INVERURIE AND DISTRICT WAR MEMORIAL
1914 - 2014
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Contents Overview ................................................................................................................................................ i Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................ i SECTION 1 - World War I - Panels ........................................................................................................ ii Left Panel (1-41) ................................................................................................................................ ii Rear Panel (42-125) – Gordon Highlanders...................................................................................... iii Right Panel (126-164) ....................................................................................................................... iv SECTION 2 – World War II ................................................................................................................... v Left Panel (165-174) ......................................................................................................................... v Rear Panel (175-186)........................................................................................................................ v Right Panel (187-199) ....................................................................................................................... v Section 1 – Individual Profiles - World War I ......................................................................................... 1 Section 2 – Individual Profiles - World War II ................................................................................... 165 APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................................ I Appendix 1 – Alphabetical by Surname ............................................................................................. I Appendix 2 – Photo Gallery ............................................................................................................. III Appendix 3 - Widow or War Penny ....................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. Bibliography ......................................................................................................................................... VI
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Overview For each individual named on the Inverurie War Memorial, a short profile has been compiled detailing their military record, as well as personal history, initially sourced from information available on the Commonwealth Graves Commission [1] and Scottish National War Memorial [2] websites. Newspapers also provided a wealth of information including the Aberdeen Daily Journal, Aberdeen Evening Express and The People’s Journal amongst others with help from the Aberdeenshire Libraries Online Databases [3]. The profiles have been arranged in the order in which they appear on the memorial, therefore keeping them within the regiments/units to which they were attached and working from the west side of the monument to the east, as the monument itself is south facing. An attempt has been made to find as much information as possible about each of the servicemen. In order to do this, visits were made to:
Aberdeen City and Shire Archives in Old Aberdeen (to review Town Council Minutes and the Absent Voters’ Register) Aberdeenshire Library – Inverurie (monumental inscription books) Aberdeenshire Library Headquarters (ALIS) in Oldmeldrum by arrangement (The People’s Journal newspaper on microfilm) Aberdeen & North East Family History Society (unpublished monumental inscription booklets) Garioch Heritage Society (wartime photographs)
Acknowledgements Thanks go to all who from the above organisations who have offered help and Inverurie Academy with whom this has been a joint venture.
Amendments/Corrections While every attempt has been made to provide accurate information, any corrections/amendments or additions would be welcomed.
K Sumner
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SECTION 1 - World War I - Panels Left Panel (1-41) 1 2 3 4 5 6
SEAFORTHS Sgn Alf CALDER Pte Geo DAVIDSON “ Geo MAITLAND “ John MILTON “ Wm H RUSSELL “ Hect STRACHAN
7 8
CAMERONS 2nd Lt J H MENNIE Pte F S BEATON
9 10
ARGYLLS Pte Robt CURRIE “ Geo NAPIER
11
LONDON SCOTTISH Corp David BELL MM
12 13
ASC Corp Pte
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
RAMC Capt Lieut Sergt “ Pte “ “ “ “
Wm BEATTIE Wm C DILWORTH
P G MILNE Wm CHARLES J C DAWSON F T ROGERS MM W J BOOTH J A COOPER Wm DUNCAN D C JACKSON J I LUMSDEN
23 24
ROYAL AIR FORCE Lieut T H LAING Corp J A CRUICKSHANK
25
CANADIAN NAVY A/B Jas AIRD
26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
CANADIANS Corp Wm BIRSE L/Cpl Wm CASSIE Pte Chas GREIG “ John JAFFREY “ Alex McPHERSON “ Wm REID “ J C ROBERTSON “ John STEWART “ Wm WALKER MM
35 36 37
AUSTRALIANS Sergt R S GEALS “ J A MAITLAND Pte A G YOUNG
38 39
NEW ZEALAND FORCES Sergt Rbt MAITLAND Pte Wm S BRUCE
40
SOUTH RHODESIA COLUMN Sergt John THOMSON
41
EAST AFRICA PAY CORP Lieut R F THOMSON
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Rear Panel (42-125) – Gordon Highlanders 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83
Capt “ 2ND Lt “ Sergt “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Corp “ “ “ L/Cpl “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Pte “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “
H D LAING Geo SMITH W A DAVIDSON Wm J REID Alex ANDERSON J P COOPER Robt DAVIE, MM T A HENDRY Peter LOGAN Wm McINTOSH Geo SMITH Robt WALKER, MM Alf BURNETT W M CRAIGIE Jos LEMMON Wm A MORGAN, MM Chas YOUNG Alex BOOTH C L CALLUM G H DALLAS John HENRY Jas JAFFREY Robt McCONNACHIE Alex McGLASHAN Wm R McGREGOR Alex McROBBIE Wm MUTCH Wm ROSS T S T SINCLAIR Pet M STRACHAN G McH WALKER Alex AITKEN Les ALSOP Geo ANDERSON John ANDERSON John BAIN Adam BOTHWELL W F BARNETT, DCM MM Jas CAMERON John CRUDEN F R DONALD W A T DUGUID
84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125
Pte “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Piper Pte “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Piper Pte “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ L/Cpl
D W DUNCAN John DUNCAN Alex FASKIN Alex FOWLIE Chas GAULT Adam GEALS A K GILLANDERS Wm GRANT W R GORDON Geo HAY Geo HIRD Robt HENRY C C IVERS Jas KIDD Robt McGREGOR Jas McLEOD Hect McINTOSH Wm McRAE Wm MAIR Alex MEARNS Peter MELVIN Allan MILNE RMT MURDOCH John MUTCH Tom MURISON Edw E O’BRIEN J C PENNY A M PHILIP Alex PROSSER John ROBERTSON John ROGER Wm A ROSS Pat SIMPSON Alex SMITH Alex SMITH Wm SMITH A D SMITH Alex WATT Adam WILSON Alex WILSON Robt WATT G G ROBERTSON
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Right Panel (126-164) 126 127 128 129 130
ROYAL NAVY Eng Geo FULLERTON “ A R SIMPSON “ David STRACHAN P/O Chas McCOMBIE AB H J McINTOSH
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ROYAL MARINES Sergt J HENDRY
132 133 134 135 136 137 138
ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY Bom Geo YOUNG Gnr Geo F LUMSDEN “ John MEARNS “ D H PHILIP “ W F ROBB Dvr J M AIRD “ Robt GAMMIE
139 140
ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY Corp John BARRON Gnr A G RIDDELL
141
SCOTTISH HORSE Tpr Peter ROSS
142 143 144 145 146
ROYAL ENGINEERS 2nd Lt A McL MAITLAND RSM John WATSON L/Cpl E A BRAND Pnr Alex T ADAM Sapr Wm BOTHWELL
147
SCOTS GUARDS Pte R C WALKER
148 149 150
ROYAL SCOTS Sergt John GARDEN Sgnr Geo GALL Pte Geo GRANT
151
ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS L/Cpl John ADAM
152 153
KOSB Pte Frank CALDER “ Alex MORRISON
154 155
SCOTTISH RIFLES Pte Jas BISSET “ Geo LEMMON
156 157 158 159
BLACK WATCH Capt W E COUTTS L/Cpl B GORDON “ John SUMMERS Pte Jas FINDLAY
160 161 162 163 164
HLI Sergt Pte “ “ “
J MILNE L W DALLAS Wm FERGUSON Alex MURRAY Wm I PAUL
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SECTION 2 – World War II Left Panel (165-174) 165
LAA Bdr
William
DAVIE
R CORP SIG 166
Signr
James S
CLARK
167 168
RE Spr Pte
Alexander William
BARRON BOLTON
169 170 171 172
RN O/Cdr Stkr Cook Stkr
Arthur John James A James
173 174
MN RO Appr
Ernest W Angus B
ROBERTSON BOENING CAMPBELL MILNE
CRAIG ROBERTSON
Rear Panel (175-186) 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182
GORDONS RSM William L/Cpl Roderick “ Benjamin J Pte Robert “ Andrew M “ Frank J “ David H “ Alexander B
LAWIE HENDERSON STRACHAN BIRSE McINTOSH MATHERS PICKEMAN REID
183
ATS Pte
184
A/T REGT Gnr Willie Ronald
CARDNO
185
RAMC Sergt Donald A
THAIN
186
RTC Tpr
DEANS
Helen Margaret
Frederick
SMITH
Right Panel (187-199) 187 188 189 190 191 192 193
RAF Flt Sergt Sergt Pilot “ W/Op AC “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ AC
George Alexander J Stephen S Harry Norman J David Stanley I
GREEN McHARDY ANGUS SCOTT SHAND SKINNER THOMSON
194 195
RAF LAC “
Robert George G
McKELVIE YOUNG
Anthony M William Andrew Ian
BISSET DEANS PATERSON SANGSTER
RA 196 197 198 199
Gnr MR “ “ “ “ Signr
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Section 1 – Individual Profiles - World War I Name
Alfred CALDER
Date of Birth
15/05/1899
Birthplace
Railway Cottage, Port Road, Inverurie
Census 1901
Railway Cottage, Port Road, Inverurie
Census 1911
Railway Cottage, Port Road, Inverurie
Date of Death
25/10/1918
Age
Enlisted
19 Son of William (surfaceman) & Helen (nee Garden) Calder, Railway Cottage, Inverurie Married 18/11/1882, Inverurie. Aberdeen
Rank
Signaller
Regiment
Service No
Seaforth Highlanders 1st/6th Battalion. Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany's) S/42093 - Formerly TR/1/10290 & S/22116 Gordons
Country
France
Cemetery
Auberchicourt British Cemetery, Nord
Grave Ref
II. D. 12.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals [4]
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk [5]
UK Soldiers Died in the Great Wear 1914-1919 [5] FOR THEIR COUNTRY CALDER – Died of wounds, 25 Oct in France, Sgt Alfred Calder, Seaforth Highlanders, fourth son of W Calder, Railway Cottages, Inverurie aged 19 years and 4 months. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table [6]) Scottish National War Memorial [2] Frank William (No 152)
Family Information
Unit
Newspaper People’s Journal 23/11/1918, p 12 Memorials Sibling
001
2 Name
George DAVIDSON
Date of Birth
18/07/1899
Birthplace
Torry, Nigg, Aberdeen (registered as George Davidson Gill)
Census 1911
Farmhouse, Aquhorthies, Inverurie
Date of Death
10/04/1918
Age
Rank
18½ Son of George (farm manager) & Margaret (nee Gill) Davidson, Aquhorthies, Inverurie. Married 01/06/1904, Inverurie Private
Regiment
Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany's)
Unit
1st/6th Battalion
Service No
S/24805
Country
France
Cemetery/Memorial
Lapugnoy Military Cemetery
Grave Ref
VII. C. 2.
Cause of Death
Died of wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 24/04/1918, p 5
UK Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 District Casualties – Inverurie Pte George Davidson, Seaforths (killed), is a son of Mr George Davidson, grieve, Aquhorthies. He was a farm servant in the district. Roll of Honour: DAVIDSON – At a casualty clearing station, on the 10th inst, from wounds received in action, Pte George Davidson, aged 18½ years, eldest son of Mrs George Davidson, Aquhorthies, Inverurie.
Family Information
Newspaper Evening Express 25/04/1918, p 2
Newspaper People’s Journal 18/05/1918, p 6 (Photo)
Memorials
002
Pte Geo Davidson, Seaforths, Inverurie, died of wounds.
Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2]
3 Name
George Alexander MAITLAND
Date of Birth
13/01/1889
Birthplace
Brewery Cottage, Port Elphinstone, Kintore
Census 1901
Turnpike Brewery Cottage, Kintore – Scholar
Census 1911
Turnpike Brewery Cottage, Kintore
Education
Kintore
Occupation
Labourer, Locomotive Department, Inverurie [7]
Date of Death
21/03/1918
Age
Enlisted
29 Son of Alexander & Jessie (nee Coutts) Maitland of Aberdeenshire. Married 08/12/1883, Lumphanan. Father – brewer’s carter Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Seaforth Highlanders - formerly No 203663 Gordon Highlanders
Unit
6th Battalion
Service No
S/41363
Country
France
Cemetery
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais
Grave Ref
Bay 8
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921 & 1939-1947 Roll of Honour: MAITLAND.—Killed in action, 21st to 23rd March, 1918, Pte George A. Maitland, Seaforth Highlanders, third son of Mr Alex. Maitland, 101 High Street, Inverurie, aged 29. GNSR Aberdeen Joint Station Inverurie War Memorial Lilac Lodge (BOFG) Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2 No 51 [8] : In loving memory of JESSIE COUTTS wife of ALEXANDER MAITLAND d Brewery Cottage 24 Jan.1909 aged 51. Their sons Pte GEORGE A.MAITLAND 5th HDS fell in action in France 21 Mar.1918 aged 28, Sgt JAMES A.MAITLAND AIF fell in action in France 28 Aug.1918 aged 33. Above ALEXANDER MAITLAND d.101 High Street 5 May 1929 aged 69. Their only dau. JEANNIE MORTIMER d.5 Dec.1971. James (No 036)
Family Information
Newspaper Evening Express 20/04/1918, p2:
Memorial
Commemorated
Sibling
No:003
4 Name
John MILTON
Date of Birth
01/01/1899
Birthplace
Census 1901
7 Gallowfold Lane, Inverurie (registered as John Milton McLeod) 7 Gallowfold Lane, Inverurie, aged 2 yrs (Mother – Bathia McLeod with brother, Alexander Leith aged 8 yrs) 76 North Street, Inverurie
Occupation
Butcher in Dingwall
Date of Death
01/04/1918
Age
Enlisted
28 Son of John (plasterer) & Barbara Ironside (nee McLeod) Milton, 8 Saphock Place, Inverurie. Married 06/05/1892, Inverurie. Married 26/11/1915, 5 Gladstone Avenue, Dingwall – Flora Jane Campbell, domestic servant. Fort George
Rank
Private
Regiment
Seaforth Highlanders
Unit
8th Battalion
Service No
S/21474
Country
Germany
Cemetery
Niederzwehren, Kassel, Hessen
Grave Ref
V. F. 11.
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 21/09/1917, p 4
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 District Casualties – Inverurie Private John Milton, Seaforths, son of Mr John Milton, 8 Saphock Place (missing), was employed as butcher at Dingwall, where his wife resides.
Census 1891
Family Information Spouse
Newspaper People’s Journal 13/10/1917, p8 (Photo)
Campaign Medals Memorial
No:004
Pte John Milton, Seaforths, 8 Saphock Place, Inverurie, missing.
Victory Medal, British War Medal Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2]
5 Name
William Henry RUSSELL
Date of Birth
21/08/1898
Birthplace
31 Constitution Street, Inverurie
Census 1901
31 Constitution Street, Inverurie (Father - plumber)
Census 1911
10 Constitution Street, Inverurie
Occupation
Apprentice plumber
1918-19 Absent Voter
Russell, W H (soldier), 8a Constitution Street, Inverurie
Date of Death
02/08/1918
Age
Enlisted
19 Son of William Henry & Agnes Rae (nee Davidson) Russell, 81a Constitution Street, Inverurie. Married 14/06/1895, Inverurie. Father – plumber. Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Seaforth Highlanders
Unit
2nd Battalion
Service No
S/24280 - formerlyTR/1/5899 39th TR Battalion
Country
France
Cemetery
Mont-Bernenchon British Cemetery, Pas de Calais
Grave Ref
II. A. 10.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Campaign Medals Newspaper People’s Journal 05/05/1917, p 5
Victory Medal, British War Medal District Intelligence – INVERURIE – TRIBUNAL Bailie Lauder presided at the Burgh Tribunal on Friday. ….. Two months’ exemption was granted to Wm H Russell, apprentice plumber. Roll of Honour: RUSSELL – Killed in action on the 2nd August, Pte W H Russell, Seaforths, eldest son of the late William Russell, plumber, and of Mrs Russell, 8a Constitution Street, Inverurie, aged 19 years and 11 months. District Casualties – Inverurie Private William H Russell, Seaforths (killed) was the eldest son of Mrs Russell, 8a Constitution Street, Inverurie and before enlistment was serving his apprenticeship as a plumber with Messrs James Laing and Sons. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Family Information
Newspaper Evening Express 16/08/1918, p 2 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 17/08/1918, p 5
Memorials
005
6 Name
Hector STRACHAN
Date of Birth
03/05/1899
Birthplace
Mains of Balquhain, Chapel of Garioch
Census 1901
Mains of Balquhain, Chapel of Garioch
Census 1911
Mains of Balquhain, Chapel of Garioch - Scholar
Education
Robert Gordon’s College
Date of Death
12/10/1918
Age
Enlisted
19 Son of William & Margaret Mary (nee Watson) Strachan of Balquhain Mains, Pitcaple. Married 21/12/1898, Inverurie Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Seaforths
Unit
4th Seaforth Highlanders
Service No
S/42037 - Formerly TR/1/18028 & S/22875 Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Country
France
Cemetery
Auberchicourt British Cemetery, Nord
Grave Ref
II. C. 8.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper People’s Journal 02/11/1918, p 6
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 24/04/1919, p 3
Memorial
Inverurie West Church Parish Magazine “Encounter”, May 2014, p1
006
ROLL OF HONOUR Pte Hector Strachan , son of Mr Wm Strachan, Balquhain (rest illegible). GIFTS TO INVERURIE CHURCH: Mr William Strachan, Balquhain Mains, has given to the United Free Church, Inverurie, the sum of £200 for behoof of the poor of the congregation, and also a very handsome Communion table in dark oak. The gifts are in memory of his son, Hector, who was killed in action on 12th October, 1918. The table, which was supplied by Galloway and Sykes, Aberdeen, was dedicated at the close of the morning service last Sunday. Aberdeen City Roll of Honour Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Robert Gordon’s College [9] Scottish National War Memorial [2] In Inverurie West Church, the Communion Table was gifted by the parents of Hector Strachan, in commemoration of his death in action, aged 19, in October 1918 in Flanders/France just before the end of WW1. Hector served first in the Gordon Highlanders, then was transferred to the Seaforth Highlanders, who were active in the liberation from German occupation of the territory East of Douai. Hector’s companions at the time were Robert C M Maitland of West Balhalgardy and John Benzie of Inverurie, who came back together to relate the sad news to Hector’s parents at Mains of Balquhain. Neither family of the above had been aware of this incident till recently brought to their notice, since very little was ever said by survivors about the ordeals they had undergone in active service.
7 Name
John Henderson MENNIE
Date of Birth
21/01/1893
Birthplace
Moss-side, Keithhall, Inverurie
Census 1901
Mains of Keithhall, residing with uncle & Aunt – William & Mary Mennie.
Date of Death
11/04/1917
Age
24
Family Information
Mother – Jane Mennie
Rank
2nd Lieutenant
Regiment
Cameron Highlanders
Unit
4th Battalion attached 2nd/10th Battalion. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Service No
n/k
Country
France
Cemetery
Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue
Grave Ref
IV. F. 4.
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal LT J H MENNIE, PORT ELPHINSTONE – Lieut John H Mennie, PortElphinstone who has been reported killed, was employed with Fraser and Ross, solicitors, Inverness, and served his apprenticeship with the late Mr H G L Mollison, solicitor, Inverurie. His relatives reside at Mile Road, Port Elphinstone. Inverness Sheriff Court SC29/44/59 17/09/1917: 8 View Place, Haugh Road, Inverness, 2nd Lieut., 3rd Cameron Highlanders, Attached 10th Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment, D. 10/04/1917 In France, Testate. Inverurie War Memorial Keithhall Church Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 17/04/1917, p 4
ScotlandsPeople
Memorials
Newspaper People’s Journal 21/04/1917, p 7 (Photo)
Sec Lt John H Mennie, Camerons, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie, killed.
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8 Name
Fraser Singer BEATON
Date of Birth
05/06/1899
Birthplace
Annfield Cottage, Aberlour
Census 1901
Urybank, Keithhall – living with parents & grandparents
Census 1911
Myra Cottage, Kincardine O’Neil
Occupation
Labourer, Locomotive Department, Inverurie Loco Works [7]
Date of Death
12/03/1918
Age
Enlisted
18 Son of Farquhar & Isabell Forbes (nee Singer) Beaton, Inverurie. Married 30/06/1894, Inverurie. Father - baker Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Cameron Highlanders
Unit
CWGC - Gordon Highlanders
Service No
TR1/10586
Country
UK – Military Hospital, Colchester
Cemetery
Inverurie Cemetery (Bass) Sec 2, No 612
Grave Ref
C. 5. 723.
Cause of Death
Pneumonia
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Ancestry.co.uk
England & Wales, Death Index, 1916 – 2007, Vol 41, p 892 Recorded as Gordon Highlander 52nd Battalion Victory Medal, British War Medal INVERURIE MILITARY FUNERAL. Fraser S Beaton, Gordons, who died of pneumonia in a military camp in England, was buried with military honours in Inverurie Churchyard yesterday afternoon. The Rev Wm Cruickshank, UF Church, conducted service. The local Volunteer Company and also the soldiers employed at Locomotive Works, under the command of Captain P W M Laing, were present. The firing party was in the charge of Sergt Wm Park. Private Beaton was a son of Mr Farquhar Beaton, baker, late of Torphins. He was for some time in service at Drumagesk, and latterly in the employment of the Great North of Scotland Railway Company. ROLL OF HONOUR: Beaton – At Military Hospital, Colchester, on the 12th March, Pte F S Beaton, second son of Mr and Mrs Beaton, Moorland Cottages, Port Elphinstone (late of Torphins) aged 18 years.
Family Information
Campaign Medals
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 20/03/1918
Newspaper Evening Express 26/03/1918
Newspaper People’s Journal 30/03/1918, p 6 (Photo)
Memorials
Gravestone Inscription
008
Pte Fraser S Beaton, Camerons, son of Mr Farquhar Beaton, Port Elphinstone, died in hospital.
GNSR Aberdeen Joint Station Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Sec 2, No 612 [8] : In sacred memory of FARQUHAR BEATON d. Port Elphinstone 27 Apr.1920 aged 47. His son Pte FRASER SINGER d Colchester Military Hospital 12 Mar.1918 aged 18, his dau. ISABELLA d.3 Oct.1927 aged 26. His wife ISABELLA F.SINGER d.15 Oct.1938 aged 67.
9 Name
Robert CURRIE
Date of Birth
24/02/1899
Birthplace
Victoria Terrace Buildings, Macduff Place, Dufftown
Census 1901
3 Gilcomston Brae, Aberdeen
Census 1911
19 Falconer Place, Inverurie. Father – railway company slater
Occupation
Apprentice clerk with John Milne & Co Ltd, Dyce
Date of Death
09/04/1918
Age
Soldiers’ Wills
19 Eldest son of Robert & Jessie (nee Stewart) Currie,16a North Street, Inverurie. Married 10/06/1898, Mortlach. Beneficiary: Mrs Jessie Currie, 16a North Street, Inverurie.
Enlisted
Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Unit
10th Battalion
Service No
S/22860
Country
France
Cemetery
Bienvillers Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais
Grave Ref
I. A. 16.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Pte Robert Currie, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, killed, is a son of Mr Robert Currie, slater, Locomotive works, Inverurie, who resides at 16a North Street. Pte Currie, before enlistment, was an apprentice clerk with Messrs John Milne & Co Ltd, Dyce. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass – Sec 3, No 736 [8] : Erected by Jessie Stuart, in loving memory of her husband ROBERT CURRIE who d at 16a North Street, Inverurie 5 Feb 1942 aged 72 yrs, also their son ROBERT, killed in action in France 9 Apr 1918 aged 19 yrs, also the above JESSIE STUART who d at 46 Market Place, Inverurie 24 Jun 1970 aged 94 yrs, also their son STUART, d 28 Sept 1984 aged 84 and their son, WILLIAM MILNE d 1 Jan 1987 aged 79.
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 24/04/1918, p5
Memorials
Commemorated
009
10 Name
George NAPIER
Date of Birth
16/12/1889
Birthplace
125 North Street, Inverurie
Census 1901
Residence
125 North Street, Inverurie. Head - Mrs Anne Napier (grandmother) 4 Pressly Place (Elmbank), Inverurie. Sausage skin curer. (Living with Annie Napier, grandmother) Inverurie
Occupation
Slaughterman with John Dressel, curer.
Date of Death
20/07/1918
Age
Enlisted
29 Mother – Ann Napier, domestic servant. Grandson of Annie Napier of 6 Saphock Place, Inverurie Aberdeen 14/07/1916
Rank
Private
Regiment
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Unit
Signaller – 1/8th Battalion
Service No
S/18881
Country
Germany
Cemetery
Berlin South-Western Cemetery, Brandenburg
Grave Ref
X. D. 6.
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal (Medal Card) [5]
Cause of Death
Died in Prisoner of War camp, Germany
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 British Service Records - Attestation papers. Next of kin: Mrs Anne Napier, grandmother DISTRICT CASUALTIES – Inverurie Mrs Napier, 136 North Street, Inverurie, has received notification from her grandson, George Napier, A and S Highlanders, who was posted as missing, that he is a prisoner of war in Germany. Before enlistment he was employed with Mr John Dressel, curer. DIED – INVERURIE – Private George Napier (died at a prisoner of war camp in Germany) was a grandson of the late Mrs Napier, 136 North Street, Inverurie. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Census 1911
Family Information
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 01/06/1918, p 4 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 02/09/1918, p 4 Memorials
010
11 Name
David BELL
Date of Birth
15/07/1889
Birthplace
Roseberry Street, Glasgow 7 Doncaster Street, Glasgow. Father – William – gas fitter, (mother born Elgin) 7 Doncaster Street, Glasgow - Scholar
Census 1891 Census 1901 Census 1911 Residence on enlistment
011
Brindley, Keig - cattleman Cairncosh, Kildrummy
Occupation
David Bell, soldier, Woodbine Cottage, Port Elphinstone, Kintore with Mrs Flora Bell [10] Farm servant, Insch
Date of Death
23/08/1918
Age
Enlisted
30 Son of William & Jane (nee Gordon, prev McKenzie) Bell. Married 01/06/1881, Glasgow (CWGC has incorrect surname for wife) Married 13/11/1912, Insch – Flora McDonald. Daughter – Flora Bell b 21/04/1913 Alford
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
London Scottish
Unit
14th (County of London) Battalion (London Scottish)
Service No
Country
528047 - Formerly 10637 6th Gordons Military Medal (Conferment of the medal was announced in the London Gazette and David Bell earned the right to add the letters MM to his name.) France
Cemetery
Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux
Grave Ref
Plot VI Row G Grave 16
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Absent Voter 1918-19
Family Information Spouse
Gallantry Award
th
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordon Highlanders in France & Flanders [11], p 238
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 DISTRICT CASUALTIES – Port Elphinstone Corpl David Bell, MM, London Scottish (killed), husband of Mrs Bell, Woodbine Cottages, Port Elphinstone was formerly employed as a farm servant at Greystone, Insch. DISTRICT NEWS – INVERURIE Cpl David Bell, MM, London Scottish, killed, husband of Mrs Bell, Woodbine Cottages, Port Elphinstone. DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY BELL – Killed in action on 23d August, Corpl David Bell, London Regiment, aged 29 years, dearly beloved husband of Flora McDonald, Woodbine Cottages, Port Elphinstone. We little thought when he left home That he would ne’er return; That he would sleep in a soldier’s grave, And leave us here to mourn. Inserted by his widow and little daughter. British Army Service Records 1914-1920– contain several documents including letter sent to Mrs Flora McCombie, Banks, Fyvie which had been returned with the comment “Dear Sir, You have made a mistake. It is Cpl D Bell…” missing text. Stamped 19 Jun 1922, No 7 Infantry Records, London. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 18/09/1918, p 5 Newspaper People’s Journal 21/09/1918, p 8
Newspaper People’s Journal 21/09/1918, p 12
Findmypast.co.uk
Memorials
12 Name
William BEATTIE
Date of Birth Birthplace Census 1901 Census 1911 Education Date of Death Age Family Information Enlisted Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Army Service Corps
Unit Service No Country Cemetery/Memorial Grave Ref Cause of Death Campaign Medals Memorials
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6]
Source Newspaper Absent Voter 1918-19
Beattie Wm C, soldier, 16 Beverley Road, Inverurie - Possible Mrs Helen Beattie [10]
012
13 Name
William Campbell DILWORTH
ate of Birth
27/02/1899
Birthplace
Birkenhills Schoolhouse, Turriff
Census 1901
Birkenhills Schoolhouse, Turriff
Census 1911
Birkenhills Schoolhouse, Turriff – Father – teacher)
Education
Turriff
Occupation
The Union Bank of Scotland, Inverurie [12] Dilworth, Wm C, soldier, Chelsea Cottage, Inverurie with Joseph (retired teacher) & Mrs Mary Ann Dilworth [10] 11/11/1918
Absent Voter 1918-19 Date of Death Age
013
Enlisted
19 Son of Joseph & Jane Ann (nee Gordon) Dilworth, Birkenhills, Turriff. Married 30/12/1897, Crathie. Aberdeen 1917
Rank
Private
Regiment
Royal Army Service Corps
Unit
606th M.T. Company
Service No
M/305226
Country
UK – Fulham Military Hospital, London
Cemetery
Inverurie Cemetery (Bass) [8]
Grave Ref
C. 6. 699.
Place of Death
Died Fulham Military Hospital, London Employed at the Inverurie branch of the Union Bank of Scotland Ltd. Victory Medal, British War Medal UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 ROLL OF HONOUR: Dilworth: Died at Fulham Military Hospital, London on November 11, William Campbell, eldest son of the late Joseph Dilworth, formerly of Birkenhills, and of Mrs Dilworth, Chelsea Cottage, Inverurie. DISTRICT CASUALTIES – Inverurie Died – Private W C Dilworth, died is a son of Mrs Dilworth, Chelsea Cottage. Before enlistment he was in the Union Bank, Inverurie. The Union Bank of Scotland Roll of Honour, p 2 & 28 [12] Inverurie West Church Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass, Sec 2, No 593 [8] : Sacred to the memory of JOSEPH DILWORTH schoolmaster Birkenhills, Turriff d Inverurie 6 Aug.1918 aged 69. His eldest son WILLIAM d.at a Military Hospital, London 11 Nov.1918 aged 19 – interred here. His widow JEANNIE ANN GORDON d.10 June 1931 aged 60. Their youngest son CHARLES d. Pitlochry 4 Aug.1971 aged 69.
Family Information
Campaign Medals Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Evening Express, 12/11/1918, p 2 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 14/11/1918, p 5 Memorials
Gravestone Inscription
14 Name
Patrick George MILNE
Date of Birth
03/01/1887
Birthplace
Derbyhall, Fraserburgh
Census 1891
Derbyhall Farm, Fraserburgh. Father – farmer.
Census 1901
No 2 Lancaster House, Victoria Street, Fraserburgh
Education
Fraserburgh Academy
Date of Death
22/04/1918
Age
Enlisted
31 Son of James & Isabella (nee Anderson) Milne, Derby Hall, Fraserburgh Married 17/06/1873, Forgue. Inverurie
Rank
Captain
Regiment
Royal Army Medical Corps
Unit
93rd Field Ambulance
Country
France
Cemetery
Cinq Rues British Cemetery, Hazebrouck
Grave Ref
Row B Grave 5
Cause of Death
Killed in Action Officers Book page 197.
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 DISTRICT NEWS – FRASERBURGH Captain P G Milne, RAMC (killed) is a son of Mrs Milne, who resided for some time at Derbyhall, Inverurie, and formerly at Derbyhall, Fraserburgh. Captain Milne, who was 32 years of age, was a graduate of Aberdeen University, and received his captaincy in August 1916. RAMC OFFICER KILLED Captain P G Milne, RAMC is reported killed in action. He is a son of Mrs Milne, who resided for some time at Derbyhall, Inverurie and formerly at Derbyhall, Fraserburgh. Captain Milne, who was 32 years of age, was a graduate of Aberdeen University, and gained his captaincy in August, 1916. (Photo) Son of James Milne; born Fraserburgh, 3 January 1887 ; educated Fraserburgh Academy and subsequently at Milne's Institution, Fochabers ; graduated M.B., 1915. Immediately after graduation he joined the R.A.M.C., was attached to the 91st Field Ambulance, and was shortly afterwards gazetted to the 93rd Field Ambulance, July 1915. He served for a time in France, returning later to England, where he was President of Medical Boards at Chatham, and Medical Officer to the Notts and Derby Regiment. He returned to France in 1918, and a fortnight later was killed in action at an advanced dressing station near Armentières, 22 April 1918. (Photo) [13] Roll of Graduates of the University of Aberdeen 1901-1925 [13] Aberdeen University Review, Vol 5, 1917-18, p 286 [14] SC1/37/140 & SC1/36/179, Aberdeen Sheriff Court Wills & Inventories: MB. ChB, Derbyhall, Inverurie, D. 22/04/1918 In France, Testate. Aberdeen City Roll of Honour Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Family Information
Newspaper Buchan Observer 07/05/1918, p 3
Newspaper Evening Express 09/05/1918, p 2
Aberdeen University Roll of Honour
Aberdeen University ScotlandsPeople
Memorials
014
15 Name
William CHARLES
Date of Birth
08/09/1878
Birthplace
Town & County Bank, Inverurie
Census 1881
Bank House, West High Street, Inverurie (Father – bank agent)
Census 1891
Town & County Bank, Inverurie - Scholar
Census 1901
Town & County Bank House, West High Street, Inverurie – Bank clerk
Census 1911
Town & County Bank House, West High Street, Inverurie – Bank clerk
Date of Death
15/07/1917
Age
Rank
38 Son of John & Anne (nee Cowie) Charles. Father – Banker, JP & Provost of Inverurie 1895-98. Married 07/06/1870, Auchterless Lieutenant
Regiment
Royal Army Medical Corps
Unit
Territorial Force
Country
UK – Knowehead, Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire (Occupier – Hugh Cameron)
Cemetery
Inverurie Cemetery (Bass) Sec 2, No 623 [8]
Cause of Death
Death certificate – Phthisis [15] Victory Medal, British War Medal, Silver War Badge Silver War Badge No 804: UK Silver Badge Records 1914-1920, Badge No 804 CHARLES - At Knowehead, Lumphanan on the 15th July 1917, William, youngest son of John Charles, bank agent, Inverurie, Lieutenant and Quartermaster RAMC(T) aged 38 years. Funeral on Wednesday 18th at 2.30 pm to Inverurie Cemetery. Company please assemble in UF Church. Wills & Testaments: Bank Clerk, Bank House, West High Street, Inverurie, Sometime Residing In Canada, Assistant Secretary, County Of Perth Territorial Force Association, 60 Canal Street, Perth, D. 15/07/1917 At Knowhead, Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Testate.
Family Information
Campaign Medals Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal, 18/08/1918, p 1
ScotlandsPeople [15]
015
Memorials
Inverurie War Memorial
Gravestone Inscription
Sec 2, No 623 [8] : Erected by John Charles, Banker, Inverurie in loving memory of his son ALEXANDER Charles, Solicitor and Banker, Captain E Coy 6th Batt Gor Hdrs who d 26 Mar 1909 aged 37, and of his son WILLIAM CHARLES Lieut & QM RAMC(T) formerly of the Bank of Hamilton Canada who d 15 July 1917 aged 38, and of his wife ANN COWIE who d 17 October 1917 aged 38, and of their dau ANNE who d 4 Apr 1919 aged 34, widow of the Revd John C McGregor, Minister of Fordyce. The above JOHN CHARLES, JP, Provost of Inverurie 1895-98 d 17 November 1919 aged 75.
16 Name
James Crombie DAWSON
Date of Birth
c 1894
Birthplace
12 Stafford Street, Aberdeen
Census 1901
17 Stafford Street, Aberdeen (Father David - joiner)
Census 1911
Stafford House, Inverurie
Occupation
Apprentice engineer, Inverurie Loco Works
Date of Death
23/03/1915
Age
Enlisted
21 Son of David & Barbara Ann (nee Crombie) Dawson, 2 Erskine St, Aberdeen. Married 16/07/1880, Oldmachar. Inverurie
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Royal Army Medical Corps
Unit
Territorial Force
Service No
1107
Country
UK - 1st Scottish General Hospital, Albyn Place, Aberdeen
Cemetery
St Peter's Cemetery, Aberdeen
Grave Ref
DeceasedOnline
W.D. 25. 38 Death certificate – appendicitis & peritonitis. Brother, D Dawson, present. [15] Burial Records - Buried 26 March 1915, St Peter's Cemetery, Aberdeen
Campaign Medals
1914-15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 THE LATE SGT JAMES DAWSON, INVERURIE. DEATH IN ABERDEEN HOSPITAL. Sergeant James Dawson, Second 2nd HFA, RAMC (T), died at the 1st Scottish General Hospital, Aberdeen, yesterday. Sergeant Dawson was son of D. Dawson, foreman joiner, Loco. Works, Inverurie, and before hostilities was employed in the Inverurie Loco. an apprentice engineer. Before mobilisation he was a member of the Inverurie Detachment (RAMC (T), and the outbreak of war joined the 2nd Highland Field Ambulance at Fonthill Barracks. When the 2nd HFA (RAMC) moved Bedford, Sergeant Dawson was left for duty at the depot Fonthill, where has been since that time. He was well liked and much respected by officers and men, and as an NCO took a great interest the formation the Reserve 2nd (RAMC) (T). He proved himself to be thorough and efficient soldier. Much sympathy felt for his parents their sad bereavement. Aberdeen City GNSR Aberdeen Joint Station Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Family Information
Cause of Death
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal, 25/03/1915, p3
Memorials
Gravestone Inscription
016
In loving memory of BARBARA A CROMBIE wife of David Dawson died 1.2.1915 aged 59. Their youngest son JAMES, Sergt RAMC(T) died 23.3.15 aged 21 the above DAVID DAWSON died 26.3.29 Also Mary Crombie or Martin died 2.3.1892 aged 42 War Grave in front: 1107 JAMES DAWSON Serjeant, Royal Army Medical Corps 23rd March 1915 age 21.
17 Name
Frederick Thomas ROGERS
Date of Birth
14/06/1892
Birthplace
Hawthorn Cottage, Lhanbryde
Census 1901
10 South College Street, Elgin - Scholar (Father Sgt Major Seaforths)
Education
Elgin
Occupation
Engine Fitter, Locomotive Department, Inverurie [7]
Date of Death
01/08/1916
Age
Spouse
24 Son of Jonah & Ellen (nee Groat) Rogers, Morayshire Union Poorhouse. Married 08/12/1879, Dublin Mrs Rogers, 90 North Street, Inverurie
Enlisted
Inverurie 04/08/1914
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Royal Army Medical Corps
Unit
1st/2nd Highland Field Ambulance
Service No
1114
Family Information
Country
MM - Sgt Rogers was awarded the Military Medal, Edinburgh Gazette 23/09/1916. France
Cemetery
St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime
Grave Ref
A. 25. 1
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Gallantry Award
Military Medal – Edinburgh Gazette 23/09/1916
Campaign Medals Morayshire Roll of Honour
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Gallantry Award
RAMC in the Great War
Newspaper Evening Express 01/08/1916, p4
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 27/09/1916, p 3 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 18/08/1916, p 3 (Photo)
Newspaper People’s Journal 26/05/1917, p 7
Memorial
017
Page 366: ROGERS, Frederick Thomas [17] [16] “Frederick entered the war in France on 1st May 1915. He, along with 1361 Pte Douglas Cooper Jackson was mortally wounded when a shell struck a party of volunteers who, carrying dressings and stores in answer to an urgent demand from the Quarry Post near Bazentin, went on foot from Mametz up Happy Valley through a heavy bombardment. He died in No 1 Stationary Hospital.” (See D C Jackson No 021) [19] Sergeant Fred Rodger, Inverurie: Mrs Rodger, 100 North Street, Inverurie, has received information that her husband, Sergt Fred Rodger, Highland Field Ambulance, RAMC has been severely wounded. Previous to the outbreak of war Sergt Rodger was an engineer at the locomotive Works, Inverurie. [18] ELGIN FAMILY’S RECORD OF SERVICE In last week’s list of Military Cross awards appeared the name of Sergt Fred T Rogers, RAMC. Sergt Rogers, who was a son of Capt and Mrs Rogers, The Poorhouse, Elgin, died of wounds last month. Prior to the outbreak of war he was an engineer at the Locomotive Works, Inverurie, and his widow and child reside in that town. His father is with the Seaforth Highlanders; David L Rogers, a brother, who was awarded the DCM, died of wounds; Sergt-Major Arthur P Rogers, Seaforth Highlanders, is in a Glasgow hospital wounded; while other four brothers are also with the colours. Sergeant Fred Rogers (RAMC) Inverurie (Photo) District Intelligence – INVERURIE – HER HUSBAND’S MEDAL Mrs Rogers, Premnay, Cottage, North Street has received the Military Medal awarded her late husband Sergeant Fred Rogers, RAMC who died of wounds on August 1 last. The late Sergt Rogers belonged to a well known Elgin family who have given splendid service in this war, his father and seven members of the family having served with the colours, two of whom have made the supreme sacrifice. GNSR Aberdeen Joint Station Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6]
18 Name
William John Booth
Date of Birth
25/02/1890
Birthplace
House, Inverurie Paper Mills, Kintore
Census 1901
52 Market Place, Inverurie (Mother guardian & housekeeper) 52 Market Place, Inverurie – University student. Residing with aunt, Agnes Booth, and mother, Agnes Sim. Inverurie Public School, Robert Gordon’s College, Divinity Student, Aberdeen University (MA) 28/09/1918
Census 1911 Education Date of Death Age
018
Enlisted
28 Son of Agnes Sim Booth and the late Thomas Tait Booth, Inverurie. Late of Titaghur, India. Married 18/08/1887, St Nicholas, Aberdeen Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Royal Army Medical Corps
Unit
66th Field Ambulance & No 42 Gen Hospital
Service No
83811
Country
Greece
Cemetery
Sarigol Military Cemetery, Kriston
Grave Ref
D. 693.
Cause of Death
Died of malaria
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Aberdeen University Special Collections – “In Memoriam” [19] & Aberdeen University Roll of Honour, p 101 [20] Son of Thomas Tait Booth, manager of the Port Elphinstone paper-works, Inverurie ; born Kintore, 25 February 1890 ; educated Inverurie Public School and Gordon's College, Aberdeen; graduated M.A. (III Eng.), 1914 ; studied at Aberdeen U.F. College 1914-16, where he had a distinguished career, gaining the Foote Scholarship in Hebrew and the Eadie Prize in New Testament Greek. He enlisted in April 1916, and after training at Aldershot went out in August with his unit to form the 42nd General Hospital at Salonika, being afterwards transferred to the 66th Field Ambulance, Salonika forces. He saw a good deal of service during the two years he spent on the Balkan front, and died of malaria 28 September 1918. Booth had a singularly amiable and attractive disposition, and showed exceptional ability as a student. He was well versed in English literature, and had rare gifts of style and expression, combined with a generosity and bigness of nature which made him wish to share with others the richness of his own wide reading. BOOTH - Died of malaria, abroad, on 28th September, Private William J Booth, RAMC, Field Ambulance, aged 28 years, of 138 Blenheim Place, Aberdeen, only son of the late Thomas Tait Booth, Inverurie, and of Titaghur, India. Aberdeen City Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Robert Gordon’s College [9] Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Family Information
Aberdeen University Roll of Honour
Newspaper Evening Express, 18/10/1918, p3
Memorials
Commemorated
Kinkell Churchyard, Inverurie : (Shield stone in front) In loving memory of WILLIAM J BOOTH, MA, son of the said THOMAS T. BOOTH d. on active service at Salonica 28 Sept. 1918 aged 28; his sister AGNES SIM BOOTH d. Aberdeen 20 July 1955.
19 Name
James Alexander COOPER
Date of Birth
28/09/1893
Birthplace
Education
Main Street, Midmill, Keith 15 Gladstone Place; Woodside, Aberdeen - Scholar (Father - Railway Wagon Engine Worker) Aberdeen
Occupation
Labourer, Locomotive Department, Inverurie
Date of Death
25/04/1915
Age
Enlisted
21 Son of James & Helen Cooper (nee Castell),14A, Falconer Place, Inverurie. Married 26/02/1886, Aberdeen. Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Service No
Royal Army Medical Corps 1st/2nd Highland Field Ambulance (Territorial Force) 1606
Country
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Cemetery
Inverurie Cemetery (Bass)
Grave Ref Cause of Death Campaign Medals
B. 4. 521. Drowned Home 25/04/15 Son of James Cooper, Railway Carriage Inspector, 1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 AN INVERURIE TERRITORIAL DROWNED: Intimation has been received from Lt Col F Kelly, Officer Commanding the 1/2nd Highland field Ambulance, by Mr Jas Cooper, railway employee, 11 Falconer Place, Inverurie, that his son, Private James A Cooper, of the 1/2nd Highland Field Ambulance, RAMC, was drowned at their training station on Saturday. He was boating with Private W Macleod, when the boat overturned, and Private Cooper unfortunately got under it, and, although his companion tried to rescue him, death occurred before he could be rescued from the water. He was 21 years of age, and prior to enlistment in September last was in the employment of the Great North of Scotland railway Company at Inverurie Locomotive Works. At Bedford, on the 25h inst, Private James Cooper, eldest son of James Cooper, GNSR aged 21 years. Funeral on Saturday 1st May at 2.30 pm from 14a Falconer Place, to Inverurie Churchyard. Friends please meet in Mission Hall, North Street. This the only intimation and invitation.
Census 1901
Family Information
Unit
Newspaper The Scotsman 28/04/1915
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 30/04/1915, p 6 Newspaper People’s Journal 01/05/1915, p 8
Inverurie TERRITORIAL DROWNED AT BEDFORD (Photo)
Memorials
GNSR Aberdeen Joint Station Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Gravestone Inscription
019
Sec 2, No 428 [8] : (War Grave) 1606 Private J.A.COOPER Royal Army Medical Corps 25 Apr.1915 aged 21.
20 Name
William DUNCAN
Date of Birth
30/03/1897
Birthplace
Uryside Farm, Inverurie
Census 1901
Uryside Farm, Inverurie
Census 1911
Uryside Farm, Inverurie
Occupation
Apprentice engineer, Inverurie Loco Works [7]
Date of Death
01/08/1917
Age
Enlisted
20 Son of James (Farmer) & Jessie (nee Abel) Duncan, Uryside, Inverurie. Married 20/06/1871, Inverurie Inverurie
Rank
Private
Regiment
Royal Army Medical Corps
Unit
1/2nd RAMC High Field Ambulance
Service No
303067
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Grave Ref
Panel 56
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 INVERURIE – Private William Duncan RAMC, killed, son of the late Mr James Duncan, Uryside and Mrs Duncan, Manilla, Blackhall Road, Inverurie, was formerly an apprentice engineer at the Locomotive Works. (NB George Dallas (No 061) notified as wounded in same notice) DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Private William Duncan, RAMC, killed, son of the late Mr James Duncan, Uryside, and Mrs Duncan, Manilla, Blackhall Road, Inverurie, was formerly an apprentice engineer at the Locomotive Works
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 08/08/1917, p4 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 09/08/1917, p 4 Newspaper People’s Journal 25/08/1917, p8 (Photo)
Newspaper Evening Express 01/08/1918, p2
Memorials
Commemorated
020
Pte William Duncan, RAMC, Manilla, Blackhall Road, Inverurie, killed. In Memoriam: DUNCAN – In loving member of my dear brother, Willie Duncan, RAMC who fell in action on august 1, 1917 aged 20 years. No more for him the dear delights of home With all the sacred joy the word implies; The trumpet voice of duty sounded “Come” And there unnamed in foreign ground he lies Inserted by his Brother and Sister-in-law and Little Gordon, Howland, Inverurie. GNSR Aberdeen Joint Station Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 549 [8] : Erected in loving memory of JAMES DUNCAN farmer Uryside, Inverurie d.7 July 1912 aged 63, his wife JESSIE ABEL d.19 Jan.1938 aged 88. Their son WILLIAM killed in action 1 Aug.1917 aged 20yrs 4 mths., their dau. LIZZIE d. Inverurie 3 Mar.1940 aged 68. Their son JOHN DUNCAN d.30 Sept.1967 aged 94, his wife ELIZABETH MARNOCH d.22 Jan.1923 aged 38
21 Name
Douglas Cooper JACKSON (“aka Cooper”)
Date of Birth
20/01/1896
Birthplace
Gordon Cottage, King Street, Oldmeldrum
Census 1901
3 Kirk Street, Oldmeldrum - Scholar
Occupation
Apprentice fitter, Locomotive Department, Inverurie [7]
Date of Death
26/07/1916
Age
Enlisted
20 Son of George & Mary (nee Stevenson) Jackson, Oldmeldrum Married 15/09/1885, Peterhead Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Royal Army Medical Corps
Unit
1st/2nd Highland Field Ambulance
Service No
1361
Country
France
Cemetery
Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-l'Abbe, Somme
Grave Ref
II. E. 12.
Cause of Death
Died of wounds
Campaign Medals
Cooper Jackson – Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 “Douglas entered the war in France on 1st May 1915. He, along with 1114 Sjt Frederick Rogers, was mortally wounded when a shell struck a party of volunteers who, carrying dressings and stores in answer to an urgent demand from the quarry Post near Bazentin, went on foot from Mametz up Happy Valley through a heavy bombardment. “ (see Frederick Rogers No 017) [18] CASUALTIES IN THE SERVICES PTE D JACKSON, INVERURIE – Mr George Jackson, Broomfold, Inverurie, has received intimation that his son, Private Douglas Jackson, Highland Field Ambulance, RAMC has been severe wounded. At the outbreak of hostilities he was an apprentice engineer with the Great North of Scotland Railway Company at the locomotive works at Inverurie.
Family Information
RAMC in the Great War
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 02/08/1916, p 3
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 08/08/1916, p 3 Aberdeen Daily Journal 18/08/1916, p 3 (Photo) People’s Journal 02/09/1916, p 6 (photo)
Memorial
PTE D C JACKSON, INVERURIE – Mr George Jackson, grocer, Ellenville, Inverurie, received notification yesterday that his son, Pte Douglas C Jackson of the RAMC (TF) has died of wounds in France. Pte Jackson at the outbreak of war, was serving his apprenticeship as an engineer with the Great North of Scotland Railway Company. He was a native of Oldmeldrum, and a grandson of the late Colonel Jackson, Inverurie. Pte Douglas Jackson (RAMC) Inverurie GNSR Aberdeen Joint Station Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Parish Church Communion Table [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2]
021
22 Name
John Innes LUMSDEN (aka Jack)
Date of Birth
28/04/1896
Birthplace
53 West High Street, Inverurie
Census 1901
53 West High Street, Inverurie (Father - joiner)
Census 1911
Falconer Place, Inverurie - Scholar
Occupation
Apprentice engineer, Tait Paper Mills
Date of Death
25/07/1916
Age
Enlisted
20 Son of John Strath (carpenter) & Bellanna Walker (nee Ferguson) Lumsden, "Oakville," Falconer Place, Inverurie. Married 01/06/1895, Daviot Inverurie
Rank
Private
Regiment
Royal Army Medical Corps
Unit
1st/2nd Highland Field Ambulance
Service No
1394
Country
France
Cemetery
Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt
Grave Ref
I. B. 54.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 02/08/1916, p 3 Evening Express 15/08/1916 (Photo) People’s Journal 02/09/1916, p6 (Photo) Memorials
Commemorated
Sibling
022
PTE LUMSDEN, INVERURIE : Information was received in Inverurie yesterday that Private Jack Lumsden, Highland Field Ambulance, RACM had been killed in action. He was the oldest son of Mr John S Lumsden, carpenter, Oakville, Inverurie, and at the outbreak of war he was serving his apprenticeship as an engineer with Messrs Tait and Sons, paper manufacturers, Inverurie. Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 60 [8] : In memory of JOHN INNES LUMSDEN RAMC d.in action near Mametz 25 July 1916 aged 20 – buried in Dartmoor Cemetery at Beerodel Near Albert, France, GEORGE FERGUSON LUMSDEN RFA d of wounds received in action near Ypres 26 Oct.1917 aged 19 – buried in British Cemetery at Dozinghem, Belgium. BELLANA WALKER FERGUSON mother of the above & beloved wife of JOHN S LUMSDEN d.27 May 1945 aged 83. Said JOHN STRATH LUMSDEN d.22 May 1955 aged 95. In loving memory of GEORGE WATT their son-in-law d.23 Apr.1964. George F (No 133)
23 Name
Thomas Harry LAING
Date of Birth
05/03/1898
Birthplace
11 Station Road, Inverurie
Census 1901
11 Station Road, Inverurie. Father - plumber
Census 1911
Viewbank, Inverurie
Absent Voter 1918-19
Thos H Laing, airman, 82 High Street, Inverurie [10]
Date of Death
30/08/1918
Age
Rank
23 Son of Patrick Wood Minto & Eleanor (nee Warren) Laing, 82 High Street, Inverurie Married 25/09/1895, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [5] Lieutenant
Regiment
Royal Air Force
Unit
55th Squadron
Country
France
Cemetery
Arnaville Churchyard, Meurthe-et-Moselle
Grave Ref
West Boundary
Cause of Death
Killed in combat over Arnaville
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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British Royal Air Force, Officers' Service Records 1912-1920 [21] “The raids on the railway sidings at Thionville / Conflans on the night of the 30th August 1918 were disastrous for 55 Squadron. According to Trevor Henshaw's "The Sky Their Battlefield", high winds and bad weather caused them to abandon the original target of Koln or Colenz. The eleven aircraft that reached the target were attacked before and after the bombing by a number of enemy aircraft, with the result that five aircraft were lost. The squadron's casualties for that evening were 4 taken prisoner of war, 5 killed in action (including Lts Hickes and Jones) , 2 died of wounds and 1 wounded in action. Three enemy aircraft were brought down in the action.� (RAF 55th Squadron, Airmen Story - the war in the air - Great Warm Forum website) Student, 82 High Street, Inverurie, 2nd Lieut., RAF, D. 30/08/1918 Intestate. Sc1/36/181 Aberdeen Sheriff Court Inventory Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church St Anthony Masonic Lodge (No 154) Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 64 [8] : Erected in loving memory of his infant son JAMES d.6 Mar.1913 aged 20mths. His son THOMAS HARRY 2nd Lieut. 55 Squad. Royal Air Force killed in combat over Arnaville 30 Aug.1918 aged 20. His youngest dau. ELIZABETH d.30 July 1943 aged 34. Said PATRICK W.M.LAING d.16 Oct.1943 aged 74, his wife ELEANOR WARREN d.6 Apr.1949 aged 78. Their son PATRICK d.7 Dec.1978 aged 73. The family burial ground of PATRICK W.M.LAING
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023
24 Name
James Adams CRUICKSHANK
Date of Birth
23/01/1894
Birthplace
Town House, Inverurie
Census 1901
Town House, Market Place, Inverurie (Father - Town Officer)
Census 1911
46 Harlaw Road, Inverurie
Occupation
Apprentice plumber
Date of Death
12/03/1918
Age
Rank
24 Son of George & Helen (nee Napier) Cruickshank, 7 Crimon Place, Aberdeen. Married 25/07/1888, South Molton, Devon Corporal
Regiment
Royal Air Force
Unit
48th Royal Flying Corps
Service No
402799
Country
France
Cemetery
Roye New British Cemetery, Somme
Grave Ref
II. E. 17.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal Corporal J A Cruickshank, observer in the Royal Flying Corps, who was killed in France on 12th inst, was a son of the late Mr George Cruickshank, burgh surveyor and sanitary inspector, Inverurie and Mrs Cruickshank, 7 Crimon Place, Aberdeen. At the commencement of the war he was in a district battalion of the Gordon Highlanders as quartermaster-sergeant. He was for a time with the Gordons at a training centre in England, and about a year ago became attached to the Royal Flying Corps. He sailed for France at the beginning of November last. Corporal Cruickshank was well known in musical circles in Inverurie. His brother, Corporal Albert Cruickshank, was invalided home and discharged from the Gordons some time ago and is now in Aberdeen, where he is also known as a singer. The late Corporal Cruickshank was 24 years of age. ABERDEEN & DISTRICT CASUALTIES Corpl J A Cruickshank, an observer in the Royal Flying Corps, was killed in action on March 12. He was the son of the late Mr George Cruickshank, burgh surveyor and sanitary inspector, Inverurie, and of Mrs Cruickshank, 7 Crimon Place, Aberdeen. The fight in which Corpl Cruickshank was killed was between four British and 12 German aeroplanes, and the machine in which he was the observer brought down two of the enemy aeroplanes. Before joining the Royal Flying Corps, Corpl Cruickshank, who was 24 years of age, was in the Gordons. He had been four months in France. Aberdeen City Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2]
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Memorials
024
25 Name
James AIRD
Date of Birth
29/01/1887
Birthplace
East Balhalgardy, Chapel of Garioch
Census 1891
Balhalgardy Cottage, Chapel of Garioch
Census 1901
Howford Cottage House, Inverurie
Census 1911
Keithhall Mains, Keithhall – boarder - horseman
Date of Death
30/10/1918
Age
Rank
31 Son of Kenneth & Agnes Aird, Howford, Inverurie Married 09/02/1877, Tarves. Able Seaman
Regiment
Canadian Navy
Unit
Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve
Service No
VR/5334
Country
Canada
Cemetery
Esquimalt (Veterans) Cemetery, British Columbia
Grave Ref
617 Drowned at sea Ancestry.co.uk: Drowned at sea off Cape St James BC in the "Galiano" disaster. Inverurie British Columbia, Canada, Death Index 1872-1990. Death Location: Queen Charlotte Island: Reg No 1918-09-225995. BCA No B13113. GSU No 1927141 Canada - War Graves Registers (Circumstances Casualty) 1914-1949. Unit HMCS Rainbow
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Newspaper Evening Express 20/11/1918, p2
The Galiano Disaster
Memorials
025
GALIANO DISASTER [23]: Two More Bodies of Galiano Crew Found – Corpses of Able Seaman Aird and Stoker Hume Secured East of Danger Rocks – Derelict Reported by Wireless Was off South Mexican Coast. (Full article) The death occurred on or about October 24 of James Aird, a victim of the Galiano disaster. Deceased was about 28 years of age, was born in Scotland and had lately resided in Esquimalt, BC, The funeral will take place this afternoon, the remains leaving the Sands Funeral Chapel at 1:15. Thirty minutes later service will be conducted at the Naval chapel. Interment will be made at the Naval Cemetery. ROLL OF HONOUR: AIRD – Drowned at sea, 30th October, AB, James Aird, third beloved son of Kenneth and Agnes Aird, aged 31 years. Interred at Esquimalt, BC (Canadian papers please copy). Rest, dear Jim, your work is o’er. Howford, Inverurie Report of sinking: With her "green" crew, Galiano left Victoria to head into the storm of the century on October 27th. Hurricane–force winds and violent snow storms had struck the northern coast causing the worst maritime disaster on the Pacific Coast. Able Seaman James Aird, who was suffering from the flu but decided to stay aboard Galiano for fear that he might be considered to be shirking his duty, wrote in a letter day or so before his last voyage: "We are running into very stormy weather since leaving Vancouver. I don’t think we will be home until the end of November. The CPR boat Sophia got into difficulties in a storm. I dread the Triangle. I am not worrying for myself, but I hate taking chances with a green crew, but it’s all in the day’s work who go down to the sea in ships." [24] Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] The Canadian Great War Project [25]
26 Name
William BIRSE
Date of Birth
14/02/1882
Birthplace
Oldmeldrum
Census 1891
3 Cobban’s Lane, Inverurie - Scholar. (Father – agricultural labourer)
Census 1901
Portstown, Keithhall – Farm servant
Census 1911
13 Burn Lane, Inverurie – Machine man, Loco Works.
Occupation
Machinist, Grand Trunk Railway, Canada. Previously Locomotive Works.
Date of Death
10/10/1916
Age
Enlisted
33 Son of William & Helen(nee Donald) Birse, 14 Burn Lane, Inverurie Married 18/02/1880, Inverurie Oldmeldrum
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Canadians
Unit
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
Service No
158538
Country
France
Cemetery
Vimy, Pas de Calais
Grave Ref
R. 23
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty) 1914-1948 – Body not recovered for burial. Killed in action around Pozieres. Attestation Papers - Canada, Soldiers of the First World War - previously served 4th Gordon Highlanders.
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026
CORPORAL BIRSE, INVERURIE Mr William Birse, 14 Burn Lane, Inverurie, has been notified that his eldest son, Corporal William Birse, of the Canadian Mounted Rifles, has been killed action. Before going to Canada eleven years ago. Corporal Birse was an employee at the Locomotive Works and was employed in Canada on the Grand Trunk Railway. DEATHS BIRSE – Killed in action on the 10th Oct 1916, Corporal William Birse, Canadian Mounted Rifles, eldest and beloved son of Mr and Mrs Birse, 14 Burn Lane, Inverurie, aged 34 years. (Canadian papers please copy) Canadian Great War Project [25] Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6]
27 Name
William CASSIE
Date of Birth
01/04/1897
Birthplace
Tappies, Kemnay
Census 1901
Tappies, Kemnay. Father John – Farmer
Census 1911
Portstown, Keithhall - Scholar
Occupation
Rancher
Date of Death
10/04/1917
Age
Enlisted
20 Son of John & Mary (nee McRonald) Cassie, Portstown, Inverurie Married 29/11/1892, Cluny Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada - 03/06/1916
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Canadians
Unit
Canadian Infantry
Service No
253 063
Country
France
Cemetery
Bruay Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais Died of wounds at No 22 Casualty Clearing Station – Gunshot wounds left arm and left leg. Victory Medal, British War Medal Emigration – Contract Ticket No 35702 – passenger on the “Corsican”, departure 06/03/1915 from Glasgow to St John, Canada. Official Number 124191 Canada, Soldiers of the First World War 1914-1918 – Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force – Attestation Papers (2 pages) Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty) 1914-1948
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Memorials
Commemorated
027
Roll of Honour: CASSIE – Died at a Casualty Clearing Station of wounds in France, Private William Cassie, Canadians, aged 20 years, youngest son of John Cassie, Portstown, Inverurie.
Canadian Virtual War Memorial Canadian Great War Project [25] Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Kemnay Churchyard (No 234) [26] In loving memory of MARY McRONALD, wife of John Cassie d at Portstown Keithhall 21 Sept 1912 aged 39 yrs, also their son L/CPL WILLIAM CASSIE 28th Battalion Canadian Inf d of wounds at Vimy Ridge 10 Apr 1917 aged 20m interred Bruay Cemetery, also the said JOHN CASSIE d at Portstown Keithhall 15 Jul 1941 aged 76 yrs.
28 Name
Charles GREIG
Date of Birth
27/06/1883
Birthplace
Forgue, Huntly
Census 1891
Little Forgue, Forgue – 7 yrs. Living with mother Jeannie
Occupation
Land Surveyor
Date of Death
09/08/1918
Age
35
Family Information
Rank
Son of Jane Greig (Mother) Glenurie Cottage, Inverurie Morden, Manitoba, Canada – 15/02/1916 “Charles Greig has reduced his age by 4 years when enlisting. He stated in his Attestation he was born on 25th Aug 1887 at Huntly, Aberdeenshire. The correct details are from his Birth Certificate. His father died before 1891.” [25] Private
Regiment
Canadians
Unit
8th Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt)
Service No
874540
Country
France
Cemetery Grave Ref Cause of Death
Manitoba Cemetery, Caix, Somme Row B Grave 8 Killed in Action Nr Démuin
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty) 1914-1948: “Killed in action”. He was hit by shell fire and almost immediately killed whilst taking part in an attack near Meharicourt. The War Book of Turriff & 12 Miles Round: Page 308 [27]: Land surveyor. Canadian Expeditionary Force. Private. Served in France. Wounded at Arras, 8th August 1917. Killed in vicinity of Demuin 9 th August 1918. District News – INVERURIE Pte Charles Greig, Canadians, killed, son of the late Mr Alex Greig, Mill of Forgue and of Mrs Greig, Glenburnie, Inverurie. DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Private Charles Greig, Canadians (wounded), is a son of Mrs Jane Greig, Glenburnie Cottage, Inverurie. Canadian Great War Project [25] Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Forgue Churchyard [28] In loving memory of my husband Alexander Greig d Mill of Forgue 8 Apr 1887 aged 35; Jeannie d there 9 June 1903 aged 23; Jemima Milne d there 7 Mar 1896 aged 9, Margaret Faskin d Bridge of Marnoch 16 Jul 1918 aged 81, PTE CHARLES GREIG 2nd son of the late Alex Greig killed in action in France 9 Aug 1918 aged 35. Jane Paterson, wife of said Alexr Greig d Glenburnie, Inverurie 28 Nov 1935 aged 76; their dau Annie d New Galloway 11 Nov 1940 aged 62.
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Commemorated
028
29 Name
John JAFFREY
Date of Birth
27/08/1890
Birthplace
Wester Fintray, Fintray, Aberdeenshire
Census 1891
Wester Fintray, Fintray, Aberdeenshire – 7 mths old
Census 1901
Cottage, South Fornet, Skene, Aberdeenshire. Father – horseman on farm
Education
Kintore Higher Grade Public School
Occupation
Engineer
Date of Death
29/10/1915
Age
Enlisted
25 Son of John & Agnes Skinner (nee Farnie) Jaffrey, 4A Princess Street, Inverurie. Married 20/11/1884, Tullynessle Winnipeg, Canada – 24/10/1914
Rank
Private
Regiment
Canadians
Unit
Canadian Infantry, 27 Battalion
Service No
71815
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery
Grave Ref
I. E. 27.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty) 1914-1948: Killed in action – While on a ration party proceeding down a communication trench East of Kemmel on the night of October 29th 1915, he was hit in the head and instantly killed by a bullet from an enemy rifle. Attestation papers - Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1948 INVERURIE CANADIAN KILLED Mrs Jaffrey, 4 Princess Street, Inverurie, has received information that her son, Private J Jaffray, of the VI Brigade, 2 nd Canadian Contingent, was killed by the bursting of a shell on 29th October. The Rev Cecil C Owen, chaplain to the Brigade, writes – “Both officers and men, who knew him, join in their sincere sympathy with you in your great loss. He fought for honour, trust and purity, and his name will be added to the gold-honour roll of our empire. The cemetery in which he is buried is one of those which the Belgian and French Governments have promised always to care for.” INVERURIE’S GLORIOUS DEAD Inverurie heroes who have sacrificed their lives: Private John Jaffrey, Canadians
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Newspaper People’s Journal 18/12/1915 (photo)
Memorials
Commemorated
Sibling
029
th
Another who made the supreme sacrifice was Private John Jaffrey, of the 2d Canadian Contingent, who was October 29 was killed by the bursting of a shell. He was one of those who willingly responded to the call of the mother country. Two of his brothers are at present on service. Canadian Great War Project Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Inverurie Bass – Sec 2, No 384 [8] : In loving memory of AGNES SKINNER wife of JOHN JAFFREY d.30 Mar.1921 aged 57. Their sons Pte. JOHN JAFFREY killed 29 Oct.1915 aged 25 – buried in Lindenhock Road Military Cemetery, Wulverhem, Belgium, L/Cpl JAMES JAFFREY d. of wounds 5 Aug.1917 aged 25 – buried near Proven, Belgium. Said JOHN JAFFREY d.11 June 1941 aged 79. James (No 63)
30
Name
Alexander McPHERSON
Date of Birth
09/10/1887
Birthplace
167 North Broadford, Aberdeen
Census 1901
105 Gerrard Street, Aberdeen. Father – joiner.
Occupation
Carpenter
Date of Death
24/04/1915
Age
Enlisted
28 Son of Alexander & Elsie McLeod (nee Watt) McPherson, 8 Harlaw Place, Inverurie. Married 30/12/1881, St Nicholas, Aberdeen Valcartier, Quebec, Canada
Rank
Private
Regiment
Canadians
Unit
7th Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Service No
16588
Country
France
Cemetery
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Grave Ref
Panel 18 - 28 - 30.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty) 1914-1948: Attack at St Julien. Previously for official purposes presumed to have died, now reported killed in action. Inverurie – LOCAL CANADIANS MISSING: Alexander McPherson, 7th Battalion Canadians, the eldest son of Mr A McPherson, 8 Harlaw Place, Inverurie has been officially reported as missing. Canadian Great War Project [25] Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 191 [8] : In loving remembrance of my daus. HELEN McLEOD d.30 Aug.1886 aged 9 mths., MAGGIE JANE WATT d.13 Aug.1906 aged 22. My son ALEXANDER killed in action in France 24 Apr. 1915 aged 28. My beloved wife ELSIE McLEOD WATT d.8 Nov.1920 aged 83. Said ALEXANDER McPHERSON d.17 Feb.1923 aged 74. Their daus. AGNES d.12 May 1970, ANDREW L.RAE d.23 Aug.1947. (Plaque?) A token of respect from his fellow workers.
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Newspaper People’s Journal 22/05/1915, p 9 Memorials
Commemorated
030
31 Name
William REID
Date of Birth
02/12/1891
Birthplace
Inverurie
Census 1901
24 North Street, Inverurie – Scholar (Father – general labourer)
Residence 1915
310 Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Occupation
Farmer
Date of Death
11/09/1918
Age
27
Family Information
Son of John & Maggie Reid, 58 North Street, Inverurie
Enlisted
27/11/1915, Winnipeg, Canada
Rank
Private
Regiment
Canadians
Unit
3rd Battalion Machine Gun Corps
Service No
859406
Country
France
Cemetery
Vis-En-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt (8 miles south of Arras)
Grave Ref
II. C. 45.
Cause of Death
Killed in action.
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty) 1914-1948: Killed in action: While returning from the line where he had been with rations, a shell burst close to his team, killing the team and wounding him so severely that he died almost immediately. District Casualties – Inverurie Private William Reid, Canadians, killed, was a son of Mr John Reid, 58 North Street, Inverurie. He was a farm servant in the Inverurie district before emigrating to Canada some years ago.
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Newspaper Evening Express 03/10/1918, p 2 (Photo)
Newspaper People’s Journal 05/10/1918, p 12
Memorials
031
THEY DIED FOR THEIR KING AND THEIR COUNTRY Private William Reid (Canadians) Inverurie
DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY REID – Died of wounds, at the dressing station, France, on 11 th Sept, Pte William Reid, Canadian Machine Gun Corps, beloved son of Mr and Mrs Reid, 58 North Street, Inverurie We pictured his safe returning We longed to clasp his hand But God has postponed the meeting Till we meet in the better land Inserted by his father, mother, sisters, and brothers, at home and abroad. Canadian Great War Project [25] Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6]
32 Name
John Cameron ROBERTSON
Date of Birth
02/03/1887
Birthplace
Midmill, Kintore
Census 1901
Mill of Leask, Slains – Scholar (Father - George, meal miller & farmer)
Education
Kintore Higher Grade Public School
Occupation
Carpenter
Date of Death
03/06/1916
Age
Enlisted
29 Son of George & Jessie (nee Carnie) Robertson, Kintore. Married 20/11/1874,Kintore 12/04/1915,Toronto, Canada:
Rank
Private
Regiment
Canadians
Unit
14th Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Service No
404445
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Hooge Crater Cemetery, Zillebeke
Grave Ref
IV. K. 4.
Cause of Death
Killed in action. Counter attack at Armagh Wood
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal Canada, Soldiers of the First World War 1914-1918 Attestation Papers: Next of kin : Mother, Jessie Robertson, Yewbank, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie. Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty) 1914-1948 PORT-ELPHINSTONE CANADIAN KILLED Mrs Robertson, Yew Bank, Port Elphinstone, has received official intimation that her youngest son, John Cameron Robertson, was killed in action on the 3rd of June. He was 29 years of age, and prior to enlisting in the Canadian Forces last year, was in the employment of the Canadian Cereal and Milling Company.
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Commemorated
032
Photo Courtesy of St Anthony Lodge
(Photo) Private J C Robertson (Canadian Force) Port Elphinstone, Inverurie NEWS FROM TOWN AND COUNTY – INVERURIE – CASUALTIES Private John Cameron Robertson, Canadian Forces, the youngest son of Mrs Robertson, Yew Bank, Port Elphinstone, was killed in action on June 3. Canadian Great War Project [25] Inverurie War Memorial St Anthony Masonic Lodge No 154 Kintore Churchyard (No 404): [29] Erected by George Robertson, Mill of Leask, Slains, formerly Midmill, Kintore in memory of parents George Robertson d 1 Apr 1864 aged 64, Isabella Crab d 7Feb 1864 aged 62. Also his children James d 28 Jun 1882 aged 20 mths, Juliet d 24 Nov 1893 aged 11 yrs, and the said George Robertson who died at Yewbank, Port Elphinstone 20 Jan 1913 aged 80 yrs. Also Jessie Carnie who d at Yew Bank on 18 May 1919 aged 41 yrs, JOHN killed in action Jun 1916 aged 29 yrs, interred Hooge Cemetery, Belgium.
33 Name
John STEWART
Date of Birth
20/08/1893
Birthplace
19 Ferryhill Terrace, Aberdeen
Census 1911
Bankhead, Kinmuck – Teacher student (19 yrs)
Occupation 1916
Electrician
Date of Death
10/04/1917
Age
Enlisted
24 Son of James (shoemaker) & Mary Ann (nee Donald) Stewart, Bankhead, Kinmuck. Married 08/06/1882, Bourtie Norwich, Ontario, Canada – 22/02/1916 (Attestation paper)
Rank
Private
Regiment
Canadians
Unit
Canadian Infantry 2nd Battalion
Service No
675602
Country
France
Cemetery
Bois-Carre British Cemetery, Thelus
Grave Ref
II. A. 14.
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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Canada, CEF Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1919 ROLL OF HONOUR: Stewart - Killed in action on the 10st inst, John Stewart, Canadian Infantry, aged 24 years, son of James and Mary Stewart, Bankhead, Kinmuck, Inverurie DISTRICT CASUALTIES: INVERURIE – Private John Stewart, Canadians, killed, was a son of Mr Stewart, Bankhead, Keithhall. Canadian Great War Project [25] Inverurie War Memorial
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033
34 Name
William WALKER
Date of Birth
17/04/1891
Birthplace
Pattiesmill, Keithhall, Inverurie
Census 1901
Davah Hall, Inverurie
Census 1911
Davah Hall, Blackhall Road, Inverurie
Occupation
Lifter, Loco Works
Occupation – Canada
Miner
Date of Death
27/11/1918
Age
Enlisted
28 Son of John and Isabella (nee Ogg) Walker, Davah Hall Cottage, Inverurie. Married 03/08/1872, Inverurie Drumheller, Alberta, Canada – 18/03/1916 (Attestation paper)
Rank
Private
Regiment
Canadians
Unit
Canadian Machine Gun Corps
Service No
736709
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Nivelles (Communal Cemetery) Brabant Wallon
Grave Ref
10
Cause of Death
Broncho-pneumonia - No 36 Casualty clearing station. Military Medal, Level 3: The military decoration was awarded to William Walker for acts of gallantry and devotion to duty under fire or for individual or associated acts of bravery which were insufficient to merit the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Conferment of the medal was announced in the London Gazette and William Walker earned the right to add the letters M.M. to his name. Victory Medal, British War Medal
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Gallantry Award [4]
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Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 10/12/1918, p1
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Sibling
034
Canada, CEF Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1919 Roll of Honour: WALKER – at a casualty clearing station in Belgium, on the 27th Nov (of broncho-pneumonia), Corpl William Walker, MM, 1st Canadian MGC, aged 28½ years; also Robert Charles Walker, 1st Scots Guards, aged 19½ th years, reported missing on the 8 Oct 1915, now believed to have fallen on that date, dearly beloved sons of John and Isabella Walker, Davah Hall, Inverurie. Canadian Great War Records Military Medal report Library & Archives Canada Attestation Papers Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Keithhall Churchyard, No 44 [30] Erected by Isabella Ogg in loving memory of her husband JOHN WALKER d at Davohall, Inverurie 16 Aug 1923 aged 81; their family ISABELLA & WALTER d in infancy; JOHN aged 13; ELIZABETH aged 2, CHARLES aged 1; JAMES aged 21; CHRISTINA REID their grandmother aged 85, ROBERT C aged 19½; WILLIAM aged 28 both fell in the Great War; ALEXANDER aged 41; said ISABELLA OGG d 22 Nov 1935 aged 82. Robert Charles (No 147)
35 Name
Robert Simmers GEILS or GILES
Date of Birth
29/02/1884
Birthplace
3 Kintore Terrace, Inverurie
Census 1891
37 Spa Street, Aberdeen – Scholar (Father- Robert Lessel Geils – baker)
Census 1901
40 High Street, Inverurie - Apprentice cabinetmaker
Census 1911 (England)
82 Park Road, Newcastle on Tyne – boarder - Cabinetmaker
Occupation
Cabinetmaker, Australia
Date of Death
30/05/1918
Age
Rank
34 Son of Robert Lessel (Baker) & Helen P (nee Reid) Geils. Married 14/06/1872, Oldmachar, Aberdeen Sergeant
Regiment
Australians
Unit
10th Battalion Australian Infantry (Australian Expeditionary Force)
Service No
7438
Country
France
Cemetery
La Kreule, Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord
Grave Ref
I. D. 11.
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal - “Robert Summers Giles” DISTRICT CASUALTIES – Inverurie Sergt Robert S Geils, Australians, reported killed in action, was a native of Inverurie and a son of the late Mr Robert L Geils, baker. He served his apprenticeship with Mr Kellas, upholsterer, and thereafter worked in Newcastle before proceeding to Australia seven years ago. He was staff sergeant-major in the Promotion School, Adelaide, before coming over in December last. He is a brother of Mrs Albert Beattie, 8 Falconer Place. Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2] – name “Robert Summers Giles” Australian War Memorial [31] – “Robert Summers Giles” Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 346 [8] : In loving memory of ROBERT LESSEL GEILS baker d.2 Aug.1903 aged 58, his son ROBERT d.in infancy. His wife HELEN P.REID d.13 Mar.1911 aged 67. His mother JANE SEIVWRIGHT widow of GEORGE GEILS d.3 Feb.1844 aged 74. Their son Sgt ROBERT S GEILS 10 Battalion. AIF killed in action 30 May 1918 aged 34 – buried at La Krenle, Hazelbrouck.
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 26/06/1918, p 5
Memorials
Commemorated
035
36 Name
James Alexander MAITLAND
Date of Birth
08/02/1885
Birthplace
Porter’s Lodge, Kingsford, Alford
Census 1901
Turnpike Brewery Cottage, Kintore – Grocer’s apprentice
Census 1911
8 Linksfield Road, Aberdeen. Boarder – grocer’s apprentice.
Occupation
Grocer
Date of Death
28/08/1918
Age
Rank
33 Son of Alexander (farm servant) & Jessie (nee Coutts) Maitland, Brewery Cottage, Port Elphinstone. Married 01/12/1883, Lumphanan Sergeant
Regiment
Australians
Unit
38th Battalion Australian Infantry
Service No
1233
Country
France
Cemetery
Suzanne Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme
Grave Ref
I. E. 2.
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921 Roll of Honour: Killed in action on 28th August, 1918, Sergt James A Maitland, Australian Imperial Force, aged 33 years, eldest son of Alexander Maitland, 101 High Street, Inverurie. Inverurie War Memorial Lilac Lodge (BOFG) Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 51 [8] : In loving memory of JESSIE COUTTS wife of ALEXANDER MAITLAND d Brewery Cottage 24 Jan.1909 aged 51. Their sons Pte GEORGE A MAITLAND 5th HDS fell in action in France 21 Mar.1918 aged 28, Sgt JAMES A MAITLAND AIF fell in action in France 28 Aug.1918 aged 33. Above ALEXANDER MAITLAND d.101 High Street 5 May 1929 aged 69. Their only dau. JEANNIE MORTIMER d.5 Dec.1971. aged 77 yrs, also their granddaughter DOROTHY MAITLAND MA d 25 Mar 2010 aged 82, and her husband FRANK BRZOSTOWSKI, d 13 Nov 2009 ARRS George (No 3)
Family Information
Newspaper Evening Express 17/09/1918, p 2 Memorials
Commemorated
Sibling
036
37 Name
Alexander Greig YOUNG
Date of Birth
01/05/1895
Birthplace
Lower Davah, Inverurie
Census 1901
Nether Davah Farm, Inverurie - Scholar
Date of Death
08/08/1918
Age
Rank
23 Son of William (Farmer) & Helen (nee Cocker) Young, Davah, Inverurie. Married 09/06/1883, Drumblade. Private
Regiment
Australians
Unit
48th Battalion Australian Infantry
Service No
4364
Country
France
Cemetery
Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Somme
Grave Ref
I. I. 19.
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals Newspaper People’s Journal 31/08/1918, p 8
Victory Medal, British War Medal District News – INVERURIE Pte Alex G Young, Australians, killed, son of Mr Wm Young, Davah. This is the third son Mr Young has lost in the war. Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church, Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 606 [8] : In sacred memory of WILLIAM YOUNG farmer d. Davah 1 Feb.1923 aged 68. His sons JOHN d.9 July 1924 aged 37, GEORGE fell in action in France 25 July 1916 aged 25, CHARLES fell in action in France 5 Aug.1916 aged 21, ALEXANDER fell in action in France 9 Aug.1917 aged 23. His wife HELEN COCKER d. Davah 19 Mar.1927 aged 74. Charles (No 58) & George (No 132)
Family Information
Memorials
Commemorated
Siblings
037
38 Name
Robert MAITLAND
Date of Birth
01/06/1883
Birthplace
East Balhalgardy, Chapel of Garioch
Census 1901
East Balhalgardy, Chapel of Garioch – Farmer’s son
Residence 1914
New Zealand
Education
Inverurie & Robert Gordon’s College
Date of Death
29/08/1918
Age
Enlisted
35 Son of John and Margaret (nee Leask) Maitland, East Balhalgardy, Inverurie. Married 02/11/1876, Savoch New Zealand, May 1916
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
New Zealand Forces
Unit
3rd Rifle Brigade
Service No
26643
Country
France
Cemetery
Favreuil British Cemetery
Grave Ref
I. D. 11
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal Aberdeen University Roll of Honour 1914-1919, p 97 Son of John Maitland, farmer, East Balhalgardy, Inverurie; born Chapel of Garioch, June 1883 ; educated at Inverurie and at Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen; student in Agriculture, 1899-1900. At the outbreak of war he was farming in New Zealand, and in May 1916 joined the New Zealand Rifle Brigade as a Private. He was drafted to England in December 1916, and the following month was sent to France where he took his share in the dangers of the campaign. He was killed in action at Bapaume on 29 August 1918.
Family Information
Aberdeen University Roll of Honour, p 97 [20] [19]
Ancestry.co.uk
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 13/09/1918, p 4
Memorials
Commemorated
Sibling
038
New Zealand Army WW1 Roll of Honour 1914-1919 – Section 1 – Died while on active service. ABERDEEN CASUALTIES – Killed Sergt Robert Maitland, new Zealand, Rifle Brigade, killed in action on the 29th August, was the second son of the late Mr John Maitland, Balhalgardy, Inverurie, and of Mrs Maitland, 102 Osborne Place, Aberdeen. He, with his brother, who is also with the New Zealand forces in France, went to New Zealand over ten years ago. He was a farmer in the King County, New Zealand, when he enlisted in May 1915 and had been in France since January 1917. Another brother, Second-Lieut A McLean Maitland, RE, was killed two years ago, and a younger brother is also serving in France. They are nephews of ex-Lord provost Maitland, Aberdeen. Aberdeen City Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Robert Gordon’s College [9] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 465 [8] : In memory of MARGARET LEASK beloved wife of JOHN MAITLAND East Balhalgardy d.21 Mar.1890 aged 37. MARGARET CRUICKSHANK their eldest dau. d.14 Oct.1889 aged 11. Said JOHN MAITLAND d.11 Apr.1906 aged 56. Their sons ALEXANDER McLEAN Lieut. R.E. killed in action in France 1 Aug.1916 aged 27 – interred at Becourt, ROBERT Sergt., N.Z. R.B. killed in action in France 29 Aug.1918 aged 35 – interred at Faureuil, his wife HELEN LEDINGHAM MAITLAND d.27 Feb.1923 aged 66 Alexander McLean (No 142)
39
Name
William Smith BRUCE
Date of Birth
08/01/1897
Birthplace
32 North Albion Street, Blackfriars, Glasgow
Census 1901
63 John Street, St David, Glasgow . Father - Police Constable.
Education
Provanside, Glasgow
Occupation
Bank employee, New Zealand
Date of Death
14/10/1917
Age
Rank
20 Died of Son of John & Eliza Ann (nee Lendrum) Bruce, Woodland Cottage, Inverurie. Married 01/06/1892, Blackfriars, Glasgow & buried Inverurie Bass. Private
Regiment
New Zealand Forces
Unit
1st Canterbury Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Service No
6/2080
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen
Grave Ref
XXI. C. 3.
Cause of Death
Died of wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal New Zealand Army WW1 Roll of Honour – Section 1 – Died while on active service The de Ruvigny UK Roll of Honour, Vol 3, p 39 BRUCE, WILLIAM SMITH. Private, No. 6 2080, 1st Battn. 1st Canterbury Infantry, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, son of John Bruce, Inverurie, Aberdeen, ex-Police Constable in the Glasgow Force, by his wife. Eliza Ann. dau. of John Lendrum, of co. Aberdeen : b. Glasgow. 8 Jan. 1897 : educ. Provanside School there ; was a Clerk in the District Superintendent's Office of the North British Railway Company, Glasgow ; went to New Zealand in June, 1914, and obtained an appointment in the Christ Church Branch of the Bank of Australia ; enlisted 22 Feb. 1915 : served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli. and afterwards in France and Flanders ; was wounded at the Third Battle of Ypres 12 Oct. 1917 and died two days later at No. 2 Casualty Clearing Station. Buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, near Poperinge. His Commanding Officer wrote: "The fine qualities of your son were appreciated by his comrades ; he was very popular among the men of his company. He was a sportsman and a fine soldier, and it is the loss of such as he that carries the sympathy of the company to which he belonged." NEWS FROM TOWN AND COUNTY – INVERURIE – CASUALTIES Mr John Bruce, Woodland Cottage, Inverurie, has received intimation that his second son, Sergeant R G Bruce is wounded, and lies in hospital in England His eldest son, Private John Bruce, has just been home for a few days on leaving after recovering from shell wounds. The third son, Private W S Bruce is now in France. He also was in hospital with dysentery and malarial fever, contracted while at the Dardanelles. District Casualties – Inverurie Private W S Bruce, New Zealand Infantry, died of wounds, was the youngest son of Mr John Bruce, Woodland Cottage, Inverurie. Before enlistment he was employed in a bank in Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealand War Graves Project [32] Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] People’s Journal 15/12/1917, p 4
Family Information
Ancestry.co.uk
De Ruvigny Roll of Honour
Newspaper People’s Journal 30/09/1916, p7
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 22/10/1917, p 4
Memorials Newspaper (Photo)
039
40 Name
John THOMSON - POSSIBLE
Date of Birth
22/05/1879
Birthplace
Smallburn Cottage, Auchterless
Census 1881
40 West High Street, Inverurie – Scholar. Mother - Eliza
Census 1891
69 West High Street, Inverurie
Census 1901 Census 1911 Date of Death
10/11/1917
Age
38
Family Information [1]
Son of John (flesher) & Eliza (Findlater )Thomson
Spouse [1]
Annie Thomson, 18 Snells Buildings, Field Street, Durban, South Africa
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
South Rhodesia Column
Unit
British South African Police
Service No
A/149
Country
Tanzania, Africa
Cemetery
Dar es Salaam War Cemetery
Grave Ref
5.C.6
Cause of Death Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Newspaper Memorials Sibling?
Inverurie War Memorial South Africa War Graves Project [32] St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Robert F (No 41)
040
41 Name
Robert Findlater THOMSON - POSSIBLE
Date of Birth
18/9/1871
Birthplace
37 West High Street, Inverurie
Census 1881
40 West High Street, Inverurie – Scholar. Mother - Eliza
Census 1891
69 West High Street, Inverurie – Clerk in factory
041
Date of Death Age Family Information
Son of John (butcher) & Eliza (nee Findlater) Thomson Married 31/03/1871, Inverurie
Enlisted Rank
2nd Lieutenant - Rank 2nd – Staff-Sergeant
Regiment
East Africa Pay Corps
Unit Service No
Gallantry Award [4]
7081 Mentioned in Despatches: Gazette Info: Gazette Issue 30, p 9226. Mentioned in Despatches The names of the undermentioned have been brought to the notice of the Secretary of State for War by Lieutenant-General Sir Jl Van Deventer, K.C.B. Commanding-in-Chief, British Forces East Africa, for distinguished services during the operations from 30th May to December, 1917, described in his despatch of 21st January, 1918.
Country Cemetery Grave Ref Cause of Death Campaign Medals Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper The London Gazette [33] 06/08/1918 Memorials Sibling ?
Gazette date: 02/08/1918, page 9226; Duty Location – East Africa, African Forces, East African Pay Corps British Army Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 – East African Pay Corps Supplement: Promotion to 2nd Lieut Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] John (No 40)
POSSIBLE: FamilySearch – Robert Findlater Thomson b 18 September 1871, Inverurie – Father John Thomson, Eliza Findlater Married: 31 Mar 1871, Inverurie 1881 Census Robert Findlater Thomson b 18/09/1871, 37 High Street, Inverurie, mother Eliza Thomson John Thomson – b 1880 - Auchterless 1891 Census Robert Thomson – clerk in factory – 69 West High Street, Inverurie John Thomson – scholar 1901 Census - 73 A West High St – Eliza living on her own Newcastle Journal – 8/4/1916 The King's Own Scottish Borderers.—Second- Lieutenants A. J. Morley-Brown (26th February, 1915), R. F. Thomson (9th April, 1915).
42 Name
Harry Davidson LAING
Date of Birth
17/02/1877
Birthplace
45 High Street, Inverurie
Education
Robert Gordon’s College, Aberdeen
Census 1901 [5]
82 High Street, Inverurie - Plumber
Census 1911
82 High Street, Inverurie
Date of Death
13/03/1915
Age
Unit
38 Parents James (plumber) & Mary (nee Greig) Laing. Married July 1857, Oldmachar, Aberdeen. Married 30/08/1911, 133 West High Street, Inverurie to Elizabeth Stirling Gray (Bass Sec 1, No 118 [8]) Captain Gordon Highlanders. Had been in command of the Inverurie Company of the 6th Gordons at the outbreak of war and had a wide reputation as a marksman. [9] 6th Battalion
Service No
n/k
Country
France
Cemetery
Le Touret Memorial
Grave Ref
Panel 39 to 41.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action at Neuve Chapelle
Campaign Medals
1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information Spouse Rank Regiment
th
042
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 212 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 INVERURIE OFFICER KILLED IN ACTION CAPTAIN H D LAING, Familiar Figure at Scottish Rifle Meetings (Special Telegram), Inverurie, Tuesday. The sad news was received in Inverurie this forenoon, and has caused quite a gloom over the whole community, that Captain H D Laing of the 6 th Gordons, had been killed in action. Captain Laing was attached to the Bucksburn company and left Bedford with the second draft of the 6th Gordons some time ago. He was a partner in the well-known firm of Messrs James Laing and Sons, plumbers, Inverurie. He had the command of the local company of Territorials for many years, and was one of the best known shots in the north, being a familiar figure at all the Scottish rifle meetings. He is survivSixthed by a widow and one child, and the deepest sympathy will be extended to them in their bereavement. Aberdeen Sheriff Court Inventory, 25/10/1915, SC1/36/172 - Plumber, 11 Old Station Road, Inverurie, Capt., 6th battalion Territorial Gordon Highlanders TF, d. 12/03/1915 in France, testate Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Robert Gordon’s College [9] Inverurie Bass - Sec 1, No 7 [8] : In memory of JAMES LAING, plumber, Inverurie for 15 years a member of the Town Council who died 5 October 1890 aged 53 years, also of his sons JAMES d 23 July 1965 aged 7 yrs and ROBERT d 29 November 1886 aged 24 years and George who d at Johannesburg South Africa June 1900 aged 25 years; HARRY DAVIDSON 9th son killed in action in France 12 March 1915 aged 38 years, also MARY GREIG widow of James Laing d 22 March 1915 aged 77 years. (Abbreviated)
Newspaper Evening Express 16/03/1915, p3 Evening Express 18/03/1915, p2 (Photo)
ScotlandsPeople
Memorials
Commemorated
43 Name
George SMITH
Date of Birth
21/01/1871
Birthplace
8 Newton Terrace, Anderston, Glasgow
Education
Glasgow
Date of Death
13/03/1915
Age
Spouse
44 Son of George (drapery warehouseman) & Mary (nee Workman) Smith, Glenmorag, Dunoon, Argyll. Married 31/07/1867, Belfast [34] Married 14/04/1896 Belfast, Kathleen Marion Workman [34]. Three children.
Rank
Captain
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
6th Battalion 6th (Banff and Donside) Battalion (Territorial).
Honour
Mentioned in Despatches
Country
France
Cemetery
Le Touret Memorial
Grave Ref
Panel 39 to 41.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action at Neuve Chapelle
Campaign Medals
1914-15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
th
043
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 212 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Memorials
Newspaper Aberdeen Evening Express, 16/03/1915, p3 – 6th Gordons – Two Officers Killed in Action - ….Captain George Smith – Official Intimation from War Office A telegram was received at Pittodrie House from the War Office this afternoon which stated that Captain George smith had been killed in action on the 14 th inst. Mr George smith, who was 44 years of age, was born in Glasgow, and was a member of a noted firm of shipowners there. He was educated at Glasgow University, and was in the shop-owning trade for twelve years, selling out in 1901. Two years later he purchased the estate of Pittodrie, the buildings on which he greatly improved. He was regarded as a model landlord, and was certainly a popular one. He was county councillor for the district of Chapel of Garioch and Daviot, chairman of the School Board and Parish Council of Oyne, chairman of the Parish Council of Chapel of Garioch, and a member of the School Board of that parish. He held numerous other offices, and discharged the many duties of his responsible position with much tact and great ability. Politically he was known far and wide as Unionist candidate for West Aberdeenshire, and he made a close study of the questions of the day. Mr Smith developed into a very effective speaker, holding his own with the wiliest of hecklers. An Appreciation. Captain Smith – A gallant soldier, and a courteous, affable gentleman in public and private life – has fallen gloriously; but, though this mitigates, it does not in any measure remove the profound regret with which the news of his death in battle, in the prime of life, will be received throughout the country. The sense of loss will be experienced with special poignancy in West Aberdeenshire, where captain Smith was known in practically every household, owing to his personal visits to the electors in connection with his two political campaigns, and as prospective candidate at the next election. Of a kindly and frank nature, he was held in warm personal regard by political friends and foes alike, and much sympathy will be extended to Mrs Smith and family. Captain’s Smith’s interest was not centres solely in national politics. He took a very prominent part in the sphere of local administration, as a member of the County Council and of several more strictly local bodies, including the Garioch District Committee. Newspaper People’s Journal INVERURIE’S GLORIOUS DEAD (Photo above) 18/12/1915
44 Name
William Adrian DAVIDSON
Date of Birth
28/12/1894
Birthplace
76 Hamilton Place, Aberdeen
Census 1901
Broomhill Park, Aberdeen
Census 1911
214 Broomhill Park, Aberdeen – At school.
Education
Aberdeen Grammar School 1904-1906 [35]
Occupation
Apprentice engineer with Hall Russell & Co Ltd. [35]
Date of Death
02/07/1916
Age
Rank
21 Son of Alexander (grain merchant) & Florence (nee Middleton) Davidson, Blythewood, Inverurie. Married 05/03/1892, Oldmachar, Aberdeen. 2nd Lieutenant
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
2nd Battalion
Country
France
Cemetery
Monlancourt British Cemetery
Grave Ref
A. 30
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
th
044
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 212. [11]
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1919 Aberdeen University Roll of Honour, p 33 [20] [19]: Second Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders; eldest son of Alexander Davidson, Blythewood, Inverurie; born Aberdeen, 28 December 1894; educated at the Grammar School and Gordon's College, Aberdeen, and later at Trinity College, Glenalmond ; he commenced the study of Medicine at Aberdeen University in 1912. In January 1915 he entered the Royal Military College,, Sandhurst, and after a few months of training was gazetted to the Gordon Highlanders, 2nd Battalion, with which he served in France till the following September, when, having been wounded in action near Hulluch, he was invalided home. On recovery, and after a short period of home service (at Stoneywood Wireless Station) he rejoined his regiment in France : three months later he was mortally wounded in action near Mametz, and died on 2 July 1916. Officers and men alike testify to the bravery with which Davidson led his men in the face of terrible odds ; his gallantry and pluck are praised by all who knew him under the difficult conditions of active service. Roll of Honour nd Davidson – Died of wounds in France on 2 July, Second-Lieutenant William Adrian Davidson aged 21, eldest son of Alexander Davidson, Broomhill Park, Aberdeen. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 512 [8]: In memory of WILLIAM DAVIDSON of Blythewood, Inverurie grain merchant b.1 Jan.1820 - d.18 Dec.1905. MARY DAVIDSON his dau. widow of GEORGE ROSS GALLOWAY b.24 June 1860 - d.30 Jan.1904. ROBINA ROSS his widow b.29 Nov.1828 - d.4 Nov.1919. Also ALEXANDER DAVIDSON of Blythewood, Inverurie b.23 Dec.1861 - d.6 May 1939, his widow FLORENCE MIDDLETON b.15 July 1871 - d.30 Oct.1948. His sons WILLIAM ADRIAN DAVIDSON 2nd Lt 2nd Batt. Gordon Highlanders b.28 Dec.1894 - d. of wounds 2 July 1916 - buried at Monlancourt, France (abbreviated inscription)
Aberdeen University Roll of Honour
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 06/07/16, p1 Memorials
Commemorated
45 Name
William John REID
Date of Birth
08/10/1892
Birthplace
45 Market Place, Inverurie
Date of Death
26/11/1917
Census 1901
6 Blackhall Road, Inverurie - scholar. ( Father – tailor)
Census 1911
8 Harlaw Road, Inverurie – student.
Education
Inverurie Academy
Age
Rank
25 Son of John (tailor) and Helen (nee Duguid) Reid, Glengyle House, Lamond Place, Aberdeen. Married 23/08/1888, Inverurie 2nd Lieutenant
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
6th Battalion
Country
France
Cemetery
Rocquigny and Equancourt, British Cemetery, France
Grave Ref
III. A. 22
Cause of Death
Died of wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
th
045
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 212 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Aberdeen University Roll of Honour 1914-1919, p REID, WILLIAM JOHN : 2nd Lieutenant, 6th Battalion Gordon Highlanders ; son of John Reid, tailor ; born Inverurie, 8 October 1892; educated Inverurie Academy; student in Arts, 1911 -14. In December 1914 Reid enlisted as a Private in the Transport Section of the 2/1st Highland Field Ambulance, RAMC. He served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from April 19 15, being transferred to the ASC as a Driver. In January 1917, he returned to England and, after training, was gazetted in June 1917, to the 6th Gordon Highlanders, returning to France in the end of October. Four weeks later he was wounded in action at Cambrai “while leading an attack, and inspiring all around him by his magnificent courage in most difficult circumstances," He died in hospital, 26 November 1917. [19] [20]: Roll of Honour: REID – Died of wounds on November 26, W J Reid (“Billy”), 2 nd Lieutenant, Gordon Highlanders, son of Mr and Mrs John Reid, Glen Gyle House, Lamond Place, Aberdeen, and late of 8 Harlaw Road, Inverurie. Aberdeen Officer Died of Wounds: Second-Lieut William J Reid (“Billy”) Gordon Highlanders, who has died of wounds, is the son of Mr and Mrs John Reid, Glen Gyle House, Aberdeen. Aberdeen & District Roll of Honour Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 550 [8] : Erected by JOHN REID in memory of his son WILLIAM JOHN d. of wounds 26 Nov.1917 – interred in Equincourt Cemetery, France, his mother ISABELLA FORDYCE d. Urybank 16 Jan. 1910, his father WILLIAM REID d.29 Feb.1912. Said JOHN REID d.27 May 1933 aged 69, HELEN DUGUID wife of said JOHN REID d.7 Mar.1946 aged 84.
Aberdeen University Roll of Honour
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 06/12/1917, p 1 Newspaper Sunday Post Special 06/01/1918, p 5 (Photo) Memorials
Commemorated
46 Name
Alexander ANDERSON
Date of Birth
01/03/1888
Birthplace
160 Hadden Street, Woodside, Aberdeen
Census 1901
2 Prospect Terrace, Port Elphinstone, Kintore.
Date of Death
01/07/1916
Age
Enlisted
28 Second son of James (baker) & Annie (nee Cumming) Anderson, Don Cottage, Port Elphinstone. Married 14/08/1885, Woodside, Aberdeen. Inverurie
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
2nd Battalion
Service No
268
Country
France
Cemetery
Gordon Cemetery, Mametz
Grave Ref
Sp. Mem. B. 5.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Roll of Honour: Anderson – Killed in action on 1st July, Sergeant Alexander Anderson, Gordon Highlanders, second son of James Anderson, baker, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie, aged 28 years. IN THE COUNTRY’S CAUSE: North Casualties: Sergeant A Anderson, Port Elphinstone: Mr and Mrs Anderson, Don Cottage, Port Elphinstone, have received information that their son, Sergeant alexander Anderson, Gordons, was killed in action on 1st July. Sergeant Anderson had been five years with the Gordons. Another brother was killed in the early days of the campaign, and a third is a prisoner in Germany. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] John (No 76)
Family Information
Newspaper Evening Express, 19/07/1916, p 3
Newspaper Evening Express 20/07/1918, p 4
Memorials Sibling
046
47 Name
John Pratt COOPER
Date of Birth
19/12/1897
Birthplace
43 High Street, Inverurie
Census 1901
43c High Street, Inverurie. Father – George – baker.
Occupation
Footman in London, previously at Pitcaple Castle
Date of Death
23/08/1917
Age
Enlisted
21 Son of George & Elizabeth (nee Simpson) Cooper. Married 06/07/1895, St John’s Wood, London. London 20/05/1915 - occupation Footman
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
8th/10th Battalion.
Service No
S/10265
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Tyne Cot Memorial
Grave Ref
Panel 135 to 136.
Cause of Death
Killed in action at Ypres
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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Service Records – Home address – 18 Market Place, Inverurie
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Sergt John P Cooper, killed, was a grandson of Mrs Cooper, 18 Market Place, Inverurie. He was a footman in London, and before going south was in service at Pitcaple Castle.
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 07/09/1917, p 4
Newspaper People’s Journal 15/09.1917, p 4 People’s Journal 22/09/1917, p 4 (Photo)
Memorials
Commemorated
047
District News: INVERURIE Sergt John P Cooper, Gordons, grandson of Mrs Cooper, 18 Market Pl, killed in action on August 23. Before enlisting he was in the employment of Dr Makin, London and formerly at Pitcaple Castle. He was 19 years of age. Sergt Cooper’s elder brother, Gunner Edward Cooper, was wounded some time ago, and is in Netley Hospital. Sgt John P Cooper, Gordons, Inverurie, killed. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 73 [8] : In loving memory of JAMES COOPER d.10 June 1915 aged 73. His dau.in-law ELIZABETH SIMPSON wife of GEORGE COOPER d.25 June 1903 aged 31. His grandson Sergeant JOHN PRATT COOPER fell in action at Ypres 23 Aug.1917 aged 19. His wife ANN PRATT d.17 May 1923 aged 75. Their dau. MAGGIE ANN COOPER d.15 Nov.1957.
48 Name
Robert DAVIE
Date of Birth
19/05/1872
Birthplace
6 Saphock Place, Inverurie
Census 1881
Address 1903
1 Cobban’s Lane, Inverurie. Father - James – general labourer. Castlehill Military Barracks, Aberdeen – Lance Corporal, Gordon Highlanders Castlehill Military Barracks, Aberdeen
Occupation
Employee of Messrs Hardy, Union Street, Aberdeen – Jewellers.
Date of Death
11/06/1915
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
45 Son of James (agricultural labourer) & Mary (nee Chessar) Davie Married 27/03/1867, Inverurie. (Address in 1915 – 137 North Street, Inverurie) Married 17/07/1903, Belmont Street, Aberdeen - Maggie Agnes Seales Children: Norman b 10/03/1905; Maggie Agnes b 29/04/1906; Lily & Dorothy [21] Beneficiary: Mrs Maggie Davie, 24 Northfield Place, Aberdeen
Enlisted
Aberdeen
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders (subsequently to Labour Corps)
Unit
4th Battalion
Service No
2834
Country
France
Cemetery
Bailleul Communal Cemetery
Grave Ref
I. E. 130.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds 1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal. Also South African, Long Service and Good Conduct Medals. UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Scotland, Select Births & Baptisms 1564-1950 (Parents James Davie/Mary Chessar) In Memoriam: DAVIE – In loving memory of my dear husband, Sergeant Robert Davie, 1/4th Gordon Highlanders, who died from wounds received in action on 10th June, 1915. Gone but not forgotten. Inserted by his widow, 24 Northfield Place, Aberdeen "Sergeant R. Davie, 1-4th Gordon Highlanders, who formerly resided at 24 Northfield Place, Aberdeen, has died of wounds received from an explosive shell on June 9. He was an ex-regular, having seen service with the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders over 21 years. He was 45 years of age and prior to the outbreak of war was employed with Messrs Hardy, jewellers, Union Street, Aberdeen."
Census 1901
Family Information
Spouse
Campaign Medals Ancestry.co.uk Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Evening Express 10/06/1916, p 3
Newspaper Glasgow Herald 21/06/1915, p 12, col 5 [36] Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 22/06/1915, p 6
Newspaper The Scotsman, 22/06/1915, p 6
Memorials
048
Full obituary (Proquest Historical Newspapers) OTHER RANK AND FILE KILLED: Aberdeen Sergeant Robert Davie of the 4th Gordons who was fatally wounded in the trenches on 12th June, was a native of Inverurie, forty-five years of age and leaves a widow and five children, residing at 24 Northfield Place, Aberdeen. Two years ago he retired on pension after twenty-one years’ service with the Gordon Highlanders, but he volunteered when the war broke out. He had medals for the North-West Frontier and South Africa, and was also awarded the medal for long service and good conduct. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial – No MM noted [2]
49 Name
Thomas Alexander HENDRY
Date of Birth
01/05/1895
Birthplace
Victoria Terrace, Port Elphinstone, Kintore
Census 1901
7 Keithhall Road, Inverurie - Scholar
Date of Death
02/10/1915
Age
Soldiers’ Wills
20 Son of John Bothwell (plumber) & Margaret (nee Alexander) Hendry, 4 Beverley Road, Inverurie. Married 14/10/1891, Ellon Beneficiary: Mother – Mrs J Hendry, 4 Beverley Road, Inverurie.
Enlisted
Inverurie
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
D Company 1st/6th Battalion.
Service No
925
Country
France
Cemetery
Etaples Military Cemetery
Grave Ref
IV. A. 6.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
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6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France & Flanders, p 231 [11]
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UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921 and 1939-1947
Newspaper
Aberdeen Daily Journal 5/10/1915 - Died of Wounds
049
Newspaper People’s Journal 13/03/1915 (Brothers) Newspaper Evening Express 11/10/1915 (Photo)
Memorials
Commemorated
Four sons of Mr and Mrs J B Hendry, Beverley Road, Inverurie, are serving with the colours, and are at present in France with the Expeditionary Force, belonging to the 6th Gordons (Territorials). Their photographs are reproduced herewith – (1) Sergt George A Hendry; (2) Sergt John D Hendry; (3) Pte Keith A Hendry; (4) Corpl Thomas A Hendry. Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass Sec 2, No 287 : In memory of Sergt. THOMAS A HENDRY d. of wounds 2 Oct.1915, KEITH A.HENDRY d.26 Oct.1932, JANET LEWIS d.in infancy, WILLIAM W.HENDRY drowned in River Severn, Canada Oct.1933 aged 26. MARGARET ALEXANDER beloved wife of JOHN B HENDRY d.9 June 1934 aged 65. Above JOHN B.HENDRY d.8 May 1946 aged 84.
50 Name
Peter LOGAN
Date of Birth
13/07/1874
Birthplace
Clachforbie, King Edward
Census 1881
Poor House, Fisherie, King Edward
Census 1901
Mill Lane Granary Cottage, Kintore - Labourer at Chemical works
Census 1911
50a Harlaw Road, Inverurie – Iron planer, Loco Works.
Occupation
Planer, Locomotive Department, Inverurie [7]
Marriage
Kate Balfour Cameron
Date of Death
02/12/1915
Age
Spouse
41 Son of Alexander & Barbara (nee Porter) Logan, 42, North Street, Inverurie. Married 30/09/1871, King Edward. Married 31/12/1904, Redhill, Cullerlie - Kate Balfour Cameron
Enlisted
Keith
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
2nd/5th Battalion.
Service No
3136
Country
Burial
UK – 7 Princes Street, Inverurie Died at home – Death certificate: Morbus Cordis (Rheumatic) 3 months: general anasarca 2 months. Inverurie Cemetery (Bass)
Grave Ref
B. 4. 407.
Campaign Medals
1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 DEATHS : LOGAN – At 7 Princes Street, Inverurie on the 2nd inst, Sergeant Peter Logan late GNSR Works dearly beloved husband of Katie Cameron, and eldest son of Alexander and Barbara Logan, 42 North Street. GNSR Aberdeen Joint Station Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Family Information
Cause of Death [15]
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 03/12/1915, p 4
Memorials
Gravestone Inscription
050
Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 366 [8] : (War Grave) 3136 Serjeant P LOGAN Gordon Highlanders 2 Dec.1915 aged 41.
51 Name
William McINTOSH
Date of Birth
27/07/1889
Birthplace
Victoria Terrace, Port Elphinstone, Kintore
Census 1901
Occupation
Turnpike Dyelvilla, Kintore - Scholar. Father - domestic gardener. William McIntosh, soldier, Harry John McIntosh, AB Royal Naval Division, Nicol’s Cottage, Kintore with George McIntosh, gardener, and Mrs Mary Ann McIntosh [10] Sett maker, Kemnay
Date of Death
11/04/1918
Age
Soldiers’ Wills
28 Son of George & MaryAnn (nee Stephen) McIntosh. Married 15/05/1885, Oldmachar, Aberdeen. Beneficiary: Mrs G McIntosh, Gardener’s Cottage, Port Elphinstone.
Enlisted
Inverurie
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
6th Battalion
Service No
265517
Country
France
Cemetery
Loos Memorial, France
Grave Ref
Panel 115 to 119.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Absent Voter 1918-19
Family Information
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6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 219 [11].
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Newspaper People’s Journal 16/10/1915, p 10
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 26/04/1918, p4 Memorials Siblings
051
Inverurie – Casualties: Sergeant William McIntosh, Inverurie, 6th Gordons – wounded
District Casualties – Port Elphinstone Sergt William McIntosh, Gordons, killed, was a son of Mr George McIntosh, Gardener’s Cottage, Port Elphinstone, and was formerly employed as a settmaker at Kemnay. Inverurie War Memorial St Mary’s Episcopal Church War Memorial, Inverurie Scottish National War Memorial [2] Hector (No 100) & Harry (No 130)
52 Name
George SMITH
Date of Birth
09/12/1892
Birthplace
75 High Street, Inverurie
Census 1901
95 High Street, Inverurie - Scholar. Father - Water carter
Census 1911
6 Commercial Road, Inverurie – Commercial clerk.
Education
Inverurie St Mary’s Episcopal Church – see Colin Ivers
Occupation
Clerk, North of Scotland Milling Company
Date of Death
05/03/1917
Age
Soldier’s Will
24 Son of James (plasterer) & Jean Smart (nee Clark) Smith, 6 Commercial Road, Inverurie Beneficiary – James Smith, Commercial Road, Inverurie [15]
Enlisted
Inverurie
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st/6th Battalion
Service No
265108
Country
France
Cemetery
Highland Cemetery, Roclincourt
Grave Ref
I. A. 45.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
th
052
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 222 [11].
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Missing – Mr James Smith, carter, Commercial Road, Inverurie, has received intimation that his son, Sergeant George Smith, Gordons, is missing. At the outbreak of war he was a clerk in the employment of the North of Scotland Milling Company.
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 14/03/1917, p 4 Newspaper Evening Express 07/05/1917, p2 Evening Express 29/05/1917, p 2 (Photo) Memorials
Commemorated
ROLL OF HONOUR: SMITH – Killed in action (previously reported missing) on 5 th March 1917, George Smith, sergeant, Gordon Highlanders (T) in his 25 th year, eldest son of Mr & Mrs James Smith, Commercial Road, Inverurie – deeply regretted. Inverurie War Memorial St Mary’s Episcopal War Memorial, Inverurie – within church Scottish National War Memorial [2] St Mary’s Episcopal Churchyard, Inverurie : In sacred memory of JAMES SMITH who d at Inverurie 23 Sept 1924 Aged 81, also his son SGT GEORGE SMITH who Fell in Action on 5 Mar 1917 aged 24 interred in Roclincourt : sacred memory of JAMES SMITH who died at Inverurie 23 Sept 1924 aged 81. Also his son Sgt George SMITH, who fell in action on 5 March 1917 aged 24 interred in Roclincourt Highland Cemetery, France. Also of their grand-daughter Elizabeth Skinner died 12 April 1935 aged 10. Also JEAN SMART CLARK, beloved wife of the above James Smith died 1 Decr 1954 aged 81. Also their daughter Isabella Smith, beloved wife of Ernest Skinner died 1st Nov 1964 aged 62. The said Ernest Skinner died 10 Nov 18974 aged 72
53 Name
Robert WALKER
Date of Birth
23/07/1897
Birthplace
Newbiggin, Pitcaple
Census 1901
113 North Street, Inverurie. Scholar
Census 1911
9 Manse Cottage, Inverurie - Scholar. Father – farm grieve.
Date of Death
26/10/1917
Age
20
Enlisted
Rank
Banchory Son of Robert (general labourer) & Margaret (nee Stewart) Walker, Braeside, Pittodrie, Pitcaple Married 11/07/1891, Inverurie Lance Sergeant
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
2nd Battalion
Service No
S/43418 Aberdeen Daily Journal, 28/07/1917, p 2: PITCAPLE SOLDIER’S BRAVERY Mr Walker, Whitecross, Pitcaple, has heard that his son, Sergeant Robert Walker, Gordons, meantime in hospital, has been brought under the notice of the military authorities for gallantry on the field.
Family Information
Gallantry Award
053
Evening Express, 14/09/1917, p 2: HONOURS FOR GORDON SERGEANTS Sergeant Robert Walker and Sergeant Holmes, both of the Gordon Highlanders, have been awarded the Military Medal for gallantry in the field on June 14. Sergeant Walker, who is a son of Mr Walker, farm overseer, Whitecross, Chapel of Garioch, was severely wounded, but is now convalescent. The photograph was taken at the front recently. (Photo – Rbt Walker seated) Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Tyne Cot Memorial
Grave Ref
Panel 135 to 136.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
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British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards 1914-1919 District Casualties – Pitcaple Mr R Walker, Whitecross, Chapel of Garioch, has just received intimation from the Record Office, Perth, that his son, Lance-Sergeant Robert Walker, MM, Gordon Highlanders has been wounded. This is the second time Sergeant Walker has been wounded.
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 20/11/1917, p 5 Newspaper Evening Express 15/01/1918, p2 (Photo)
“They Died for King and Country”
Memorials
Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2]
54 Name
Alfred BURNETT
Date of Birth
18/05/1896
Birthplace
Inverurie
Census 1901
Pineshaw, Port Elphinstone, Kintore
Census 1911
Stonelea, Inverurie – Butcher’s messenger.
Occupation
Mason employed by father
Date of Death
14/11/1916
Age
Enlisted
20 Son of Alexander (Builder), & Agnes (nee McKay) Burnett, Stonelea, Inverurie. Married 29/10/1889, Tyrie Inverurie
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st Battalion
Service No
S/43626
Country
France
Cemetery
Varennes Military Cemetery
Grave Ref
I. E. 69.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
th
054
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 231 [11].
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 ROLL OF HONOUR : Burnett – Died of wounds on the 14th November, Corporal Alfred Burnett, Gordon Highlanders, son of Alexander Burnett, builder, Stonelea, Inverurie. NEWS FROM TOWN AND COUNTY – INVERURIE – CASUALTIES Corporal Alfred Burnett, son of Mr Alexander Burnett, Stonelea, Port Elphinstone, died of wounds on November 14. He was formerly a mason in the employment of his father. Private Patrick Simpson, son of Dean of Guild Simpson, has been very severely wounded, and is in a hospital in France. He was a clerk in the employment of the North of Scotland Milling Co. Lance-Corporal Keith Hendry, son of Mr John B Hendry, Beverley Road, has been slightly wounded. Prior to the war he was an apprentice plumber with Messrs James Laing & Sons. Private John Duncan, son of Mr James Duncan, Gordondale, Port Elphinstone, has been wounded. He was a grocer with the Don Co-operative Society before enlisting. These brave lads were all in the Gordons. (see No 085) IN MEMORIAM: Northern Heroes Who Fell at Beaumont Hamel, November 13, 1916: Burnett – In memory of Corporal Alfred Burnett, Gordon Highlanders, who died from wounds received in action at __, 13 th November, 1916. Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass – Sec 2, No 558 [8] : In loving memory of AGNES McKAY wife of ALEXANDER BURNETT builder Stonelea, Inverurie d.8 June 1922 aged 53. His son ALFRED fell in action at Beaumont Hamel 14 Nov. 1916 aged 20 – interred in Varennes British Cemetery. Also his daus. ISABEL d.4 July 1926 aged 23, EVELYN d.20 Jan.1927 aged 22. Above ALEXANDER BURNETT JP Provost of Inverurie d.7 Sept.1951 aged 87. His dau. AGNES MACKAY(sic) d.5 June 1965 aged 72.
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal, 21/11/1916, p 1
Newspaper People’s Journal 25/11/1916, p 7 People’s Journal 02/12/1916, p 10 (Photo)
Newspaper Evening Express, 13/11/1917, p 2 Memorials
Commemorated
55 Name
William McCombie CRAIGIE
Date of Birth
26/02/1897
Birthplace
9 Burn Lane, Inverurie
Census 1901
8 Burn Lane, Inverurie – Scholar
Census 1911
Occupation
94 North Street, Inverurie – message boy Craigie, Wm McCombie, 64a High Street, Inverurie – soldier With James R Craigie (soldier) & Betsy Coutts [10] Grocer
Date of Death
07/12/1920
Age
Rank
23 Son of Robert (railway labourer) & Betsy (nee Coutts) Craigie Married 30/06/1877, Keig Corporal
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
E Company
Service No
n/k
Country
UK – Kilgraston Hospital, Bridge of Earn, Perthshire Acute rheumatism; endocarditis; acute pneumonia. Informant – Brother – J R Craigie, Ivy Cottage, James Street, Perth. 10/10/1920 - Inverurie Bass
Absent Voter 1918-19
Family Information
Cause of Death Burial 6th Gordons
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 21/05/1915, p 6
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 24/04/1918, p 5 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal, 9/12/1920, p 1
Memorials
Gravestone Inscription
055
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 231 [11]. INVERURIE 6TH GORDON WOUNDED Information was received in Inverurie yesterday morning that Private William Craigie, of the 6th Gordons, has been wounded. It appears that the th 6 Gordons had been in another attack, as Craigie is stated to have been grazed or shot in the head during an attack. Private Craigie left with the E Company in November, and has been through all the fighting of the past six months. He was an apprentice grocer with Mr George Jackson, West High Street, and is a son of Mrs Craigie, 64 West High Street, Inverurie. DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE: Pte William Craigie, Gordons (slightly wounded) is a son of Mrs Craigie, 64 High Street, Inverurie. He has been with the Gordons since mobilisation. DEATHS: CRAIGIE – At Kilgraston Hospital, Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, on the 7 th, William McCombie Craigie (late 6th Gordons), youngest son of the late Robert Craigie, Inverurie, and of Mrs Craigie, Golf Lodge, Montrose. Funeral on Friday, the 10th, on arrival of the 2.10 train, to Inverurie Cemetery. This is the only intimation and invitation. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6]
Inverurie Bass, Sec 2, No 270 [8] : In loving memory of ROBERT CRAIGIE d.30 Nov.1904 aged 52. Of his children: LIZZIE VALENTINE d.13 Apr.1896 aged 9, WILLIAM McCOMBIE d. Kilgraston Hospital, Bridge of Earn 7 Dec.1920 aged 23, ROBERT, BETSY & JOHN d.in infancy. His wife (Betsy)… COUTTS d.27 ……(Stone broken)
56 Name
Joseph LEMMON (“Joe”)
Date of Birth
22/01/1893
Birthplace
Conglass, Inverurie
Census 1901
Conglass Cottar House, Inverurie
Occupation
Locomotive Works, Inverurie
Date of Death
10/04/1917
Age
Enlisted
24 Son of George (cattleman) & Helen (nee Cameron) Lemmon, 7 Middlemuir Road, Inverurie (2nd marriage) Married 05/07/1890, Inverurie 29/09/1916 - Beneficiary: Mother – Helen Lemmon, 7 Middlemuir Road, Inverurie. Inverurie
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st/6th Battalion
Service No
265914
Country
France – 42st Casualty Clearing Station
Cemetery
Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension
Grave Ref
I. L. 12.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
6th Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 217 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 18/04/1917 p 4 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 26/04/1917 p 4 Newspaper People’s Journal 28/04/1917, p 5 (Photo)
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Wounded – Corporal Joseph Lemon, son of Mrs Helen Lemon, Middlemuir Road, Inverurie has been reported wounded. DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Private Joe Lemon, Inverurie (died of wounds) was employed at the Locomotive Works, Inverurie, and his mother resides at 7 Middlemuir Road.
Family Information Soldiers’ Wills [15]
056
Cpl Jos Lemmon, Gordons, Middlemuir Rd, Inverurie, died of wounds.
Newspaper People’s Journal 05/05/1917, p 10
FOR THEIR COUNTRY: LEMMON – Died of wounds 10th April, Corporal Joe Lemmon, Gordon Highlanders, son of late G Lemmon, Conglass, and of Mrs Lemmon, Middlemuir Rd, Inverurie LEMMON – Died of wounds, on 10th April 1917, Cpl Joseph Lemmon; and th killed in action on 14 April , Pte George Lemmon, beloved sons of the late George Lemmon, and of Mrs Lemmon, Middlemuir Rd, Inverurie – deeply mourned.
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 10/05/1917, p4
Died of Wounds – GORDONS – Cpl J Lemmon 265914 (Inverurie)
Memorials
Commemorated
Sibling
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 338 [8] : Erected in loving memory of our dear father GEORGE LEMMON d. Conglass, Inverurie 4 Nov. 1904 aged 64. His sons L/Cpl GEORGE LEMMON Cameronian S.R. killed in France 14 Apr. 1917 aged 38, Cpl JOSEPH LEMMON 6th Gordon Hrs. killed in France 10 Apr.1917 aged 24. Our dear mother HELEN CAMERON wife of said GEORGE LEMMON d.28 Aug.1934 in 81st year. At rest George (No 155) (stepbrother)
57 Name
William Albert MORGAN (aka Albert)
Date of Birth
22/01/1896
Birthplace
Brooms, Lethenty, Aberdeenshire
Census 1901
79 High Street, Inverurie – Scholar.
Occupation
Baker, Huntly
Date of Death
28/05/1918
Age
Rank
22 Son of George (farm servant) & Annie M (nee Stewart), Morgan, Woodland Cottage, Keithhall Road, Inverurie Married 01/12/1888, Oldmeldrum Corporal
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st/6th Battalion
Service No
Country
265185 Military Medal MM FOR INVERURIE GORDON: Mr & Mrs Morgan, Woodland Cottage, Inverurie have been notified that their son, Corporal Albert Morgan has been awarded the Military Medal for bravery on the field on 5th March. Corporal Morgan left the Gordons on mobilisation. Before leaving he was a baker with Mr James Kennedy, Bogie Street, Huntly. France
Cemetery
Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension
Grave Ref
IV. K. 58.
Cause of Death
Died of wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
Gallantry Award Aberdeen Daily Journal 30/03/1917, p 2
th
057
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 239 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 District Intelligence – INVERURIE Cpl Albert Morgan, Gordons, has been awarded the Military Medal. He is a son of Mr Geo Morgan, Woodlands Cottage, Keithhall Road, and prior to the war was employed as a baker with Mr Jas Kennedy, Bogie Street, Huntly. District Casualties – Wounded – Inverurie Corpl William Albert Morgan, MM Gordons (reported dangerously wounded) son of Mr George Morgan, of Messrs Wordie and Co, Woodlands Cottage, Inverurie was formerly employed with Mr James Kennedy, baker Huntly. He was awarded the Military Medal some time ago for gallantry. Roll of Honour: MORGAN – Corporal William Albert Morgan, MM, Gordon Highlanders, third and dearly-beloved son of Mr and Mrs George Morgan, Woodland Cottage, Inverurie, died of severe wounds received in action, aged 22 years. Sadly missed, and very deeply mourned. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 62 [8] : Erected by GEORGE MORGAN in loving memory of his son Cpl Wm ALBERT MM, 1/6th Gordon Highlanders d. of wounds received in action in France 28 May 1918 aged 22 – buried in Aubigny Cemetery, his dau. ANNIE BELLA ALICE d.12 July 1918. His dearly beloved wife ANNIE M.STEWART d. Woodland Cottage, Inverurie d.3 Dec.1922. Above GEORGE MORGAN foreman Wordie & Co. accidentally killed in Railway Goods Yard, Inverurie 7 Jan. 1931 aged 69. Left: Also his son JAMES d.Aberdeen21 Nov.1949, also his 5th son COLIN JOHN FORBES d. Foresterhill, Aberdeen 30 Aug.1952 aged 46, his son GEORGE ALEX STEWART d there 29 Oct.1962 aged 71. HECTOR CAMERON d. Jubilee Hospital, Huntly 16 Jan.1987 aged 86. Right: ALBERT MAURICE BOURNER d 6 Aug 1998 aged 91 yrs (abbreviated)
Newspaper People’s Journal 07/04/1917, p 7 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 31/05/1918, p 5
Newspaper Evening Express 05/06/1918, p 2
Memorials
Commemorated
58 Name
Charles YOUNG
Date of Birth
18/05/1895
Birthplace
Lower Davah, Inverurie
Census 1901
Nether Davah Farm, Inverurie - Scholar
Census 1911
Lower Davah, Inverurie – servant – cattleman on farm
Date of Death
05/08/1916
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
21 Son of William (Farmer) & Helen (nee Cocker) Young, Davah Farm, Inverurie Married 09/06/1883, Drumblade Beneficiary: William & Helen Young, Lower Davah, Inverurie
Enlisted
Inverurie
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
6th Battalion
Service No
893
Country
France
Cemetery
Thiepval Memorial
Grave Ref
Pier and Face 15 B and 15 C
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
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058
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 224 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 INVERURIE NOTES: Lance-Corporal Charles Young, son of Mr Wm Young, Lower Davah, is another of our young men who have distinguished themselves on the battlefield. Lance-Corporal Young has received a certificate from the major-general of the 7th Division testifying that his commanding officer reports that he distinguished himself by conspicuous bravery in the field on the 25th to 30th September. The gallant soldier carried a supply of bombs over a fire-swept zone to his comrades in the front trench.
Newspaper Evening Express 06/01/1916, p 5
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 02/09/1916, p 3 Newspaper Evening Express 19/10/16, p2 (Photo)
Memorials
Commemorated
Siblings
CORPORAL YOUNG INVERURIE Mr William Young, Davah Farm, Inverurie, has received official notification that his son, Corporal Charles Young, Gordons, was killed in action on 5th August. Corporal Young was working on the farm with his father at the outbreak of war, and has been at the front since November, 1914. Another brother was killed only a month ago. They Fell in the Fight for Freedom Corporal C Young (Gordons) Inverurie Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 606 [8] : In sacred memory of WILLIAM YOUNG farmer d. Davah 1 Feb.1923 aged 68. His sons JOHN d.9 July 1924 aged 37, GEORGE fell in action in France 25 July 1916 aged 25, CHARLES fell in action in France 5 Aug.1916 aged 21, ALEXANDER fell in action in France 9 Aug.1917 aged 23. His wife HELEN COCKER d. Davah 19 Mar.1927 aged 74. Alexander (No 37) & George (No 135)
59 Name
Alexander BOOTH
Date of Birth
07/04/1895
Birthplace
Burnhead, Keithhall
Census 1901
Burnhead, Keithhall - Scholar
Census 1911
Burnhead, Keithhall – farm servant with horses
Date of Death
25/09/1915
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
20 Son of George & Jane (nee Gordon) Booth, Burnhead, Keithhall, Inverurie Married 19/09/1894, Inverurie. Beneficiary: Mrs Jane Booth, Burnhead, Keithhall
Enlisted
Inverurie
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
6th Battalion
Service No
931
Country
France
Cemetery
Loos Memorial, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Grave Ref
Panel 115 to 119.
Cause of Death
In the field with expeditionary forces.
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
6th Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 213, 231 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Roll of Honour: Booth – Previously reported missing on the 25th September 1915 at Loos, now officially reported killed on that date, Lance-Corporal Alexander Booth, aged 20 years, 6th Battalion Gordon Highlanders, son of Mrs Booth, Braco Farm, Inverurie, late of Burnhead, Keith-hall – sadly, missed and deeply mourned. “So ready to answer the call to the brave, Although you now rest in a far distant grave; What more or better could any man give, Than die for his country that others might live?” NEWS FROM TOWN AND COUNTY – INVERURIE – Lance-Corporal Alexander Booth, Gordons, who was reported missing after the battle of Loos, is now believed to have been killed at that time. He was a son of Mr George Booth, Burnhead, Keith-hall, Inverurie. Medals for sale: 1914 Star (931 L.CPL. A. BOOTH. 1 / 6 GORD: HIGHRS.), 1914 - 1920 British War Medal, Victory Medal (Both: 931 PTE. A. BOOTH. GORD HIGHRS.). Alexander Booth. Born Keith Hall, Aberdeenshire. Enlisted Inverurie. Killed in action, France & Flanders, 25/9/1915. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France. An original copy of the Aberdeen Evening Express dated 2/11/1915 accompanies the lot. Report states Lance Corporal A. Booth of the 6th Gordons is missing and that he had previously been wounded after Neuve Chappelle. Two photographs of the Inverurie War Memorial on which the recipient is commemorated are also included. [37] Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 26 [8] : Erected by JANE GORDON in loving memory of her husband GEORGE BOOTH farmer Burnhead, Keithhall d.17 Oct.1911 aged 65. Their son L/Cpl ALEXANDER BOOTH fell in action in France 25 Sept.1915 aged 20. Said JANE GORDON d.102 North St., Inverurie 17 Mar. 1934 aged 77. Also JOHN son of the above GEORGE BOOTH d Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen 15 June 1936 aged 50.
Family Information
Newspaper Evening Express, 06/10/1916, p 2 People’s Journal 25/11/1916, p6 (Photo)
Newspaper People’s Journal 18/11/1916, p9
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Memorials
Commemorated
059
60 Name
Charles Leslie CALLUM
Date of Birth
16/03/1893
Birthplace
23 Jamaica Street, Aberdeen
Census 1901
Railway Cottage, Alford
Occupation
Joined GNSR Jul 1910. Clerk , Locomotive Superintendent’s Office
Date of Death
13/03/1915
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
22 Son of John (railway guard) & Helen (nee Forbes) Callum, 78A Harlaw Road, Inverurie. Married 17/10/1874, Alford Beneficiary: Mrs Callum, 78a Harlaw Road, Inverurie
Enlisted
Alford 10/11/1914
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
6th Battalion
Service No
859
Country
France
Cemetery
Le Touret Memorial
Grave Ref
Panel 39 to 41.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action at Neuve Chapelle
Campaign Medals
1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
th
060
People’s Journal 03/04/1915, p8
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 214 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 INVERURIE GORDON KILLED The sad news was received in Inverurie yesterday of the death of L-Corporal Charles L Callum, of the 6th Gordons, which happened in the Neuve Chapelle fight on the 13st inst. He was a member of the Alford Company, and was the youngest son of the late Mr John Callum, 78a Harlaw Road, Inverurie. Lance-Corporal Callum was aged 22 years, and prior to the outbreak of war, was a clerk in the locomotive department of the Great North of Scotland Railway at Inverurie. He was a great favourite among his fellow-clerks, who deplore his loss. The eldest brother is Mr James Callum, station agent, Carron. ROLL OF HONOUR: CALLUM – Killed in action, near Neuve Chapelle, on the 13th inst, Charles Leslie, youngest son of the late John Callum, guard, Alford and Mrs Callum, 78a Harlaw Road, Inverurie aged 22 years. LATE L-CORPORAL CALLUM, INVERURIE – KILLED IN ACTION Mrs Callum, 78a Harlaw Road, Inverurie, has received the following letter from Captain J M Cooke, conveying the sad news of the death of her son:Dear Mrs Callum – It is with great sorrow that I write to tell you of your son’s death. He is reported killed in action on the 13th inst, when the battalion was advancing to the attack. He was a gallant soldier, and respected by every officer and man in his company. Our sorrow, though great, is not to be compared with the blow you and your family will have to bear. Please accept my deepest sympathy with you in your sad bereavement – James M Cook, Captain GNSR Aberdeen Joint Station Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial Alford Kirkyard (Old) MI No 200) [38] Erected by Elspet Jack in memory of her husband JAMES CALLEM (sic) d 5 Nov 1851 aged 28; above ELSPET JACK d Gallowbrae, Fintray 8 Jan 1898 aged 82. Their youngest son JOHN d Village, Alford 30 Jul 1910 aged 59. Sons of John Callum – Charles L Killed in Action in France 13 Mar 1915 aged 22. JOHN F d Aberdeen 24 Aug 1930 aged 39 interred Newcastle, HELEN FORBES wife of John Callum d Inverurie 7 Jun 1941 aged 88 yrs.
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 24/03/1915, p5
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 26/03/1915, p 6
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 26/03/1915, p 9
Memorials
Commemorated
61 Name
George Hugh DALLAS
Date of Birth
10/07/1894
Birthplace
Don Cottage, Port Elphinstone, Kintore
Census 1901
13 Falconer Place, Inverurie – Scholar. Father - tailor's cutter.
Census 1911
39 West High Street, Inverurie
Occupation
Inverurie Post Office worker
Date of Death Age
Enlisted
24/03/1918 23 Son of George (tailor’s cutter) & Mary (nee Watson) Dallas Married 07/12/1889, Newhills Inverurie
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
6th Battalion
Service No
266163
Country
France
Cemetery
Arras Memorial
Grave Ref
Bay 8 and 9.
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
th
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 214 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal, 09/08/1917, p 4
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 INVERURIE – Private George H Dallas, Gordons, wounded, son of Corporal George Dallas RDC and Mrs Dallas, 10 Falconer Place, was formerly employed at Inverurie Post Office.
Newspaper People’s Journal 08/09/1917, 4
Pte Geo H Dallas, Gordons, 10 Falconer Place, Inverurie, wounded.
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 10/04/1918, p 5 Newspaper Evening Express 16/04/1918, p 2
Memorials Sibling
061
DISTRICT CASUALTIES – KILLED – INVERURIE Private George Dallas, killed, is the eldest son of Mr and Mrs George Dallas, 10 Falconer Place, Inverurie. Another brother was reported last month lost at sea. DALLAS – Killed in action on 25th March, Lance-Corporal GEORGE H DALLAS, Gordons, aged 23 years. Also, drowned at sea on 31st December, 1917, Private LOGIE P W DALLAS, HLI aged 19 years, sons of Corporal George Dallas, RDC and Mrs Dallas, Inverurie. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Logie (No 161)
62 Name
John Mitchell HENRY
Date of Birth
04/11/1897
Birthplace
Broomhead, Kintore
Census 1901
Workman’s Cottage, Inverurie Mills
Census 1911
Inverurie Mills – Scholar (aged 13)
Occupation
Tait’s Paper Works
Date of Death
05/05/1918
Age
Enlisted
20 Son of Robert (papermaker) & Jessie (nee Mitchell) Henry Married 29/12/1893, Inverurie Inverurie, September 1914
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
9th Battalion
Service No
S/40322
Country
UK
Cemetery
St Mary's Episcopal Churchyard, Inverurie
Grave Ref
SW of church
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Died of Wounds INVERURIE – Lance-Corporal John Henry, Gordons, died of wounds, was the second son of Mr Robert Henry, papermaker, Inverurie and was formerly employed at Messrs Tait’s Paper Works. INVERURIE MILITARY FUNERAL Lance-Corpl John Henry, Gordons, who died of wounds, was buried with military honours in Inverurie Churchyard on Thursday afternoon. He was the second son of Mr Robert Henry, paper maker. A service was held in St Mary’s Chapel – the Rev Mr Presslie officiating. The Inverurie Volunteer Corps, under Captain P M M Laing, were present and the firing party was under command of Sergeant William Park. Inverurie War Memorial St Mary’s Episcopal War Memorial – inside church Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 08/05/1918, p 5
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 11/05/1918, p 5
Memorials
062
St Mary’s Episcopal Churchyard – headstone inscription: In loving memory of BERTIE & JOHN, beloved sons of Robert & Jessie A Henry, both enlisted in "Gordons" Sept 1914, both died of wounds in their 20th year. Bertie is interred in France.
Gravestone Inscription
Sibling
Robert (Bertie) (No 95)
63 Name
James JAFFREY
Date of Birth
29/09/1892
Birthplace
Wester Fintray, Fintray, Aberdeenshire
Census 1901
Cottage, South Fornet, Skene, Aberdeenshire. Father – horseman on farm
Education
Kintore Higher Grade Public School
Occupation
Cleansing Department, Woodside, Aberdeen
Date of Death
05/08/1917
Age
Enlisted
25 Son of John and Agnes Skinner (nee Farnie) Jaffrey, 12 Hawthorn Cottages, Inverurie Married 20/11/1884, Tullynessle Aberdeen
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st/4th Battalion
Service No
200523
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Dozinghem Military Cemetery
Grave Ref
II. E. 6.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds.
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE L-Cpl James Jaffrey, Gordon Highlanders, died of wounds, second son of Mr John Jaffrey, 12 Hawthorn Cottages, (Cobban’s Lane) Inverurie, was formerly employed with the Cleansing Department of Woodside. Other three names have been added to the roll of honour since last week – Lance-Corporal James Jaffray, son of Mr John Jaffray, Hawthorn Cottages; Private Colin Campbell Ivers, son of Mr Henry Ivers, North Street (Mr Ivers has five sons with the colour); and Private Smith, son of Mr William Smith, Rutherford-folds. Another lad well known in the burgh, although not a native, has given his life for his King and country – Jim Russell. He was for some years in the employment of Mr Watson, ironmonger.
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 14/08/1917, p 4
Newspaper Evening Express 16/08/1917, p 3
Newspaper People’s Journal 01/09/1917, p 8 (Photo)
Memorials
Commemorated
Sibling
063
L-Cpl Jas Jaffrey, Gordons, 12 Hawthorn Cottages, Inverurie, died from wounds.
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 384 [8] : In loving memory of AGNES SKINNER wife of JOHN JAFFREY d.30 Mar.1921 aged 57. Their sons Pte JOHN JAFFREY killed 29 Oct.1915 aged 25 – buried in Lindenhock Road Military Cemetery, Wulverheim, Belgium, L/Cpl JAMES JAFFREY d. of wounds 5 Aug.1917 aged 25 – buried near Proven, Belgium. Said JOHN JAFFREY d.11 June 1941 aged 79. John (No 029)
64 Name
Robert McCONNACHIE
Date of Birth
13/01/1898
Birthplace
Kinmuck, Aberdeenshire
Census 1901
Woodside, Keithhall. Father – farmer
Census 1911
Pattiesmill, Keithhall - Scholar
Address 1917
Pattiesmill, Keithhall
Education
Keithhall Public School & Inverurie Academy SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS Inverurie – The Inverurie School Board met in the Inverurie Academy last night – the Rev James Black presiding. The results of the leaving certificate examination were submitted, and showed that 15 full leaving certificates have been awarded. The successful pupils were: …. Robert McConnachie. It was reported that the number on the roll at the Academy was 180, the highest since it was opened. At the Public School, the number was 540. [39] 20/09/1917
Education Aberdeen Daily Journal 07/09/1916, p 6
Date of Death Age
064
Enlisted
19 Son of Alexander (farmer) & Margaret (nee Walker) McConnachie, Pattiesmill, Keithhall, Inverurie Married 10/02/1895, Fintray Aberdeen
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
4th Battalion
Service No
202023
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Tyne Cot Memorial
Grave Ref
Panel 135 to 136.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 de Ruvigny Roll of Honour, Vol 4 p 117: McCONNACHIE, ROBERT, L-Corpl No 202023, 4th (Territorial) Battn the Gordon Highlanders, elder s of Alexander McConnachie of Pattiesmill, Keithhall, Inverurie, farmer, by his wife Margaret, dau of William Walker; b Kinmuck, Inverurie, co Aberdeen 13 Jan 1898; educ Keith-hall Public School and Inverurie Academy where he gained the full leaving certificate entitling him to enter Aberdeen University; volunteered for foreign service, and joined the Gordon Highlanders 24 July 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France from 8 Feb 1917 and was killed in action at the Battle of Menin Road, south-east of Ypres, 20 Sept following. Buried where he fell. The Chaplain wrote: “ He was a very good NCO and his place will be hard to fill,” and his Classical Teacher: “He will live for ever in the memory of his teachers and schoolmates, and our heartfelt sympathy goes to you in the loss of an excellent young man of great promise.” Unmarried. District Casualties – Keith-Hall – Lance-Corpl R McConnachie (killed) was a son of Mr Alexander McConnachie, Pattiesmill, Keith-hall. Before enlisting he was a student at Inverurie Academy. Aberdeen City Roll of Honour [39] Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Keithhall Parish Church Scottish National War Memorial [2] Keithhall Churchyard [30] : In loving memory of JOHN McCONNACHIE d Kinmuck 9 July 1888 aged 73; his grand-dau MAGGIE McCONNACHIE d 29 Dec 1892 aged 28; his wife SUSAN LEITH d Pettismill 15 Apr 1917 aged 93; grandson L.Cpl ROBERT McCONNACHIE killed in action in France 20 Sept 1917 aged 19.
Family Information
De Ruvigny Roll of Honour
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 04/10/1917, p 4
Memorials
Commemorated
People’s Journal 21/10/1917, p 5 (Photo)
65 Name
Alexander McGLASHAN
Date of Birth
01/05/1893
Birthplace
Keithhall
Census 1901
Backhill, Keithhall - Scholar
Census 1911
Backhill, Keithhall – ironmonger’s apprentice
Date of Death
23/04/1917
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
23 Son of William (millwright & farmer) & Jane (nee Reid) McGlashan Married 1887, Keithhall Beneficiary: William McGlashan, Fawells, Keithhall
Enlisted
Keith
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st/6th Battalion
Service No
265614
Country
France
Cemetery
Sunken Road Cemetery, Fampoux
Grave Ref
I. E. 11.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
th
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 219, 232 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal, 05/10/1915, p 3
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Memorials
Commemorated
065
District Casualties: 1/6th Gordons - Wounded – Private A McGlashan, Inverurie Inverurie War Memorial Keithhall Parish Church Scottish National War Memorial [2] Keithhall Churchyard, no 116 [30] : In Memoriam. JANE REID beloved wife of William McGlashan millwright & farmer in Fawells d 5 Dec 1916 aged 59; ALEXANDER McGLASHAN his son killed in action in France 23 Apr 1917 aged 23; dau MARY d in infancy; dau Janet d 10 Jan 1919 aged 27; said WILLIAM McGLASHAN d 23 Apr 1936 aged 79; son GEORGE d 31 Mar 1964 aged 66.
66 Name
William Robertson McGREGOR
Date of Birth
10/08/1894
Birthplace
7 Kintore Terrace, Inverurie
Census 1901
7 Kintore Terrace, Inverurie - Scholar
Census 1911
7 Kintore Terrace, Inverurie – telegraph messenger, general post office.
Occupation
Post Office, Fraserburgh
Date of Death
21/3/1918-2/4/1918
Age
Enlisted
23 Son of George & Mary (nee Riddell) McGregor, 7 Kintore Terrace, Inverurie Married 12/03/1887, Cluny Fraserburgh
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
5th Battalion
Service No
240369
Country
France
Cemetery
Pozieres Memorial
Grave Ref
R 27 Panel 73.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 FRASERBURGH MAN WOUNDED Information has been received in Fraserburgh that 1972 Private W R Macgregor B Company, 1/5th Gordons, was wounded in France three days ago. Private Macgregor’s address is given as 7 Kintore Terrace, Inverurie, but before the war he was employed on the staff of the Fraserburgh Post Office and was well known in the community. There are no particulars as to the nature of the wound. District Casualties – Inverurie Lce-Corpl William McGregor, Gordons, missing, 1 Kintore Terrace, Inverurie. He was formerly on the staff of the Fraserburgh Post Office. INVERURIE GORDON REPORTED KILLED: Mr George McGregor, 7 Kintore Terrace, Inverurie, has received notification from the War Office that his son, Lance-Corpl W R McGregor, Gordons, who was reported missing on 21st March 1918, is presumed to have been killed on that date. Before enlistment the deceased was on the staff of the Post Office, Fraserburgh. Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 441 [8] : In loving memory of GEORGE McGREGOR d.76 North Street 23 Sept.1935 aged 85, his wife MARY RIDDEL d.7 Kintore Terrace 9 Dec.1911 aged 44. Their son L/Cpl WILLIAM R McGREGOR presumed killed 21 Mar.1918 aged 23. Their son-in-law WILLIAM EWEN d School Road, Kintore 24 May 1966 aged 79. Their son JAMES McGREGOR of Ottawa Halkirk 11 Aug.1974 aged 69. JEMIMA McGREGOR wife of above WILLIAM EWEN d.30 Dec.1985 aged 97.
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 08/07/1915, p 3
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 01/05/1918, p 5 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 28/06/1919, p 6
Memorials
Commemorated
066
67 Name
Alexander McROBBIE
Date of Birth
26/08/1896
Birthplace
Towie, Aberdeenshire
Census 1901
Windyside, Kildrummy (aged 4)
Census 1911
Woodhead, Tyrie – leading cattleman
Occupation
Leading cattleman/horseman
Date of Death
13/11/1916
Age
Enlisted
20 Son of Charles & Catherine (nee McPherson) McRobbie, Skelmanae, Auchnagatt Brother of Mrs McWilliam, Bennachie Cottage, Braes, Pitcaple, Aberdeenshire. Married 01/06/1888, Glenbucket “In the event of my death I leave all my property and effects to my sister, Maggie McRobbie, 8 Keithhall Road, Inverurie. Pte A McRobbie, No 2092 1/5th Gordon Highlanders Dated 01/11/1915” Peterhead
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
5th Battalion
Service No
2092
Country
France
Cemetery
Mailly Wood Cemetery, Mailly-Maillet
Grave Ref
Plot I Row L Grave 13
Cause of Death
Killed in Action Victory Medal, British War Medial – WILLIAM McROBBIE, bro of Mrs McWilliam, Pitcaple UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Killed - Lance Corporal Alex McRobbie, Gordons, son of the late Mr Charles McRobbie, Skelmanae, Auchnagatt, and the late Mrs McRobbie, 5 Keith-hall Road, Inverurie.
Family Information
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
Campaign Medals Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 14/12/1916, p 6
Newspaper People’s Journal 06/01/1917, p 8 (Photo)
Memorials
L-Cpl Alex McRobbie, Gordons, Inverurie, killed
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2]
067
68 Name
William MUTCH
Date of Birth
04/05/1893
Birthplace
Muirland Cottage, Kintore
Census 1901
10a Keithhall Road, Inverurie – Scholar
Census 1911
15 Blackhall Road, Inverurie – calendar assistant, papermill
Residence 1914
Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Occupation
Shipyard worked in Govan
Date of Death
16/05/1915
Age
Enlisted
22 Son of Jane Mutch; Henry Oliphant (Stepfather), 25 Constitution, Inverurie Glasgow
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
C Company 2nd Battalion.
Service No
S/6804
Country
France
Cemetery
Le Touret Memorial
Grave Ref
Panel 39 to 41.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 ND INVERURIE 2 GORDON KILLED News has been received that Private William Mutch, of the 2 nd Gordons, Inverurie, has been killed in action. He was 22 years of age. The deceased was employed in a shipbuilding yard in Govan up to November last, when he enlisted in the 3rd Gordons, and was afterwards transferred to 2nd Gordons.
Family Information
Newspaper Evening Express 01/06/1915, p 3
Newspaper People’s Journal 05/06/1915, p8 (Photo)
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 07/06/1915, p 4 Memorials
068
ABERDEENSHIRE MEN PAY THE PRICE nd Private William Mutch, 2 Gordons, Inverurie (killed)
Roll of Honour: OLIPHANT – Killed in action on 16th May William Mutch, third and beloved son of Mrs Oliphant, 25 Constitution Street, Inverurie, aged 22 years. Deeply regretted. Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2]
69 Name
William ROSS
Date of Birth
05/03/1895
Birthplace
Census 1911
8 Kintore Terrace, Inverurie 19 Falconer Place, Inverurie – Scholar (Father – paper making machine man) 3 Victoria Street, Inverurie - scholar
Absent Voter 1918-19
William Ross, soldier, 73 West High Street, Inverurie [10]
Date of Death
01/08/1918
Age
23
Family Information
Son of William & Jane Gill (nee Thain) Ross, 73 West High Street, Inverurie
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
Beneficiary: Mother – Mrs W Ross, 13 West High Street, Inverurie
Enlisted
Inverurie
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
5th Battalion
Service No
266265
Country
France
Cemetery
Raperie British Cemetery, Villemontoire
Grave Ref
IV. D. 4.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Census 1901
th
069
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 224 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Roll of Honour: ROSS – Killed in action, August 1 1918, Lce-Corpl William Ross, aged 23 years, eldest son of Mrs Ross, 78 West High Street, Inverurie and of the late William Ross (paper-maker) Tait’s Mill, Inverurie and Kankara, India. Deeply mourned.
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 27/08/1918, p 1
Newspaper Evening Express 04/10/1918, p 2
Memorials
“They Died for Their King and Their Country” Lance-Corpl William Ross (Gordons) Inverurie
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2]
70 Name
Thomas Smith Tait SINCLAIR
Date of Birth
30/11/1890
Birthplace
Fern Cottage, Constitution Street, Inverurie
Census 1901
Fern Cottage, Inverurie. Father - Blacksmith
Education
Inverurie Public School
Occupation
Meat salesman, Brora
Date of Death
28/03/1918
Age
Enlisted
27 Son of James and Jeanie (nee Robertson) Sinclair, Fern Cottage, Inverurie Married 02/11/1890, Kintore Keith – Voluntarily enlisted 07/08/1914
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st/6th Battalion
Service No
265413
Country
France – No 13 General Hospital, Boulogne
Cemetery
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
Grave Ref
VIII. I. 171.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
th
070
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 221, 232 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 & 1939-1947 de Ruvigny Roll of Honour, Vol 4, p 185 SINCLAIR, THOMAS SMITH TAIT, L-Corp No 265413, 6th (Territorial) Battn The Gordon Highlanders, s of James Sinclair of Fern Cott, Inverurie, co Aberdeen, Blacksmith by his wife Jeanie, dau of John Robertson; b Inverurie aforesaid 30 Nov 1890, ed Public School there; was a Meat Salesman; joined the Gordon Highlanders 8 Aug 1914, served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Nov and died at No 13 General Hospital, Boulogne, 28 March 1918 from wounds received in action on the Cambrai front on the 21 st of that month. Buried in the Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne; unmarried.
De Ruvigny Roll of Honour
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 01/04/1918, p 2 Newspaper Evening Express 20/04/1918, p 2 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 30/04/1918, p 5 Memorials
Commemorated
DISTRICT CASUALTIES – KILLED – INVERURIE Lance-Corporal Thomas Sinclair, Gordons, died of wounds, is a son of Mr James Sinclair, Fern Cottage, Inverurie. He served his apprenticeship as a meal salesman with the Don Co-operative Society, and at mobilisation was in a situation in Brora. They Died for King and Country (photo) DIED OF WOUNDS – GORDONS – Sinclair 265413 L-Cpl T (Inverurie) Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2] (Thomas S P Sinclair) Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 463 [8] : In loving memory of BARBARA DAWSON wife of JAMES SINCLAIR blacksmith d. Fern Cottage, Inverurie 2 Dec.1887 aged 36. Said JAMES SINCLAIR d.4 Oct.1919 aged 70. His son IAN beloved husband of JESSIE HOWDEN d.15 Apr.1937 aged 44. JEANNIE SINCLAIR widow of above named JAMES SINCLAIR d.21 July 1944 aged 79. (Plaque) In loving memory of L/Cpl TOM SINCLAIR killed in action in France 28 Mar.1918 aged 27.
71 Name
Peter Melvin STRACHAN
Date of Birth
21/02/1896
Birthplace
Stafford House, Stafford Street, Aberdeen
Census 1901
Victoria Villa, Peterculter, Aberdeenshire
Census 1911
Bellevue, Albert Street, Inverurie - Scholar Inverurie Academy Aberdeen University (Student in Agricultural Science on enlistment) 20/09/1917
Education Date of Death Age
071
Enlisted
21 Son of John & Margaret (nee Beattie) Strachan, 9 Albert Street, Inverurie. Married 05/07/1895, Premnay. Father – Clerk, Constabulary Police Office Aberdeen Nov 1914
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
A Coy 4th Battalion
Service No
200850
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Tyne Cot Memorial
Grave Ref
Panel 135 to 136.
Cause of Death
Killed in an advance on Passchendaele
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal Aberdeen University Roll of Honour 1914-1919, p 71 [20] [19]: Son of John Strachan, Inspector of Poor, Inverurie ; born Aberdeen, 21 February 1896 ; educated at Inverurie Academy ; spent a year training in practical agriculture and entered the University as an Agricultural student in October 1914. In November of that year he enlisted in the 4th Gordons. After a period of training in Aberdeen, Bedford, etc, he was sent overseas in June 1915, and served in Belgium and France as a bomber. He was wounded at High Wood on 23 July 1916 and invalided home. Re-joining his Battalion in the following May he was killed in an advance on Passchendaele on 20 September 1917.
Family Information
Aberdeen University Roll of Honour
Aberdeen University Review Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Evening Express 09/10/1917, p 3 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 11/10/1917 p 4 Newspaper People’s Journal 13/10/1917, p 6
Memorials
Aberdeen University Review, 1917-1918, Vol 5, p 95 UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 STRACHAN – Killed in action, on 20th September, 1917, No 200,850 Lancecorporal P M Strachan, Gordon Highlanders, only son of Mr & Mrs John Strachan, Bellevue, Albert Street, Inverurie. DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Lance-Corporal P M Strachan, killed, was the only son of Mr John Strachan, secretary, Garioch Auction Mart Company, Albert Street, Inverurie. Before enlistment he was an agricultural student at Aberdeen University District Casualties – INVERURIE L1Cpl Pat M Strachan, Gordons, killed in action, son of Mr John Strachan, Inspector of Poor, Bellevue, Albert Street. Was formerly an agricultural student, and was also receiving practical experience with Mr John Philip, Lofthillock, now of Dandaleith. He was 21 years of age. Aberdeen City Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2]
72 Name
George McHattie WALKER
Date of Birth
23/01/1890
Birthplace
Craigbank, Peterculter, Aberdeen
Census 1901
Prospect Terrace, Kintore. Father – paper foreman finisher
Date of Death
23/04/1917
Age
Enlisted
27 Son of Alfred & Helen Ewen (nee McHattie) Walker, Auchendinny, Milton Bridge, Midlothian Married 26/11/1886, St Mary’s Episcopal, Inverurie Edinburgh
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
7th Battalion
Service No
310303
Country
France
Cemetery
Brown's Copse Cemetery, Roeux
Grave Ref
III. A. 31.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Family Information
Newspaper Memorials
Inverurie War Memorial
072
73 Name
Alexander AITKEN
Date of Birth
24/07/1892
Birthplace
6 Saphock Place, Inverurie
Census 1901
6 Saphock Place, Inverurie
Census 1911
6 Saphock Place, Inverurie - Baker
Occupation
Baker
Date of Death
14/11/1916
Age
Soldier’s Wills
24 Son of James & Helen (nee Birse) Aitken, 7 Burn Lane, Inverurie Married 28/12/1868, Inverurie Beneficiary – Mother – Ellen Aitken, 7 Burn Lane, Inverurie
Enlisted
Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
4th Battalion
Service No
6413
Country
France
Cemetery
Thiepval Memorial
Grave Ref
Pier and Face 15 B and 15 C.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Memorial
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 28/11/1916, p 2
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Family Information
Newspaper Evening Express 30/11/1916, p2
Memorials
Commemorated
Newspaper People’s Journal 23/12/1916, p 7
073
DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Killed – Pte Alexander Aitken, son of Mrs Aitken, 7Burn Lane. Roll of Honour: AITKEN – Killed in action, on 14th November, Alexander Aitken, youngest beloved son of the late James Aitken and Mrs Aitken, 7 Burn Lane, Inverurie, aged 24 years – dearly loved and deeply mourned. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] The Banks o’Urie Lodge, Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds (LOAS) Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 146 [8] : Erected by HELEN BIRSE in memory of her loving husband JAMES AITKEN d.20 June 1905 aged 53. Of their children ISABELLA aged 11, ANDREW aged 10. Their son ALEXANDER killed in action in France 14 Nov.1916 aged 24. Said HELEN BIRSE d.28 Feb.1919 aged 67. Their dau. MARY d.21 July 1942 aged 74.
Pte Alex Aitken, Gordons, Inverurie
74 Name
Leslie ALSOP
Date of Birth
30/03/1897
Birthplace
Chapel Cottage, Inverurie
Census 1901
Blackhall Farm House, Inverurie
Census 1911
Station Road, Inverurie - scholar
Occupation
Employed by Mr Barron, Kintore
Date of Death
27/01/1915
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
17 Alexander Findlater (cattle dealer) & Jane Frances (nee Mann ) Alsop Married 07/09/1892, Oldmeldrum Beneficiary: Mrs Alsop, 19 West High Street, Inverurie
Enlisted
Keith
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st/6th Battalion
Service No
10838
Country
France
Cemetery
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery
Grave Ref
I. C. 42.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
th
074
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 231 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 INVERURIE TERRITORIAL KILLED IN ACTION Information has been received at Inverurie today of the death in France of Private Leslie Alsop, E Company, 6th Gordon Highlanders. Private Alsop was in the trenches, and was shot through the head on Wednesday forenoon by a German sniper, death being instantaneous. He was only 17 years of age, and was the second son of Mr A F Alsop, cattle dealer, Inverurie. He was in the employment of Mr A Barron, Kintore, and left with the 6th Gordons at the outbreak of war. The sad news was conveyed to his parents by the Rev Father Anton, RC Church. Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 481 [8] : Erected in memory of ALEXANDER T ALSOP d.12 Oct.1923 aged 61, his wife JANE FRANCES MANN d.29 May 1926 aged 60. Their dau. ELLA JANE FRANCES d.25 Mar.1895 aged 1yr 10mths., LESLIE killed in action in France 27 Jan.1915 aged 17 , buried in Rue Petillon Cemetery, Fleurboix.
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 01/02/1915, p 4
Memorials
Commemorated
75 Name
George ANDERSON
Date of Birth
C 1892
Birthplace
Occupation
St Nicholas, Aberdeen Denhead Cottage, Chapel of Garioch – 9 yrs – scholar - boarder. Head of house – James (Farmer) & Elizabeth Raeburn Farm servant
Date of Death
25/09/1915
Age
23
Family Information
Guardians – Mr & Mrs James Raeburn, Town Hall, Inverurie
Enlisted
Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
10th Battalion
Service No
S/4163
Country
France
Cemetery
Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais
Grave Ref
Panel 115 to 119
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals
1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 28/09/1916, p 3
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Aberdeen MEN IN LISTS OF CASUALTIES – KILLED PRIVATE ANDERSON, INVERURIE Mrs James Raeburn, Town Hall, Inverurie, has received intimation with th Private George Anderson, Gordons, who was posted as missing on 25 September 1915, is now believed to have been killed. Private Anderson, who was a farm servant, resided with Mr and Mrs Raeburn from infancy.
Newspaper People’s Journal 07/10/1916, p 9
NEWS FROM TOWN AND COUNTY – INVERURIE – CASUALTIES Mr James Raeburn, town House Buildings, has been notified that Private George Anderson, Gordons, who was reported missing on September 25, 1915, is believed to have been killed. Prior to the war he was a farm servant, and resided with Mr Raeburn.
Memorials
Inverurie War Memorial The Banks o’Urie Lodge, Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds (LOAS) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Census 1901
075
76 Name
John ANDERSON
Date of Birth
23/10/1894
Birthplace
10 Queen Street, Woodside, Aberdeen
Census 1901
Prospect Terrace, Kintore . Father – foreman baker
Census 1911
Don Cottage, Port Elphinstone – Butcher, Co-operative
Occupation
Butcher with the Don Co-operative Society at Kemnay
Date of Death
28/05/1915
Age
Enlisted
20 Son of James (Baker) & Annie (nee Cumming) Anderson Don Cottage, Port Elphinstone Married 14/08/1885, Woodside, Aberdeen Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
4th Battalion
Service No
3154
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Ypres (Menin Gate)
Grave Ref
Panel 38
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals
1914-15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 DISTRICT CASUALTIES – PORT ELPHINSTONE MAN DEAD Information was received yesterday that Private John Anderson, of the 4 th Gordons, had been killed in France. He was a son of Mr James Anderson, baker, Port Elphinstone. He served his apprenticeship as a meat salesman with the don-Cooperative society, Inverurie, and was for a period in their branch at Kemnay prior to going to Aberdeen. INVERURIE – Private John Anderson, 4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders, was shot in the head while in the trenches. He was the fifth son of Mr James Anderson, Don Cottage, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie and before enlisting was employed as a butcher at Kemnay. His two brothers are in the 4th and 2nd Battalions Gordon Highlanders respectively. [40] Roll of Honour: ANDERSON – Killed in action on 28th May, Private John Anderson, 4th Gordons, son of James Anderson, baker, Port-Elphinstone, aged 20 years.
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 05/06/1915 p 7
Newspaper The Scotsman 07/06/1915, p 9 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 15/06/1915, p 4
Newspaper People’s Journal 18/12/1915 (photo)
Memorials Sibling
076
INVERURIE’S GLORIOUS DEAD Inverurie heroes who have sacrificed their lives: Private John Anderson, 4th Gordons. Private John Anderson, 4th Gordons, who fell on the Flanders battlefield, was one of three brothers with the forces. One of them was wounded early in the campaign, while the other is a prisoner of war in Germany. Inverurie War Memorial Kemnay War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2] Alexander (No 046)
77 Name
John BAIN
Date of Birth
c 1881
Birthplace
Peterhead
Census 1911
9 Constitution Street, Inverurie – Blacksmith at Loco Works
Address 1917
1 Smithfield Lane, Woodside, Aberdeen
Occupation
Inverurie Loco Works
Date of Death
09/04/1917
Age
36
Family Information
Son of George (shoemaker) & Eliza (nee Morrice) Bain
Spouse
Married 12/06/1903, Railway Works Hall, Inverurie - Mary Ann Bremner
Soldiers’ Wills
Beneficiary: Wife – Mary Bain, 9 Constitution Street, Inverurie
Enlisted
Inverurie
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
6th Battalion
Service No
265464
Country
France
Cemetery
Arras Memorial
Grave Ref
Bay 8 and 9.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
th
077
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 213, 231 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Lawrence Family Tree – Married 1903 Mary Ann Gunn Fullerton. Daughter, Margaret Bain b March 1911, Inverurie DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Private John Bain, Gordons, killed, was employed at Inverurie Locomotive works, and leaves a wife and four children, who reside at 11 Constitution Street.
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 25/04/1917, p 4
Newspaper People’s Journal 05/05/1917, p 4
Pte John Bain, Gordons, Constitution Street, Inverurie, killed.
Memorials
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2]
78 Name
Adam Nicol BOTHWELL
Date of Birth
06/01/1893
Birthplace
102 High Street, Inverurie
Census 1901
Milton Farm, Thainstone, Kintore
Census 1911
Milton Farm, Thainstone, Kintore – farm labourer
Education
Robert Gordon’s College
Occupation
Farmer
Date of Death
13/11/1916
Age
Enlisted
23 Son of William (auctioneer) & Margaret (nee Nicol) Bothwell, Miltown of Thainstone, Kintore Married 05/07/1889, Lerwick Inverurie
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st/6th Battalion
Service No
11770
Country
France
Cemetery
Mailly Wood Cemetery, Mailly-Maillet
Grave Ref
I. F. 5.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
th
078
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 213 [11].
Commemorated
(see below)
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 01/12/1916 p 6
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Killed – Private Adam Bothwell, Gordons, only son of Mrs Bothwell, Milton of Thainstone. At the outbreak of war, he was managing his mother’s farm. Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Robert Gordon’s College [9] Scottish National War Memorial [2] NEWS FROM TOWN AND COUNTY – INVERURIE – CASUALTIES Since last week intimation of the following local casualties has come to hand, viz: Private Adam Bothwell, only son of Mrs Bothwell, Milton of Thainstone; Private Tom Murison, son of Mr T Murison, Strathburn Cottage; Private William Mair, grandson of Mr John Watt, Netherton; and private Alexander Smith, who belonged to Findochty and resided at 13 West High Street, have made the supreme sacrifice. Lance-Corporal Thomas John Low, son of ex-Bailie Low, Union Bank; and Private William Ross, son of Mr John Ross, Port Elphinstone, have been reported missing. (See Nos 102 & 108)
Memorials
Newspaper People’s Journal 09/12/1916, p 9
Monykeggy Graveyard, Keithhall, Inverurie:
Commemorated
Erected by WILLIAM BOTHWELL auctioneer Inverurie in memory of his wife ANN INGRAM d.1 Dec. 1880 aged 35. Said WM. BOTHWELL d.19 Nov.1902 aged 63. MARGARET NICOL 2nd wife of above WILLIAM BOTHWELL d. Milltown of Thainstone 16 Oct.1923 aged 73. Their son ADAM NICOL BOTHWELL killed in France Nov1916 aged 23.
79 Name
William Forbes BARNETT
Date of Birth
13/09/1893
Birthplace
Sunside, Rayne
Census 1901
Milton, Rayne – Scholar. Father James – Horseman on farm
Census 1911
Little Pitteran, Daviot - horseman
Occupation
Farm servant, Bethelnie
Date of Death
11/04/1918
Age
Enlisted
25 Son of James & Agnes Morgan (nee Morrison) Barnett Married 16/12/1892, Rayne Inverurie
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
6th Battalion - Stretcher Bearer
Service No
266447
Country
France
Cemetery
Loos Memorial, France
Grave Ref
Panel 115 to 119.
Cause of Death Gallantry Award (MM) The Edinburgh Gazette 20/06/1917 [41]
Killed in Action Award of Military Medal : Gazette Issue 30135. M.M. His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to award the Military Medal for bravery in the field. Amongst recent awards of the DCM is that to Private W F Barnett, MM, Gordon Highlanders, Old Meldrum. The deed for which the honour was awarded is described as follows: A great devotion to his duty as stretcher-bearer and an absolute disregard for his own safety marked the conduct of this man during five days’ severe fighting. No matter how heavy the artillery bombardment or the machine-gun fire, this man was always to be found attending to the wounded, dressing their injuries and getting them to the dressing stations. He undoubtedly saved many lives. On two particular occasions he brought his stretcher up to the front line through heavy artillery barrages, and having attended to their wounds, succeeded in getting the casualties to places of safety. Previous to enlistment, Private Barnett was a farm servant at Bethelnie. He was reported missing some time ago. MILITARY HONOURS AND DISTINCTIONS The following have had the Distinguished Conduct Medal conferred upon them for gallantry and distinguished service in the field – 266447 Pte W F Barnett, MM, Gordons, Oldmeldrum …..
Family Information
Gallantry Award (DCM) Aberdeen Daily Journal 10/09/1918, p 2
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 05/09/1918, p 5
Newspaper Evening Express 30/09/1918, p 2 (photo)
NORTH SOLDIERS GAIN FAME Private W Barrett, MM DCM, Oldmeldrum
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
th
6 Gordons Memorials Other
(Spelling as per newspaper)
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 213, 238 [11]. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Garioch Heritage Society – Barnett brothers in uniform – William on Left
079
80 Name
James CAMERON
Date of Birth
c 1900
Birthplace
Edinburgh
Occupation
Employed by John Alsop, cattle dealer.
Date of Death
25/07/1918
Age
Enlisted
18 Nephew of Mrs Williamina (nee Cameron) Bisset of I Saphock Place, Inverurie Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
4th Battalion (53rd (YS Battalion) (Grad) Battn G Highrs)
Service No
S/42423
Country
France
Cemetery
Soissons Memorial
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
British army WW1 Service Records 1914-1920 53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion Up to 27 October 1917, this was known as 42nd Young Soldier Battalion and had no regimental affiliation. Before that it had been 11th (Reserve) Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders. A basic recruit training unit based at Tillicoultry, it was part of Lowland Reserve Brigade.
Family Information
The Long, Long Trail (the British Army in the Great War of 1914-1918) [22]
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 09/08/1913, p 3
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 15/08/1918, p 5 Memorials
080
52nd (Graduated) Battalion Up to 27 October 1917, this was known as 286th Graduated Battalion and had no regimental affiliation. Before that it had been 40th Battalion of the Training Reserve and up to September 1916 had been the 8th (Reserve) Battalion of the Cameron Highlanders. A training unit based at Canterbury, it was part of 202nd Brigade in 67th Division. In March 1918 moved to Colchester ACCIDENT AT INVERURIE In order to get a better view of the biplane which passed over Inverurie on Thursday, about one pm, a boy names James Cameron (aged 13 years), residing with Mrs Bisset, 1 Saphock Place, got hold of a ladder and climbed to the top of the slaughterhouse in North Street. In his excitement he fell to the ground and broke both arms near the wrist. He was attended by Dr Cameron, who ordered his removal to the Sick Children’s Hospital. DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Pte James Cameron (killed) resided with Mrs Bisset, 1 Saphock Place, Inverurie. He was in the employ of Mr John Alsop, cattle dealer. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] (aka James Camerson)
81 Name
John CRUDEN
081
Date of Birth Birthplace
Fraserburgh
Address 1917
8 Blackhall Road, Inverurie
Occupation
Farm servant
Date of Death
09/04/1917
Age
n/k
Family Information
Enlisted
Adoptive mother – Mrs Ann Riach, Blackhall Road, Inverurie “In the event of my Death, I gave £5 to my Friend, Miss Jeannie N Bruce of 32 Low Street, New Pitsligo and I gave £25 and the remaining part of my property to my friend – Mrs Ann Riach, 8 Blackhall Road, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Dated 20 August 1916” [15] Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
5th Battalion
Service No
241481
Country
France
Cemetery
Arras Memorial
Grave Ref
Bay 8 and 9.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 District Casualties – Inverurie : Mrs Riach, 8 Blackhall Road, Inverurie, has been notified that her adopted son, Private John Cruden, Gordons, has been posted missing since 11 th April. He was a farm servant prior to enlistment.
Soldiers’ Wills
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 14/05/1917, p4
Newspaper People’s Journal 16/06/1917, p 8 (Photo)
Memorials
Pte John Cruden, Gordons, son of Mrs Riach, 8 Blackhall Rd, Inverurie, missing
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2]
82 Name
Francis Ross DONALD
Date of Birth
21/04/1880
Birthplace
Easter Echt, Echt
Census 1881
Census 1901
Burnside, Echt – 11 mths old – Grandson of Alexander Donald Burnside Labourer’s Cottage, Echt, Aberdeenshire – grandson of Alexander Donald Balblair, Midmar – Farm servant (horseman)
Census 1911
Birken Cottage, Manar - Gamekeeper
Occupation
Gamekeeper at Manar, Inverurie
Date of Death
29/03/1918
Age
37
Family Information
Son of Margaret Donald, farm servant
Spouse
Married 15/10/1904, Lochside, Skene - Helen Chrystal
Enlisted
Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st Battalion
Service No
202215
Country
France
Cemetery
Arras Memorial
Grave Ref
Bay 8 and 9.
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Roll of Honour: DONALD – Killed in action on 29th March, Private Francis Ross Donald, Gordon Highlanders, aged 37, husband of Helen Chrystal and gamekeeper with the Misses Duguid, Manar, Inverurie Acknowledgements: DONALD – Mrs Donald desires to return sincere thanks for kind expressions of sympathy extended to her in her sad bereavement – Manar, Inverurie Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Census 1891
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 18/04/1918, p 1 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 23/04/1918, p 1 Memorials
082
83 Name
William Albert Thow DUGUID
Date of Birth
08/01/1900
Birthplace
Census 1911
Still’s Buildings, Kintore Still's Buildings, Square, Kintore – aged 1, living with grandparent (Jessie Thow) Scott’s Buildings, Inverurie – Scholar.
Education
Kintore Higher Grade Public School
Date of Death
25/08/1918
Age
Enlisted
18 Son of William A Duguid (stonedyker) & Isabella Ann Thow (papermill worker) 3 Hill View, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st/6th Battalion
Service No
S/42663
Country
France
Cemetery
Brown's Copse Cemetery, Roeux
Grave Ref
VI. C. 29.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Census 1901
Family Information
th
083
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 215 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Ancestry.co.uk
British Army Service Records Attestation papers - full set Roll of Honour: DUGUID – Killed in action on 25th August, Private William Albert Thow Duguid (Bert) aged 18 years and 7 months, dearly beloved and eldest son of Mr and Mrs Duguid, No 3 Hill View, Port-Elphinstone. Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Newspaper Evening Express 23/09/1918, p 2 Memorials
84 Name
Douglas Watt DUNCAN
Date of Birth
30/8/1897
Birthplace
4 Claremont Place, Aberdeen
Census 1901
Cottage No 10, Echt
Census 1911
Souterford Road, Inverurie - Scholar
Occupation
Apprentice fitter, Locomotive Works
Date of Death
20/11/1917
Age
Enlisted
20 Son of George (Builder) & Christina (nee Ingram) Duncan, Ardlui, Souterford Road, Inverurie Married 17/07/1885, Rothiemay Inverurie
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
6th Battalion
Service No
265368
Country
France
Cemetery
Orival Wood Cemetery, Flesquieres
Grave Ref
I. B. 10
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
th
084
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 215 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 01/08/1917, p4
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE: Private Douglas Duncan, wounded, is a son of Mr George Duncan, Ardlin, Inverurie, and was apprentice engineer at the Locomotive Works. DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE: Private Douglas Duncan (killed) was a son of Mr George Duncan, builder, Ardlui. Before enlistment he was an apprentice engineer at the Locomotive Work. GNSR Aberdeen Joint Station Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass Sec 2, No 52 [8] : In loving memory of GEORGE DUNCAN builder Inverurie d.9 Sept.1923 aged 64. His son DOUGLAS fell in action near Cambrai 20 Nov.1917 aged 20, GEORGE d.in infancy. His wife CHRISTINA INGRAM d.24 July 1928 aged 63. Their sons LEWIS INGRAM MB, ChB d. Brixham, Devon 12 July 1943 aged 44, HERBERT SYDNEY DUNCAN d.22 Feb.1978 and dau. CATHERINE G.G.DUNCAN d.29 Mar.1980.
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 05/12/1917, p 4
Memorials
Commemorated
85 Name
John DUNCAN
Date of Birth
22/08/1896
Birthplace
2 Victoria Terrace, Port Elphinstone, Kintore
Census 1901
Crichie Labourers Cottage, Crichie Farm, Kintore
Occupation
Salesman, Don Co-operative Society, Port Elphinstone
Date of Death
17/11/1916
Age
Enlisted
20 Son of James (dryster meal mill) & Barbara (nee Duncan) Duncan, Gordondale, Port Elphinstone. Married 30/11/1889, Kemnay Inverurie
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st/6th Battalion
Service No
933
Country
France
Cemetery
Contay British Cemetery
Grave Ref
VIII. D. 10.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
th
085
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 215 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Pte Duncan, Port Elphinstone. Mr James Duncan, Gordondale, Port Elphinstone, has been notified that his son, Private John Duncan, Gordons, who was reported wounded, has died of his wounds in hospital. Before enlistment Private Duncan was a salesman in the employment of the Don Co-operative Society, Port Elphinstone. Roll of Honour: DUNCAN – died of wounds in France, on the 18 th November, Pte John Duncan, Gordon Highlanders, second son of James and Barbara Duncan, Gordondale, Port Elphinstone, aged 20 years – deeply regretted.
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 24/11/16, p 6
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 27/11/1916, p 1
Newspaper People’s Journal 09/12/1916, p 10 (Photo)
Memorials
Commemorated
Pte John Duncan, Gordons, Inverurie, died of wounds. Son of Mr Jas Duncan, Gordondale, Port Elphinstone.
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass Sec 2, No 104 [8] : In loving memory of Pte JOHN DUNCAN son of JAMES & BARBARA DUNCAN Gordondale, Port Elphinstone d. of wounds received in action 17 Nov.1916 aged 20 also their infant son NORMAN. Above BARBARA DUNCAN d.28 Aug.1928 aged 62.
86 Name
Alexander FASKIN (“Alick”)
Date of Birth
17/02/1891
Birthplace
29 Constitution Street, Inverurie
Census 1901
11 Constitution Street, Inverurie - Scholar
Date of Death
15/11/1916
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
27 Son of William (Butcher) & Margaret (nee Cran) Faskin Married 09/06/1880, Inverurie Beneficiary: Mrs A Faskin, 20 Kidd Street, Aberdeen
Enlisted
Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
4th Battalion
Service No
4300
Country
France
Cemetery
Thiepval Memorial
Grave Ref
Pier and Face 15 B and 15 C.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 28/11/1916, p 6
British army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards 1914-1920 DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE: Killed – Pte Alexander Faskin, Gordons, son of Mr William Faskin, 19 Burn Lane. NEWS FROM TOWN AND COUNTY – INVERURIE – CASUALTIES The burgh has lost heavily in the recent fighting. Corporal Alfred Burnett, son of Mr Alexander Burnett, Stonelea: Private Patrick Simpson, son of Dean of Guild Simpson; and Private John Duncan, son of Mr James Duncan, Gordondale, Port Elphinstone, have died of wounds; Private Alexander Aitken, son of Mrs Aitken, 7 Burn Lane; Private George Hird, son of Mr David Hird, 30 North Street; and Private Alexander Faskin, son of Mr William Faskin, 19 Burn Lane, have been killed; and Sergeant Thomas Chapman, son of Mrs Chapman, Blackhall Road; Lance-Corporal Alexander Beverley, son of Mr James Beverley, 2 Harlaw Place; and Private James Donald, son of Mr John Donald, 12 Burn Lane have been wounded. Lance-Corporal Keith Hendry, son of Mr John B Hendry, Beverley Road, has also been officially reported as wounded. (See also Nos 073, 054, 085, 094, 116) Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass Sec 2, No 421 [8] : Erected by WILLIAM FASKIN in memory of his daus. BELLA d.30 July 1901 aged 6mths., JEANNIE d.20 July 1911 aged 14. His son ALICK killed in action in France 15 Nov.1916 aged 27. Said WILLIAM FASKIN d.21 Oct.1925 aged 66, his wife MARGARET CRAN d.19 July 1944 aged 84. Their son ROBERT d.19 May 1982, their dau. SUSAN d.18 Feb.1983.
Family Information
Newspaper People’s Journal 02/12/1916, p 9 People’s Journal 09/12/1916, p 10 (Photo)
Memorials
Commemorated
086
87 Name
Alexander FOWLIE
Date of Birth
27/09/1888
Birthplace
Durno, Chapel of Garioch
Census 1891
6 Saphock Place, Inverurie
Census 1901
6 Saphock Place, Inverurie - Scholar
Occupation 1917
Private, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders / farm servant
Date of Death
20/04/1918
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
28 Son of Jessie Adam (washer woman); father John Fowlie, Burnside of Templand, Forgue (farm servant) Married 18/09/1917, 35a Union Street, Aberdeen - Mary Jane Simpson, 6 Saphock Place, Inverurie Beneficiary: Wife - Mrs Fowlie, 6a Saphock Place, Inverurie
Enlisted
Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st Battalion
Service No
S/18146
Country
France
Cemetery
Wimereux Communal Cemetery
Grave Ref
XI. D. 7A.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 27/04/1918, p1
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 FOWLIE – Died of wounds on 20th April, Private Fowlie, Gordon Highlanders, aged 29 years, beloved husband of Mary Simpson, 6 Saphock Place, Inverurie. Deeply regretted. FOR THEIR COUNTRY: FOWLIE – Died of wounds on 20th April, Pte Alex Fowlie, Gordon Highlanders, aged 29 years, beloved husband of Mary Simpson, 6 Saphock Place, Inverurie – deeply regretted. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] (Service No S/18164)
Family Information Spouse
Newspaper People’s Journal 04/05/1918, p7 Memorials
087
88 Name
Charles Philip GAULT
Date of Birth
07/06/1895
Birthplace
Dubstown, Inverurie 61 West High Street, Inverurie – Scholar (Grandson of Walter & Mary Gault) 61 West High Street, Inverurie – Labourer at water works. Employed at Messrs Wm Hay & Sons, aerated water manufacturers, Inverurie 04/06/1915
Census 1901 Census 1911 Occupation Date of Death Age
088
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
20 Son Jessie Gault, domestic servant. Grandson of Walter & Mary Ann (nee Phillips) Gault, 61 West High Street, Inverurie. Beneficiary: Mr W Gault, 61 West High Street, Inverurie
Enlisted
Inverurie
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st 6th Battalion
Service No
759
Country
France
Cemetery
Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy
Grave Ref
I. H. 4.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
th
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 215, 231 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards 1914-1920 NORTHERN MEN FALLEN IN ACTION: Inverurie Information was received in Inverurie yesterday that Private Charles Gault, the 6th Gordons, had been killed by the bursting of a shell. Gault was employed with Messrs Wm Hay and Sons, aerated water manufacturers, and was a well-known footballer. He was the son of Mr Walter Gault, 61 West High Street, Inverurie Private Charles Gault, 6th Gordon Highlanders, son of Mr Walter Gault, 61 West High Street, Inverurie, has been killed in action by the bursting of a shell. Gault was employed with Messrs Wm Hay and sons, aerated water manufacturers, and was a well-known football player.
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 09/06/1915, p 6
Newspaper Glasgow Herald 09/06/1915
Newspaper People’s Journal 18/12/1915 (photo)
Memorials
Commemorated
INVERURIE’S GLORIOUS DEAD Inverurie heroes who have sacrificed their lives: Private Charles Gault, 6th Gordons. His commanding officer wrote of him – “He was one of the pluckiest men in the company, and I had picked him out for one of the leading men in an attack which we were to make that evening.” He was a prominent footballer, and did good work for the Loco Works Club. Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial, Edinburgh Castle [2] St Andrews Church Memorial (Communion Table) Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 203 [8] : In loving memory of our dear mother MARY ANN PHILLIPS d. Inverurie 13 Aug.1917 aged 71, our dear father WALTER GAULT d. there 7 Jan.1918 aged 71. Our dear brother WALTER d. there 3 Apr.1922 aged 53. CHARLIE their beloved grandson killed in France 3 June 1915 aged 20. JESSIE dau. of the above & wife of JAMES MILNE d.24 July 1944 aged 70. At rest.
89 Name
Adam GEALS
Date of Birth
27/06/1898
Birthplace
Alford House, Inverurie
Census 1901
64 West High Street, Inverurie
Address 1917
66 West High Street, Inverurie
Occupation
Auxiliary postman
Date of Death
20/11/1917
Age
Rank
19 Son of Alexander (shoemaker) & Mary (nee Reid) Geals, 66 West High Street, Inverurie Married 01/06/1888, Ythanwells Recruiting in Aberdeen: Four recruits were attested at the Castlehill Depot, Aberdeen, yesterday, their names being as follows: Alexander Shepherd RE, Adam Geals, RFA, John Mitchell RFA, Alexander Youngson ASC (MT) Up till noon today a good many had been passed for service. Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
7th Battalion
Service No
S/14980
Country
France
Cemetery
Orival Wood Cemetery, Flesquieres
Grave Ref
I. D. 20
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 District Casualties: Inverurie Private Robert Geals, Gordons, wounded for third time, is a son of Mr Alexander Geals, shoemaker, 66 West High Street. He enlisted a few months before the outbreak of war. District Casualties – Inverurie Private Geals, Gordons (killed) was a son of Mr Alex Geals, shoemaker, 66 West High Street, Inverurie. He worked with his father and was an auxiliary postman before enlisting.
Family Information
Enlisted Evening Express 02/10/1915, p 4
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 02/11/1917, p4 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 12/12/1917 p 4 Newspaper Evening Express 22/12/1917, p 2 (Photo)
089
They Died for King and Country: Private Adam Geals, Inverurie
People’s Journal 19/01/1918. P8 (photo) Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 20/11/1918, p 1 Memorials
In Memoriam: GEALS – Killed in action on the 20th November 1917, Pte Adam Geals, Gordons, son of Mr and Mrs Geals, 66 West High Street, Inverurie. He died that we might live. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrews Church Memorial (Communion Table) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
90 Name
Arthur Killworth GILLANDERS
Date of Birth
22/03/1889
Birthplace
61 Powis Place, Aberdeen
Census 1901
3 Pirie's Lane, Woodside, Aberdeen. (Father - railway store porter)
Occupation
Cattleman
Date of Death
31/07/1917
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
28 Son of Robert (railway store porter) & Mary (nee Spink) Gillanders, 25 North Street, Inverurie Married 11/12/1871, Dublin Beneficiary: Mother & Father, 25 North Street, Inverurie
Enlisted
Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
4th Battalion
Service No
242444
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Ypres (Menin Gate)
Grave Ref
Panel 38
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 19/09/1917, p 4
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 23/07/1918, p 4 Memorials
090
DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Missing – A Gillanders 242444 (Inverurie) District Casualties – Inverurie Mr R Gillanders, 25 North Street, Inverurie, has now been notified that his son, Private A K Gillanders, Gordons who had been missing, is now reported killed. Before enlistment he was a cattleman with Mr James Minty, Cairnton, Kemnay. Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2]
91 Name
William GRANT
091
Date of Birth Birthplace Census 1901 Census 1911 Education Date of Death Age Family Information Enlisted Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit Service No Country Cemetery/Memorial Grave Ref Cause of Death Campaign Medals Source Source Newspaper Memorials
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6]
POSSIBLE: B 7 JUL 1898, Inverurie – Parents – same as George People’s Journal 15/09/1917, p 4 – District Casualties – INVERURIE – Pte Wm Grant, Gordons, son of Mr Grant, Blackhall Road Wounded. Previously employed at Inverurie Paper Mills. (Mrs Grant died 15/10/1917, 11 Blackhall Rd, buried Inverurie Cemetery) 1901 Census – 11 Blackhall Road, Inverurie. Father William Grant (plasterer’s labourer) & Anne Grant with sons George (6), William (2) Hector (1),
92 Name
William Robert GORDON
Date of Birth
06/06/1885
Birthplace
Aquhorthies, Tarves
Census 1901
16 West High Street, Inverurie
Occupation
1901 – apprentice coach builder
Date of Death
23/07/1916
Age
Spouse
32 Son of Robert G (farm servant) & Christian (nee Aiken) Gordon, Inverurie Married 29/12/1884, Meldrum Residence 57 High Street, Inverurie
Enlisted
Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
4th Battalion
Service No
201696
Country
France
Cemetery
Thiepval Memorial
Grave Ref
Pier and Face 15 B and 15 C.
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Family Information
Newspaper People’s Journal 23/09/1916, p 7 (Photo, p 10)
Memorials
Commemorated
092
NEWS FROM TOWN AND COUNTRY – INVERURIE – CASUALTIES Private William R Gordon, Gordons, has been reported wounded and missing since July 23. He is a son of Mrs Gordon, 38a West High Street and his wife resides at 57 High Street.
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrews Church Memorial (Communion Table) Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 186 [8] : Erected by CHRISTIAN AIKEN in loving memory of her husband & family. ROBERT G. GORDON d.31 July 1897 aged 40. ANNA B.GORDON d.6 Feb.1893 aged 5, JOANNA J. GORDON d.10 June 1896 aged 13, ROBINA GORDON d.2 Aug.1898 aged 4, MARTHA G. GORDON d.28 Dec.1909 aged 17, JAMES GORDON d.5 Oct.1910 aged 20. WILLIAM R GORDON killed in action 23 July 1916 aged 32. Above CHRISTIAN AIKEN d.10 Feb. 1931 aged 77.
93 Name
George Marr HAY
Date of Birth
08/07/1897
Birthplace
Occupation
King Street, Oldmeldrum 13 Burn Lane, Inverurie. Head of house – Barbara Hay, grandmother, with Agnes M Hay, her daughter and George Hay, grandson. Tait’s Paper Mill, Inverurie
Date of Death
09/04/1917
Age
19
Family Information
Grandson of Mrs Barbara Hay, 8 Keithhall Road, Inverurie
Enlisted
Inverurie, 19/05/1915
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st Battalion
Service No
S/40341 (also 12117/6) [5] [21]
Country
France
Cemetery
Arras Memorial
Grave Ref
Bay 8 and 9.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921 and 1939-1947
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Findmypast.co.uk
British Army Service Records [5] [21] Aberdeen and District Casualties – Inverurie Mrs Hay, 8 Keithhall Road, Inverurie, has been officially notified that her grandson, Private George Hay, Gordons, who was reported missing, is now believed killed. Before enlistment he was employed at Messrs Tait’s Paper Works.
Census 1901
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 23/01/1918, p 4
Newspaper People’s Journal 1/12/1918, p 7 (Photo)
Pte Geo Hay, Gordons, 8 Keithhall Road, Inverurie, reported missing, now believed killed.
People’s Journal 01/12/1918, p 12
FOR THEIR COUNTRY HAY – Previously reported missing on 18 April 1917, now officially reported killed, Pte G M Hay, Gordon Highlanders, MG, 8 Keithhall Road, Inverurie, aged 19 years – deeply regretted.
Memorials
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] The Banks o’Urie Lodge, LOAS
093
94 Name
George Adams HIRD
Date of Birth
14/06/1895
Birthplace
East Balhalgardy, Chapel of Garioch
Census 1901
18 Burn Lane, Inverurie
Date of Death
14/11/1916
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
21 Son of David (roadman) & Barbara Allan (nee Webster) Hird, 30 North Street, Inverurie. Married 25/11/1878, Inverurie Beneficiary: Mrs B Hird, 30 North Street, Inverurie
Enlisted
Inverurie
Rank
Piper
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
4th Battalion
Service No
6411
Country
France
Cemetery
Thiepval Memorial
Grave Ref
Pier and Face 15 B and 15 C.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 : Rank given as Drummer
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 28/11/1916, p 2
CWGC [1] Rank given as Piper ; UK Roll given as Drummer District Casualties – Inverurie Killed – Pte George Hird, Gordons, son of Mr David Hird, 30 North Street, Inverurie.
Family Information
Newspaper People’s Journal 09/12/1916, p 10
Memorials
Private Geo Hird, Gordons, killed. Son of Mr David Hird, 30 North Street, Inverurie.
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] The Banks o’Urie Lodge, Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds (LOAS)
094
95 Name
Robert HENRY (aka Bertie”)
Date of Birth
c 1896
Birthplace
Census 1911
Durham, England Inverurie Mills Workman’s Cottage, Kintore. (Father - papermaking foreman) Inverurie Mills – paper mill worker
Occupation
Machine man, Tait’s paper mill.
Date of Death
31/07/1916
Age
Enlisted
20 Son of Robert & Jessie Ann (nee Mitchell) Henry, The Cottage, Malcolm Road, Peterculter Married 29/12/1893, Inverurie Keith
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
6th Battalion
Service No
10850
Country
France
Cemetery
Thiepval Memorial
Grave Ref
Pier and Face 15 B and 15 C.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 nd INVERURIE CASUALTIES, 2 para Mr Robert Hendry, managers of Messrs Tait and Sons, paper manufacturers, Broomend, received intimation on Saturday that his son, Private R Hendry of the Gordons, had been killed. Private Hendry, who was a machine man with Messrs Tait and Sons, left with the Gordons at the outbreak of war, and has been in France since November 1918. (Spellings as per notice.)
Census 1901
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 07/08/1916, p 3
Newspaper Evening Express 24/08/1916, p 2
HENRY – Killed in action on 31st July 1916, Private Bertie Henry, Gordons (10850), bomber, aged 20 years, son of Robert Henry, manager, Inverurie Paper Mills – deeply mourned.
Evening Express 30/08/1916, p 2 (photo)
They Fell in the fight for Freedom: Private Bertie Henry (Gordons), Inverurie
Memorials
Commemorated Sibling
095
St Mary's Episcopal War Memorial within church St Mary’s Episcopal Churchyard Scottish National War Memorial [2] In loving memory of BERTIE & JOHN, beloved sons of Robert & Jessie A Henry, both enlisted in "Gordons" Sept 1914, both died of wounds in their 20th year. Bertie is interred in France. John (No 062)
96 Name
Colin Campbell IVERS
Date of Birth
11/11/1894
Birthplace
56 Canal Terrace, Aberdeen
Census 1901
13 Gallowfold Lane, Inverurie. Father – general dealer
Census 1911
Occupation
19 Gallowfold Lane, Inverurie – Assistant storekeeper Inverurie St Mary’s Episcopal Church – Pupils’ Successes The Representative Church Council Board of Education of the Episcopal Church conducted an examination on Religious Knowledge on May 18 last, and the pupils belonging to St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Inverurie, who went forward have done more creditably. The local successes are: Senior Course – George Smith, Colin Ivers – prizes. Ironmongery assistant
Date of Death
02/08/1917
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
21 Son of Henry (stoneware hawker) & Isabella Milne (nee Smith) Ivers, Hillhead of Whitecross, Pitcaple. Married 02/05/1879, Oldmachar, Aberdeen Beneficiary: Henry Ivers, 13 Whinhill Cottage, Inverurie
Enlisted
Inverurie
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
6th Battalion
Service No
266364
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Mendinghem Military Cemetery
Grave Ref
III. B. 12.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Education Aberdeen Daily Journal 14/08/1908, p 6
Family Information
th
096
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 217 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Roll of Honour: IVERS – Died at Casualty Clearing Station of wounds received in action on August 2, Private Colin Campbell Ivers, Gordon Highlanders, aged 22 years, fifth and beloved son of Henry and Isabella Ivers, 102 North Street, Inverurie. Deeply mourned. District Casualties: Other three names have been added to the roll of honour since last week – Lance-Corporal James Jaffray, son of Mr John Jaffray, Hawthorn Cottages; Private Colin Campbell Ivers, son of Mr Henry Ivers, North Street (Mr Ivers has five sons with the colour); and Private Smith, son of Mr William Smith, Rutherfordfolds. Another lad well known in the burgh, although not a native, has given his life for his King and country – Jim Russell. He was for some years in the employment of Mr Watson, ironmonger. The sons of Mr and Mrs Henry Ivers, 102 North Street, Inverurie, provide a striking example in patriotism. One has already died for his country, three are still serving, one is on Government work, and the sixth, not yet of military age is a member of the local Volunteer Company: Cpl Henry A Ivers, Guards Brigade, wounded; Gnr John Ivers RGA, wounded; Pte Alex Ivers, Gordons, wounded; and Pte Colin C Ivers, Gordons, died of wounds. Inverurie War Memorial St Mary’s Episcopal Church War Memorial, Inverurie – inside church Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Newspaper Evening Express 11/08/1917, p 2
Newspaper Evening Express, 16/08/1917, p 3 Evening Express, 27/08/1917 (Photo)
Newspaper People’s Journal 29/09/1917, p8 (Photo)
Memorials
97 Name
James KIDD
Date of Birth
16/02/1895
Birthplace
Balmedie Lodge, Belhelvie
Census 1901
Hillhead Cottage, Keithhall (Father – James – gamekeeper)
Census 1911
7 Wardes Road, Inverurie - draper
Education
Inverurie Public School
Occupation
Apprentice draper
Date of Death
23/12/1915
Age
Enlisted
20 Parents James & Elizabeth Jane (Watson) Kidd, Wardes Road, Inverurie. Married 16/07/1892, Aberdeen Aberdeen – Oct 1914
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st/4th Battalion
Service No
2956
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Ypres (Menin Gate)
Grave Ref
Panel 38
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, Vol 2: p 193 : KIDD, James, Private, No 2956 1/4th Battn The Gordon Highlanders (TF) eldest son of James Kidd of Wardes Road, Inverurie, co Aberdeen, Gamekeeper by his wife Elizabeth Jane, dau of Robert Watson; b Belhelvie co Aberdeen 16 Feb 1895; educ Inverurie Public School, and on leaving school was apprenticed as a draper there, afterwards being employed with an Aberdeen firm ; joined the Gordon Highlanders in Oct 1914 after the outbreak of war ; went to France 19 Feb 1915 ; was wounded, but returned to the front in July, 1915 and was killed in action 23 Dec 1915. Buried in the Dorsets’ Cemetery, south of Vibrand Molen; unm. INVERURIE 4TH GORDON WOUNDED Mr James Kidd, Wardes Road, Inverurie, has received information that his son, Private James Kidd, of the 4th Gordons, has been wounded. Writing from a hospital in France, Private Kidd says he was digging a trench when he was picked off, receiving a flesh wound on the leg. Other five of the 4th Gordons were wounded on the same day. Private Kidd served his apprenticeship with Mr George Martin, draper, Inverurie, and was with a firm of drapers in Aberdeen when war broke out. ABERDEEN MEN IN LISTS OF CASUALTIES : KILLED Pte R Littlejohn, 4th Gordons – Extract – The Rev P D Thomson, chaplain attached to the battalion writes: Pte Littlejohn as working with a comrade Pte J Kidd in a communication trench when a rifle grenade landed near them, killing them both instantaneously. ……. In due time a cross with suitable inscription will be erected by the battalion over his grave, which will be carefully tended by the authorities in the coming days in honour of the gallant dead who lie around. Pte Kidd, referred to in the letters, belonged to Inverurie and his relatives have been officially notified of his death. Aberdeen City Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] & Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, no 149 [8] : Erected by JAMES KIDD in memory of his wife ELIZABETH J.WATSON d.15 Nov.1915 aged 48, their dau. AGNES WATSON accidentally drowned 21 May 1910 aged 7. Their son Pte. JAMES KIDD 1/4 Gordons killed in action 23 Dec.1915 aged 20. Said JAMES KIDD d.27 July 1922 aged 68. Their son JOHN d Dar-es-Salaam, East Africa 26 Aug.1938 aged 38.
Family Information
De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 14/04/1915, p 6
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 31 December 1915, p6 Evening Express 06/01/1916, p 5
Memorials
Commemorated
097
98 Name
Robert McGREGOR
Date of Birth
21/01/1879
Birthplace
8 Kintore Terrace, Inverurie
Census 1891
Margaret Cottage, Inverurie (12 years)
Census 1901
Occupation
Margaret Cottage, Inverurie (22 yrs) – Navvy Inverurie Mills (32 yrs) – son-in-law with John Dawson and Robert’s wife, Isabella Striker, Locomotive Department, Inverurie [7]
Residence 1917
Broomend, Port Elphinstone
Date of Death
16/05/1917
Age
Spouse
38 Daniel (butcher) & Margaret (nee Morrice) McGregor Married 26/12/1861, St Nicholas, Aberdeen Married 30/12/1904, Broomend, Kintore - Isabella Dawson
Enlisted
Inverurie 1914
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st/5th Battalion (Buchan & Formartine)
Service No
242021
Country
France
Cemetery
Brown's Copse Cemetery, Roeux
Grave Ref
II. E. 25
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Census 1911
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 26/05/1917, p 4 Newspaper Evening Express, 20/06/1917, p 2 (Photo)
Newspaper Evening Express 15/06/1917, p 3
Memorials
098
District casualties – Inverurie: Private Robert McGregor, Gordons, killed, was employed at Inverurie Locomotive works, and his wife resides at Broomend, Port-Elphinstone.
Roll of Honour: McGregor – Killed in action on May 16th, 1917, Private Robert McGregor (“Bob”), Gordon Highlanders, aged 38, youngest son of D McGregor, Saphock Place, Inverurie, and beloved brother of Mrs Thain, 284 Union Grove, Aberdeen. Deeply mourned by his sorrowing Father, Brother, and Sisters, and by all who knew him. GNSR Aberdeen Joint Station Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Scottish National War Memorial [2] The Banks o’Urie Lodge, LOAS
99 Name
James West McLEOD
Date of Birth
23/04/1895
Birthplace
15b Gallowfold Lane, Inverurie
Census 1901
18 North Street, Inverurie. Father, James – butcher
Census 1911
15 Gallowfold Lane, Inverurie (12 yrs) – living with grandmother
Occupation
Labourer, Locomotive Department, Inverurie [7]
Date of Death
14/06/1917
Age
Enlisted
22 Son of John (butcher) & Anna Sophia (nee Dressel) McLeod, Back Hill of Crimond, Keithhall, Inverurie Married 21/06/1892, Inverurie Keith
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st Battalion
Service No
S/40151
Country
France
Cemetery
Arras Memorial
Grave Ref
Bay 8 and 9.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
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UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1919
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 06/07/1917, p 4 Newspaper Evening Express 23/07/1917 (Photo)
Memorials
NB
District Casualties – Inverurie: Private James McLeod, killed, was a son of Mr John McLeod, cattle dealer, 13 Saphock place, Inverurie. At mobilisation he was employed at the Locomotive Works.
GNSR Aberdeen Joint Station Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] The Banks o’Urie Lodge, Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds (LOAS) 1911 Census – living next door to Colin Ivers (No 096)
099
100 Name
Hector George McINTOSH
Date of Birth
12/01/1900
Birthplace
Port Elphinstone, Kintore
Census 1901
Turnpike Dyelvilla, Kintore - Scholar. Father - domestic gardener
Census 1911
Nicol’s Cottage, Port Elphinstone - Scholar
Date of Death
17/10/1918
Age
Enlisted
18 Son of George & Mary Ann (nee Stephen) McIntosh, Gardener's Cottage, Port Elphinstone Married 15/05/1885, Oldmachar, Aberdeen Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
B Coy 6th/7th Battalion
Service No
S/42700
Country
France
Cemetery
Terlincthun British Cemetery
Grave Ref
V. F. 11.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Roll of Honour: McINTOSH – Died of wounds at a stationary hospital, Private Hector George McIntosh, Gordon Highlanders, aged 18 years and 9 months, third son of George McIntosh, gardener, Blythewood, Inverurie. Inverurie War Memorial St Mary’s Church Episcopal Church War Memorial – inside church Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Family Information
Newspaper Evening Express 22/10/1918, p 2 Memorials
Newspaper People’s Journal 16/11/1918, p6 (Photo)
Siblings
Pte Hector G McIntosh, GH, Port Elphinstone, died of wounds.
William (No051) & Harry (No 130)
100
101 Name
William Mearns McRAE
Date of Birth
19/12/1900
Birthplace
Tillyston, Fintray
Census 1901
Bogheads, Hawthorn Cottar House, Kintore. Father – Ploughman.
Census 1911
Conglass, Inverurie - Scholar
Occupation
Farm servant, Balquhain, Inverurie
Date of Death
26/03/1918
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
19 Son of Duncan & Elsie (Mearns) McRae, Braeside, Pittodrie, Pitcaple Married 30/11/1895, Inverurie Beneficiary: Parents, Conglass Cottage, Inverurie
Enlisted
Inverurie
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
7th Battalion
Service No
266437
Country
France
Cemetery
Arras Memorial
Grave Ref
Bay 8 and 9.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Family Information
th
101
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 225 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper People’s Journal 02/12/1916, p 9 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 30/11/1916 p 6 Newspaper Evening Express 16/04/1918, p 4
UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1919 NEWS FROM TOWN AND COUNTY – INVERURIE Private William McRae, Gordons, son of Mr Duncan McRae, Conglass, is reported wounded. He was formerly a farm servant at Balquhain. District Casualties – Inverurie Wounded – Private Wm McRae, Gordons, son of Mr Duncan McRae, Conglass. District Casualties – Inverurie Private Wm McRae, Gordons (killed) was a farm servant at Balquhain, Inverurie. He is a son of Mr Duncan McRae, grieve, Conglass, Inverurie.
Garioch Heritage Society
PEOPLE: Pte Wm McRae, Gordon Highlanders, Conglass Cottages; killed in action Cambrai 6 th March 1918, aged 18 yrs. [44]
Memorials
Commemorated
Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2] St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 601 [8] : In loving memory of DAVID McRAE Aberdeenshire Constabulary beloved husband of ALEXANDRINA JAMIESON d.18 Mar.1934 aged 26. His father DUNCAN McRAE d.26 Nov. 1918 aged 46, his brother WILLIAM McRAE Gordon Hrs. fell in action 26 Mar.1918 aged 19. His mother ELSPETH MEARNS d.23 Dec.1956 aged 81
102 Name
William MAIR
Date of Birth
c 1893
Birthplace
Oldmachar, Aberdeen
Census 1901
Date of Death
Farmhouse, Netherton, Balquhain, Inverurie . Head John Watt, grandfather Netherton, Inverurie (18 yrs) – living with John Watt, grandfather & Uncle Henry 19/11/1916
Age
22
Family Information
Grandson of John Watt, Netherton, Inverurie.
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
Beneficiary: uncle – Henry Watt, Netherton, Balquhain, Inverurie
Enlisted
Inverurie, 13/02/1911
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
6th Battalion
Service No
11853
Country
France
Cemetery
Thiepval Memorial
Grave Ref
Pier and Face 15 B and 15 C
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Census 1911
th
102
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 218 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 05/12/1916, p 3
UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1919 INVERURIE – Killed – Private William Mair, Gordons, grandson of Mr John Watt, farmer, Netherton, Inverurie. He was a farm servant before enlistment.
Newspaper People’s Journal 09/12/1916, p 10
Memorials
Pte Wm Mair, Gordons, Inverurie, killed.
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2]
NB: Aberdeen Daily Journal – 13/12/1916, p1: Nicol – Killed in action, Pte Alex Nicol, Canadian Batt, aged 22 yrs, elder son of John Nicol, Sedgewick, Alberta and late of Cowbyres, Pitcaple, and grandson of John Watt, Netherton, Inverurie. (ie – relation of William Mair)
103 Name
Alexander MEARNS
Date of Birth
17/02/1893
Birthplace
Meikle Wartle, Rayne
Census 1901
Windyhills, Chapel of Garioch – Scholar (Father – cattleman on farm)
Address 1915
64a North Street, Inverurie
Occupation
Millworker at Tait Paper Mills
Date of Death
25/09/1915
Age
22
Family Information
Enlisted
Son of Alexander C (farm servant) & Jane (nee Wilson) Mearns Married – 21/08/1914, Commercial Hotel, Inverurie to Hannah Smith, 58 North Street, Inverurie Keith
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
6th Battalion
Service No
10859
Country
France
Cemetery
Loos Memorial
Grave Ref
Panel 115 to 119
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
1914/15 Start, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Spouse
th
103
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 218 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 INVERURIE MILLWORKER MISSING Mrs Annie Mearns, 72 West High Street, has received official intimation that her husband (Pte Alex Mearns of the 6th Gordons has been posted missing since 25 September. Private Mearns is the son of Mr Alexander Mearns, Burn Lane, Inverurie and in civil life was a millworker at Messrs Tait & Sons, paper manufacturers. MEARNS – Killed in action on the 25th September, 1915, Private Alex Mearns, 6th Battalion Gordon Highlanders, beloved husband of Hannah Smith, 64c North Street, Inverurie – deeply regretted. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] The Banks o’Urie Lodge, Loyal order of Ancient Shepherds (LOAS) Inverurie Bass – Sec 3, No 378 [1] : In memory of JANE WILSON, beloved wife of Alexander Mearns d at Station Croft Wartle 18 Jan 1943 aged 72 yrs, also their son, ALEXANDER Fell in Action at Loos 25 Sept 1915 aged 22 yrs, the above ALEXANDER MEARNS d 5 Oct 1952 aged 81 yrs.
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 01/11/1915, p 3 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 21/01/1916, p 4 Memorials
Commemorated
104 Name
Peter MELVIN
Date of Birth
23/06/1895
Birthplace
Pattiesmill, Keithhall
Census 1901
Pattiesmill, Keithhall . Father – cattleman on farm
Census 1911
Sauchenburn, Lethenty, Chapel of Garioch (15 yrs) – farm servant
Occupation
Farm servant, Keithhall
Date of Death
13/04/1918
Age
Enlisted
22 Son of John (farm servant) & Isabella Melvin (nee Troup), 48A High Street, Inverurie. Married 12/03/1892, Keithhall Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st/4th Battalion
Service No
S/11314
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Ploegsteert Memorial
Grave Ref
Panel 9
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper People’s Journal 30/09/1916, p7
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 NEWS FROM TOWN AND COUNTY – INVERURIE – CASUALTIES Wounded in action – Private Peter Melvin, Gordon Highlanders, son of Mr John Melvin, 48a High Street. MELVIN – Previously reported wounded and missing on 9-13th April, 1918, now presumed to have died on that date or since, Pte Peter Melvin, 1/4 th Gordon Highlanders, Lewis Gun Section, aged 22 years, dearly beloved youngest son of Mr & Mrs Melvin, 48a High Street, Inverurie. Sadly missed.
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 22/08/1919, p 1 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 23/08/1919, p 6 & People’s Journal 23/08/1919, p7
Memorials
Commemorated
104
INVERURIE GORDON REPORTED KILLED: Private Peter Melvin, 1/4th Gordons, who has been reported missing since April, 1918, is now presumed to be killed. He is the youngest son of Mr John Melvin, 48a High Street. He enlisted in the early days of the war, and saw a lot of fighting, being wounded twice. Before enlistment he was a farm servant in the Keith-hall district. He was 22 years of age. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 208 [8] : In loving memory of our dear sons Pte. PETER MELVIN 1/4 Gordon Hrs. killed in France 9-13 Apr.1918 aged 22, his brother JOHN MELVIN d.6 Dec.1916 aged 27. Their mother ISABELLA TROUP beloved wife of JOHN MELVIN d.13 May 1939 aged 66. Said JOHN MELVIN d.27 Mar.1945 aged 77. WILLIAM MELVIN beloved husband of ANNIE ADAM d.22 Mar.1967 aged 73.
105 Name
Allan MILNE
Date of Birth
14/10/1895
Birthplace
Inverurie
Census 1901
57 West High Street, Inverurie (5yrs) - boarder
Census 1911
57 West High Street, Inverurie (15 yrs, adopted son)
Residence 1915
Grange
Occupation
Blacksmith, Locomotive Works, Inverurie
Date of Death
25/09/1915
Age
22
Family Information
Adopted son of George (navvy) & Barbara Allan
Enlisted
Inverurie
Rank
Piper
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
6th Battalion
Service No
10604
Country
France
Cemetery
Loos Memorial
Grave Ref
Panel 115 to 119.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
th
105
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 218 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 18/10/1915, p 4
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 MILNE – Killed in action, on 25th September, 10604 Piper Allan Milne, beloved and adopted son of George and Mrs Allan, 57 West High Street, Inverurie – deeply regretted. INVERURIE PIPER KILLED Official information was received on Saturday by Mr and Mrs Allan, 57 West High Street, Inverurie, that their adopted son, Piper Allan Milne, of the 6 th Gordons, had been killed on 25th September. Piper Milne in civil life served his apprenticeship as a blacksmith at the GNSR Locomotive Works, Inverurie, and at the outbreak of war was working at his trade in the Grange district.
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 18/10/1915, p 6
Newspaper People’s Journal 23/10/1915, p 10
Memorials
THEY HAVE BLED AND DIED FOR KING AND COUNTRY Inverurie – Piper Allan Milne, Inverurie, 6th Gordons, killed.
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial – Drummer [2] The Banks o’Urie Lodge, Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds (LOAS)
106 Name
Robert Moir Taylor MURDOCH
Date of Birth
01/12/1897
Birthplace
50 West High Street, Inverurie
Census 1901
98 High Street, Inverurie (3 yrs). (Father – plasterer) INVERURIE ACADEMY - SCHOOL BOARD MEETING [42] 06/09/1916 – Military Service Letters were submitted from the Department intimating that they were unable to endorse the applications on behalf of James Davidson and Robert M T Murdoch for postponement of Military Service. SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS Inverurie – The Inverurie School Board met in the Inverurie Academy last night – the Rev James Black presiding. The results of the leaving certificate examination were submitted, and showed that 15 full leaving certificates have been awarded. The successful pupils were: …. Robert M T Murdoch. It was reported that the number on the roll at the Academy was 180, the highest since it was opened. At the Public School, the number was 540. 14/06/1917
Education
Education Aberdeen Daily Journal 07/09/1916, p 6
Date of Death Age
Enlisted
19½ Son of Robert (plasterer) & Jane Ann (nee Taylor) Murdoch, 98 High Street, Inverurie Married 30/12/1896, Rosehearty Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
C Coy,1st Battalion
Service No
S/15574
Country
France
Cemetery
Arras Memorial
Grave Ref
Bay 8 and 9.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1919
Family Information
Newspaper Evening Express 03/07/1917, p 2 Evening Express, 24/08/1917 (Photo)
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 04/07/1917 p 4 Memorials
Commemorated
106
Roll of Honour: MURDOCH – Killed in action on the 14th June, Robert M T Murdoch, aged 19½ years, private, Gordon Highlanders, only son of Robert Murdoch, 98 High Street, Inverurie.
District Casualties – Inverurie Private Robert M Murdoch, killed, was the only son of Mr Robert Murdoch, plasterer, 98 High Street, Inverurie. He was a student at Inverurie Academy. Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 3, No 108 [8] : In loving memory of ROBERT, son of Jane and Robert Murdoch d in action 1914-1918, also JANE ANN TAYLOR d 2 Feb 1936, beloved wife of Robert Murdoch d 13 Mar 1960, also his second wife, JESSIE WILLIAMINA GIBB d 15 Jan 1986.
107 Name
John MUTCH
Date of Birth
28/10/1891
Birthplace
9 Burn Lane, Inverurie
Census 1901
Railway Terrace, Kintore. Father - paper mill worker.
Census 1911
6 Blackhall Road Inverurie – General labourer, aerated waterworks
Occupation
Northern Co-operative Company, Aberdeen
Date of Death
26/10/1917
Age
Enlisted
25 Youngest son of Alexander & Ann (nee Birse) Mutch, 6 Blackhall Road, Inverurie Married 23/03/1878, Inverurie Inverurie, 08/04/1911
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
2nd Battalion
Service No
S/18306 & 796
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Hooge Crater Cemetery, Zillebeke
Grave Ref
Plot XII Row K Grave
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
th
107
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 232 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 British Army WW1 Pension Records 1914-1920: Wounded – Gunshot wound chest 28/02/1915 & medical history Roll of Honour: MUTCH – Previously reported missing on October 26, now officially reported killed on that date, Pte John Mutch, Gordon Highlanders, on his 26th year, youngest son of Mr & Mrs Alex Mutch, 6 Blackhall Road, Inverurie. Deeply mourned. Aberdeen & District Casualties - Inverurie : Private John Mutch, who was previously reported missing, is now officially reported killed. He was the youngest son of Mr and Mrs Mutch, 6 Blackhall Road, and was called up with the Territorials at the outbreak of war. He was in the employment of the Northern Co-operative Company, Aberdeen. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 05/01/1918, p 1
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 05/01/1918, p 4
Memorials
Newspaper People’s Journal 01/02/1918, p6 (Photo)
Pte John Mutch, Gordons, 6 Blackhall Road, Inverurie, killed.
108 Name
Thomas MURISON (or Murrison)
Date of Birth
18/05/1896
Birthplace
In a caravan at Braeside, Rothiemaise, Rayne
Census 1901
Tent in Wood, Chapel of Garioch (Father - tinker)
Address 1916
23 Hutchison Street, Aberdeen
Occupation
Hawker
Date of Death
16/11/1916
Age
Spouse
20 Son of Thomas (old iron dealer) & Michaelina (nee Croll) Murison, Strathburn Cottage, Inverurie Married 22/10/1915 – Christine Stewart (pedlar), St Nicholas, Aberdeen.
Soldiers’ Wills
Beneficiary: wife – Mrs T Murison, 23 Hutchison Street, Aberdeen
Enlisted
Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
4th Battalion
Service No
4930
Country
France
Cemetery
Forcefille Community Cemetery & Extension
Grave Ref
Plot 3. Row D. Grave 9
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 01/12/1916, p 6
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Family Information
Newspaper Evening Express 05/12/1916, p4
Newspaper Evening Express 27/12/1916 (photo)
Memorials
108
INVERURIE – Wounded – Private Thomas Murison, Gordons, son of Mr Thomas Murison, Strathburn Cottage. District Casualties: Private T Murison, Nairn Mrs Murison, 1 Shaw’s Close, Nairn, has been officially informed that her husband, Private Thomas Murison, Gordon Highlanders, has been killed in action in France. Private Murison was only 19 years of age, and enlisted after the outbreak of the war. He was a native of Inverurie, and about a year ago married a daughter of Mr George Stewart, general dealer, Nairn. For his young widow, still in her teens, and a baby boy about seven weeks old, much sympathy has been expressed. There is a pathetic interest in the death of Private Murison in the fact that he was not fated to see his baby boy.
They Died for King and Country: Private Tom Murison (Gordons), Inverurie
Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2]
109 Name
Edward Ernest O'BRIEN
Date of Birth
09/08/1889
Birthplace
Port Elphinstone, Kintore
Census 1901
2nd floor, Kintore (no street) . Father - paper mill worker.
Occupation
Employee of Miller & Sons, Chemical Works, Aberdeen
Date of Death
27/09/1915
Age
Spouse
26 Son of Edward (papermill worker) & Helen (nee Thomson) O'Brien, Railway Terrace, Inverurie Married 11/3/1887, Broomend, Kintore Married 24/12/1912, Inverurie – Nellie Davidson, domestic servant
Enlisted
Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st/4th Battalion
Service No
4152
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Harlebeke New British Cemetery, Harelbeke, West-Vlaanderen
Grave Ref
XIII. B. 5.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds Germany
Campaign Medals
1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 – Death location – Other Areas - Germany INVERURIE GORDON KILLED Official information has been received by Mr Edward O’Brien, Port Elphinstone, that his son, Private Edward O’Brien, 4th Gordons, was killed on 27th September last. He had been previously posted as missing. Prior to mobilisation Private O’Brien was employed at Messrs Miller and Sons Chemical works, Aberdeen, and his wife resides in Aberdeen. Acknowledgements O’BRIEN – In loving memory of our dear son, Private E E O’Brien, Gordon Highlanders, who died 27th September 1915 of wounds received in action on the 25th September. O far the touch of a vanished hand. And the sound of a voice that is still. Inserted by his Father and Mother, Railway Terrace, Port Elphinstone. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] The Banks o’Urie Lodge, Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds (LOAS) Inverurie Bass - Sec 3, No 64 [8] : In loving memory of EDWARD O'BRIEN, beloved husband of HELEN THOMSON d at Don Cottage, Port Elphinstone 6 Jun 1932 aged 70 yrs, also his eldest son, EDWARD ERNEST O'BRIEN d of wounds 27 Sept 1915 aged 26 yrs, interred at Harlebeck, Belgium, also the said HELEN THOMSON d at Don Cottage, Port Elphinstone 10 Dec 1933 aged 69 yrs.
Family Information
Ancestry.co.uk
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 24/11/1915, p 2
Newspaper Evening Express 27/09/1917, p 2
Memorials
Commemorated
Newspaper People’s Journal 18/12/1915, p3 (photo)
INVERURIE’S GLORIOUS DEAD Inverurie heroes who have sacrificed their lives: Private Edward E O’Brien, 4th Gordons Private Edward E O’Brien, 4th Gordons, was one of those posted as missing on September 25. Two days later he died of wounds in a field hospital at Menen.
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110 Name
John Clark PENNY
Date of Birth
06/02/1893
Birthplace
23 Stevenson Street, Aberdeen
Census 1901
Coullie Cottar House, Udny
Emigration
20/10/1913, Toronto, Canada – arrival Buffalo, New York [5]
Date of Death
12/10/1915
Age
Enlisted
22 Son of John C (ploughman) & Ann Gavin (nee Ross) Penny, 59 St Patrick Street, Toronto, Canada Inverurie
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
C Coy 1st/6th Battalion
Service No
11279
Country
France
Cemetery
Chocques Military Cemetery
Grave Ref
I. G. 31.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals
1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
th
6 Gordons Ancestry.co.uk
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 20/10/1915, p 7
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 30/10/1915, p 7
Newspaper The Scotsman 01/11/1915, p 10 Memorials Newspaper Evening Express 05/11/1915, p 4 (photo) Newspaper People’s Journal 18/12/1915 (photo)
110
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 220 [11]. Border Crossings - arrived Buffalo, NY 20 Oct 1913. Father John Penny, Inverurie INVERURIE GORDONS WOUNDED Information has been received by Mr and Mrs Penny, 30 High Street, Inverurie that their son Pte John Penny, jun, 6th Gordons, has been wounded. When war broke out, Pte Penny came from Girvan, Saskatchewan, to join the Gordons. Pte Penny has other two brothers in the Gordons, one of whom lost his right eye at Neuve Chapelle, and his father is on the staff of the 6th Gordons. INVERURIE GORDON’S DEATH: Information has been received by Mr and Mrs John Penny, 30 High Street, Inverurie, that their son, Private John Penny, jun, of the 6 th Gordons, has died of wounds. Private Penny came from Saskatchewan to join the Gordons, and along with two brothers has been through all the fighting since Neuve Chapelle. Mr John Penny, sen, is also on active service, and is storekeeper at the headquarters of the battalion. John Penny of the 6th Gordons, is reported killed. He travelled from Saskatchewan to join the Gordons and is a son of Mr John Penny, 30 High Street, Inverurie. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrews Church Memorial (Communion Table) Scottish National War Memorial [2] INVERURIE’S GLORIOUS DEAD Inverurie heroes who have sacrificed their lives: Private J C Penny, Canadians (formerly 6th Gordons)
111 Name
Adam Marr PHILIP
Date of Birth
21/05/1895
Birthplace
Straith’s Cottage, Port Elphinstone
Census 1901
Port Elphinstone - Scholar. Father - wood boiler
Census 1911
Don Cottage, Port Elphinstone – Grocer, cooperative
Occupation
Grocer
Date of Death
02/04/1917
Age
Enlisted
21 Son of William Allan & Mary (nee Robb) Philip, Brewery Cottage, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie Married 1/10/1887, Meldrum Inverurie
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
A Company 1st/6th Battalion
Service No
266030
Country
France
Cemetery
St Nicholas British Cemetery
Grave Ref
I. G. 17.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds.
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
th
111
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 220 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Roll of Honour: PHILIP – Killed in action, on 23rd April, Private Adam Marr Philip, Gordons, aged 21 years and 11 months, fourth and dearly beloved son of William and Mary Philip, Brewery Cottage, Port-Elphinstone, Inverurie.
Newspaper Evening Express 12/05/1917, p 2
Newspaper People’s Journal 19/05/1917, p6 (Photo)
Memorials
Commemorated
Sibling
Pte Adam Philip, Gordons, killed. Son of Mr Wm Philip, Brewery Cottage, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie.
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] The Banks o’Urie Lodge, Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds (LOAS) Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 284 [8]: In loving memory of Pte. ADAM M.PHILIP killed in action 23 Apr.1917 aged 21, Gnr. DAVID H.PHILIP killed in action 30 Aug.1917 aged 25 and MARY BELLA d.in infancy – children of WM. & MARY PHILIP Port Elphinstone. Also JANE A FLORENCE beloved wife of ALEXR. PHILIP d.23 Feb.1914 aged 23 & their infant dau FLORENCE MARY, also their son ALEXANDER d19 Oct.1921 aged 9. David (No 135)
112 Name
Alexander PROSSER
Date of Birth
18/3/1897
Birthplace
9 Saphock Place, Inverurie
Census 1901
9 Saphock Place, Inverurie. Father - Navvy
Occupation
Employed by Mr A Cruickshank, cattle dealer
Date of Death
08/12/1916
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
19 Son of John & Margaret (nee Roger) Prosser, 9 Saphock Cottages, Inverurie Married 06/07/1884, Inverurie Beneficiary: Mother – Maggie Prosser, 91 North Street, Inverurie
Enlisted
Banchory
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st/4th Battalion
Service No
6417
Country
France
Cemetery
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Part II (M-Z)
Grave Ref
IV. E. 37.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Ancestry.co.uk
Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 & 1939-1947 In Memoriam: PROSSER – In loving member of our dear son and brother, Private Alexander Prosser, Gordons who died of wounds in France on the 8 th December 1916 aged 19 yrs. Verse, Inserted by his loving parents, sisters and brothers – Saphock Cottage, Inverurie. NEWS FROM TOWN AND COUNTY – INVERURIE – CASUALTIES Private Alexander Prosser, Gordons, son of Mr John Prosser, Saphock Cottage, North Street, has died of wounds. Prior to enlisting he was employed with Mr Alexander Cruickshank, cattle dealer. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 378 [8] : Erected by JOHN PROSSER in loving memory of his wife MARGARET ROGER d. Saphock Cottage 23 June 1924 aged 66, their eldest son d.5 Apr.1893 aged 11. Their youngest son ALEXANDER d. of wounds in France 8 Dec.1916 aged 19. Above JOHN PROSSER d.27 Mar. 1949 aged 93. Their sons DAVID d.20 June 1949 aged 64, JAMES d.13 Jan.1974 aged 86. Also his mother ELIZABETH SIMPSON d.9 Aug.1902 aged 69.
Family Information
Newspaper Evening Express 07/12/1918, p 2 Newspaper People’s Journal 23/12/1916, p 9 Memorials
Commemorated
Newspaper People’s Journal 10/03/1917, p 8
Pte Alex Prosser, Gordons, died of wounds. Son of Mr John Prosser, Saphock Cottage, Inverurie.
112
113 Name
John ROBERTSON
Date of Birth
10/04/1894
Birthplace
76 North Street, Inverurie
Census 1901
100a North Street, Inverurie . Father - plasterer's labourer
Census 1911
98 North Street, Inverurie – Shop assistant in grocery
Occupation
Linlithgow Co-operative Company
Date of Death
09/04/1917
Age
Enlisted
23 Son of John (farm servant) & Mary Ann (nee Ewen) Robertson, 8 Saphock Place, Inverurie Married 24/06/1893, Alford Bathgate
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st Battalion
Service No
14038
Country
France
Cemetery
Beaurains Road Cemetery
Grave Ref
F. 37
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Roll of Honour: ROBERTSON – Killed in action on 9th April 1917, Private John Robertson, Gordon Highlanders, aged 23 years, eldest and beloved son of John and Mary Robertson, 98a North Street, Inverurie – deeply mourned. No one who knew him need ever be told A warmer heart death never made cold; His cheery ways, his smiling face, There is none can fill dear John’s place. DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Pte John Robertson, killed, was the son of Mr Robertson, 98a North Street, Inverurie and was employed with the Linlithgow Co-operative Company
Family Information
Newspaper Evening Express 30/04/1917, p 2
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 01/05/1917, p 4
Newspaper People’s Journal 26/05/1917, p 6 (Photo)
Memorials
Commemorated
113
Pte John Robertson, Gordons, killed. Son of Mr John Robertson, 98a North Street, Inverurie.
Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Scottish National War Memorial [2] The Banks o’Urie Lodge, Loyal Order of Ancient shepherds Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 291 [8] : Erected by JOHN ROBERTSON in loving memory of his eldest son JOHN killed in action in France 9 Apr.1917 aged 23, his dau. MARY d.in infancy. His wife MARY ANN EWEN d.2 June 1918 aged 47.
114 Name
John ROGER
Date of Birth
04/04/1887
Birthplace
Inverurie
Census 1901
5 Saphock Place, Inverurie - Scholar . Father - general labourer
Address 1917
8a Keithhall Road, Inverurie
Date of Death
23/04/1917
Age
Spouse
30 Son of John Roger & Jane Robertson (papermill worker), 5 Saphock Place, Inverurie Married 30/11/1912, Inverurie – Williamina Hay (domestic servant)
Enlisted
Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st/4th Battalion
Service No
202597
Country
France
Cemetery
Crump Trench British Cemetery, Fampoux
Grave Ref
I. B. 12.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
th
114
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 232 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Evening Express 14/05/1917, p 2 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 15/05/1917, p 3
Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 rd ROGER – Killed in action, on 23 of April 1917, Private John Roger, Gordon Highlanders aged 30 years, beloved husband of Williamina Hay, 8a Keithhall Road, Inverurie.
Newspaper People’s Journal 16/06/1917, p 8 (Photo)
Memorials
Commemorated
DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE – Private John Roger, killed, resided at 8a Keithhall Road, Inverurie and leaves a widow and family.
Pte John Roger, Gordons, 8a Keithhall Road, Inverurie, killed.
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 222 [8] : In loving memory of JOHN ROGER d.15 Dec.1911 aged 51, his wife JANE ROBERTSON d.5 Apr.1899 aged 39. Their sons DAVID d.27 Oct.1896 aged 3yrs 3mths., JOHN killed in action in France 23 Apr.1917 aged 30
115 Name
William Adam ROSS
Date of Birth
26/03/1896
Birthplace
2 Kirkland Terrace, Inverurie
Census 1901
27 Station Road, Inverurie. Father - cattle dealer
Date of Death
13/11/1916
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
20 Son of John (Farmer) & Jane (nee Elder) Ross, Middleton of Balquhain, Chapel of Garioch Married 28/12/1893, Oldmachar, Aberdeen Beneficiary: Father – John Ross, The Farm, Port Elphinstone
Enlisted
Inverurie
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st Battalion
Service No
S/43629
Country
France
Cemetery
Queen's Cemetery, Puisieux
Grave Ref
B. 28
Cause of Death
Fell in action at Beaumont Hamel
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Journal 06/12/1916 p 3
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Missing – Private William Ross, Gordons, eldest son of Mr John Ross, The Farm, Port Elphinstone
Newspaper People’s Journal 09/12/1916, p 10 (Photo)
Pte William A Ross, Gordons, Inverurie, missing, son of Mr John Ross, Port Elphinstone.
Newspaper The Times Digital Archive 12/4/1917, p 10 Newspaper People’s Journal 28/04/1917, p4 (Photo)
Roll of Honour – Losses in the ranks – Lists of 1,150 names: Previously reported Missing, now reported Killed. Gordon Highrs - .. Ross, 43629, W A (Inverurie) [43]
Family Information
Memorials
Commemorated
115
Pte Wm A Ross, Gordons, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie, posted missing, now reported killed. Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 46 [8] : In loving memory of JOHN ROSS farmer Middleton of Balquhain, Inverurie d.20 Nov.1919 aged 64. His sons WILLIAM ADAM fell in action at Beaumont Hamel 13 Nov.1916 aged 20, IAN d.in infancy. His wife JANE ELDER d.13 Mar.1953 aged 90. JOHN W.MORRISON beloved husband of MARGARET ROSS b.15 Apr.1893 – d.25 July 1958. His wife MARGARET ROSS (PEGGY) b.19 Feb.1899 – d.1 July 1971.
116 Name
Patrick SIMPSON
Date of Birth
04/08/1893
Birthplace
39 High Street, Inverurie
Census 1901
38 High Street, Inverurie – Scholar. Father - Blacksmith
Census 1911
38 High Street, Inverurie – Commercial clerk
Occupation
Clerk
Date of Death
21/11/1916
Age
Enlisted
23 Son of William (blacksmith) & Isabella (nee Watt) Simpson, 38 High Street, Inverurie Married 05/07/1880, Keith Inverurie
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st/7th Battalion
Service No
6419
Country
France
Cemetery
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
Grave Ref
VIII. D. 204.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds sustained in battle at Beaumont Hamel.
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Evening Express 28/11/1916, p 2
UK Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 & 1939-1947 SIMPSON – Died of wounds, received in action on the 21st November, Private Patrick Simpson, Gordon Highlanders, son of Wm Simpson, High Street, Inverurie, aged 23 years.
Family Information
Newspaper People’s Journal 09/12/1916, p 10
Memorials
Commemorated
116
Pte Patrick Simpson, Gordons, Inverurie, died of wounds. He was a son of Dean of Guild Simpson.
Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Lilac Lodge (BOFG) Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 562 [8] : In loving memory of WILLIAM SIMPSON blacksmith for 8 years a member of the Inverurie/ /Town Council d.11 Aug.1919 aged 62. His sons WILLIAM Detective Sergt. d. Shanghai 8 Dec. 1913 aged 30 – interred Bubbling Well Cemetery, PARTICK 6th Gordon Highlanders d. of wounds received in action at Beaumont Hamel 21 Nov.1916 aged 23 – interred in Boulogne Cemetery, JOHNNIE d.in infancy 1885. His wife ISABELLA WATT d.23 June 1921 aged 57. Their son JAMES SIMPSON blacksmith d. Ardross 13 Oct.1961 aged 76, his wife MAGGIE ANN PHILIP d. there 11 Dec.1961 aged 80. At Rest.
117 Name
Alexander SMITH
Date of Birth
08/01/1882
Birthplace
North Street, Inverurie
Census 1901
Rutherfolds Croft, Inverurie - labourer at paper mills
Occupation
Farm servant/soldier
Date of Death
06/08/1917
Age
Enlisted
34 Son of William (farmer) & Elizabeth (nee Fraser) Smith, Rutherfolds, Inverurie Married 01/12/1866, Newmachar (1st marriage). Attested 14/01/1904, Glasgow. Total service 13 years 205 days [5]
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
9th Battalion
Service No
9285
Country
France – 59 General Hospital
Cemetery
Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery
Grave Ref
IV. D. 11.
Cause of Death
Died from gunshot wound in back. [5]
Campaign Medals
1914 Star
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 British Army WW1 Service Records - document year 1904. Full military history. Post Office Telegraph To: “Smith, Rutherford Faulds, Inverurie 5/925 – Seventh August – Deeply regret to report 9285 Private Alexander smith 9th Gordons died sixth August at 59 General Hospital St Omer from gunshot wound back.”
Family Information
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Newspaper Evening Telegraph 10/10/1914, p 3 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 14/08/1917, p 4
Newspaper Evening Express 16/08/1917, p 3
Newspaper People’s Journal 15/09/1917, p5 (Photo) Memorials
Commemorated
117
Highland Brigade Casualties - Wounded: 9285 – Private A Smith, Inverurie, previously labourer DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Private Alexander Smith, Gordons, died of wounds, third son of Mr William Smith, Rutherford-folds, Inverurie, was 35 years of age, and formerly farm servant in the Newmachar district. Other three names have been added to the roll of honour since last week – Lance-Corporal James Jaffray, son of Mr John Jaffray, Hawthorn Cottages; Private Colin Campbell Ivers, son of Mr Henry Ivers, North Street (Mr Ivers has five sons with the colour); and Private Smith, son of Mr William Smith, Rutherford-folds. Another lad well known in the burgh, although not a native, has given his life for his King and country – Jim Russell. He was for some years in the employment of Mr Watson, ironmonger. Pte Alex Smith, Gordons, Rutherfordfolds, Inverurie, died from wounds. Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2] Either St Andrews or West Church (1 Alexander Smith on each memorial) Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 21 [8] : Sacred to the memory of my husband WILLIAM SMITH d Rutherfolds, Inverurie 12 Oct.1937 aged 95. His son ALEXANDER d.in France 1917. Also our dau. MARJORY d.10 May 1921. PETER, ROBERT & GEORGE d.in U.S.A. LEWIS & ANNIE d.in infancy. Also his wife ELIZABETH McGREGOR d.23 Nov.1941 aged 76. IDA beloved dau. d.7 Feb.1978 in USA, HELEN beloved dau. d.19 Nov.1978. (NB – Elizabeth McGregor, 2nd wife.)
118 Name
Alexander SMITH
Date of Birth
C 1896
Birthplace
Findochty, Banffshire
118
Census 1901 Residence 1916
13 West High Street, Inverurie
Occupation Date of Death
15/11/1916
Age Family Information
Son of David Smith, 5 Main Street, Findochty, Banffshire
Enlisted
Inverurie
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
6th Battalion
Service No
923
Country
France
Cemetery
Mailly Wood Cemetery, Mailly-Maillet
Grave Ref
Plot I Row K Grave 27
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals
1914 Star, Victory Medal, British Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
Newspaper [16]
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 NEWS FROM TOWN AND COUNTY – INVERURIE – CASUALTIES Since last week intimation of the following local casualties has come to hand, viz: Private Adam Bothwell, only son of Mrs Bothwell, Milton of Thainstone; Private Tom Murison, son of Mr T Murison, Strathburn Cottage; Private William Mair, grandson of Mr John Watt, Netherton; and Private Alexander Smith, who belonged to Findochty and resided at 13 West High Street, have made the supreme sacrifice. Lance-Corporal Thomas John Low, son of ex-Bailie Low, Union Bank; and Private William Ross, son of Mr John Ross, Port Elphinstone, have been reported missing. (See Nos 078, 102 & 108) In Memoriam SMITH – In loving memory of our dear nephew, Private Alick Smith, Gordon th Highlanders, killed in action, 13 November 1916 The hardest part has yet to come, When the warriors return, And we miss among the cheering crowd, The face of the one we mourn. Inserted by his Uncle, aunt, and Cousins, Restaurant, 13 West High Street, Inverurie. Banffshire Advertiser 07/12/1916, p5
Ancestry.co.uk
British Army Medal Rolls Index Cards 1914-1920
Memorial
Inverurie War Memorial
Newspaper People’s Journal 09/12/1916, p 9
Newspaper Evening Express 13/11/1918, p2
CHECK - NM181799 Newspaper
Date
Page/Column
BA
death
Description
07/12/1916
5/2
BA
letter of condolence to Smith's mother
14/12/1916
5/2
BA
obituary & photograph
28/12/1916
5/2
119 Name
William Charles SMITH
Date of Birth
30/10/1888
Birthplace
33 West High Street, Inverurie
Census 1901
73 Leslie Terrace, Aberdeen. Father - baker
Date of Death
05/05/1916
Age
Enlisted
27 Son of Thomas Henry (Baker) & Margaret (nee Smith) Smith. Married 28/10/1885, Oldmachar London 06/01/1916
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st Battalion
Service No
S/13860
Country
France – No 8 Casualty Clearing Station
Cemetery
Bailleul
Grave Ref
II. D. 13.
Cause of Death
Died of wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Vol 4, p 119 SMITH, WILLIAM CHARLES, Private 1st Battn (75th Foot) The Gordon Highlanders, s of Thomas Henry Smith, baker by his wife, Margaret; b Inverurie, co Aberdeen 30 Oct 1888, was a Seaman, enlisted 6 Jan 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders and died in No 8 Casualty Clearing Station 5 May following from wounds received in action. Buried in the British Soldiers’ Cemetery of the Clearing Station ; unmarried. Aberdeen - MEN IN LISTS OF CASUALTIES – KILLED – PTE. W. SMITH, GORDONS: Mrs Smith, 2 View Terrace, Aberdeen, has received intimation officially of the death her nephew. Private W. Smith, of the Gordons. Private Smith was years of age and had been seaman prior enlisting. He was a son of Mr Thomas H. Smith, baker, late of Inverurie. In a letter conveying the news, the chaplain writes: "This morning I conducted his funeral service. His grave will-be marked with a plain cross, on which will be inscribed in durable metal lettering his name, number, regiment, date and cause of death. Our soldiers' graves are most carefully preserved and tended by the authorities. " I can assure you of my deep sympathy with you in your great loss. I know something of what it will mean to you. I felt greatly drawn your nephew from the fact that he was in the Gordons and that, he himself told me, he came from Inverurie, so near to my own parish. Your nephew has died in the execution of his duty. He has given his life for others following in the footsteps of Him who died for us. He was brave and gallant soldier and died nobly." Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Family Information
De Ruvigny Roll of Honour
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 10/05/1916, p 3
Memorials
119
120 Name
Alexander Duncan SMITH
Date of Birth
31/01/1898
Birthplace
Upper Coullie, Monymusk
Census 1901
Upper Coullie, Monymusk. Father – gardener’s labourer
Date of Death
15/10/1917
Age
Regiment
19 Son of Peter and Agnes (nee Lyon) Smith, Wardfold, Blairdaff, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire. Married 01/07/1882, Cluny Aberdeen Private (CWGC gives L/Cpl, UK Soldiers died in WW1 gives as Private same service number.) [1] Gordon Highlanders
Unit
2nd Battalion
Service No
S/17520
Country
France
Cemetery
Etaples Military Cemetery
Grave Ref
XXX. D. 10A.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds -
Campaign Medals
Lance Corporal – Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 22/11/1917, p 4
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Family Information Enlisted Rank
Memorials
Commemorated
120
DISTRICT CASUALTIES – NCO’S & Men Killed – Died of Wounds – GORDONS – Smith 17520 A D (Inverurie) Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial (Rank - Private) Cluny Graveyard, No 24 [44] In memory of Agnes Lyon beloved wife of Peter Smith d 1935 aged 74. Their family Mary d 1886 aged 3, Robert d 1913 aged 29, ALEXANDER d in action 1917 aged 19. Above Peter Smith late of Wardfold & Blairdaff farms d 20 May 1951 aged 91; son Francis d St Albans 10 Feb 1969 aged 62.
NB – People’s Journal 19/08/1916, p 6 – photo of “Pte Alex D Smith, Gordons, has relatives at 71 West High Street, Inverurie. No other text.
121 Name
Alexander WATT
Date of Birth
1896
Birthplace
St Nicholas, Aberdeen
Census 1901
Sheilbog, Keithhall
Census 1911
Sheilbog, Keithhall (14 yrs) – working on farm
Occupation
Farm servant
Date of Death
20/09/1917
Age
Enlisted
21 Son of Alexander & Annie (nee Rennie) Watt, Shielbog, Keithhall, Inverurie Married 30/11/1895, St Nicholas, Aberdeen Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
4th Battalion
Service No
202897
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Tyne Cot Memorial
Grave Ref
Panel 135 to 136.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action.
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Acknowledgements: WATT – Mr & Mrs Watt and family return sincere thanks to all friends and neighbours for kind sympathy extended to them in their recent sad bereavement. Sheilbog, Keith-hall, Inverurie. Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2] Keithhall Churchyard No 13 [30] In loving memory of our dear son ALEXANDER killed in action in France 20 Sept 1917 aged 21; JAMES d in infancy; their mother ANNIE RENNIE d at the Infirmary 10 Mar 1939 aged 76; their father ALEXANDER WATT d Shielbog 10 Dec 1944 aged 83.
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 12/10/1917, p 1 Memorials
Commemorated
Newspaper People’s Journal 13/10/1917, p 8 (Photo)
Pte Alex Watt, Gordons, Sheilbog, Keith-hall, Inverurie, killed.
122 Name
Adam Paterson WILSON
Date of Birth
17/04/1896
Birthplace
Burn Lane, Inverurie
Census 1901
Bridgeview, Kemnay. Father – blacksmith at granite quarry
Census 1911
Rosehall, Rayne (14 yrs) – cattleman on farm
Occupation
Brass finisher, Loco Works
Date of Death
04/06/1915
Age
Enlisted
19 Son of Alexander & Helen (nee Paterson) Wilson, 25 Constitution Street, Inverurie. Married 15/12/1893, Inverurie Inverurie
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
6th Battalion
Service No
10749
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Tyne Cot Memorial
Grave Ref
Panel 39 to 41.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
1914/15, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
th
122
6 Gordons
The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, p 232 [11].
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Northern Men Fallen in Action: INVERURIE FAMILY’S LOSS – Information was received in Inverurie yesterday of the death of Private Adam Wilson, of the 6th Gordons. He was a brass finisher at the Locomotive Works, and the son of Mrs Wilson, 25 Constitution Street. Another brother, Private Alexander Wilson of the 2nd Gordons, was killed about a month ago. INVERURIE – Private Allan (Adam) Wilson 6th Gordon Highlanders, son of Mrs A Wilson, Constitution Street, was killed by rifle fire on June 4, being hit in the head and dying instantaneously. He was nineteen years of age and an apprentice brass moulder at the locomotive works. His eldest brother was killed at the front barely a month ago. Roll of Honour: WILSON – Killed in action on May 17, Private Alexander Wilson, 2nd Gordons, aged 21 years, also on June 4, Private Adam Wilson, 6th Gordons, aged 19 years, sons of Mrs Alexander Wilson, 25 Constitution Street, Inverurie. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] The Banks o’Urie Lodge, Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds (LOAS) Alexander (No 123) – see below
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 11/06/1915, p 7
Newspaper The Scotsman 12/6/1915, p 11
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 14/06/1915, p 4
Memorials Sibling
123
Name
Alexander WILSON
Date of Birth
09/08/1894
Birthplace
Keithhall
Occupation
Moulder, Locomotive Department, Inverurie [7]
Date of Death
17/05/1915
Age
Enlisted
20 Son of Alexander & Helen (nee Paterson), 162 Bankhead Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen (prev 25 Constitution Street, Inverurie). Native of Keithhall Married 15/12/1893, Inverurie Aberdeen 10/08/1914 [21]
Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
2nd Battalion
Service No
3/6288
Country
France
Cemetery
Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery
Grave Ref
Campaign Medals
I. A. 124. Died of Wounds (gunshot wound to abdomen and leg), No 10 Stationary Hospital, St Omer 1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Findmypast.co.uk
British army Service Records 1914-1920 AN INVERURIE GORDON’S DEATH: A telegram was received yesterday from the Record Office, Perth by Mrs Alex Wilson, 25 Constitution Street, Inverurie informing her that her son, Private Alex Wilson died in No 10 Stationary Hospital;, St Omer on 17 th May. It is supposed that he had died of wounds. Private Wilson, who was twenty years of age, enlisted in the 3rd Gordons shortly after the outbreak of the war. Roll of Honour: WILSON – Killed in action on May 17, Private Alexander Wilson, 2nd Gordons, aged 21 years, also on June 4, Private Adam Wilson, 6th Gordons, aged 19 years, sons of Mrs Alexander Wilson, 25 Constitution Street, Inverurie.
Family Information
Cause of Death
Newspaper The Scotsman 22/05/1915, p 11
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 14/06/1915, p 4
123
Newspaper People’s Journal 26/06/1915, p 8 (photo)
Memorials Sibling
INVERURIE BROTHERS KILLED Two Inverurie brothers who have been killed. Their names are Private Alex Wilson, 2d Gordons, and Private Adam Wilson, 6th Gordons. They are sons of Mrs Wilson, 35 Constitution Street, Inverurie. GNSR Aberdeen Joint Station Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] The Banks o’Urie Lodge, LOAS Adam (No 122)
124 Name
Robert WATT
124
Date of Birth Birthplace Census 1901 Census 1911 Education Occupation Date of Death Age Family Information Enlisted Rank
Private
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st/6th Battalion
Service No
265562
Country Cemetery/Memorial Grave Ref Cause of Death Campaign Medals Memorial
Inverurie War Memorial
Source Newspaper Other
CHECK - LIBINDX NM208530 Robert Watt – Gordon Highlanders killed 23/4/1917. Service No 265562 Son of John Watt, Miller Place, Keith Newspaper Description Date BH BH BA
death death death
Banffshire Herald Banffshire Advertiser
12/05/1917 12/05/1917 17/05/1917
Page/Column 1/1 1/1 6/2
125
Name
George ROBERTSON
Date of Birth
c 1887
Birthplace
Inverurie
Census 1901
10 Gallowfold Lane, Inverurie - Paper mill worker. Stepson of James Lynch
Date of Death
01/11/1915
Age
Soldiers’ Gills [15]
28 Son of Mrs Mary Jane (nee Morrison) Lynch, 11 Constitution Street, Inverurie. (Mother remarried to James Lynch 15/04/1895, Oldmachar, Aberdeen) Beneficiary: sister – Chrissie Grant, Roselea Cottage, Oldmeldrum.
Enlisted
Oldmeldrum
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Unit
1st/5th Battalion
Service No
1240
Country
France
Cemetery
St Sever Cemetery, Rouen
Grave Ref
A. 14. 17.
Cause of Death
Died of Heart Failure
Campaign Medals
1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Commonwealth Graves 1914-1921 Inverurie War Memorial St Mary’s Episcopal Church War Memorial, Inverurie Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Family Information
Memorials
125
126
Name
George Walker FULLERTON
Date of Birth
07/08/1881
Birthplace
Bankhead, Newhills, Aberdeen
Census 1891
Address 1918
Mackie Cottage, Newhills, Aberdeen Inverurie Mills Workman’s Cottage, Kintore Parents Henry & Grace Fullerton. (Father – Mechanical engineer) 754 Yoker Road, Yoker, Glasgow.
Occupation
Mechanical engineer (marine)
Date of Death
29/04/1918
Age
Rank
36 Son of Henry & Grace(nee Brown) Fullerton. Married 02/07/1875, Newhills Married 01/12/1911, Old Kirkpatrick, Dumbarton - Catherine Lindsay Morrison Engineman
Regiment
Royal Navy
Unit
SS Kut Sang (London) Mercantile Marine
Country
England
Cemetery
Tower Hill Memorial Mercantile Marine Memorial
Grave Ref
M. R. 39
Cause of Death
“Kut Sang” steamship, torpedoed and sunk by UB105in Mediterranean
Campaign Medals
Mercantile Marine War Medal
Census 1901
Family Information Spouse
Ellis Island [45] Ancestry.co.uk
ShipNostalgia.com “Kut Sang” [46]
Memorials
126
Passenger: George Walker Fullerton; arrived aboard the “California” on December 2 1908. Nationality: Scottish; Place of Residence Inverurie; ship arrival port: New York; Departure port: Glasgow; ID No 101862130263 UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1919 & 1939-1947 The SS Kut Sang (4,895 tons) was chartered by the British Admiralty from the China Coast Trade (The Indo-China Steam Navigation Company) to be used as a Transport in the British Merchant Navy during the First World War. She sailed in convoy to the Mediterranean and thence to India (twice) before returning to the Med. She was on her way to Gibraltar, en route to South America, when she was torpedoed off Cape Palos in Spain just after 20:00 hours on 29 April 1918. She sank within three minutes. Of the 68 crew, only 9 survived. She was skippered by Captain GH Alcock. Inverurie War Memorial Lilac Lodge (BOFG) Memorial St Andrews Church Memorial (Communion Table) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
127 Name
Alexander Reid SIMPSON
Date of Birth
03/02/1880
Birthplace
Woodbine Cottage, Crichie, Kintore
Census 1881
No 1, Woodbine Cottages, Kintore – aged 1 yr.
Census 1891
Crichie Labourer’s Cottage, Oldmeldrum - Scholar
Address 1917
59 Wilson Street, West Hartlepool, County Durham
Occupation
Chief engineer
Date of Death
09/07/1917
Age
Spouse
37 Son of John (coachman) & Mary (nee Reid) Simpson Married 19/06/1895, Ellon Married Q1 1916, Hartlepool, Durham - Gertrude Randall
Rank
2nd Engineer
Regiment
Royal Navy
Unit
Mercantile Marine SS "Calliope" (London)
Service
British Army (no service number)
Cemetery
Tower Hill Memorial, London
Grave Ref
Mercantile Marine Memorial Part VII - M R 39
Cause of Death
Lost at sea (presumed drowned)
Campaign Medals
Mercantile Marine War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Commonwealth Graves 1914-1919 Select England Marriages - Married Gertrude Randall, 22 Jan 1916, St Paul, Hartlepool, England England & Wales, National Probate Calendar 1815-1966, p 245 SIMPSON, Alexander Reid of 59 Wilson Street, West Hartlepool died 9 July 1917 at sea. Administration Durham 20 November to Gertrude Simpson widow. Effects £295 1s 1d. Probate date: 20/11/1918 Roll of Honour: SIMPSON – Reported missing since July 9, 1917, now officially reported lost at sea, Chief Engineer A R Simpson, HMT – husband of Gertrude Randall, West Hartlepool, and eldest son of the late John Simpson, Pineshaw, Inverurie. District Casualties – Inverurie Chief Engineer, A R Simpson, who was reported missing on July 9 from one of HMS trawlers, is now officially announced “lost at sea.” He was the husband of Gertrude Randall, West Hartlepool, and eldest son of the late Mr John Simpson, Pineshaw, Inverurie. CALLIOPE (West Hartlepool) defensively-armed, 5 April 1917, 35 miles SW from Ustica, Italy, torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. Six lives lost including Master, 1st and 2nd Officers and 3rd Engineer made prisoners., while en route from Cardiff to Malta with a cargo of coal. [47] Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 195 [8] : Erected by JOHN SIMPSON in memory of his wife MARY REID d Crichie 11 May 1913 aged 64. Above JOHN SIMPSON d.23 July 1916 aged 69. Their son ALEXANDER lost at sea July 1917 aged 37, their daus JANE ANN d.12 Mar.1965 aged 89, ALICE d.2 Jan.1978 aged 92 widow of JOHN MAVOR.
Family Information
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Newspaper Evening Express 15/1/1918, p 3
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 16/01/1918, p 4
Naval History – Calliope
Memorials
Commemorated
127
128 Name
David STRACHAN
Date of Birth
18/05/1889
Birthplace
Drimmies, Inverurie
Census 1891
Drimmies Croft, Inverurie (Father – Signal fitter, born Glasgow)
Census 1901
Drimmies Croft, Inverurie - scholar
Addresses 1917
64 Crombie Road, Torry, Aberdeen.
Occupation
Engineman and marine stoker
Date of Death
09/04/1917
Age
Spouse
27 Son of Charles (agricultural labourer) & Eliza Davidson (nee Scott) Strachan Married 07/09/1867, Foveran Married 6/10/1910, Powis Parish Church, Aberdeen - Jane Reid Low
Rank
Engineer
Regiment
Royal Navy
Unit
Royal Naval Reserve (T) HM Trawler “Orthos”
Service No
575ES
Country
UK - At sea off Lowestoft
Memorial
Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Memorial Ref
Panel 28 Killed or died as a result of mine explosion off coast of Lowestoft. Body not recovered for burial. Victory Medal, British War Medal UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921 & 1939-1947 – Memorial Register, Portsmouth Memorial Part 6. UK Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Roll 1914-1919. Relatives notified Wife: Jessie Strachan, 26 Charlotte Street, Aberdeen
Family Information
Cause of Death Campaign Medals [4] Ancestry.co.uk Ancestry.co.uk
128
Newspaper Memorials
Aberdeen Built Ships
Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2] A steel trawler, HMS Orthos was built by J Duthie, Shipbuilder in Aberdeen in 1913. She was requisitioned in August 1914 and converted to a minesweeper by the Royal Navy. On 9 April 1917 she was sunk by a mine from the German submarine UC-14 (Ulrick Pilzecker) off Lowestoft, 1 person lost. [48]
129 Name
Charles McCOMBIE
Date of Birth
02/09/1880
Birthplace
Aberdeen
Census 1881
37 Powis Place, Aberdeen
Census 1891
Beulah Cottage, Hilton Road, Aberdeen. Father – locomotive inspector
Census 1901
51 Clifton Road, Aberdeen – Able seaman
Occupation
Master of trawler
Date of Death
Abt 22/02/1917
Age
Residence 1917
36 Son of William & Annie (nee Lumsden) McCombie, Clifton Villa, Inverurie Married 07/01/1870, Aboyne South Shields, Durham, England
Rank
Petty Officer
Regiment
Royal Navy
Country
Not known
Cause of Death
Not known District Casualties: Killed – Mr William McCombie, locomotive inspector, Clifton Villa, Inverurie, has received news that his son, Petty Officer Charles McCombie, has been killed but no particulars are to hand as to how he met his death. Petty Officer McCombie served his apprenticeship at the Kittybrewster Locomotive Works of the Great North of Scotland Railway Company, and was afterwards master of a trawler. A brother is serving in France with the RAMC, and a sister is a nurse at Oldmill (NB – Clifton Villa, 65 Harlaw Road, Inverurie) District Intelligence – INVERURIE Mr William McCombie, Clifton Villa, has received intimation that his son, Petty Officer, Charles McCombie, has been killed, but particulars have not yet come to hand as to how he met his death. His widow and family reside at South Shields. Petty Officer McCombie served his apprenticeship at the GNSR Locomotive Works, Kittybrewster.
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 22/02/1917, p 2
Newspaper People’s Journal 24/02/1917, p 7
Newspaper People’s Journal 03/03/1917, p 8 (Photo)
Memorials
Petty Officer, Charles McCombie, killed, son of Mr Wm McCombie, Clifton Villa, Inverurie.
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6]
NB: Brother – James McCombie, RAMC, awarded Military Medal 1917.
129
130 Name
Harry John McINTOSH
Date of Birth
26/06/1891
Baptism
06/09/1891, St Mary’s Episcopal, Inverurie [5]
Birthplace
Kintore
Census 1901
Turnpike Dyelvilla, Kintore. (Father domestic gardener)
Census 1911
Occupation
Nicol’s Cottage, Kintore – Assistant boiler man, papermill Harry John McIntosh, AB Royal Naval Division, Nicol’s Cottage, Kintore with William McIntosh, soldier, George McIntosh, gardener, and Mrs Mary Ann McIntosh [10] Labourer
Date of Death
26/08/1918
Age
Enlisted
24 Son of George & Mary Ann (nee Stephen) McIntosh, Gardener's Cottage, Port Elphinstone Married 15/05/1885, Oldmachar, Aberdeen 16/11/1915
Rank
Able Seaman
Regiment
Royal Navy
Unit
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Hawke Battalion RN Division
Service No
Clyde Z/7254
Country
France
Cemetery
Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais
Grave Ref
III. C. 19.
Cause of Death
Died of wounds whilst Prisoner of War
Campaign Medals [4]
Victory Medal, British War Medal Great Britain, Royal Naval Division Casualties of the Great War 1914-1924 – Information: Enlisted 16/11/15 ; Draft for BEF 19/3/17, joined Hawke Battalion 11/4/17-1/6/17 BW left arm, Invalided to UK 8/6/17 ; Draft for BEF 18/2/18, joined Hawke Battalion 5/3/18-17/3/18 Gassed, Invalided to UK 26/3/18 ; Draft for BEF 3/7/18, joined Hawke Battalion 17/8/18-26/8/18 Discharged Dead. Incident Details: Missing, assumed killed in action, later reported died of wounds whilst POW at the Main Dressing Station of Field Ambulance No.8 at Bertincourt. Death caused by his left side being crushed in. Royal Naval Division Service Records 1914-1920: p3 NP2/3786/21 – German report – 04/02/1921 - “Died on August 26th 1918 at the main dressing station of Field Ambulance No 8 at Bertincourt. His death was caused by his left side being crushed in, and he was buried in the Military Cemetery at Bertincourt in grave No 339. “ Body exhumed and reburied (see burial card). District News – Roll of Honour: AB Harry J McIntosh, RND (gassed) is a son of Mr George McIntosh, gardener, Nicol’s Cottage, Port Elphinstone.
Absent Voter 1918-19
Family Information
Ancestry.co.uk
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Newspaper People’s Journal 06/04/1918, p 8 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 23/10/1918, p 2
NORTHERN CASUALTIES IN THE WAR MISSING: Harry J McIntosh, Port-Elphinstone
Memorials
Inverurie War Memorial St Mary's Episcopal Church War Memorial – inside church Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Siblings
William (No 51) & Hector (No 100)
130
131 Name
John HENDRY
Date of Birth
10/09/1887
Birthplace
Northburn Cottage, Inverurie
Census 1901
Address 1919
Westburn, Inverurie - Scholar England - Harwick, St Nicholas, Essex. Boadicea, Harwich Harbour, Essex. Single - Private, Infantry, age 23, born Inverurie, Aberdeenshire 12 Burnt Hope Terrace, Gillingham, Kent
Occupation
Plumber
Date of Death
05/04/1919
Age
Spouse
32 Son of William (shepherd/farmer) & Jessie Kesson Hendry, Garlogie, Skene (late of Westburn, Inverurie) Married 21/08/1881, Inverurie Gertrude,
Enlisted
Bef 1911
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Royal Marines
Unit
Royal Marine Light Infantry - Chatham Division
Service No
CH/15078
Country
UK - Kent
Cemetery
Gillingham (Woodlands) Cemetery, Kent, England
Grave Ref
Naval. 7. 365.
Cause of Death
Pneumonia
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK, Royal Navy and Marine War Graves Roll 1914-1919 Deaths: HENDRY - At Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham (of pneumonia contracted on service) on the 5th April, Sergeant John Hendry, Royal Marines, eldest son of William Hendry, farmer, Garlogie, Skene (late of Westburn, Inverurie) aged 31 years and 11 months. Deeply regretted Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, no 240 [8] : Erected by WILLIAM & JESSIE HENDRY in loving memory of their family: BESSIE FOWLER d.20 Sept.1890 aged 5, DAVID WILLIAMS d.6 Feb.1893 aged 10mths. Said JESSIE KESSON HENDRY d 18 Nov 1913 aged 63 yrs, their son SGT JOHN HENDRY RMLI d.5 Apr.1919 aged 31 and interred in Gillingham Cemetery. Said WILLIAM HENDRY d.5 Dec.1921 aged 72.
Census 1911
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 10/04/1919, p 1 Memorial
Commemorated
131
132 Name
George Cocker YOUNG
Date of Birth
01/03/1891
Birthplace
Maryfield, Inverurie
Census 1901
Nether Davah Farm, Inverurie
Census 1911
Lower Davah, Inverurie - plasterer
Occupation
Plasterer
Date of Death
25/07/1916
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
25 Son of William (Farmer) & Helen (nee Cocker) Young Married 09/06/1883, Drumblade Beneficiary: Mother – Mrs Helen Young, Lower Davah, Inverurie
Enlisted
Aberdeen
Rank
Acting Bombardier
Regiment
Royal Field Artillery
Unit
A Battery, 157th Brigade
Service No
L/15254
Country
France
Cemetery
La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie, Somme
Grave Ref
I. D. 59.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals [4]
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 GUNNER G YOUNG, INVERURIE: Mr William Young, Davah Farm, Inverurie, has received notification that his son, Gunner George Young, of the Royal Field Artillery, has been killed in France. Before enlistment he was a plasterer in the employment of Mr Robert Moir. NEWS FROM TOWN AND COUNTY – INVERURIE – CASUALTIES Information has been received by Mr William Young, Davah Farm, that his son, Bombardier George Young, RFA had died of wounds. He was formerly a plasterer with Mr Robert Moir. Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 606 [8] : In sacred memory of WILLIAM YOUNG farmer d. Davah 1 Feb.1923 aged 68. His sons JOHN d.9 July 1924 aged 37, GEORGE fell in action in France 25 July 1916 aged 25, CHARLES fell in action in France 5 Aug.1916 aged 21, ALEXANDER fell in action in France 9 Aug.1917 aged 23. H7is wife HELEN COCKER 19 Mar.1927 aged 74.
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 15/08/1916, p 3 Newspaper People’s Journal 19/08/1916, p 7 Memorials
Commemorated
Siblings
Alexander (No 037) & Charles (No 058)
132
133 Name
George Ferguson LUMSDEN
Date of Birth
22/05/1898
Birthplace
53 West High Street, Inverurie
Census 1901
53 West High Street, Inverurie. Father – Joiner
Census 1911
Falconer Place, Inverurie - Scholar
Occupation
Employee of North of Scotland Bank
Date of Death
26/10/1917
Age
Enlisted
19 Parents John Strath& Bellanna Walker (nee Ferguson) Lumsden, Oakville, Falconer Place, Inverurie. Married 01/06/1895, Daviot Beneficiary: Mother – Mrs B W Lumsden, Oakville, Falconer Place, Inverurie Aberdeen
Rank
Gunner
Regiment
Royal Field Artillery
Unit
C Battery 84th Brigade
Service No
218412
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Dozinghem Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen
Grave Ref
XII. F. 21.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Gunner G F Lumsden (died of wounds, was a son of Mr John S Lumsden, Oakville, Falconer Place, Inverurie. He was 19 years of age, and before enlistment was in the service of the North of Scotland and Town and County Bank at their branch at Logie Durno.
Family Information Soldiers’ Wills [15]
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 07/11/1917, p 4
North of Scotland Bank Ltd War Record 1914-18
Memorials
Commemorated
Sibling
133
Entered service at Inverurie, West High Street, 4 th August 1914. Enlisted from Durno, 2nd April 1917. Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds received at Passchendaele Ridge, 26th October, 1917. [49] (Page 79)
Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church North of Scotland Bank [49] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 60 [8] : In memory of JOHN INNES LUMSDEN RAMC d.in action near Mametz 25 July 1916 aged 20 – buried in Dartmoor Cemetery at Beerodel Near Albert, France, GEORGE FERGUSON LUMSDEN RFA d of wounds received in action near Ypres 26 Oct.1917 aged 19 – buried in British Cemetery at Dozinghem, Belgium. BELLANA WALKER FERGUSON mother of the above & beloved wife of JOHN S LUMSDEN d.27 May 1945 aged 83. Said JOHN STRATH LUMSDEN d.22 May 1955 aged 95. In loving memory of GEORGE WATT their son-in-law d.23 Apr.1964. James Innes (No 22)
134 Name
John Duguid MEARNS
Date of Birth
05/02/1894
Birthplace
17 Burn Lane, Inverurie
Census 1901
17 Burn Lane, Inverurie - Scholar
Residence 1918
Glasgow
Date of Death
27/06/1918
Age
Enlisted
24 Son of Robert & Margaret (nee Duguid) Mearns, 17 Burn Lane, Inverurie. Married 31/12/1889, Tarves Glasgow
Rank
Gunner
Regiment
Royal Field Artillery
Unit
X 52nd Trench Mortar Battery
Service No
125892
Country
France
Cemetery
La Targette British Cemetery, Neuville-St Vaast, Pas de Calais
Grave Ref
III. A. 20.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 District Casualties – Inverurie Mr Robert Mearns, 17 Burn Lane, Inverurie, has been notified that his son, Gunner John Mearns, RFA, has been killed in action. He joined the forces early in 1915 and has seen service in Mesopotamia and France.
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 17/07/1918, p 4
Newspaper Evening Express 27/07/1918, p 2 (Photo)
Memorials
Commemorated
134
Roll of Honour: Gunner John Mearns, RFA, killed in action was the son of Mr Robert Mearns, 17 Burn Lane, Inverurie.
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 016 [8] : In loving memory of ROBERT MEARNS d.5 Nov.1939 aged 82, his wife MARGARET DUGUID d.22 Dec.1930 aged 68. Also of their sons JOHN DUGUID MEARNS Gunner RFA killed in action 27 June 1918 aged 24, ALEXANDER MEARNS d.2 Aug.1980 aged 77.
135 Name
David Hendry PHILIP (“Harry”)
Date of Birth
03/12/1891
Birthplace
Strait Cottage, Port Elphinstone, Kintore
Census 1901
Port Elphinstone - Scholar
Census 1911
Don Cottages, Port Elphinstone - Baker
Occupation
Baker with A W Gray.
Date of Death
30/08/1917
Age
Enlisted
25 Son of William Allan & Mary (nee Robb) Philip, Brewery Cottage, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie Married 0/10/1887, Meldrum Port Elphinstone
Rank
Gunner
Regiment
Royal Field Artillery
Unit
315th Royal Field Artillery C Battery
Service No
650884
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Tyne Cot Memorial
Grave Ref
Panel 4 to 6 and 162
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Roll of Honour: Killed in action on the 30th August, Gunner David Henry Philip, RFA, aged 25 years 8 mths, third and dearly beloved son of William and Mary Philip, Brewery Cottage, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie.
Family Information
Newspaper Evening Express 19/09/1917, p 2
Newspaper People’s Journal 06/10/1917, p 8
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 30/08/1919, p 1
Memorials
Commemorated
Sibling
135
Gnr David H Philip, RFA, Brewery Cottage, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie, killed.
In Memoriam: PHILIP – In loving memory of David Henry (“Harry”) who was killed in action on 30th August 1917, third and dearly beloved son of William and Mary Philip. Loved, honoured, mourned. – Inserted by his sorrowing Parents, Sister and Brothers, Brewery Cottage, Port-Elphinstone. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] The Banks o’Urie Lodge, Loyal Order Ancient Shepherds Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 284 [8] : In loving memory of Pte ADAM M PHILIP killed in action 23 Apr.1917 aged 21, Gnr DAVID H PHILIP killed in action 30 Aug.1917 aged 25 and MARY BELLA d.in infancy – children of WM. & MARY PHILIP Port Elphinstone. Also JANE A FLORENCE beloved wife of ALEXR. PHILIP d.23 Feb.1914 aged 23 & their infancy dau FLORENCE MARY, also their son ALEXANDER d19 Oct.1921 aged 9. Adam Marr (No 111)
136 Name
William Frederick ROBB
Date of Birth
12/02/1894
Birthplace
Gownor, Oldmeldrum
Census 1891
Lethenty, Chapel of Garioch - Scholar
Census 1901
105 High Street, Inverurie
Residence 1917
36 Park Avenue, Dundee Confectioner’s foreman, Lindsay & Low, Carolina Port, Dundee (Biscuit manufacturer) [50] 06/01/1917
Occupation Date of Death Age
Spouse
32 Son of Charles and Mary (nee Hay) Robb Married 15/11/1863, Culsamond Mary Catherine Logie Rogers
Rank
Gunner
Regiment
Royal Field Artillery
Service No
166228
Country
UK
Buried
Inverurie Bass
Grave Ref
B. 2. 456. Cerebro-spinal meningitis 5 days – War Hospital, Dundee. Informant – widow, Mary C L Robb Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
Cause of Death Campaign Medals Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Dundee Courier 09/01/1917, p 6
Memorials
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Deaths: ROBB – Suddenly at Dundee War Hospital, on the 6 th inst, Gunner William F Robb, RFA, aged 32, late of Lindsay & Low, Carolina Port, beloved husband of Mary Rogers, 36 Park Avenue. Funeral Wednesday 10 th inst from house, 9.30 am to Tay Bridge Station. Friends accept this intimation and invitation. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6]
Sec 2, No 396 [8] : 166228 Gunner W.F. ROBB Royal Field Artillery 6 Jan.1917 aged 32 (War Grave) Gravestone Inscription
136
137 Name
John Maitland AIRD
Date of Birth
04/03/1889
Birthplace
East Balhalgardy, Chapel of Garioch
Census 1891
Balhalgardy Cottage, Chapel of Garioch
Census 1901
Howford Cottar House, Inverurie - Scholar
Occupation
Carter, Aberdeen
Date of Death
18 or 19/04/1918
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
29 Son of Kenneth (farm servant) & Agnes (nee Smith) Aird, Howford, Inverurie Married 09/02/1877, Tarves Beneficiary: mother – Mrs Agnes Aird, Howford, Inverurie
Enlisted
Aberdeen
Rank
Driver
Regiment
Royal Field Artillery
Unit
"B" Battery, 255th Brigade
Service No
630216
Country
France
Cemetery
Lillers Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais
Grave Ref
B. 36
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 29/04/1918, p 4
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 District Casualties – Inverurie Driver J M Aird, RFA, killed, was the son of Mr Kenneth Aird, cattleman, East Balhalgardy. Before enlisting he was a carter in Aberdeen. FOR THEIR COUNTRY: AIRD – Killed in action on 19th April 1918, Driver John M Aird, RFA, dearly loved fourth son of Kenneth and Agnes Aird, Howford, Inverurie, aged 29 years – sadly missed – Now at rest. (American and Australian papers please copy.) Roll of Honour: AIRD - Killed in action in ----, on the 18th or 19th April, Driver John Aird, RFA, fourth and dearly loved son of Mr & Mrs Aird, Howford, Inverurie Sadly missed and deeply mourned, I little thought when he left home, That he’d no more return; That he so soon in death would sleep, And leave me here to mourn. No loved ones stood around him, To Bid a fond farewell; No words of comfort could he leave To Those he loved so well. - Inserted by his Dear Friend. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Family Information
Newspaper People’s Journal 04/05/1918, p 12
Newspaper Evening Express 15/05/1918, p 3
Memorials Sibling Newspaper People’s Journal Aberdeen War Memorial Supplement 26/09/1925, p 21
James Aird (No 025)
Dr J M Aird, RFA (photo)
137
138 Name
Robert Johnstone GAMMIE
Date of Birth
01/01/1883
Birthplace
7 Gallowfold Lane, Inverurie
Census 1891
28 North Street, Inverurie – scholar . (Father Alexander – butcher)
Census 1901
Occupation
74 John Street, Aberdeen – apprentice slater 1911 England Census - Military – 62nd Battery Driver ED, institution or vessel - India Soldier
Date of Death
23/04/1915
Age
Spouse
24 Son of Alexander Howitt (butcher) & Barbara (nee Harvey) Gammie, Inverurie Married 26/07/1879, Inverurie Married 11/01/1913, Inverurie - Alice Abel
Enlisted
Newcastle-on-Tyne before 1911
Rank
Driver
Regiment
Royal Field Artillery
Unit
15th Brigade Ammunition Col.
Service No
38338
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen
Grave Ref
I. H. 10.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals
1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 14/05/1915, p 4
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards 1914-1920 Roll of Honour: GAMMIE - Killed in action on 23rd April No 38,338 Driver Robert Gammie, 15th Brigade, RFA, son of Alexander Gammie, cattle dealer, Inverurie. INVERURIE DRIVER KILLED Information was received in Inverurie yesterday of the time on 23 rd April of th Driver Robert Gammie, 15 Brigade, RFA. Driver Gammie, who was a Reservist, has been through all the fighting since Mons, and had some trying experiences. He had seen fighting in other lands, and wore the medal and clasp of the Taka Kel Expedition. He is a son of Mr Alexander Gammie, cattle dealer, Falconer Place, and is survived by a widow and young family. Prior to the outbreak of war he was employed by Mr William Valentine, cattle dealer.
Census 1911
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 13/05/1915, p 7
Newspaper People’s Journal 22/05/1915, p 9 (photo)
Memorials
138
MEN WHO HAVE FALLEN IN THE FIGHT Driver Robert Gammie, son of Mr Alex Gammie, cattle dealer, Inverurie, died of wounds received on 23d April. He had fought through the whole campaign, and had several narrow escapes.
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrews Church Memorial (Communion Table) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
139 Name
John BARRON
Date of Birth
30/12/1890
Birthplace
13 Chapel Street, Turriff
Census 1901
Police Buildings, Toolbrook Wynd, Peterhead. Father - police sergeant
Census 1911
58b High Street, Nairn – police constable
Occupation
Nairnshire constabulary
Date of Death
23/03/1918
Age
Enlisted
27 Son of Police Sergeant Ferguson & Isabella (nee Elrick) Barron, Prospect Terrace, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie Married 29/11/1888, Monquhitter Aberdeen
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Royal Garrison Artillery
Unit
245th Siege Battery
Service No
61093
Country
France
Cemetery
Pozieres, Somme
Grave Ref
Panel 10
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921 BARRON – Killed in action on 23rd March 1918, Corporal John Barron, RGA, aged 27 years, beloved and eldest son of Police Sergeant Ferguson Barron and Mrs Barron, Police Station, Inverurie. There is a link death cannot sever Love and remembrance last for ever District Casualties – Inverurie Corporal John Barron killed, was the eldest son of Police Sergeant Ferguson Barron, Inverurie. District Casualties – Inverurie Corporal John Barron, RGA, killed, was the eldest son of Sergeant Barron, Police Station, Inverurie. He was a member of the Nairnshire Constabulary prior to enlisting 2½ years ago. Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal, 27/04/1918, p 2 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 29/04/1918, p 4 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 30/04/1918, p 5 Memorials
139
140 Name
Andrew Goldie RIDDELL
Date of Birth
25/08/1897
Birthplace
Keithhall
Census 1901
Whiteford Village, Chapel of Garioch
Education
Inverurie Academy
Occupation
Clerk, Superintendent of the Line, Office of the Superintendent. [7]
Date of Death
02/11/1917
Age
Enlisted
20 Son of Leslie (blacksmith) & Jane (nee Mackie) Riddell, Kinmuck, Inverurie Married 24/08/1876, Kennethmont Aberdeen 25/10/1915
Rank
Gunner
Regiment
Royal Garrison Artillery
Unit
160th Siege Battery
Service No
168245
Country
France – General Hospital, Boulogne
Cemetery
Wimereux, Pas de Calais
Grave Ref
VI. G. 3.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Family Information
De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 10/01/1917, p 2 Newspaper Evening Express – 10/11/1917, p 2 Memorials
Commemorated
140
De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour, Vol 4, p 169: RIDDELL, ANDREW GOLDIE, Gunner, No 168245, Royal Garrison Artillery, yst s of Leslie Riddell of Kinmuick, Inverurie, co Aberdeen, by his wife Jane, dau of Robert Mackie; b Inverurie aforesaid 25 Aug 1879; educated Inverurie Academy ; was a Railway Clerk ; enlisted 25 Oct 1915 ; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from May, and died at the General Hospital, Boulogne, 2 Nov 1917 from wounds received in action the same day. Buried in the Wimereux Cemetery, Boulogne; unmarried. DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Wounded – Mr William Riddell, Kinmuick, has been notified that his son, Private Andrew Riddell, Royal Scots has been wounded, and is now in hospital in England. Roll of Honour: RIDDELL – Died of wounds at General Hospital on 2 nd November 1917, Gunner Andrew G Riddell, RGA aged 20 years, youngest son of Leslie Riddell, blacksmith, Kinmuck, Inverurie. Aberdeen City Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2] Keithhall Graveyard No 122 [30] : Erected by Leslie Riddell in memory of his sons ALPHIE d 20 Sept 1853 aged 6 mths; WILLIAM Whiteford, Pitcaple 28 Oct 1903 aged 23; LESLIE d in South Africa 19 Jan 1910 aged 27; ANDREW d of wounds in Boulogne, France 2 Nov 1917 aged 20; Mother-in-law ISOBEL SIMPSON MACKIE d 18 Feb 1918 aged 97; said LESLIE RIDDELL blacksmith Kinmuck d 15 Mar 1927 aged 75; his wife JEAN MACKIE d 4 Jun 1935 aged 81.
141 Name
Peter ROSS - POSSIBLE
Date of Birth
04/12/1888
Birthplace
Census 1911
93 North Street, Inverurie Duncansforest Croft, Kintore – scholar. Living with grandmother, Ann (nee Adam) Ross 23 Staffa Street, Dennistoun, Glasgow.
Occupation
Baker
Date of Death
27/1/1919
Age
Spouse
30 Son of Daniel and Margaret Ross; husband of Jessie Ross, of 10, Crinan St., Alexandra Park, Dennistoun, Glasgow. Born at Inverurie, Aberdeenshire. [1] Married 01/12/1909, 3 Avon Street, Glasgow – Jessie Wilson
Enlisted
Glasgow, 1914
Rank
Trooper (War Memorial)
Regiment
Scottish Horse (War Memorial)
Service No
T4/246933
Country
UK - Hastings
Cemetery/Memorial
L D J75, Hastings Cemetery, Essex
Cause of Death
Campaign Medals
Drowning Given as Royal Army Service Corps (Reserve Supply Personnel Depot (Hastings)) 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
Full service record –Two Nos—ASC(T) =T/1887. ASC=T4/246933.
Newspaper
Report of death in Hastings and St Leonards Observer, 01/02/1919 Roll of Honour: Ross – Accidentally drowned at Hastings, Private Peter Ross, RTASC, second son of the late Daniel and of Mrs Ross, Granary Cottage, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie. Deeply regretted. PORT ELPHINSTONE SOLDIER DROWNED Private Peter Ross, the second son of the late Mr Daniel Ross and of Mrs Ross, Granary Cottage, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie, has been accidentally drowned at Hastings. A baker to trade, he joined up in 1914 in Glasgow, and had been in Egypt and in Palestine for over three years, being wounded once in Egypt. He was home on leave recently. His widow and three children reside in Glasgow. He was one of five brothers serving with the colours District News – INVERURIE Pte Peter Ross, RASC, accidentally drowned at Hastings, was the second son of the late Mr Donald Ross and of Mrs Ross, Granary Cottage, Port Elphinstone, and was one of five brothers serving with the colours. Inverurie War memorial
Census 1901
Family Information
Forces War Records
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 08/02/1919
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 08/02/1919, p 6
Newspaper People’s Journal 15/02/1919, p 6 Memorial
141
NB – No other Peter Ross found though regiment/rank different. Not recorded in Scottish Horse Roll of Honour [51]
142 Name
Alexander McLean MAITLAND
Date of Birth
08/02/1889
Birthplace
East Balhalgardy, Chapel of Garioch
Census 1901
East Balhalgardy, Chapel of Garioch - Scholar
Education
Inverurie Public School & Robert Gordon’s College
ate of Death
02/08/1916
Age
Enlisted
27 Son of John & Margaret (nee Leask) Maitland, East Balhalgardy, Inverurie Married 02/11/1876, Savoch Sept 1914 Enlisted Highland Light Infantry
Rank
2nd Lieutenant
Regiment
Royal Engineers
Unit
1/2nd Highland Field Company
Service No
n/k
Country
France
Cemetery
Norfolk Cemetery, Becordel-Becour
Grave Ref
Plot I Row D Grave 108
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Ancestry.co.uk
De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, Vol 5, p 117 LIEUT A McLEAN MAITLAND, RE - Second Lieut Alexander McLean Maitland, Highland Field Company, Royal Engineers (Territorials) has been killed in action, official intimation having been received to this effect. Many friends in Aberdeen and district who knew him well as a kindly, genial personality of most likeable disposition will regret his death. Lieut Maitland was the fourth son of the late Mr John Maitland, East Balhalgardy, Inverurie, and a nephew of ex-Lord Provost Maitland, Rubislaw Den House, Aberdeen THE LATE SEC LIEUT A M MAITLAND, INVERURIE: Mr William Maitland, farmer, East Balhalgardy, Inverurie, brother of the late Second Lieutenant Alexander Maclean Maitland, Royal Engineers, who was killed in France, has received a telegram of condolence from the King and Queen. THE LATE LIEUT MAITLAND: Lieutenant A McLean, Maitland, Royal Engineers, who was reported killed in action on august 7, was a son of the late Mr John Maitland, East Balhalgardy, Inverurie and nephew of exLord Provost Maitland, Rubislaw Den House, Aberdeen. (Photo Hardie, Union Street) Aberdeen City and District [39] Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Robert Gordon’s College [9] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 465 [8] : In memory of MARGARET LEASK beloved wife of JOHN MAITLAND East Balhalgardy d.21 Mar.1890 aged 37. MARGARET CRUICKSHANK their eldest dau. d.14 Oct.1889 aged 11. Said JOHN MAITLAND d.11 Apr.1906 aged 56. Their sons ALEXANDER McLEAN Lieut. R.E. killed in action in France 1 Aug.1916 aged 27 – interred at Becourt, ROBERT Sergt., N.Z. R.B. killed in action in France 29 Aug.1918 aged 35 – interred at Faureuil, his wife HELEN LEDINGHAM MAITLAND d.27 Feb.1923 aged 66
Family Information
Newspaper Evening Express 07/08/1916, p 3
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 19/08/1916, p 4
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 23/08/1916, p 3
Memorials
Commemorated
Sibling
Robert (No 38)
142
143 Name
John WATSON
Date of Birth
20/07/1864
Birthplace
Ratch-hill, Kintore
Census 1871
Agricultural Labourer’s Cottage, Tom’s Forest, Kintore
Census 1881
No 5, 1st floor, Turnpike, Kintore – paper mill worker
Residence 1918
Plumstead, Kent
Date of Death
15/05/1918
Age
Enlisted
53 Son of George & Jane (nee Milne) Watson of Inverurie; Husband of Alice Watson, 7 Orchard Terrace, London Road, Lowestoft Whitehall, Middlesex, England
Rank
Regimental Serjeant Major (A/WO1)
Regiment
Royal Engineers
Unit
Inland Waterways and Docks
Service No
WR/342688
Country
UK – Chepstow – sudden death
Cemetery
Lowestoft (Beccles Road) Cemetery, Suffolk
Grave Ref
F. 253.
Cause of Death
Sudden death
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Roll of Honour: WATSON – Suddenly at Chepstow, Monmouthshire on the 14st inst, Regimental Sergeant Major John Watson RE only son of the late George Watson, 32a Constitution Street, Inverurie. Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 302 [8] : Sacred to the memory of GEORGE WATSON d.32 Constitution St., Inverurie 26 Oct 1912 aged 81, his wife JANE MILNE d.23 Nov.1914 aged 87. MAGGIE JANE PATERSON their infant granddau. 1896. Their son JOHN Regt. Sergt. Major R.E. d. Chepstow, Mon., 15 May 1918 aged 53 – buried at Lowestoft.
Family Information
Newspaper Evening Express 17/05/1918, p 3 Memorial
Commemorated
143
144 Name
Edward Alexander BRAND
Date of Birth
16/05/1883
Birthplace
Ravenscraig, Peterhead
Census 1891
Ravenscraig Farm, Peterhead - Scholar
Census 1901
Knockinbaird, Insch - Farmer's son
Census 1911
South Mains, Cruden Hatton, Ardallie with wife Jane. Horsemaster.
Absent Voter 1918-19
Edward Brand, soldier, Mains of Keith Hall, Inverurie [10]
Occupation
Farm servant, employed on Keithhall estate
Date of Death
21/07/1918
Age
Spouse
35 Son of William & Jane (nee Lillie) Brand, South Mains, Hatton, Cruden Married 10/06/1873, St Fergus, Banff Married 14/02/1906, Crawhead, Ellon - Jane B Robertson
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
Beneficiary: Wife – Mrs Jane Brand, Mains of Keithhall, Inverurie
Enlisted
Aberdeen
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Royal Engineers
Unit
401st Field Company
Service No
402216
Country
France
Cemetery
Soissons, Aisne
Grave Ref
M. R. 18
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 31/07/1918, p 5 Newspaper Evening Express 02/08/1918, p4
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Keith-Hall – Mrs Brand, Mains of Keith-hall, has received notification that her husband, Driver Edward Brand, was killed in action. Before enlistment he was employed on Keith-hall estate. Roll of Honour: BRAND - Killed in action on the 21st July, 1918, Lance-corporal Edward Brand, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Brand, South Mains, Hatton, Cruden. Acknowledgements: BRAND – Mr & Mrs Brand and Family and Mrs Edward Brand, Inverurie, desire to return sincere thanks for the many expressions of sympathy conveyed to them personally and by letter in their sad bereavement – South Mains, Hatton, Cruden. Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Family Information
Newspaper Evening Express 13/08/1918, p 3 Memorial
144
145 Name
Alexander Thomson ADAM
Date of Birth
31/07/1881
Birthplace
Alford
Census 1901
21 North Street, Inverurie - Arts Student
Education
Inverurie, Robert Gordon’s College & Aberdeen University
Residence 1917
1 Gladstone Terrace, Inverness
Date of Death
02/12/1917
Age
Spouse
36 Son of James (assistant gamekeeper) & Jane (nee Thomson) Adam, Inverurie. Married 09/07/1880, Inverurie Married 02/09/1916, Inverness - Margaret Storm
Enlisted
Inverness
Rank
Pioneer
Regiment
Royal Engineers
Unit
Special Company
Service No
188534
Country
France
Cemetery
Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas de Calais
Grave Ref
VI. A. 30.
Cause of Death
Died of wounds - gas poisoning
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921 & 1939-47 De Ruvigny Roll of Honour, Vol 3, p 1 ADAM. ALEXANDER THOMSON, MA, BSc, Pioneer Chemist, Special Coy. R.K.. only son of James Adam, of 21. North Street, Inverurie, co. Aberdeen, by his wife. Jane, dau. of Alexander Thomson : 6. Alford, co, Aberdeen. 31 July, 1881; educ. (Gordon's College. Aberdeen, and Aberdeen University ; was Science Master at the Royal .Academy, Inverness : joined the Special Gas Section of the RE15 July, 191G ; served with the Expeditionary Force in France from the following Sept, and died of gas poisoning in No 1 Casualty Clearing Station, 2 Dec. 1917. Buried in Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras. * An Officer wrote; : "He was liked by everyone who came in touch with him, an authority on every subject and an example for the company in the way he carried out his duties. Life under Army conditions he seemed to detest, but being the man he was, he rose superior to every difficulty and did his duty ungrudgingly and manfully." He married at Inverness, 2 Sept. 1916, Margaret (35, Union Road, Inverness), dau. of the late James Storm.. INVERNESS TEACHER KILLED - Mr Alexander Thomson Adam, MA BSc (died of wounds) was the only son of Mr and Mrs Adam, Inverurie. Before enlisting he was science master in Inverness Royal Academy and High Public School. In September of last year he married a daughter of the late Mr Storm, agent for the North British Railway, Inverness. Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church : Scottish National War Memorial [2] University of Aberdeen Roll of Honour 1914-1919, p 78 (photo) [20] [19] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 448 [8] : Erected by JAMES ADAM flesher Inverurie in loving memory of his wife JANE THOMSON d 11 July 1902 in 58th year also their only son ALEXANDER THOMSON MA, BS killed in action 1st Dec.1917 aged 36 – interred at Faubourg O. Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France. Their only dau MARGARET WHYTE wife of ALEXR. L.WILLIAMSON d.10 Nov.1920 aged 37. Above JAMES ADAM d.9 Apr 1927 aged 77. HELEN F.GRUBB 2nd wife of the above d.2 Apr.1942 aged 74.
Family Information
de Ruvigny Roll of Honour
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 10/12/1917, p 4
Memorials
Commemorated
145
146 Name
William BOTHWELL
Date of Birth
01/08/1887
Birthplace
Kendal, Keithhall
Census 1901
Prospect Terrace, Kintore - Scholar
Occupation
Joiner, Locomotive Department, Inverurie Loco Works [7]
Date of Death
14/03/1917
Age
Enlisted
27 Son of Alexander & Margaret (nee Paul) Bothwell, New Kendal Married 03/04/1874, Keithhall Aberdeen
Rank
Sapper
Regiment
Royal Engineers
Unit
Railway Op. Dept.
Service No
238326
Country
UK - Home
Burial
Monykeggy Cemetery, Keithhall, Inverurie
Grave Ref
No 223
Cause of Death
Cerebrospinal meningitis 4 days - died at Davah Cottage, Inverurie
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Deaths: BOTHWELL - At Davah Cottage, Inverurie, on the 13th inst, William Bothwell, carpenter, youngest son of the late Mrs Bothwell. Funeral (with that of his mother) on Wednesday, 14th inst at 2 pm to Old Churchyard, Keith-Hall. This the only intimation and invitation. GNSR Aberdeen Joint Station Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 14/03/1917, p 1
Memorials
146
Monykeggy Graveyard
Gravestone Inscription
In memory of JOHN BOTHWELL farmer New Kendal, Keith-Hall d.29 Dec.1879 aged 71, his wife ELIZABETH DOWNIE d.23 Jan.1879 aged 71. Their son ALEXANDER late farmer New Kendal d. Inverurie 3 Mar.1910 aged 64, his wife MARGARET PAUL d.10 Mar.1917 aged 70. Son WILLIAM d.13 Mar.1917 aged 29. Erected by the family.
147 Name
Robert Charles WALKER
Date of Birth
C 1896
Birthplace
Inverurie
Census 1901
Davah Hall, Inverurie. Father John – Navvy
Census 1911
Davah Hall, Blackhall Road, Inverurie
Occupation
Locomotive Works
Date of Death
10/10/1915
Age
Soldiers’ Wills
19½ Son of John (farm labourer) & Isabella (nee Ogg) Walker, Davah Hall, Inverurie Married 03/08/1872, Inverurie Beneficiary: Mrs John walker, Davah Hall, Inverurie
Enlisted
Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Scots Guards
Unit
1st Battalion
Service No
8996
Country
France
Cemetery
Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais
Grave Ref
Panel 8 and 9.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 NEWS FROM TOWN AND COUNTY – A PATRIOTIC FAMILY Private Robert C Walker, 1st Scots Guards, whose portrait is given in another column, the youngest son of Mr and Mrs John Walker, Davahall, Inverurie, was officially posted as missing after the engagement at Loos on 10th October last. His parents have heard nothing further, and they are naturally anxious to know what has befallen him. Private Walker joined the army in the beginning of 1914. He was wounded at Ypres, and had just rejoined his own battalion the day before he was last heard of. Before enlisting in the army he was employed at the Locomotive works, Inverurie. Mr and Mrs Walker have three sons, two sons-in-law, and one grandson serving with the colours namely: - Private Edward Walker, Canadians; private William Walker, Canadians; and Private Robert C Walker, Scots Guards (posted missing (sons); Petty Officer James Maquire, wireless operator; and Private Frank Cocker, Army Service Corps (sons-in-law); and Private William Taylor, Gordons (grandson). [51] Roll of Honour: WALKER – At a casualty clearing station in Belgium, on the 27 th Nov (of broncho-pneumonia), Corpl William Walker, MM, 1st Canadian MGC, aged 28½ years; also Robert Charles Walker, 1st Scots Guards, aged 19½ years, th reported missing on the 8 Oct 1915, now believed to have fallen on that date, dearly beloved sons of John and Isabella Walker, Davah Hall, Inverurie. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Keithhall No 44 [30] Erected by Isabella Ogg in loving memory of her husband JOHN WALKER d at Davohall, Inverurie 16 Aug 1923 aged 81; their family ISABELLA & WALTER d in infancy; JOHN aged 13; ELIZABETH aged 2, CHARLES aged 1; JAMES aged 21; CHRISTINA REID their grandmother aged 85, ROBERT C aged 19½; WILLIAM aged 28 both fell in the Great War; ALEXANDER aged 41; said ISABELLA OGG d 22 Nov 1935 aged 82.
Family Information
Newspaper People’s Journal 27/05/1916, p 7 (photo) People’s Journal 23/09/1916, p7
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 10/12/1918, p 1
Memorials
Commemorated
Sibling
William (No 34)
147
148 Name
John GARDEN
Date of Birth
04/12/1895
Birthplace
Residence 1916
Fintray, Aberdeenshire Cothal, Fintray, Aberdeenshire – Scholar - Grandson, living with John & Margaret Garden 23 High Street, Inverurie (next-of-kin) of uncle, John Garden
Occupation
Gardener
Date of Death
28/04/1917
Age
21
Family Information
Son of Maggie Garden
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
Beneficiary: Mr J Garden, 23 High Street, Inverurie
Enlisted
Aberdeen 08/02/1916
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
Unit
11th Battalion
Service No
29847
Country
France
Cemetery
Roeux British Cemetery, Pas de Calais
Grave Ref
A. 44
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
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British Army WW1 Service Records 1914-1920 including copy of will.
Census 1901
148
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 05/06/1917, p3 Evening Express, 02/08/1917 (Photo)
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 03/07/1917, p 4 Memorial
Commemorated
DISTRICT CASUALTIES: INVERURIE – Sergeant John Garden, Royal Scots (missing) nephew of Mr John Garden, florist, Inverurie, assisted his uncle.
DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Sergeant John Garden, Royal Scots, reported missing, is now reported killed. He was a gardener in the employment of his uncle, Mr John Garden, florist, High Street, Inverurie. Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2] Fintray St Meddans, No 35 [52] In loving memory of John Garden, Cothal, Fintray d 5 Dec 1916 aged 65 yrs, and his wife Margaret Cruickshank d 12 Nov 1911 aged 67 yrs. Also their daughters Mary d 18 Mar 1895 aged 21 yrs, Margaret, wife of William Morrison d 1 May 1905 aged 29 yrs, Elizabeth d 24 Jan 1928 aged 59 yrs. Also his Grandson SGT JOHN GARDEN 16th Batt Royal Scots killed in action at Rouex 28 Apr 1917 aged 21 yrs
149 Name
George GALL
Date of Birth
06/10/1893
Birthplace
Brewery Cottage, Kintore
Census 1901
5 Keithhall Road, Inverurie - Scholar
Census 1911
Woodbank, Inverurie – apprentice tinsmith.
Occupation
Tinsmith
Date of Death
27/09/1917
Age
Enlisted
23 Son of James & Eliza (nee Jolly) Gall, 7 Keithhall Road, Inverurie Married 31/05/1893, Oldmachar, Aberdeen Glencarse
Rank
Signaller
Regiment
Royal Scots
Unit
2nd Battalion
Service No
27064
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No 3, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen
Grave Ref
I. H. 25.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
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British Army WW1 Service Records 1914-1920 – Enlisted Glencarse DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Private Gall, Royal Scots (killed), was a son of Mrs Gall, Woodland Cottage, Inverurie, and before enlistment was a tinsmith in the employment of Mr James Milne, tinsmith, Inverurie
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 20/10/1917, p 4 Newspaper Evening Express 20/10/1917, p 3 Newspaper Evening Express 27/09/1918, p2 Evening Express 27/10/1917, p 2 (Photo)
149
NORTHERN CASUALTIES – Killed – Private Gall, Inverurie
In Memoriam: GALL - In loving memory of Signaller George Gall son of Mr & Mrs James Gall, Woodlands Cottage, Inverurie, who was killed in action on September 27, 1917. They Died for King and Country
People’s Journal 26/09/1925
“Lest We Forget” Souvenir Supplement page 14 : Line 5 [53]
Memorial
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrews Church Memorial (Communion Table) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
150 Name
George Gordon GRANT
Date of Birth
01/09/1894
Birthplace
7 Blackhall Road, Inverurie
Census 1901
11 Blackhall Road, Inverurie - Scholar
Census 1911
9 Blackhall Road, Inverurie – Papermill worker
Occupation
Labourer, paper mills
Date of Death
18/09/1918
Age
Enlisted
24 Son of William (paper worker) & Annie (nee Jane Ann Chapman) Grant, 11 Blackhall Road, Inverurie. Married 19/09/1897, Inverurie. Aberdeen, 09/03/1916
Rank
Private
Regiment
Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
Unit
1st Battalion
Service No
30768
Country
Greece
Cemetery
Karasouli Military Cemetery
Grave Ref
D. 923.
Cause of Death
Died of malaria at Salonika
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper People’s Journal 14/12/1918, p 9
British Army WW1 Service Records
Family Information
Memorial
OUR KITH AND KIN – FALLEN IN THE FIGHT – INVERURIE Pte George Grant, Royal Scots, killed. …..(Illegible) , Blackhall Road, Inverurie War Memorial St Andrews Church Memorial (Communion Table) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
150
151 Name
John ADAM
Date of Birth
18/09/1877
Birthplace
59 High Street, Inverurie
Census 1901
39 High Street, Inverurie
Census 1911
9 Constitution Street, Inverurie – cycle agent
Absent Voter 1918-19
Adam, John, soldier, 41a High Street, Inverurie [10]
Residence 1918
"Kenmore," High Street, Inverurie
Occupation
Cycle agent
Date of Death
22/04/1918
Age
Enlisted
41 Son of Peter & Ann (nee Mortimer) Adam Married 15/05/1874, Kintore Married 17/07/1901, Inverurie - Flora Jackson , Crosslet House, Inverurie (parents Geo Jackson/Ida Cooper) Aberdeen
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Unit
13th Battalion
Service No
60227 - Formerly 203177, Royal Army Service Corps
Country
France
Cemetery
Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, Albert, Somme
Grave Ref
I. B. 5.
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 District Casualties – Inverurie Lance-Corpl John Adam, Royal Welsh Fusiliers (reported wounded) was a cycle agent in Inverurie before enlistment. His wife resides at Kenmore, Inverurie. District News – INVERURIE Lance-Corporal John Adam, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Kenmore, High Street, formerly posted missing, has been officially reported killed or died of wounds. Before enlisting he carried on the business of a cycle and motor agent in High Street. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] St Anthony Masonic Lodge (No 154) Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 588 [8] : Erected in memory of PETER ADAM d.10 Feb.1922 aged 83, his son JOHN fell in action Bouzenivurt Ridge, France 22 Apr.1918 aged 41 & is buried in British Cemetery, Albert. His son PETER d.21 Aug.1926 aged 51. His wife ANN MORTIMER d.6 Aug.1931 aged 73. FLORA JACKSON dau. of above JOHN ADAM d. New York U.S.A. 9 Feb.1945, PETER ADAM M.A. son of above JOHN ADAM d.9 Sept.1965 aged 52
Family Information Spouse
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 21/05/1918, p 5 Newspaper People’s Journal 08/02/1919, p 8
Memorials
Commemorated
151
152 Name
Frank William CALDER
Date of Birth
14/02/1895
Birthplace
Railway Cottage, Inverurie
Census 1901
Railway Cottage, Port Road, Inverurie - Scholar
Census 1911
Railway Cottage, Port Road, Inverurie – apprentice shoemaker
Residence 1917
Edinburgh
Occupation
Shoemaker
Date of Death
24/07/1917
Age
22 Son of William (wayman), & Helen (nee Garden) Calder Railway Cottage, Inverurie Married 18/11/1882, Inverurie Edinburgh
Family Information Enlisted Rank
Unit
Private King's Own Scottish Borderers CWGC - Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] 70th Company
Service No
72708 - Formerly 23026, KOSB
Country
France
Cemetery
Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, Nord
Grave Ref
III. D. 39.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
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British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards 1914-1920
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 19/07/1917, p 4
DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Private Frank Calder, wounded, is a son of Mr Wm Calder, wayman, Railway Cottage, Inverurie, was in business in Edinburgh.
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 27/07/1917, p 4
DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Private Frank Calder, died of wounds, won of Mr W Calder, Railway Cottage, Inverurie, had a shoemaker’s business in Edinburgh.
Memorial
Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Sibling
Alfred (No 001)
Regiment
152
153 Name
Alexander MORRISON
Date of Birth
19/08/1895
Birthplace
Bridge Cottage, Inverurie
Census 1901
Davah Hall, Inverurie - Scholar
Census 1911
Davah Hall, Inverurie – Butcher’s assistant salesman
Occupation
Farm servant
Date of Death
21/02/1917
Age
Enlisted
21 Son of William (labourer) & Mary (nee Allan) Morrison, Inverurie Married 12/07/1870, Inverurie Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
King's Own Scottish Borderers
Unit
1st Battalion
Service No
20354
Country
France
Cemetery
Sailly-Saillisel British Cemetery, Somme
Grave Ref
II. A. 4.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Roll of Honour: MORRISON - Killed in action, 21st February, 1917 Pte Alexander Morrison, KOSB, second son of Mr & Mrs Morrison, Davahall, Inverurie, aged 21½ years - deeply mourned. INVERURIE: DISTRICT CASUALTIES - Killed – Mr William Morrison, Davah hall, Inverurie, has been notified that his son, Private Alexander Morrison, KOSB, was killed on 21st February. Before enlistment he was a farm servant in the Inverurie district.
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal, 16/03/1917, p1 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 17/03/1917, p 4
Newspaper People’s Journal 21/04/1917, p 7 (Photo)
Memorial
Commemorated
153
Pte Alex Morrison, KOSB, Davahall, Inverurie, killed.
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 19 [8] : Erected by WILLIAM MORRISON in memory of his beloved wife MARY ALLAN d.2 Nov. 1946 aged 80. Said WILLIAM MORRISON d.19 Jan.1947 aged 83. Their son ALEXANDER killed in action 21 Feb.1917, their dau. HELEN ANN d. Canada Aug.1937
154 Name
James BISSET
Date of Birth
08/11/1893
Birthplace
Bridgeview Cottage, Kemnay
Census 1901
Davidson’s buildings, Kemnay - Scholar
Date of Death
09/05/1915
Age
Enlisted
21 Son of James Forbes (baker) & Isabella Christie (nee McCombie) Bisset, Church Terrace, Inverurie Married 07/07/1892, Culsalmond Kinlochleven
Rank
Private
Regiment
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Unit
2nd Battalion
Service No
12695
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Ploegsteert Memorial , Comines-Warneton, Hainaut
Grave Ref
Panel 5
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Evening Express 23/03/1916, p 2 (Photo)
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Family Information
Memorials
154
They Died for King and Country: Private James Bisset (2nd Scottish Rifles), Inverurie Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] The Banks o’Urie Lodge, Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds (LOAS)
The five sons of Mr James Bisset, Church Terrace, Inverurie, who have served with the colours. The photos show (left to right) – Pte Adam, in Salonica; Pte James, missing, now reported dead; Pte William, Gordons, been twice in France; Pte Oliver, Gordons, in France; and Pte Addie, A and S Highlanders. (People’s Journal, 30/03/1918, p 7)
155 Name
George Smith LEMMON
Date of Birth
11/03/1878
Birthplace
Conglass, Inverurie
Census 1891
Cottar House, Conglass – Scholar.
Date of Death
14/04/1917
Age
Enlisted
38 Son of George (farm servant) & Mary (nee Smith) Lemmon, Conglass, Inverurie (1st marriage) Married 07/02/1869, Chapel of Garioch Glasgow
Rank
Private
Regiment
Scottish Rifles
Unit
Cameronians - 1st Battalion
Service No
43215 - Formerly 28549, HLI
Country
France
Cemetery
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais
Grave Ref
Bay 6
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 30/04/1917, p 2
UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921 & 1939-1947 DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Private George Lemon (killed) is a son of Mrs Lemon, 7 Middlemuir Road, Inverurie. FOR THEIR COUNTRY: LEMMON – Killed in action, 14th April, Lance-Cprpl George Lemmon, Scottish Rifles, son of late G Lemmon, Conglass, Inverurie. LEMMON – Died of wounds, on 10th April 1917, Cpl Joseph Lemmon; and killed in action on 14th April , Pte George Lemmon, beloved sons of the late George Lemmon, and of Mrs Lemmon, Middlemuir Rd, Inverurie – deeply mourned.
Family Information
Newspaper People’s Journal 05/05/1917, p 10
Newspaper People’s Journal 26/05/1917, p6 (Photo)
Memorials
Commemorated
Sibling
155
Pte Geo Lemmon, Cameronians, killed, son of Mrs Lemmon, Middlemuir Rd, Inverurie.
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 338 [8] : Erected in loving memory of our dear father GEORGE LEMMON d. Conglass, Inverurie 4 Nov. 1904 aged 64. His sons Lc/Cpl GEORGE LEMMON Cameronian S.R. killed in France 14 Apr. 1917 aged 38, Cpl JOSEPH LEMMON 6th Gordon Hrs. killed in France 10 Apr.1917 aged 24. Our dear mother HELEN CAMERON wife of said GEORGE LEMMON d.28 Aug.1934 in 81st year. At rest Joseph (No 56) (stepbrother)
156 Name
William Ernest COUTTS
Date of Birth
08/10/1886
Birthplace
Village of Ellon
Census 1901
35 The Square, Ellon - Scholar
Absent Voter 1918-19
William E Coutts, teacher, Port Elphinstone, 34 West High Street, Inverurie
Education
Ellon HG School, Aberdeen University (MA) [54]
Occupation
Headmaster, Port Elphinstone Primary School
Date of Death
22/03/1918
Age
Spouse
31 Son of William (gardener) & Margaret (nee Riddell) Coutts, Ellon Married 25/12/1879 Married 01/01/1910, New Deer - Mary Jane Greig (teacher)
Enlisted
Aberdeen
Rank
Captain
Regiment
Black Watch
Unit
Royal Highlanders, 6th (Perthshire) Battalion (Territorial)
Service No
n/k
Country
France
Cemetery
Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension
Grave Ref
IV. D. 16.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 University of Aberdeen Roll of Service 1914-1919, p 81 COUTTS, WILLIAM ERNEST: Captain, 6th Battalion The Black Watch ; son of William Coutts, sanitary inspector; Ellon, 8 October 1886; educated Ellon H.G. School; graduated M.A., 1912; Science Master at New Deer and at Galston, Ayrshire; appointed Headmaster, Port Elphinstone School, 1913- . During his University career Coutts was an enthusiastic member of " U " Company, and enlisted on the outbreak of war, receiving a commission in the 6th Battalion Black Watch in September 1914. He went with his Battalion to France in May 191 5, but was invalided home in July and, after attending several courses of instruction, in which he took high places, was appointed Instructor with the Reserve Black Watch. He rejoined his Battalion in France in November 1917, and was reported "wounded and missing" on 22 March 19 18 during the German advance. Later his grave was found near the Bapaume-Cambrai road. Captain Coutts gained the esteem of the officers and men of his Battalion as he gained, in his profession, the respect of his pupils and the confidence of their parents.
Family Information
Aberdeen University Roll of Honour
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 08/02/1919, p 1 & 6
Memorial
Commemorated
156
Obituary Aberdeen City Roll of Honour Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] The War Graves Photographic Project - Ellon Cemetery - family grave [57] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 576 [8]: In memory of WILLIAM ERNEST COUTTS Capt. 1/6th Black Watch killed in action at Cambrai 22 Mar.1918 aged 21 schoolmaster Port Elphinstone. His dau. MARY McINTYRE d.27 May 1918 aged 3, his wife MARY JANE GRAY d.17 May 1949 aged 69. Their great grandson GAVIN GREIG DUNCAN d.4 Dec.1969 aged 2.
157 Name
Barron GORDON
Date of Birth
25/10/1897
Birthplace
Scrapehard, Coull
Census 1901
Scrapehard, Coull
Census 1911
Aberdeen – Scholar
Date of Death
14/10/1918
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
20 Son of John (Bootmaker & Repairer) & Agnes (nee Laing) Gordon Married 29/06/1888,Ellon Beneficiary: Mother - Mrs J Gordon, 4 Commercial Lane, Inverurie
Enlisted
Inverurie
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Black Watch
Unit
Gordon Highlanders - 6th/7th Battalion
Service No
202456 & 5960
Country
France
Cemetery
Avesnes-le-Sec Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord
Grave Ref
C. 17.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal – Lance Corporal, Gordon Highlanders
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards 1914-1920 – Regimental numbers 5960 & 202456 INVERURIE – Lance-Corpl Barron Gordon, Gordons, gassed, son of Mr John Gordon, shoemaker, Norfolk and Mrs Gordon, 1 Commercial Lane, Inverurie, has been three times wounded and twice gassed.
Family Information
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 02/09/1918, p 4 Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 30/10/1918, p 4 Memorials
157
INVERURIE – Lance-Cpl Barron Gordon, Black Watch (killed) was a son of Sergt John Gordon who resided at Commercial Lane, Inverurie. Aberdeen City Inverurie War Memorial St Andrews Church Memorial (Communion Table) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
158 Name
John SUMMERS
Date of Birth
24/02/1896
Birthplace
North Blackhill, Loirston, Nigg – mother Margaret Summers of Inverurie. Backhill, Thainstone Croft, Kintore (5 yrs) - Nephew of Robert & Maggie Summers 05/11/1918
Census 1901 Date of Death Age
158
Enlisted
21 Son of Margaret Summers, Inverurie Brother of Miss Christina Summers, Meldrum's Cottages, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie Aberdeen
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Black Watch
Unit
Royal Highlanders, 1st Battalion
Service No
S/5536
Country
France
Cemetery
Premont British Cemetery, Aisne
Grave Ref
II. A. 20.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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Family Information
Newspaper Memorial
Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2]
159 Name
James Fullerton FINDLAY
Date of Birth
04/03/1896
Birthplace
13 Gallowfold Lane, Inverurie
Census 1901
129 North Street, Inverurie. Father - butcher
Absent Voter 1918-19
James F Findlay, soldier, Premnay Cottage, Inverurie [10]
Occupation
Slaughterman with Mr Wm Valentine, cattle dealer
Date of Death
25/10/1918
Age
Enlisted
22 Son of George (butcher) & Annie (nee Fullerton) Findlay, Premnay Cottage, Inverurie Married 03/03/1886, Oldmachar, Aberdeen Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Black Watch
Unit
Royal Highlanders, A Coy, 1st Battalion
Service No
S/22221
Country
France
Cemetery
Etretat Churchyard Extension, Seine-Maritime
Grave Ref
III. C. 2.
Cause of Death
Died
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 30/10/1918, p 4
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 DIED OF POISONING – Pte James Findlay, (died of gas poisoning) was a son of Mr George Findlay, butcher, Premnay Cottage. In civil life he was a slaughterman with Mr Wm Valentine, cattle dealer. FOR THEIR COUNTRY FINDLAY – Died of gas poisoning at a General Hospital France on 25th Oct Pte James Findlay, Black Watch, aged 22 years; also at Weiser, Idaho, USA on 6th Oct, John C Findlay, aged 32 years, beloved husband of Jeannie Johnstone; James, third son, and John, eldest son of George Findlay, butcher, Inverurie – deeply mourned. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 25 [8] : Erected by GEORGE FINDLAY butcher in loving memory of his dau. BELLA d Premnay Cottage, Inverurie 25 May 1912 aged 17yrs 11mths. Also GEORGE & GERTRUDE d.in infancy. His sons JOHN d Weiser, USA 6 Oct.1918 aged 32, JAMES fell in action in France 25 Oct.1918 aged 22. Above GEORGE FINDLAY d.28 Aug.1947 aged 83, his wife ANN FULLERTON d.3 Oct.1949.
Family Information
Newspaper People’s Journal 16/11/1918, p12
Memorials
Commemorated
159
160 Name
John MILNE
Date of Birth
c 1893
Birthplace
Peterhead
Residence
Inverurie
Date of Death
09 or 11/04/1917
Age
24
Family Information
Enlisted
Son of James Milne, Peterhead Beneficiary: Sisters– Mrs Abel, Aquhorthies, Burnhervie & Mrs Mackie, Milltimber Farm, Milltimber Aberdeen
Rank
Lance Sergeant
Regiment
Highland Light Infantry
Unit
12th (Service) Battalion
Service No
23188
Country
France
Cemetery
Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas de Calais
Grave Ref
VII. G. 8.
Cause of Death
Died of Wounds
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 19/05/1917, p 2
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 MILNE – Died of wounds received in action, L-Sgt John Milne, youngest son of the late James Milne, Peterhead and brother of Mrs Mackie, Milltimber Farm, Milltimber. DEATHS – FOR THEIR COUNTRY MILNE – Killed in action on 10 April, L-Sergt John Milne HLI, youngest brother of Mrs Wm Abel, Aquhortes, and Mrs M Mackie, Milltimber, and of Driver James Milne – deeply regretted. We mourn for you, dear brother, Though not with outward show For the hearts that mourn sincerely Mourn silently and low - Inserted by his sorrowing sister, J Abel Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
Newspaper People’s Journal 26/05/1917, p10
Memorial
Newspaper People’s Journal 16/60/1917, p 8 (Photo)
160
L-Sgt John Milne, HLI, brother of Mrs Wm Abel, Aquhorthies, Inverurie, died of wounds.
161 Name
Logie Pirie Watson DALLAS
Date of Birth
28/09/1898
Birthplace
Don Cottage, Port Elphinstone, Kintore
Census 1901
13 Falconer Place, Inverurie . Father - tailor's cutter
Date of Death
31/12/1917
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
18 Son of George & Mary (nee Watson) Dallas, 13 Falconer Place, Inverurie Married 167/12/1889, Newhills Beneficiary: Mother – Mrs Dallas, 10 Falconer Place, Inverurie
Enlisted
Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Highland Light Infantry
Unit
5th (City of Glasgow) Battalion (Territorial)
Service No
55819
Country
Egypt
Cemetery
Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Al Iskandariyah
Cause of Death
Drowned at sea
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
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British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards 1914-1920 Aberdeen & DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Private Logie Dallas (lost at sea) was a son of Mr & Mrs George Dallas, 10 Falconer Place, Inverurie. Before enlistment he was a clerk with the North of Scotland Milling Company. DALLAS – Killed in action on 25th March, Lance-Corporal George H Dallas, Gordons, aged 23 years. Also, drowned at sea on 31st December, 1917, Private Logie P W Dallas, HLI aged 19 years, sons of Corporal George Dallas, RDC and Mrs Dallas, Inverurie. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] George H (No 061)
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 21/03/1918, p 5 Newspaper Evening Express 16/04/1918, p 2
Memorial Sibling
161
162 Name
William FERGUSON
Date of Birth
09/03/1897
Birthplace
Chapel of Garioch
Census 1901
Harlaw Cottages, Chapel of Garioch. Father – cattleman on farm
Census 1911 Date of Death
27/08/1916
Age
Enlisted
19 Son of William & Helen (nee Wilson) Ferguson, Harlaw, Inverurie Married 06/05/1895, Inverurie Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Highland Light Infantry
Unit
1st Battalion
Service No
26907
Country
Iraq
Cemetery
Amara War Cemetery
Grave Ref
III. B. 6.
Place of Death
Mesopotamia
Cause of Death
Enteric fever
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Roll of Honour: FERGUSON – On the 27th August (of enteric fever) Private William Ferguson, HLI, eldest son of William Ferguson, junior, Harlaw, aged 19 years. Inverurie War Memorial St Mary's Episcopal Church War Memorial - inside church Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Family Information
Newspaper Evening Express 09/09/1916, p 2 Memorial
162
163 Name
Alexander MURRAY
Date of Birth
01/04/1896
Birthplace
Cockmuir, Rayne
Census 1901
Cockmuir Cottage, Rayne. Father - Grieve on farm
Census 1911
Tocherford Farm, Rayne - Cattleman
Residence at war
44 Blackfriars Street, Aberdeen
Date of Death
28/04/1917
Age
Spouse
21 Son of William & Jane (nee Anderson) Murray, Tillymorgan, Kirkton of Rayne Married 18/12/1886, Clatt Residence –Balhalgardy, Chapel of Garioch
Enlisted
Aberdeen
Rank
Private
Regiment
Highland Light Infantry
Unit
2nd Battalion
Service No
22309
Country
France
Cemetery
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais
Grave Ref
Bay 8
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 23/05/1917, p 4
UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921 DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERURIE Private Alexander Murray, HLI (killed), was a native of Culsalmond, and his wife resides at Balhalgardy, Inverurie. Aberdeen City & District Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Communion Table) [6] Scottish National War Memorial [2] Kirkton of Rayne Churchyard, No 345 [55] : Erected by William Murray in loving memory of his son George d Hillside, Tillymorgan 22.9.1932 aged 29, his son ALEXANDER killed in France 28.4.1917 aged 21, his dau Mary d in infancy. Above William Peter Murray d Tillymorgan 15.3.1938 aged 75, his wife Jane Anderson d there 28.2.1945 aged 76.
Family Information
Memorials
Commemorated
163
164 Name
William Ingram PAUL
Date of Birth
07/05/1893
Birthplace
57 High Street, Inverurie
Census 1901
Alma Cottage, Cuninghill Road, Inverurie
Occupation
Butcher, Oldmeldrum
Date of Death
15/09/1917
Age
Enlisted
24 Son of George & Elizabeth (nee Ingram) Paul, Alma Cottage, Cuninghill Road, Inverurie. Married 03/07/1891, Inverurie Inverurie
Rank
Private
Regiment
Highland Light Infantry
Unit
16th (Service) Battalion (2nd Glasgow)
Service No
355461 - Formerly 10493 Gordon Highlanders
Country
Belgium
Cemetery
Coxyde Military Cemetery, Koksijde, West-Vlaanderen
Grave Ref
II. H. 18.
Cause of Death
Killed in Action
Campaign Medals
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 DISTRICT CASUALTIES – INVERUIRE Private William J Paul, killed, was a son of Mr George Paul, Alma Cottage, Inverurie. He was 24 years of age, and was in the employment of Mr Joseph Chalmers, butcher, Oldmeldrum.
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 06/10/1917, p 4
Newspaper People’s Journal 13/10/1917, p 8 (Photo)
Memorials
Commemorated
164
Pte Wm I Paul, HLI, Alma Cottage, Inverurie, killed.
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrews Church Memorial (Communion Table) Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 45 [8] ; Erected in memory of GEORGE PAUL mason d.30 Nov.1928 aged 62. His sons GEORGE d.17 May 1895 aged 3, WILLIAM INGRAM killed in action 15 Sept.1917 aged 24 – interred in Coxyde Cemetery, Belgium. His wife ELIZABETH INGRAM d.21 Nov.1955 aged 71.
165
Section 2 – Individual Profiles - World War II Name
William Wiseman DAVIE
Date of Birth
27/1/2/1917
Birthplace
8 High Street, Inverurie
Residence
Aberdeenshire
Date of Death
01/06/1941
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
24 Son of John (tailor) & Helen (nee Logan) Davie, Inverurie Married 31/12/1914 Beneficiary: Sister-in-law – Mrs J Paul, 166 Bankhead Road, Bucksburn
Next of kin address 1947
47 Middlemuir Road, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Royal Artillery
Rank (Trade)
Bombardier
Unit
129 Battery/15 Light Anti-Aircraft Regt
Service No
1481136
Country
Greece
Cemetery/Memorial
Athens
Grave Ref
Face 2
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper People’s Journal 12/07/1941, p 8 (photo)
UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-19 & 1939-47
Family Information
Newspaper Press & Journal 17/11/1941, p 4
Newspaper People’s Journal 22/11/1941, p 5
Memorials
165
Bdr W W Davie, RA, Inverurie, missing. Roll of Honour: DAVIE – Killed in action in June 1941, William, youngest beloved son of Mr and Mrs J Davie, 47 Middlemuir Road, Inverurie. Only goodnight, beloved, not farewell. Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE KILLED IN ACTION – Mr & Mrs Davie, 47 Middlemuir Road, Inverurie, have been informed that their youngest son, Bdr William W Davie, Royal Artillery, who had been previously reported missing in the Middle East, was killed in action June 1. Bdr Davie was 24 years of age. His eldest brother, Pte John Davie, Gordon Highlanders, is a prisoner of war in Germany. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
166 Name
James Sangster CLARK
Date of Birth
18/03/1914
Birthplace
Rothiebrisbane, Fyvie
Residence
Kincardineshire
Occupation
Poultry dealer
Date of Death
15/04/1943
Age
Spouse
29 Son of Andrew & Helen (nee Sangster) Clark, Inverurie; Married 31/5/1913 Married 31/10/1936, 105 Gordon Street, Huntly - Isabell Gray Douglas
Next of kin address 1947
50 Constitution Street, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Royal Corps of Signals
Rank (Trade)
Lance Corporal (Signalman)
Unit
130 Field Regiment RA
Service No
2343914
Country
Burma
Cemetery/Memorial
Taukkyan
Grave Ref
4. B. 17.
Circumstances of Death
Died of wounds
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star
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UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945 Roll of Honour: CLARK – died of wounds in the Indian theatre of war, L/Cpl James S Clark, Royal Corps of Signals, on 15th April 1943, second son of the late Andrew Clark and Mrs Clark 50 Constitution Street, Inverurie. Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE DIED OF WOUNDS – Lance Corporal James S Clark (29), Royal Corps of Signals, has died of wounds in the Indian theatre of war. He was the son of the late Mr Andrew Clark and of Mrs Clark, 50 Constitution Street, Inverurie. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial – Scotsmen in Various Units [2]
Family Information
Newspaper Press & Journal 01/05/1943, p 3 Newspaper People’s Journal 08/05/1943, p5 Memorials
166
167 Name
Alexander J BARRON
Date of Birth
11/11/1905
Birthplace
Lochend, Parkhill, Newmachar
Residence 1930
Duncan Forest, Kintore
Residence
7 Blackhall Road, Inverurie
Occupation
Labourer
Date of Death
07/01/1945
Age
Spouse
39 Son of Robert (ploughman) & Isabella (nee Sutherland) Barron; Married 03/06/1905, Newmachar Married 27/06/1930, Inverurie – Elizabeth Henderson
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
Beneficiary: Wife – Mrs Elizabeth Barron, 7 Blackhall Road, Inverurie
Next of kin address 1947
7 Blackhall Road, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Royal Engineers
Rank (Trade)
Sapper
Unit
241 Field Company
Service No
2143659
Country
Netherlands
Cemetery/Memorial
Brunssum War Cemetery
Grave Ref
Joint grave V. 216-217.
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945 Roll of Honour: BARRON – Killed in Western Europe in January, 1945, Sapper Alex Barron, RE, aged 39 years, beloved husband of Eliz Henderson, 7 Blackhall Road, Inverurie and only son of Robert Barron, Davahall, Inverurie. Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE Mrs Barron, who resides with her two daughters at 7 Blackhall Road, has been notified that her husband, Sapper Alexander Barron (39), RE has been killed in action on the Western Front. Prior to joining up four years ago, Sapper Barron was employed with the Aberdeen City Council. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Family Information
Newspaper Press & Journal 25/01/1945, p 3 Newspaper People’s Journal 03/02/1945, p 6
Memorials
167
168 Name
William BOLTON
Date of Birth
29/09/1903
Birthplace
Whiterig, Ayton, Berwickshire
Residence 1924
25 Maycroft, Elgin
Occupation
Mechanical engineer
Date of Death
24/10/1940
Age
Spouse
37 Son of Adam (gamekeeper) & Catherine (nee Gilroy), Coldingham, Berwickshire Married 31/12/1897, Blackhill, Coldingham Married 22/10/1924, Elgin – Jane Ann Gill [1]
Next of kin address 1947
26 George Square, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Royal Engineers
Rank (Trade)
Lance Corporal
Service No
2831806
Country
UK
Cemetery
Elgin New Cemetery
Grave Ref
Sec. H. South Div. Grave 151
Burial
New Elgin Cemetery South No 1427 [16]
Family Information
Circumstances of Death Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945
Libindx
Grave inscription - Reference No: NM013393 [18] Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church (Chapel Chancel) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Memorial
168
169 Name
Arthur ROBERTSON
Date of Birth
21/08/1907
Birthplace
Residence 1942
Stockhill, Bieldside, Peterculter Howford Cottage, Inverurie (3 yrs) – boarder. Living with John & Elsie Henry. West Church Cottage, Inverurie
Occupation
Costing clerk, North of Scotland Milling Company
Date of Death
20/09/1943
Age
36
Family Information
Next of kin address 1947
Son of James C Robertson & Isabella Knowles Married 05/09/1942, Bishop’s Court, 29 Albyn Place, Aberdeen - Christian Irene McHardy, Aircraftwoman, WAAF. MARRIAGES: ROBERTSON-McHARDY – At Bishop’s Court on 5th September, 1942, by the Right Reverend F L Deane, Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney, Arthur Robertson, West Church Cottage, Inverurie, to Christian Irene, younger daughter of the late Charles McHardy and of Mrs McHardy, 141, Hardgate, Aberdeen. West Church Cottage, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Royal Navy
Rank (Trade)
Ordinary Coder
Unit
HMS Lagan
Service No
P/JX 435558
Country
At Sea – mid-Atlantic
Cemetery/Memorial
Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Grave Ref
Panel 77, Column 2.
Circumstances of Death
Killed in torpedo attack
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921 & 1939-1947 Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE WAR CASUALTY – The death has occurred at sea through enemy action of O/Coder Arthur Robertson (36) RN, West Church Cottage. Before joining the Royal Navy in February last, Mr Robertson was on the office staff of North of Scotland Milling Company at their Inverurie branch. A young man of outstanding ability, Mr Robertson will be remembered for his work as a Sunday school teacher at Port Elphinstone, as organising secretary of the Burgh-Muir Mission services, as secretary of the MIA, and as scout leader and cubmaster. Mr Robertson was for long actively associated with the Scottish Youth Hostel movement, and every summer his leisure was spent cycling and hiking amid the hills and glens which he loved. Photography was one of his hobbies, and he had a large and interesting collection of “snaps” taken during these excursions. A little over a year ago he married Miss Christian McHardy, an Aberdeen lady, now serving with the WAAF. At 04.57 hours on 20 Sep, 1943, U-270 fired a Gnat at HMS Lagan (K 259) (Lt Cdr A. Ayre, RNR) near convoy ON-202 and struck her in the stern after 3 minutes 47 seconds. The U-boat was then chased away by depth charges from HMCS Gatineau (H 61) and the badly damaged frigate was towed to a UK port on 24 September, and declared a total loss. The wreck was sold to be broken up for scrap on 21 May 1946. This was the first attack carried out with an acoustic torpedo and 28 men were killed. Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church (Chapel Chancel) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Census 1911
Spouse [15]
Newspaper Press & Journal 08/09/1942, p 4
Newspaper People’s Journal 02/10/1943, p 5 (+ photo)
HMS Lagan [47] [57]
Memorial
169
170 Name
John BOENING
Date of Birth
16/12/1920
Birthplace
9 Blackhall Road, Inverurie
Residence
13 Constitution Street, Inverurie
Education
Inverurie Infant School & Inverurie Academy
Occupation
Tinsmith
Date of Death
14/10/1939
Age
18
Family Information
Son Florence Smith Boening (mill worker) [15]
Next of kin address 1947
Not listed
Service/Corps
Royal Navy
Rank (Trade)
Stoker 2nd Class
Unit
HMS Royal Oak
Service No
P/KX 95950
Country
Scapa Flow, Orkney
Cemetery/Memorial
Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Grave Ref
Panel 35, Column 2.
Circumstances of Death
Sunk in Scapa Flow by U-47
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star UK Commonwealth Graves 1914-1921 & 1939-1947 - Memorial Register, Portsmouth Part 1, p 62 WICK OFFICER OF ROYAL OAK MISSING INVERURIE STOKER (2nd item): Stoker John Boening, nineteen years of age and son of Mr and Mrs J Florence, 13 Constitution Street, Inverurie, lost his life in the disaster. He served his apprenticeship as a tinsmith at Inverurie. He was always keen on a sea career, and joining the Royal Navy in January this year was posted to the Royal Oak. He was home on leave at the end of May. Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Press & Journal 17/10/1939, p 6 (photo)
Memorial
170
171 Name
James Alexander CAMPBELL
Date of Birth
09/05/1920
Birthplace
Lodgehill Cottage, Parish of Nairn
Residence 1920
3 Harlaw Place, Inverurie
Education
Inverurie Infant & Inverurie Academy [58]
Occupation
Cook
Date of Death
24/11/1941
Age
Next of kin address 1947
21 Son of Alexander (baker) & Helen (nee Beverley) Campbell, Inverurie. Married 07/03/1918, Inverurie 40 West High Street, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Royal Navy
Rank (Trade)
Cook (S)
Unit
HMS Dunedin [57]
Service No
P/MX 68477
Country
At Sea – mid Atlantic
Memorial
Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Grave Ref
Panel 57, Column 3
Circumstances of Death
Sunk by U-124 off Freetown
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star
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UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921 & 1939-1947 Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE U-BOAT VICTIM: LOCAL LAD MISSING Mr James Alexander Campbell, who was cook on an Admiral vessel (HMS Dunedin), has been lost at sea. The sad news has been conveyed to his mother, Mrs Campbell, who resides at 8 Burn Lane. The boat on which James served was torpedoed in mid-Atlantic about the middle of last month. The submarine, it was reported, surfaced, cruised around for ten minutes, then submerged, leaving the crew of the stricken vessel to their fate. A raft containing 34 survivors was later picked up by an American freighter, but James was not amongst them. Mr Campbell was 21 years of age, and before joining up was a baker with Messrs A W Gray, High Street. The lad’s father, Alexander Campbell, who also followed the sea, died as a result of injuries received during the last war. James was home on leave about nine months ago.
Family Information
Newspaper People’s Journal 10/1/1942, p 5
171
Newspaper People’s Journal 10/01/1942, p 5 (photo)
Mr James A Campbell, 8 Burn Lane, Inverurie, a 21 year old cook, who has been lost at sea.
Memorials
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
172 Name
James MILNE
Date of Birth
23/08/1926
Birthplace
1 St James’ Place, Inverurie
Residence 1944
54 Middlemuir Road, Inverurie
Occupation
Aberdeen Coal & Shipping Company
Date of Death
12/02/1944
Age
Next of kin address 1947
17 Son of James (labourer) & Eleanor (nee Still) Milne, Inverurie Married 06/02/1926, Inverurie 54 Middlemuir Road, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Royal Navy
Rank (Trade)
Stoker 2nd Class
Unit
HMS Lanka, Ceylon (a Naval establishment on the outskirts of Colombo.)
Service No
D/KX 527788
Country
UK
Cemetery/Memorial
Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Grave Ref
Panel 90, Column 2. At sea Indian Ocean – presumed drowned. “SS Khedive Ismail” converted into a troop ship in 1940 and sunk by a Japanese submarine on 12 February 1944 with 1,297 casualties. War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star
Family Information
Circumstances of Death Campaign Medals [4] Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Press & Journal 25/02/1944, p 4 (photo)
Newspaper People’s Journal 04/03/1944, p 5 Newspaper People’s Journal 11/03/1944, p 5 (photo) “SS Khedive Ismail” [58]
Memorials
172
UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921 & 1939-1947 Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE REPORTED MISSING - Mr James Milne, 54 Middlemuir Road, Inverurie, has been notified that his eldest son, Stoker James Milne RN, is missing, presumed drowned. Only seventeen years of age, Stoker Milne joined the Navy seven months ago. Before that he was employed by Aberdeen Coal & Shipping Company. Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE Stoker James Milne, RN, eldest son of Mr James Milne, 54 Midlemuir Road, is reported missing, presumed drowned. Only 17 years of age, Stoker Milne joined the navy seven months ago. In civil life he was employed by Aberdeen Coal and shipping Company. Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE REPORTED MISSING – Mr James Milne, 54 Middlemuir Road, whose eldest son, Stoker James Milne, RN, was previously reported missing at sea, has now been notified that he has lost his life through enemy action. Stoker Milne was a lad of 17 and joined the navy seven months ago.
Roll of Honour “SS Khedive Ismail” – James Milne listed as stoker 2nd class, Royal Navy – passenger – service personnel. Britain's third worst Allied shipping disaster of the Second World War. East Africa Memorial Cemetery, Kenya [1] Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
173 Name
Ernest William CRAIG
Date of Birth
11/11/1922
Birthplace
18 High Street, Stonehaven
Date of Death
29/02/1944
Age
Next of kin address 1947
21 Son of William (mercantile seaman) & Isabella (nee Duncan) Craig Married 29/08/1919, Dunnottar 20 Blackhall Road, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Merchant Navy
Rank (Trade)
Third Radio Officer
Unit
SS Ascot (London)
Country
UK
Cemetery/Memorial
Tower Hill Memorial, London
Grave Ref
Panel 10.
Circumstances of Death
Sunk by I-37(Nakagawa) & survivors machine gunned while in water War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star UK Medals issued to Merchant Seaman 1939-45: Date of birth: 11/11/1922. Discharge No R215564 UK Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1919 & 1939-47 1948 Lieutenant-Commander Nakagawa was tried by the War Crimes Tribunal for the murders of the crews of British Chivalry, the MV Sutlej on 24 February 1944, and the SS Ascot on 29 February 1944 and served for four years.
Family Information
Campaign Medals [4] [59] Ancestry.co.uk Sinking of SS Ascot
173
Newspaper Memorials
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial – Merchant Navy & Fishing fleets – Part 1 [2]
174 Name
Angus Bannerman ROBERTSON
Date of Birth
28/03/1925
Birthplace
16a North Street, Inverurie
Residence
16a North Street, Inverurie
Occupation
Sailor
Date of Death
17/02/1942 [60]
Age
Next of kin address 1947
16 Son of John Jackson & Mary (nee Clark) Robertson, Inverurie Married 17/07/1920, Old Aberdeen Not listed
Service/Corps
Merchant Navy
Rank (Trade)
Apprentice
Unit
MV Empire Comet (Greenock)
Country
At Sea
Cemetery/Memorial
Tower Hill Memorial, London
Grave Ref
Part XIII
Circumstances of Death Campaign Medals [4] [59] National Archives
Died at sea – sunk by U-136 War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star UK Medals issued to Merchant Seaman 1939-45 : Ref BT 395/1/83014 Medal Listing of Angus Bannerman Robertson
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UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921 & 1939-1947 Aberdeenshire Burghs – INVERURIE – Best Guy Fawkes Display Ever Seen Meet Deckboy Angus Robertson, the 15½ year old son of Mr and Mrs J Robertson, View Cottage, Port Elphinstone, who is home on a well-earned leave after exactly a year in the Merchant Service. Yet in that short time Angus has had more thrills crowded into his young life than most boys of his age. His ship was one of the convoy escorted by the SS Jervis Bay, whose epic encounter with a German raider is still fresh in our minds. Angus is naturally reticent regarding his experiences on the evening of the 5 th of November last (the date of the action), but he frankly confesses it was the best Guy Fawkes display he has ever seen. The raider sent out something in the nature of star shells, which, skimming along the surface of the water, lit up the place for miles around, making it as clear as day. Angus is not a whit daunted by his thrilling experiences. On the contrary, he is impatient to get back to the sea and to the career he has chosen. “The presence of an occasional ‘Jerry’”, he says, “only makes the adventure all the more exciting.” Inverurie War Memorial Prince of Wales Sea Training School WW2 Memorial Plaque [61] St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial – Merchant Navy & Fishing Fleets (Part 1) [2]
Family Information
Newspaper People’s Journal 14/12/1940, p 8 (photo)
Memorials
Photo In “Inverurie Academy – In Time of War” book & PWSTS site
174
175 Name
William LAWIE
Date of Birth
23/03/1899
Birthplace
Newfolds Cottage, Monymusk
Census 1901
Newfolds Cottage, Monymusk (2 yrs). Father – farm servant/ploughman)
Census 1911
13 Burn Lane, Inverurie
Residence 1928
4 Railway Cottages, Port Elphinstone
Residence 1943
51 West High Street, Inverurie
Occupation
Papermill cutterman
Date of Death
Between 11 &12/10/1943
Age
Spouse
45 Son of James Lawie (farm servant) & Maggie Gray (domestic servant). Married 19/3/1901, Monymusk Married 21/07/1928, Kintore Arms, Inverurie – Evelyn Smith (paper finisher)
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
Beneficiary: Wife – Mrs Lawie, 51 West High Street, Inverurie
Next of kin address 1947
51 West High Street, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Gordon Highlanders & The London Scottish [2]
Rank (Trade)
Regimental Sergeant Major / Warrant Officer Class 1
Unit
Infantry
Service No
2869300
Country
Egypt
Cemetery
El Alamein, Matruh
Grave Ref
1. E. 9.
Circumstances of Death
Not known
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper People’s Journal 23/10/1943, p5 (photo)
UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921 & 1939-47
Family Information
Newspaper Press & Journal 29/10/1943, p 3
Memorials
175
RSM Wm Lawie, Gordons, Inverurie, who has died in hospital in Egypt. Acknowledgements: LAWIE – Mrs Lawie and Family wish to thank all friends and neighbours for the many expressions of sympathy, received both personally and by letter (too numerous to answer individually) in their recent sad bereavement – 51 West High Street, Inverurie. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
176 Name
Roderick HENDERSON
Date of Birth
1919
Birthplace
Glasgow
Residence 1942
6 Blackhall Road, Inverurie
Occupation
Inverurie Paper Mills
Date of Death
03/11/1942
Age
23
Family Information
Son of Betsy Henderson, Inverurie
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
Beneficiary: Mother – 6 Blackhall Road, Inverurie
Next of kin address 1947
6 Blackhall Road, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Gordon Highlanders & The London Scottish [2]
Rank (Trade)
Lance Corporal
Unit
5/7th Battalion
Service No
2880614
Country
Egypt
Cemetery/Memorial
El Alamein War Cemetery
Grave Ref
XXV. A. 21.
Circumstances of Death
N/K
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Press & Journal 28/11/1942, p 4
UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-21 & 1939-47 IN BATTLE OF EGYPT Killed —L/Cpl Roderick Henderson (23) son of Mrs Henderson. 6 Blackhall Road. Inverurie Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE (Tightly bound volume – left column missing) ..l Roderick (Roddie) Henderson, .., son of Mrs Bessie Henderson, 6 ..., Road, Inverurie, has been reported Killed in action in the Middle East. Before Joining up at the outbreak of war Mr Henderson was a Territorial, and …employed at Inverurie Paper Mills …the Inverurie Dairy. He was 23 years of age. Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church (Chapel Chancel) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Newspaper People’s Journal 28/11/1942, p 5
Memorial
176
177 Name
Benjamin James STRACHAN
Date of Birth
04/12/1920
Birthplace
29 Mid Street, Keith
Residence1945
32 Constitution Street, Inverurie
Education
Inverurie Infant & Inverurie Academy
Occupation
Apprentice gardener
Date of Death
12/04/1945
Age
Next of kin address 1947
24 Son of Eric Leslie (storeman) & Maggie (nee Brown) Strachan, Inverurie Married 02/08/1919, Huntly 33 Constitution Street, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Gordon Highlanders
Rank (Trade)
Service No
Lance-Corporal 116th (9th Battalion The Gordon Highlanders) Regt (Royal Armoured Corps) 2878743
Country
Burma
Cemetery
Taukkyan
Grave Ref
21. A. 9.
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action at Yamethin
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star
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UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945
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UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921 & 1939-1947 Roll of Honour: Strachan – Killed in action in Burma, in April, L/Cpl Benjamin James Strachan, RAC aged 24 years, dearly beloved second son of Mr and Mrs Eric L Strachan, 36 Constitution Street, Inverurie. Deeply mourned. Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE KILLED IN BURMA – On the day preceding VE-Day, when folk in the burgh were hanging out their flags and bunting in preparation for the celebrations of the morrow, Mr and Mrs Eric L Strachan, 35 Constitution Street, received the sad news that their younger son, L-Cpl Benjamin J Strachan (24), had been killed in action while serving with the Royal Armoured Corps in Burma. The tidings were contained in a letter from one of Ben’s pals in the Far East and has been confirmed by the official intimation from the War Office. L-Cpl Strachan, who was a Territorial before the war, joined up five and a half years ago, and had spent three years in the Far East. In civil life he was an apprentice gardener, with Messrs John Garden & Sons, florists, High Street. His elder brother, Cpl Eric L Strachan is serving with the RE. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 3, No 557 : In loving memory of our dear son L/Cpl BENJAMIN J STRACHAN 116 Reg (Gordon Hgrs) RAC killed in Action at Yamethin 12 Apr 1945 aged 24 yrs, interred Rangoon, Burma; also his father ERIC LESLIE STRACHAN who d at 35 Constitution Street 27 July 1965 aged 70 yrs; also dear mother and beloved wife of above, MAGGIE BROWN who d 4 Jan 1981 aged 88 yrs; grandson WALTER BENJAMIN SIMPSON d 5 May 1996 aged 49. Sadly missed, ever remembered.
Family Information
Unit
Newspaper Press & Journal 16/05/1945, p 3
Newspaper People’s Journal 19/05/1945, p 6 (photo)
Memorials
Commemorated
177
178 Name
Robert BIRSE
Date of Birth
25/12/1916
Birthplace
16 Middlemuir Road, Inverurie
Residence 1943
16 Burn Lane, Inverurie
Date of Death
01/10/1943
Age
Next of kin address 1947
30 Son of Robert (farm servant) & Lizzie (nee Duncan) Birse, Inverurie Married 03/06/1916, Inverurie 16 Burn Lane, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Gordon Highlanders [2]
Rank (Trade)
Private
Unit
2nd Battalion
Service No
2880272
Country
Singapore, Malaya
Memorial
Kranji, North
Grave Ref
Column 78.
Circumstances of Death
Prisoner of War (Japan)
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star
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UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-45 Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE Two brothers, Pte Robert Birse, Gordons, and Sapper Jas D Birse, RE, sons of Mr and Mrs R Birse, 16 Burn Lane, have been reported missing in Singapore. Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE Pte Robert Birse, Gordons, and Sapper Jas D Birse, RF who were posted missing after the fall of Singapore, are now officially reported to be prisoners of war in Japanese islands. They are sons of Mr and Mrs Robert Birse, 16 Burn Lane. MEDICAL OFFICER AT PENANG FREED FROM JAP CAMP – Other North men who have been released from Japanese camps are: … Sapper Jas D Birse RE, son of Mr and Mrs R Birse, 16 Burn Lane, Inverurie, whose other son, ROBERT BIRSE, Gordons died in a Japanese prison in 1943. (Note: James D Birse, born 03/07/1917, 14 Burn Lane, Inverurie) Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE BROTHERS HAD TO PART IN JUNGLE – Sapper Jas D Birse, RE, a prisoner in Japanese hands since the fall of Singapore, and now happily released and on his way home, tells in a letter to his parents, Mr and Mrs R Birse, 16 Burn Lane, Inverurie, how he managed to make contact with his brother, Pte Robert Birse, Gordons, who had been captured some time previously. The very first week after being taken prisoner, the two brothers me. After trying for six months to get his brother along with him, James succeeded in getting Robert a job in the same workshop. Then came the long trek of over 200 miles to a prison camp in Thailand “through jungle and with little or no food and no shelter when we stopped. Bob fell out when we were nearly halfway up with malaria. I could not stop to look after him, and that was the last I saw of him.” Robert died in 1943. Later his paybook and a photo of himself came into James’s hands through the medium of a fellow prisoner who had been friendly with Robert until the time of his death. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Family Information
Newspaper People’s Journal 18/04/1942, p 5 Newspaper People’s Journal 01/05/1943, p5
Newspaper Press & Journal 02/10/1945, p 3
Newspaper People’s Journal 06/10/1945, p 6
Memorials
178
179 Name
Andrew Munro McINTOSH
Date of Birth
20/10/1918
Birthplace
8 Queen Street, Inverurie
Residence 1940
5 Harlaw Place, Inverurie
Occupation
Baker
Date of Death
02/06/1940
Age
Next of kin address 1947
21 Son of George (machine man) & Jane Cooper (nee Munro) McIntosh, Inverurie Married 12/12/1903, Inverurie 5 Harlaw Place, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Gordon Highlanders & The London Scottish [2]
Rank (Trade)
Private
Unit
5th Battalion
Service No
2882848
Country
France
Cemetery/Memorial
Longueville, Somme
Grave Ref
Plot 13. Row F. Grave 34.
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star
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UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945 Casualty: Pte Andrew McIntosh, Gordon Highlanders, previously reported missing, has now been reported killed on June 2. He was a son of Mr George McIntosh, 5 Harlaw Place, Inverurie, and before being called up was a baker with Messrs Gray, Inverurie. Pte McIntosh was a well-known junior footballer and played for Inverurie Locos. Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church (Chapel Chancel) Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass, Sec 2, No 400: Erected by GEORGE McINTOSH in memory of his beloved wife JANE COOPER MUNRO d.24 July 1925 aged 50. His dau. ELIZABETH d.10 Oct.1921 aged 6, his youngest son ANDREW killed in action France 2 June 1940 aged 21. Said GEORGE McINTOSH d.22 Apr. 1952 aged 77
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 10/07/1940 p 4
Memorial
Commemorated
179
180 Name
Frank James MATHERS
Date of Birth
12/05/1915
Birthplace
Coldwells, Craigston, New Byth
Residence1944 Education Press & Journal 28/06/1926, p 4 Occupation
Erroll Park, Turriff
Date of Death
03/07/1944
Age
Spouse
29 Son of Frank Mathers & Jane (nee Gregor) Mathers Married 11/02/1915, Turriff Married Q3 1939, Willesden, Middlesex - Doris Perrins [5]
Next of kin address 1947
Ford Cottage, Port Elphinstone [56]
Service/Corps
Gordon Highlanders [2]
Rank (Trade)
Private
Unit
2nd Battalion
Service No
2888207
Country
France
Cemetery/Memorial
Secqueville-en-Bessin, Normandy
Grave Ref
I. C. 12.
Circumstances of Death
Unknown
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star
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UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945 Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE DIED OF WOUNDS – Pte Frank James Mathers has died of wounds while serving with the Gordon Highlanders in Normandy. He was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Frank Mathers, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie. Before joining up four years ago, Pte Mathers was for some years on the staff of the North of Scotland Milling Company, Port Elphinstone, and latterly with the firm of Holborn and Frascati Ltd, London. His wife, Doris Perrins, Maltby, England, is at present on the staff of the British Linen Bank, Turriff. Mr and Mrs Mathers have two other sons serving in the forces. Acknowledgements: Mrs Doris Mathers, Errol Bank, Turriff, and Mr and Mrs F Mathers, PortElphinstone, Inverurie, return sincere thanks for kind inquiries during an anxious time of waiting and for expressions of sympathy rendered in their sad bereavement. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Family Information
Newspaper People’s Journal 29/7/1944, p 6
Newspaper Press & Journal 03/08/1944, p 3
Memorials
180
Inverurie – Annual presentation of prizes took place at Port Elphinstone School on 24th inst. …. The principal prize winners were ….. Frank Mathers Employee of Holborn & Frascati Ltd, London
181 Name
David Horace PICKEMAN (or PICKMAN)
Date of Birth
15/02/1924
Birthplace
Marylebone, London [5]
Residence
Roselea, 13 Watt Crescent, Inverurie
Education
Inverurie Infant & Inverurie Academy
Occupation
Apprentice painter
Date of Death
26/04/1943
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
20 Son of David & Mary (nee Birse) Pickman. Dyce, Aberdeenshire Married 1923, Chelsea [5] Beneficiary: Mother – Mrs D Pickman, 13 Watt Crescent, Inverurie
Next of kin address 1947
Roselea, Watt Crescent, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Gordon Highlanders
Rank (Trade)
Private
Unit
6th Battalion
Service No
2890696
Country
Tunisia
Cemetery/Memorial
Massicault War Cemetery
Grave Ref
I. L. 15.
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star
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UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-45 Roll of Honour: Killed in action in North Africa in April 1943, Pte David H Pickman, aged 20 years, beloved son of Mrs M Pickman, Roselea, Watt Crescent, and grandson of Mr and Mrs J Birse, Roselea, Watt Crescent, Inverurie. Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE The news has reached Mrs M Pickman, Roselea, Watt Crescent, that her son, Pte David H Pickman (20), Gordons, has been killed in action in North Africa. Pte Pickman is the grandson of Mr and Mrs J Birse, who also reside at Roselea. Before joining up David was an apprentice with Mr Geo Sangster, painter, High Street.
Family Information
Newspaper Press & Journal 13/05/1943, p 3
Newspaper People’s Journal 22/05/1943, p 5 Newspaper People’s Journal 29/05/1943, p 5 (photo) Memorials
Commemorated
181
Pte David H Pickman (20), Gordons, killed in action in North Africa, son of Mrs M Pickman, and grandson of Mr and Mrs J Birse, Roselea, Watt Crescent, Inverurie. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 3, No 240 : In memory of JAMES BIRSE d 19 Nov 1943 aged 69 yrs, beloved husband of Williamina Bowie d 4 May 1958 aged 84 yrs, both of Roselea, Watt Crescent, Inverurie, also their eldest dau MAGGIE SMITH BIRSE d at Meigle 22 Sept 1955 aged 58 yrs, also their youngest son DOUGLAS HAIG BIRSE d at Roselea 2 Dec 1974 aged 58 yrs, also his grandson DAVID PICKEMAN, Gordon Highlanders, Fell in action in North Africa 26 Apr 1943 aged 20 yrs. In loving memory of my dear aunt HELEN BOWIE d 24 Aug 1926.
182 Name
Alexander Burr REID
Date of Birth
15/03/1918
Birthplace
John’s Forest, Kintore
Residence
Aberdeenshire
Occupation
Northern Co-operative Society
Date of Death
12/06/1940
Age
Next of kin address 1947
22 Son of Alexander B (farmer) & Annie (nee Fraser) Reid, Inverurie Married 22/12/1912 30 High Street, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Gordon Highlanders [2]
Rank (Trade)
Private
Unit
Infantry
Service No
2883972
Country
France
Cemetery/Memorial
Angiens, Seine-Maritime
Grave Ref
Grave 3.
Circumstances of Death
Lost in action, St Valery
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star
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UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-47 CASUALTY Pte Alex B Reid (21), Gordon Highlanders, son of Mrs Reid, 30a High Street, Inverurie, was on the Inverurie staff of the Northern Co-operative Society before being called up. He is keenly interested in the Scout movement and was Scout Master of the Inverurie Troup. He was a choir member of Inverurie West Church and a teacher at Burnhervie Sunday School. Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE SCOUTMASTER DIES IN ACTION – The King and Queen have sent a letter of sympathy to Mrs Reid, 30a High Street, following the official intimation of the death in action of her son, Pte Alexander B Reid (21), Gordons. Pte Reid had been missing since June 1940 at St Valery. Before volunteering for service Pte Reid was on the staff of the Inverurie branch of the Northern CoOperative Society. He was keenly interested in the Scout movement, and was scoutmaster of the Inverurie Troop. He was also a member of the West Church choir, and a teacher at Burnhervie Sunday school. Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church (Chapel Chancel) Scottish National War Memorial [2] Kemnay Churchyard, no 70 [62] Erected by his widow in loving member of John Cameron who died at Backward 3.4.1905 aged 31 years, also their sons Hughie who d 11.6.1901 aged 18 mths, interred at Cathcart and Willie who died at John’s Forest 5.1.1913 aged 10 yrs, also Alexander Reid who died at John’s Forest Kintore 28.3.1924 aged 57 years also their son ALEXANDER B REID lost in action near St Valery France June 1940 aged 22 years, also Annie Fraser who died at 10 Cuninghill Road, Inverurie 12.4.1955 aged 80 yrs. “Until the day break”. In loving member of Catherine Ann Reid who died on 24.8.2007 dearly loved wife of Gordon R Ingram who died 30.1.2011.
Family Information
Newspaper Aberdeen Daily Journal 26/07/1940, p 4
Newspaper People’s Journal 20/05/1944, p 6
Memorial
Commemorated
182
183 Name
Helen Margaret SMITH
Date of Birth
11/04/1918
Birthplace
Staffordshire, England
Residence
Carlisle
Occupation
Nurse
Date of Death
20/07/1945
Age
Next of kin address 1947
27 Daughter of John Donald & Margaret Ann (nee Innes) Smith, Inverurie Married 16/09/1914, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Keith 47 High Street, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Rank (Trade)
Private
Service No
W/262116
Country
UK – Leicester Royal Infirmary – sudden death
Cemetery
Inverurie - St Mary's Episcopal Churchyard
Grave Ref
Grave F.5.
Circumstances of Death
Sudden death
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star
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UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-45
Findagrave
Photograph [67] Deaths SMITH – Suddenly at Leicester Royal Infirmary, on July 20, Helen Margaret, ATS, dearly beloved second daughter of Mr and Mrs John D Smith, 47 High Street, Inverurie. Funeral on Wed July 25 at 1.30 pm, to St Mary’s Churchyard, Inverurie. Friends please meet at St Mary’s Church. Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE DIED IN THE SERVICES. The … Helen Margaret Smith, second… Mr and Mrs John D Smith, … Which took place in Leicester… mary following an operation, has… widespready regret throughout the.. especially in bowling circles, … the hon. president of the inverurie… club, and one of its most … factors. Miss Smith, who was … age, was in the Civil Service, …. ATS some years ago. She … with her unit at Leicester. (NB – Tightly bound volume. Right margin not visible.) Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2] St Mary’s Episcopal Graveyard, Inverurie: In loving memory of AGNES ELIZABETH beloved youngest dau of John D Smith who d 19 Dec 1922 aged 6 mths; also HELEN MARGARET beloved second dau who died at Leicester (while serving in ATS) 20 Jul 1945 aged 27 yrs; also of the said JOHN D SMITH Provost of this Royal Burgh 19531962 d 21 Sept 1966 aged 76 yrs; and his wife MARGARET ANN INNES d 14 Mar 1970; and their son WILLIAM J SMITH d 30 Mar 1983; also his wife MARY A R SMITH d 17 Nov 1987 and JEAN I SMITH d 28 Feb 2006, oldest dau of John D Smith
Family Information
Newspaper Press & Journal 23/07/1945, p 3
Newspaper People’s Journal 28/07/1945, p 6
Memorial
Gravestone inscription Findagrave (Photo) [67]
183
184 Name
Willie Ronald CARDNO (“Mick”)
Date of Birth
25/06/1910
Birthplace
69 High Street, Inverurie
Residence 1943
13 Saphock Place, Inverurie
Occupation
Inverurie Paper Mills
Date of Death
09/08/1943
Age
Spouse
33 Son of James & Maggie Wilson (nee Davis) Cardno, Kintore Married 26/1/1905, Huntly Married 20/10/1934, Inverurie South Manse - Rosanna Shearer (typist)
Next of kin address 1947
13 Saphock Place, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Royal Artillery
Rank (Trade)
Gunner
Unit
64 (The Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment
Service No
1093845
Country
Sicily, Italy
Cemetery/Memorial
Catania War Cemetery
Grave Ref
II. J. 30.
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star
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UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-45
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UK Commonwealth War Graves 1939-1947 Roll of Honour: Cardno – Killed in action in Sicily, in August 1943, Willie Ronald Cardno (Mick), RA aged 33, dearly beloved husband of Rosanna Shearer, 13 Saphock Place, Inverurie and youngest son of the late James Cardno and of Mrs Cardno, Howieslap Cottage, Kintore. North-East News in Brief: Serving with the Royal Artillery in Sicily, Gunner W R Cardno has been killed in action. He leaves a widow and daughter at 13 Saphock Place, Inverurie. Before enlisting three years ago, Gunner Cardno worked at Inverurie Paper Mills.
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Newspaper Press & Journal 01/09/1943, p 3
Newspaper Press & Journal 04/09/1943, p 4
184
Newspaper People’s Journal 04/09/1943, p 8 (photo)
Gnr William R Cardno (33), RA, 13 Saphock Place, Inverurie, killeld in action in Sicily.
Memorials
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
185 Name
Donald Alexander THAIN
Date of Birth
12/06/1920
Birthplace
6 Castle Terrace, Aberdeen (registered Savoch & Aberdeen)
Residence 1929
Mavisbank, Wartle
Education
Inverurie Infant & Inverurie Academy
Occupation
Apprentice locomotive engineer
Date of Death
09/11/1944
Age
Next of kin address 1947
24 Son of Donald Alexander (footman) & Mary Jane (nee Simpson) Thain, New Deer [1] Married 16/07/1920, 35a Union Street, Aberdeen 7 Falconer Place, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Royal Army Medical Corps
Rank (Trade)
Sergeant
Unit
154 Field Ambulance
Service No
7357690
Country
Burma
Cemetery/Memorial
Taukkyan, Burma
Grave Ref
6. H. 21.
Circumstances of Death
n/k
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star
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UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945
Source
UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921 & 1939-1947 INVERURIE FIRST AID – Loco Works Class Awards Presented : In a class of forty, all members of Inverurie Locomotive Works section of St Andrew’s Ambulance Association passed in the examinations set them. The awards – certificates for five year pupils were presented at a whist drive in the Railway Hall last night. First year – Donald Thain (abbreviated) “BON-ACCORD” IN BURMA: Sapper C Cowe, 61 Bedford Road, Aberdeen, a boilermaker, and Sgt Thain, Inverurie, an expert in locomotive engineering, are members of a British Field Company repairing stretches of a section of the Burma railway. Two miles south of Mogaung (writes a Military Observer) they discovered an old steam locomotive named “Bon-Accord”, in tribute to Aberdeen, which had been damaged by shrapnel. The repairs were completed in two days. Somebody, however, interfered with the throttle of “Bon Accord” and driverless it careered down the line at a good fifteen miles an hour. Eventually, after a 300 to 400 yards bolt, during which it managed to clear a pair of points, someone jumped on the engine, pulled the brake, and it stopped. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial [2] Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE KILLED IN BURMA – Sergt Donald Thain (24), RAMC, has been killed in action in Burma. He was the only son of the late Mr John Thain, Auchnagatt, and of Mrs Thain, 26 Main Street, New Deer, at present as a chief petty officer in the WRNS. Sgt Thain was an apprentice engineer at the Locomotive Works, and joined up at the outbreak of war. While at Inverurie, he made his home at 7 Falconer Place.
Family Information
Newspaper Press & Journal 10/04/1937
Newspaper Press & Journal 16/09/1944, p 4
Memorials
Newspaper People’s Journal 06/01/1945, p 6
Newspaper People’s Journal 06/01/1945, p 8 (photo)
185
Sgt Donald Thain (24), RAMC, son of Mrs Thain, 26 Main Street, New Deer, killed in action in Burma.
186 Name
Frederick Cruickshank DEANS
Date of Birth
07/08/1920
Birthplace
133 North Street, Inverurie
Residence 1929
133 North Street , Inverurie
Education
Inverurie Infant & Inverurie Academy
Occupation
Inverurie Paper Mills
Date of Death
15/06/1941
Age
Next of kin address 1947
20 Son of Frank (furnace man) & Barbara (nee Davidson) Deans, Inverurie Married 02/06/1912, Udny 36 George Square, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Royal Armoured Corps
Rank (Trade)
Trooper
Unit
2nd Royal Tank Regiment
Service No
7890512
Country
Egypt
Cemetery/Memorial
El Alamein
Circumstances of Death
Unknown
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star
Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper People’s Journal 19/07/1941, p5
UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945
Family Information
Newspaper People’s Journal 11/10/1941, p5 & 6 (photo)
Memorial Sibling
186
Trooper Frederick Deans, Royal Tank Regiment, Inverurie, posted missing. Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE Died of Wounds – Previously reported missing on June 15, Trooper Frederick Deans (Freddy), Royal Tank Regiment, has now been reported to have died of wounds while in enemy hands in the Middle East. Trooper Deans was 21 years of age and the third son of Mr and Mrs Frank Deans, 36 George Square. Before joining the regular army three years ago he was employed at Inverurie Paper Mills. Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church (Chapel Chancel) Scottish National War Memorial – Scotsmen in Various Units [2] William (No 197)
187 Name
George GREEN
Date of Birth
20/05/1920
Birthplace
69 Kirk Street, Peterhead
Residence
7 Westfield Gardens, Inverurie
Education
Inverurie Academy & Robert Gordon’s College
Marriage
Irene Moss
Date of Death
05/10/1942
Age
Spouse
21 Son of Harry(singing master) & Nan/Ann (nee MacLean) Green Married 14/11/1912, Barrow-in-Furness Married Q3, 1942, Bedwellty, Monmouthshire - Irene Moss
Next of kin address 1947
7 Westfield Gardens, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Royal Air Force
Rank (Trade)
Sergeant (Flight Engineer)
Unit
103 Squadron
Service No
571059
Country
Belgium
Cemetery/Memorial
Heverlee War Cemetery
Grave Ref
3. D. 9.
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star 900 TONS OF BOMBS RAIN DOWN ON ESSEN: FLIGHT-ENGINEER GEORGE GREEN RAF (Bomber Command) reported missing during an operational flight over Germany, is now presumed to have lost his life on that date. He was the only son of the late Mr Harry Green, a former organist at Inverurie South Church, and of Mrs Green, 7 Westfield Gardens, Inverurie. He joined the RAF when he was seventeen, and would have been twentytwo in May next. He was educated at Inverurie Academy and at Robert Gordon’s College. Roll of Honour: GREEN – Previously reported missing over Germany in October 1922, now believed killed, Flight-Engineer George Green, Bomber Command, aged 22 years, beloved only son of the late Harry Green and of Mrs Green, 7 Westfield Gardens, Inverurie, and husband of Irene Moss. Inverurie War Memorial Robert Gordon’s College [9] St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 3, No 086 : In loving memory of HARRY GREEN ARCM LRAM ARCO, Organist South Church Inverurie who d 22 May 1931, his son George GREEN Flt Sgt, Flt Eng, Bomber Command RAF killed on operations over Aachen on 5 October 1942 and buried in St Trond Cemetery Belgium, his wife NAN MacLEAN who d in Edinburgh 14 May 1978 in her 98th yr.
Family Information
Newspaper Press & Journal 05/04/1943, p 3 (Photo)
Newspaper Press & Journal 05/04/1943, p 3
Memorials
Commemorated
187
188 Name
Alexander Joseph McHARDY
Date of Birth
29/06/1921
Birthplace
Bridgeview, Rothienorman
Residence
53 High Street, Inverurie
Education
Inverurie Market Place & Inverurie Academy
Date of Death
19/05/1942
Age
20 Son of Frederick (janitor) & Margaret (nee Murray) McHardy, Kemnay Married 27/01/1919, Aberdeen Ruby Cottage, Market Place, Inverurie
Family Information Next of kin address 1947 Service/Corps Rank (Trade)
Service No
Royal Air Force Sergeant Pilot RAF VR, 106 Squadron: Bomber Command: Aircraft Mark 1: Aircraft Code ZN-: Aircraft Type Manchester: Aircraft Serial L7418 1367218
Country
UK
Cemetery/Memorial
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey
Grave Ref
Panel 88
Circumstances of Death
Reported lost of Pembroke coast [64]
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe
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UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921 & 1939-1947
Unit
Newspaper Memorials
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
188
189 Name
Stephen Sellars ANGUS
Date of Birth
03/11/1920
Birthplace
1 Jackson Street, Inverurie
Education
Inverurie Infant & Inverurie Academy
Date of Death
15/01/1943
Age
Next of kin address 1947
22 Son of William ( dentist) & Margaret A (nee Robertson) Angus, Inverurie Married 13/07/1910, Inverurie Crianlarich, St James Place, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Royal Air Force
Rank (Trade)
Sergeant (Wireless operator/Air Gunner)
Unit
47 Squadron
Service No
C/319244
Country
Libya
Cemetery/Memorial
Benghazi
Grave Ref
7. F. 1.
Circumstances of Death
Killed in air operations
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-45, 1939-45 Star
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1929 & 1939-1947 Roll of Honour: ANGUS – In the Middle East (as a result of air operations) in January 1943, Sergt Air Gunner Stephen Sellars Angus, RAFVR, dearly beloved younger son of the late Baillie Angus and Mrs Angus, Crianlarich, Inverurie. INVERURIE AIR GUNNER KILLED Sgt Air Gnr Stephen Sellars Angus RAFVR has lost his life in air operations in the Middle East. He is the youngest son of the late Baillie Wm Angus and Mrs Angus, Crianlarich, and brother of Mr T R Angus, dentist, Inverurie. He was twenty-two years of age and volunteered for the Air Force in December 1940, just when he was about to commence studies for dentistry. He was a member of the crew of a torpedo …….. which in October sank some of Rommel’s supply ships in the Mediterranean. A keen athlete, he was interested in golf, tennis and cricket, being a young member of the Inverurie Cricket Club. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 561 : Erected by MARGARET A.ROBERTSON in loving memory of her husband WILLIAM ANGUS LDS d. Crianlarich 11 Oct.1938 aged 57. Their sons WILLIAM MacPHEE d.in infancy. A.NICOL ANGUS d.2 May 1941 aged 24, STEPHEN S ANGUS Sergeant W/OF Air gunner killed on active service with his gallant crew in the Middle East 15 Jan.1943 – buried in Benghaze Military Cemetery. Above MARGARET A.ROBERTSON d. Crianlarich, Inverurie 3 June 1964. 1 line verse.
Family Information
Newspaper Press & Journal 01/02/1943, p 3
Newspaper Press & Journal 04/02/1943, p 3 (Photo)
Memorials
Commemorated
189
190 Name
Harry SCOTT
Date of Birth
1922
Birthplace
Inverurie
Residence
4 Harlaw Place, Inverurie
Occupation
Inverurie Slaughterhouse
Date of Death
26/07/1943
Age
Next of kin address 1947
21 Son of John (blacksmith) & Margaret (nee Dobie) Scott, Inverurie. Married 24/04/1914, 136 Balgrayhill, Glasgow 4 Harlaw Place, Inverurie
Service/Corps
Royal Air Force
Rank (Trade)
Sergeant (Wireless operator/Air Gunner)
Unit
RAF VR, 158 Squadron
Service No
1346873
Country
Lowthorpe, Driffield, East Yorkshire, UK
Cemetery
Inverurie Cemetery (Bass)
Grave Ref
Sec. E. Grave 798.
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-45, 1939-45 Star Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE AIRMAN KILLED – Sgt Harry Scott (21), wireless operation and air gunner, RAFVR, eldest son of Sapper John Scott, RE, and of Mrs Scott, 4 Harlaw Place, has been killed on active service. Prior to joining the Air Force, Sgt Scott was employed at Inverurie Slaughter House. His father served during the last war with the Queen’s Own Glasgow Yeomanry. Inverurie War Memorial Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Family Information
Newspaper People’s Journal 31/07/1943, p 5
Memorial
Gravestone Inscription
190
Inverurie Bass - Sec 3, No 384 : (War Grave) 1346873 Sergeant H Scott, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Royal Air Force 26 July 1943 aged 21. He made the supreme sacrifice
191 Name
Norman John SHAND
Date of Birth
17/01/1925
Birthplace
Gowanlea Cottage, Knock, Grange, Keith
Residence
Railway Cottage, Inverurie
Date of Death
19/07/1944
Age
19
Next of kin address 1947
Son of William (railway wayman) & Mary (nee Brown) Shand, Railway Cottage, Inverurie Not listed
Service/Corps
Royal Air Force
Rank (Trade)
Service No
Pilot Officer (Flight engineer) RAF VR, 420 (RCAF) Squadron. Bomber Command: Aircraft Mark III; Aircraft Code PT-H: Aircraft Type Halifax: Aircraft Serial LK803 179632
Country
UK – Death registered Bulmer, Yorkshire North Riding – Sept 1944
Cemetery/Memorial
Inverurie Cemetery (Bass)
Grave Ref
Sec. E. Grave 813. Believed to be a fighter affiliation training exercise but spun and crashed within three minutes of becoming airborne. War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe
Family Information
Unit
Circumstances of Death Campaign Medals [4] Ancestry.co.uk Newspaper Press & Journal 24/07/1944, p 3
Newspaper Press & Journal 20/07/1946, p3
Newspaper People’s Journal 29/07/1944, p 6
Memorial
Gravestone Inscription
191
England & Wales, Death Index 1916-2007 [5] Roll of Honour: Shand – Killed on active service in England in July 1944, Sgt Norman John Shand RAF, aged 19 years, beloved youngest son of Mr & Mrs William Shand, Railway Cottage, Inverurie. Deeply regretted. Funeral on Monday, 24th Inst at 1 pm to Inverurie Cemetery. All friends respectfully invited. In Memoriam: SHAND – In loving memory of our youngest son, Sgt Norman John Shand, Flt Engr, att, RCAF killed on Jul 19, 1944. In the churchyard quietly sleeping, Where the flowers gently wave Lies the one we loved so dearly, In his quiet, peaceful grave - Ever remembered by Father and Mother, Railway Cottage, Inverurie. Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE AIRMAN KILLED – Sgt Norman John Shand (19), RAF, who has been killed on active service, was the youngest son of Mr and Mrs William Shand, Railway Cottage. Sgt Shand was in the service of the LNER Company, first as office-boy in the loco accountants’ Department in Inverurie, Aboyne, and Elgin stations. Mr and Mrs Shand have five other sons in the services. The eldest, William, has been a prisoner in Germany since Dunkirk, June 1940. Sgt Shand’s remains were conveyed to his home on Monday afternoon. Members of the British Legion acted as bearers. Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church (Chapel Chancel) Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 3, No 395: [8] In loving memory of our youngest son SGT N J SHAND Flt Engr RCAF Killed 19 July 1944 aged 19 yrs also my beloved wife JANE GODSMAN d at Sanlan Thainstone Kintore 20 Feb 1952 aged 68 yrs, also her husband WILLIAM SHAND d 23 Sept 1955 aged 72 and their son FRANCIS (ARCHIE) d 23 Jul 1987 aged 68 yrs, beloved husband of Hellen Walker. Sadly missed.
192 Name
David SKINNER
Date of Birth
1923
Birthplace
Inverurie
Residence
2 George Square, Inverurie
Occupation
Machine assistant, Thomas Tait & Sons
Date of Death
28/08/1943
Age
20
Family Information
Son of David A & Alice Skinner, Inverurie
Next of kin address 1947
2 Square, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Royal Air Force
Rank (Trade)
Sergeant (Flight Engineer)
Unit
RAF VR, 199 Squadron
Service No
1566923
Country
Germany
Cemetery/Memorial
Durnbach
Grave Ref
2. A. 14.
Circumstances of Death
Unknown
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-45, 1939-45 Star Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE ROLL OF HONOUR – Sergt David Skinner (21), flight-engineer, RAF, who was reported missing during operations, is now presumed to have lost his life. Official confirmation has just been received by his parents, Mr and Mrs D A Skinner, 2 George Square. Before joining the RAF in July 1942 Sgt Skinner was a machine assistant with Thomas Tait & Sons, Inverurie Paper Mills. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Newspaper People’s Journal 27/11/1943, p 5 (photo)
Memorials
192
193 Name
Stanley Innis THOMSON
Date of Birth
129/12/1924
Birthplace
6 Castle Terrace, Aberdeen
Residence
Bridgefoot, Nigg, Aberdeen
Occupation
Assistant butcher
Date of Death
23/04/1944
Age
Next of kin address 1947
19 Son of Lily Annie Thomson; Grandson of Mrs C Webster, Inverurie 38 West High Street, Inverurie
Service/Corps
Royal Air Force
Rank (Trade)
Sergeant (Air Gunner)
Unit
RAF VR, 51 Squadron
Service No
1890158
Country
Germany
Cemetery/Memorial
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Grave Ref
7. B. 14.
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-45, 1939-45 Star
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE Mrs Webster, 38a West …. Been notified that her … Innes Thomson (19), RAF… reported missing during… To joining the RAF he …. was an assistant butcher… Shearer, West High Street.. (NB – Tightly bound volume, right margin not visible) Sgt Stanley Innes Thomson (19), RAF, grandson of Mrs Webster, 38 West High Street, Inverurie, who was reported missing during air operations, is now officially stated to have lost his life. (NB – Records state “Stanley INNIS Thomson) Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Family Information
Newspaper People’s Journa13/05/1944, p 6l
Newspaper People’s Journal 21/10/1944, p 1 (photo) Memorials
193
194 Name
Robert McKELVIE ARCM
Date of Birth
25/02/1917
Birthplace
Joppa Colyton, Ayrshire
Residence1944
31 Barclay Road, Inverurie
Occupation
Teacher of music
Date of Death
07/05/1944
Age
Spouse
33 Son of James (coal merchant cashier) & Agnes Goodwin (nee McIntyre) McKelvie; Married 15/06/1910, Ayr Married 07/02/1938, 74 Gordon Street, Glasgow - Alice Gothard Bisset
Next of kin address 1947
31 Barclay Road, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Royal Air Force
Rank (Trade)
Leading Aircraftsman
Unit
RAF VR
Service No
1368305
Country
UK
Cemetery
Aberdeen Crematorium (Kaimhill) [70] Acute appendicitis; peritonitis – Kingseat Naval Hospital (usual residence 31 Barclay Road, Inverurie) [15] War Medal 1939-45, 1939-45 Star Roll of Honour: McKelvie – Suddenly (after operation) at a Military Hospital on 7th May 1944, LAC Robert McKelvie, ARCM, beloved husband of Allie Bisset, 31 Barclay Road, Inverurie. Funeral service at Aberdeen Crematorium on Wednesday at 2.30 pm. This is the only intimation and invitation. No flowers. (Death certificate – aged 33 yrs) Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE News of the death of Robert …. McKelvie, ARCM….. tion), has come as a great … friends. before joining …. three years ago Mr McKelvie … master on the staff of … education authority, … organist and choirmaster… church. he is survived… and a young son. (NB – Tightly bound volume. Right margin not visible.) Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church (Chapel Chancel) Scottish National War Memorial [2] Aberdeen Crematorium (Kaimhill) 1939-1945 – These Members of His Majesty’s Forces Died in the Service of their Country and were Cremated here. Leading Aircraftman R McKelvie, Royal Air Force – 7.5.1944. (19th on list of 46
Family Information
Circumstances of Death Campaign Medals [4] Newspaper Press & Journal 09/05/1944, p 3
Newspaper People’s Journal 13/05/1944, p 6
Memorial
Commemorated
194
195 Name
George Gellatly YOUNG
Date of Birth
29/08/1909
Birthplace
4 Knight’s Lane, Inverurie
Census 1911
29 Constitution Street, Inverurie
Residence 1944
2 Princes Street, Inverurie
Occupation
Locomotive Works
Date of Death
18/11/1944
Age
Next of kin address 1947
35 Son of Alexander (labourer) & Jessie (nee Diack) Young (later Golightly), Inverurie Married 04/10/1901, Inverurie 5 Kintore Terrace, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Royal Air Force
Rank (Trade)
Leading Aircraftsman
Unit
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Service No
1340844
Country
Jaffna, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Cemetery/Memorial
Trincomalee War Cemetery
Grave Ref
2. J. 17.
Circumstances of Death
Fatal road accident
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-45, 1939-45 Star
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921 & 1939-1947 Casualty: LAC George G Young, an Inverurie man who joined the RAF four and a half years ago, has been killed in a road accident in Jaffna, Ceylon. He was the third son of the late Mr Alex Young, 2 Princes Street, Inverurie and of Mrs Golightly, 11 Victoria Street, Inverurie. Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE KILLED IN ACTION – LAC George G Young, RAF, third son of the late Mr Alex Young, 2 Princes Street, and of Mrs Golightly, 11 Victoria Street, has been killed in a road accident at Jaffna, Ceylon. Before joining up four and a half years ago, he was employed at the Locomotive Works. “Doddy”, as he was known to his friends, was well known among sports lovers in the district, being a keen footballer, cricket, bowls and tennis player. Two brothers are in the forces and a brother-in-law with the army in Europe. Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
Family Information
Newspaper Press & Journal 01/12 1944, p 4
Newspaper People’s Journal 09/12/1944, p 6 (photo)
Memorials
195
196 Name
Anthony Mearns BISSET
Date of Birth
02/06/1917
Birthplace
Streamhead Cottage, Inverurie
Residence
Aberdeen
Occupation
Tinsmith / solder
Date of Death
14/02/1942
Age
Next of kin address 1947
24 Son of Charlotte Barron Bisset. (Daughter of Williamina Bisset – see No 080) 1 Saphock Place, Inverurie
Service/Corps
Royal Artillery
Rank (Trade)
Gunner
Unit
2/1 Maritime Regt
Service No
2881910
Country
UK
Cemetery/Memorial
Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Grave Ref
Campaign Medals [4]
Panel 71, Column 3. At sea – Gunner Bisset was on board the unescorted steam merchant ship the “Biela”. Sunk by U-boat U-98. [57] War Medal 1939-45, 1939-45 Star
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921 & 1939-1947
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Army Roll of Honour 1935-45 Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE Gunner Anthony M Bisset, whose home is at 1 Saphock Place, has been reported lost at sea as on March 19 last. Gunner Bisset was in the Gordons at the outbreak of war, but later transferred to the Merchant Navy. He served his apprenticeship as a tinsmith with Mr Jas Milne, High Street.
Family Information
Circumstances of Death
Newspaper People’s Journal 25/04/1942, p 8 Newspaper People’s Journal 02/05/1942, p 8 (photo)
Gunner Anthony Bisset, Inverurie, reported lost at sea.
Memorials
Inverurie War Memorial St Andrew’s Church, Inverurie (Chapel) Scottish National War Memorial [2]
196
197 Name
William DEANS
Date of Birth
12/06/1919
Birthplace
133 North Street, Inverurie
Residence 1928
133 North Street, Inverurie
Education
Inverurie Market Place & Inverurie Academy
Date of Death
13/04/1943
Age
Soldiers’ Wills [15]
23 Son of Francis (striker Loco Works) & Barbara (nee Davidson) Deans, Inverurie Married 01/06/1912, Udny Beneficiary: Mrs F Deans, 36 George Square, Huntly
Next of kin address 1947
36 George Square, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Royal Artillery
Rank (Trade)
Gunner
Unit
128 Field Regt RA
Service No
953505
Country
Libya
Cemetery/Memorial
Tripoli War Cemetery
Grave Ref
6. E. 7.
Circumstances of Death
Unknown
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-45, 1939-45 Star Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE DIED OF WOUNDS – Gunner William Deans (24) RA, second son of Mr and Mrs Frank Deans, 36 George Square, Inverurie, has died in hospital in the Middle East from injuries received in action. The third son of Mr and Mrs Deans, Trooper Freddy Deans, Tank Regiment, died of wounds while in enemy hands at Bardia two years ago come June. Gunner William Deans, Ra (24), second son of Mr and Mrs Frank Deans, 36 George Square, Inverurie, died in hospital in North Africa from injuries received in action; a brother, Trooper Freddy Deans, Tank Regiment, died of wounds while in enemy hands about two years ago. Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church (Chapel Chancel) Scottish National War Memorial [2] Frederick (No 186)
Family Information
Newspaper People’s Journal 08/05/1943, p5 & photo Newspaper People’s Journal 15/05/1943, p 9 (photo) Memorial Sibling
197
198 Name
Andrew Patterson
Date of Birth
7/06/1909
Birthplace
South Mains of Pitmedden, Udny
Census 1911
South Mains of Pitmedden, Udny
Residence
5 Constitution Street, Inverurie
Date of Death
26/11/1943
Age
Next of kin address 1947
34 Son of Richard (farmer) & Christina (nee Reid) Patterson Married 29/11/1907, Udny Married 09/12/1932, Manse, Speymouth - Christina McLoud Seivewright, domestic servant 5 Constitution Street, Inverurie [56]
Service/Corps
Royal Artillery
Rank (Trade)
Gunner
Unit
530 Battery 55 (2/5th Battalion. The Durham Light Infantry) Searchlight Regt.
Service No
1724139
Country
UK - Ministry of Pensions Hospital, Leeds
Cemetery
Inverurie Cemetery (Bass)
Grave Ref
Sec. E. Grave 805.
Family Information Spouse
198
Circumstances of Death Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-45, 1939-45 Star
Ancestry.co.uk
England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 Deaths: th Patterson – At Leeds Pensioners’ Hospital, on 26 November 1943, Andrew Patterson aged 34 years, beloved husband of Christina Seivewright, and son of the late Richard Patterson, South Mains, Udny. Funeral on Wednesday 1 st December, at 1.30 pm from 5 Constitution Street, Inverurie to Inverurie Cemetery. All friends respectfully invited. Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church (Chapel Chancel)
Newspaper Press & Journal 30/11/1943, p 3
Memorial
Graveyard inscription
Inverurie Bass - Sec 3, No 388a : 1724139 Gunner A PATTERSON, 55th Searchlight Reg RA 2nd/5th Battalion Durham Light Inf 26 Nov 1943 aged 34. Not gone from memory nor from love but to our Father's home above. His beloved wife CHRISTINA PATTERSON who d 16 Apr 1982 aged 68 yrs.
199 Name
Ian SANGSTER
Date of Birth
27/01/1923
Birthplace
10 High Street, Inverurie
Residence 1931
10 High Street, Inverurie
Education
Inverurie Infant & Inverurie Academy
Occupation
Apprentice painter
Date of Death
03/02/1944
Age
Service/Corps
21 Son of George (painter) & Agnes Henderson (nee Anderson) Sangster, Inverurie Married 29/07/1903, Inverurie Royal Artillery
Rank (Trade)
Signaller
Unit
23 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
Service No
1136709
Country
Italy
Cemetery
Casino
Grave Ref
XVIII. H. 13.
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action
Campaign Medals [4]
War Medal 1939-45, 1939-45 Star
Ancestry.co.uk
UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-45 Roll of Honour: Sangster – Killed in action in Italy, in February, 1944, Signaller, Ian Sangster, RA, aged 21 years, dearly loved younger son of the late George Sangster and of Mrs Sangster,10 High Street, Inverurie. Aberdeenshire Events – INVERURIE KILLED IN ACTION – Signaller Ian Sangster (21), RA, younger son of the late Mr George Sangster, master painter, and of Mrs Sangster, 10 High Street, has been killed in action while serving with the Central Mediterranean Forces in Italy. Sig Sangster joined up two years ago, and had been over a year in the Middle East. In civil life he was completing his apprenticeship as a painter in his father’s business. Inverurie War Memorial Inverurie West Church (Chapel Chancel) Scottish National War Memorial [2] Inverurie Bass - Sec 2, No 563 : To the memory of GEORGE SANGSTER master painter d.12 Mar.1939 aged 60 beloved husband of AGNES H.ANDERSON. Their infant son LEWIS d.4 Mar.1920, their youngest son IAN fell in action in Italy 3 Feb.1944 aged 21. Their youngest dau. IRENE HELEN AGNES d.1 Apr.1960 aged 45. Above AGNES H ANDERSON d.10 Nov.1963 aged 83.
Family Information
Newspaper Press & Journal 22/02/1944, p 3
Newspaper People’s Journal 26/02/1944 p 5 (photo)
Memorial
Commemorated
199
200
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APPENDICES Appendix 1 – Alphabetical by Surname No 145 151 025 137 073 074 046 075 076 189 077 079 139 167 008 012 011 026 178 154 196 170 168 018 059 078 146 144 039 054 001 152 060 080 171 184 027 015 166 019 047 156 173 055 081 024 009 061 161 002
Surname Adam Adam Aird Aird Aitken Alsop Anderson Anderson Anderson Angus Bain Barnett Barron Barron Beaton Beattie Bell Birse Birse Bisset Bisset Boening Bolton Booth Booth Bothwell Bothwell Brand Bruce Burnett Calder Calder Callum Cameron Campbell Cardno Cassie Charles Clark Cooper Cooper Coutts Craig Craigie Cruden Cruickshank Currie Dallas Dallas Davidson
Forename Alexander Thomson John James John Alexander Leslie Alexander George John Stephen Sellars John William Forbes John Alexander J Fraser Singer William David William Robert James Anthony Mearns John William William John Alexander Adam Nicol William Edward A William Smith Alfred Alfred Frank William Charles L James James Alexander Willie Ronald William William James Sangster Jas Alexander John Pratt William Ernest Ernest William WM John James Adam Robert George Logie P W George
No 044 048 165 016 186 197 013 082 083 020 084 085 086 162 159 087 126 149 138 148 088 089 035 090 092 157 091 150 187 028 093 176 049 131 062 095 094 096 021 029 063 097 023 042 175 056 155 050 022 133
Surname Davidson Davie Davie Dawson Deans Deans Dilworth Donald Duguid Duncan Duncan Duncan Faskin Ferguson Findlay Fowlie Fullerton Gall Gammie Garden Gault Geals Geils Gillanders Gordon Gordon Grant Grant Green Greig Hay Henderson Hendry Hendry Henry Henry Hird Ivers Jackson Jaffrey Jaffrey Kidd Laing Laing Lawie Lemmon Lemmon Logan Lumsden Lumsden
Forename William Adrian Robert William James Crombie Frederick William William Campbell Francis R Wm Albert Thow William Douglas Watt John Alexander William James Fullarton Alexander George George Robert John Charles P Adam Robert Summers Arthur William Barron William George George Charles George Roderick Thos Alexander John John Robert George Colin Cooper John James James Thomas Harry Harry Davidson William Joseph George Peter John Innes George Ferguson
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No 102 003 036 038 142 180 129 064 065 066 098 188 051 100 130 179 194 099 030 101 067 103 134 104 007 014 105 160 172 004 057 153 106 108 163 068 107 010 109 198 164 110 111 135 181 112 031 045 182 140 136 032
Surname Mair Maitland Maitland Maitland Maitland Mathers McCombie McConnachie McGlashan McGregor McGregor McHardy McIntosh McIntosh McIntosh McIntosh McKelvie McLeod McPherson McRae McRobbie Mearns Mearns Melvin Mennie Milne Milne Milne Milne Milton Morgan Morrison Murdoch Murison Murray Mutch Mutch Napier O'Brien Patterson Paul Penny Philip Philip Pickeman Prosser Reid Reid Reid Riddell Robb Robertson
Forename William George James A Robert Alexander McLean Frank James Charles Robert Alexander Wm Robertson Robert Alexander Joseph William Hector Geo Harry John Andrew Munro Robert James West Alexander William Alexander Alexander John Duguid Peter John Henderson Patrick George Allan John James John William A Alexander Rbt Moir Taylor Thomas Alexander William John George Edward Ernest Andrew William Ingram John Clark Adam Marr David Henry David Horace Alexander William William John Alexander Burr Andrew Goldie William Frederick John Cameron
No 113 125 169 174 114 017 069 115 141 005 199 190 191 116 127 070 192 043 052 117 118 119 120 183 033 006 071 128 177 158 185 040 041 193 034 053 072 147 143 121 124 122 123 037 058 132 195
Surname Robertson Robertson Robertson Robertson Roger Rogers Ross Ross Ross Russell Sangster Scott Shand Simpson Simpson Sinclair Skinner Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Stewart Strachan Strachan Strachan Strachan Summers Thain Thomson Thomson Thomson Walker Walker Walker Walker Watson Watt Watt Wilson Wilson Young Young Young Young
Forename John George Arthur Angus Bannerman John Frederick William William Adam Peter William Henry Ian Harry Norman John Patrick Alexander Reid Thos Smith Tait David George George Alexander Alexander William Chas Alex Duncan Helen Margaret John Hector Peter Melvin David Benjamin James John Donald Alexander John RF Stanley Innes William Robert George McHattie Robert Charles John Alexander Robert Adam Alexander Alexander C Charles George George Gellatly
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Appendix 2 – Photo Gallery
Left Panels WW1 – Top WW2 - Base
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Rear Panels WW1 – Top WW2 - Base
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Right Panels WW1 – Top WW2 - Base
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