The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

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The Royal Aberdeen Golf Club has a wooden war memorial that records its members who fell in WW1 - 1914-1919

"In memory of the Members who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1919

Left side section of names :

Capt J Brown - 4th Gordons
Capt R K T Catto - 4th Gordons
Capt J E Crombie - 4th Gordons
2nd Lieut A B Duncan - 28th Light Cavalry
Capt J Ellis - 7th Gordons
Capt J B Gillies - 4th Gordons
Capt A B Innes - 7th Gordons
Lieut - Col A H Lister - RAMC
Brig Gen A F Lumsden Royal Scots
Major W Bisset - R.E. (T)

Right section casualties

Capt B N Lumsden Seaforths
Capt C R Lumsden Gordons
Major H T Lumsden Camerons
Capt R Lyon 5th Gordons
2nd Lieut J M McBain R.F.A.
Capt J.C.D. Mackie R.F.A .(T)
Lieut Col J E Mac Queen 6th Gordons
Lieut Col W.B.G. Minto R.G.A (T)
2nd Lieut G D. Rose 4th Gordons
Capt R L MacKinnon 4th Gordons

I would like to thank the Sandra Nicholson , executive secretary at the Royal Aberdeen Golf Club for her assistance in providing me with these names on their war memorial

( I can recognise several names on this memorial already such as the Lumsden brothers and Capt MacKinnon too

Patrick W Anderson

anne park · Last edited by anne park on Wed Feb 20, 2013 6:45 pm; edited 1 time in total

John Brown Captain 4th Gordon Highlanders b Old Machar Age 34 Killed in Action F & F 20-Jul-18 Only son of Sir John Brown, JP & Lady Brown, Redhall, Kincardineshire. Mother Brabara Troup. B 1884. 1891 Census: 9 Millburn St; Aberdeen. 1901 Census: 10 Marine Terrace, Aberdeen. Aberdeen Grammar School: Page 98. Husband of Margaret Jackson Gardiner (formerly Brown). 10 Marine Terr; Aberdeen. City Roll of Honour. Probate Will Date: 28 Mar 1919: Address: 208 Market St; Aberdeen. Marfaux British Cemetery Fr 0622 Plot I Row B Grave 06 City & Fordoun Grammar
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Robert Kilgour Thom Catto Captain 4th Gordon Highlanders Aberdeen 28/02/1873 Age 43 Killed in Action F & F 04-Nov-16 Son of James & Elizabeth Brand Catto, Cliff House, Cults. Aberdeen Grammar School: Page 112. Roll of Service in the Great War: Page 42: Photo. Husband of the late Florence Margaret Bower Catto. City RoH: 14 Forest Rd. Probate Will Date: 31 Mar 1917. Mailly Wood Cemetery, Mailly-Maillet Fr 0131 Plot I Row A Grave 19 ADJ 09-11-16 City & Grammar
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John Eugene Crombie Captain 4th Gordon Highlanders b Kensington, London 30/04/1896 Age 20 Died of Wounds F & F 23-Apr-17 Son of the late John William Crombie. Liberal MP for Kincardineshire & Minna (Marina) Crombie (nee Watson) City Roll of Honour: Balgownie Lodge. Also: 91 Onslow Square, South Kensington, London. Director of J & J Crombie Ltd; Woolen Manufacturers. Grandson of Right Hon Eugene Watson MP for Southern Ayrshire. Died within a week of his 21st birthday. Officers Book page 241. Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun Fr 0113 Plot IV Row A Grave 22 ADJ 30-04-17 Balgownie City & St Machars
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Alexander Bell Duncan 2nd Lt 28th Indian Army, Cavalry Age 31 Died of Wounds Iran 05-Aug-16 Son of Charles Duncan, Advocate, Aberdeen BA (Oxon) ICS. Son of the late Charles Duncan, Procurator-Fiscal & Page 10 : Youngest son. Educated Cargilfield Prep School. City Roll of Honour: 20 Queens Rd; Tehran War Cemetery, Iran A 82 Sp Mem 5 PJ 12-08-16 Page 6: Col 6 City & Cargilfield
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anne park · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 8:59 am Post subject: James Ellis Captain 7th Gordons

James Ellis Captain 7th Gordon Highlanders b Aberdeen 30/09/1891 Age 26 Died of Wounds F & F 24-Apr-17 Son of John Ellis & the late Mary Ann Ellis, 60 Rubislaw Den South, Aberdeen. Brother John also died. Aberdeen Grammar School. City Roll of Honour. Officers Roll of Honour: Page 242. Roll of Honour: St Marks Church. Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun Fr 0113 Plot III Row D Grave 22 City Grammar & St Marks Church
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James Brown Gillies Captain 4th Gordon Highlanders b Aberdeen 29/07/1886 Age 29 Killed in Action F & F 13-Nov-16 Son of Thomas Robertson Gillies (Advocate) & Mary C Gillies, Aberdeen. 1891 Census: 354 Great Western Rd; Aberdeen. Aberdeen Grammar School. Roll of Service in the Great War: Page 43:Photo. Husband of Rhoda Gillies (nee Ledingham), 25 Rubilaw Den South, Aberdeen. Uni. more info. Probate Will Date: 21 Mar 1915. Medal Card: Widow: Mrs J B Gillies, 14 Golden Square, Aberdeen. Mailly Wood Cemetery, Mailly-Maillet Fr 0131 Plot I Row A Grave 21 ADJ 16-11-16 & 18-11-16 City & Grammar
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Alexander Berowald Innes Lt 7th Gordon Highlanders b Fetteresso 10/09/1872 e Stonehaven Age 42 Killed in Action F & F 16-Jun-15 Son of Alexander & Helen Eythan King Innes. Husband of Mary Beveridge. Dau of Erskine Beveridge LLD of St Leonard's Hill, Dunfermline. Educated at Glenalmond. Of Raemoir & Dunnottar. JP a Deputy Lt of the County Councillor of Kincardineshire. 1881 Census 252/3/5: Raemoir House. 1891 258/1 7/8. Probate Will Date 21 Jan 1916: Address: Raemoir.
Details in the Mearns Leader 25/6/1915. Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue Fr 0727 Plot II Row D Grave 18 ADJ 26-06-15 Of Raemoir & Dunnottar. KiA 16-06-15. Banchory & Stonehaven
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anne park · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:05 am Post subject: Arthur Hugh Lister Lt Col RAMC

Arthur Hugh Lister Lt Col CMG Royal Army Medical Corps b Leytonstone 01/11/1864 Age 51 Died At Sea 17-Jul-16 Son of Arthur & Susanna Lister, 871 High Rd; Leystone, London. City Roll of Honour: 22 Queen's Rd; Aberdeen. Alma Mater: Page 4 : Photo Page 5 info. Roll of Service in the Great War: Page 35: Photo. Husband of Sybil Lister, The Old Rectory, Purley, Reading. Chatby Memorial, Egypt E 06 City
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Alfred Forbes Lumsden Brig. General DSO 46th General Staff Cdg Inf Bde (Royal Scots) b Aberdeen 03/06/1877 Age 41 Killed in Action F & F 24-Jun-18 Son of James Forbes Lumsden. City Roll of Honour: Johnstone House, Rubilsaw. Aberdeen Grammar School. Page 269. Educated Ardreck School Memorial in Crieff. 1901 Census: Walker's Dam Rd; Viewfield, Aberdeen: Mother Helen Anna. 2nd Lt 2nd Royal Scots. Husband of Ethel Lumsden, 22 Claredon Villas, Hove, Sussex. Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun Fr 0113 Plot VI Row G Grave 33 City Crieff & Grammar
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Bertie Noel Lumsden Capt 2nd Seaforth Highlanders Age 29 Killed in Action F & F 23-Apr-15 Son of the late Mr William Harry Lumsden, Balmedie. Officers Boook page 231. Seaforth Cemetery, Cheddar Villa, Langemarck B 129 Row A Grave 2A Belhelvie
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Charles Ramsay Lumsden Captain 1st Gordon Highlanders b Balmedie Age 34 Killed in Action F & F 26-Aug-14 Son of the late William Harry Lumsden, Balmedie & Mrs Lumsden, Ladybank, Blairs, Maryculter. Mother: Elizabeth Lauderdale Renny Tailyour. Educated Eton. Served in the South African Campaign. Educated Ardreck School memorial in Crieff. The Bond of Sacrifice : Page 235: Info & Photo. His brother Capt Bert Neol Seaforths 23-4-15 & Henry Tailyor (Capt) Camerons & RFC aslo died. B 1880. Will Probate date: 22 Jun 1915. La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial M. R. 15 Panel 25 Glasgow Herald 07-09-14 Belhelvie
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Henry Tailour Lumsden Captain Royal Flying Corps & Cameron Highlanders Age 36 Killed 21-Jun-15 Son of the late Mr William Harry Lumsden, Balmedie. Educated Ardreck School memorial in Crieff. His brother Capt Bertie Noel Seaforths 23-4-15 & Capt Charles Ramsay, Gordons 26-8-14 also died. Belhelvie Old Cemetery U. K. Belhelvie Belhelvie & Leslie
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anne park · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:14 am Post subject: Robert Lyon Captain Gordons

Robert Lyon Captain 5th Gordon Highlanders b Aberdeen 14/09/1891 Age 24 Killed in Action F & F 30-Jul-16 Son of Sir Alexander Lyon Ex Lord Provost. City Roll of Honour : 10 Queen's Rd. Aberdeen. Aberdeen Grammar School: Page 271.
City Roll of Honour : 52 Carden Pl; Aberdeen. Roll of Service in the Great War: Page 39: Photo. Aberdeen University Book of Remebrance. Buchan Observer 1914: Officers. D Coy. Thiepval Memorial M. R. 21 Pier 15B & 15C ADJ 07-08-16 10-08-16 photo BO 08-08-16:Peterhead City & Grammar
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John Montimer McBain 2nd Lt 231st Royal Field Artillery Special Reserve b Aberdeen 06/10/1895 Age 20 Died of Wounds POW F & F 09-Jul-16 Son of John McBain CA & Mrs Eliza (nee Mortimer) McBain, 12 Rubislaw Den North, Aberdeen. Aberdeen Grammar School. Page 273. City Roll of Honour. Roll of Service in the Great War: Page 34 : Photo. Aberdeen University Book of Remembrance. Vaulx Hill Cemetery, Vaulx-Vraucourt Fr 1484 Plot I Row C Grave 11 City & Grammar & Rubislaw Church
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