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Alexander Mackenzie
1890-1918
Killed in action during the Battle of the Somme,21st July 1918, age 28.
Lived in 63 King street
Seaforth Highlander
Previous job-Fisher man.Burghead
“Brocher”
Alexander Peterkin
Died aged 334th August 1919
Rank: Private
Regiment: 1st/4th Bn Royal Fusiliers
Previous job as a labourer, buried in Burghead Cemetery row E grave 42. Wounded twice in leg and arm.
Lived at Dunbar Lane Burghead
“Brocher”
1886-1919
Andrew Robertson
1896-1917
Killed in action at Arras, France 10th April 1917 at the age of 27 years
8th bn. Gordon Highlander
Burghead
“Brocher”
Regimental
Number: s/7212
Where Buried:
Arras Memorial
Job: Cooper
Where Did
They Live In
Burghead:
Unknown
Alexander Stuart
Cumming
1894-1917
East Surrey Regiment
Burghead
“Brocher”
Alexander Stuart Cumming
died in the battle of Cherisy
France. He died on the 3rd
May 1917. Buried at Arras
Memorial. This is a picture of
the battle that Alexander was
in.
What
Happened
Alexander Stuart
Cumming had a job at the
Bank Clerk before the
war. He lived at the Post
Office ( the house next to
the post office.
Alexander Smith Davidson
Seaforth Highlander
Burghead Brocher
What happened
Alexander Smith Davidson was killed in action in
France. He died on the 20th NOV1916.
Before Alexander went to war he was a Drapers
Apprentice.
1897-1916
Alexander William Grant.
(unknown)-1917
Previous Sheppard.
Information.
1st Black Watch
Alexander William Grant signed up as a Corporal in the 1st Black Watch. Sadly, he died of wounds near Ypres on the 22nd of November, 1917, age 35. His parents were James and Elizabeth Grant.
Burghead
“Brocher”He was buried in the Lijsenthoek
Military Cemetery. R.I.P.
Andrew Noble
Andrew Noble died in the Aubers battle on the 12th April 1918
Service no. S/24742PrivateSeaforth highlanders 6th Bn
Andrew Noble, buried at Ploegsteert memorial. Son of Andrew and Jessie Noble.
Lived at 32 Dunbar street Burghead
“Brocher”
1887-1918
Angus Ross1892-1915
Sadly, he died on the 24th of October, 1915, age 23.
Angus Ross was in the
Royal Naval Reserve
and sailed on the H.M.
Drifter “charity”.
Angus Ross
was buried at
Portsmouth
Naval
Memorial.
Previous job-Enginemen
Regimental number-
4140ES.
He lived on Forteath
Street, Burghead.
Angus Ross
1892 -1915
Age of Death 23
Battle he died
in: Unkown.
Regiment
Royal Navy
Reserve(RNR)
Where did he live?
21 Forteath street,
Burghead
Regiment/ name of ship: H.M. Drifter ”charity.”
Regimental
Number: 4140ES
Previous job:
Engineman
1896-1916
Seaforth Highlander
•Regiment: 8th
Seaforth
•Rank: P.T.E
•Regiment Number:
S/40730
He was buried in the
Cabaret-Rouge British
Cemetery
, Souchery
Previous Job: Fireman
The date he died on was the 09
April 1917 in France Age 24
Charles Barron
Charles McLennan
Charles McLennan was a private in the 2nd
Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. His regiment number was S/40516. He died on 19th
September 1917 died in a London hospital aged 21. He was wounded in the chest and spine in the battle of the Somme on the 13th
April 1917. He is buried in Burghead cemetery
1896-1917
D Main
Royal Naval Logo
InformationD Main lived in 49 King Street Burghead, He Died at sea on the 27 th of March 1916,And is now inBurghead Cemetery, Duffus.
Burghead
“Brocher”
Daniel Main
Information
Burghead
“Brocher”
67th Battalion Canadian
Pioneers
Rank: Private
Emigrated to Canada in 1913 where he
married Jessie Johnstone Main in
Victoria.
Died at the Battle of the Somme, 18th
November 1916 at the age of 33.
Regimental No. 102127
Joined 1st September 1915
Lived at 21 King Street,
Burghead.
1883-1916
Daniel Heather McKenzie
1866-1916
Fisherman
Drowned at sea off stream
drifter.
Lived at 64th
Forteathstreet
Burghead Moray
25 years
old at
death
Daniel Lawson.
Unknown-1918
Previous job-Chief Armourer.
Information.
Royal Navy
Daniel Lawson was a chief in the Royal Navy. His ship was called the H.M.S Ortrano. He was buried in Chatham Naval Memorial. He lived in Burghead, Morayshire. He died on the 6th
October 1918.R.I.P. Burghead
“Brocher”
David Main
1896-1916
’
Burghead
“Broacher”
His previous job was a
fisherman. He lived in 10
KingStreet. He fought in the
Battle of the Somme. He is
buried in France at Thiepval
Memorial. He died on the
15th November at the age
18 on the front line of a
heart attack. He was a
Private in the 6th Battalion
Seaforth Highlanders. He
didn't get medals. David
Main’s mum was a
Bridesmaid at Thomas
Peterkin’s wedding.
Donald FraserJenkins
1896-1916
Killed in action at Beaumont Hamel , France 13th November 1916 aged 19 years
Agricultural Student,Aberdeen University
Military Cross Holder
Seaforth Highlander
Awarded for displaying great gallantry while conducting a raid on German trenches. After the raid was over he went through the German wire three times and brought back wounded. ‘Let all who are Highlanders follow me’
Burghead
“Brocher”
Donald Mackenzie
1889-1915
Killed in action at F and F (France and Flanders), France 5th September 1915 aged 26 years
Seaforth Highlander
‘Let all who are Highlanders follow me’
Burghead
“Brocher”
Lived in 83 Dunbar Street
Donald Ross
1880/1917
Buried at scapa flow at 37year old
H.H.T Drifter Trust On
Royal naval reserve
He was in the royal naval reserve he had a previous job was a fisherman . .
He had ship called H.M.T drifter “trust on "and he
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Donald Ross
1880/1917
Killed in action at Beaumont Hamel , France 13th November 1916
H.H.T Drifter Trust On
Donald Ross he was buried in Scapa flow
Royal naval reserve
He was in the royal naval reserve he had a privoiue .
‘Let all who are Highlanders follow me’
Burghead
“Brocher”
Duncan Stevenson
1892 - 1916
Lived at Grant lane Burghead
Rank: Private
Regiment no. S/12306
Buried at Basra War Cemetery, Son of George and Christina Stevenson. Died on the 22nd July 1916
Burghead
“Brocher”
G Grant
1888-1918Burghead
•Regiment: Gordon Highlanders
•Regiment Number: S/40418
•Rank: Private
Date they died: 27th September 1918
•Previous Job: Plumber
Where buried: Lowrie Cemetery, Havrinconrt
George Cumming
1897-1916
Killed in action at Beaumont Hamel , France 13th November 1916 aged 19 years
Seaforth Highlander
Joined in Elgin. Buried in Mailly Wood Cemetery. Lived at king street in burghead.His parents lived at 50 king street.
Burghead
“Brocher”
George Davidson
Regiment: 6th Seaforth
Highlanders
Rank: Private
Regiment Number: 3895
Where buried: Mailly Wood Cemetery
Date they died: 13th
November 1916
Where did they live in Burghead: 34, Grant Street Burghead, Morayshire.
1895-1916
George McKenzie
1897-1918
Killed in action in France.
Lived at 63 King Street
Buried in Ebblinghem Military Cemetery
Seaforth Highlander
Private
Regimental Number 265696
Died 29th May 1918
Hugh Fraser
1896-1916
Died at Flanders 28th March 1918
Hugh Fraser, who was
a private and part of
the 9th black watch.
Hugh
Fraser was
buried at
arras
memorial.
His previous job was
a Railway Clerk
Hugh Fraser lived in
two houses Station
House and Ross-
Shire
Reg number S/21394
James Alexander Gray
1897-1918
Killed in action at Ypres.
Seaforth Highlander
Burghead
“Brocher”
James Alexander Gray
was born on the 24th of
December 1897. He was
the son of James and Lillie
Gray. He served in France.
Before he went to war he
was a bank clerk.
James Bochel
1892-1917Burghead
Regiment Number: 505 100Previous Job: Engineer Age: 30
Place of Death: NEAR LOOS FRANCEDate they died: 01 April 1917
Where buried: Ecoivres Military Cemetery
James Cameron
He died in the battle of Arras.
Service no. 265922
Rank: Private
Previous job was working as a tailor. He Is buried at Arras Memorial. He died at the age of 32 on 28th April 1916.
18A Grant Street Burghead
“Brocher”
6th Battalion SeaForth Highlanders.
1884-1916
James Davidson Mitchell Durno
1896-1916
Burghead
“Brocher”
H.M.S Scourge
Died in a boiler explosion on
19/11/1915.aged 33
Buried at sea
His house
before the
war was 27
Bruce street
Before the war he was
a stone mason
James Perrie
1898-1918
James Perrie was a farm servant before he was a solider
Seaforth Highlanders
Burghead
“Brocher”
Private
Regimental Number 242002
Died 21st March 1918, age 20.
Rememberd on Arras Memorial
Lived at 46 King Street
James Robertson
Reported wounded and missing in action
Service no. 265303
Rank: 1st/6th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders
Son of Mr. and Mrs D. Robertson. Husband of Mrs. G. Robertson.
Born and lived at st. Athaens.
“Brocher”
1883-1918
James Shaw
Davison
1882-1915
Burghead
“Brocher”
Previous job-Joiner’s apprentice.
James Shaw Davidson was a private in the
Machine Gun Corps (infantry). His
service number was 38726.
Sadly, he died
in the Battle of
Arras,
23/4/1917, age
21.
He was buried at Arras
Memorial.
He lived at 34 Grant Street,
Burghead.
John Cormie
1896-1916
Seaman and Fireman
Seaforth Highlander
‘Let all who are Highlanders follow me’Burghead
“Brocher”
Mr Cormie was born in
Burghead and married
Helen Fraser from Buckie.
He was killed during the
battle of the Somme on
18th August 1916 when he
was returning to the
trenches. He was survived
by his wife and his
daughter who had gone to
stay with Mrs Cormie, who
had moved to Arbroath.
1898 – 1917John Hendry
He died in the battle of Arras near Arras.
Rank: Lance Corporal
Service no. 34447
Regiment: Royal Scots
Mr. John Hendry's previous job was as a lawyer. He died on the 5th June 1917. Buried at Arras Memorial, aged 19.
“Brocher”
Lived at 65 Dunbar street Burghead.
John Mackenzie
1886-1918
John Mackenzie was
an Able Seaman in the
Mercantile Marines. John
Mackenzie
was buried
in Tower Hill
Memorial.
Previous job-unknown.
John Mackenzie was
born in Liverpool to
Donald and Margaret
Mackenzie; husband
of Kate Eveline
Mackenzie, of 1,
Grosvener Road,
Wavertree,Liverpool.
John Mackenzie
died age 32 on
27/06/1918
John Ralph
1896-1916
Military Cross Holder
Seaforth Highlander
. ‘Let all who are Highlanders follow me’
Burghead
“Brocher”
Lived at 59 King Street
Cpl John Ralph.
Born 11th September 1918
Parents John and Elise Ralph
Died 25th March
1918 age 23
John Ralph
1894-1916
Fishermanof Burghead
Seaforth Highlander
Burghead
“Brocher”
79 Dunbar Street in 2009.
Son of Alexander
and Mary Ralph
Died 20th October 1916
Killed in action F & F age 25
Lewis McKenzie
1883-1917
Died on the 17th April 1917
Rank: Seaforth Highlander
Regiment no: 202758
Buried at Etaples Military Cemetery, previous job as a woodcutter. Age 34 at death. Married to Mary McKenzie.
Lived at 47 Granery street
” “Brocher
Leslie William George.
1888-1917
Royal Garrison Artillery regiment. Rank of gunner.
Regimental number:69048.
Died near Arras, France on the 16th May1917 at
the age of 29.
Son of James
Leslie and Jessie
Barron 18 High
Street,
Lossiemouth.
James Cormie
unknown-1919
Died on the
19th
September
1919
Battle they
died in:
Unknown
Seaforth Highlanders
34 Grant Street
Age of Death: 46
Burghead Cemetery
Old Reg number : 20030
New Reg number:29992
James Hutcheson Jack
1883-1915
Seaforth Highlander
.
‘Let all who are Highlanders follow me’
Burghead
“Brocher”
James Hutcheson Jack
died on the 27th of
August 1915.
He lived at 45
Dunbar
Street,
Burghead,
Morayshire
Previous job was a
builder
He was buried at
Becourt Military
Cemetery
James Temple Jenkins
1883-1917
age
Seaforth HighlanderSecond Lieutenant
He died at the age of 34 on the 20th September 1917.
Burghead
“Brocher”
Previous job
He used to work as a fish curer
He is buried at Tyne
Cot Memorial
He died in the
battle of
Passchendaele
Lived at Grant Street Burghead
James William Main
1892-1917
Died at 25 years old.
New Zealand RifleBrigade
Died 3 days after being wounded in Flanders, France.
Burghead 60 Forteath Street
Served at
Flanders,
France
Bailleul Communal
Cemetery
Extension, Nord
23205
Robert James Neish
1900-1919
Regimental Number: NM279610Regiment: Gordon HighlandersRank: Private
Buried in the
Commonwealth War
Graves
Live in Burghead 42 Dunbar Street and died in his house on 1919
Born on 7th April 1900
at 22
Duff Street Fife Keith.
Served in France.
Robert Young
He died in the Flanders Field battle
Buried at: Woburn Abbey Cemetery
Service no. 2127
Rank: 24th Royal Fusiliers
Other: Mr. Robert Young died on the 15th December 1915 at the age of 40. His previous job was a tea planter.
He lived in Burghead
“Brocher”
1875-1915
Simon Morrison
Burghead
“Brocher”
1916-1940
Seafourth Highlander who
died on 27 May
Thomas Peterkin
1883-1916
Died when his ship, was out during a
minesweeping exercise in the North Sea
and it was torpedoed off Dogger Bank .
56 crew out of 79 were lost. His body
was never found.
Drowned at lerwick 10th February 1916 at the age of 27
Seaman
Burghead 33 grant street
“His Death”
“Date of death”
Thomas Peterkin
1883-1916
Died when his ship, was out during a
minesweeping exercise in the North Sea
and it was torpedoed off Dogger Bank .
56 crew out of 79 were lost. His body
was never found.
Drowned at lerwick 10th February 1916 at the age of 27
Seaman
Burghead 33 grant street
“His Death”
“Date of death”
William Henry Senior
1898-1918
Burghead
“Brocher”
Seaforths
Highlander
What happened
Before William Henry Senior went to
War he Lived at 34 Dunbar Street
Burghead.
William Henry Senior died of wounds at
the age of 19.
William Main
1888-1918
Killed in action in the battle Cherisyof France 21st March 1918 aged 22 years
Agricultural Student,Aberdeen University
Burghead
“Brocher”
Machine gun corpsPicture of his house before the war
His Previous job was
being a fisherman
William Ralph
1897-1916
William Ralph died at the 10th May 1916 at age 19. He was berried at Loos memorial.
Seaforth Highlander
Previous job-Seamen.Lived at 59 King Street Burghead Private William Ralph.
Burghead
“Brocher”
William Richardson
1898-1917
Private
Previous job-Farm Worker.
Seaforth Highlander
William Richardson killed in action in Ypes-Passchendaele, 31/8/1917, age 20. They were berried in Ypres (menin gate) memorial.
Burghead
“Brocher”
Lived at 57 Grant Street.
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