the 8th (Service) Battalion Rifle Brigade landed at Boulogne in May 1915 and were part of the 41st Brigade, 14th (Light) Division. The 1/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) arrived at Le Havre on the 18/03/1915. On the 11/05/1915 the formation were renamed the 140th Brigade, 47th (2nd London) Division. On the 02/02/1918 they transferred to the 174th Brigade, 58th (2/1st London) Division, absorbed the disbanded 2/8th Battalion and were renamed the 8th Battalion. The Division took part in the Battle of Amiens, 8th - 17th August 1918 : The British Fourth Army attacks alongside French forces further south and scores a notable victory and a deep advance from Amiens: Ludendorff calls the 8th August "the black day of the German Army". The Division also took part in the Battle of Albert, 21st - 23rd August 1918. This was part of The Second Battles of the Somme, 21st August - 3rd September 1918 : British Third and Fourth Armies commence offensive operations on the same ground over which the 1916 Battle of the Somme was fought. They make deep advance. The Division were also involved in the Second Battle of Bapaume, 31st August - 3rd September 1918. This was 3 days after John fell. John was formerly with the Royal Scots (48747). Grave photo kindly donated by Mick McCann at the British War Graves website who supply photos FREE OF CHARGE
here. John is also remembered on the Gartsherrie Church Roll of Honour (see photos). John was reburied in Suzanne Military Cemetery (see photos). See photos for John's Medal Index Card, his Army Register of Soldiers Effects, his Service Medal and Award Rolls, his Headstone Report, his CWGC Grave Registration x 2, Suzanne Military Cemetery, John's Pension Records x 2, his previous Regiment the Royal Scots Cap Badge, the Rifle Brigade Cap Badge, the 8th Battalion London Regiment Cap Badge and the recruiting poster for the 8th Battalion, the Post Office Rifles.
