. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. 44 IX Merson was never widely known, but he tookhis share in all the activities of Varsity life,representing his year in the and givingvaluable help in the Societies and at socialfunctions. Those of his contemporaries whoknew him cherish the memory of a loyal andkindly personality, in which strength of char-acter was combined with gaiety of disposition. SMITH, ROBERT JAMES : 2nd Lieu-tenant, 6th Battalion Seaforth High-landers ; son of JohnSmith, East Mains,Knockando ; bornKnockando, Moray-shire, ii October1889; he received hisea
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. 44 IX Merson was never widely known, but he tookhis share in all the activities of Varsity life,representing his year in the and givingvaluable help in the Societies and at socialfunctions. Those of his contemporaries whoknew him cherish the memory of a loyal andkindly personality, in which strength of char-acter was combined with gaiety of disposition. SMITH, ROBERT JAMES : 2nd Lieu-tenant, 6th Battalion Seaforth High-landers ; son of JohnSmith, East Mains,Knockando ; bornKnockando, Moray-shire, ii October1889; he received hisearly education at thelocal Public School andafterwards came to theUniversity where hestudied Agriculture,191 o-14. He obtainedthe University Diplomain Agriculture in 1913and the National Diploma in Dairying, and in1914 took the National Diploma in Agriculture,with distinction. He was appointed to a post in the InlandRevenue Lands Valuation Department, but hadonly been there three months when, as a memberof U Company, 4th Gordons, he was called tothe colours. A
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