. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. ; son of James Inkster, ship-master ; born Aber-deen, 27 February1890; educated Ash-ley Road School andAberdeen G r a m m a rSchool. In 1908 hewent to the Universitywith a good recordboth in work and ath-letics, graduated ,1911 ; and after takinghis in Agricul-ture, 1912, went towork for the Potash Syndicate in December 1913 a good appointment inAustralia was offered to him, and the outbreakof war found him beginning his career there. By 8 March 1915 he was back in Scotlandand a Private in the 4th Gordons; in April hereceived

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. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. ; son of James Inkster, ship-master ; born Aber-deen, 27 February1890; educated Ash-ley Road School andAberdeen G r a m m a rSchool. In 1908 hewent to the Universitywith a good recordboth in work and ath-letics, graduated ,1911 ; and after takinghis in Agricul-ture, 1912, went towork for the Potash Syndicate in December 1913 a good appointment inAustralia was offered to him, and the outbreakof war found him beginning his career there. By 8 March 1915 he was back in Scotlandand a Private in the 4th Gordons; in April hereceived a commission in the same Battalion ;and in May crossed to France. A few monthslater he came home on leave, and a week afterrejoining his Battalion, he fell at Hooge, in theterrible days of fighting of September 1915. Atfirst reported wounded and missing, there waslittle doubt that he had died of wounds receivedin action on or about the 25 th of the of spirit and gaiety, cheerfully ready forany contingency and any adventure, with a.

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