. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. sforthwith engaged in some heavy fighting. Duringthe great battle of 31 July on the Ypres salient,while leading his platoon to a further objective,he was severely wounded and died the followingday, 1 August 1917. His CO. wrote: lamdeeply grieved at his death for he was ever asmart, keen, conscientious and gallant the day of battle he led his men like a heroand never once flinched. He fell, says abrother officer, accomplishing a piece of workwhich has yet further added to the splendid nameof this Battalion. TAYLOR, WILLIAM JOHN : Captain
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. sforthwith engaged in some heavy fighting. Duringthe great battle of 31 July on the Ypres salient,while leading his platoon to a further objective,he was severely wounded and died the followingday, 1 August 1917. His CO. wrote: lamdeeply grieved at his death for he was ever asmart, keen, conscientious and gallant the day of battle he led his men like a heroand never once flinched. He fell, says abrother officer, accomplishing a piece of workwhich has yet further added to the splendid nameof this Battalion. TAYLOR, WILLIAM JOHN : Captain,10th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders ; son of George Taylor, carpenter and land steward ;born Halkirk, Caithness, 14 September 1888;educated at Halkirk Higher Grade School whencehe passed direct to the University in 1907. Ongraduating in 1910 he was appointed As-sistant English Master in the Gordon Schools,Huntly. He was commissioned in the 10th SeaforthHighlanders in October 1914, and trained atFort George, Cromarty and Tain. In 1915 he. went overseas with the 8th Seaforths and was for a period bombing officer to this Battalion. Invalided home in July 1916 with trench fever, he acted for a few months as Assistant Recruiting Officer in Aberdeen. In the spring of 1917 he went to France again and was severely wounded at Vimy Ridge on 23 April. After making a partial recovery he took up duty under the O. i/c Records, but died at Dunfermline on 1 August 1917. HOWITT, ADAM GORDON : Captain, 12thBattalion East Surrey Regiment; ; son of Adam Howitt,factor ; born Ellon, 11June 1884; educatedGordons College;graduated (Agr.),1910. He entered theservice of the PotashSyndicate, and afterspending a time intheir offices in Ger-many went in 1912 toSouth Africa as theirDirector of Propa-ganda. Howitt joined the Cape Town Highlanderson the outbreak of war, and took part in 1914-15 in General Bothas Campaign in GermanWest Africa, rising from Private to the conclusion
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