Captain William Alexander Henderson, 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, was born in December 1876, was at Loretto 1891-94, and afterwards went to St Andrew`s University, and later to Oriel College, Oxon. He was a keen cricketer, and an exceptionally fine golfer. At Muirfield, he defeated Jerome Travers, the American Amateur Champion, in the Championship Meeting of 1909. Gazetted to the 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in February 1900, he served with them in South Africa. He was killed during a night attack on a German trench in Ploegsteert Wood on November 10th 1914. His body was not recovered until December 26th 1914, during the unofficial Christmas truce.

Captain Harold Sinclair Higgin , 75th Carnatic Infantry (Indian Army), was born in July 1889, and was at Loretto 1903-1907. In 1914 he joined the Army in India and was posted to the 80th Carnatic Infantry, serving with them in Peshawar, Delhi, Bhamo, Ceylon, Madras and Basra. In 1916 he was promoted Captain in the 75th Carnatic Infantry and served for two years at Aden. Captain Higgins died on service at Bombay, January 1th 1919.

2nd Lieutenant Gerald Broughton Hopkins , 7/8 Battalion, King`s Own Scottish Borderers, was born in May 1884, and was at Loretto 1894-1904. He was Head of School and Captain of the XV. A business man, residing at Cardross, he applied for a commission at the outbreak of war, and was gazetted to the 7/8 Battalion King`s Own Scottish Borderers. Near Loos on September 17th 1918, his Battalion was attacking the enemy trenches, and Lieutenant Hopkins, although wounded in the hand, persisted in rallying and leading his men forward under a heavy machine gun fire. Just short of their final objective he was again hit, this time in the head and killed on the spot.