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Battalion Roll : 5th Battalion Gordon Highlanders 1914

Officers and HQ Staff (Peterhead)

Additional information for officers can be found on Nominal Roll and also photographs

  Rank Name                                Address Notes
  Colonel Grant, Arthur (DSO)  Monymusk 
  Major Law, John  The Depot, Maud  Formerly in 3rd Volunteers. Mentioned in Scotsman 
  Capt A-Adj  Cruden, J W F (Black Watch)     
  Captain  Martin, David H  Peterhead   
  Captain  Runciman, Frank Souter  King Edward  "D" Company 
  Captain  Fowlie, Charles Wilson  Mains of Bogechil, Whiterathes  "F" Company 
  Captain  Rennie, James  Milladen, Mintlaw  "B" Company 
  Captain  McDonald, Samuel  Fraserburgh  "G" Company 
  Captain  Morrison, John  The Depot, Maud   
  Lieutenant  Watson, James  Foveran  "E" Company 
  Lieutenant    Chalmers, James  Auchterless  Occupation: Farmer 
  Lieutenant    Mitchell, George  Fraserburgh  "H" Company 
  Lieutenant    Low, James Lawson  Kininmonth  "A" Company. Scotsman 5/7/1915 shows wounded. War Dairy shows Mentioned in Despatches 1/1/1916. Born 28/11/1880 in Kirriemuir, third child of John Low and Emma Lason. Married 1/6/1910 to Jessie Stenhouse - 6 children. Graduated MA Edinburgh University and taught at Gillespie School before becoming headmaster at Kininmonth. He was afterwards at Fraserburgh before going to Old Deer in 1919. He retired in 1945 and went to line in New Pitsligo. Awarded OBE for military and public service, and the Territorial Decoration. Died 1/1/1951.  (My thanks to Katherine Oxenham, great grand daughter for this biographical information) 
  Lieutenant    Watson, William Jack  Newmachar  "F" Company 
  Lieutenant    Gray, George Martin  Peterhead  "C" Company 
  Lieutenant    Lyall, William  Macduff  "F" Company 
  Lieutenant    Cowie, Robert  Longside  "C" Company 
  2/Lieutenant  Moir, George Andrew C  Methlick  "E" Company 
  2/Lieutenant    Buchan, George A.B  Lonmay  "D" Company 
  2/Lieutenant    Simpson, Ernest  Fraserburgh   
  2/Lieutenant    McCulloch, John  Portsoy  "B" Company 
  2/Lieutenant    McWilliam, Charles Thomas  Foveran  "G" Company 
  2/Lieutenant    Troup, Robert  J Huntly  "C" Company 
  2/Lieutenant    Lyon, Robert  52 Carden Place Aberdeen  "D" Company 
  2/Lieutenant    Forbes-Sempill, Hon Robert A  Fintray House  "G" Company 
  2/Lieutenant    Pirie, Patrick T  Kinellar  "A" Company 
  2/Lieutenant    Robertson, C T A  Wellingborough  "A" Company 
  2/Lieutenant    Vincent, Richard Beaumont  Rye, Sussex  "H" Company 
  2/Lieutenant    Bird, Percy Carr  Chelsea, London  "B" Company 
  Chaplain  Kemp, R S  Old Deer   
  Lt & QM  Marr, Joseph  Peterhead   
RAMC         
  Major  Waite, H  Leeds   
  Major  Fowler, Andrew  Ellon  Born at Broadiach 24 May 1853.  Son of Andrew Fowler and Agnes Smith. Gazetted Surgeon Lt. Volunteer Forces, 2nd Volunteer Bn Gordon Highlanders, 29 July 1896 .
1 April 1908 Promoted Captain, Volunteer Forces RAMC photo
 
HQ Staff         
Peterhead  Major  Law The Depot Maud   
  Major  Smith  The Depot Ellon   
  Captain  Morrison  The Depot Maud   
  Lieutenant  Chalmers  Auchterless   
  Lieutenant  Simpson  Fraserburgh   
  Major  Middleton, J  R A M C Peterhead   
  Chaplain  Halliday, J  Peterhead   
  Sergt Inst  Lawrence  Peterhead   
  Sergt  Mitchell, J  Bruxie, Maud   
           471 Sergt  Walker, James  Barrangate Rd Fraserburgh   
  Sergt  Barron, William John  Charlotte St Fraserburgh   
  Cpl Pennant  Peterhead   
  Orderly Rm Clerk  Corvie, M  Peterhead   
       1185 L Cpl  Craighead, J  Peterhead   
       1635 L Cpl  Chisholm, William  Prison Bldgs Peterhead   
  L Cpl  Gill, G  Auchleuchries, Cruden   
         
         

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