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| BATTALION ROLL 1st/5th Gordon Highlanders. | ||||||||||
| Rank | Name | Address | Notes | |||||||
| Officers | ||||||||||
| Colonel | Grant, A (DSO) | Monymusk | Short biography in Additional information | |||||||
| Major | Law, J | Territorial Depot Maud | Mentioned in Scotsman 6/8/1910 as winning a prize in a shooting competition. | |||||||
| Capt A-Adj | Cruden, J.W.F (Black Watch) | War Diary shows Mentioned in Despatches September 1915. | ||||||||
| Captain | Martin, David H | Peterhead | Son of David Martin Town Clerk. Married Una MacCean 14/6/1916. To France 2/5/1915. Later 28th Bn DLI. Eligible for SWB. Address: 77 Broad St Phd. Led parade at unveiling of Peterhead memorial 1922. |
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| Captain | Runcieman, Frank Souter | King Edward | "D" Company. Extensive biography in Additional information. | |||||||
| Captain | Fowlie, Charles Wilson Lawson |
Mains of Bogechil, Whiterathes | "F" Company. (Major) Fowlie killed by a shell 30/31 May 1915. Age 41. Son of John and Elizabeth Lawson Fowlie, of Udny.Educated Aberdeen Grammar. | |||||||
| Captain | Rennie, James | Milladen, Mintlaw | "B" Company. To France 27/7/1915. Applied for medals 31/10/23. Address: Milladen, Mintlaw Station. (MiC) |
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| Captain | McDonald, S | Fraserburgh | "G" Company | |||||||
| Captain | Morrison, John | The Depot, Maud | ||||||||
| Lieut. | Watson, James | Foveran | "E" Company. London Gazette shows (Captain) Watson "Dismissed from H.M.Service by sentence of General Court Martial 22/6/1915". (Became Captain 26/9/14. LG 23/11/14) | |||||||
| Lieut. | Chalmers, James | Auchterless | Farmer. Became Captain. | |||||||
| Lieut. | Mitchell, George | Fraserburgh | "H" Company. To France 2/5/1915. Later transferred to RAF. Address post-war: 58 Grattan Place Fraserburgh. (Photo.) | |||||||
| Lieut. | Low, James Lawson | Kininmonth | "A" Company. War Diary shows Mentioned in Dispatches 1 Jan 1916 | |||||||
| Lieut. | Watson, William Jack | Newmachar | "F" Company | |||||||
| Lieut. | Gray, George Martin | Peterhead | "C" Company. To France May 1915. Address on MiC The Grange, Peterhead. | |||||||
| Lieut. | Lyall, William | Macduff | "F" Company | |||||||
| Lieut. | Cowie, Robert | Longside | "C" Company | |||||||
| 2nd Lieut. | Moir, George Andrew C | Methlick | "E" Company. Killed in action 7/4/1917 Age 29. Son of George and Mary Christie Moir; husband of Mary Moir, of 130, Blenheim Place, Aberdeen. (Architect) | |||||||
| 2nd Lieut. | Buchan, George A.B | Lonmay | "D" Company. SWB. | |||||||
| 2nd Lieut. | Simpson, Ernest | Fraserburgh | Mentioned in "Gallant Gordons" as "local schoolteacher, Ernie Simpson". Later Captain. |
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| 2nd Lieut. | McCulloch, John | Portsoy | "B" Company (Captain) Killed in action 9/4/1917 ("Soldiers Died in the Great War") | |||||||
| 2nd Lieut. | McWilliam, Charles Thomas | Foveran | "G" Company. Killed in action 18/3/1916 near Arras. Son of Rev Thomas McWilliam, minister of Parish Church Foveran, and wife Helen. Graduated Aberdeen Univ. 1913 - MA. Joined Territorials in 1910. (See Additional information) | |||||||
| 2nd Lieut. | Troup, Robert J | Huntly | "C" Company | |||||||
| 2nd Lieut. | Lyon, Robert | Aberdeen (52 Carden Place) | " D" Company. Killed in action 30/31 July 1916 Age 24. Law Clerk. Son of Sir Alexander Lyon, Kt., D.L., J.P., and Lady Lyon, of Queen's Rd., Aberdeen. | |||||||
| 2nd Lieut. | Forbes-Sempill, Hon. Robert .A | Fintray House | "G" Company. Died of wounds 2/6/1915 Age 45. Fourth son of The Rt. Hon. William Forbes-Sempill, 17th Baron Sempill. (LE TOURET MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUE) (See Additional information) | |||||||
| 2nd Lieut. | Pirie, Patrick T | Kinellar | "A" Company. Resigned 14/5/1915. To France 29/5/1916. MiD. Address Hon Mrs Pirie c/o Coutts Bank. Also Chateau de Varennes, Savennieres | |||||||
| 2nd Lieut. | Robertson, C.T.A | Wellingborough | "A" Company. Wounded Nov 1915. Killed in action 23/8/1918. Age 32. Son of Lieut. Col. Robert Robertson, 5th Volunteer Bn. Gordon Highlanders | |||||||
| 2nd Lieut. | Vincent, Richard Beaumont | Rye, Sussex | "H" Company. Later Major with Embarkation Staff. Address: 22a Coleherne Rd SW10. | |||||||
| 2nd Lieut. | Bird, Percy Carr | Chelsea, London | "B" Company. Later Major in MGC. Address postwar: 3 Willingdon Rd, Eastbourne. MC | |||||||
| Chaplain | Kemp, R.S | Old Deer | ||||||||
| L & Q.M | Marr, Joseph | Peterhead | War Diary shows Mentioned in Dispatches 1 Jan 1916 | |||||||
| R.A.M.C | ||||||||||
| Major | Waite, H | Leeds | ||||||||
| Major | Fowler, Andrew | Ellon | Aged 47 in 1901 census. Medical practitioner. | |||||||
| Staff at Headquarters, Peterhead | ||||||||||
| Major | Law | The Depot, Maud | ||||||||
| Major | Smith | The Depot, Ellon | ||||||||
| Captain | Morrison | The Depot, Maud | ||||||||
| Lieut | Chalmers | Auchterless | ||||||||
| Lieut | Simpson | Fraserburgh | ||||||||
| Major | Middleton, J | R.A.M.C, Peterhead | ||||||||
| Chaplain | Halliday, J | Peterhead | ||||||||
| Sergt. Instr. | Lawrence | Peterhead | Mentioned in Buchan Observer 14/9/1914. (See Additional information) | |||||||
| Sergt | Mitchell, J | Bruxie, Maud | ||||||||
| 471 | Sergt | Walker, James | Barrangate Rd, Fraserburgh | Attested 3/4/08. From Volunteers. Age 30. Cooper. Discharged Perth 26/9/1914. Para 156 (11) TF Regs . |
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| Sergt | Barron, William John | Charlotte St, Fraserburgh | Born abt. 1887. Son of David & Sarah Barron. | |||||||
| Cpl | Pennant | Peterhead | ||||||||
| Orderly Room Clerk | Corvie, M | Peterhead | ||||||||
| 1185 | L.Cpl | Craighead, J | Peterhead | SWB Attested 19/4/1910. Discharged (sick) 4/9/1916. A/Serg. | ||||||
| 1635 | L.Cpl | Chisholm, William | Prison Buildings, Peterhead | (See Additional information) | ||||||
| L.Cpl | Gill, G | Auchleuchries, Cruden | ||||||||
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