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Welcome to the Ypres Salient
This site presents the story of the First World War in the West Flanders region. The various categories provide a wealth of information about a range of subjects.
The Roll of Honour category is where you will find the details of all the men from Falkirk District who are buried or commemorated in the Immortal Salient.
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Charles Maitland - Link to Larbert
Private Charles Maitland, 43rd Battalion (Cameron Highlanders of Canada), Larbert, Falkirk. Prior to emigrating to Canada in 1910 he was employed as a ticket collector at Larbert Station. He was employed as a Bank Clerk with the Bank of Canada when he enlisted in the town of MacGregor, Manitoba, on 28 December 1915 in the 226th Overseas Battalion before being transferred to the 14th Reserve Battalion. He sailed on the SS Olympic from Halifax on 15 December 1916....
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James Maxwell - Link to Bo'ness
Private James Maxwell, 2nd Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers, Bo'ness. Hill 60, Ypres, Hill 60 was 60 metres high and had been created from the spoil when creating the Ypres to Comines railway. Given the flat nature of Flanders any high ground was strategically important. Hill 60 gave dominating views over the British lines and into Ypres itself.
Hill 60 was fought over for four years and was the scene of some of the most desperate fighting as well as mining by both
Dec 23, 20254 min read
Alexander Wardrope Mathieson - Link to Falkirk
Private Alexander Wardrope Mathieson, 1st Battalion (Ontario Regiment), 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade, Falkirk. Second Battle of Ypres On the 23 April the 1st and 4th Canadian Battalions were involved in supporting a French counterattack towards Pilckem with the aim of retaking the lost ground of 22 April and had taken up positions east of the Yser canal with their left flank resting on the Ypres-Pilckem Road. To their right was a composite British force known as ‘Geddes Forc
Dec 22, 20254 min read
John Marshall - Link to Stenhousemuir
Private John Marshall, 15th Battalion, (48th Highlanders of Canada), Stenhousemuir, Falkirk. The Brooding Soldier, Ypres. The 24 April found the 15th Battalion in the line at Locality C in the apex of Ypres Salient. On the 24 April the Germans planned a two staged operation, one on each side of the Salient with the first being a converging attack against the apex with the object of this attack to smash the Canadians and capture St Julien and penetrate into the heart of the Yp
Dec 20, 20254 min read
Duncan Gillespie McPhee - Link to Dennyloanhead
Private Duncan Gillespie McPhee, ‘B’ Company, 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish), Dennyloanhead, Falkirk. Son of James and Kathleen Gillespie McPhee formerly of Bankier. He gave his trade as a Moulder when he enlisted at Valcartier training camp, near Quebec, on 23 September 1914, and his next of kin he named as his brother John McPhee, 311 Vancouver Street, British Columbia.
Dec 19, 20254 min read
Alexander Hugh McLachlan - Link to Falkirk
Private Alexander Hugh McLachlan, 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish), 3rd Canadian Brigade, Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery, Falkirk. He initially joined the 46th Battalion and he sailed from Halifax on 21 October 1915 and landed in Devonport on 30 October and was then at Bramshott Camp, this Camp was near Aldershot established in 1915 on the heathland between Bramshott and Liphook and it was established to relieve the space limitations at Shorncliffe.
Dec 15, 20253 min read
James McIntyre - Link to Airth
Private James McIntyre, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Airth, Falkirk, Second Battle of Ypres. He emigrated to Canada in 1913 and was employed as a Police Constable with the Stirlingshire Constabulary and based in Denny before he emigrated to Canada and joined the Canadian Police. He enlisted on 27 August 1914 in Ottawa and stated that he had previous service with ‘B’ Company Highland Cyclists, Black Watch.
Dec 14, 20253 min read
John McGunigal - Link to Bainsford
Private John McGunigal, ‘C’ Company 49th Battalion, Bainsford Falkirk. He emigrated to Canada in 1912 and was employed by the Callander Iron Company before he emigrated. He listed his profession as Ironmoulder when he enlisted on 5 February 1915 in Edmonton and was unmarried. He listed his mother as his next of kin.
Dec 14, 20252 min read
William McGowan - Link to Bo'ness
Driver William McGowan, 3rd Australian Field Ambulance. Bo'ness, Falkirk. Husband of Elizabeth Markie Stevens McGowan, they had a son & lived at Dovercourt Street, Toowong, Queensland. His wife remarried. William gave his trade as Brickburner when he enlisted on 6 August 1915, he also stated that he had three years of service with the Royal Scots Territorials before he emigrated to Australia.
Dec 14, 20252 min read
Charles McCallum - Link to Bo'ness
Private Charles McCallum, 44th Field Ambulance, RAMC, 14th Division. Bo'ness, Falkirk. He was married to Christina McCallum and they lived at 30 Montrose Street, Lochore, Fife with their six children. Charles lived in Bo’ness with his wife and children and worked as a miner at Kinneil Colliery before he moved to Fife. He enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps soon after the war began and went to France on 21 May 1915 and joined the 44th Field Ambulance.
Dec 7, 20253 min read
William McEwan Leishman - Link to Grangemouth
Private William McEwan Leishman, 3rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion, 3rd Canadian Division. Grangemouth, Falkirk. William was unmarried and listed his trade as Carpenter when he enlisted in Vernon, British Columbia on 31 July 1915, and that he had served three years in the Territorial Army Service Corps. He went to France on 9 March 1916 and joined the 3rd Canadian Pioneers.
Dec 6, 20252 min read
Duncan Laing - Link to Grangemouth
Private Duncan Laing, 1st/10th Battalion The King’s (Liverpool Scottish Regiment), Grangemouth, Falkirk. Duncan died of his wounds, a gun shot to the back, at the Casualty Clearing Station at Lijssenthoek on 16 December. His death was as a result of an accident that occurred on 11 December during a Lewis Gun demonstration. A Court of Enquiry was convened on 11 December into how Duncan was accidentally wounded.
Dec 5, 20252 min read
John Kerr - Link to Dennyloanhead
Private John Kerr, 49th Battalion, 3rd Canadian Division. Dennyloanhead. Son of Alexander and Christina Kerr, Belmont Cottage, Dennyloanhead. He was employed as a Miner when he enlisted in Edmonton on 20 January 1915. He sailed from Montreal to the UK on 11 September 1915 and arrived at Shorncliffe Camp on 14 September joining the 49th Battalion on 30 September. He went to France on 9 October 1915.
Dec 4, 20253 min read
Walter Jamieson - Link to Camelon
Bombardier Walter Jamieson, 110th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery, 10th Field Artillery Brigade, 4th Australian Divisional Artillery. Camelon, Falkirk. Son of Alexander and Mary Jamieson, 192 Main Street, Camelon, Falkirk. Walter had three sisters Margaret, Mary, and Marion who lived in Camelon. Walter was a Pattern Maker at Sunnyside Iron Works before he emigrated to Australia. He was employed by Granite Saw & Planing Mills, North Queensland when he enlisted in Cairns
Dec 4, 20253 min read
James Dick Hunter - Link to Falkirk
Private James Dick Hunter, 7th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Australian Division. Falkirk. Husband of Alice Davis Hunter, 51 Upton Road, Victoria and father of Lorna K Hunter. He was the fourth son of William and Eliza Hunter, 45 Graham's Road, Falkirk. He was employed as a painter when he enlisted on 21 July 1915. James was serving in the 1/7th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders for three years before he emigrated to Australia.
Dec 4, 20252 min read
William Hamilton - Link to Dennyloanhead
Sapper William Hamilton, 3rd Field Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Canadian Divisional Engineers. Dennyloanhead. Son of James and Christina Hamilton, Crisham Cottage, Dennyloanhead. William was unmarried and living at the Savoy Rooming House, Calgary when he enlisted on 26 February 1916. He gave his profession as ‘Sapper’. He was hospitalised with Gonorrhoea on 10 August 1916 and was discharged from hospital on 4 September.
Dec 3, 20252 min read
John Bryson Dunsmuir - Link to Grangemouth
L/Cpl John Bryson Dunsmuir, ‘A’ Company, 56th Infantry Battalion, 14th Infantry Brigade, 5th Australian Division. Grangemouth. Before he emigrated to Australia John was employed by Muirhead & Son, Timber Merchants in Grangemouth. When the Battalion was in France John enjoyed some leave from 24 July to 5 August 1917 and he visited Grangemouth. He was living with his parents at ‘Avondale’, Forest Road, Bexley, Sydney, and working as a sawyer when he enlisted in September 1915.
Dec 1, 20253 min read
John Drummond - Link to Larbert
Lieutenant John Drummond, ‘D’ Company, 44th Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Australian Division, Larbert, Falkirk. Before he emigrated to Australia in 1911, John was employed as a fireman at Alloa Railway Station. He was employed as a fireman by the Western Australia Railways before he enlisted in Perth Western Australia on 29 November 1915. Enlisting as a Private he attended an NCO School from January to 24 February 1916 and was promoted to Sergeant and joined ‘D’ Company, 44th
Nov 30, 20252 min read
George Mouatt Dow - Link to Stenhousemuir
Private George Mouatt Dow, ‘D’ Company, 46th Battalion, 12th Brigade, 4th Australian Division, Stenhousemuir. Son of George and Margaret Lind Dow, Carronvale, Armadale, Perth, Western Australia. He was the nephew of Peter and Isobella Richardson (nee Dow), Crownest Loan, Stenhousemuir. He was employed as a Pastry Cook before he enlisted in October 1916.He had tried to enlist previously but stated on his Attestation form that he was rejected because he had no natural teeth
Nov 21, 20253 min read
Charles Edward Day - Links to Larbert
Sapper Charles Edward Day, 3rd Field Company, Engineers, Australian Imperial Force, Larbert. On the 25 September 1917, during the Battle of the Menin Road, the 3rd Field Company was engaged in constructing a light railway track in the Vijverhoek area, between Dickebusch and Ypres, when they came under heavy shell fire. Three men were wounded one being Charles, he received a penetrating wound to the back and was taken to the 6th Field Ambulance and then transferred to 10th CC
Nov 20, 20252 min read
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