. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. ays of him : As a preacher his pro-mise was great. He was everywhere recognizedas a man of character and gifts. KING, JOHN ALEXANDER : 2nd Lieuten-ant, *th Battalion Gordon Highlanders ; son of John AlexanderKing, headmaster,Brodiesord; born atBrodiesord, Cornhill,8 July 1885 ; educatedat Fordyce Academy ;entered Aberdeen Uni-versity in 1905 as 21 stBursar ; graduated in1909 with SecondClass Honours inClassics. While astudent he was oneof the Moray Team who gained the Strathcona Cup in 1907. Kingbecame a teacher, and held posts at Fordyce,Cullen,
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. ays of him : As a preacher his pro-mise was great. He was everywhere recognizedas a man of character and gifts. KING, JOHN ALEXANDER : 2nd Lieuten-ant, *th Battalion Gordon Highlanders ; son of John AlexanderKing, headmaster,Brodiesord; born atBrodiesord, Cornhill,8 July 1885 ; educatedat Fordyce Academy ;entered Aberdeen Uni-versity in 1905 as 21 stBursar ; graduated in1909 with SecondClass Honours inClassics. While astudent he was oneof the Moray Team who gained the Strathcona Cup in 1907. Kingbecame a teacher, and held posts at Fordyce,Cullen, Aberdeen Grammar School, and wasfinally appointed Assistant Classical master atKirkcaldy. In his student days he joined U Company,4th Gordon Highlanders, and whilst teachingat Kirkcaldy was Junior Officer to the HighSchool Cadet Corps. He held this post fromNovember 1914 till he was commissioned as2nd Lieutenant in the Gordon Highlanders,and crossed to France. ? He was killed in action,n September 1916, at a spot 2 miles 41 IN MEMORIAM.
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