Faskally Forester Training School 1953-55 Class

Date Added: 18 July 2010 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1955 Picture No: 616

The year is also unknown.

Photograph is part of Bill Stoddart’s collection of images taken when he was a lecturer at several Forester Training Schools. The photographs were handed in by his daughter Lilian Allan at the Forestry Memories drop in day at Huntly on 11 June 2010.

There is very limited information with the images and any help to identify people in them, the year and location would be very welcome indeed. This image is not particularly clear and so far no students have been identified or the year pinned down.

Can anyone help?

Duncan Menzies, Banchory, says
16; Darcy Black? (wore a kilt when young). 18; Jimmy Wilson? (possibly)

See all the comments below for names.

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6 Comments

no12 is my dad Bob Murdoch and no 16 is Iain MacKenzie. Comment left on 25 July 2010 at 17:00 by Colin Murdoch

This is the class of 1953-55. No 1 is Willie Grant (See Glenmore Booklet).2 maybe Alisdair MacInnes(deceased).3 Hugh Thom (deceased), 4 Bill Elgar(married the matron)5 Iain Garioch--Instructor, 12 Bob Murdoch, 16 Iain MacKenzie, 17 Bill Stoddart. Maybe able to identify more with Jean Thom's assistance Comment left on 28 July 2010 at 11:09 by Frank Thom

The almost full list of students of the 1953-1955 class is as follows
1 Willie Grant
2 Alex Forsyth
3 Hugh Thom
4 Bill Elgar
5 Ian Garioch (Instructor)
6 Doug Elliot
7 Maxi Craig
8 Alisdair MacInnes
9 Colin Cruikshank
10 Colin MacIntyre
11 Arthur Parker
12 Bobby Murdoch
13 ? ?
14 Len Simpson
15 ? Robertson (Hector Cruickshank - see comments below)
16 Iain MacKenzie
17 Bill Stoddart (Instructor)
18 ? ? Comment left on 10 February 2011 at 20:19 by Frank Thom

I have never seen this picture. I do have a large print of my father (Bill Elger) with others in training that shows Faskally House in the background. I will see if I can find a way to scan/upload it. Comment left on 14 May 2014 at 06:10 by Ewan Elger

No 15 is Hector Cruickshank , my father and the Head Comment left on 27 April 2020 at 21:58 by Alaine Clark

No 13 Esmond Harris. Comment left on 06 September 2022 at 16:00 by Bill Stewart ( Head Forester) Aberfoyle

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