We Will Remember Them

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

Roll of Honour, 1914–1919

At the outbreak of war in August 1914 the appeal for H.M. Forces met with ready response from the Staff of the Royal Botanic Garden. Before many weeks had passed every fit man who would be accepted had left for service. At the time the Garden Staff was one of 110 members, of whom one-fifth were women. Of the men, 73 joined the Forces. Over a fourth of these have given their lives for their country.

Notes of the Royal Botanic Garden, vol. XII, 1919–1921

Private James Christopher Adam (1882-1918)

Helper. Enlisted Royal Scots, 17 January 1917, later 59^th Machine Gun Corps.

Killed in action, 21 March 1918.

Private Thomas Adam (1878-1915)

Labourer. Mobilised 2^nd Scots Guards, 6 August 1914.

Killed in action, 16 May 1915.

Private Thomas Aird (1878-1917)

Labourer. Enlisted 11^th Black Watch, 16 November 1914, later 1^st Black Watch.

Killed in action, 3 March 1917.

Lance Corporal William Frederick Bennett (1889-1915)

Probationer Gardener. Enlisted 5^th Cameron Highlanders, 29 August 1914.

Missing, presumed killed in action, 25 September 1915.

Private George Blackmore (c.1870-1916)

Labourer. Enlisted 7^th Royal Scots Fusiliers, 1 September 1914.

Died of wounds, 7 March 1916.

Private John Mathieson Brown (1887-1917)

Labourer. Enlisted 7^th Royal Scots, 29 August 1914.

Killed in action, 24 November 1917.

Gunner Andrew Ewing Calder (1884-1918)

Labourer. Enlisted Royal Field Artillery, 7 May 1915.

Died of wounds, 13 September 1918.

Private Duncan Coutts (1892-1917)

Probationer Gardener. Enlisted 5^th Cameron Highlanders, 29 August 1914.

Died of wounds, 4 May 1917.

Private William Gordon Dickson (1871-1915)

Labourer. Enlisted 5^th Royal Scots, 4 September 1914.

Killed in action, July 1915.

Lance Sergeant James Maxwell Hampson (1891-1918)

Labourer. Enlisted 5^th Royal Scots, 1 September 1914.

Killed in action, 8 March 1918.

Private John Hatley (1879-1917)

Labourer. Enlisted, 1^st Scottish Horse, 26 August 1914, later 16^th Royal Scots.

Killed in action, 18 April 1918.

Private David Hume (1888-1914)

Labourer. Mobilised, 6 August 1914, 2^nd Royal Scots.

Killed in action, 26 August 1914.

Private Arthur Henry Jones (c.1882-1916)

Labourer. Enlisted Royal Army Medical Corps, 5 August 1914.

Died in hospital, 19 May 1916.

Corporal Henry M^cBeath (1878-1918)

Stoker. Enlisted 2^nd/1^st Scottish Horse Yeomanry, 4 September 1914.

Died in hospital, 15 October 1918.

Private Alan Menzies (1894-1915)

Probationer Gardener. Enlisted 5^th Cameron Highlanders, 29 August 1914.

Killed in action, 25 September 1915.

Private Walter Henry Morland (1881-1915)

Gardener. Enlisted 5^th Royal Scots, 2 September 1914.

Killed in action, 7 May 1915.

Private Duncan Smith (1884-1915)

Gardener. Enlisted 5^th Royal Scots, 4 September 1914.

Killed in action, 11 June 1915.

Lance Corporal John Stewart (1891-1915)

Probationer Gardener. Enlisted 5^th Cameron Highlanders, 29 August 1914.

Killed in action, 25 September 1915.

Lance Corporal Samuel Stewart (1883-1917)

Assistant Head Gardener. Enlisted 5^th Cameron Highlanders, 28 March 1916.

Killed in action, 18 September 1917.

Private George Hugh Stuart (1891-1915)

Implement Keeper. Enlisted 5^th Cameron Highlanders, 29 August 1914.

Killed in action, 25 September 1915.

RBGE’s War Memorials for the two World Wars are situated in the reception of the Balfour Building, accessible from 20a Inverleith Row