Forestry Memories

Fred Legge planting his tree

Fred Legge planting his tree

Date Added: 06 June 2012 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1982 Picture No: 1140

Image courtesy of Forest Research Newton, Elgin.

Fred Legge is seen planting an North American tree species, Pacific madrona, to mark his retirement as Ganger after 40 years service with the Forestry Commission Research Branch. His Research colleagues and those from Laigh of Moray Forest are looking on. This is a coloured image of the event recorded in picture number 1070

The people previously named there are as shown below and the numbers have been reapplied in the large image but not all are seen in this image. There are three gentlemen near Sandy MacIntosh and Eddie Dann that are not named. Can someone please help with their names?

1 Sandy MacIntosh
2 Eddie Dann
3 Neil Sneddon ?
4 Sandy Watson
5 Struan Stewart
6 Graham Menzies (spelling changed see comments)
7 Alan Paterson
8 Winnie Watson
9 David (Dyke) Murray
10 John (Jock) Davidson
11 Jock Garrow
Between 11 and 12 - Gordon Thomson
12 Iain Borthwick
13 Colin Fraser
14 Sheila French
15 Nan Elland
16 Doug Yeats
17 John Keenleyside
18 David Seal
19 Paul Biggin
20 Charles Backwood
21 Mike Phillips

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2 Comments

Graeme Menzies should be spelt Graham Menzies Comment left on 26 September 2020 at 04:35 by Nicola Prince (nee Menzies)
The 3 un named people near Sandy Macintosh and Eddie Dann are as follows: (l to r) Alex Forbes, John (Jock) Garrow and Willie (Gumpy) Anderson Comment left on 05 April 2025 at 07:48 by Lesley Hutcheson
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