July 1, 1916 William Jacks Ritchie, a private with the 14th (County of London) Bn (London Scottish) London Regiment died on the Western Front today. The 28-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Alexander James Ritchie, “Annavilla”, Saltcoats , he entered the theatre of war on June 13, 1916, and was awarded th...

July 1, 1916 Andrew Barclay Armour, a private with the 17th (Service) Bn (Third Glasgow) Highland Light Infantry, died on the Western Front today. Born in Saltcoats , he lived in the town but enlisted in Glasgow and entered the theatre of war on November 22, 1915. The 21-year-old son of Andrew Barc...

July 1, 1916 James Gilbert Aird, 21, a second-lieutenant with the 15th Bn Lancashire Fusiliers, died on the Western Front today (Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 has this as July 15). The eldest son of Mr and Mrs Robert Aird, 7 Winton Circus, Saltcoats , and a law student at Glasgow Univers...

July 1, 1916 Ardrossan -born Neil Gillies McGregor, a farrier/sergeant with the Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force, D Battery, 302nd Brigade, died today (Soldiers Died in The Great War 1914-1919 has this as July 17) on the Western Front. The son of Mary McGregor, 2 Ho...

July 1, 1916 James McCallum, a private with D Company, 17th (Service) Bn (Third Glasgow) Highland Light Infantry died on the Western Front today. The son of Annie McCallum, 13 Barr Street, Ardrossan , he entered the theatre of war on November 22, 1915 and was awarded the 1914-1915 Star, British War...

July 1, 1916 Ardrossan-born Duncan Auld a private with the 16th (Service) Bn (Second Glasgow) Highland Light Infantry died on the Western Front today. He entered the theatre of war on November 23, 1915 and was awarded the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. He is commemorated on Th...

June 30,1916 Peter Malcolm, a private with the 6th Bn Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, who was born in Milnathore, Perthshire, but lived and enlisted in Stevenston , died today on the Western Front. The 26-year-old, who was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal, is buried in Vermelles Bri...

June 29, 1916

Stevenston-born James Watson, a gunner with the Machine Gun Corps (Motor Division), 1st Armoured Motor Battery died in East Africa today. He was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal and is buried in Moshi Cemetery in the north of Tanzania.

June 29, 1916 Robert Brown, a private with the Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (including Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps), died today. Born in Kilwinning and a resident of Stevenston , the 25-year-old enlisted in Ayr. He is buried in Perth (Welshill) Cemetry and commemorated on Stevens...

June 28, 1916 James McMurtrie (Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 has this as Macmurtrie), a private with the 7th Bn Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, died today on the Western Front. A native of Saltcoats , he was the son of James and Jeanie McMurtrie and the husband of Mrs James McMurtrie of ...

June 28, 1916 James McMurtrie (Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 has this as Macmurtrie), a private with the 7th Bn Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, died today on the Western Front. A native of Saltcoats , he was the son of James and Jeanie McMurtrie and the husband of Mrs James McMurtrie of ...

As far as I can remember there were four brothers. Had a few pints in my time with David ("Titch", if I remember correctly) in the Accies. Mind you, think last time I really saw him was at Tom's 21st - and that wasn't yesterday.