The Battalion arrived at Boulogne on the 10/07/1915 and were part of the 46th Brigade, 15th (Scottish) Division. Daniel arrived in France on the 18/08/1915. The 12th (Service) Battalion were in the Loos salient in January 1916 where they relieved the 1st Division. Loos was a hot section even during so called 'Quiet' periods with casualties from shell fire and sniper fire. SEE PHOTOS x 3 FOR THE BATTALION WAR DIARY JANUARY 1916. It states "the Battalion moved into trenches at 4.30 pm on the 16th January relieving the 10th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in the right sub section Hulloch sector". The next 3 days are listed as "Quiet days. Some shelling, trench mortars rifle grenades". Daniel was killed with 3 comrades as they arrived to relieve the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) at 9th Avenue trench at Hulluch. A large portion of the trench was blown by the enemy's artillery which buried several men. Daniel and his 3 comrades went without orders to dig them out. A second shell then landed killing all 4 men. Private John Munro was one of these comrades (see Directory for his own page). John was also from Coatbridge and all 4 men are buried next to each other in Bois-Carre Military Cemetery. A huge thanks to Daniel's relative Martyn Dickson for the main Grave photo and the photo of himself at Daniel's Grave (see photos). Daniel's other grave photo kindly donated by Mick McCann at the British War Graves website who supply photos FREE OF CHARGE
here. Daniel is also remembered on the Maxwell Parish Church Roll of Honour and at the Family Plot in Old Monkland Cemetery along with his wife Mary x 2 (see photos). See photos for Daniel's Medal Index Card, his Army Register of Soldiers Effects, his Service Medal and Award Rolls x 2, his CWGC Grave Registration x 2, his Headstone Report, Bois-Carre Military Cemetery, the Highland Light Infantry Cap Badge and Daniel's Pension Records x 3. Finally, see photos for Newspaper clippings x 4 (Coatbridge Express x 2 and Coatbridge Leader x 2), PHOTOS x 8 FOR THE 15th (SCOTTISH) DIVISION BOOK DECEMBER 1915 - JANUARY 1916 and the 15th (Scottish) Division Order of Battle x 13 (the Division he was with when he died).
