William Cant Auchterlonie died on the 5th of July, 1941, as a result of injuries received at a fire in Arbroath .
ARBROATH FIREMAN’S 35 FOOR FALL
While dealing with an outbreak of fire in a four storey building in Guthrie
Port, Arbroath, yesterday morning, William Auchterlonie, 4 Queen Street,
Arbroath, a member of the burgh fire brigade, fell from a height of about 35
feet and was seriously injured. He was taken to the infirmary.
Fire brigade, along with a contingent of auxiliary firemen, succeeded in
confining the outbreak to the top flat of the building and had it completely
subdued in about a couple of hours.
(The Courier and Advertiser, Thursday, July 3, 1941. Page 4.)
ARBROATH FIREMAN DIES FROM INJURIES
William C. Auchterlonie, 4 Queen Street,
Arbroath, Fire Brigade member, injured at a fire early on Wednesday morning,
died in Arbroath Infirmary on Saturday night.
Auchterlonie was fighting a fire in
a four storey building in Guthrie Port when he fell 35 feet.
He was 44. He joined the Auxiliary Fire Service, and was subsequently appointed
to the burgh brigade. Commandant of the Cadet Fire Service, he did splendid work
in training young persons in fire fighting.
A joiner, he served his apprenticeship with Messrs. J. Robertson and Son, and
for 16 years had been with Messrs. J. R. Anderson and Co.
Serving with the Royal Field Artillery in the last war, he was awarded the
Military Medal, and also gained the Medaille Militaire and diploma, and Bomb of
the Italian Military Medal.
He leaves a wife and a son and a daughter.
(The Courier and Advertiser, Monday, July 7, 1941. Page 2.)
Death
AUCHTERLONIE:
At Infirmary, Arbroath (the result of an accident), on July 5, William Cant
Auchterlonie, dearly beloved husband of Mrs Auchterlonie, 4 Queen Street, and
eldest son of Mr and Mrs James Auchterlonie, 4 Dishlandtown Street, Arbroath.
Funeral from Arbroath Infirmary. Tuesday at three o’clock. Friends please accept
this (the only) intimation and invitation.
(The Courier and Advertiser, Monday, July 7, 1941. Page 4.)
MANY MOURNERS FOR ARBROATH FIREMAN
A
large representation of the Arbroath fire services attended the funeral to
Western Cemetery, Arbroath, yesterday of Mr William C. Auchterlonie, 4 Queen
Street, a member of the Burgh Fire Brigade, who died on Saturday following
injuries received while assisting at a fire on Wednesday.
Cortege was preceeded by detachments of Arbroath Burgh Police, Burgh Fire
Brigade, Auxiliary Fire Service, Cadet Fire Service, representatives from the
local Comrade’s Social Club, Royal Air Force, and other services.
Coffin was borne to the grave by members of the Burgh Fire Brigade. Service at
the infirmary and at the grave was conducted by Rev. Evan M. Campbell, St
Ninians Church. Piper Constable George Gray played as the cortege was on its way
to the cemetery.
(The Courier and Advertiser, Wednesday, July 9, 1941. Page 2.)