Minty, George
Rank: Captain
Regiment: 6th Battalion Gordon Highlanders
Biography: Son of George Minty ; born Longside, Aberdeenshire, 17 March 1880 ; educated New Maud and Old Deer Schools and entered Gordon's College, Aberdeen in 1897, having gained the Smith Bursary; student in Arts, 1899-1903. From 1903-05 he taught in Cowdenbeath and Kelty and was then appointed to Mortlach Higher Grade School as assistant master. He graduated M.A. in 1908 and became headmaster of Inverkeithny Public School in October 1909. Minty was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the 6th Battalion Gordon Highlanders, 24 November 1914, and served as Musketry Instructor till he crossed to France in March 1916. He was killed leading his Company to the attack at Cambrai on 23 November 1917. At the time of his death he held the rank of Captain. A man of gigantic physical strength and rare kindliness of disposition, Minty was a well-known figure at the 'Varsity. He played for the first Rugby XV and threw the hammer in Inter-Varsity sports. A leader among men, he had a courage nothing could quell — Minty always came up smiling. To the very last, when, though wounded, he continued to command his Company, he was still the heroic and undaunted figure which roused the admiration of his friends of College days.
Date of Death: 23 November 1917
Burial Details: Buried at the 51st Division Cemetery, Flesquières, Plot 1, Row B, Grave 52.
Publication: Roll of Service, edited by Mabel Desborough Allardyce. Published 1921.
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