McCrae's Battalion
Rank Name Nationality Position Club prior to enlistment Battalion ( s ) Wartime death date Wartime death place Decorations
Cpt James Logan Scotland CF Raith Rovers 16th - - -
CSM Annan Ness Scotland LH Heart of Midlothian 9th , 16th - - -
SSgt Jimmy Frew Scotland LB Heart of Midlothian 16th - - -
Sgt Duncan Currie Scotland FB Heart of Midlothian 16th 1 July 1916 ( 1916-07-01 ) ( aged 23 ) Somme , France -
Sgt George McLay Scotland RH Raith Rovers 16th 22 October 1917 ( 1917-10-22 ) ( aged 27-28 ) Passchendaele , Belgium MM
Cpl Alfie Briggs Scotland WH Heart of Midlothian 16th - - -
Cpl Norman Findlay England GK Heart of Midlothian 16th - - -
Cpl Tom Gracie Scotland CF Heart of Midlothian 16th 23 October 1915 ( 1915-10-23 ) ( aged 26 ) Glasgow , Scotland -
LCpl Alex Henderson Scotland LB Falkirk 16th - - -
Pte Jimmy Boyd Scotland GK Heart of Midlothian 16th 3 August 1916 ( 1916-08-03 ) ( aged 20-21 ) Somme , France -
Pte Paddy Crossan Scotland FB Heart of Midlothian 16th - - -
Pte Ernest Ellis England RB Heart of Midlothian 16th 1 July 1916 ( 1916-07-01 ) ( aged 30 ) Somme , France -
Pte Mick Gibbons Scotland IF Falkirk 16th - - -
Pte Bob Godfrey Scotland CH Falkirk 16th - - -
Pte Jimmy Hawthorn Scotland HB Heart of Midlothian 16th 1 July 1916 Somme , France -
Pte Jimmy Hazeldean Scotland OL Heart of Midlothian 16th - - -
Pte Andy Henderson Scotland CH Falkirk 16th - - -
Pte David Izatt Scotland HB Dunfermline Athletic 16th 1 July 1916 ( 1916-07-01 ) ( aged 23-24 ) Somme , France -
Pte William Lavery Scotland RB Raith Rovers 16th - - -
Pte Teddy McGuire Scotland IR Heart of Midlothian 16th - - -
Battalion members -- Footballers
McCrae's Battalion was the affectionate name given by the people of Edinburgh to the 16th (Service) Battalion of the Royal Scots in World War I, raised from volunteers in 1914 as part of the New Armies called to the Colours by Lord Kitchener. The unit was named after its charismatic colonel, former Liberal MP for Edinburgh East, Sir George McCrae.