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The Regimental Cap Badge and Regimental Badge of The Royal Artillery (Scottish Division). A further eight men from Inverarity died in The Great War. They belonged to a number of different regiments. David Bruce 241541 Private, Seaforth Highlanders. Wounded 9th. April 1917; died 13th. April 1917 France, aged 21 years. 11C33 Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension. Peter Kerr Crighton Trooper, Scottish Horse. Gallipoli, France. Missing 1917. 94-96 Tyne Cot Memorial. Alexander Gourlay 2/329 Able Seaman, Royal Naval Brigade. Killed in action 6th. June 1915. Panel 18-15 Helles Memorial. Alexander Hope Kinnear. 2nd. Lieutenant 9th. Gordon Highlanders, attached to Cyclist’s Corps of 15th. Division. France. Commissioned 1915 to the 6th. Battalion, The Cameron Highlanders serving in Belgium. Wounded. On return to France died from gas poisoning 19th. July 1917 aged 22 years. 1G13 Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium. Born 1895, son of Mr. William Tait Kinnear and Mrs. Janet Agnes Kinnear, Schoolmaster, Kirkbuddo, and later, Walden, Linksfield, Leven, Fife. Pupil of Forfar Academy 1906-1911. Proxime Accessit Edinburgh Angus Club Latin Medal and Miss Lowson Prize for Physical Education 1911. Passed into St. Andrews University but left when the war broke out. William Latto 21333 Private, 28th. Battalion, 2nd Canadian Contingent, afterward Cameron Highlanders. Killed in action 18th. March 1917 France, aged 27 years. 11C4 Avesnes-Le-Conte Communal Cemetery Extension. Robert Marr 95634 Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery, Killed in action 1918 France, aged 26 years. V1 H 10 Tincourt New |British Cemetery. Charles Irvine McKiddie S/23588 Private, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action 22nd. July 1918 France, aged 18 years. Soissons Memorial. David Robertson Private, Highland Light Infantry. Missing March 1917. 24 men from Inverarity are recorded on the Roll of Honour of The Great War. 7
Military Awards William Edward Elliot Baxter. French Croix de Guerre. King’s African Rifles. German East Africa. Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. Five times mentioned in Despatches. Herbert Home Baxter. Major, Royal Field Artillery, France (1914 Star), Belgium, Egypt and Palestine. Awarded The Military Cross 7th. September 1916. George Lewis Baxter. Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. Five times mentioned in Despatches. G. Erskine Jackson Major, Fife and Forfar Yeomanry. Galipoli, Egypt, Palestine, Syria. Officer of the Order of the British Empire. The Military Cross. Twice Mentioned in Despatches. David Kinnear, Kirkbuddo. Mentioned in Despatches. Robert Pattullo Sapper, Royal Engineers. The Military Medal. Andrew Thom Corporal, Black Watch. France. The Military Medal. Civilian Awards Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Lady Baxter of Invereighty. In recognition of her devoted service on many War Committees. Member of the Order of the British Empire. Miss Erskine Jackson of Kirkbuddo. In recognition of her devoted service on many War Committees. Roll of Service. - The Great War 1914 - 1918 (Collated by Rev. George Bremner, Parish Minister) David Alexander Private, Scottish Rifles and Highland Light Infantry and Royal Scots. France. (Possibly Gallowfauld, page 50 Inverarity book)). William Anderson Private, Black Watch. Salonica, France. Wounded 9th.May 1917. (Possibly the son of Davie Anderson, the joiner at Gateside, page 51 Inverarity book). William Edward Elliot Baxter (see Military Awards). Kincaldrum House, (page 84 Inverarity book). George Lewis Baxter (see Military Awards). Invereighty House. Herbert Home Baxter (see Military Awards). Alexander Beattie Private, Scots Guards, France. Henry Brown Private, Gordon Highlanders, France. Wounded Decr.1917. James Brown Private, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and Gordon Highlanders. France. Peter Bruce Private, Black Watch, France. Prisoner of war. Sept.1915. Robert Bruce Private, Black Watch, France. William Bruce Corporal, Black Watch, France. David Buchan Trooper, Scottish Horse and Black Watch. Salonica. William Buchan Trooper, Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and Black Watch. 8
Page 1 and 2: Heroes of Strathkerbet A Supplement
Page 3 and 4: World War I 1914-1918 INVERARITY Ro
Page 5 and 6: ‘Heroes of Strathkerbet’ record
Page 7: Roll of Honour - All Other Regiment
Page 11 and 12: Andrew Kydd Private, Royal Scots, F
Page 13 and 14: Some Background Information about T
Page 15 and 16: A Short History of the ‘Local’
Page 17 and 18: The Forfar Bus On the Forfar bus in
Page 19 and 20: accomplishing bodily functions, a n
Page 21 and 22: November 26th. Relieved out of the
Page 23 and 24: Even Time for Humour Then there was
Page 25 and 26: The personal letter from, ‘Somewh
Page 27 and 28: In Memory of Gunner DAVID NAIRN 970
Page 29 and 30: The Harsh Reality of Death 28
Page 32 and 33: Mr. and Mrs. Nairn’s second son w
Page 34 and 35: Bombardier John Nairn, centre back.
Page 36 and 37: Thoughts of Loved Ones Back Home Tw
Page 38 and 39: In Memory of Corporal DAVID TAIT KI
Page 40 and 41: In Memory of Second Lieutenant ALEX
Page 42 and 43: In Memory of Private WILLIAM DUTHIE
Page 44 and 45: In Memory of Private CHARLES IRVINE
Page 46 and 47: In Memory of Private WILLIAM LATTO
Page 48 and 49: The Medaille du Jubile. President R
Page 50 and 51: How many of you remember these Army
Page 52 and 53: It took over two years to confirm h
Page 54 and 55: The Dreaded Letter. The fold-over s
Page 56 and 57: Before Being Sent to France Part of
Page 58 and 59:
Tributes to Earl Haig - Another Tru
Page 60 and 61:
KINNETTLES Roll of Honour - The Gre
Page 62 and 63:
James Gray. Gordon Highlanders. Tho
Page 64 and 65:
The Smith Brothers John Smith Black
Page 66 and 67:
Commemorative Windows The two pictu
Page 68 and 69:
In Memory of Private JOHN FYFE 2402
Page 70 and 71:
The Real Thing... As Told by a Sold
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The evacuees found it all to be gre
Page 74 and 75:
The Home Guard Local Defence Volunt
Page 76 and 77:
Working on the Land During Wartime
Page 78 and 79:
Reserved Occupations - World War II
Page 80 and 81:
Horse power 79
Page 82 and 83:
Others Worked and Waited at Home fo
Page 84 and 85:
Isobel and some of her Air Force fr
Page 86 and 87:
Local Ladies Serving with the Force
Page 88 and 89:
People’s Journal - News of the Wa
Page 90 and 91:
Pinning the clothes peg contest to
Page 92 and 93:
Promotions, Commendations and Medal
Page 95 and 96:
Guerilla War in the Borneo Area Com
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“Come along now, you, Private McG
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Acknowledgements This book would ne
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