The tragic losses of Loos, the largest British battle of 1915, were felt throughout every village and town in Scotland but for Dundee it was its "darkest hour".

Events to mark the centenary of the Battle of Loos have begun with the lighting of a beacon at dawn in Dundee. Soldiers from all Scottish regiments fought at Loos, in France, during World War One ...

The Loos British Cemetery was begun by the Canadian Corps in July 1917 for casualties from the Battle of Hill 70 in the same year. The remainder of the cemetery was formed after the Armistice in 1918.

Half the 72 battalions taking part in the three-month battle belonged to Scottish regiments. Of the 30,000 Scots who fought, 7,000 were killed.

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The Battle of Loos started on September 25 and finished on October 14, 1915, with 60,000 British soldiers taking part ...

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Mr Gow's uncle, Alexander Gow, of the Royal Scots, fought during the Battle of Loos and survived. But he was badly wounded in a German counter-attack in 1916, and died in hospital, aged 19.

The tragic losses of Loos, the largest British battle of 1915, were felt throughout every village and town in Scotland but for Dundee it was its "darkest hour".