Forestry Memories

Forestry Commissioners visit to Greskine Forest near Moffat

Forestry Commissioners visit to Greskine Forest near Moffat

Date Added: 01 January 2021 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1962 Picture No: 4998

The photograph is courtesy of Malcolm Macdonald, London area and is of local Forestry Commission staff with the visiting Commissioners in front.

No information has been gleaned so far on the visit topics and only some of the people have been named. Any further information and names would be very welcome

The people have been numbered and named as follows:

1. Ken McCarther – Wildlife Ranger
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
5. James A B Macdonald – Conservator South Scotland
6. Bob Donald (R R Donald) – Assistant Conservator S(S)
7. ?
8. Irish Gibson (W N Gibson) - Assistant Conservator S(S)
9.
10. Jack Hunter (See Comments)
11. ?
12. Jim Stirling?
13. John Dickson - Commissioner
14. ?
15. ?
16. James Thom - Former Conservator S(S) and now Commissioner
17. Ian Goodlet? or Major William Strang Steel
18. ?
19. ?
20. ?
21. ?
22. ?
23. Sir Henry Beresford Peirse – Director General Forestry Commission
24. Lord Radnor? Chairman

Any more names and details would ve very welcome.

Note that official lists of commissioners for 1961 and 1962 are shown in the attched PDF.

Download Large Version (1.1MB)

Download PDF (144kB)

Groups: Forestry Areas, Groups of people

1 Comment

Number 10 in this photo is John (known as Jack) Hunter, forester in Greskine Forest who lived at Evan View near Auchen Castle. My grandfather Comment left on 20 May 2021 at 20:34 by Linda Godley
Form Goes Here