know what he would have been faced with in that battle around the time he was killed. Also, one of my Grandfather's pals, John Lundie (26305), was killed on 12th April 1917, aged 21, during the battle for Arras, and is buried at Brown's Copse Cemetery, Roeux. Both men served in the 12th Battalion Royal Scots. I was wondering if anyone would be in a position to copy some pages from the war diary of the 12th Battalion Royal Scots around the dates of these deaths that would, hopefully, give me an understanding of what the two men would have been faced with. These 2 men and my Grandfather, Robert Kerr (26301) all joined up together at Falkirk doing their basic training at Glencorse in Edinburgh, before being shipped to France in 1915. However, my Grandfather was assigned to the 13th Battalion Royal Scots and I would be interested to discover if both of these regiments fought together at these battles and if my Grandfather would have been close to his cousin at the time he died. As always, thanks in anticipation of the responses. Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgibson150 Posted 10 March , 2015 Share Posted 10 March , 2015 Hi Hugh I have the War Diary of the 11th Battalion Royal Scots plus the 9th (Scottish) Division (WO 95 1735) for July 1916, which runs to over 200Mb. If you look at the Long Long Trail under Divisions of the Army you will find that 11 Bn and 12 Bn Royal Scots were both in the 9th (Scottish) Division. In fact on 14/7/1916 the 12 Bn was to pass through the 11 Bn to continue the attack on Longueval. There is a lot of information on this attack and it would be well worth it for you to purchase a 9th (Scottish) Division war diary (for July 1916) download from the National Archives. I do not know about the content of the 12 Bn War Diary. Also there are two books, The Royal Scots 1914-19 and the History of the 9th (Scottish) Division 1914-19 which will cover the battle in some detail. On the Long Long Trail you will find that 13 Bn Royal Scots was part of 15th (Scottish) Division. I'm no expert on this but it tends to suggest that your grandfather was not very close to his cousin. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughkerr Posted 10 March , 2015 Author Share Posted 10 March , 2015 Thanks David, You've given me some leads which I'll track down and see if I have any success in piecing things together. Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgibson150 Posted 10 March , 2015 Share Posted 10 March , 2015 Hugh You might find this link useful http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/divisional-histories/History-9th-Scottish-Division-1914-1919.asp (if I've done it rfight). David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainb0w1987 Posted 27 December , 2015 Share Posted 27 December , 2015 I have a relative in the 11th Bn Royal Scots that was KIA July 14, 1916 but I know nothing about him...his name is Charles McLean Christie of Barrhead, Scotland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eltoro1960 Posted 2 January , 2016 Share Posted 2 January , 2016 This might fill in some of the information for you, I was involved in making a documentary about this action a few years ago. http://www.newbattleatwar.com/murderonthehill.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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