. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. d uponto make, he yet was eager for the glorious andglad adventure, and, following the path of duty,joined the ranks of those whose life was all to-morrow—and they died to-day. GUTHRIE, HECTOR MacLENNAN:Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion Lanca-shire Fusiliers; son of James Guthrie,commercial traveller;born Portsoy, 11 July1892; educated atFordyce Academy;entered AberdeenUniversity as 2ndBursar, 1910; gradu-ated with FirstClass Honours inEnglish, in he died un-known to fame, those who knew Guthrie inhis student days felt that, with his love
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. d uponto make, he yet was eager for the glorious andglad adventure, and, following the path of duty,joined the ranks of those whose life was all to-morrow—and they died to-day. GUTHRIE, HECTOR MacLENNAN:Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion Lanca-shire Fusiliers; son of James Guthrie,commercial traveller;born Portsoy, 11 July1892; educated atFordyce Academy;entered AberdeenUniversity as 2ndBursar, 1910; gradu-ated with FirstClass Honours inEnglish, in he died un-known to fame, those who knew Guthrie inhis student days felt that, with his love ofliterature, his wealth of knowledge and hisnaturally easy and beautiful style, he would havemade a place for himself in the higher ranks ofstudents and writers of English. A sergeant in U Company of the 4th Bat-talion Gordon Highlanders, he proceeded toBedford for service with the Battalion in August1914. Eager to increase his chances of beingsent to the Front early in the war, he applied forand obtained a commission in the 3rd Battalion. IN MEM OR!AM. Lancashire Fusiliers () in October May 1915 he was sent to the a month he was reported missing afteran attack on the Turkish trenches. His deathon 4 June 1915 was later officially were cut off a character of uncompromisinghonour and an intellect of exceptional keen-ness. CUMMING, MARIANUS ALEXANDER: Lance-Corporal, 4th Battalion GordonHighlanders ; son ofMarianus Gumming,baker; bom Strichen,9 December 1891 ;educated Maud and GordonsCollege ; took a highplace in the Bursarycompetition; , 1912 ; AssistantMaster at was considered, bythose who came in con-tact with him profes-sionally, as a teacher of promise much abovethe average. As a student, Cumming was an enthusiasticvolunteer, enlisted in U Company in 1910,remaining a member after he left the was called up at the outbreak of war. Aftertraining at Bedford he served in Flanders with
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