. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. o his profession, his untimely end was a tragicloss. GRAY, ANGUS FRANCIS: Sergeant,5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders ; son of John Gray, farmer,Collaboll, Lairg; bornLairg, 27 Novem-ber 1894; entered theUniversity 1910; stu-dent in Agriculture1910-13. As a member of theTerritorial Force hewas called up in August1914, and after aperiod of training wentoverseas with the 5thSeaforths. Being akeen and energetic soldier he quickly attainedthe rank of Platoon Sergeant, and, althoughtwice offered a commission on the field, herefused it. He fell at the f
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. o his profession, his untimely end was a tragicloss. GRAY, ANGUS FRANCIS: Sergeant,5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders ; son of John Gray, farmer,Collaboll, Lairg; bornLairg, 27 Novem-ber 1894; entered theUniversity 1910; stu-dent in Agriculture1910-13. As a member of theTerritorial Force hewas called up in August1914, and after aperiod of training wentoverseas with the 5thSeaforths. Being akeen and energetic soldier he quickly attainedthe rank of Platoon Sergeant, and, althoughtwice offered a commission on the field, herefused it. He fell at the fatal advance onBeaumont-Hamel in the dawn of 13 November1916. His loss was keenly felt by his platoon,all of whom had become greatly attached to comrade in arms wrote : He always provedhimself a soldier and a man and feared nodanger, ever bright and cheerful, with a kindlyword for everybody . JENKINS, DONALD FRASER : 2ndLieutenant, 6th Battalion SeaforthHighlanders; ; son of William D. Jen-kins, Aberdeen; born Burghead, 17 December.
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