. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. anders; son of Alex-ander Gunn, , Ach-alone, Halkirk, Caith-ness ; born Halkirk, 5February 1895. Hecame to Aberdeen witha very creditable schol-astic and athletic re-cord, matriculated inMedicine in October1913, and in Univer-sity Class Lists was in-variably well a schoolboy he be-came a Territorial, joining the 5th SeaforthHighlanders, and, on entering the University,transferred to U Company, 4th Gordon High-landers. He went to Flanders in February1915, and rapidly made a name for himself as afearless soldier, being recommended for
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. anders; son of Alex-ander Gunn, , Ach-alone, Halkirk, Caith-ness ; born Halkirk, 5February 1895. Hecame to Aberdeen witha very creditable schol-astic and athletic re-cord, matriculated inMedicine in October1913, and in Univer-sity Class Lists was in-variably well a schoolboy he be-came a Territorial, joining the 5th SeaforthHighlanders, and, on entering the University,transferred to U Company, 4th Gordon High-landers. He went to Flanders in February1915, and rapidly made a name for himself as afearless soldier, being recommended for decora-tion for bravery in the field on 16 June the Loos offensive he was dangerously-wounded but made a rapid recovery. Withoutwaiting for a Commission, he requested to beposted overseas, and June 1916 saw him againin France, just in time for the Somme was reported wounded and missing after anight attack on High Wood on 22 July 1916,and since concluded killed in action on thatdate. Concerning him one of his men wrote: He. 36 AY MEM0R1AM.
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