. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. He was awarded the 1896 ; educated at Elgin Academy and GordonsCollege, Aberdeen. He spent nearly two yearsgaining experience ofpractical agriculture inEaster Ross and matric-ulated as an Agri-cultural student in1914. Jenkins enlisted inthe 4th Gordon High-landers in August in the followingyear he received a com-mission in the 6th Sea- iforth Highlanders andproceeded to Francewith his unit in June , 15 September 1916, for services in connec-tion with a very successful raid on the Germantrenches near Armentieres, and was killed i
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. He was awarded the 1896 ; educated at Elgin Academy and GordonsCollege, Aberdeen. He spent nearly two yearsgaining experience ofpractical agriculture inEaster Ross and matric-ulated as an Agri-cultural student in1914. Jenkins enlisted inthe 4th Gordon High-landers in August in the followingyear he received a com-mission in the 6th Sea- iforth Highlanders andproceeded to Francewith his unit in June , 15 September 1916, for services in connec-tion with a very successful raid on the Germantrenches near Armentieres, and was killed in ac-tion at Beaumont-Hamel on 13 November 1916. MERSON, WILLIAM MURISON SMITH :Captain, 7th Battalion Gordon High-landers ; son of Joseph Merson, solicit-or ; born Aberdeen,3 August 1892, butspent most of his lifein Banchory; educatedRobert Gordons Col-lege, Aberdeen;matriculated, 1 9 1 o ;graduated , 1913;, 1914. A pre-war memberof U Company, 4thGordon Highlanders,he went with the Battalion to Bedford in August1914, but before the
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