War Memorial - Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles Coutts
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sergeant 204441 06 November 1889, Logie-Coldstone, Aberdeenshire 21 March 1918, St. Quentin, France 28 6th Bn.Somerset Light Infantry 7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Pozieres Memorial, France Son of Charles and Margaret McKinnon Coutts, of Pitlyne, Tarland, Aberdeenshire.

De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour
Coutts, Charles, Sergt., No. 2071, 1/7th (Territorial) Battn. The Gordon Highlanders, attd. 6th (Service) Battn. The Somerset Light Infantry, 2nd son of Charles Coutts, of Pitline, Tarland, co. Aberdeen, Farmer, by his wife, Margaret, daughter of Donald McKinnon, of Cairnmore; born Tarland, co. Aberdeen, 6 Nov. 1989; educated Logie Coldstone Public School; was manager on his father's farm; joined the 7th Gordon Highlanders in March 1908; was called up on mobilization 4 Aug. 1914, being attached to the Army Cyclist Corps in Feb. 1915, and served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following May; was invalided home in Jan. 1917; on recovery, was attached to the 7th Somerset Light Infantry, and returned to France in Dec. of the same year, and was reported wounded and missing after the operations near St. Quentin 21 March 1918, and is now assumed to have been killed in action on or about that date; unm.

Scotland Census 1901 about Charles Coutts and family Residence: Pitlyne, Logie Coldstone and Cromar, Aberdeenshire, Scorland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Charles Coutts Margaret Coutts James Coutts Charles Coutts Maggie Ann Coutts Mary Coutts Isabella Coutts Alexander Coutts	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	57 34 14 11 9 6 3 2	abt. 1844 abt. 1867 abt. 1887 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1895 abt. 1898 abt. 1899	Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire

James Milne
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 290161 abt. 1895 23 April 1917 22 7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Arras Memorial, France Son of James Milne.

Alexander Cowe
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 2831 abt. 1891 14 October 1915 24 1st/7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Authuile Military Cemetery, Authuille, France Son of John and Margaret Cowe, of Mill of Migne, Tarland, Aberdeenshire. Native of Lowie, Glenkindie, Aberdeenshire.

Scotland Census 1901 about Alexander Cowe and family Residence: Pitandlich, Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Cowe Margaret Cowe Mary Cowe Helen Cowe Alexander Cowe Margaret Cowe James Cowe Isabella Cowe John Cowe	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	45 45 25 20 10 6 4 1 17	abt. 1856 abt. 1856 abt. 1876 abt. 1881 abt. 1891 abt. 1895 abt. 1897 abt. 1900 abt. 1884	Strathdon, Aberdeenshire Towie, Aberdeenshire Towie, Aberdeenshire Towie, Aberdeenshire Towie, Aberdeenshire Towie, Aberdeenshire Towie, Aberdeenshire Towie, Aberdeenshire Towie, Aberdeenshire

George Ingram
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 290454 (2823) 07 February 1917 7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Logie old churchyard, Logie-Coldstone, UK Son of George Ingram, of Blairglass, Logie-Coldstone.

Richard Reid
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 2463 abt. 1893 18 June 1915 22 7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Le Touret Memorial, France Son of James and Annie Reid, of Mill of Newton, Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire.

Scotland Census 1901 about Richard Reid and family Residence: Rippachie, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
James Reid Annie Reid Jane Reid James Reid Ethel Reid Archibald Reid William Reid Richard Reid	Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	51 49 20 19 15 13 10 7	abt. 1850 abt. 1852 abt. 1881 abt. 1882 abt. 1886 abt. 1888 abt. 1891 abt. 1894	Glenbucket, Aberdeenshire Towie, Aberdeenshire Strathdon, Aberdeenshire Strathdon, Aberdeenshire Strathdon, Aberdeenshire Strathdon, Aberdeenshire Strathdon, Aberdeenshire Strathdon, Aberdeenshire

The Reid family grave in the Coldstone Churchyard, Aberdeenshire, Scotland:

In memory of
James Reid
Born at Kirkton Glenbucket
18th Nov 1843, died 24th April 1932
And his wife Annie Laing
Who died 1st Oct 1918, aged 60
And of their family
Charlotte
Died 8th May 1910, aged 27
Edith died 13th June 1972, aged 48(?)
Ethel died 18th Nov 1966, aged 80
Archibald Douglas
Died 28th Feb 1924, aged 36
Richard died 18th June 1915, aged 21
Their eldest daughter Jane
Born 7th Oct 1880, died 6th May 1958.

Donald Wright
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private (CWGC: Corporal) 2274 abt. 1893 17 February 1915 22 "C" Coy. 7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Logie-Coldstone Churchyard, UK Born at Cairnmore, Migvie, Tarland.

David Young
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 2833 abt. 1896 07 June 1915 19 1st/7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France Son of Robert and Elsie Young, of Mill of Logie, Logie Coldstone, Dinnet, Aberdeenshire.

Scotland Census 1901 about David Young and family Residence: Drummie, Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert Young Elsie Young Maggie Young David Young Ella Young John Young	Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	36 33 10 5 3 6 mo.	abt. 1865 abt. 1868 abt. 1891 abt. 1896 abt. 1898 abt. 1900	Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire Tarland, Aberdeenshire

John Skene
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 2614 14 October 1915 1st/7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Authuile Military Cemetery, Authuille, France

John Coutts
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 2821 abt. 1891 02 November 1914 7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Foster Hill Road Cemetery, Bedford, Bedfordshire, UK

Lewis George McKenzie
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 241952 14 November 1896, Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire 16 May 1917 20 7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders (CWGC: 5th Bn.) Arras Memorial, France Son of Lewis and Catherine McKenzie,nee Souter, of Nether Ruthven, Tarland, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire.

Scotland Census 1901 about Lewis George McKenzie and family Residence: Nether Ruthven, Logie Coldstone and Cromar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Lewis McKenzie Catherine McKenzie Lewis George McKenzie Annie Bella McKenzie James McKenzie	Head Wife Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single	25 33 4 2 3 mo.	abt. 1876 abt. 1868 abt. 1897 abt. 1899 abt. 1901	Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire Kildrummie, Aberdeenshire Kildrummie, Aberdeenshire Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire

James Christie King Halket (Probably)
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 2640 abt. 1896 11 March 1915 19 7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Cambridge City Cemetery, UK Son of the late Mrs. Mary Ann Christie King Halket.

Stuart Grant
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 2832 18 June 1915 7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Le Touret Memorial, France

Charles Kellas
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 569 18 November 1914 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France

Charles D. Dawson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 200823 abt. 1886, Foveran, Aberdeenshire 20 September 1917 31 4th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Son of Alexander Dawson, of Blelack, Dinnet, Aberdeenshire.

Scotland Census 1901 about Charles Dawson and family Residence: Keeper's Cottage, Logie Coldstone and Cromar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Alexander Dawson Anne Dawson Charles Dawson Alexander Dawson William Dawson Annabella Dawson Miriam Dawson Charles Spark	Head Wife Son Son Son Daughter Daughter Visitor	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	41 43 14 12 10 6 3 77	abt. 1860 abt. 1858 abt. 1887 abt. 1889 abt. 1891 abt. 1895 abt. 1898 abt. 1824	Towie, Aberdeenshire Foveran, Aberdeenshire Foveran, Aberdeenshire Auchendoir, Aberdeenshire Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire Newmachar, Aberdeenshire

Thomas Wyness Ledingham
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Trooper (CWGC: Private) 2287 abt. 1882, Kincardine Oneil, Aberdeenshire 18 September 1915 1st/2nd Regt. Scottish Horse Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta Son of James and Margaret Ledingham. Resided in Bury, Lancashire.

Scotland Census 1901 about Thomas W Ledingham and family Residence: South Road, Kincardine Oneil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
James Ledingham Margaret Ledingham Mary A. A. Ledingham Margaret Ledingham George Ledingham Jeanie H. Ledingham Thomas W. Ledingham	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	60 60 31 26 24 21 19	abt. 1841 abt. 1841 abt. 1870 abt. 1875 abt. 1877 abt. 1880 abt. 1882	Culsalmond, Aberdeenshire Midmar, Aberdeenshire Kincardine Oneil, Aberdeenshire Kincardine Oneil, Aberdeenshire Kincardine Oneil, Aberdeenshire Kincardine Oneil, Aberdeenshire Kincardine Oneil, Aberdeenshire

Albert Simon
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Trooper (CWGC: Private) 5184 abt. 1894, Forglen, Banffshire 08 November 1916 22 1st/2nd Regt. Scottish Horse (CWGC: 6th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)) Auchonvillers Military Cemetery, France Son of William and Annie Simon, of Townhead, Logie-Coldstone, Dinnet, Aberdeenshire.

George T. Simon
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Trooper (CWGC: Private) 315710 12 September 1890 08 October 1918 28 1st Brig. 2nd Regt. Scottish Horse (CWGC: 13th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)) Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gouy, France Son of William and Annie Simon, of Townhead, Logie-Coldstone, Dinnet, Aberdeenshire.

Scotland Census 1901 about Albert and George Simon and family Residence: Townhead, Logie Coldstone and Cromar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Simon Anne Simon Anne B. Simon Charles Simon George Simon Williamina Simon Barbra Simon Albert Simon Jeannie Simon Mary Simon	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	47 43 14 11 10 9 7 5 3 1	abt. 1854 abt. 1858 abt. 1887 abt. 1890 abt. 1891 abt. 1892 abt. 1894 abt. 1896 abt. 1898 abt. 1900	Auchterless, Aberdeenshire Glenmuick, Aberdeenshire Tough, Aberdeenshire Tough, Aberdeenshire Forglen, Banffshire Forglen, Banffshire Forglen, Banffshire Forglen, Banffshire Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire

Malcolm Norman Smith
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 21280 18 February 1899, Tomatin, Inverness-shire 13 October 1918 19 6th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, France Son of the late William and Argaret A. McKenzie Smith, of Tomatin, Inverness-shire. Bank Clerk at Union Bank, Tarland, Aberdeenshire.

De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour
Smith, Malcolm Norman, Private, No. 21280, 1/6th (Territorial) Nattn. The Gordon Highlanders, youngest son of the late William Smith, of Tomatin, Inland Revenue Officer, by his wife, Margaret A., daughter of Alexander McKenzie, of Inverness; born Tomatin, co. Inverness, 18 February 1899; educated Logie Coldstone Public School, and at Aberdeen; was a bank clerk; joined the Gordon Highlanders 31 March 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from April, 1918, and died at No. 30 Casualty Clearing Station 13 October following, of wounds received in action. Buried in Bucquoy Road British Cemetery, four and a half miles south of Arras; unm.

Charles Lawson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 18367 abt. 1897 04 June 1916 19 "A" Coy. 2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawson, of The Gardens, Hillside, Tillypronie, Tarland, Aberdeenshire.

Scotland Census 1901 about Charles Lawson and family Residence: Tillypronie Lodge No 2, Logie Coldstone and Cromar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
James Lawson Barbara Lawson Charles Lawson James Lawson William Craig Lawson	Head Wife Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single	85 (25) 21 4 2 1	abt. 1816 (abt. 1876) abt. 1880 abt. 1897 abt. 1899 abt. 1900	Coull, Aberdeenshire Cluny, Aberdeenshire Cluny, Aberdeenshire Tarland, Aberdeenshire Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire

In loving memory
of
my dear husband
James Lawson
died at North Lodge, Meldrum House,
2nd Dec. 1954, aged 78 years
also our dear son
Charles, Pte., K. O. S. B.
fell in action at Arras
4th June 1916, aged 19 years
interred Faubourg Cemetery, Arras.
Also his wife
Barbara Forbes Craig
died at Tillylea Lumphanan
12th Feb. 1974, aged 94 years.
And their loving daughter
Violet
died at Inverurie Hospital
21st June 1986,
aged 64 years.

Also
Barbara Forbes Craig
died 12th April 2005
aged 91 years.
Daughter of the above
James and Barbara Lawson.

"Sweet ate the memories
Precious is your name."

Robert Wyness (Probably R. A. Wyness)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 27866 28 July 1918 King's Own Scottish Borderers (CWGC: 13th Bn. Royal Scots) Senlis French National Cemetery, France

Duncan Reid
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private (CWGC: Lance Corporal) 120604 21 March 1891, Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire 29 November 1918 28 Lothians and Border Horse Sofia War Cemetery, Bulgaria Son of William and Euphemia Brown Reid.

Alexander Lockart Ogston
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Captain 24 June 1887, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire 08 February 1919, Swansea 31 Royal Garrison Artillery (CWGC: Royal Marine Artillery) Oystermouth Cemetery, Swansea, Wales Son of Professor Sir Alexander Ogston, K. C. V. O., M. D., D. L., and Lady Margaret Isabella Ogston, of Glendaven, Dinnet, Aberdeenshire, husband of Gertrude Ogston, of 29, Mirador Crescent, Uplands, Swansea.

De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour
Ogston, Alexander Lockhart, Capt., Royal Marine Artillery, son of Sir Alexander Ogston, of Glendavan, Dinnet, and 252, Union Street, Aberdeen, K. C. V. O., C. M., M. D., D. L., Ll. D., J. P., by his wife, Margaret Isabella, daughter of Lord Provost James Matthes, of Aberdeen, Ll. D.; born Aberdeen, 24 June, 1887; educated privately; was an Architect; volunteered for active service, and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. Royal Marine Artillery in November 1914; served at St. Helena from March, 1915, and died at Swansea 08 February 1919, of pneumonia following influenza, contracted while returning from service at St. Helena. Buried in Mumbles Cemetery. He married in London, 01 October 1914, Gertrude (29, Miradar Crescent, Swansea), elder daughter of W. Conway-Jones, and had a daughter, Jean, born 25 June, 1916.

Wills and Administrations, 1919
Ogston, Alexander Lockhart, of 29 Mirador-crescent, Swansea, a temporary captain R. M. A., died 08 February 1919 at the Grove Uplands, Swansea.
Administration London 14 June to Gertrude Elizabeth Conway Ogston, widow.
Effects £1160 10s.

William Gibbon
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 48329 abt. 1886, Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire 28 April 1917 31 20th (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers Roeux British Cemetery, France Son of William and Agnes Gibbon, nee Christie.

Scotland Census 1901 about William Gibbon and family Residence: Castle Tillyduke, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Gibbon Agnes Gibbon Mary Gibbon James Gibbon Charles Gibbon William Gibbon	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	33 30 12 9 7 5	abt. 1858 abt. 1861 abt. 1879 abt. 1882 abt. 1884 abt. 1886	Strathdon, Aberdeenshire Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire Towie, Aberdeenshire Towie, Aberdeenshire Coldstone, Aberdeenshire Coldstone, Aberdeenshire

William Milne Duguid
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant 71254 31 August 1892, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire 06 November 1917 25 27th Bn. Canadian Infantry Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium

Scotland Census 1901 about William Duguid and family Residence: 32, Duthie Terrace, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Charles Mavor Jr. Elizabeth Milne Mavor Charles Mavor William Duguid Henry Milne	Head Wife Son Adopt. son Boarder	Married Married Single Single Single	51 37 13 7 20	abt. 1850 abt. 1864 abt. 1888 abt. 1894 abt. 1881	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Orkney Islands Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

David Dawson (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 106188 abt. 1886 16 July 1917 31 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery, France Son of Richard James and Jane Anna Dawson, of Bovolgan, Stoneyford, Lisburn.

William Dunn Watson (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 2456 abt. 1889 04 May 1916 27 17th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F. Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Nord, France Son of Alexander and Eliza Watson, of Logie, Nowendoc, New South Wales. Native of Aberdeen, Scotland.

Arthur Stewart (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 2944 abt. 1888 17 October 1917 29 4th Bn. Australian Pioneers Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium Son of James and Charlotte Stewart, husband of Annie F. Stewart, of Elder Tree Cottage, Datchet, Bucks, England. Native of Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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