Organisations > University of Aberdeen roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919

IN MEMORIAM.
of instruction, in which he took high places,
was appointed Instructor with the Reserve Black
Watch. He rejoined his Battalion in France in
November 191 7, and was reported "wounded
and missing" on 22 March 19 18 during the
German advance. Later his grave was found
near the Bapaume-Cambrai road. Captain
Coutts gained the esteem of the officers and
men of his Battalion as he gained, in his pro-
fession, the respect of his pupils and the con-
fidence of their parents.
HIGH, ROBERT DONALD : Lieutenant,
4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders ; son of
James High, M o n y-
musk ; born Mon y-
musk, 20 October
he
1880. Prior to com-
■I Jrapi mencing his University
iBSr career he was a pupil
at Robert Gordon's
College. After tak-
ing his Arts course,
1900-07, he be-
came Assistant
Master in Moffat
Academy, and at the
outbreak of war was
Headmaster in Ladykirk Public School, Ber-
wickshire.
He enlisted in the 4 th Gordon Highlanders
at the beginning of 191 6, and in December of
that year was transferred to the 10th Battalion
Cadet Corps at Gailes, where, after a short time
of training, he received commissioned rank, and
was again attached to the 4th Gordon High-
landers.
At the great German offensive in March 19 18
he was reported " missing," and a year later was
officially reported as having been killed in ac-
tion at Hermies, between Bapaume and Cam-
brai, on 22 March 1918.
MACIVER, FINLAY: Private, 13th
Battalion Yorkshire Regiment ; son of
Kenneth Maciver, Barvas ; born Stornoway,
25 May 1893; educated Nicolson Institute,
Stornoway; matriculated, 1912. After a suc-
cessful career as a student of Agriculture
graduated B.Sc. (Agr.) in 1915.
He then joined the
Army Veterinary Corps
with which he pro-
ceeded to France in
June 19 1 6, and rose
to the rank of Ser-
geant. He transferred
in October 191 7 to
the 13th Yorkshires as
a Private, and was
killed in action in
Flanders, near Armen-
tieres, on 22 March
1918.
McKENZIE, ALEXANDER RITCHIE
DOUGHTY : 2nd Lieutenant, 4th Bat-
talion Gordon
Highlanders; son
of Alexander E.
M c K e n z i e, cashier ;
born Aberdeen, 6
March 1894 ; educated
Aberdeen Grammar
School, where he had
an excellent record ;
entered the University
as 15th Bursar, 191 2 ;
graduated M.A. with
First Class Honours in
Classics, 19 1 6 ; gained
Black Latin Prize ; " a conspicuously able
student," he intended proceeding to the ministry
of the U.F. Church.
McKenzie joined the nth Gordon Highlanders
as a Private in 19 16, rose to Sergeant, and was
commissioned in March 19 17 in the 4th Gordons,
with whom he went to France in December of
that year. He was reported " missing " in the
great offensive of March 191 8, and returned
prisoners of war testified that he was killed in
action on the morning of 22 March.
McKenzie's ability as a student and his courage
as an officer, combined with an absolute sincerity
of character, make it clear that he would have
been a valuable member of his chosen pro-
fession.
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