. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. to Canada with his family. He was engagedin teaching and was studying Science at Torontoup till 1914 when hereturned to AberdeenUniversity and com-pleted a winter sessionin Honours Classicscourse, as he foundClassics would lead toa better future for himin Canada. Anderson enlisted inthe 4th Gordons, 16April 1915, and wascommissioned 2ndLieutenant, 5 th Gor-don Highlanders, n September 1915, withwhich Battalion he saw much service and dis-tinguished himself. He received the MilitaryCross, 13 November 1916, for great bravery inleading his men after
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. to Canada with his family. He was engagedin teaching and was studying Science at Torontoup till 1914 when hereturned to AberdeenUniversity and com-pleted a winter sessionin Honours Classicscourse, as he foundClassics would lead toa better future for himin Canada. Anderson enlisted inthe 4th Gordons, 16April 1915, and wascommissioned 2ndLieutenant, 5 th Gor-don Highlanders, n September 1915, withwhich Battalion he saw much service and dis-tinguished himself. He received the MilitaryCross, 13 November 1916, for great bravery inleading his men after all the other officers wereeither killed or wounded, and in capturing 170Germans. He was killed in action at Arras, 7April 1917. His loss was a very severe one tohis Battalion, for he had the soldiering instinctsin a marked degree and was certain of promo-tion. HALL, HERBERT JOHN: 2nd Lieu-tenant, 5th Battalion Gordon Highland-ers ; son of JamesHall; born St. Fergus,25 October 1886;educated St. FergusPublic School andPeterhead l
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