. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. e time a partner in the firm ofMessrs. A. W. Robertson, Solicitors, Peter-head, and latterly was in practice in served as a Lieutenant during the Boer Warwith the 2nd Gordons and was decorated withthe Queens Medal and three clasps. In December 1915 Robertson enlisted in the2nd Berkshire Regiment and served as a Lance-Corporal with that Regiment in France fromApril 1916 onwards. He fell in action 1 July1916. DAVIDSON, WILLIAM ADRIAN : 2ndLieutenant, 2nd Battalion Gordon High-landers ; eldest son ofAlexander Davidson,Blythewood, In
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. e time a partner in the firm ofMessrs. A. W. Robertson, Solicitors, Peter-head, and latterly was in practice in served as a Lieutenant during the Boer Warwith the 2nd Gordons and was decorated withthe Queens Medal and three clasps. In December 1915 Robertson enlisted in the2nd Berkshire Regiment and served as a Lance-Corporal with that Regiment in France fromApril 1916 onwards. He fell in action 1 July1916. DAVIDSON, WILLIAM ADRIAN : 2ndLieutenant, 2nd Battalion Gordon High-landers ; eldest son ofAlexander Davidson,Blythewood, Inverurie;born Aberdeen, 28 De-cember 1894 ; edu-cated at the GrammarSchool and GordonsCollege, Aberdeen, andlater at Trinity College,Glenalmond; he com-menced the study ofMedicine at AberdeenUniversity in 1912. In January 1915 heentered the , Sandhurst, and after a fewmonths of training was gazetted to the GordonHighlanders, 2nd Battalion, with which heserved in France till the following September,when, having been wounded in action near. 33 IN MEMORIAM. Hulluch, he was invalided home. On recovery,and after a short period of home service (atStoneywood Wireless Station) he rejoined hisregiment in France ; three months later he wasmortally wounded in action near Mametz, anddied on 2 July 1916. Officers and men aliketestify to the bravery with which Davidson ledhis men in the face of terrible odds; his gal-lantry and pluck are praised by all who knewhim under the difficult conditions of activeservice. McBAIN, JOHN MORTIMER : 2nd Lieu-tenant, ; son of John McBain, ;born Aberdeen, 6 Octo-ber 1895 ; educatedAberdeen GrammarSchool; left the Schoolas Dux and GoldMedallist, 1913 ; tooka high place in theBursary Competitionand studied in theFaculty of Arts from1913-15 with a viewto entering the IndianCivil Service. Shortthough his career was,he showed himself both a brilliant and promis-ing scholar and a keen sportsman. As a class-fellow wrote : In his first year at King
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