6th (Perthshire) Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders), Also, 1st/6th (Perthshire) Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders).
Territorial Force Battalions.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 1,019 recorded WW1 deaths for the 6th (Perthshire) Battalion, The Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). This figure includes the records for the 1st/6th, 2nd/6th & 3rd/6th (Perthshire) Battalions.
BARKER, J. Private, 267730. 6th (Perthshire) Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). Beaumetz-les-Camvrai Military Cemetery No.1, Pas-de-Calais, France. 21-03-1918.
BYERS, G.E. Serjeant, 265205. 6th (Perthshire) Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). Beaumetz-les Cambrai Military Cemetery No.1, Pas-de-Calais, France. 21-03-1918.
CLARK, A. Private, 3986. 6th (Perthshire) Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). Mailly Wood Cemetery, Mailly-Maillet, Somme, France. 13-11-1916. Brother of Mr. J. Clark of Irwin, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
COULTER, T. Lance Corporal, 167106. 6th (Perthshire) Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, Pas-de-Calais, France. 28-05-1918. Age 28. Son of Mr. & Mrs. N. Coulter of Govan, Glasgow, UK. Husband of Mrs. Coulter of Drumsough, Randalstown, Ireland.
Stone Inscription :- "Rest In Peace".
DIXON, (MiD). Norman Ferguson. Captain. 6th (Perthshire) Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders, & Machine Gun Corps. Menin Road South Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 05-10-1917. Age 22. Brother of Jeannie C. Stocks of "Fergus Bank" Craigie Terrace, Dundee, Scotland, UK.
Stone Inscription :- "In Sweet And Loving Remembrance Of Our Brother".
Mentioned in Dispatches.
DYE, Robert. Private, 267994. 6th (Perthshire) Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). Beaumetz-les-Cambrai Military Cemetery No.1, Pas-de-Calais, France. 21-03-1918. Age 27. Son of John & Mary Dye. Husband of Jane Forbes Yeats (formerly Dye) of St. John's Place, Montrose, Forfarshire, UK. Born at Montrose. Stone Inscription :- "They Miss Him Most Who Loved Him Best".
ELLIS, (MC.MiD). Robert Bruce. Captain & Adjutant. 6th (Perthshire) Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 21-11-1916. Age 28. Son of John Ellis F.E.I.S. & Helen Laidlaw Ellis of Craigrossie, Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, UK. Native of Bridge of Earn. Deceased was in civil life,Factor to Colonel Robert D. Moncreiffe, Commanding the 6th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) at his estate of Moncreiffe. Stone Inscription :- "Till The Day Dawn".
Military Cross.
Mentioned in Dispatches.
GREAVES, G.W. Private, S/11860. 6th (Perthshire) Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). Beaumetz-les-Cambrai Military Cemetery No.1, Pas-de-Calais, France. 21-03-1918.
KING, William Alexander. Private, 2905. 6th (Perthshire) Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. 30-07-1916. Age 25. Son of Mary J. King of Lurgana House, Whitecross, County Armagh, Ireland. & the late John King. His brother, Private, 41302 John Donaldson King of 9th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers fell, 03-11-1917, aged 25 & is buried at Cambrai East Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Stone Inscription :- "And With The MornThose Angel FacesSmile Which I Have loved Long Since & Lost Awhile"
SIMON, A. Private, 5184. 6th (Perthshire) Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). Auchonvillers Military Cemetery, Somme, France. 08-11-1916.
TAYLOR, G. Duncan. Private, 3389. 6th (Perthshire) Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). Mailly Wood Cemetery, Mailly-Maillet, Somme, France. 13-11-1916. Age 21. Son of Mary Taylor of Victoria Buildings, Callander, Perthshire, UK. & the late Duncan Taylor.
CLARK, George. Private, 3426. 1st/6th (Perthshire) Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). "Y" Ravine Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France. 13-11-1916. Age 22. Son of Mr. & Mrs. David Clark of 7, Commercial Street, Coupar Angus, UK.
Stone Inscription :- "Dearly Beloved Son Of David Clark And Margaret Kelly Of Coupar Angus, Scotland".
MARSHALL, P. Private, 3509. 1st/6th (Perthshire) Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. 30-07-1916.
PEARSON, Charles. Private, 1215. "C" Company, 1st/6th (Perthshire) Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). Becourt Military Cemetery, Becodel-Becourt. Somme, France. 04-09-1915. Age 21. Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Pearson of 117, High Street, Perth, UK.
Stone Inscription :- "I See Thee Not I Hear You Not Tey Art Thou Oft With Me".
ROBERTSON, W. Private, 266103. 1st/6th (Perthshire) Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). Roclincourt Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 28-05-1918. Age 25. Son of David Robertson of Kilmorich, Ballinluig, Perthshire, UK.