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Lieutenant Colonel John Murray Cobbold
Date of Paper: 30.06.1944
Surname: Cobbold
Forename(s): John Murray
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Regiment: Scots Guards
Home Address: Glencarron, Achnashellach, Ross-shire
DIED OF WOUNDS
Lieut.-Colonel John Murray Cobbold, Scots Guards, whose death from wounds has been announced, was the only son of Lady Evelyn Cobbold of Glencarron, Achnashellach, Ross-shire, the eldest sister of Lord Dunmore. The father of deceased, the late Mr John Cobbold, owned the estates of Craiganour and Rannoch, Perthshire. Lieut.-Colonel Cobbold (according to The Bulletin) “leaves a widow who was Lady Blanche Cavendish, second daughter of the late Duke of Devonshire. She has two sons and two daughters. Her elder girl, Pamela, was married last year to Lieutenant William Hope-Johnstone, Grenadier Guards, a kinsman of Lord Linlithgow. Colonel Cobbold shared the great love of his mother for the heather hills, and many of the happiest days of his life were spent in Ross-shire.”
Private John G. Finlayson
Date of Paper: 07.07.1944
Surname: Finlayson
Forename(s): John G.
Rank: Private
Regiment: Not stated
Home Address: Killilan, Ross-shire
No Headline
Pte. John A. Finlayson, wounded, belongs to Killilan. He is in hospital in England and the latest report is that he is improving.
Major John Macbeath
Date of Paper: 02.06.1944
Surname: Macbeath
Forename(s): John
Rank: Major
Regiment: Hampshire Regiment
Home Address: North Strome
WOUNDED
Major John Macbeath, Hampshire Regiment, wounded in the Italian Campaign, is a brother of Mrs Macrae, North Strome. He is now in a London hospital. In the last was Major Macbeath served as a captain in the R.W.F. and was wounded at the Battle of the Somme.
Sergeant A. Mackenzie
Date of Paper: 04.08.1944
Surname: Mackenzie
Forename(s): A.
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: Seaforths
Home Address: Slumbay, Lochcarron
No Headline
Sgt. A. Mackenzie, The Seaforths, wounded in both legs in Normandy, belongs to Slumbay, Lochcarron. This is his fourth time to be a casualty, having been previously wounded, once in France in 1940, and twice later in the Middle East. Better known as “Dash”, he has two brothers serving in Normandy.
Signaller Finlay Mackenzie
Date of Paper: 11.02.1944
Surname: Mackenzie
Forename(s): Finlay
Rank: Signaller
Regiment: Royal Corps of Signallers
Home Address: Post Office House, Plockton
No Headline
Signaller Finlay Mackenzie, son of Mr and Mrs Dan Mackenzie, Post Office House, Plockton, Ross-shire, previously posted missing, is a prisoner of war. The first notification the parents had was conveyed in postcards from their son.
Corporal John W. Mackenzie
Date of Paper: 21.08.1942
Surname: Mackenzie
Forename(s): John W.
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: Not stated
Home Address: Frithard, Plockton
No Headline
Mrs Mackenzie, Frithard, Plockton, has received information that her son, Cpl. John W. Mackenzie, has had both his legs amputated as a result of wounds. Cpl. Mackenzie joined up at the oubreak of war and left the home country recently for a foreign part. A brother, Lieut. Kenneth Mackenzie, is at present in the East.
Lieutenant Kenneth Mackenzie
Date of Paper: 21.08.1942
Surname: Mackenzie
Forename(s): Kenneth
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment: Not stated
Home Address: Frithard, Plockton
No Headline
Mrs Mackenzie, Frithard, Plockton, has received information that her son, Cpl. John W. Mackenzie, has had both his legs amputated as a result of wounds. Cpl. Mackenzie joined up at the oubreak of war and left the home country recently for a foreign part. A brother, Lieut. Kenneth Mackenzie, is at present in the East.
Private Murdo Hector Mackenzie
Date of Paper: 20.11.1942
Surname: Mackenzie
Forename(s): Murdo Hector
Rank: Private
Regiment: Cameron Highlanders
Home Address: Upper Slumbay, Lochcarron
KILLED IN ACTION
Pte. Murdo Hector Mackenzie, Cameron Highlanders, killed in action on 24th October, 1942, in the Middle East, is a son of Mr and Mrs John Mackenzie, Upper Slumbay, Lochcarron. He was called up in January this year at the age of 19 years.
Sergeant Roderick Mackenzie
Date of Paper: 30.01.1942
Surname: Mackenzie
Forename(s): Roderick
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: Royal Air Force
Home Address: Locarno, Lochcarron
SERGT. RODDY MACKENZIE, LOCHCARRON
Official information has been received of the death of Sergt. Roderick Mackenzie, RAF, who was lost when his flying boat crashed. Deceased was the only son of the late Mr John Mackenzie, carpenter contractor, and of Mrs Flora Mackenzie, Locarno, Lochcarron. Before joining up, Sergt. Mackenzie was in the family business of John Mackenzie & Co.
A popular young man, Sergt. Mackenzie will be greatly missed in Lochcarron. To his young wife and child, as to his mother and family, deep sympathy is extended.
The Mackenzie family of two daughters and a son all attended Dingwall Academy and at one time were resident in the town together. The eldest daughter is the wife of Mr Alexander Macdonald, banker, son of the late Mr Wm. Macdonald, carpenter contractor, and of Mrs Macdonald, Vulcan Cottage, St James Street, Dingwall, while the other daughter is the wife of Mr Ian Macgillivray, at one time bursary clerk with Ross Education Committee, and now in Edinburgh. Sgt. Mackenzie visited Mr and Mrs Macgillivray at Christmas.
Gunner Duncan Macleod
Date of Paper: 21.05.1943
Surname: Macleod
Forename(s): Duncan
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Artillery
Home Address: Lochcarron
PRISONERS OF WAR
Gunner Duncan Macleod, RA, reported a prisoner of war, is now known to be a prisoner of war in Italian hands. He is a son of the late Mr and Mrs Murdo Macleod, Lochcarron.
Sergeant Air Gunner Finlay Macrae
Date of Paper: 18.02.1944
Surname: Macrae
Forename(s): Finlay
Rank: Sergeant Air Gunner
Regiment: Royal Air Force
Home Address: Ault-a-Chuen, Lochcarron
No Headline
Handwritten note: “Missing.”
Private Iain Macrae
Date of Paper: 21.07.1944
Surname: Macrae
Forename(s): Iain
Rank: Private
Regiment: Seaforths
Home Address: Police Station, Lochcarron
WOUNDED
Pte. Iain Macrae, The Seaforths, wounded in Normandy, is the only son of Mr Ewen Macrae and the late Mrs Macrae, Police Station, Lochcarron. Prior to enlisting he was an assistant with Mr Duncan Maclean, Supply Stores, Lochcarron.
Private Jack Macrae
Date of Paper: 13.09.1940
Surname: Macrae
Forename(s): Jack
Rank: Private
Regiment: Seaforth Highlanders
Home Address: Mount View, Lochcarron
No Headline
Handwritten notes: “Prisoner of War. Killed in a motor accident in Germany on 10th Oct., 1940.”
Private John Matheson
Date of Paper: 13.09.1940
Surname: Matheson
Forename(s): John
Rank: Private
Regiment: Seaforth Highlanders
Home Address: Ardineaskan, Lochcarron
No Headline
Handwritten note: “Prisoner of War. Liberated 15th June, 1945.”
R.F.M. Donald Morrison
Date of Paper: 30.04.1943
Surname: Morrison
Forename(s): Donald
Rank: R.F.M.
Regiment: Rifle Brigade
Home Address: London, ex-Lecknassie, Lochcarron
No Headline
R.F.M. Donald Morrison, Rifle Brigade, killed in action on 31st March, 1943, in North Africa, is a brother of Mrs Kenneth Mackenzie, Lecknassie, Lochcarron. He was a sorting clerk and telegraphist in the G.P.O., London, before the war.
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Private William Murray
Date of Paper: 27.09.1940
Surname: Murray
Forename(s): William
Rank: Private
Regiment: Seaforth Highlanders
Home Address: Attadale, Strathcarron
No Headline
Handwritten note: “Prisoner of War”
