Name:- Graham Menzies, Alastair
Nationality:- UK
Age :- 22
Rank:- Lieutenant
Number:-
Medal:-
Service:- Army
Regiment / ship:- 1st Bn., Scots Guards
Date of death:- 1st January 1915
Cemetery / Memorial:- Le Touret Memorial, France
Area of cemetery / memorial :- Panel 3 and 4
Family information:- Son of Mr. W.D. and Mrs. C.C. Graham Menzies, Hallyburton, Coupar Angus, Perthshire.
Extra information:-
1891 Census
Halleyburton House, Kettins, Angus
William D Graham Menzies, head, 32, landed proprietor, b. County Edins., Edinburgh
Cecilia C Menzies, wife, 26, b. England
Beatrice Menzies, mother, 57, Annuitant, b. Edinburgh
Stephan Wombwell, brother-in-law, undergraduate Cambridge, 24, b. England
Joseph Baker, servant, 20, b. England
Annie Bissett, house maid domestic servant, 18, b. Urray, Rosshire
Margaret Blair, kitchen maid domestic servant, 20, b. Coluitoa, Edinburgh
Thomas Carpenter, footman domestic servant, 23, b. England
Albert Chandler, footman domestic servant, 28, b. England
Julie Farneanx, ladies maid domestic servant, 28, b. British Subject naturalized France
Elizabeth Ferguson, cook domestic servant, 28, b. Comrie, Perthshire
Chester Fisk, buttler domestic servant, 29, b. England
Eliza Hamilton, house maid domestic servant, 27, b. Pencaitland, East Lothian
Nellie Kay, scullery maid domestic servant, 16, b. British subject, America
Isabella Keith, house maid domestic servant, 25, b. Rescobie, Forfarshire
Donald MacDonald, piper and domestic servant, 31, b. South Uist, Invernessshire
Agnes Smith, domestic servant, 28, b. England
Blairgowrie Advertiser 9th January, 1915 Page 1
Church Notices - A Memorial Service for the late Lieutenant Alastair Graham Menzies of Hallyburton, 1st Bn. Scots Guards, who was killed inaction in France on 1st January,1915, will be held in Kettins Parish Church today (9th January) at 2.30pm.
Blairgowrie Advertiser 9th January, 1915 Page 2
Blairgowrie or Eastern District Committee of the County Council – The War –
Proceeding, the Chairman said the least the District Committee could do was to express their sincere sympathy with the large number of families, from the highest to the humblest homes, who had suffered through this tremendous struggle. He did not think it would be out of place to make reference to the great loss sustained by Mr. & Mrs. Graham Menzies of Hallyburton in the death of their eldest son, who was killed in action on New Year’s Day. It was only a few months since many of the present had met under happy auspices at Hallyburton on the occasion of the celebration of the young laird’s coming of age, and they now wished to express their sincere sympathy with Mr. & Mrs. Graham Menzies in their sore bereavement.
There is also an obituary on page 8 of this edition.
Blairgowrie Advertiser 16th January, 1915 Page 4 & 5
Here is a report of the Memorial Service.