PC 200B David Henderson - Edinburgh City Police

This page is still under construction (March 2023) and will be updated soon.

With the exception of the image immediately below, which was generously given to me by Katherine De-Jonckheere, author of 'The Memoirs of a Lovat Scout in World War 1: Sergeant Angus MacLennan', all the other images were kindly supplied to me by Annette Sinclair, grand-daughter of David Henderson.

Edinburgh City Police and the Lovat Scouts

“The 3/2 Battalion of the Lovat Scouts contains a large number of Edinburgh policemen, all of whom, with the exception of Squadron Sergeant Major (SSM), Richardson, enlisted in a body, leaving the city on June 8^th. SSM Richardson joined at the beginning of the war. Their names are as follows:

Back Row – Lance Corporal Shaw, (D Divn.), Lance Corporal Taylor, (D Divn.), Private Bruce, (D Divn.), Private Mackay, (B Divn.), Private Mackay, (D Divn.), Private Pattison, (D Divn.), Private Gibson, (D Divn.), Private Denholm, (D Divn.), Private Tait, (A Divn.), Lance sergeant Munro, (B Divn.).

Middle Row – Private Roy, (A Divn.), Lance Corporal McKenzie, (B Divn.), Lance Corporal Lumsden, (B Divn.), Corporal Hepburn, (D Divn.), Sergeant Stephen, (B Divn.), Squadron Sergeant Major Richardson, (D Divn.), Sergeant Mowat, (B Divn.), Sergeant McKenzie, (D Divn.), Lance Corporal Henderson, (B Divn.), Lance Corporal Sutherland, (A Divn.).

Front Row – Private Whelden, (D Divn.), Lance Corporal Hay, (B Divn.), Private Clark, (A Divn.), Lance Corporal Munnoch, (A Divn.),

All the men wearing Balmoral bonnets, with the exception of Lance corporals Shaw and Taylor, have proceeded overseas.”