Donald and the Battalion arrived at Boulogne on the 10/05/1915 and were part of the 26th Brigade, 9th (Scottish) Division. Donald was Killed in Action during the Battle of Menin Road which was part of the 3rd Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele), 31st July - 10th November 1917: The British finally got what they had wanted since 1914: the opportunity to attack at Ypres and breakout of the confines of the salient of trenches around it. Often known as the 3rd Battle of Ypres or Passchendaele, the offensive began with encouraging gains but terrible summer weather soon bogged it down. By August the offensive was clearly failing in its objectives and had descended into attritional fighting. New techniques by both sides led to agonisingly slow forward movement for the British, at enormous cost in casualties to both sides. Bad weather in October led to the battlefield becoming an impossible quagmire. A big thanks to Donald's relative Eileen Weldon in Canada for family information (see comment below). Grave photo kindly donated by Mick McCann at the British War Graves website who supply photos FREE OF CHARGE
here. Donald's brother John remembered on the Coatbridge Baptist Church Roll of Honour (see photos). Donald was reburied in White House Cemetery (see photos). See photos for Donald's Medal Index Card, his Army Register of Soldiers Effects, his Service Medal and Award Rolls x 2, another photos of Donald's Grave, his CWGC Grave Registration x 2, his Headstone Report, White House Cemetery, his Service Records x 14, Donald's Pension Records x 3 and the Cameron Highlanders Cap Badge.
