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The Battle of Arras
Remembering the brethren of Glasgow who fell during the Battle of Arras, 9th April to 16th May 1917:
Bennett, Ewart 581 Plantation. KIA 09/04/1917 age 35 Sergeant 39491 Royal Scots 2nd Batt. (8th Bde. 3rd Div.) Tilloy British Cemetery, PdC IV. D. 8. Arras.
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Reid, David Alexander 553 St Vincent Sandyford. KIA 09/04/1917 age 26 Lance Corporal 82033 CEF Canadian Infantry 5th Battalion, Saskatchewan (2nd Bde. 1st Can. Div.) QuatreVents Military Cemetery, NW of Arras, PdC III. B. 10. Arras.
Monroe, Louis Frederick 553 St Vincent Sandyford. KIA 09/04/1917 age 36 Sergeant 300349 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1st/8th Batt. (152nd Bde. 51st Div.) Highland Cemetery, Roclincourt, N. Arras, PdC II. A. 43. Arras.
McLeod, Andrew 419 Neptune. DoW 14/04/1917 age 33 Private 28027 Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 9th Batt. (27th Bde. 9th Div.) Etaples Military Cemetery, S. of Boulogne, PdC XXII. H. 13. Channel.
Turnbull, George King 3 bis Glasgow St John KIA 23/04/1917 age 36 Lieutenant RNVR Royal Naval Division, Nelson Battalion. Arras Memorial, PdC Bay 1 Arras.
McVicar, Peter 102 St Marks. KIA 23/04/1917 age 27 Lance Corporal 204478 Durham Light Infantry 1/5th Batt. Arras Memorial, PdC Bay 8 Arras.
Ferguson, Findlay 609 ‘The Gael’. KIA 23/04/1917 age 39 Private S/16848 Black Watch 9th Batt. (44th Bde. 15th Div.) Arras Memorial, PdC Bay 6 Arras.
Simpson, John 553 St Vincent Sandyford. KIA 23/04/1917 age 36 Private S/10408 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 2nd Batt. (98th Bde. 33rd Div.) Heninel Croisilles Road Cemetery, SE of Arras, PdC I. C. 5. Arras.
Naismith, Walter 817 Blythswood KIA 23/04/1917 age 34 Private 278559 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1st/7th Batt. (154th Bde. 51st Div.) Roeux British Cemetery, Nr Arras PdC A. 20. Arras.
Laing, George Milne 27 Lodge of Glasgow St Mungo. KIA 26/04/1917 age 25 Private 34882 The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regt.) 9th Batt. Pioneer (37th Div.) Point-Du-Jour Military Cemetery Athies, Nr Arras, PdC Lonely House Cem. Mem. 1. Arras.
Johnstone, Peter 128 Shettleston St John. KIA 16/05/1917 29 Private 285250 Seaforth Highlanders 6th Batt. (152nd Bde. 51st Div.) Arras Memorial, PdC Bay 8 Arras.
Carruth, Andrew Simpson 570 Kenmuir Springburn. KIA 16/05/1917 age 27 Private 14717 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1st/8th Batt. (152nd Bde. 51st Div.) Duisans British Cemetery,Etrun,PdCIV.L.16.Arras.
