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War Memorial - Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland


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James Bruce
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Private
2449
abt. 1896
09 July 1916
20
1st/5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Maroeuil British Cemetery, France
Son of William and Mrs. Bruce,
of Fieldesbeg, Udny Station, Aberdeenshire.
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Samuel Cheyne
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Private
S/24310
abt. 1899
22 October 1918
19
3rd Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Old Deer Cemetery, Aberdeenshire
Son of Mrs. Annie Gordon,
of East Cultercullen, Udny Station.
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E. W. Christie
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Private
799587
Military Medal
abt. 1891
11 October 1918
27
"A" Coy. 19th Bn. Canadian Infantry
Wellington Cemetery, Rieux-en-Cambresis, France
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Christie.
Born at Newburgh, Scotland.
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W. Chrystall
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Serjeant
630119
Distinguished Conduct Medal

30 November 1917

"C" Bty. 255th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery, France
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J. E. Cruickshank
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Gunner
636390

16 May 1917

"A" Bty. 256th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
Anzin-St. Aubin British Cemetery, Francedavidson
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Alexander Davidson
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Corporal
240583
Distinguished Conduct Medal
abt. 1896
25 March 1918
22
4th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Arras Memorial, France
Son of William and Margaret Davidson,
of Mill of Kincardine, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire.
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J. Dingwall
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Private




Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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J. Donald
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Private




Gordon Highlanders

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George F. Gordon
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Private
18504
abt. 1891
25 April 1916
25
2nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
Woods Cemetery, Belgium
Son of the late William and Jeanie Gordon,
of Ward of Slains, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
His brother, David Gordon, 18503, also died in service.

David J. Gordon
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Corporal
18503
abt. 1894
09 September 1916
22
2nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
Vimy Memorial, France
Son of the late William and Jeanie Gordon,
of Ward of Slains, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
His brother, George Gordon, 18504, also died in service.

Thomas M. Gordon
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Corporal
1506
abt. 1897
31 July 1916
19
1st/5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France
Son of William and Jeanie Gordon,
Ward of Slains, Aberdeenshire.
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A. Gordon
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Canadian Infantry

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W. Grant
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Lance Corporal
151707
abt. 1890
10 October 1916
26
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
St. Souplet British Cemetery, France
Son of William Grant.
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W. Gray
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Corporal
S/43262

29 July 1917

1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France
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Charles Allardyce J. Chambers-Hunter
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Second Lieutenant

abt. 1895
01 April 1916
21
3rd Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Son of the late W. J. Chambers-Hunter,
of Tillery, Aberdeenshire.
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M. P. Inglis
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Captain


17 September 1916

Royal Army Medical Corps
attd. 5th Bn. Border Regiment
Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, France
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W. McCurrach
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Private
2448

28 June 1915

1st/5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France
Son of Alexander McCurrach,
of 3, Gilcomston Place, Aberdeen.
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Charles Thomas McWilliam
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Lieutenant

abt. 1893
18 March 1916
23
5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
attd. 51st (Highland) Div. Cyclist Coy. Army Cyclist Corps
Louez Military Cemetery, Duisans, France
Son of the Rev. Thomas and Helen McWilliam,
of The Manse, Foveran, Aberdeenshire.
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James Moir
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Serjeant
240166
Distinguished Conduct Medal
abt. 1895
13 April 1918
23
5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium
Son of James and Helen Moir,
of Howe Cultercullen, Udny Station, Aberdeenshire.
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J. S. Moir
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Corporal
S/40181

14 June 1917

1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Arras Memorial, France
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G. Morrison
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Gordon Highlanders

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A. E. J. Murray
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Trooper




Scottish Horse

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J. Nicol
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Driver




Royal Engineers

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John Noble
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Private
859309
abt. 1891
26 October 1917
26
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Noble,
of Mudhouse Tillery, Udny Station. Aberdeen, Scotland.
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George Alexander Park
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Second Lieutenant

abt. 1889
18 January 1918
29
22nd Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps
Aire Communal Cemetery, France
Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Park,
of Foveran, Aberdeenshire.
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Gordon Pyper
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Private
201966
abt. 1897
30 April 1917
20
1st/4th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Etaples Military Cemetery, France
Son of Thomas and Mary Pyper,
of Newburgh, Aberdeenshire.
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John Rearie
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Private
241082

17 May 1917

5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Arras Memorial, France
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Alexander M. Reid
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Private
240601
abt. 1896
24 August 1917
21
8th/10th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reid,
of Frogmore Croft, Fovern, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire,
husband of Isabella Reid,
of "Rokeby," 5, Oakley Place, Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire.
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William Robb
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Private
201046
abt. 1894
23 April 1917
23
1st/4th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Brown's Copse Cemetery, Roeux, France
Son of William and Catherine Robb,
of Corsehill, Parkhill, Newmachar, Aberdeen.
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J. Sangster
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Gordon Highlanders

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Alfred Sim
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Private
192688
abt. 1891
06 October 1916
25
15th Bn. Canadian Infantry
Vimy Memorial, France
Son of Jane Sim,
of Mains of Tillery, Udny Station, Aberdeenshire, Scotland,
and the late William Sim.
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William Stott
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Private
S/40889

10 April 1918

6th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Loos Memorial, France
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James Lindsay Sutherland
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Second Lieutenant


31 July 1917

23rd Bn. Middlesex Regiment
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
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D. Tough
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Gunner
245
abt. 1894
22 April 1915
21
North Scottish Bde. Royal Garrison Artillery
Foveran Old Churchyard, Aberdeenshire
Son of David and Annie Tough,
of Myrtle Cottage, Udney Station, Aberdeen.
Native of Foveran.

W. Tough
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Lance Corporal
2441
abt. 1895
13 November 1916
21
5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Hunter's Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France
Son of David and Annie Tough,
of Myrtle Cottage, Udney Station, Aberdeen.
Native of Foveran.
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J. Walker
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Gordon Highlanders

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Edward George Wishart
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Lieutenant

abt. 1897
21 April 1918
21
1st/5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Aire Communal Cemetery, France
Son of F. W. F. and Katherine Moir Wishart,
of Foveran, Aberdeenshire.
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William Wood
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Private
S/14801

26 February 1917

1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Foveran Old Churchyard, Aberdeenshire
Husband of Mary A. Wood,
of Stephen's Cottage, Newburgh, Aberdeen.
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Alexander Wright
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Private
72706
abt. 1887
27 October 1918
31
23rd Bn. Machine Gun Corps
Tezze British Cemetery, Italy
Son of Mary A. Duncan,
of Bridge Terrace, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire.
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Robert Yeats
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Private
3415
abt. 1884
31 July 1916
32
5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Thiepval Memorial, France
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Yeats,
husband of Maggie Yeats,
of Leslie House, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire.
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W. Yule
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Sapper
159233

27 April 1918

126th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, Belgium
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T. C. Auld
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Master




Mercantile Marine

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A. Beverley
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Master (CWGC: First Mate)

abt. 1873
24 April 1917
44
Mercantile Marine, S. S. "Barnton" (Grangemouth)
Tower Hill Memorial, London
Son of the late James and Helen Beverley,
husband of Elizabeth Beverley (nee Wood),
of Stephen's Buildings, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire.
Born at Newburgh, Aberdeenshire.
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J. Bruce
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Royal Naval Reserve

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Stewart Christie
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Chief Baker
883262
abt. 1889
06 October 1918
29
Mercantile Marine Reserve, H. M. S. "Otranto"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, UK
Son of James and Elizabeth Christie,
of Newburgh, Aberdeenshire.
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John George Elder
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Steward

abt. 1881
30 March 1916
35
Mercantile Marine, S. S. "Alacrity" (Belfast)

Son of William Alexander and Mary McIntosh Elder,
husband of Gertrude Elder (nee Wallace),
of 3, Lemon St., Aberdeen.
Born at Newburgh, Aberdeen.
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C. Gordon
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Royal Naval Reserve

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A. Lawrie
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Seaman






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S. Lawrie
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Trimmer
2252/TS

10 September 1919

Royal Naval Reserve, H. M. Drifter "Gellyburn"
Aberdeen (Trinity) Cemetery, Aberdeenshire
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John Logan
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Able Seaman

abt. 1873
09 March 1915
42
Mercantile Marine, S. S. "Aberdon" (Aberdeen)
Tower Hill Memorial, London
Husband of Margaret Jane Logan (nee Mitchell),
of 55, Urquhart Rd., Aberdeen.
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W. E. Martin
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Apprentice


10 March 1917

Mercantile Marine, S. S. "Otaki" (Plymouth)
Tower Hill Memorial, London
Son of Mrs. Margaret Martin,
of Cultercullen, Udny Station, Aberdeen.
Born at Aberdeen.
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A. Mitchell
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Master

abt. 1879
20 April 1917
38
Mercantile Marine, "Ballochbuie"
Tower Hill Memoprial, London
Husband of Georgina Robertson Mitchell,
of 63, High St., Stonehaven.
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Alexander Noble
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Trimmer
5595/TS
abt. 1876
23 October 1918
42
Royal Naval Reserve, H. M. S. "Pembroke"
Gillingham (Woodlands) Cemetery, Kent, UK
Son of Alexander Noble,
husband of Jane Paterson (formerly Noble).
Born at Newhaven.
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J. Walker
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Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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William Barron (Probably)
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Boom Engineer


21 December 1939

Royal Naval Reserve, H. M. Boom Defence Vessel "Bayonet"

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Alexander Cowie
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Private
2875884
abt. 1915
12 September 1944
29
2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Singapore Memorial, Singapore
Son of Alexander and Beatrice Cowie,
of Udny Station, Aberdeenshire.
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George Garden
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Private
2878398
abt. 1920
11 June 1940
20
Gordon Highlanders
St. Valery-en-Caux Franco-British Cemetery, France
Son of George and Helen Ann Garden,
of Udny Station, Aberdeenshire.
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Arthur Currie Gordon
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Chaplain 4th Class
91866
abt. 1904
08 June 1940
36
Royal Army Chaplains' Department
attd. 1st Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Blangy-sur-Bresle Communal Cemetery, France
Son of the Revd. William Gordon, B. D., and Alison Gordon,
husband of Agnes Doreen Gordon,
of Drainie Manse, Morayshire.
M. A., B. D. (Edin.).
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Alexander Milne Grant (Probably)
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Ordinary Seaman
D/SSX 35877

21 December 1941

Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Audacity"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, UK
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James William Sutherland Henderson (Probably)
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Flight Sergeant (Navigator/Wireless Op.)
1024228
abt. 1914
03 November 1943
29
544 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Old Deer Cemetery, Aberdeenshire
Son of James and Margaret Henderson (nee Sutherland),
of Brucklay.
M. A. (Aberdeen).
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Robert Thomas Ironside
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Assistant Steward

abt. 1908
17 January 1941
33
Merchant Navy, M. V. "Zealandic" (Southampton)
Tower Hill Memorial, London
Son of Henry and Margaret Ironside.
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Stewart McCombie Milne
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Lance Corporal (CWGC: Sapper)
824545
abt. 1914
18 June 1942
28
241 Field Coy. Royal Engineers
Foveran Cemetery, Aberdeenshire
Son of Charles W. Milne and Isabella Milne,
husband of Doris Milne,
of Northstead, Scarborough, Yorkshire.
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Alexander Moir
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Sergeant
1894400
abt. 1921
27 September 1944
23
619 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, UK
Son of Alexander and Ada Moir,
husband of Agnes Gordon Moir (nee Allan),
of Auchmacoy, Aberdeenshire.
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William Rattray
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Private
2883826
abt. 1919
21 April 1944
25
1st Bn. Royal Scots
Imphal War Cemetery, India
Son of William Clark Rattray and Alexina Rattray,
of Skene, Aberdeenshire.
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Robert Shearer
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Trooper






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Henry Sherriffs
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Serjeant
2873477
abt. 1907
between 05.06.1940 and 12.06.1940
33
1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Miannay Churchyard, France
Son of Henry and Margaret Sherriffs,
husband of Christina Sherriffs,
of Brucklay, Aberdeenshire.
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David Tough
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Wing Commander?






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Alexander Youngson
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Seaman






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Alexander Yule
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Seaman (CWGC: Cook)

abt. 1918
12 December 1942
24
Merchant Navy, S. S. "Glen Tilt" (Bristol)
Tower Hill Memorial, London
Son of Mary Wilson Yule,
of Aberdeen.
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