. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. y, gaining theMedal for Classics. Heentered the Universityin 1914, with a view toqualifying for work asa Medical Missionaryin a student Riddel was in the Heenlisted in the 5 th Gordons in 1915 ; after ayears service first as Private and then as Corporaland Musketry Instructor, he was gazetted to the4th Reserve Battalion and posted to the 5 th Bat-talion Gordon Highlanders. In January 1917 heleft for France, where he served till his death on17 April 1917 from wounds received in actionnear Arras ten days previously. Of a quiet,kindly
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. y, gaining theMedal for Classics. Heentered the Universityin 1914, with a view toqualifying for work asa Medical Missionaryin a student Riddel was in the Heenlisted in the 5 th Gordons in 1915 ; after ayears service first as Private and then as Corporaland Musketry Instructor, he was gazetted to the4th Reserve Battalion and posted to the 5 th Bat-talion Gordon Highlanders. In January 1917 heleft for France, where he served till his death on17 April 1917 from wounds received in actionnear Arras ten days previously. Of a quiet,kindly disposition, he endeared himself to hisfriends, who hold his memory in affectionateregard. Young as he was, he had alreadymapped out for himself a definite career of self-sacrifice and Christian endeavour, but he willinglygave up all, to follow what he so clearly saw tobe the path of duty. PIRIE, WILLIAM SHEWAN : Captain,5th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers; ; son of James S. Pirie; born Duffus,Morayshire, 16 September 1887; student in. 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 April1917.
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