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Hadley DCM,
Reg. b. 1919. Company Sergeant Major. 6th Bn, Highland Light
Infantry. Scottish. Served in Germany, France and Belgium 1939-45.
Was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery. After the
war he joined the Glasgow Police and reached the rank of Sergeant.
He held the highest awarded military decoration in the Glasgow
Police. Husband of Ruby Hadley and father of Reg and Ian. He died
suddenly in 1967 aged 47. (added 23/11/98)
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Hainey,
William. Rifleman. No. 3128316. 1st Bn, The Cameronians (Scottish
Rifles). Scottish. Served 1938-1945, killed in Burma on 24th May
1945. Husband of Georgina Hainey of Edinburgh, he is buried in
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar. (added 14/04/99)
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Halbert,
Thomas David. b. 1913. Flying Officer. No. 160855. Air Gunner. 83
Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Scottish. Joined up at
the outbreak of WWII. P/O T.D. Halbert, DFC., was aboard Lancaster
Bomber ND499, OL-J of 83 Squadron on the night of 26/27th April
1944. The aircraft, piloted by Squadron Leader A.L. Collet, was one
of three lost that night from one of the original Pathfinder
Squadrons and was scheduled to make Schweinfurt for the main Bomber
Force that night. At some point on the outward leg in the vicinity
of Strasburg, OL-J was seen to be hit by anti-aircraft groundfire.
It is recorded as being seen burning and exploding as it fell to
earth "OL-J" was carrying 1 pack of Greeg Target Indicators, 1 pack
of Yellow T.I.s as well as 12,500lbs of bombs and around 1,000
gallons of aviation spirit and miscellaneous other pyrotechnic
devices. Such was the inferno that, of the seven man crew, only the
remains of the Navigator F/L D.L. Williams could be positivly
identified. The crew, except for F/L Williams, lie in a common
grave, Plot 3, Row H, graves 8-13 of Durnbach War Cemetery, Bavaria.
Son of Matthew and Henrietta Leslie Halbert, of Maybole, Ayrshire;
husband of Annie McCallum Halbert, of Killochan, Ayrshire. (added
15/12/98)
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Hall, William John. Private, Number 5053, 2nd Battalion Scots Guards. Born
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 1885. He and his parents were
originally Scottish and returned to Scotland in 1886. He was
brought up in Loanhead, near Edinburgh, and served his time as a
Shoemaker with his father also William John Hall. Joined the Scots
Guards aged 18 in 1903 and left in 1907 when his Father died.
Married Edith Williamson in 1907. His sons William John Hall and
Joseph Williamson Hall were born in 1909 and 1911. Recalled in 1914
and served with the British Expeditionary Force. His job was with
Transport taking food and ammunition to the front in a horse drawn
wagon. He was wounded by shrapnel on the 6th April 1916, died on the
7th and was buried on the 8th in Lyssenthoek Military Cemetery, Nr.
Poperinghe, Belgium Section 5, Row 'D', number 36. Although she told
her sons that their father was blown up in the War and there was no
grave, when Edith died a box found in the bottom of her wardrobe
containing his medals, many letters, photographs, his watch, pipe,
items which he had with him when killed, and details of a grave in Belgium. (added 13/09/05)
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Hall, William Main, Lance Corporal, 7th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, Number S/13323. Son of C Wishart Hall and Mrs M B Hall of 7 Kingsland Drive, Cardonald, Glasgow. He worked in his Father's Printing Ink Company which supplied ink for the Glasgow herald and Scotsman Newspapers. Killed in action aged 33 at the Battle of Loos on 25th September 1915. His name is recorded on the Loos Memorial Panel 119 to 124. Name submitted by Miller Caldwell. (added 23/01/07)
- Hamilton,
Frederick George. b. 1893. Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Served in
WWI, captured and held prisoner for over 3 years. Awarded three
medals for service and valor. Emigrated to the USA in 1927, lived in
Chicago, then Hawaii in the 1930's, then in Northern California from
the 1940's until he died in 1972. (added 16/09/99)
- Hamilton,
John Woolville. b. 1923. Merchant Navy. English. Served as a Cook
within the Merchant Navy, tried to enlist into army after his
brother was killed in North Africa in 1942. He failed the army
medical, but was accepted for the Merchants. Served upon two ships
that were sunk, the names of which are not presently known as he
always found it difficult to talk about his wartime memories. Sadly
he passed away in October 1996.."gone to be with his brother"
(added 17/05/01)
- Hamilton, Robert, Sergeant, 2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland
Highlanders. Number 2979694. Son of Charles and Margaret Hamilton of
Firhill, Glasgow. Served in India and Malaya/Singapore when the Japanese
invaded. Escaped from Padang on the SS Rosenboom and lost at sea aged 25
when the Rosenboom was sunk in the 1st/2nd March 1942. Out of the
passengers, evacuees and crew of over 500 there were four survivors. His
name is recorded on Column 80 of the Singapore Memorial. Name submitted by
his Nephew. (added 27/06/06)
- Hamilton,Thomas, Private, Number 7692, 7th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. Husband of Jeanie McAllister Hamilton, 13 Swinhill, Larkhall, Lanarkshire. Killed in action aged 25 on 25th September 1915 at the Battle of Loos. His name is recorded on Panel 53 to 56 of the Loos Memorial. Name submitted by his Great Grandson.
- Hannah,
William. b. 1911. Corporal. 2nd Bn, Scots Guards. Scottish. Served
during WWII in the North Africa campaign, and as an Instructor at
the Guards Depot, Pirbright, Surrey. He was invalided out of the
army with TB and died in February 1947 in Leadhills, Lanarkshire.
Son of Robert and Helen Hannah of East Kilbride, husband of
Elizabeth Henderson of Peebles. (added 25/09/00)
- Hardie, Robert. b. 1894. Lance/Bombardier / Royal Field Artillery. Number
255. Robert Hardie joined up on the outbreak of war, leaving his job
at Wallyford Colliery, Midlothian. He was on active service on the
Western Front for three years and died on 1st April, 1918.
His battery, 'A' Battery 50th Brigade, came under fire in the area
of Lavieville-Millencourt-Henencourt shortly after the launch of the
German Spring Offensive on 21st March 1918. He died of his wounds in
a medical unit stationed in the town of Doullens,where he now lies
buried in the Communal Cemetery in that town. He had a brother
Andrew, who had been reported missing a year earlier at the Battle
of Arras. (added 25/02/04)
- Harrison, Alfred BEM
b. 22 July 1922 (deceased 26.12.69). Argyll & Sutherland
Highlanders. Corporal - Royal Army Service Corps. North
Africa/Middle East (added 27/07/05)
- Harrison,
David. b. 1892. No. 642. Private. 1st Bn, Seaforth Highlanders.
Scottish. Born in Govan, Lanarkshire. Enlisted in Glasgow. Killed in
action on 7th January 1916 at the Battle of Sheikh Saad, Mesopotamia
at the age of 24. His name is commemorated at Basra Memorial, Iraq
"Panels 37 and 64" and at the Scottish National War Memorial,
Edinburgh. Beloved son of Alfred and Sarah McIntosh Harrison of
Paisley, Renfrewshire. Grandson of William and Nanny Heywood
Harrison and Peter and Elizabeth Reid McIntosh. Brother of William,
Elizabeth, Arthur, Joseph and Mary (Irvine), Helen (Paton), and
Sarah (Blair). (added 27/04/01)
- Harrison,
George William. b. 28 May 1918. Private No. 2822292. 5th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. Scottish. Enlisted in
TA and was posted to 4/5th Battalion on 12/04/1939. Posted to 5th
Battalion 12/08/1939. Disembarked to Egypt 14/08/1942. Wounded in
Action on unrecorded date admitted to No. 10 casualty clearing
station 02/11/1942. Died of wounds at 92 General Hospital in Middle
East 08/11/1942, he was 24. Buried in Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
and is commemorated on CWWG site, Scottish National Debt of Honour
and will soon be on the Skye & Lochalsh Roll of Honour. Brother of
John Angus Harrison, both Sons of John Harrison and Margaret
MacLean, and both born in Portree, Isle of Skye. (added 29/08/04)
- Harrison,
John Angus. b. 11 December 1919. Private No. 2820430. 1st & 2nd
Battalions, Seaforth Highlanders. Scottish. Joined T.A.21/01/1936
saying he was 18 Enlisted in Regular Army 03/04/1937. China from 23/02/38
till 30/03/38. Shanghai from 31/03/38 to 25/09/38. Hong Kong from
26/09/38 to 24/08/40. Malaya from 25/08/40 to 15/02/41. India from
16/02/41 to 14/05/41. Middle East from 15/05/41 to 28/06/42. POW
captured by the Italians, later handed over to the Germans from
29/06/42 to 10/05/45. On
release was taken to an army camp in England where he met and
married Pamela Cann who was in the ATS. They married 08/12/45 after
meeting only 10 days earlier. They settled down in Chelsea, London
where Pam's family lived and later had 4 children. Pam died in 2001
but John is now 84. (added 29/08/04)
- Hastie,
Alexander Fyfe, Sergeant, 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Number 3302773. Son of James and Jane Hastie of Glasgow and husband of Jeanie Hastie of Glasgow. Taken Prisoner of War at St Valery 1940. He died on 22nd July 1943 in Stalag VIIIb Prisoner of War Camp and he is buried in Durnbach War Cemetery Grave reference 3.B.25. Name submitted by his Granddaughter. (added 16/04/08)
- Hastie, Archibald, Private, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots, Number 16238. Born Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshire 1880 son of Archibald Hastie and Margaret Russell of Dykehead, Shotts. Enlisted at Bathgate in 1915. Killed in action on 2nd June 1915 in trenches at Railway Wood east of Ypres. His name is recorded on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Panel 11, on the Shotts War Memorial and in the United Collieries Roll of Honour. (added 06/06/08)
- Hastie, Archibald, Rating, HMS Whitehall, Royal Navy, Number KX106465. Born 1915 son of Isaac Hastie and Euphemia Smith, husband of Mary Lynch, Railway Cottages, Rosehall Road, Dykehead. Professional footballer, played for Douglas Water Thistle, Partick Thistle, Huddersfield Town and Bradford City. Enlisted 1940 and served on the destroyer HMS Whitehall mainly on the North Russian Convoys. At the end of the war he returned to Bradford City and retired in 1948. He died in Bradford in 1987. Name submitted by his son. (added 06/06/08)
- Hastie, Isaac Russell, Private, Cameron Highlanders, Number S/18095 and Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Number S/43816. Born 1890 son of Archibald Hastie and Margaret Russell of Dykehead, Shotts, husband of Euphimia Smith. Played football with Dykehead and Birmingham City. Enlisted in the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders and served with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Wounded twice. After the war he worked in the Northfield Pit in Torbothie, Shotts until he retired. He died aged 79 in 1970. (added 06/06/08)
- Henderson,
Robert Stewart. b. 1898. Private. No. 38090. 2nd Bn, The Royal
Scots. British. Served during WWI in France and Belgium, killed at
the Battle of Polygon Wood in September 1917 aged 19. Son of William
and Janet Scott Henderson of Belmont, Pitlochry, Perthshire. (added
23/10/00)
- Hendry,
James. Private. The Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Born in Keith, he
served in India from 1927-c1932. (added 04/06/99)
- Holland DCM,
Alfred. b. 1893. L/Cpl/Mr. No. 23122. 9th and 11th Bns, Royal Scots.
British. Enlisted 3rd June 1915, demobbed 1919. Awarded the
Distinguished Conduct Medal on 13th May May 1916 for conspicuous
gallantry at Ploegsteert, Northern France. The citation reads "After
a heavy bombardment by the enemy he found himself with three others
in an isolated portion of a wrecked trench, but with his small party
he beat off a large raiding party of the enemy. After this he took
two men and cleared the trenches of any remaining enemy patrols"
After the war, Alfred married and raised seven children. He was a
signalman with British Railways for many years. He died in 1968 and
is buried in the grounds of the lovely old church of St.Mary, Cray,
Kent, England. Alfred's DCM was gifted to the Royal Scots regiment
in 1979 by his son Dennis Holland and is on display in the
Regiment's museum in Edinburgh Castle. (added 27/04/01)
- Horn , Robert, Lieutenant Colonel, DSO and Bar, MC 7th Battalion Seaforth
Highlanders, 9th Scottish Division. Son of William and Myra Horn of
Woodcote, Midlothian. Commissioned 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders 20th
January 1900. Served on North West Frontier, India 1906. Adjutant 1st
Battalion 1913 - 1915. WW1 France and Flanders, severely wounded. Military
Cross. Mentioned in Dispatches. Appointed to command the 7th Battalion May
1916. DSO Gazetted 4th June 1917: "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion
to duty. He led his Battalion with great ability and courage. It was
largely due to his personal reconnaissance that many difficulties were
overcome, and the objectives gained with complete success". Took over
command of the Army Musketry Camp on 18th October 1917. Killed aged 36 near
Ypres on the 18th April 1918 by an unlucky shell which hit 26th Brigade
Headquarters when he was rejoining his Battalion. Also killed by this
shell was Major Rose, the Brigade Major of Artillery, Captain Somers Cocks,
the Staff Captain, and the Reverend C G Meister. Robert Horn is buried in
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Grave Reference XXVII.G.21 and his name is
recorded on the War Memorial at Fala Village Church. Name submitted by a
local researcher. (added 22/05/06)
- Houston, Duncan MacNeill. Lieutenant 4th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland
Highlanders. Born 1899 son of Archibald Houston, Minister of Auchterderran,
Fife. Educated Fettes College, Edinburgh (Glencorse 1910). Enlisted 1917
4th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Wounded. Served two years
and five months in France, Belgium and Germany. Post WW1 worked in the City
of London as a broker, lived in Wimbledon and served with the London
Scottish (and the Honourable Artillery Company?). Married Eileen Marlow.
One son Thomas Patrick MacNeill and one daughter Penelope. During WW2
served as a Major in Scotland primarily at Scapa Flow, his regiment or
Corps at this time is not known. Died 1986. Name submitted by his Grandson. (added 22/05/06)
- Howells, William James, Private, Number 28767882, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders. Son of William John and Elizabeth Agnes Howells of Blaenclydach, Glamorgan. Died while a Prisoner of War in Poland aged 23 on 20th August 1944. Grave reference 2.E.8. Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery. (added 11/12/06)
- Hughes GC.,
Joseph. Driver. No. T/14858103. Royal Army Service Corps. Scottish.
Resided in Gorbals, Glasgow. He was awarded The George Cross on 21st
March 1946. The citation reads "Driver Hughes was driving a 3 ton
vehicle carrying ammunition and explosives into the magazine at
Lymun Barracks. As his vehicle was entering the magazine area it
started to smoulder and then caught fire. Knowing full well that his
vehicle was likely to blow up at any moment. Driver Hughes, instead
of running for safety, did everything in his power to put out the
fire. Notwithstanding small explosions, he tried to remove the
burning camouflage net. He then tried fire extinguishers which
failed. A few minutes later his lorry blew up, fatally injuring him.
By his action the explosion was delayed and warning was given to
troops in the locality who were able to take cover. Accordingly
casualties which might have been heavy were negligable, exept for
Driver Hughes fatal injury. Driver Hughes's courage in remaining at
his task, thereby attempting to minimise the danger when he could
have run to safety, was an outstanding example of devotion to duty."
Joseph is remembered by those in his regiment and the Hong Kong
holiday village, which is now situated where Lymun Barracks used to
be. He is also remembered in the Gorbals area where he lived, and
due to the dedication of his cousin; Irene Finn, he is also
remembered at the internet website Gorbals Live (added 11/05/01)
- Hunter, Thomas
Peck. Cpl. KIA 03/04/1945. CH/X 110296. Awarded the VC for the
action below. No 43 Commando. Scottish. Son of Ramsay and Mary
Hunter of Edinburgh in Italy. Cpl Hunter of 'C' Troop of a Royal
Marine Commando was in charge of a Bren group of the leading
sub-section. Having advanced within 400 yards of the final objective
he realised that his troop had to cross open ground where enemy dine
would cause heavy casualties. Cpl Hunter seized the Bren gun and
charged across 200 yards of open ground, attracting most of the
enemy dine. Showing complete disregard for this fire he alone
cleared the enemy position capturing six Germans. The remainder fled
over the canal. THe troop now became the target for fire from the
opposite bank. In full view, Cpl Hunter fired and drew most of the
enemy fire while the greater part of the troop gained cover.
Shouting encouragement to the remainder he continued firing with
great accuracy until finally he was hit and killed. There can be no
doubt that Cpl Hunter offered himself as a target in order to save
his troop. By his skillful and acurate use of his Bren gun he
demoralised the enemy, and later silenced many of the Spandaus
firing on his troop, so that many of the troop made their final
objective before he was killed. Throughout the operations his
magnificent courage, leadership and cheerfulness had been an
inspiration to his comrades. From the London Gazette June 13th 1945.
(added 16/04/05)
- Hutton, Alexander Metcalfe. Private. 1st/5th Battalion Gordon Highlanders.
Number 3639. Son of Annie Mitchell (formerly Hutton) and Thomas
Mitchell (stepfather) of Gellymill Street, Macduff, Banffshire. Died
aged 19 on 13th November 1916 and buried at Y Ravine Cemetery,
Beaumont-Hamel, Grave A.39. Name submitted by his nephew Fraser H
Mitchell. (added 04/11/05)
- Hutton DCM
MM,
David. b. 1889. Sergeant. The Black Watch. Scottish. Served from
1912 to 1919, posted to Africa, first he served in France and
Flanders from the outbreak of WWI. He received the Distinguished
Conduct Medal at the Schwaben Redoubt, a DCM Bar at Passchendale and
the Military Medal. He lived until February 1960. (Added 02/10/00)
- Hutton,
Herbert Edward. b. 6th July 1890. Private. Piper. No. 10559. 1st Bn,
Gordon Highlanders. Scottish. Born at 4 Langside Terrace, Cathcart,
County of Renfrew, Scotland. Son of Thomas Swift Hutton, artist, of
Edinburgh and Isabella Hutton (nee Donnison) of Gateshead, Durham,
England. Enlisted in Edinburgh. Arrived in theatre 14th September
1914 where the battalion received heavy casualties at the Battle of
Le Cateau and was briefly out of the line but returned to action
30th September and was involved in actions in the front line between
aubers and La Bassee on the French-Belgium border. After heavy
fighting around La Bassee the battalion was put on reserve on 1st
November 1914 it was billetted at Croix de Poperinghe. It was then
moved into trenches south of the Ypres-Menin road near Hooge on 5th
November 1914. He died in action on Saturday 7th November 1914 and
is commemorated at Le Touret Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France, and
also Whitley Bay, Northumberland. England. (added 20/07/99)
- Hynd,
Jim. Private. No. S/26416. 3rd Bn, The Black Watch. Scottish. Served
during WWI, died of influenza during the major epidemic in October
1918 aged 24 at the Curragh Army Camp, Kildare. Buried in Beath
Western Cemetery, Fife. Son of Mr and Mrs George Hynd of Kelty.
Husband of Elizabeth Hynd (nee Doig) of East Row, Hill-of-Beath,
Crossgates, Fife and father of George. (added 19/10/00)
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