. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. with the Battalion in March 1915, but was onlya few weeks out when he was wounded in thetrenches near Kemmel. He died in hospital atBailleul from the effects of the wound on 28 April 1915-. Keith Mackay was one who took a foremostplace among his contemporaries both in workand in the social side of School and Varsitylife, and he gave great promise of success in hischosen profession of medicine. MITCHELL, ALEXANDER: Private, 4thBattalion Gordon Highlanders; born Aberdeen, 5February 1890. In1911 he came up tothe University, and wasjust finishing his
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. with the Battalion in March 1915, but was onlya few weeks out when he was wounded in thetrenches near Kemmel. He died in hospital atBailleul from the effects of the wound on 28 April 1915-. Keith Mackay was one who took a foremostplace among his contemporaries both in workand in the social side of School and Varsitylife, and he gave great promise of success in hischosen profession of medicine. MITCHELL, ALEXANDER: Private, 4thBattalion Gordon Highlanders; born Aberdeen, 5February 1890. In1911 he came up tothe University, and wasjust finishing his Artscourse with a view toentering the teachingprofession, when warwas declared. He was one of thosewho responded earlyto the appeal for men,and left for Bedfordwith the first draft of the 4th Gordons. After a few months spent intraining, he was sent out to France, and wassoon in action. It was whilst digging a com-munication trench near Kemmel that he washit by a stray bullet and received the woundwhich proved fatal. He died next day—28Apri
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