ROYAL NAVY
Writer
Born 1916 at Botriphnie, Banffshire.
Address Station House, Lossie.
Parents A R Birnie,
Stationmaster, and Mary Helen Lamb
Married No.
Occupation Civilian employed by Air Ministry.
Where died HM Cruiser Hermione,
torpedoed 25 Mar 1941 in East Med.
Other Father informed in July
1942 son missing, presumed killed.
Seaman RNR P/X 20994A
Bye-name Nicky.
Born 1918.
Address Seafield,
Union Street, Lossie.
Parents John Campbell and Mary
Slater.
Married No.
Occupation Fisherman on the Covesea.
Where died HMS Cape Howe, 4443t, on 21 June 1940, torpedoed off the South-West
Approaches. Thirteen men survived on a raft, picked up on 27th June 150 miles
off Ushant.
Able Seaman
RNR D/JX 344751
Born 1924
Address 52, Queen St, Lossie.
Parents John J Cordiner and Mary
Wilson.
Married No.
Occupation 4th year apprentice painter with A Stewart,
Argyle Street.
Where died HMS Maharatta
25 Feb 1944. Sunk by U956 in Barents Sea,escorting a convoy to Russia, 17
survivors.
Seaman RNR TP/X 19660A
Bye-name Benjie.
Born 1919.
Address 19, Queen Street, Lossie.
Parents Edward Crockett and Margaret
Ann Stewart.
Married No.
Occupation Fisherman on the Kia-Ora.
Where died HMS Blackburn Rovers, on 2 June 1940, at Dunkirk. She was
sunk, the crew got away in a small boat, but
were killed by an exploding depth-charge.
Engineman
RNR LT/X 2002ES
Bye-name Doddie.
Born 1916.
Address 62 Dunbar Street.
Parents Wm Crockett and Elizabeth
Stewart (Leeb).
Married No.
Occupation Fisherman on the Verbena.
Where died HMT River Clyde, 5 August 1940, by a mine off Aldeburgh.
Chief
Skipper RNR
Bye-name Andra.
Born 1898.
Address Glenelg,
Queen St.
Parents John Flett
and Mary MacIntosh.
Married to Isabella Murray.
Children Ian, Joseph, Alec, and Isobel.
Occupation Fisherman, Skipper of the Plough.
Where died On the armed troop-carrier Lisbon Maru,
with 2000 Japanese troops, crossing
from HK to Japan when she was hit 100 miles off Ningpo,
Shanghai, by the US submarine Grouper on 2 Oct
1942. The troops were taken off by a destroyer, but the prisoners were kept confined in the
hold even afterthe ship settled on a sandbank, so
that approx 846 were lost. A few escaped, and about 970 continued as POW.
Other Taken prisoner at the fall
of Hong Kong, on boom defence.
L Tel D/JX 18646
Bye-name Dougie
Born 1921.
Address Elgin House, King Street,
Lossie.
Parents Robert J Sim,
Postmaster, and xxxxxxxx yyyyy
Married to Margaret Maclaren.
Children Derrick
Occupation Post Office.
Where died Died of TB after the war, in
Liverpool, in 1946.
Stoker RNPS
LT/KX 104790
Bye-name Joe.
Born 1920.
Address Glencairn,
Kimberley Street, Lossie and 13 Union St.
Parents
Raised by his Aunt and Uncle, Margaret Ann Smith and William Stewart,
after the death of his Father.
Occupation Fisherman on the Ray of Hope.
Where died Off Harwich onboard HMT Fleming, 24
July 1940.
Seaman RN Patrol Service LT/JX 280042
Bye-name Nunca.
Born 1921.
Address 32, Kinneddar Street.
Parents George Souter and Elsie
Campbell.
Married? No
Occupation Fisherman, cook on the Planet.
Where died HMT Tervani,
7 Feb 1943, sailed from Algiers did not return.
Leading
Seaman RNR LT/X
9371B
Bye-name Soupies.
Born 1911.
Address King Street, Lossie.
Parents George Souter (Soupies) and Elizabeth Smith, 2 Seatown.
Married to Catherine Ralph, 27 King
Street.
Children Betty and William.
Occupation Fisherman on the Gracie.
Where died HMT Myrtle, hoisting a magnetic mine onboard from their sweep
in Thames Estuary on 14 June 1940 when it exploded.
Sea/G
Where died
Other Not in Scottish National
War Memorial, Edinburgh Castle.
Seaman,
RNPS LT/JX 241906
Bye-name Alec.
Born 1906.
Address 82, Menzies
Road Torry, Aberdeen.
Parents John Stewart and Isabella
Farquhar 7, Grampian Road Torry, Aberdeen.
Married To Ann McLeod Smith, 20, High
Street, Lossie.
Children Ian.
Occupation Line Fisherman.
Where died HMT Uberty,
7 May 1941, bombed on way back from patrol off
Lowestoft.
Other Brother of Joseph Stewart,
RN, nephew of James Stewart MN.
Seaman RNR
Bye-name Possibly a repeat of A Stewart
RNPS who was also RNR.
CPO LT/JX 738SB
Bye-name
Born 24 Sept 1900.
Address 49, Seatown,
Lossie.
Parents George Stewart and Christina(Teenie) Stewart, 27, Seatown.
Married to Jessie(Janet) Imlach,
Buckie.
Children Twins, Janet and Christina.
Occupation Skipper of the Daisy.
Where died HMS Europa
(shore base) Lowestoft 12 May 1943.
2nd Hand LT/JX 167014
RNPS
Bye-name Geordie Pencils.
Born 1913.
Address 23, Union St, Lossie Possibly Aberdeen
Parents William Stewart(Maisie) and Catherine Stewart.
Married No
Children No
Occupation Line fisherman in Aberdeen.
Where died HMT Burke, Dover 19 August 1940 Shot by German aircraft while playing football
at Dover Castle.
CPO
Bye-name
Born 1915.
Address Shamrock House, Brander Street,
Lossie.
Parents George Stewart (Dogger) and Jane Crockett.
Married No.
Occupation Fisherman on the Reaper.
Where died HMT Recoil, at sea, 28 Sept 1940,
buried Parkstone Cemetery, Poole.
CPO
Born
Address
Parents
Where died
Other Not in Scottish National
War Memorial, Edinburgh Castle
Seaman RNR
LT/X 9385
Bye-name Jimmie Robbie.
Born 1911.
Address 33, Seatown.
Parents Robert Stewart and Mary
Stewart.
Married No.
Occupation Fisherman on the Salvia.
Where died HMS Firefly 3 Feb 1940 aged 28, hoisting a mine aboard,
when a destroyer passed at speed.
Acting Leading
Aircraftman (Ty)
RN FAA/FX 7310
Bye-name Johnnie.
Born 1920.
Address 11, Union Street.
Parents James Stewart and Elizabeth
(Betsy) Thain.
Married No.
Occupation Chemist's Assistant with J Murray, Queen
St, Lossie.
Where died HMS Victorious, aircraft carrier 12 August 1942. Ship survived the war to be scrapped at Faslane '69.
Other He had survived when the
Ark Royal was torpedoed in 1940.
Ordinary
Seaman C/JX 408 971
Bye-name Johnny.
Born 1925.
Address 12, Union St Lossie.
Parents John Stewart and Annie
McLeod.
Married No.
Occupation Construction work at the aerodrome.
Where died HMMTB 621, 25 Feb 1944, off Yarmouth.
Other
After a battle, accidentally killed when another Allied ship (?US)
discharged a gun during cleaning.
Skipper RNR
Bye-name Skipper.
Born 1914.
Address 195, Victoria Road Torry, Aberdeen.
Parents John Stewart and Isabella
Farquhar, Aberdeen and 20,Union Street,
Lossie.
Married to Nellie Stewart, 30 Union
St, Lossie.
Children Joseph.
Occupation Line Fisherman.
Where died HMS Kindred Star, 9 April 1944. Died in Portland Naval Hospital
following a road accident.
Other Brother of Alexander
Stewart RN, nephew of Jas Stewart MN.
Able Seaman
RNR PX/67593
Bye-name Bochel.
Born 1904.
Address 4, Union Street, Lossie.
Parents George Stewart (died 8 June
1941) and Jessie Scott
39, Commerce
Street.
Married to Elspeth
McLeod (Cloudie).
Occupation Fisherman on the Daisy.
Where died HMS Fiji, an 8000t
cruiser, sunk by German and Italian bombs off the island of Antikithera,
Crete during the evacuation, on 23 May 1941. A total of 231 men were lost, but 534 picked
up by destroyers Kandahar and Kingston.
Other His sister Anna Bella was
killed when the SS Athenia was torpedoed, 3 Sept
1939.
MERCHANT
NAVY AND FISHING FLEET
Chief
Electrician
Bye-name Sandy.
Born
1914.
Address Dunearn,
James St, Lossie.
Parents William
Christie, Builder, and Barbara Cormack.
Occupation Electrician at the Electricity Station
Lossie.
Where died MV Melbourne Star, 12000t, on 2 April 1943. Torpedoed 600m
SE of Bermuda, 4 survivors. 31 passengers and 82 crew lost
Other Brother
of Robert G M Christie, RAF.
Radio Operator
Bye-name Donnie.
Born 1921.
Address Baptist Manse, King Street,
Lossie.
Parents Donald Fletcher, Baptist
Minister and Ellen Gee.
Occupation MN.
Where died SS Empire Purcel, a 7040t steamship,
bombed 27 May 1942, on trip from Middlesborough
to N Russia via Reykjavik.
3rd Electrician
Bye-name Willie.
Born 1919.
Address 21, Union Street, Lossie.
Parents Alexander Reid Flett and Jessie Stewart.
Occupation Plumber and electrician with Morrison,
Lossie.
Where died SS Orama, a 19840t steamship on
8 June 1940. Sunk by gunfire from the
cruiser Admiral Hipper, evacuating troops from Norway. 280 men were saved,
with nineteen men lost.
Second Hand
Born 1894.
Address 7 Grampian Road,Torry,
Aberdeen.
Parents William Gault and Jane Ann
Smith, Granville, James Street.
Married to Isabella Flett.
Children William and Mary.
Occupation Line Fisherman.
Where died FV Kinclaven, (A 17) Aberdeen steam
trawler of 178t, lost with all ten
of the crew off the Faroes ca 27th March 1941.
Ordinary Seaman
Bye-name Diddy.
Born 1903.
Address 7, Abbey Place, Torry, Aberdeen.
Parents William Main and Jane
Stewart, 44 Commerce Street
Married to Nellie King.
Children John and Marlene.
Occupation Line Fisherman.
Where died FV Nisus, A 318 a trawler on 15 March 1941, in Faroese waters.
Engineer
Bye-name Willie.
Born 1908
Address 72, Queen St, Lossie.
Parents James McLeod (Fiddler) and
Margaret (Maisie) McKenzie.
Married to the then late Isobel Main
Children William
Occupation Fisherman on the Atalanta
Where died Accidentally drowned at Lyness, Orkney
Other Buried at Lyness Naval Cemetery
Able Seaman
Bye-name Sye
Potts.
Born 1924.
Address 13C, High Street Lossie.
Parents Alexander Souter and Annie
Stewart, 13C High Street.
Married No.
Occupation Fisherman on the Freda May.
Where died SS Empire Gilbert, 6640t on 2 Nov 1942, Iceland, between
Spitzbergen and Jan Mayen Island
in a convoy from the Tyne to Archangel.
Other Three survivors were taken
POW by the U-boat after 3 hrs in the water.
Skipper
Bye-name Jamie Stiff.
Born 1896.
Address Victoria Road, Torry, Aberdeen
Parents Alexander Stewart and
Catherine McKenzie
Married to Elspeth
Stewart (Loll)
Children Katherine and William
Occupation Line fisherman.
Where died FV Fern Bank, a steam trawler, bombed on 17 Nov 1941 12m
NW of Myggenaes Light, Faroes.
He survived but was machine-gunned in the lifeboat and died later. In the
attack 4 men died. Uncle of Alexander and Joseph Stewart RN and of William Stewart MN.
Sailor
Bye-name
Paper John. (A corruption of Potato Jones, a popular
blockade-runner during the Spanish Civil War.)
Born 1923.
Address
Dalmeny, High Street, Lossie.
Parents John Stewart (Mysie) and Catherine C Murray.
Married No.
Occupation Fisherman on the Lydia Ann.
Where died SS Empire Gilbert, 2 November 1942,
see A Souter above.
Other Three survivors were taken
POW by the U-boat.
AB No entry in the
Scottish National War Memorial, Edinburgh.
SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS
Pte 2817381 Territorial Army
Bye-name Jimmy.
Born 1914-1916.
Address 49, Church Streeet.
Parents James Allan and Edith
Alexander.
Married? Yes.
Children Johnny Allan, Vancouver, BC
Occupation Plasterer with Johnny Wilson, Father
of James Wilson, REME.
Where died France 21 May 1940. Possibly at St Valery.
Other
His Mother was killed in the Church Street air crash on 20th May 1945, along with his adopted sister
Vera.
Buried in Bus
House Cemetery, Near Ypres, Belgium.
Pte 2820182 Territorial Army
Bye-name
Born 1918.
Address 1, Dee Street, Lossie.
Parents James Andrews and Louisa Whyte.
Married No
Occupation Farm servant at Midtown Findrassie, then construction work at the aerodrome.
Where died France, on or after 24 May 1940,
possibly at Dunkirk.
Other Buried in Bus House
Cemetery, Near Ypres, Belgium.
Pte 2822367 Territorial Army
Born 1922.
Address 41, Clifton Road.
Parents Andrew Christie and Jessie
Scott.
Married No.
Other Buried in Diego Suarez War
Cemetery.
Sergeant 2813279 Territorial Army
Address 4, Allan Lane Lossie.
Married to Elizabeth (Bessie) Stewart.
Children Jean, Stewart (Sonny), and Robert.
Occupation Estate worker with Pitgaveny Estates.
Where died In the battle for Dunkirk on or after
12 June 1940.
Other Buried at Bailleul.
Pte 2821470 Territorial Army
Address 1, Rose Lane.
Parents Wm Jenkins and Elizabeth
McRae.
Married No.
Occupation Plasterer with John Wilson, King St.
Where died At Sea, near Sicily, 10-12 July 1945.
Pte 2820501
5th Batallion Territorial Army
Bye-name Jackie.
Born 7 June 1920.
Address 39, Church St, Lossie.
Parents Mary Matthews.
Married to Isobel ?????
Occupation Labourer.
Where died Western Europe, 18 Nov 1944, near Arnhem in Holland.
Pte 2818152
2nd Btn Seaforths. Territorial Army
Bye-name Bill.
Born in Orkney Islands.
Address Coral Peel, Inchbroom
Road, Lossie.
Parents James Russell Rosie and
Elizabeth Jane XXX.
Lance Corporal Territorial Army
Bye-name Johnny Bunnack.
Born 29 December, 1918.
Address 6, Seatown
Lossie.
Parents William Stewart and Jane
Souter.
Married to Jessie Hay.
Children William.
Occupation Plasterer.
Where died France, 10 June 1940. Posted missing
from then until 1943.
Other Buried in Artes village Cemetery, Near Dieppe.
OTHER SERVICES
Pte 5th Batallion KOSB
14717769
Bye-name Jocky.
Born 1928.
Address 39 Church St Lossie.
Parents John Cameron and Mary
Mathews.
Married No.
Occupation Labourer.
Where died W Europe, 2 April 1945, aged 17.
Other Lied about his age to
enlist.
Half-brother of
J Matthews, Seaforths.
Driver RASC
1069060
Bye-name Dod.
Born 1903.
Address Bay View, Clifton Road Lossie.
Parents Robert Cordiner and Margaret
Mitchell, 15 Victoria Street.
Married to Jean Anderson.
Children Bertie, Jean,
Margaret, John, George and Reggie.
Occupation Fish Merchant.
Where died Woking, Surrey on 27 Jan 1942.
Sapper SAE
Born
Address
Parents
Where died
Other
Senior Fireman,
Canadian Fire Services.
Bye-name Johnnie.
Born 1907
Address 48, Seatown,
Lossie.
Parents James Coull
and Maggie Jane Stewart.
Married to Enna
Tongeson, Muskoga
Apartments, Winnipeg, Canada
Children One daughter, Joyce.
Occupation Fireman.
Where died Enemy action at Wimbledon, London, 3
July 1944.
Other
A fireman, returned from Canada at outbreak of war. Two of his cousins
also died, Jack Long and John C Cowie, RAF.
Gunner Royal Artillery 934334
Bye-name
Born 1919.
Address
Parents Robert and Mary Dean.
Married to Gladys Laing.
Occupation Labourer at the Aerodrome.
Where died North Africa 21 April 1943.
Alexander Grant Gilbert DCM
Captain Kings African Rifle Corps
Bye-name
Born
Address
Parents Youngest son of Wm and Elspet Gilbert, Rowan Brae, Stotfield.
Married?
Children
Occupation
Where died Military Hospital, Nairobi in May
1944.
Other Not in Scottish National
War Memorial, Edinburgh Castle.
Sapper Dock Operating Company
Bye-name Rhuie.
Born 10 Dec 1913
Address 17, Quarry Court Lossie.
Parents William Grant and Maggie
Reid.
Married No.
Occupation Farmworker,
then unloading cargo boats at Lossie Harbour.
Where died At Sea, missing, believed drowned, 17
June 1943.
F/Sgt NZAF
Bye-name Jack.
Born 1919.
Address New Zealand.
Parents David Long, Nairn and Christine(Teenie)
Campbell.
Married? No.
Occupation Possibly an electrician.
Where died Rear-gunner in a Wellington, returned
from being an instructor
for a raid on which his plane was shot down.
Other Not in NZ records, nor in
RAF at Edinburgh Castle.
Lieutenant, 1st Batallion, Manchester Regiment
Born
Address Braeriach,
James St, Lossie.
Parents Jimmy Low, Net Manufacturer,
and May Sinclair
Married To José Waldeck of
Mayfield Ave Finchley, London. ?child.
Occupation Student, probably joined up straight
from Gordonstoun.
Where died Malaya, 18 Feb 1942. Died of wounds.
Other POW?
Lance
Corporal 2325601 RC Sigs
Bye-name
Born 1920.
Address Seatown
Parents Alexander McLeod (Fee) and
Jean Stewart.
Married
Occupation Regular soldier from age of 16.
Where died 29 Nov 1944, in Thailand, in air raid. Captured at Singapore.
Sergeant 57446
RASC
Bye-name Robbie.
Born 1914.
Address 19 Pitgaveny
St, Lossie.
Parents William
Mearns and Jessie Dawson.
Married Yes.
Children No.
Occupation Shop assistant in Carries, Queen St,
Lossie.
Where died France, on 19 May 1940. aged 26.
Pte 2824895
Black Watch
Bye-name Charlie.
Born 1915.
Address Woodbine Cottage, Stotfield,
Lossie.
Parents Charles Mitchell and Anabella Ross Mitchell.
Married to Catherine Mathieson, 10 Kinneddar Street.
Children Charles.
Occupation Greenkeeper,
Moray Golf Club.
Where died Died of wounds in Italy 30 July 1944,
aged 29.
Other Buried in Florence
Military Cemetery.
Craftsman REME
Bye-name Wilks.
Born 1910.
Address 9 Victoria Crescent Elgin.
Parents William Reid and Janet or
Jessie Main 42 Seatown.
Married to Mary Watson, Elgin.
Children Lorna and Marion.
Occupation Plasterer with J Brodie,
Elgin.
Where died Killed in action near Uden, Germany, 1 March 1945.
Driver RASC
Bye-name Willie.
Born 1914.
Address Macduff
St, Lossie.
Parents Jimmie Riddell, Retired
Policeman and Elizabeth Paul.
Married No.
Occupation Attendant at Moray Mental Hospital.
Where died 5 July 1940.
Other Died at 8, Church St
Lossie " late of the
RASC" ?TB
Private RC of Signals
2328420
Bye-name Bobby.
Born 1921.
Parents Mr and Mrs Stewart (Beesh), Queens Lane, Lossie.
Married to Flora Munro Donaldson, 26 Elgin
Road, Lossie.
Children Jean.
Occupation Regular soldier for 5 Years.
Where died In an accident at a firing range in
England on 12 Feb 1943.
Other Brother of Wm C Stewart, RAF.
Pte RAMC 7354699
Born 1918.
Address
Parents John A Taylor and Mary O
Campbell, 12 St Gerardines Rd.
Married To Catherine Stewart, Dunbar
Street.
Children No.
Occupation Joiner with Wm Ritchie.
Where died 21 July 1944, Normandy, France.
Buried at Ranville, France.
Other Brother of Alex
Taylor RAF.
Pte RAOC 14823721
Born 1926.
Address Newlands
Farm, in the middle of the present airfield, later Inchbroom.
Parents
William Milne Wildegoose
and Isabella Herkless Anderson of The Cottage, Glenferness,
Nairn.
Occupation Farm servant.
Where died Middle East, 21 Sept 1945.
2/Lt REME
Bye-name Hearts.
Born 1921.
Address 40, King Street, Lossie.
Parents John Wilson, Builder and May
Smith.
Married No.
Occupation Science student at Aberdeen
University.
Where died Died of TB at Bangour
Military Hospital, UK 12 Dec 1943.
Gunner Royal
Artillery 2816490
Bye-name Willie.
Born 1911
Address 12 Church St, Lossie.
Parents David Youngson
and Bella Edwards.
Married No.
Occupation Hairdresser.
Where died At Sea, ship torpedoed on 16 Mar 1942.
Other
A gunner with the 3rd Maritime Regiment, attached to the Royal Scots,
onboard a Defensively Equipped Merchantman (DEM) on his second trip, with
a convoy in the Persian Gulf.
Corporal 2359716 RC Signals
Bye-name Bill.
Born 1907
Address Rose Cottage, 4 Elgin Road,
Lossie.
Parents John Younie,
Janitor and Isabella Ross, 4, Elgin Rd.
Married Yes.
Children A daughter.
Where died Normandy, France 7 June 1944, just
after D Day.
Other Buried in Ryes British Military
Cemetery, France.
ROYAL AIR FORCE
Sergeant
W/O 545658
Bye-name
Born 9 July 1917.
Address 41, Argyle Street, Lossie.
Parents Elizabeth Whyte
and Alexander Campbell.
Married to Christine Hunter of East
Mains Farm, Lossie.
Children No.
Occupation Fisherman, later Bricklayer.
Where died Coastal Command, 24 Oct 1940.
Other
Only married for three weeks, when his plane failed to return from
a reconnaisance trip to Norway from Wick.
Sergeant Obs 755497 RAFVR
Bye-name Lewie
Born 1920 in Buckie.
Address Claremont, Kimberley St,
Lossie, but he lived mostly in Buckie with an Aunt.
Parents John Campbell and Helen Ann Duthie.
Married No.
Occupation Student?
Where died Plane crashed at Hayling Island
on take-off leaving for Middle East, 27 Aug 1940. Five killed, the pilot survived.
LAC 982397 RAFVR
Bye-name Bertie.
Born 1920.
Address Dunearn,
James Street, Lossie.
Parents William Christie, Builder and
Barbara Cormack.
Married No.
Occupation Bank Clerk.
Where died Far East, 9 June 1943, a
prisoner-of-war in Java.
Other Brother of Alexander
Christie MN.
Sergeant 1822254 RAFVR
Bye-name Johnny.
Born 1923.
Address 36, Great Western Road, Buckie.
Parents William Cowie, Buckie, and
Jane Campbell.
Married to Jeannie Scott.
Children Joan.
Occupation Fisherman, cook on the Anner(BCK), then at Scapa Flow.
Where died Bomber Command, 22 Oct 1943 on a 1000
bomber raid over Kassels.
Other Cousin of Jack Long,
RNZAF, and Alec W Campbell, RAF.
Flight Sergeant
620057
Born 1918
Address Belonged to Glasgow.
Parents Alex. McCracken Gray, Shipwright, and Margaret McKenzie.
Married To Isabella Souter Stewart, 25
Dunbar Street, Lossie.
Children Duncan (McKenzie), Lynn and Alexander.
Occupation Engineer.
Where died Shot down over Essen,
on 16, Dec 1943.
Flying Officer
139722 RAFVR
Bye-name Hamish.
Born 1917.
Address Dunvegan, Stotfield Road Lossie.
Parents James Harthill
and Ishbel Cameron.
Married No.
Occupation Assistant Golf Professional with Moray
Golf Club.
Where died Flying from North West Africa, 24 November 1943, on a raid,
shot down over Genoa, where he was buried.
Flight Sergeant
931579 RAFVR
Bye-name Ian.
Born 1919.
Address Dunvegan,
Stotfield Road Lossie.
Parents James Harthill
and Ishbel Cameron.
Married No
Occupation Electrician with the Electric
Station, Lossie.
Where died Bomber Command 24 Feb 1944, on a raid
over Sweinfurt.
Buried at Bad Tolz.
Flight
Lieutenant 83369 RAFVR
Born 1903
Address Coulardbank
Farm., Lossie.
Parents Hugh Kellas
and Martha Montgomery MacNicol.
Married Yes.
Children one son.
Occupation Electrical Engineer with General
Electric, installing electrical equipment on airfields.
Where died Accident on 3 Nov 1942, in England.
Other
Graduated BSc Eng at Edinburgh University. On research work with Coastal
Command when killed. Buried at Hexham, Northumberland.
Flight
Lieutenant 128636 RAFVR
Born In Paris, 1921
Address Boulah
Bembah, School Brae, and 22, Rue Pierre Curie, Paris.
Parents Robert B Levack
and Therese Sophie Mirguet.
Married? No.
Where died East Asia Command, 16 May 1944, in
Madras.
Flying
Officer 129931 RAFVR
Bye-name Robbie.
Born 1914.
Address High Street, Lossie.
Parents Robert Milne
, Retired Police Sergeant, and Elizabeth Shiach.
Married Yes.
Children Two girls.
Occupation Worked in the Public Assistance
Office, Elgin.
Where died Bomber Command 22 March 1944.
Sergeant 638862 RAFVR
Bye-name Jackie.
Born 1919
Address 64, Dunbar St, Lossie.
Parents John Munro and Jane Main.
Married No.
Occupation Shop assistant in Carries, Queen St,
Lossie.
Where died At Lania,
Greece on 7 Dec 1940.