University of Edinburgh Roll of Honour 1939

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UNIVERSITY
OF EDINBURGH
ROLL OF HONOUR
University
Edinburgh
1939-1945
Journal
mber 3
JUNE 2010
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UNIVERSITY OF
EDINBURGH
ROLL OF HONOUR
1939-1945
Compiled by the
University of Edinburgh Graduates’ Association
December 2014
Published by the
and the University of Edinburgh
with the Commemorative Issue of the
University of Edinburgh Journal
December 2014
To mark the
Centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, 1914
90th Anniversary of the establishment of the
University of Edinburgh Graduates’ Association, 1924
70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, 1945
90th anniversary of the inauguration of the
University of Edinburgh Journal, 1925
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Introduction by the Editor
A
World War Two Roll of Honour for the University of Edinburgh was
compiled by members of the Graduates’ Association and first appeared
in instalments in the University of Edinburgh Journal between 1943 and
1949. Twice the list was cumulated to include deaths that had been reported
since the previous cumulation. No final cumulation appeared in the Journal
after the war, nor was it printed as a separate publication. The compilers in
the Association probably realised that more names would continue to be
reported for some time. In due course, a World War Two commemorative
panel was added to the University’s memorial in the Old Quad. As can be seen
to this day, further names were added after the panel’s installation, but they
were never added to the lists in the Journal.
It therefore seemed appropriate for the Association to mark the 90th
anniversary of the founding of the Journal and the 70th anniversary of the
end of World War Two, which both occur in 2015, by at last publishing a new
cumulated list as a separate book.
Cumulated this list certainly is, but complete it may never be. A number
of additional names have come to light in the meantime, mainly from schools’
rolls of honour and war records, of which we have been able to search no
more than three as yet; so this small commemorative volume really represents
a continuing work in progress. In particular, more names of the University’s
non-teaching staff who died on war service, and of more Edinburgh alumni
who fought and died on both sides, will be welcomed.
A digital version of the Roll of Honour will be added by the University
Archivist to the University’s website, so that further names and details can be
added as they are recalled and rediscovered. Families and friends of those not
listed, as well as of those whose are listed but whose details need amended
or expanded, are warmly invited to send those names and details in the first
instance to the Editor of the Journal, who will communicate them to the
Archivist. The website version will thus become the master Roll of Honour,
and will be readily accessible to the world in memory of those who died.
Please communicate in writing to:
The Editor, University of Edinburgh Journal
18 Buccleuch Place
Edinburgh, EH8 9LN
Scotland, UK
or by email to:
[email protected]
Roll of Honour 1939-1945
WILLIAM THOMAS ACTON, CA, student in Commerce 1936-38
Lieutenant, the Royal Scots (att. Black Watch). Killed in action, June 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ALEXANDER SWANSON AITCHISON, BSc 1941
Flying Officer, RAF. Killed in air operations in France, February 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JOHN AITKEN, MA 1906
Captain, RE. Lost at sea en route for the East, March 1941
Taught in West Lothian and Edinburgh. Called up on the outbreak of War as 2nd
Lieutenant; promoted Captain 1940. Evacuated from Dunkirk.
GHSRH
BERNARD HENRY MOORING ALDRIDGE, MB ChB 1938
Captain, RAMC. Reported prisoner of war, October 1942. Died 5 March 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM. Singapore Memorial
EDWARD FRANCIS ALLARDYCE, BL 1938
Lieutenant. Black Watch. Killed in action with the British Expeditionary Force,
May 1940.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ARTHUR JAMES WALTER ALLEN, MB ChB 1924
Major, RAMC. Lost at sea, March 1940.
Radiologist at London Jewish Hospital and later at the Western Infirmary, Glasgow.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JAMES ANDERSON, MA 1931, BCom 1934
Captain, KRRC. Died of wounds in Italy, September 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
WILLIAM THOMAS ANDERSON, MA 1936
RAF. Lost at sea, September 1941.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
DAVID BLAIR ARNOTT, BSc 1923
Colonial Forest Service, Malaya. Died by enemy action in Java, while serving with the
RAF, 6 March 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JOHN REID ASHER, LLB 1938
Captain, RE. Killed in action in Malaya, February 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
SAIYED WASIUL HASAN ASKARI, MB ChB 1928
Major, IMS. Died on service.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ALEXANDER BERRY AUSTIN, MA 1925
War correspondent of the Daily Herald. Killed in action in Italy, September 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JAMES DUNCAN MACTAVISH BAILLIE, Student in Forestry, 1940-41
Flying Officer, RAFVR. Killed on active service, 12 March 1944. UEJRH, UEOCWM, Ardrossan Memorial
JOHN MACKENZIE SINCLAIR BAIN, MA 1941
Major, Cameron Highlanders. Killed in action in Burma, February 1945.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JOHN MICHAEL BARKLA, MB 1938, FRCSEd
Flight Lieutenant, RAF. Died by accident on service in North Africa, August 1943.
Youngest son of Charles Glover Barkla, Professor of Natural Philosophy 1913-1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ALAN ROBERTSON BARRIE, BSc 1937
Forest Officer; FMS Volunteer Force. Died a prisoner of war in Siam, 27th May 1943.
Born 16th April 1914 in Edinburgh. Joined the Colonial Forestry Service in 1938, and
became District Forest Officer at Rawang, Malaya. Taken prisoner of war in Singapore,
April 1943, was transferred to Bang Pang, Siam and died of cholera at Songkrai.
UEJRH, UEOCWM, WWR
RONALD BATCHEN, Student in Medicine 1939-40
Sergeant Pilot, RAF. Died from injuries received in a flying accident, 11 May 1942. Born
1921 in Edinburgh. Joined the RAF in October 1940, and carried out raids over France
and Germany.
GHSRH
DOUGLAS MACKINNON BELL, MA 1938
Captain, KOSB. Died of wounds received on fighting patrol in Burma, October 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
DOUGLAS HILL BENNETT, BL 1937
Captain, Royal Artillery. Killed in action in Normandy, 22 August 1944. Buried in Tillysur-Seules War Cemetery. Born 1 June 1916 in Edinburgh. In September 1939 he joined
the RA as a Bombardier, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in 1940 and posted to the
Ayrshire Yeomanry (Royal Artillery). Promoted to Captain 1942. Saw action in France.
UEJRH, UEOCWM, EIMCRH
THOMAS MORRIS BEVERIDGE, MB ChB, 1929 Captain, Southern Rhodesian Medical Corps. Died on service in Salisbury, Southern
Rhodesia, 12 February 1941. Born in Edinburgh. After graduating, he spent five years at
Chitambo, Northern Rhodesia.
WWR
CHARLES ALBERT BINGHAM, MB ChB 1924
Surgeon, Merchant Navy. Killed on active service on 5 June 1942. Born 1899.
UEJRH, UEOCWM. Tower Hill Memorial
ALISTAIR M H BLACK, Laboratory assistant, Dept of Bacteriology
Flight Sergeant, RAF. Failed to return from an attack on the Ruhr, May 1943. Born 1917
in Edinburgh. Joined up at the outbreak of war and saw much active service.
GHSRH
CHARLES RIPLEY BOGLE, AFC, MA 1934
Squadron Leader, RAF. Died as the result of an accident while awaiting demobilisation,
1 March 1946. Born 18 May 1912 in Edinburgh. From Edinburgh he progressed to
Balliol College Oxford and eventually became a classics teacher. He volunteered for
the RAF in 1941, and served in Madagascar and East Africa.
WWR
GEORGE WILSON SYME BORTHWICK, DFC, MA 1935
Flight Lieutenant, RAFVR. Killed on active service, probably over the North Sea,
on 29 January 1944. Born 1911. He completed his Navigator training in Canada.
He was posted to 97 Squadron at Bourn, with the rank of F/O, from No. 664
Conversion Unit, at Winthorpe, together with his pilot F/O Charles Thomas
Wilson and his Bomb Aimer P/O George Alfred Watling with effect from 4th
August 1943. Prior to the war he had been a Maths teacher. At the time of his
death he was 33 years old, somewhat ancient for aircrew in those days. The award
of his DFC was gazetted posthumously on 11th February 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
EDWARD BROWN ROBERTSON BOWMAN, BSc 1936
Malayan Civil Service. Accidentally drowned while on service as an officer in the Malay
Defence Force, June 1941.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ROBERT MACDONALD BREMNER, GM (posthumously), MB ChB 1929
Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander, RN. Died by enemy action in SE England on 3
April 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JOHN DUNCAN BRODIE, MA 1936
Flying Officer, RAF. Killed in air operations over Germany, January 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
CHARLES DOUGLAS BROWN, MA (posthumously) 1943
Pilot Officer, RAF. Killed in action, January 1943. Born 1921. His MA degree in History
was awarded posthumously on 2 July 1943. He had been an active member of the
SRC and Convener of the International Committee. Secretary of the Church of
Scotland Society.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
STEWART BROWN, MB ChB, 1935
Lieutenant-Colonel, RAMC. Killed in action at Salerno, Italy, September 1943. Born
in Edinburgh.
UEJRH, UEOCWM, WWR
THOMAS WILLIAM BROWN, BSc 1933, PhD 1935
Colonial Agricultural Service, Malaya. Died a prisoner of war in a Japanese camp in Siam,
February 1944. UEJRH, UEOCWM
ROBERT CRAIG BRUCE, MA 1934
Ordinary Coder, RN. Lost with HMS Mashona in the Atlantic, May 1941.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
WILLIAM BRUCE, OBE, MB ChB 1911
Colonel, RAMC. Died on service, December 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
F F BRUCE-VANDERPUIJE, Student of Medicine 1940-42
Member of the African Association. Death noted in the SRC Students’ Handbook
1942/43
ROBERT BRYDON, Student in Arts, 1941-42
Second Lieutenant, Cameron Highlanders. Killed in action, March 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ROBERT BRYDON, Student in Law
Trooper, Lothian and Border Yeomanry. Killed in action near St Valery, 6 June 1940.
Born 1917 in Edinburgh. Joined the Solicitor’s Department of the London & NorthEastern Railway and studied law part-time. Joined the TA and trained in England.
GHSRH
THOMAS BUCKLEY, Student in Arts, 1939-40
Sergeant, RAFVR. Killed in action, November 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
WILLIAM BURT, Student in Law, 1939-41
Pilot Officer, RAFVR, Killed on active service, January 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
DAVID FRANCIS CAIRD, Student in Agriculture, 1937-39
Officer Cadet, RAF. Died on service, February 1941. Born 23 June 1919 in Carlisle.
After two years of his degree course he joined the RAF, and had almost completed his
officer training when he died.
WWR
LESLIE GEORGE CAIRNS, MA 1944
Lieutenant, Special Air Service Regiment, A A C. Died 17 June 1944. Born ca 1920
in Stirling.
UEOCWM, Bayeux Memorial
CLARENCE ALEXANDER CALDER, MB ChB 1920, MD 1933
Major, RAMC. Killed in action in Malaya, February 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
GEORGE MACBETH CALDER, MB ChB 1920
Captain, RAMC. Died of wounds received in action in Libya, April 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JOHN RONALD CAMERON, MA 1929, WS
Lieutenant, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Died a prisoner of war at Posen in
Czechoslovakia, 23 April 1941. Son of the Master of Caius College, Cambridge.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
GEORGE ADAM GORDON CAMPBELL, MA 1936
Chaplain to the Forces. Died by accident on service in Italy, September 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
WILLIAM NEIL CAMPBELL, MB ChB 1927, MD 1939
Captain, South African RAMC. Died on active service in Egypt with the South African
Medical Corps in the Middle East, after going through the Abyssinian Campaign. Born
in Durban.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ANDREW GRAY CARMENT, MB CM 1896, BSc (PH) 1909, MD 1911
Surgeon, Merchant Navy. Lost by enemy action at sea, 8 May 1941. Born 1875.
UEJRH, UEOCWM. Tower Hill Memorial
CAMERON DUNDAS CARNEGIE, MA 1939
Chaplain to the Forces. Killed by accident on service in Normandy, July 1944.
Born in Edinburgh. After graduating he studied at New College, during which he
was student assistant at St George’s Church. He was persuaded to complete his
course so as to qualify for a Chaplaincy, although he had wanted to join up as
a combatant.
UEJRH, UEOCWM, WWR
DAVID ALLAN CARRUTHERS, MB CM 1889, MD 1908
Surgeon-Lieutenant, RN. Died on active service at sea, April 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
MAURICE CAY, MB ChB 1934
Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander, RN. Missing, presumed killed, December 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
CLARENCE HENRI FRANCOIS DE CHALUS, MB ChB 1921
Captain, RAMC. Reported dead while on service in January 1942. Born Newcastle
upon Tyne. PETER JAMES CHEYNE, Student in Law 1937-39
Private, The Royal Scots. Died of diphtheria in a POW camp in Hong Kong, 1943. Born
in Edinburgh. He joined the Royal Scots at the outbreak of war, and was drafted to
Hong Kong, where he was taken prisoner by the Japanese on Christmas Day 1941.
WWR
WILLIAM BLAIR CHRISTIE, MA 1935, BEd Glasgow
Pilot Officer, RAF. Died on active service, 30th July 1941. Born 7 August 1914 in
Kirkcaldy. His commission came through the day before he died.
UEJRH, UEOCWM, WWR
SYDNEY EWAN CARSWELL CLARK, Student in Arts, 1939-41
Master Bomber Pilot (Pathfinder), RAF. Missing, believed killed in action, June 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ANDREW ROBERT FAUSSET CLARKE, MC, MB ChB 1915
Major, RAMC. Killed action in Malaya, February 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ALASTAIR DUNCAN CLARKSON, Student in Arts, 1939-42
Lieutenant, Parachute Regiment. In Holland, November 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
DAVID EDWARD FERGUS COATES, LLB 1936, WS
Major, Black Watch. Killed in action, May 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
BETTY HELEN STEWART COCHRAN, BL 1938
Flight Officer, WAAF. Died on service in Ceylon, October 1945.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
KENNETH GORDON COMRIE, BSc 1939
Major, RAVC. Killed in action.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
LESLIE CAMERON COMRIE, BSc 1932
Lieutenant. Died of wounds, July 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
CUTHBERT OWEN CONNOR, MC, MA 1939
Captain, Royal Tank Regiment. Killed in action in Sicily, July 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
DONALD ALEXANDER COODE, Student in Engineering, 1935-39, Student
Inst CE, 1938
Lieutenant, RE. Killed in action in Syria, July 1941.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
BILLIE BARTUSEK COOPER, Student in Science 1939-40
Pilot Officer, RAFVR. Reported missing from an operation south of the Lizard Point,
Cornwall on 21 September 1942. Born 1922 in Edinburgh. Regarded as one of the
best cadets of his year. Joined the University Air Training Wing. Trained in the USA.
On his return he was commissioned and posted to Coastal Command.
GHSRH, Runnymede Memorial
PETER B CORBETT, Student in Medicine, 1936-38
Sergeant Navigator, RAF. Killed in action over Norway, September 1941.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
KENNETH CHARLES STUART COUTTS, BL 1939
Second Lieutenant, RIASC. Killed in action in the East, December 1941. Born in Forfar.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JAMES WOLFENDEN CRAWFORD, MB ChB 1933Captain, RAMC.
Died on active service in India, December 1941.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
DAVID STURGE CRICHTON, BA (Oxon); Student in Medicine, 1929-33
Lieutenant, Gordon Highlanders. Taken prisoner during the France and Belgium
campaign, 1939/1940. Died a prisoner of war in Germany, 29 August 1941. Born ca
1907 in York.At Edinburgh he was President of the Athletic Club 1932-33, a hockey blue
and a member of the Scottish Hockey XI. Appointed Director of Physical Education at
the University of Manchester in 1939.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
J FRASER CROMARTY, BSc (Agriculture) 1942
Flight Sergeant, RAF. Died when his bomber, after a raid, crashed at Boltby, near Thirsk,Yorkshire
NR,4 December 1944.Born 1922 in Edinburgh.He volunteered for service with the RAF,trained
in England and South Africa. Posted to a bomber squadron and saw much active service.
GHSRH
JOHN NICHOLAS CUTHBERT, MA 1933
Naval Schoolmaster, RN. Lost at sea, March 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
WILLIAM GRAHAM CUTHBERTSON, MB ChB 1939
Surgeon-Lieutenant, RNVR. Killed in action on service in HMS Dainty, March, 1941.
Born 1917 Attended Annan Academy and Daniel Stewart’s College. Saw service with
the RNVR on the Libyan coast and at Taranto.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JOHN DIXON DALGLEISH, MA 1938
Chaplain to the Forces. Died on active service and was buried at sea, September 1943.
Born 1909 in Edinburgh. Completed his course at New College after serving with the
Artillery (Edinburgh University OTC) 1939-40. Ordained Chaplain 1942, posted to
MEF and then CMF as a front-line chaplain. Sustained injuries on active service.
UEJRH, UEOCWM, GHSRH
WILLIAM DAVIDSON DALLAS, MA 1935
Lieutenant, Gordon Highlanders. Missing, believed killed.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JOHN HENRY DAVIDSON, DSO, BSc 1931
Major, Seaforth Highlanders. Killed in action in Sicily, August 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
HARRY ALEXANDER DEVERELL, MB ChB 1935 Captain, RAMC. Died a prisoner of war in Malaya, January 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ROBERT DICKSON, BSc (Civil Engineering)
Major, RE. Killed in a shooting accident, 22 June 1942. Born in Edinburgh.After graduating
he spent sixteen years in Peru with International Petroleum, and was later Resident
Engineer at Taynuilt with the Ministry of Transport. In the RE he saw service at Dunkirk.
He was an excellent musician.
WWR
GARETH FITZALAN HOWARD DRAYSON, MB ChB 1940
Captain, RAMC. Killed in action in Holland, November 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
HENRY WINTON DRYERRE, MB 1934, FRCPEd
Squadron Leader, RAF (Medical Branch). Died after a motor accident at Ely while on
service in England, 9 June 1941. Son of Professor Dryerre, R(D)VC. Crichton Research
Scholar and Houldsworth Scholar, he became pathologist to the Edinburgh Municipal
Hospitals. He was called up as a member of the RAFVMR.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ALEXANDER ERSKINE DRYNAN, MC, MB ChB 1911
Colonel, RAMC. Died on service, March 1940
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ANDREW DOUGLAS DRYSDALE, MB ChB 1941
Lieutenant, RAMC. Died on service at sea, 7 December 1942. Born 1919.
UEJRH, UEOCWM, Brookwood Memorial
JOHN VALENTINE STEWART DUNCAN, Student in Engineering, 1940-41.
Flying Officer, RAF. Died on active service, 30th May 1943. Born in Joppa, Edinburgh.
He joined the University Air Squadron in 1940, volunteered for the RAF in 1941 and
trained as a fighter-pilot in Florida, USA.
UEJRH, UEOCWM, WWR, EIMCRH
ALISTAIR J DUNCAN, LLB 1934
Second Lieutenant, Royal Scots. Killed on active service, 1940. Born 1908 in Musselburgh.
Became a solicitors’ managing clerk 1935, and qualified as a solicitor 1939. Member of
Musselburgh Town Council.
GHSRH
JAMES STRATHEARN DUNDAS, MA 1936, Student in Law
Captain, KOSB (Airborne Division). Killed in action in France, September 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ROBERT DUNCAN DUNLOP, Student in Commerce, 1940-42
Born 15 August 1921, Edinburgh. Flying Officer, RAF. Killed on active service in France after
a raid over Germany, January 1945. George Watson’s College 1926-38. Before embarking on
his degree course he was with the Edinburgh City Public Assistance Department. He joined
the RAF, trained in the UK and Canada, and was commissioned as an air bomber.
UEJRH, UEOCWM, WWR
DUNCAN ALDERSON DUTHIE, MB ChB 1936
Flight Lieutenant, RAF. Killed in action, June 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JOHN PATRICK EASON, MBE, BL 1932, WS
Lieutanant-Colonel, Berks and Herts Regiment. Died on service in Burma, May 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
WALTER YARDLEY ECCOTT, MB ChB 1918
Major, RAMC. Died in Bournemouth while on service, 2 July 1940. Born 3 September 1896.
He interrupted his degree course for war service with the Royal Scots in World War 1, and
gained his commission as Captain. He resumed his course, graduating in 1918.
WWR
JAMES OLIVER EWART, CBE, OBE, MA 1939
Colonel, Intelligence Corps. Killed by accident on service, 1st July 1945. Born 3 April 1917 in
Taynuilt, Argyllshire. Dux of George Watson’s School 1935-36. Enlisted in the 9th Battalion,
The Royal Scots, and was gazetted Second Lieutenant, and attached to the Intelligence Corps.
He was proficient in many languages and was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel at the age of
25, attached successively to many of the Allied High Commanders. He was killed in a road
accident near Ostenwalde while in charge of the German surrender mission.
UEJRH, UEOCWM,WWR
THOMAS WYLLIE HOWIE FAIRIE, Student in Arts, 1940-41
Captain, Assault Engineers. Killed in action near Nijmegen, Holland, February 1945.
Born in Edinburgh. He joined the RE in 1941, was commissioned in 1942 and
promoted to th rank of Captain. He went to France on D-Day and later was killed
in action.
UEJRH, UEOCWM, WWR
DANIEL JOHN FALCONER, BCom 1935
Flight Lieutenant, RAF. Died by accident on service, October 1944. Born 1914 in
Edinburgh. Member of staff of Edinburgh Corporation Transport Department. Called
up at the outbreak of war and saw much active service in Canada.
DOUGLAS FORD, GC (posthumously), Student in Arts (for Accountancy)
Captain, The Royal Scots. Captured at Hong Kong, died a prisoner of war in 1943, after
enduring starvation, outrage and torture for many months. His George Cross was
awarded posthumously.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JOHN DODDS FORREST, Student in Accountancy Pilot Officer, RAF. Killed in action after a raid on Kiel, 25th June 1941. Born 9 August
1913 in Newbridge, Midlothian. He chose Accountancy as a career and attended
Edinburgh University during his apprenticeship, becoming a distinguished boxer while a
student. He joined the RAF in 1939.
WWR
DAVID MARSHALL FORRESTER, Student in Arts, 1937-39
Captain, The Cameronians (att. Indian Army). Missing believed killed in action on
the Arakan coast of Burma, 17th March 1943. Born 21st January 1919in Muirkirk,
Ayrshire. He was a first-rate all-round sportsman. Intending a career in the ministry, he
matriculated in Arts in 1937, and enlisted in 1939.
WWR
STUART WYKES FOSTER, BSc 1936
Flying Officer, RAFVR. Reported missing, believed killed, on reconnaissance over
Burma, August 1943. Born 1915 in Edinburgh. After graduation he went to Malaya and
joined the Public Works Dept. Joined the RAF in 1941, trained in Singapore and was
commissioned in South Africa. Served in the Middle East and India.
MATTHEW HENRY WILKIE FRASER, LLB 1940
RHA. Killed in action in Normandy, July 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JOHN MUNRO GARLICK, DFC, MA 1939
Squadron Leader, RAF. Missing, believed killed on active service, December 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JOHN BARCLAY GAULD, Student in Forestry, 1938-40
Second Lieutenant, Gordon Highlanders. Died of wounds in the Middle East, December 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ARTHUR KEITH GIBSON, MB ChB 1916
Major, RAMC. Died a prisoner of war in Germany, December 1941. Born 1893 in
Leith. In WW1 he served with the RAMC at Salonika; after the War he practised in
Nottingham, St Ives, and then London where he played an active part in BMA affairs.
He rejoined the RAMC at the outbreak of WW2 and was taken prisoner at Dunkirk in
1940. He volunteered to tend Russian prisoners in Germany, and died of typhus fever.
He was buried with full military honours.
UEJRH, UEOCWM, WWR
JOHN WALLS GIBSON, MB ChB, 1939
Captain, RAMC. Killed in action, November 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
FREDERICK WILLIAM GIFFORD, MA 1939
Captain, RA. Killed in action, March 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
PATRICK GIFFORD, DFC, student in Law, 1929-33
Squadron Leader, RAF. Killed in action, June 1940. Born 1910. Joined the AAF in 1931.
In November 1939 he was decorated for special gallantry in operations against enemy
raiders off the Scottish coast. Former pupil of Sedbergh School, and Procurator-Fiscal
in Castle Douglas.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JOHN DUDGEON GILES, OBE, MB ChB 1903, MD 1909
Civilian. Died by enemy action in Lancashire, 23 December 1940. Born 1880. Buried in
Salford County Borough Cemetery.
UEJRH
ARTHUR HADLEY GILL, MA 1942
Lieutenant, RA. Died by accident on service, July 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JOHN STEWART GILLAN, Student in Medicine, 1936-39
Captain, Seaforth Highlanders. Killed in action in Sicily, July 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
GEORGE CROMBIE GLENNIE, MB ChB 1933
Surgeon-Lieutenant, RNVR. Missing, presumed lost at sea, February 1943. After
graduating he went into practice in Chesterfield, joining the RNVR in 1939.
UEJRH, UEOCWM, WWR
HENRY W GLENNIE, Student in Medicine, 1940-42
Lieutenant, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action in Normandy, July 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ARTHUR CURRIE GORDON, MA 1924, BD 1928
Chaplain to the Forces. Killed in action with the 1st Battalion, The Black Watch,
June 1940. Born 1904 in Barrhill, Ayrshire. Assistant Minister at St Bernard’s Church
Edinburgh before holding charges at Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire and Foveran, Newburgh,
Aberdeenshire. He enlisted as a Chaplain in 1939.
UEJRH, UEOCWM, WWR
GEORGE GORDON, MA 1935
Gunner, RFA. Died a prisoner of war in Japanese hands in 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
PETER GORRIE, MB ChB 1908, MD 1910
Surgeon, Merchant Navy. Died by enemy action on service at sea in the Far East on 3 February
1942. Born 1881 in Mount Lofty,Australia. Joined the RAMC in 1915 and saw service in Malta
before training as a surgeon and practising at home in Port Augusta, Spencer’s Gulf. His son,
Flying Officer Peter Gorrie, was killed in action two weeks before his father.
UEJRH, UEOCWM, WWR, Tower Hill Memorial
ALLAN DALGLEISH GOULD, MB ChB 1923
Captain, RAMC. Killed in action in Burma, November 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM, Fort Augusta, Spencers Gulf
ROBERT GORDON SHARP GRANT, MB ChB 1938
Squadron Leader, RAF. Died by enemy action in France, June 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
FRANCIS PETER GRAVES, BSc 1933
Flying Officer, RAF. Missing, believed killed, November 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JOHN SLIGHT GRAY, MB ChB 1939 1915
Civilian. Died in the Warneford Hospital, Leamington Spa while on civil defence duty as
a result of enemy action on Coventry, 9 April 1941.Assistant House officer at Coventry
and Warwickshire Hospital, then Assistant Pathologist and Resuscitation Officer. Began
studies for MD on blood transfusion. Buried in Leamington Borough Cemetery.
WILLIAM GRAY, MB ChB 1932, MCh, FRCSEd
Died by enemy action, May 1941. Born in New Westminster,Vancouver, Canada.
UEJRH
WILLIAM J D GRAY, Student in Engineering 1939-40
Lieutenant, Seaforth Highlanders. Killed in action at Ramouna Hill near Wadi Akarit,Tunisia, 6 April 1943.
Born 1921 in Edinburgh.Called up in 1940 and trained with the EastYorkshire Regiment;commissioned in
1941 and posted to the Seaforth Highlanders.Served in the DesertWar,ElAlamein toTunisia.
GHSRH
ELLIOT WILLIAM DOUGLAS GRIEVE, BL 1937
Second Lieutenant, Seaforth Highlanders. Died at Dunkirk on 4 June 1940. Born 1914.
UEOCWM, Dunkirk Memorial
CECIL HERBERT GRUBB, MA (posthumously) 1944
Leading Aircraftman, FAA. Killed on active service, 10 August 1943. MA in History
awarded posthumously, 23 June 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
PHILIP MCLEAN GUNN, MC, MB ChB 1938
Major, RAMC (Special Air Service). By accident on service, December 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
PATRICK OSWALD FITZGERALD HADOKE, BSc 1937
Planter, Selangore, FMS; private, FMS Volunteer Force. Presumed dead while prisoner in
Japanese hands, by the sinking of a Japanese transport off Sumatra, June 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JOHN W HALL, Student in Forestry
Died by accident on service, July 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
CLAUD WILLIAM HAMILTON, MB ChB 1942
Captain, RAMC. Died of wounds in Italy, May 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
WILLIAM HAMILTON, Student in Medicine 1938-40
Flight-Lieutenant, RAF. Killed in action over the North Sea, 16 May 1943. Born 3 March
1920. Joined the RAF in 1940 and rose to the rank of Flight Lieutenant.
UEOCWM, WWR DAVID WYLLIE HARVEY, MA 1932
Died a prisoner of war in Siam in 1943.
UEJRH
SAMUEL G D HAY
Major, RA (formerly Royal Scots) Died on active service. 27 March 1946. Born 1909 in
Melrose. Edinburgh University OTC. 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Scots, 1932. Was employed
by Shepherd & Wedderburn WS, but left to become Administrative Officer in Royal
Scots. At outbreak of was transferred to RA with rank of Major. Served in Holland,
Belgium and Germany.
GHSRH
CHARLES GEORGE HENRY HOWARD, 20TH EARL OF SUFFOLK,
GC (posthumously), BSc 1938
Bomb Disposal Service (late Grenadier Guards). Killed on service, 12 May 1941. Born 12
March 1906. Succeeded to the title in 1917. Held a commission in the Grenadier Guards,
worked on a ranch in Australia, and sailed round the world before the mast, and before
matriculating at Edinburgh to take a First in Pharmacology (the first to do so). UEJRH, UEOCWM
DAVID JOHN HUGHSON, MA 1935
Ordinary Seaman, RNVR.Reported missing, feared dead after his ship, HMS Pintail was
sunk by a mine on 10th June 1941 in the Humber. Born 8th November 1914 in Lochinver,
Sutherland. After graduating he spent a year at the University of Bordeaux before
attending a teacher training course at Moray House. He joined the Navy in 1941.
WWR
DOROTHY CLARA HUTCHINGS, MA 1921
Civilian. Lost at sea by enemy action, 3 September 1939 on S S Athenia. Born 1900.
UEJRH
IAN JAMES MACLEOD INNES, MA 1941
Lieutenant, RE. Killed in action in Italy, November 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
KENNETH ALEXANDER JOHN IRONSIDE, Student in Arts, 1941-4
Lieutenant, Royal Scots (att. Gordon Highlanders). Killed in action in Italy, April 1944
UEJRH, UEOCWM
FREDERICK ROBERT JAMIESON, MA 1934
Flying Officer, RAF. Missing, presumed killed in action, May 1940. He joined the RAF
in 1936 and served in Singapore. In February 1940 he was recalled and attached to
Coastal Command. A former pupil of Leith Academy, and teacher.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
BRUCE CARSTAIRS JEFFREY, MB ChB 1943
Captain, RAMC. Died on active service in the Middle East, March 1946.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
BRUNTON JOHNSTON, BSc 1938
Second Lieutenant, RAA (Anti-Tank). Died of wounds received in Libya, June 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
DAVID MONCRIEFF REID JOHNSTONE, BSc 1934
Lieutenant, RE. Died on service in Madras, India, 18 August 1945. Born 1914 in Colinton,
Edinburgh. Assistant Engineer with Peeblesshire County Council from 1934 to 1942,
when he joined the Army. Commissioned in June 1943.
DAVID ROBERTSON KAY, BL 1940
Sapper, RE. Died November, 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
HUGH McPHERSON KILGOUR, MB ChB 1937
Major, RAMC. Died a prisoner of war in Burma, August 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ARCHIBALD DAVID MORRISON KING, MB ChB 1943
Captain, RAMC, Died on service in India, July 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
IAN DOUGLAS LAIDLAW, Student in Engineering, 1940-41
Captain, Royal Marines (Commando). Killed in action, June 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JOHN ANDERSON LANG, Student in Science and Medicine, 1937-39
Lieutenant, RA. Killed in action.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
GEORGE ARTHUR LAWSON, MB ChB 1932
Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander, RN. Died as the result of an accident on service near
Somerset West, S. Africa, on 23 March 1940.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
PHILIP WHITTENHAM LEAH, BSc 1940
Flight Lieutenant, RAF. Died on active service, September 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
DAVID GUSTAVUS JAMES LEITH-BUCHANAN, MA 1938
Lieutenant, RA. Died by accident on service, February 1941. Was Scottish Universities
Golf Champion in 1936.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
RONALD EDWIN SHAW LEWIS, MC, MB ChB 1939
Captain, RAMC. Killed in action, October 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ERIC HENRY LIDDELL, BSc 1924
London Missionary Society. Died of brain tumour in an internment camp in Shantung,
February 1945. Born 16th January 1902 in Tientsin, China. Olympic Gold Medallist in the 400
metres at the 1924 Olympic Games, having stood down from the 100 metre race, which he
had been expected to win. Played rugby for the University and for Scotland in 1923-24
UEJRH
ROBERT FROOD LIND, MA (posthumously) 1943
Flying Officer, RAF. Killed in action, January 1943. His MA degree was awarded
posthumously on 2 July 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JAMES LOCKHART, MA 1924, BD
Able Seaman, RN. Killed in action, February 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
KENNETH WILLIAM INNES LOGAN, Student in Law
Flight Lieutenant, RAF. Killed in action, October 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
DUNCAN LORIMER, BA Cantab, MB ChB 1938
Surgeon-Lieutenant, RNVR. Killed in action on HMS Jersey in the Mediterranean, July
1941.
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CHARLES STEWART ROSS LOWDON, MB ChB 1942
Captain, RAMC. Killed in action in Holland, November 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
PATRICK MACRAE MacANDREW, Student in Arts, 1941
Lieutenant, KOSB. Killed in action in Sicily, 20 July 1943. Buried in Catania War Cemetery.
Born 1923 in Edinburgh. Gained Certificate B in Edinburgh University OTC, and was
commissioned soon afterwards. Saw action in the Desert Campaign and the invasion
of Sicily.
BETTY HELEN WHITSON MacAULAY, MA 1932
Second Officer, WRNS. Died on service in Scotland, June 1945. UEJRH, UEOCWM
IAN MacAULAY, BA Cantab, Student in Divinity at Edinburgh, 1937-40
Lieutenant, Royal Scots 1940-42; Chaplain, Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, 1942-44. Killed in
action in Belgium, October 1944
UEJRH, UEOCWM
COLIN LORNE MacDONALD, MA 1934
Bimbashi (Major), Sudan Defence Force. Killed in action, 1 April 1941. Born 9 February
1912 in Arrochar, Dunbartonshire. Graduated in Economic Science and entered the
Sudan Political Service in 1934. As a student he was Captain of the Fencing Club and
President of the Celtic Society.
UEJRH, UEOCWM, WWR
JOHN ARCHIBALD MacDONALD, LLB 1939
Captain, Cameron Highlanders. Killed in action in Libya, October 1942
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ALEXANDER GEORGE McGILL, Student in Arts, 1938-40
Sergeant Pilot, RAF. Died on service, March 1942.
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PETER DAVID KEITH McGLASHAN
Squadron Leader, RAF. Died on 23 August 1944. Buried in Milan War Cemetery.
UEOCWM
ALASTAIR DUNCAN ATHOLL MacGREGOR, KBE, KC, MA 1905
Chief Justice, Hong Kong. At Port Sudan, Egypt, on his way home after internment by
the Japanese at Hong Kong, 30 October 1945. Previously Solicitor General for Nigeria
and Attorney General for Trinidad and Kenya.
UEJRH
WILLIAM JOHN MacGREGOR, BL 1938
Captain, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. Died on 1 July 1944. Buried in Hermanville
War Cemetery.
UEOCWM
JOHN CHRISTIAN MacIVER, MA 1919
Secretary to the Fire Brigades Division, Home Office. Killed by enemy action in London,
May 1941. Born 1894 on Islay.
UELRH
FINLAY MILLAR MacKAY, BL 1935
Second Lieutenant, RCS. Died on service, November 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ROBERT GILKISON MacKAY, Student in Arts, 1937-39
Lieutenant,Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Killed in action in North Africa, November 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ANGUS McB MacKAY, MA
CQMS, Black Watch. Killed in action in Normandy, July 1944. Born 1915 in Edinburgh.
Became a teacher at Ullapool and at Broughton Secondary School, Edinburgh. Called
up to the Royal Scots and transferred to the Black Watch. Saw much active service.
GHSRH
ALEXANDER JOHNSTON MacKENZIE, MA 1933, LLB 1934
Major, Gordon Highlanders, DADPR, Observer Officers, 2nd Army HQ, BLA. Died of
wounds in Western Europe, April 1945.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
EDWARD W MacKENZIE, MA (posthumously) 1945
Lieutenant, RA. Died at Southfield Hospital, Edinburgh after active service, 2 February 1945. Born
1923. His MA degree was awarded posthumously on 22 June 1945
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ERIC LOFTUS MacKENZIE, MC, DSO, MB 1914
Colonel, RAMC. Died by accident on service, December 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
IAN DRUMMOND MacKENZIE, LLB 1935
Captain, Seaforth Highlanders. Killed in action, June 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
IAN FRASER MacKENZIE, MA 1932, LLB 1935
Flying Officer, RAF. Missing, presumed killed in action, April 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
KENNETH CROWE McKENZIE, MA 1943
Private, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s). Died in the
France and Belgium Campaign 1939/40 on 4 June 1940. Born in Ross and Cromarty.
UEOCWM
LACHLAN McLACHLAN, MB ChB 1943
Surgeon-Lieutenant, RNVR. Missing, presumed killed at sea.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ERNEST ALEXANDER MacLAGAN-WEDDERBURN, LLB 1935
Major, Royal Scots (att. Lovat Scouts). Died by accident on service in Italy, December
1944. Born 1912. Buried in Ancona War Cemetery.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ARCHIBALD McCULLOCH MCLAREN, BL 1939
Sergeant, RAFVR. Killed in action over Norway, March 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
HAYWARD GILLIAN CARRUTHERS MacLEAN, MA St And., Student in Law 1938-39
Second Lieutenant, Seaforth Highlanders. Killed in action in France, June 1940.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
HUGH WHITELAW PHILIP MacLEAN, Student in Music, 1937-39
Ord. Coder, RN. Killed in action at sea, May 1941.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
LAUCHLAN MacLEAN, MA 1908, BD 1911
Civilian, minister. Lost at sea by enemy action, 6 November 1942 on SS City of Cairo. Born 1886.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JOHN McLEISH, Student in Arts, 1943-44
Seaman, RN. Died on service, December 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
NEIL MacLEOD, Student in Science 1940-42
Sub-Lieutenant, RNVR (FAA). Killed on active service, November 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
MURDO MacLEOD, Student in Arts, 1940-43
Aircraftman, RAF. Died by enemy action on service in London, June 1944
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ALASTAIR SIMPSON BELL McNEIL, MB ChB 1938
Surgeon-Lieutenant, RNVR. Missing, presumed killed in Italy, January 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
DAVID WINCHESTER McRUER, MA (posthumously) 1944
Flying Officer, RAF. Died on active service, 14 April 1944. His MA degree in History was
awarded posthumously on 23 June 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JAMES MACGREGOR MAILER, MA 1941
Lieutenant. Killed action in France, July 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
GEORGE ALBERT MAIR, MA 1935, BCom 1937
Trooper, Staffordshire Yeomanry (Royal Armouired Corps). Killed in action in the
Western Desert, October 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ALEXANDER MALCOLMSON, RN, MA 1940
Seaman, RN. Killed in the loss of HMS Hood in action against the Bismarck, May 1941.
Born in East Quarff, Shetland
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JAMES MATHEWSON, Student in Arts, 1938-40
Flight Sergeant Navigator, RAFVR. Missing, presumed killed over Burma in 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
GEORGE ALEXANDER MAXWELL MAXWELL-SMITH, MB ChB 1934
Surgeon-Lieutenant, RN. Killed in action at sea, 21 January 1940. Born 1910.
Joined the Navy in 1936 and was appointed to HMS Devonshire, later transferring
to HMS Exmouth
W STEWART MEEK, Student in Arts (Modern Languages) 1941
Flight Lieutenant, RAF. Killed on active service, January 1945. Born 1924 in
Edinburgh. Joined the RAF and trained in the USA. Died shortly after taking up
operational duties.
GHSRH
ROBERT HODGE MEIKLE, BSc 1934
Lieutenant, FMSVS, of the Rubber Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur. Killed in action in
Malaya, 26th January 1942
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JOHN MACKINTOSH MELROSE, BSc 1943
Cadet, RCS. Died by accident on service in England, March 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
DONALD FRASER MELVEN, BL 1934
Captain, Cameron Highlanders. Killed in action, May 1940.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
IAN SKENE MELVIN, MA 1933
Flight Sergeant, RAF. Killed on active service, 17 April 1942. Born 1923 in Edinburgh.
Prominent member of the University Drama Club and the SRC. Trained as a teacher
at Moray House, and then worked on the Glasgow Herald before taking up a teaching
appointment at Preston Lodge School.
THOMAS ROY MENZIES, MA 1939
Major, Durham Light Infantry. Killed in action in Italy, October 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
NORMAN STEWART MERRILEES, MusBac 1932
RAF. Died in hospital while on service, 22 July 1941.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
MARY MIDDLEMASS, MB ChB 1921
Civilian. Died by enemy action in S W England, 26 April 1942. Buried in Bath Cemetery.
Born 1900.
UEJRH
DONALD STEWART MIDDLETON, MB ChB 1921, FRCSEd
Brigadier, AMS. Died by accident on service in England, October 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
WILLIAM LINTON MILLAR, MA 1936
Lance-Corporal, Corps of Military Police. Died on active service, 23 January 1940. Born
1916. Buried in Forres (Cluny Hill) Cemetery
UEJRH, UEOCWM
HENRY DESMOND PENKIVEL MINCHIN
Lieutenant, KOSB. Died in the Western Europe Campaign 1944/45 on 1 July 1944. Born
ca 1923 in Sussex.
UEOWM
CRAIG BENTLEY MITCHELL, Student in Arts, 1941-42
Lieutenant, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Killed in action in Normandy, 17 August
1944. Buried in Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
IAN DEREK MOIR, MA 1939
Major, RA. Killed in action in Italy, September 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
DENNIS RICHARD IRVING MORGAN, Student in Medicine 1939-40
Sergeant Pilot, RAF. Failed to return from a shipping strike on 11 April 1942. Born
17 June 1922 in Blackhall, Edinburgh. Joined the RAF and attained the rank of Pilot
Sergeant by 1942, serving w2ith 53 Squadron based at North Coates, Lincolnshire, and
flying Lockheed Hudsons the first American-built aircraft to be used by the RAF.
UEOCWM, EIMCRH
DOUGLAS HAMILTON MORGAN, Student 1941-42 Sub-Lieutenant (A), FAA. Died when his plane crashed on take-off from Quoinset Point,
RI, USA on 14 June 1943. Born 11 November 1923 in Edinburgh. Joined the Edinburgh
University OTC in 1941. Commissioned into the NVR as Midshipman in 1942 for FAA
service, and was posted to Quoinset Point Naval Air Station, RI, USA.
EIMCRH
HILTA INES CHRISTINA MORLEY (née PFISTER), MB ChB 1925
Civilian. Died as the result of enemy action at sea, 16 June 1944. Mrs Morley’s husband was
Lieutenant-Commander Morley of the Nigerian Naval Defence Force. She and her husband were
travelling in a ship, SS Columbine, that was ‘torpedoed at 8 p.m. on 16 June 1944 and sank in twenty
minutes. The Morleys’ boat capsized; they were in the water for about an hour before it was
righted, still waterlogged.They remained in the boat until noon on 17 June, by which time fourteen
of the survivors had died from exposure. Throughout the night. Mrs Morley, who was suffering
from acute rheumatism, assisted in keeping up the spirits of the occupants of the waterlogged boat
by leading the singing of popular songs.At about noon Mrs Morley was observed to speak to her
husband, after which both tok off their life-jackets and offered them to other survivors who were
without. They then jumped overboard, waved farewells and disappeared. The others were too
weak to attempt rescue.’ (Colonial Office report). Born 1898.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
EDWARD FRANCIS ALLARDYCE MORRISON, BL 1938
Lieutenant, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment).
Died in the France and
Belgium Campaign, 1939/40 on 22 May 1940. Born in Argyllshire.
UEOCWM
ALAN K MOTHERSILL
2nd Lieutenant, RE. Died in North Africa, 10 March 1943. Born in Canada.
UEOCWM
S R MTEM, BCom
Member of the African Association. His death was noted in the SRC Students’ Handbook
1942/43
JOHN REID MUIR, MB ChB 1894
Surgeon Rear-Admiral (ret.), Lieutenant RN. Killed in action at sea, June 1940. He joined
the RN in 1900, was MO on HMS Tiger at the Battle of Jutland and later commanded
RN sick quarters at Wei-hai-wei in WW1. Retired as Surgeon Rear-Admiral in 1928
but volunteered for active service in 1939; was commissioned Lieutenant RNVR to HM
Yacht Campeador V, which was sunk by a mine.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
VICTOR VARTAN MUIR, MB ChB 1939
Civilian. Died by enemy action at sea, 11 July 1943 on SS California. Born 1916.
UEJRH
IVIE MAYNE MUIRHEAD, BL 1933
Captain, RA. Killed in a minefield at Monte Cassino, 19 March 1944. Born 8 June 1913.
Commissioned into the RA in October 1940.Trained in Scotland, and his battery saw action
in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. Buried at Minturno War Cemetery near Monte Cassino.
EIMCRH
A O MUNIS, President of University of Edinburgh African Association, 1940/41.
Death noted in the SRC Students’ Handbook for 1941/42.
ROICH HAMISH MACKENZIE MUNRO, BCom 1933
Pilot Officer, RAFVR. Died 12 June 1941. Born ca 1913.
UEOCWM, Malta War Memorial
JAMES BRODIE ROBERTSON MURRAY, MA 1939
Lieutenant, Black Watch. Died of wounds in Normandy, August 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
GEORGE ROBERTSON NIMMO, MC, LLB 1924
Major, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (att. KOSB). Killed in action in Burma, May 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ANDREW MITCHELL NOBLE, BSc (Forestry) 1932 Sapper, Johore Volunteer Engineers. Died on 1 July 1943. Born 1910. Buried in
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.
UEOCWM
CHARLES STEWART ALLAN ORR, Student in Arts, 1940-42
Second Lieutenant, RA. Died on active service, 1943
UEJRH, UEOCWM
DENIS HERIOT ORROCK, BL 1938
Captain. Died of wounds, October 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
IAN OSWALD, Student in Medicine, 1938-42
FAA. Killed on active service, 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
COLIN ARTHUR PATTULLO, MC, BL 1926, WS
Major, RA. Died of wounds received in action in Italy, March 1944. Born 22 November
1904.
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GEORGE WRIGHT PENMAN, MA 1939
Sergeant Pilot, RAF. Killed on active service, December 1940.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JAMES PHILIP, MB ChB 1942
Captain, RAMC. Died by accident on service in Italy, 13 August 1944. Buried in Salerno
War Cemetery.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
FRANK SHEARBURN PILDITCH, BSc (Engin) 1936
Lieutenant, RE. Killed in action in North-West Europe, 19 March 1945. Buried in
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JAMES PIRIE, Student in Science, 1938-42
Captain, RE, att. Special Service Brigade (Commando). Killed in action off Yugoslavia, July 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JOHN COLIN PREACHER, BL 1938
Lieutenant, Scottish Rifles. Killed in action, March 1945.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ROBERT CAIRNS PRIMROSE, Student in Arts, 1939-40
Second Lieutenant, Mahratta Light Infantry. Died by accident on service in the Northwest Frontier Province, India in January 1942. Son of a missionary in India.
UEJRH, UEOCWM.
ANDREW GASTON HUNTER RAMSAY, Student in Engineering, 1936-39
Captain, RE. Killed in action in Libya, December 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
IAN MALCOLM RAMSAY
Second Lieutenant, Seaforth Highlanders. Died 27 May 1940. Born 1916. Buried in
Bedford House Cemetery
UEOCWM.
DAVID BRUCE RAY, MB ChB 1940
Civilian. Died by enemy action at sea, 6 December 1942 on SS Ceramic. Born 1918
UEJRH
ERIC STEWART RENTON, Student in Medicine, 1912-14
Captain, RCS. Died on active service, August 1945 (having served through both wars).
UEJRH, UEOCWM
LEONARD REVILLIOD, MA (posthumously) 1944
Flying Officer, RAF. Died on active service, 16 August 1944. His MA degree was awarded
posthumously on 21 August 1944.
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ARCHIBALD HAMILTON DOUGLAS ORD RICHMOND, MB ChB 1924
Surgeon Commander, RNVR. In hospital at Haslar, Hants, November 1945.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JAMES SCOTT RIDDLE, MB ChB 1923
Lieutenant-Colonel, IMSDied on service in India, March 1945.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JOHN ROBB, BSc 1938
Lieutenant, RME. Died on service, July 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JAMES ROBERTSON, MB ChB 1936
Surgeon-Lieutenant, RN. Missing, presumed killed, January 1943. Born 1912 in Edinburgh.
After graduating he served in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary until joining the Navy in
September 1938. Captain, RAMC Territorial. Appointed to HMS Leith, later transferring
to HMS Vernon and later still to HMS Fidelity, on which he died.
UEJRH, UEOCWM, GHSRH.
JOHN CHARLES ROBERTSON, BSc 1932
Leading Aircraftman, RAF. Died on service in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, April 1942.
Born 1913.
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WILLIAM ALBERT ROBERTSON, CBE, MC, MB ChB 1907, MD
Colonel, General Staff. Died a prisoner of war in Germany, 26 March 1942. Born 1882.
Buried in Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery
UEJRH.
DAVID ALLAN HOPE ROBSON, MB ChB 1933
Squadron Leader, RAF. Killed in action in June 1941. Born 1901. Was in practice
at Beddington, Surrey and MO to the War Memorial Hospital. Joined the Medical
Branch of the RAF, served in France 1939-40, and later qualified as a pilot.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
CEDRIC RUSSELL, MC, MB ChB 1915
Major, RAMC. Killed in action, 20-21 April 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JAMES BONNAR RUSSELL, MA 1896, BD, PhD
Civilian. Died by enemy action in Scotland, 6 May 1941. Born 1872. Buried in Paisley
Burgh Cemetery
UEJRH
JAMES ROBERTSON RUSSELL, BSc 1920 Lieutenant-Colonel, RE. Died in a motor accident while on active service on his way to
Aleppo, July 1943. Born 1895 in Edinburgh.
JOHN JAMES FRASER RUSSELL, MB ChB 1933
Captain, South African RAMC. Killed in action, December 1941. Son of Sir Alexander
Fraser Russell, Chief Justice of Southern Rhodesia.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ALAN FINLAY RUTHERFORD, MB ChB 1939
Flight Lieutenant, RAF. Killed in action, June 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ROBERT BRYSON RUTHERFORD, MC, MB 1908
Major, RAMC. Died of wounds, May 1940.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
WILLIAM MCDONALD SCOTT, MB ChB 1905, MD
Bacteriologist to the Ministry of Health. Died by enemy action in London,April 1941. Born 1884.
UEJRH
JAMES T SCOTT, Student in Medicine 1936-39
Sub-Lieutenant, FAA. Killed on operations. Born in Portobello, Edinburgh. Volunteered
for the Fleet Air Arm before finishing his medical course.
GHSRH
JAMES LINDSAY SHANKS, MB ChB 1939
Captain, RAMC.Killed in action in Italy, 4 December 1943. Born 1914. Buried in Cassino War
Cemetery.
UEJRH, UEOCWM.
JOHN JAMES MACKINTOSH SHAW, MC, MA, MB 1909, MD, FRCSEd
Colonel, RAMC. Consulting Surgeon to the Army in the Middle East. Died on service in the
Middle East, September 1940. Born in Leith. President of the University Union 1908-09 and an
active member of the University Battery. Served in France in WW1, after which he held posts
in plastic surgery and cancer research in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Rector’s Assessor on the
University Court. Hon. Secretary and Acting President of the Graduates’ Association.
UEJRH, UEOCWM, WWR
ARTHUR CHARLES SHELFORD, MB ChB 1937
Surgeon-Lieutenant, RNVR. Killed in action in the loss of HMS Express, September
1940. Born Alnwick, Northumberland.
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VINCENT JOSEPH REDMOND SHERIDAN, DSC, MB 1936
Surgeon-Lieutenant, RN. Killed in action in HMS Kelly off Crete, June 1941. Born in Yorkshire,
he attended Stonyhurst College. Served on the China Station in HMSS Mantis and Sandpiper
and was decorated for services in 1939. When HMS Kelly was torpedoed the sickbay was
wrecked, all lights failed, and Lt Sheridan continued to tend the wounded by torchlight.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
CHARLES MANN SIMMERS, BL 1938
Gunner, RA. Missing, presumed killed, January 1942. Born in Musselburgh.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
THOMAS CHRISTOPHER JOHN SINTON, MA 1927
Chaplain to the Forces. Died on service in the Middle East, November 1943
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ARTHUR FAIRLEY SMITH, MBE, MB 1923, MD
Captain, RAMC. Died on service in the Middle East.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
DAVID ALEXANDER SMITH, Student in Forestry, 1941-42. Flight Lieutenant,
RAF. Missing, believed killed on service over Germany, March 1945.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JAMES LISTER SMITH, MA 1940
Squadron Leader, RAF. Killed in action, September 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
R M G SMITH, BSc
He could be either Robert George Smith BSc (Engin) 1930 or Ronald Mackay Smith
BSc (Agric) 1935
UEOCWM, but not in UEJRH.
COLIN WALTER ALEXANDER SOMERVILLE, Student in Science,1942-43
Sub-Lieutenant, RNVR. Killed by accident on service in America.
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ARCHIBALD COOPER STEELE, BCom 1939
Sergeant Pilot, RAF. Killed in action.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
DUNCAN BLAIR STEWART, BSc 1933 Second Lieutenant, Punjab Regiment. Missing, presumed dead in Dutch Borneo, March
1942. Formerly Forest Officer, Sarawak
UEJRH, UEOCWM
RONALD STEWART, MB ChB 1940
Surgeon-Lieutenant,RNVR.Killed in action at sea on HMS Audacity,December 1941.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
WILLIAM ALEXANDER STEWART, MA 1938
Sergeant Pilot, RAF. Killed on service, May 1943.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
WILLIAM STITT, MA 1914
Lieutenant, Royal Scots. Killed in action, 1943. Born in Humbie, East Lothian and
attended Preston Lodge School. Taught at George Heriots from 1938. Served in the
North Africa campaigns from Egypt to Tunisia.
GHSRH
VALENTINE ALEXANDER STOOKES, MC, MB 1919
Medical Officer in Sarawak. Died by Japanese action in Borneo, July 1945.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
DAVID BALFOUR STRACHAN, MB ChB 1923
Colonel, South African RAMC. Died by accident on service in Egypt, after going through
the Abyssian Campaign. Born Germiston, Transvaal
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JAMES KENNETH SUTHERLAND, MB ChB 1934
Captain, RAMC. Died of wounds received in action in France, June 1940.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ROBERT CHISHOLM THOMSON, MBE, BL 1933
ARP. Died of a gunshot wound while on ARP duty, 16 July 1940. Born 1902 in
Roxburghshire. Joined Edinburgh Police Force in 1920, rose through the ranks and
studied part-time for his BL degree. He was appointed Assistant Chief Constable
in 1939.
WILLIAM GORDON THOMSON, MA 1938
Captain, Royal Scots. Killed in action, November 1944.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JAMES GORDON THORBURN, BL 1938
Lieutenant, RHA. Killed in action May 1941. Born 1911 in Edinburgh, and attended
George Watson’s, Dalhousie, and Glenalmond Schools.
WWR
ALBERT THOMAS TILL, MB ChB 1924, DPH, MD 1939
Civilian. Died by enemy action in London, 12 November 1940. Born 1900 in Port
Elizabeth, South Africa. Buried in Mitcham Municipal Cemetery.
UEJRH.
LUIGI FRANCESCO TOGNIERI, MBE, MB ChB 1938
Surgeon, Merchant Navy. Missing, presumed killed in action on board the SS Empire
Heritage, September 1944. Born ca 1914. His MBE was awarded in 1941 for brave
conduct when his ship, SS New Sevilla, encountered or was attacked by enemy ships,
aircraft, submarines, mines, torpedoes, etc. including subsequent events such as rescue
of crews, bravery whilst in lifeboats etc.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
JAMES GILROY TRAILL, BSc (Mining) 1926
Died by enemy action at sea, January 1942.
UEJRH
ROBERT TROUP, MB ChB 1937
Surgeon-Lieutenant, RNVR. Died 31 January 1942. Born 1915 at Bo’ness, Midlothian.
UEJRH, UEOCWM, Portsmouth Naval Memorial
RONALD SMITH TULLOCH, Student in Engineering, 1939-41
Lieutenant, RE. Died on 25 January 1944 on active service in Burma. Born 1921.
UEJRH, UEOCWM, Rangoon Memorial
DOUGLAS GRANT WALKER, MB ChB 1939
Surgeon-Lieutenant, RNVR. Killed on active service, May 1940
UEJRH, UEOCWM
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JOHN JAFFREY WALKER, MA 1943
Lieutenant, RCS. Died by accident on service in Western Europe, March 1945.
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Cadet. Died on service, August 1942.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
ROBIN MCGREGOR WATERSTON, Student of Engineering 1936-37
Flying Officer, RAF. Died after being shot down during an aerial fight with the Luftwaffe,
31 August 1940. Born 10 January 1917 in Edinburgh. Commissioned as a Pilot Officer
with the AAF in February 1937, and saw much action in the Battle of Britain.
EIMCRH
JAMES CARMICHAEL WATSON, MA 1932 Ordinary Seaman, RN, Killed in action in the Mediterranean, April 1942. Born 12
March 1910 in Edinburgh. Professor of Celtic, University of Edinburgh 1938-42.
Attended the Royal High School, Edinburgh where he was Classical Dux. Graduated
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HERBERT RAMSEY WATSON, Student in Engineering, 1934-??
Sapper, RE. Died in Italy on 10 February 1944. Born ca 1918 in Edinburgh. Volunteered
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Africa Campaign.
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Second Lieutenant, Anti-Tank Regiment. Died by accident on service, March 1942
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WILLIAM KENNETH MACFARLANE WEIR, Student in Law, 1939-41
Pilot Officer, RAF. Killed by accident on service, March 1943.
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JOHN WHITE, MB ChB 1925, MD
Major, RAMC. Died a prisoner of war in Malaya, November 1943.
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DAVID WATSON WHYTE, MB ChB 1937
Major, South African RAMC. Died by accident while on service in Italy, May 1945.
UEJRH, UEOCWM
WILLIAM WADSWORTH WILDMAN, MB ChB 1931
Surgeon-Lieutenant, RNVR. Killed in action at sea on HMS Berwick, November 1940.
He had been Assistant MOH for West Bromwich and for Norfolk, and MOH for
Downham and Marshland, Norfolk.
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FRANCES MILDRED HAIG WILKINSON, MB ChB 1935 Civilian. White Sisters of Africa. Died by enemy action, November 1942.
UEJRH
JAMES REID WILSON, BL 1938
UEOCWM
PATRICK GEORGE WILSON, Student 1924
Born Dumfries, Scotland. Lieutenant, 8th Battalion Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment).
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EIMCRH
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WWR
Watsonian War Record
UEOCWM
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UEJRH
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Abbreviations & Initials
AAF
BCom
BL
BLA
BSc
CA
Cantab
CBE
DADPR
DFC
DSC
DSO
FAA
FMS
FMSVS
FRCSEd
GM
IMS
Inst C E
KBE
KC
KOSB
KRRC
LLB
MA
MB
MBE
MC MCh
MD
MO
MusB
OBE
PhD
RA
RAA
RAF
RAFVR
RAMC
RASC
RAVC
RCS
RE
RFA
RHA
RN
RNVR
St And
WAAF
WRNS
WS
Auxiliary Air Force
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Law
British Liberation Army
Bachelor of Science
Chartered Accountant
University of Cambridge
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Deputy Assistant Director of Public Relations
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Service Cross
Distinguished Service Order
Fleet Air Arm
Federated Malay States
Federated Malay States Volunteer Services
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
George Medal
Indian Medical Service
Institution of Civil Engineers
Knight Commander of the British Empire
King’s Counsel
King’s Own Scottish Borderers
King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Bachelor of Laws
Master of Arts
Bachelor of Medicine
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross
Master of Surgery
Doctor of Medicine
Medical Officer
Bachelor of Music
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Doctor of Philosophy
Royal Artillery
Royal Australian Artillery
Royal Air Force Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Army Service Corps
Royal Army Veterinary Corps
Royal Corps of Signals
Royal Engineers
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Royal Horse Artillery
Royal Navy
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
University of St Andrews
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
Women’s Royal Naval Service
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