Ma'Asker Al Raschid Cemetery - Scottish Regiment Deaths

Few people realise that nine of the graves at the Ma'Asker Al Raschid Cemetery (representing 12.5% of all British Army burials at Ma’Asker) are for men who were serving with Scottish Regiments at the time of their death, with eight men serving with the 2nd Brigade of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and one man serving with the City of Glasgow Regiment, in 1929 called the Highland Light Infantry. Though only 71 of the original 300 headstones remain in an identifiable condition, two of the nine Scots' Regiment headstones have survived the ravages of time and neglect (see images below). I have also added below details as to when the men were buried and the exact location of their graves.

Headstone of Captain Michael Hugh Wallace of the Highland Light Infantry, Ma'Asker, Baghdad

James McCann of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) at Ma'Asker, Baghdad

List of Scottish Regiment men who were buried at Ma'Asker RAF Cemetery, Baghdad