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Post Office worker retires

... joined the service in 1946 and served as a postal officer in Cupar before coming to Montrose. He was in the RAF during the Second World War. Mr McAlpine was presented with a teamaker by Mr M. W. Sullivan, acting head postmaster, Dundee, and from his colleagues ...

Published: Thursday 27 September 1979
Newspaper: Montrose Review
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 73 | Page: 17 | Tags: none

Colonel Thomson Succeeds Lord Airlie

... of R. C. Thomson & Murdoch, chartered accountants, Dundee, commanded the Sth Battalion, The Black Watch, during the Second World War. He is chairman of the Territorial and Auxiliary Forces’ Association for the Dundee arza. ...

Published: Friday 01 October 1965
Newspaper: Arbroath Herald
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 76 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

HIS HOME PARISH

... charges in Kincardineshire and he became rector of St. Andrew’s, Fasque, and St. Drostan's, Lochlee, At the outbreak of the second World War the Rev. W. R. Torvaney, rector of St. Mary's and St. Peter’s, Montrose, returned to the forces and Canon Millar undertook ...

Published: Thursday 04 April 1963
Newspaper: Montrose Review
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 89 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

GOLDEN DAY

... Arbroath, Mr Low moved to Callander at an early age and conducted a grocery business there before the outbreak of the Second World War. He returned to Arbroath in 1965 when he and his wife took over the Davana Guest House in Marketgate, Mr Low was employed ...

Published: Friday 17 October 1986
Newspaper: Arbroath Herald
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 273 | Page: 25 | Tags: none

C.B. AWARD

... C.B. AWARD During the second World War he was promoted Major-General and he added to the decorations gained in the first World War. He was also created a Companion of the Order of the Bath. When his second army career ended he settled in South Africa ...

Published: Thursday 28 November 1968
Newspaper: Montrose Review
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 86 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

IMPERIAL SERVICE AWARD

... native of Fife, Mr Thomson joined Condor as a transport driver on his demob from the Royal Artillery at the end of the Second World War in 1946. My Thomson, who is married, has a family of one -~ 2 e ’ - £. ! Al \ y ...

Published: Friday 09 July 1982
Newspaper: Arbroath Herald
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 87 | Page: 28 | Tags: none

WITH AIR MINISTRY

... outside Montrose. He remained seven years and then went as an Air Ministry warden at Kinnaber for three years during the second World War. On leaving that service he became grieve at Tayock, where Mr Roy Middleton had settled as farmer, and he was in that ...

Published: Thursday 06 January 1966
Newspaper: Montrose Review
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 86 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Letham Diamond Wedding

... and was an elder of Dunnichen, Letham and Kirkton Church for 40 years. He served in the Royal Observer Corps during the Second World War. Mr and Mrs Middleton were presented with gifts from Angus District Council, and Forfar, Postmaster Mr W. D. Wallace ...

Published: Friday 05 September 1980
Newspaper: Arbroath Herald
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 79 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

R.A.F. HONJUR

... School, Morayshire. His father, the late Lieut.- Commander Conran-Smith, of Taylor’s Wynd, by Forfar, lost his life in the Second World War. ...

Published: Saturday 23 December 1961
Newspaper: Arbroath Guide
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 85 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

RA.F. Reminiscences

... E. S. Nicoll, a director of the Arbroath Herald, ‘whose topic was his personal reminiscences of the R.AF. ‘during the Second World War. Mr Nicoll gave a most amusing and informative talk on his time with Training Command and latterg with Bomber Command ...

Published: Friday 17 January 1986
Newspaper: Arbroath Herald
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 82 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

FRIOCKHEIM NEWS

... on holiday in Inverness. He was employed as a delivery van driver with British Railways at Montrose depot. During the Second World War he served in Greece. ltaly and France with The Black Watch. He was vice-chairman of the Friockheim branch of the Royal ...

Published: Friday 27 April 1973
Newspaper: Arbroath Herald
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 86 | Page: 22 | Tags: none

IN IRELAND

... IN IRELAND He also served in Ireland for just over a year. During the second world war he was a sergeant in the Home Guard. His wife, who was formerly Miss Robina Allan (78), is the daughter of Chief Petty Officer David Allan who went with Captain Peter ...

Published: Thursday 17 February 1977
Newspaper: Montrose Review
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 93 | Page: 4 | Tags: none