. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. e enlisted as a Private in the 4th Gor-don Highlanders, March 1915 ; he obtainedhis commission in December of the same year,when he went to France, and was subsequentlyattached to the 9th Gordon Highlanders. Hewas wounded severely in May 1916, and againshortly before his death, when his fine spiritwould not let him give in. Gallantly leadinghis men in the thick of the fighting he waskilled in action near Ypres, 22 August was most popular in the Army, officers,chaplains and men alike testified to the loveand devotion he inspired in those
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. e enlisted as a Private in the 4th Gor-don Highlanders, March 1915 ; he obtainedhis commission in December of the same year,when he went to France, and was subsequentlyattached to the 9th Gordon Highlanders. Hewas wounded severely in May 1916, and againshortly before his death, when his fine spiritwould not let him give in. Gallantly leadinghis men in the thick of the fighting he waskilled in action near Ypres, 22 August was most popular in the Army, officers,chaplains and men alike testified to the loveand devotion he inspired in those who camein touch with him. His CO. wrote of himas a very gallant capable leader of men andan ever cheerful comrade . ROBERTSON, REV. JAMES DUNCAN :Lieutenant, 9th Battalion Gordon High-landers ; ; son of James Robertson,machineman; bornAberdeen, 11 June,1886 ; student inArts, 1908-11 ; studiedat Aberdeen , 1911-14;licenced as a pro-bationer by the of Aber-deen, 7 June 1915. Robertson enlistedin November 1914 as. 69 IN MEMORIAM. a private in the 4th Gordon Highlanders ; inJanuary 1915 he was commissioned 2nd Lieu-tenant in the 9th Battalion, and afterwards roseto the rank of Lieutenant. He saw much servicein France and Belgium, was several timeswounded, once severely, and in April 1917 wasawarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gal-lantry. On 27 August 1917 he died of woundsreceived in action at Ypres the previous was an earnest and conscientiousstudent, and for several years rendered valuableservice in connection with a Mission of whichhe had charge in the neighbourhood of early death destroyed the promise of a use-ful ministry. SCOTT, CAMPBELL LOWE: Lieu-tenant, 3rd Battalion Royal Scots; son of William LeslieScott, solicitor ; bornPeterhead, 3 February1894. He studiedArts, 1912-15, witha view to becomingan Advocate, andwhen he joined theArmy had alreadyshown promise ofsuccess in the pro-fession he hoped tofollow. In
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