John Pollock Bryce

The Battalion arrived at Boulogne on the 14/08/1914 and were part of the 8th Brigade, 3rd Division. John arrived on the 27/11/1914. The Battle of Bellewaarde on the 16/06/1915 : The actual assault was entrusted to the 9th and 7th Brigades of the 3rd Division (Major-General J.A.L. Haldane), which relieved the 8th Brigade in the line on the night of the 15th/16th, and formed up in four lines undiscovered by the enemy. Each infantryman carried two extra bandoliers, a day's rations besides the iron ration, two empty sandbags and a waterproof sheet; 400 hand-grenades and 150 wire cutters and breakers per battalion were distributed, and two platoons per battalion had shovels slung on their backs. SEE PHOTOS x 19 FOR THE BATTALION WAR DIARY MAY - JUNE 1915. John served in the South African Campaign and returned from Buenos Aires to enlist in 1914. At the latter end of 1914, John received the following message from his Lieutenant - Colonel : "Your Gallant conduct in the field on the 14th December 1914 has been reported to me and I have much pleasure bringing it to the notice of higher authority". See photos for John's Medal Index Card, his Army Register of Soldiers Effects, his Service Medal and Award Rolls, his CWGC Grave Registration, his name on the Menin Gate Panel List, his name on the Menin Gate Memorial, the Gordon Highlanders Cap Badge, John's Pension Records x 3, his Service Records x 9 and the 3rd Division Order of Battle x 12 (the Division he was with when he died).