. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. in the Natural History Depart-ment, University of Aberdeen. There can beno doubt that he would have made his mark inscience. At the University, Ramsay was knownoutside the classroom asa keen sportsman. Inhockey, running and swimming, he excelled,and he was an enthusiastic member of U Company, and of the at Cambridge. In August 1914 he joined the 4th Gordonsas a private and was commissioned in November,accepting exchange to the 3rd (Special Reserve)Battalion. A week later he was ordered to jointhe 2nd Battalion in France where he serveddurin
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. in the Natural History Depart-ment, University of Aberdeen. There can beno doubt that he would have made his mark inscience. At the University, Ramsay was knownoutside the classroom asa keen sportsman. Inhockey, running and swimming, he excelled,and he was an enthusiastic member of U Company, and of the at Cambridge. In August 1914 he joined the 4th Gordonsas a private and was commissioned in November,accepting exchange to the 3rd (Special Reserve)Battalion. A week later he was ordered to jointhe 2nd Battalion in France where he servedduring the winter of 1914-15. He came safelythrough the battle of Neuve Chapelle in March,but a few days later was shot by a sniperwhile repairing a trench on ground taken fromthe enemy, 21 March 1915. WATT, EDWARD :Lance-C o r p o r a 1,4th Battalion Sea-forth Highlanders ; son of David M. Watt,editor, Ross-shireJournal, Dingwall;born Fraserburgh, 31December 1892 ; edu-cated at DingwallAcademy; entered theUniversity, 1911;graduated (Agr.),. IN MEMORIAM. 1914. Possessed of a facile pen, he had hopedto apply his great energy and rare purposeful-ness to agricultural journalism. After gradua-tion he was appointed Assistant to the GeneralCounty Organizer of the North of Scotland Col-lege of Agriculture. He enlisted in the 1/4-th Seaforths in October1914, and, refusing a commission, went to Francewith a draft in February 1915. He was mortallywounded at Neuve Chapelle in March and diedtwelve days later at Boulogne, 22 March 1915. CRUICKSHANK, JAMES ORR: Private, 4th Battalion Gordon High-landers ; second sonof Samuel C r u i c k-shank, teacher, Tarf-side, Glenesk; bornBrechin, 17 August1895 ; educated there;matriculated in Artsand Science, 1913. On the outbreak ofwar he was already aprivate in U Coy.,4th Gordons, andunderwent trainingwith his regiment atBedford, where his Captain had occasion tonotice his intelligence and unselfish the following February he crossed wit
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