Surtees, Richard
Rank: Private
Regiment: 4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders
Biography: Son of William L. Surtees, merchant, Grantown-on-Spey ; born there, 1 June 1892 ; educated at Grantown Grammar School, and for one session at Gordon's College, Aberdeen ; he entered the University with a Melville Bursary, gained distinction in Classics and English, and graduated M.A., 1914. At the outbreak of war Surtees was at the Training Centre for Teachers, preparing for his chosen profession. On 17 January 1915 he enlisted in the 4th Gordon Highlanders and later crossed with them to France. He came through the heavy campaign of 1916 unscathed, but early in December he was so severely wounded that he died a few days later, 13 December 1916.
Date of Death: 13 December 1916
Burial Details: Buried at Doullens Communal Cemetery, Extension, Plot 3, Row F, Grave 11.
Publication: Roll of Service, edited by Mabel Desborough Allardyce. Published 1921.
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