. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. landers, serving in the ranksat home and then in France from February1915 till December 1916, when he was com-missioned. In October 1917 he was mentionedin dispatches and was awarded the MilitaryCross. He remained in France, taking part inmuch severe fighting, till he fell in action, whileserving with the 12 th Royal Scots, on the Canaldu Nord, on 23 March 1918. SMART, WILLIAM: Private, 1st Bat-talion South African Infantry ; son of William Smart ; bornKing Edward, 1November 1876 ;graduated , graduation Smartwent to South Africaand
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. landers, serving in the ranksat home and then in France from February1915 till December 1916, when he was com-missioned. In October 1917 he was mentionedin dispatches and was awarded the MilitaryCross. He remained in France, taking part inmuch severe fighting, till he fell in action, whileserving with the 12 th Royal Scots, on the Canaldu Nord, on 23 March 1918. SMART, WILLIAM: Private, 1st Bat-talion South African Infantry ; son of William Smart ; bornKing Edward, 1November 1876 ;graduated , graduation Smartwent to South Africaand taught for severalyears at then became Head-master at Port Nolloth,Cape Colony, but hadto resign owing to ill-health. Later he tookup enlisted in the South African Infantryas a Private and served in France until 24 March1918, when he was reported missing andafterwards, killed iii action in the GaucheWood region. EWEN, WILLIAM JAMES : Captain, 3rdBattalion The Royal West Kent Regiment; j ^am^^ ; *% 0?m) ,• t^ PL -. son of John Ewen, sailmaker ; born Enzie, Banff-shire, 10 May 1890 ; educated St. Josephs Col-lege, Dumfries; studentin Medicine, 1908-11. On the outbreak ofwar Ewen enlisted inthe Hegained his commissionin the 3rd BattalionRoyal West Kent Regi-ment in July 1916,and was attached to the8th Battalion, servingin France from Sep-tember 1915 onwardstill the time of hisdeath. He was killed whilst commanding A Company of his Regiment near Chaulnes,25 March 1918. Ewen was one of six brotherswho joined the Army in 1914 and 1915, andpossessed all the soldierly qualities which go tothe making of the fine officer. Many wrote theirappreciation of him and of his work in theArmy, which was summed up in the words ofhis CO. : He had done magnificent work inthe very strenuous fighting in which we were en-gaged, he led his men with great skill, braveryand dash, his work while in command of theCompany culminating in the glorious example ofpersonal b
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