. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. Arts, Aberdeen, 1905-07 ; Training Col-lege ; taught at Muirkirk, Ayrshire. Pirie joined theGordon Highlandersabout ten years beforethe war and was latertransferred to theRoyal Scots his Territorial dayshe was a keen shot andcompeted at B i s 1 e yand Darnley onseveral occasions. Hewas mobilized asColour-Sergeant at theoutbreak of war and was stationed at Stirling until May 1915, whenthe Battalion was sent to Gallipoli. For his dis-tinguished services he was awarded the July 1915, and promoted Lieutenant in theField. H
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. Arts, Aberdeen, 1905-07 ; Training Col-lege ; taught at Muirkirk, Ayrshire. Pirie joined theGordon Highlandersabout ten years beforethe war and was latertransferred to theRoyal Scots his Territorial dayshe was a keen shot andcompeted at B i s 1 e yand Darnley onseveral occasions. Hewas mobilized asColour-Sergeant at theoutbreak of war and was stationed at Stirling until May 1915, whenthe Battalion was sent to Gallipoli. For his dis-tinguished services he was awarded the July 1915, and promoted Lieutenant in theField. He was also mentioned in Sir Ian Hamil-tons Gallipoli dispatch. After the evacuationof Gallipoli, Pirie went to Egypt and Pales-tine where again his valuable services were re-cognized by two mentions in dispatches. Herose to the rank of Captain and was killed inaction at the Battle of Gaza on 19 FERGUSSON: of Rev. James RUSSELL, ROBERTCaptain, ; son Alexander Russell,minister, Church,Durris ; born Newhills,Aberdeenshire, 5 Janu-ary 1884; educatedGordons College;graduated , 1905,having passed his Pro-fessional Examinationin Anatomy withDistinction. Hewas in practice forsome time in Shetland,later Methlick, then went to Jamaica where he held a Governmentappointment. On the outbreak of war Russell returned tothis country, was commissioned in the ,and for some months served as Medical Officer
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