Daniel Scott

Killed in Action on the 25/09/1915 on the opening day of the Battle of Loos

Daniel and the Battalion arrived at Boulogne on the 10/05/1915 and were part of the 26th Brigade, 9th (Scottish) Division. The Battle of Loos, 25th September - 15th October 1915 : The first genuinely large scale British offensive action but once again only in a supporting role to a larger French attack in the Third Battle of Artois. British appeals that the ground over which they were being called upon to advance was wholly unsuitable were rejected. The battle is historically noteworthy for the first British use of poison gas. The opening day of the Battle of Loos on the 25/09/1915 : 07.00 - 5th Camerons suffered from crossfire from Mad Point (just outside Auchy on the road from Vermelles) but pushed on to Little Willie Trench, the front face of the redoubt, and Fosse Trench which they reached by 7.10am. By 7.45am they joined the Seaforths in Corons Trench. Auchy area: The attack of 9th (Scottish) Division had by mid-morning succeeded in reaching and occupying the enemy trench network around the Hohenzollern Redoubt and Fosse 8, and also Pekin Trench. The situation at noon - The 47th and 15th Divisions had captured Loos, although they had been halted and were threatened by counterattack on Hill 70. There were clear signs of German withdrawal in this area and panic in Lens. 7th Division was on the outskirts of Hulluch, and the 9th (Scottish) Division were working their way forward at the Hohenzollern Redoubt and Fosse 8. Scottish Regiments lost a huge amount of brave men at Loos. Here is a list of Infantry Battalions who lost more than 500 men at the Battle of Loos from 25/09/1915 to 16/10/1915 - 7th Cameron Highlanders 687, of which 19 Officers, 9th Black Watch 680, of which 20 Officers, 6th King's Own Scottish Borderers 650, of which 20 Officers, 10th Highland Light Infantry 648, of which 20 Officers, 7th King's Own Scottish Borderers 631, of which 20 Officers, 8th Devons 619, of which 19 Officers, 8th Royal West Kents 580, of which 24 Officers, 8th Buffs 558, of which 24 Officers, 12th Highland Light Infantry 553, of which 23 Officers, 8th Black Watch 511, of which 19 Officers, 5th North Staffordshire 505, of which 20 Officers, 8th Seaforth Highlanders 502, of which 23 Officers. Daniel was another of the many men from the Coatbridge Memorial Killed in Action on the opening day of the Battle of Loos. He was 1 of 99 men from the Coatbridge Memorial who fell during and from injuries from the Battle of Loos. See Newspaper clippings for letter sent to Daniel's mother from his best friend and comrade 16 year old Private Harold E McGhie. Daniel is also remembered on the Coatbridge Technical College, Coatbridge High School and Coats Parish Churches Rolls of Honour and at the Family Plot in New Monkland Cemetery (see photos). See photos for Daniel's Medal Index Card, his Newspaper clipping, his CWGC Grave Registration, his name on the Loos Memorial Panel List, his Army Register of Soldiers Effects, his Service Medal and Award Rolls x 2,