. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. x9 IN ME MO RTAM. thewas. outbreak of war, and in September 1914gazetted to the 4th Gordons with whom hewent to France in Feb-ruary 1915. He ledhis platoon into actionat Hooge on 25 Sep-tember 1915 and hadreached the third lineof German trencheswhen he was was later reportedwounded and missingon that date. HisCommanding Officerwrote: The courageandpluck shown byhimand his men that day are beyond words of mine. INKSTER, WALTER: 2nd Lieutenant, 4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders ; son of James Inkster, ship-master ; born Aber-deen, 27 Febru
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. x9 IN ME MO RTAM. thewas. outbreak of war, and in September 1914gazetted to the 4th Gordons with whom hewent to France in Feb-ruary 1915. He ledhis platoon into actionat Hooge on 25 Sep-tember 1915 and hadreached the third lineof German trencheswhen he was was later reportedwounded and missingon that date. HisCommanding Officerwrote: The courageandpluck shown byhimand his men that day are beyond words of mine. INKSTER, WALTER: 2nd Lieutenant, 4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders ; son of James Inkster, ship-master ; born Aber-deen, 27 February1890; educated Ash-ley Road School andAberdeen G r a m m a rSchool. In 1908 hewent to the Universitywith a good recordboth in work and ath-letics, graduated ,1911 ; and after takinghis in Agricul-ture, 1912, went towork for the Potash Syndicate in December 1913 a good appointment inAustralia was offered to him, and the outbreakof war found him beginning his career there. By 8 March 1915 he was back in Scotlandand a Private in the 4th Gordons; i
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