The Era Of The Great War #10: Casualties & Death

Question 1

How many Scots died in WW1?

Answer 1

26.4% of 557000
Between 100000 and 135000

Question 2

Why is the exact number of Scottish casualties unknown?

Answer 2

• Double listing of Anzacs
• Serving for other countries (eg. Australia)
• Causalities post-war (eg. Gas effects)

Question 3

How many men in the Royal Scots Regiment died?

Answer 3

11213

Question 4

How many men in the Black Watch and Highland Light Infantry died?

Answer 4

C. 10000 each

Question 5

How many men in the 9th Scottish division died?

Answer 5

Over 52000

Question 6

How many men in the 15th Scottish division died?

Answer 6

Over 45000

Question 7

Pals battalions led to…

Answer 7

Whole populations of men dying

Question 8

At the Battle of Jutland, how many men died from Wick?

Answer 8

13

Question 9

Who did the 16th Royal Scots lose? When?

Answer 9

11 Hearts Players, mostly at the first day of the Somme

Question 10

How many men from Glasgow City died?

Answer 10

18000 (1 in 57)

Question 11

How many men from Glasgow City died?

Answer 11

18000 (1 in 57)

Question 12

From 6712 from the Isle of Lewis, how many died?

Answer 12

Nearly 1000

Question 13

When was the minute silence established?

Answer 13

11 Nov 1919

Question 14

What common hope did all was memorials share?

Answer 14

• Their deaths were not in vain
• Hopes this would be the last war

Question 15

What was decided of all casualties on the front line?

Answer 15

They would remain buried there

Question 16

Now, what commemorates the fallen soldiers at the front line in France and Belgium?

Answer 16

900 cemeteries
20 memorials

Question 17

What became if the cemeteries and memorials at the front line?

Answer 17

The became places of pilgrimage for Scottish families

Question 18

Where is the Scottish War Memorial?

Answer 18

Edinburgh Castle

Question 19

When was the Scottish War Memorial opened to the public?

Answer 19

14 July 1927

Question 20

Who commissioned the Scottish National War Memorial?

Answer 20

Duke of Atholl

Question 21

3 problems with commemoration

Answer 21

• Many veterans protested at cemeteries (unemployed, poor housing, etc)
• costly to build memorials
• harsh reminder

Question 22

How would a family know if a soldier had died?

Answer 22

• sent a telegram
• sometimes the commanding officer or a friend would also write a letter

Question 23

Who was Jimmy Crawford?

Answer 23

He was in McRaes 16th Royal Scots

Question 24

Where was Crawford injured? When did be die?

Answer 24

In hip near Contalmaison
Died of septic poisoning in March 1919, at only 21

Question 25

Who was Ralph Armstrong?

Answer 25

Also a member of McRaes 16th Royal Scots

Question 26

What happened to Ralph Armstrong?

Answer 26

• wounded in face in 1916
• never recovered
• died ‘insane’ in July 1925

Question 27

What was the impact of the war on McRaes veterans?

Answer 27

At least 17 suicides amongst the in the 30years post-war, probably more

Question 28

What was the poppy?

Answer 28

A method of commemoration