. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. EXANDER ADAM: Private, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots ; son of Alex-ander Flett, fisherman,Findochty; born there,26 December 1896;educated at FindochtyPublic School, and thenat Buckie Higher GradeSchool. He left thelatter in June 1915 andentered the Universityas a student in Science,October, 1 9 1 5, butenlisted in the 2ndRoyal Scots in Novem-ber of the same year. Flett received his training at Glencorse, theHqrs. of the Royal Scots, and left there forFrance early in April 1916. He was on activeservice until wounded near Montauban in July,after which h
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. EXANDER ADAM: Private, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots ; son of Alex-ander Flett, fisherman,Findochty; born there,26 December 1896;educated at FindochtyPublic School, and thenat Buckie Higher GradeSchool. He left thelatter in June 1915 andentered the Universityas a student in Science,October, 1 9 1 5, butenlisted in the 2ndRoyal Scots in Novem-ber of the same year. Flett received his training at Glencorse, theHqrs. of the Royal Scots, and left there forFrance early in April 1916. He was on activeservice until wounded near Montauban in July,after which he was in hospital in Boulogne forsome weeks, rejoining his company in April 1917 he was transferred to the SnipersSection and acted as Sniper and Scout. InAugust, after 18 months on active service, hegot his first furlough, and had only been backin France three weeks when he made thesupreme sacrifice, falling in action near Zonne-beke on 29 September 1917. SPITTAL, ROBERT HAIG : Captain, ; son of James Spittal, schoolmaster;. 71 IN MEM OR!AM.
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