. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. evoted gentleman, with a geniusfor making friends, and with the faculty of grasp-ing readily all sides of a situation and makingthe wise decision. JOHNSTON, GEORGE MITCHELL:Captain, Royal Irish Rifles; son of Alexander John-ston, merchant; bornAberdeen, 8 July 1890 ;educated AberdeenGrammar School;matriculated in Sci-ence (Agricultural),1907, and had a dis-tinguished career as astudent. Though quietand reserved in mannerhe was one of the bestknown and most popu-lar students at Maris- chal College. During his School and Collegecareer he was a notab
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. evoted gentleman, with a geniusfor making friends, and with the faculty of grasp-ing readily all sides of a situation and makingthe wise decision. JOHNSTON, GEORGE MITCHELL:Captain, Royal Irish Rifles; son of Alexander John-ston, merchant; bornAberdeen, 8 July 1890 ;educated AberdeenGrammar School;matriculated in Sci-ence (Agricultural),1907, and had a dis-tinguished career as astudent. Though quietand reserved in mannerhe was one of the bestknown and most popu-lar students at Maris- chal College. During his School and Collegecareer he was a notable Rugby forward, and heserved in U Company while at the Univer-sity. He graduated (Agr.) in 1911. Aftergraduation he spent a time gaining experiencein Canada and then acted as an AssistantCounty Organizer, North of Scotland College ofAgriculture. He was appointed AgriculturalLecturer and Superintendent of the State Ex-perimental Farm, Jersey, in 1913. On the outbreak of war Johnston obtained acommission with the Jersey Militia, but his. 26 IN ardent spirit and high sense of duty led him toseek service with a fighting unit. Despite ob-jections and difficulties raised by authorities inJersey, who wished to retain his services in theisland, with the help of the Governor, he trans-ferred with the Foreign Service Company of theMilitia to the Royal Irish Rifles, with which heserved first in Ireland and then in England. Heproceeded to France in 1915 and was killed inaction at Hulluch on 3 April 1916. DUGUID, JAMES : 2nd Lieutenant, 7thBattalion North Staffordshire Regiment ; son of Frank Duguid,blacksmith ; born OldDeer, 13 December1893; educated atBanchory and GordonsCollege, Aberdeen;entered the Universityin October 1912;student in Arts andAgriculture, nature quiet andreserved, he was a verycapable student, deeplyinterested in enlisted in the previous to thewar, and was called up in August 1914, later hewas transferred t
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