The history of the 9th (Scottish) Division, 1914-1919

by M.C. John Ewing

9TH (SCOTTISH) DIVISION MEMORIAL

THE UNVEILING AND DEDICATION

ARRIVAL AT ARRAS AND PROCESSIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.

The party for the unveiling numbered about 130 of all ranks, and left London under arrangements concluded by Captain W. Y. Darling, M.C., 11th Royal Scots, at 8.30 on the morning of Saturday, 8th April. The route taken was by Calais and Amiens. Arras was reached at about six o’clock in the evening, and all ranks were accommodated at the Hotel de l’Univers and Hotel de Commerce.

On Sunday afternoon the party were conveyed by automobiles to the point of assembly, near the Point du Jour, where a procession was formed in the following order:—

Lt.-Gen. Sir W. T. Furse, K.C.B., D.S.O., Divisional Commander.
Maj.-Gen. H. H. Tudor, C.B., C.M.G., Divisional Commander.
Dr A. Wallace Williamson, ex-Moderator of the Church of Scotland and Dean of the Thistle.
Captain the Rev. C. N. de Vine, M.C., C.F.
Wreath-Bearers.
Lt.-Col. Lord Sempill	8th Black Watch.
Colonel T. Fetherstonhaugh, D.S.O.	7th and 9th Seaforth Highlanders.
Sergeant D. Wilkie, D.C.M., M.M.	8th Gordon Highlanders.
Colonel Cameron of Lochiel, C.M.G.	5th Cameron Highlanders.
Lt.-Col. H. G. Sotheby, D.S.O., M.V.O.	10th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
Lt.-Col. John Murray, D.S.O.	11th and 12th Royal Scots.
Sergeant W. Smith	6th Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Sergeant G. Smith, D.C.M., M.M.	6th King’s Own Scottish Borderers.
Colonel W. D. Croft, C.M.G., D.S.O.	9th Scottish Rifles.
Major G. H. Callender, M.C.	10th and 11th Highland Light Infantry.
Captain E. F. Dufton, M.C.	1st South African Regt.
Mr E. Thompson	2nd South African Regt.
Sergt.-Major T. Young	3rd South African Regt.
Captain W. Maclean, M.C.	4th South African Scottish Regiment.
Lt.-Col. W. Maclean, C.M.G., D.S.O., M.P.	1st Newfoundland Regiment.
Major J. W. Hoggart, D.S.O., M.C.	Royal Artillery and R.A.O.C.
Captain L. A. Culliford, M.C.	Royal Engineers.
Major F. K. Norman, M.C.	R.A.S.C.
Major G. Rankine, M.C.	R.A.M.C.
Major J. H. Beith, C.B.E., M.C.	Machine-gun Corps.
Captain Lord Hastings	Glasgow Yeomanry and Cyclists.
Mrs A. C. Campbell	....
Miss Brash	....
Other members of the party in columns of fours, by units.
Ladies accompanying the party, and other friends.

A detachment of French troops—33rd Infantry and 3rd Engineers, with Regimental flags, under the command of Colonel Potez—formed a guard of honour lining the road facing the Memorial.

DESCRIPTION OF THE MEMORIAL.

The site is a square forty yards by forty yards, at Point du Jour road junction. Two trenches cross there, and they and the general state of the ground are as the battle left them. The cairn stands in the centre of the square.