. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. Honours inClassics, gaining theDr. Black Prize inLatin. A student ofsterling capacity andcharacter is his Pro-fessors testimony. At the outbreak of war he was a Sergeant in U Company, 4th Battalion Gordon High-landers, and did much valuable work at Bedfordas musketry instructor. Crossing to France withthe Battalion in March 1915, he was shortlyafterwards promoted Company Sergeant August 1915 he received his commission andcame home on short leave. He was recalled totake part in the attack at Hooge, 25 September1915, from which he did not r
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. Honours inClassics, gaining theDr. Black Prize inLatin. A student ofsterling capacity andcharacter is his Pro-fessors testimony. At the outbreak of war he was a Sergeant in U Company, 4th Battalion Gordon High-landers, and did much valuable work at Bedfordas musketry instructor. Crossing to France withthe Battalion in March 1915, he was shortlyafterwards promoted Company Sergeant August 1915 he received his commission andcame home on short leave. He was recalled totake part in the attack at Hooge, 25 September1915, from which he did not return. He waslast seen surrounded by the enemy, but fightingwith the utmost determination. Few were moreregretted, for his kindly good-nature com-mended him to all. MACLENNAN, RODERICK DEWAR: Pri- vate, 4th BattalionGordon Highland-ers ; son of R. Mac-Lennan, Rector,Grammar School, Gran-town-on-Spey; bornKingussie, 17 Novem-ber 1896 ; educated atGrantown GrammarSchool, of which hewas Dux ; entered theUniversity in 1914 witha Redhythe 20 IN MEM OR!AM. In April before joining the Army he passedthe examination in Classics and Eng-lish. He ioined the 4th Gordon Highlanders inApril 1915, and after 5 months training wentout to France on 1 September; he was reportedmissing and then killed in action at Hooge,on 25 September 1915, after being only threeweeks at the Front. SANGSTER, WILLIAM JOHN CAMP-BELL: 2nd Lieutenant, 4th Battalion Gor-don Highlanders ; son of William Sang-ster, draper ; bornAberdeen, 1 January1896; educated atAberdeen GrammarSchool; Christs Col-lege, Blackheath, andAberdeen University ;graduated , 1914,and was studying for amedical career. He had belonged tothe University when war broke out he immediately joinedthe Army, receiving his commission as 2ndLieutenant in the 4th Gordon Highlanders,3 October 1914. After training at Aberdeen,Bedford, etc., he crossed to France 24 June1915. In theensuing three months, he provedhimself the type of
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