War Memorial - New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander Marshall (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 291122 26 March 1918 7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Arras Memorial, France

OR:

Alexander Marshall (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 641 abt. 1896 10 July 1915 19 1st/7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventie, France Son of Maria G. Marshall, of Singer Terrace, Drumlithie Fourdown, Kincardineshire, and the late Joseph Marshall.

Some more Alexander Marshalls are probable.

George Argo Marshall
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 240162 22 May 1894, Tarves, Aberdeenshire 08 September 1917 23 4th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Son of Alexander and Mary Lunan Marshall, nee Tennant.

George Argo Marshall was married to Jeanie Duncan Clark in Blackhillock, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on 13 March 1914. His parents were Alexander Marshall (1860-1938) and Mary Lunan Marshall, nee Tennant (1857-1947).

Scotland Census 1901 about George A. Marshall and family Residence: Braeside, Tolquhon Cottage, Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Alex Marshall Mary Marshall Robert Marshall Rachel Marshall Bella Marshall George A. Marshall James Marshall Maggie A. Marshall	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	41 43 20 11 9 6 4 2	abt. 1860 abt. 1858 abt. 1881 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1895 abt. 1897 abt. 1899	Methlick, Aberdeenshire Peterhead, Aberdeenshire Tarves, Aberdeenshire Fyvie, Aberdeenshire Udny, Aberdeenshire Tarves, Aberdeenshire Udny, Aberdeenshire Udny, Aberdeenshire

Alexander Mathers
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 240150 abt. 1882 28 March 1918 36 1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders Arras Memorial, France Son of the late William and Christina Mathers.

James Forbes Milne
© Anne Park	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private S/43238 abt. 1891, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire 09 July 1917 26 1st/6th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium Son of James and Betsie Milne, nee Park, of 16, Low Street, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire.

Thomas Beedie Milne
© Len	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 37368 abt. 1885, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire 23 August 1916 31 106th Coy. Machine Gun Corps Corbie Communal Cemetery, France Son of James and Betsy Milne, of 16, Low Street, New Pitsligo, Strichen, Aberdeenshire.

Scotland Census 1901 about James F. and Thomas B. Milne and family Residence: 15, Low Street, Tyrie, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
James Milne Betsy Milne Thomas B. Milne James F. Milne Joseph P. Milne	Head Wife Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single	62 46 16 9 7	abt. 1839 abt. 1855 abt. 1885 abt. 1892 abt. 1894	Meldrum, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire

Thomas Bange Milne
© Anne Park	© Terres du nord	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 1462 abt. 1896, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire 08 July 1915 19 "A" Coy. 1st/5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Aubers Ridge British Cemetery, Aubers, France Son of Mrs. Jessie Benange, of 148, High Street, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire.

Charles Alexander Mitchell (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 9803 abt. 1890 28 March 1918 28 2nd Bn. Scots Guards Doullens Communal Cemetery, France Son of James and Williamina Mitchell, of Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, husband of Kathleen Norah Mitchell, of Albert Road, Ilford, Essex.

A connection to Pitsligo couldn't be found.

William Mitchell (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 696990 abt. 1890 16 November 1917 27 31st Bn. Canadian Infantry Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium Son of Robert and Mary Mitchell, of Calgary, Canada. Late of Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

OR:

William Mitchell (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Able Seaman Clyde Z/3408 abt. 1893 01 August 1915 22 Drake Bn. R. N. Div. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, UK Son of John and Margaret Mitchell, of 86, Menzies Road, Torry, Aberdeenshire. Native of Colliston, Ellon, Aberdeenshire.

Some more William Mitchells are probable.

William Morey (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 20704 30 April 1918 Gordon Highlanders attd. 2nd/14th Bn. London Regiment (London Scottish) Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)

Alexander Morrison
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 72163 19 Juni 1881, Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire 02 October 1916 35 27th Bn. Canadian Infantry Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France Son of George and Jessie Morrison, nee Augus, of Backhill, Nittenshead, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Alexander G. Morrison (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private S/40071 Cuminestown 04 October 1917 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium

George Hadden Murdoch
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 192282 25 October 1918 15th Bn. Canadian Infantry Etaples Military Cemetery, France Son of James Murdoch, of High Street, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire.

George Stephen Murdoch
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 135529 14 November 1917 52nd Bn. Canadian Infantry Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium

William Murison
© jayelbee	© GariochGraver	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 700168 11 November 1891, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire 24 June 1917, 3rd Northern General Hospital, Sheffield 25 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion New Pitsligo Parish Churchyard, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Son of James and Isabel Murison, of Doghillock, Brucklay, Aberdeenshire, husband of D. B. Murison, of 384, Semcoe Street, Winnipeg.

Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916 about William Murison and family Residence: Camp Hughes, Manitoba, Canada
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Murison Beatrice Murison William Murison Isabel Murison Mary Scrimshaw	Head Wife Son Daughter Mother-in-Law	Married Married Single Single Widowed	25 25 1 0 50	abt. 1891 abt. 1891 abt. 1915 abt. 1916 abt. 1866	Scotland England Manitoba Manitoba Wales
William Murison went to Canada in 1911.

Alexander Murray
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private A/20192 28 February 1889, Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire 04 September 1916 27 16th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy, France Son of Alexander and Ann L. Murray, nee Finney.

A Canadian newspaper reports the death of Alexander Murray:
North End Athlete Is Killed In Action
Pte. Alex Murray, No. A20192, has been killed in action. He was a native of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and came to Winnipeg three years ago.
He was a member of the Trinity Cricket club and the North-End Athletic club.
Prior to enlisting he was book-keeper for Thomas Ryan & Co. and lived with his sister, Mrs. G. McCombie, 512 Stiles street.

Remark: Alexander Murray's sister Marie also went to Canada. She was married to Thomas Garvey Prideaux in Rainy River, Ontario, Canada on 30 January 1925.

Scotland Census 1901 about Alexander Murray and family Residence: 63, High Street, Tyrie, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Annie L. Murray Flora Murray Maria Murray Alexander Murray Annie Murray	Wife Daughter Daughter Son Daughter	Married Single Single Single Single	47 16 14 13 11	abt. 1854 abt. 1885 abt. 1887 abt. 1888 abt. 1890	New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire

William Murray
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 241461 11 April 1886, Strichen, Aberdeenshire 02 February 1918 32 1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders Wancourt British Cemetery, France Son of Forbes and Grace Murray, nee Stephenson. Husband of Mary T. Murray, formerly Burnett, of 116, High Street, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire.

William Murray was married to Mary Taylor Burnett in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on 31 January 1908.

Scotland Census 1901 about William Murray and family Residence: Gray's Buildings, Water Street, Strichen, Aberdeenshire
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Forbes Murray Mary Murray William Murray Catherine Livingstone Murray Christina Murray	Head Daughter Son Daughter Daughter	? Single Single Single Single	52 23 14 12 10	abt. 1849 abt. 1878 abt. 1887 abt. 1889 abt. 1891	New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire Tyrie, Aberdeenshire Strichen, Aberdeenshire Strichen, Aberdeenshire Strichen, Aberdeenshire

John Mutch
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 3315 14 February 1880, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire 13 November 1916 36 1st/5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Y Ravine Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France Son of John and Charlotte Mutch, nee Shirran.

Scotland Census 1891 about John Mutch and family Residence: 29, High Street, Tyrie, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Mutch Charlotte Mutch Charlotte Mutch John Mutch Jemima Mutch Geoge Mutch Ann Mutch Isabella Mutch	Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter Son Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	43 42 14 11 9 8 5 2	abt. 1848 abt. 1849 abt. 1877 abt. 1880 abt. 1882 abt. 1883 abt. 1886 abt. 1889	New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire

John Hepburn Nicol
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 240845 04 January 1896 11 April 1917 21 1st/5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Aubigny Communal Cemetery, France Son of James and Barbara Noble Nicol, nee Cruickshank, of 5, Raeburn Place, Aberdeen. Native of New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire.

Scotland Census 1901 about John H. Nicol and family Residence: 65, Loch Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
James Nicol Barbara Nicol William J. Nicol John H. Nicol Georgina E. J. Nicol	Head Wife Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single	30 31 7 5 6	abt. 1871 abt. 1870 abt. 1894 abt. 1896 abt. 1895	Gardenstown, Banffshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire

Andrew Noble
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Second Hand 5054DA 23 June 1889, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire 03 November 1917 29 Royal Naval Reserve, H. M. Drifter "Deliverer" Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, UK Son of Andrew and Helen McLeanan Noble, of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. Husband of Barbara G. Noble, of 144, Graeme Street, Glasgow.

"Lifeboats" reported on the Noble family:
. . . Long time Fraserburgh Lifeboat Coxswain Andrew Noble received word on the 3rd of November 1917 that his eldest son Andrew had been killed as a result of enemy action.
Andrew Noble senior was Coxswain of Fraserburgh Lifeboat for 32 years until he drowned on service to the Admirality drifter Eminent in Fraserburgh Bay in 1919 when the Lady Rothes capsized. He had received several awards for bravery and saving lives.
As well as being a pilot for Fraserburgh Harbour Andrew had devoted his life to the RNLI and saving others. His father and four of his brothers had all drowned at sea in three separate incidents in the second half of the nineteenth century and this may have provided the motivation for him to join the Institution.
His son, also called Andrew Noble had been serving as Mate on the HM Drifter Deliverer in the Irish Sea in 1917 when it had struck a mine laid by the U-Boat UC75 commanded by Oberleutenant zur See Johannes Lohs. This U-boat had laid a number of mines across the entrance to Dublin Bay in anticipation of departing troopships. . . .

See the whole report here

Scotland Census 1901 about Andrew Noble and family Residence: 1, Castle Terrace, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Andrew Noble Hellen Noble Andrew Noble James Noble Hellen Noble Barbara Noble Alexander Noble Mary Noble Elspet S. Noble Elizabeth Nicol	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Daughter Servant	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	40 34 11 8 6 4 2 2 1 21	abt. 1861 abt. 1867 abt. 1890 abt. 1893 abt. 1895 abt. 1897 abt. 1899 abt. 1899 abt. 1900 abt. 1880	Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire Gamrie, Banffshire

Archibald Duncan Norrie
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 3852 24 December 1894, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire 19 November 1916 22 1st/5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France Son of George and Ann Murray Knox Norrie, of New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire.

Scotland Census 1901 about Archibald D. Norrie and family Residence: 32, Low Street, Tyrie, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George Norrie Ann M. K. Norrie Georgina Norrie Charles Norrie John K. Norrie Elizabeth M. Norrie Archibald D. Norrie	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	43 35 15 13 11 9 6	abt. 1858 abt. 1866 abt. 1886 abt. 1888 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1895	Turriff, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire

Charles Norrie
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 241043 abt. 1898 23 April 1917 19 4th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Arras Memorial, France Son of William and Christina Norrie, nee Milne, of 126, High Street, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire.

Scotland Census 1901 about Charles Norrie and family Residence: 10, High Street, Tyrie, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Norrie Christina Norrie John Norrie Eleanor Norrie George Norrie James Norrie Charles Norrie Annabella Norrie	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	40 40 12 11 9 5 3 1	abt. 1861 abt. 1861 abt. 1889 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1896 abt. 1898 abt. 1900	New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire Lonmay, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire

Peter Carmichael Park
© IWPP	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 241213 16 May 1896, Tyrie, Aberdeenshire 11 April 1917 20 1st/5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Roclincourt Military Cemetery, France Son of Alexander and Barbara Park of 39, High Street, Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Scotland Census 1901 about Peter Park and family Residence: 39, High Street, Tyrie, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Alexander Park Barbara Park Alexander Park Daniel Park George Park Peter Park	Head Wife Son Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	39 33 11 9 7 4	abt. 1862 abt. 1868 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1894 abt. 1897	Lonmay, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire

Andrew Patterson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 241032 abt. 1897, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire 26 March 1916 19 5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Arras Memorial, France Son of Charles Paterson, of High Street, New Pitsligo

Frank T. Penny
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 3390 abt. 1898, Lonmay, Aberdeenshire 31 July 1916 19 5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Thiepval Memorial, France Son of William and Mary Jane Penny, nee Thom, of Woodhead Cairness, Rathen, Aberdeenshire.

Scotland Census 1901 about Frank T. Penny and family Residence: Beffatton Pori House, Lonmay, Kininmonth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Mary Jane Penny William Penny Margaret A. Penny Jessie G. Penny Helen T. Penny Mary L. Penny Frank T. Penny Alexander Penny Ann Pardno Jane Cadgar Bruce Elspet Smith	Matron Husband Daughter Daughter Daughter Daughter Son Son Inmate Inmate Inmate	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single ? ? Single	32 67 13 10 15 7 3 2 84 78 19	abt. 1869 abt. 1834 abt. 1888 abt. 1891 abt. 1886 abt. 1894 abt. 1898 abt. 1899 abt. 1817 abt. 1823 abt. 1882	Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire Lonmay, Aberdeenshire Lonmay, Aberdeenshire Lonmay, Aberdeenshire Lonmay, Aberdeenshire Lonmay, Aberdeenshire Lonmay, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire Strichen, Aberdeenshire Marnach, Banffshire

William Penny
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 292192 18 June 1887, Longside, Aberdeenshire 26 October 1917 30 46th Bn. Canadian Infantry Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium Son of Mary Penny, of 668, Pape Avenue, Toronto, and the late William Penny.

John Murdock Peter
© Philippe DEGROOTE	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 270088 04 October 1883, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire 02 September 1918 35 38th Bn. Canadian Infantry Dury Mill British Cemetery, France Son of Francis and Annie Peter, nee Murdock, of New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Wills and Administrations, 1919
Peters, John Murdock, sometime Farm Servant, residing in New Pitsligo, Parish of Tyrie, County of Aberdeen, afterwards at Haileybury, Ontario, Canada, Pte., 38th Overseas Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force, was killed in action, 02 September 1918, testate.
Confirmation granted at Edinburgh, 25 October, to Frank Peters, Mason, Box 465, Haileybury aforesaid, his brother, Universal Legatory and as such Executor nominate under Will or Deed, dated 02 April 1917, and recorded in Court Books of Commissariot of Edinburgh, 24 October 1919. Value of Estate, £195. 17s. 4d.

Probably: Scotland Census 1891 about John Murdock Peter and family Residence: New Deer, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George Corbet Elisabeth Corbet John G. Corbet William Corbet Alexander Corbet William Murdock Peter John Murdock Peter Robert Peter Elsie Hutchson Peter	Head Wife Son Son Son Son (?) Son (?) Son (?) Daughter (?)	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	55 56 20 18 16 9 7 4 2 wks.	abt. 1836 abt. 1835 abt. 1871 abt. 1873 abt. 1875 abt. 1882 abt. 1884 abt. 1887 abt. 1891	New Deer, Aberdeenshire Tyrie, Aberdeenshire New Deer, Aberdeenshire New Deer, Aberdeenshire New Deer, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Deer, Aberdeenshire

Scotland Census 1901 about Francis Peter and family Residence: Mormonprop Cottage, Strichen, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Francis Peter Ann Peter Francis Peter Isabella McBeath Elsie H. Peter Jeannie S. Peter Francis G. Willox Annie Davidson Williamina B. Peter William P. M. McBeath	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Granddaughter Grandson Granddaughter Granddaughter Grandson	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	60 53 25 21 10 9 5 4 9 mo. 3 mo.	abt. 1841 abt. 1848 abt. 1876 abt. 1880 abt. 1891 abt. 1892 abt. 1896 abt. 1897 abt. 1900 abt. 1901	New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Deer, Aberdeenshire New Deer, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Deer, Aberdeenshire New Deer, Aberdeenshire New Deer, Aberdeenshire New Deer, Aberdeenshire New Deer, Aberdeenshire New Deer, Aberdeenshire

Robert Peter
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant 727 07 August 1915 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F. 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Turkey (including Gallipoli)

Alexander Rettie
© IWPP	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 15545 abt. 1886 14 October 1917 31 1st Bn. Scots Guards Bleuet Farm Cemetery, Belgium Son of Jessie Rettie, nee Hadden, of 6, School Street, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, and the late William Rettie.

Scotland Census 1891 about Alexander Rettie and family Residence: 6, School Street, Tyrie, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Rettie Jessie Rettie John H. Rettie William Rettie Alexander Rettie George Rettie James Rettie	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	40 37 12 10 4 4 2	abt. 1851 abt. 1854 abt. 1879 abt. 1881 abt. 1887 abt. 1887 abt. 1889	Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire Fyvie, Aberdeenshire Fyvie, Aberdeenshire Fyvie, Aberdeenshire Fyvie, Aberdeenshire

George Watt Ross
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private S/17777 abt. 1887, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire 23 March 1918 31 1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders Arras Memorial, France Son of George and Margaret Ann Ross.

Scotland Census 1891 about George Watt Ross and family Residence: Boyndlie Post Office, Tyrie, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George Ross Margaret Ann Ross William Cobbin Ross George Watt Ross Margaret Finlay Ross	Head Wife Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single	39 39 9 4 2	abt. 1852 abt. 1852 abt. 1882 abt. 1887 abt. 1889	Strichen, Aberdeenshire Aberdour, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire Tyrie, Aberdeenshire

James Scott
Rank: Service No.: Awards: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 528016 Military Medal 22 September 1882, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire 31 August 1918 35 14th Bn. London Regiment (London Scottish) Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France Son of Alexander and Isabella Scott, nee Smith. Husband of Jane Scott, nee Murray, of 15 Low Street, New Pitsligo, Aberdeen.

Scotland Census 1901 about James Scott and family Residence: 108, High Street, Tyrie, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Isabella Scott James Scott William S. Scott Mary B. Scott Alick S. Scott Robert Scott Andrew Scott Alexander Mitchell	Wife Son Son Daughter Son Son Son Boarder	Married Single Single Single Single Single Single ?	44 18 13 11 8 4 2 49	abt. 1857 abt. 1883 abt. 1888 abt. 1890 abt. 1893 abt. 1897 abt. 1899 abt. 1852	New Deer, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire Strichen, Aberdeenshire

James Shand
Rank: Service No.: Awards: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 240316 Military Medal abt. 1897 29 July 1918 21 "A" Coy. 5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Soissons Memorial, France Son of Andrew Philip and Jane Shand, of 9, School Street, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire.

Scotland Census 1901 about James Shand and family Residence: 99, High Street, Tyrie, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Andrew P. Shand Jane Shand William Shand Maggie Shand James Shand Alexander Shand	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	31 32 9 6 5 2 mo.	abt. 1870 abt. 1869 abt. 1892 abt. 1895 abt. 1896 abt. 1901	New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire Peterhead, Aberdeenshire Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire

Alexander Simpson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 2563 23 May 1894, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire 13 November 1916 22 5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Thiepval Memorial, France Son of William Stewart and Jane Simpson, nee Innes.

Scotland Census 1901 about Alexander Simpson and family Residence: 116, High Street, Tyrie, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Jane Simpson Robert Simpson John Simpson Mary Simpson Alexander Simpson Jane Ann Coutts	Wife Son Son Daughter Son Grandchild	Married Single Single Single Single Single	43 13 10 9 6 1	abt. 1858 abt. 1888 abt. 1891 abt. 1892 abt. 1895 abt. 1900	New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire Strichen, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire

George Shewan Simpson
© IWPP	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 288067 11 May 1876, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire 31 October 1917 40 78th Bn. Canadian Infantry Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium Son of Mrs. George McLeod, of Scotland, husband of Mrs. E. Simpson, of Foxwarren, Manitoba. Remark: George Shewan Simpson was married to Elizabeth Harman in Birtle, Manitoba, Canada on 25 February 1909.

Canada Census 1901 about George McLeod (Simpson) and family Residence: Silver Creek, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George McLeod Mary S. McLeod George McLeod Hugh McLeod Thomas McLeod Annie McLeod	Head Wife Son Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single	50 48 24 14 8 6	06 October 1850 04 June 1852 11 May 1876 07 April 1886 11 October 1892 07 June 1894	Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland
The family went to Canada in 1899.

John Slessor
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Able Seaman Clyde Z/2400 31 October 1891, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire 23 August 1916 24 Anson Bn. R. N. Div. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Tranchee de Mecknes Cemetery, Aix-Noulette, France Son of John Mutch Slessor and Kathleen or Catherine Slessor, nee Angus.

The "Aberdeen Press and Journal" on 30 August 1916:
PITSLIGO
Mrs. Slessor of Devanha Gardens, Aberdeen, and late of New Pitsligo, has had official intimation of the death of her son, Private John Slessor, of the Royal Naval Division.
Private Slessor had been in the Army since September 1914, and went through the Gallipoli campaign. Before joining he carried on his parent's bakery business at New Pitsligo.
The chaplain with the battalion tells of his great bravery in a letter to Mrs. Slessor, and mentions that on one occasion he tackled seven Germans singlehanded.

Scotland Census 1901 about John Slessor and family Residence: 56, High Street, Tyrie, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Slessor Catherine Slessor John Slessor Alice A. Slessor Jeannie C. Slessor Alexander A. Slessor William McRae Alexander Baxter	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Son Servant Lodger	Married Married Single Single Single Single ? ?	40 32 9 8 7 5 30 30	abt. 1861 abt. 1869 abt. 1892 abt. 1893 abt. 1894 abt. 1896 abt. 1871 abt. 1871	Old Meldrum, Aberdeenshire Keithhall, Aberdeenshire Old Machar, Aberdeenshire Old Machar, Aberdeenshire Cullen, Banffshire New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire Turriff, Aberdeenshire Edinburgh, Midlothian

James Smith
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 9570 abt. 1892, Strichen, Aberdeenshire 25 January 1915 23 1st Bn. Scots Guards Le Touret Memorial, France Son of Alexander and Jessie Smith, nee Webster, of Craig Maud, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire.

Scotland Census 1901 about James Smith and family Residence: Tillnamolt Croft, Tyrie, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Alexander Smith Jessie Smith William Smith Alexander Smith James Smith Sinclair M. Smith Jessie Smith Annie M. Smith	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	48 37 11 9 8 5 5 1	abt. 1853 abt. 1864 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1893 abt. 1896 abt. 1896 abt. 1900	Peterhead, Aberdeenshire Old Deer, Aberdeenshire Strichen, Aberdeenshire Strichen, Aberdeenshire Strichen, Aberdeenshire Crimond, Aberdeenshire (?) Tyrie, Aberdeenshire (?) Tyrie, Aberdeenshire

Alexander Smith Urquhart
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 240136 14 December 1893, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire 31 July 1917 23 5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders New Irish Farm Cemetery, Belgium Son of Joseph Urquhart, of Post Office, Tyrie, Aberdeenshire.

William Watson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 2003 abt. 1897 16 January 1915 18 5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Bedford Cemetery, Bedfordshire, England

Robert Davidson White (CWGC: Whyte)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 10210 abt. 1888 25 September 1915 27 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, France Son of Robert and Barbara Whyte, of 121, High Street, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire.

George Wilson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 814 abt. 1893 01 August 1917 24 1st/5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium Son of James and Jane Brown, of 125, High Street, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire.

Norman Horne Youngson
© Robert O'Connor	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 29718 13 September 1894, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire 13 November 1916 22 2nd Bn. Royal Scots Serre Road Cemetery No. 1, France Son of Joseph and Rachel Youngson, nee Horne, of Burn's Cottage, Low Street, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire. Husband of Mary Jane Youngson, nee Gray.

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We should always remember the immense grief and loss each war brought to the world.