POL-B-5-1 Banffshire Constabulary Personnel Register

Resigned, Dismissed, Married or Single Page No First Name Surname Appointment Date Date of Birth Leaving Date Native of Parish Native of County Notes Pensioned, etc. (Number of Children) 1 George Slorach 9 March 1886 22 December 1863 12 April 1925 Retired on pension Huntly Aberdeenshire Married (5) 2 John Taylor 18 October 1886 29 December 1861 29 November 1921 Retired on pension Roundhome, Forgue Aberdeenshire Married (3) 3 John Annand 25 May 1893 26 May 1866 26 October 1905 Resigned on pension Bracklay Aberdeenshire Married (2) 4 Charles Willox 8 January 1894 26 March 1869 08 January 1924 Resigned on pension Lonmay Aberdeenshire Married (1) 5 Peter Clark 15 January 1895 2 May 1874 06 December 1926 Retired on pension Glenbucket Aberdeenshire Married (2) Died 13 May 1955. 6 John Scott 13 November 1895 23 May 1875 16 September 1921 Died. New Aberdour Aberdeenshire Married (7) 7 George Clark 6 April 1897 12 June 1876 30 August 1929 Retired on pension Alvah Banffshire Married (5) Died 24 February 1933. Received letter of commendation from Colonel 8 Stewart Easson Grant 9 September 1898 23 July 1875 15 May 1936 Retired on pension Alyth Perthshire Married (4) Kell MI5 in 1918. Awarded King's Jubilee Medal in 1935. 9 John Goodall 21 August 1899 19 January 1877 04 April 1927 Died. Leochal Cushnie Aberdeenshire Married (4) Awarded King's Jubilee Medal 10 James Coutts 06 August 1900 11 Juy 1876 15 October 1936 Retired on pension Clune, Strathdon Aberdeenshire Married (1) in 1935. 11 James Strath 17 August 1901 13 December 1879 Ellon Aberdeenshire Married (9) Received letter of James John 12 Thomson 27 April 1902 12 June 1877 06 December 1929 Resigned on pension Grange Banffshire Married (3) commendation from Colonel McWilliam Kell MI5 in 1918. Pensioned in Shot by Percy Toplis (the so 13 George Greig 13 April 1903 3 February 1881 07 June 1921 consequence of injuries Longside Aberdeenshire Married (4) called Monocled Mutineer) in received 1920. 14 William Hope 01 March 1904 26 February 1867 07 July 1931 Died. Dumfriesshire Married (3) 15 James Byiers 31 August 1904 19 April 1881 15 August 1935 Retired on pension Old Machar Aberdeenshire Married (5) Died as the result of injuries 16 Arthur Michie 01 June 1906 22 January 1885 14 September 1933 Died. Lumphannan Aberdeenshire Married (4) sustained in motor accident on duty in 1933. 17 George McDonald Thomson 31 August 1906 26 August 1885 15 December 1938 Retired on pension Rhynie Aberdeenshire Married (2) Awarded King's Jubilee Medal 18 John Eadie Hutchison 22 February 1908 19 May 1887 Dunning Perthshire Married (3) in 1935. Dismissed for marrying a woman who held a license in 19 Robert Strath Morrice 30 March 1911 28 December 1891 24 April 1926 Dismissed St. Fergus Aberdeenshire Married (0) his District, also moving from Police Station to Hotel accomodation. 20 John Wood Mitchell 31 August 1911 5 November 1888 Forgue Aberdeenshire Married (8) 21 James Dingwall 17 May 1915 31 May 1889 21 May 1934 Resigned Rothiemay Banffshire Married (7) 22 Samuel McDonald 15 February 1919 8 August 1896 05 December 1938 Resigned New Elgin Morayshire Married (2) Served and wounded in WW1.

23 John Simpson 07 April 1919 16 December 1896 Rothes Morayshire Married (3) Served and wounded in WW1.

Served in WW1. 24 George Roy 07 July 1919 14 June 1899 11 June 1926 Died. Kella Morayshire Married (1) Died of Appendicitis in 1926.

Served and wounded in WW1. 25 William Burgess Smith 24 July 1919 29 July 1891 22 September 1926 Died. Crathes Aberdeenshire Married (4) Died of Influenza followed by Endocarditis. 26 James Leslie 06 September 1919 1 November 1893 Grantown on Spey Morayshire Married (0) Served in WW1. 27 William Jessiman Stephen 24 November 1919 4 November 1898 Old Meldrum Aberdeenshire Married (3) Served in WW1. POL-B-5-1 Banffshire Constabulary Personnel Register

Pensioned in 28 James Kemp Wyllie 06 January 1920 7 April 1893 15 March 1938 consequence of Medical Kincardine O'Neil Aberdeenshire Married (4) Served in WW1. Certificate Served in WW1. 29 John Hepburn 01 March 1920 13 October 1897 28 October 1927 Compulsory Resignation Inveravon Banffshire Married (3) Resigned because he made an 18 year old pregnant. Served in WW1. Resigned because he left his 30 Jihn Roger 06 July 1920 21 August 1896 07 June 1927 Compulsory Resignation Rathen Aberdeenshire Single District and took a drink on licensed premises. 31 Peter Stewart Duff 23 July 1920 12 November 1897 Farnell Forfarshire Married (3) Served in WW1. 32 William Duncan 27 July 1920 23 June 1900 18 July 1924 Resigned Glass Aberdeenshire Single Served in WW1. 33 Thomas Scrimgeour 26 October 1920 28 October 1896 03 January 1929 Resigned Forgandenny Perthshire Married (1) Resigned following misconduct charges. 34 John White Mowatt 01 January 1921 26 June 1899 Elgin Morayshire Married (0) Served in WW1. 35 James Alexander Mackie 16 March 1921 03 June 1901 Fyvie Aberdeenshire Married (1) 36 John McIntyre 06 April 1921 25 January 1897 24 August 1936 Resigned Glenelg Invernessshire Married (3) Served in WW1. 37 Kenneth John Urquhart 14 April 1921 16 April 1898 Kiltearn Rossshire Married (0) 38 George Garioch 16 April 1921 29 November 1896 Tarland Aberdeenshire Married (2) Served in WW1. 39 Peter Hogg 21 April 1921 5 June 1898 Currie Midlothian Married (2) Served and wounded in WW1. 40 William Hutton 25 May 1921 28 January 1900 30 June 1924 Resigned St Stephens Perthshire Single Served in WW1. Resigned following misconduct 41 David Lundie Sutherland 10 June 1921 14 July 1901 25 October 1924 Resigned Tongue Sutherlandshire Single charges. 42 Alexander McLeod 01 August 1921 31 January 1999 27 September 1924 Resigned Loch Carron Rossshire Single Served in WW1. 43 John George Cameron 03 August 1921 1 November 1899 Abernethy Invernessshire Married (4) Served in WW1. 44 William Stephen 30 November 1921 20 December 1897 Arbroath Forfarshire Married (1) Served in WW1. 45 John Alexander Milne 28 December 1921 21 February 1898 20 December 1924 Resigned St Fergus Aberdeenshire Married (2) Served in WW1. Pensioned in 46 William Duncan Wallace 15 February 1922 13 June 1897 15 September 1933 consequence of Medical Glenluce Wigtownshire Married (3) Served in WW1. Certificate 47 Weilliam Mann Strachan 30 April 1924 18 June 1903 Old Deer Aberdeenshire Married (4) 48 James Gordon 03 September 1924 25 June 1905 15 March 1930 Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire Married (1) Served in WW1. Discharged as unlikly to 49 William Findlay 08 September 1924 26 June 1903 17 July 1925 Discharged Inverkeithney Banffshire Single become an efficient constable. Resigned following misconduct 50 James Malcolm Emslie 01 October 1924 01 December 1902 16 February 1926 Resigned Kincardine O'Neil Aberdeenshire Single charges. 51 John Duncan 27 October 1924 02 May 1904 Foveran Aberdeenshire Married (0) 52 William Blackhall 22 December 1924 29 September 1905 Peterhead Aberdeen Co Married (1) Rupert Francis 53 Macleod 13 April 1925 14 February 1905 Wick Caithness Married (2) George 54 John Mundie McLeish 27 July 1925 24 May 1906 Falkirk Stirling Married (1) 55 George Walker 22 February 1926 08 January 1904 Peterhead Aberdeenshire Single 56 Norman James Phillips 01 May 1926 02 February 1906 St Machar Aberdeen Married (2) Served in WW1. 57 James Gordon Shand 13 July 1926 29 October 1906 19 April 1927 Discharged Leochel Cushnie Aberdeenshire Single Discharged as unlikely to become an efficient constable. 58 John Andrew Rennie 23 November 1926 05 September 1905 Rathen Aberdeenshire Married (1) 59 John Davidson 21 December 1926 05 October 1902 Urquhart Morayshire Married (3) 60 James Sinclair Anderson 20 April 1927 08 March 1906 25 February 1929 Resigned Peterhead Aberdeenshire Single POL-B-5-1 Banffshire Constabulary Personnel Register

61 Robert Buchan Hutcheon 20 April 1927 03 October 1905 Shettleston Glasgow Married (3) 62 Robert Grieve 21 June 1927 24 July 1903 Old Meldrum Aberdeenshire Married (3) 63 James Fraser Gibb 12 October 1927 27 November 1906 Dingwall Rossshire Single Served in WW1. 64 William Burnett Livingstone 09 November 1927 15 April 1908 Strichen Aberdeenshire Single 65 Walter Paris 15 February 1929 14 April 1908 Ecckesmachan West Lothian Married (0) 66 Andrew Birss 01 March 1929 27 October 1908 Kincardine O'Neil Aberdeenshire Married (2) 67 Frank Reid Lawrie 14 December 1929 10 February 1908 Marykirk Kincardineshire Married (1) 68 Robert Fenton Watson 21 March 1930 01 October 1909 Ellon Parish Aberdeenshire Single Served in WW1. 69 George Irvine Strath 10 November 1931 6 July 1892 Bourtie Aberdeenshire Married (1) Awarded King's Jubilee Medal in 1935. 70 John William Brown 16 October 1933 02 January 1910 Leslie Aberdeenshire Single 71 Alexander Spence Milne 16 November 1933 14 July 1910 Dunnottar Kincardineshire Single 72 Charles Gregor McLennon 16 June 1934 19 April 1913 Elgin Morayshire Single 73 William Mitchell Ness 16 August 1935 13 August 1913 Towie Aberdeenshire Married (1) Served in WW1. 74 George Barron Cowe 25 May 1937 01 June 1916 Cairnie Aberdeenshire Single William Alexander 75 Stewart 16 September 1937 22 June 1915 Elgin Morayshire Single Hutcheson 76 Albert Milne 16 October 1937 01 March 1913 Knockando Morayshire Single 77 George Clark 01 June 1938 26 January 1916 Knockando Morayshire Single 78 William Dunbar Watson 16 December 1938 11 November 1917 Port Glasgow Renfrewshire Single

Please note: additional information is recorded in the register, this index is not full transcription. Completed by Derek Johnson, 24/6/19