Logan, John Francis (1884 - 1918)

Second Lieutenant, 1st Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers

Buried at Hinges Military Cemetery

Commemorated at Hillhead High School

Second Lieutenant John F. Logan was the elder son of Mr. and Mrs. James Logan, Restalrig, Bearsden. At School he took a good place in his classes and had an interest in all forms of sport.

On leaving School he entered the service of Messrs. Mann, Byars & Co., and after gaining some experience there he began business for himself as a manufacturers' agent. When the Rugby Section of the School Club was started he was one of the first to join, and for some years was a prominent player in the 2nd XV.

Volunteering also claimed his attention, and for five years he was an active member of the old 1st L.R.V., leaving it with the rank of corporal. Music and the drama had a great attraction for him, and for several years he was a member of the Glasgow Operatic Society and took part in many of its performances.

Soon after war broke out he joined the Lanarkshire Yeomanry as a private, transferring later to the 7/8th K.O.S.B. With them he = proceeded to France and came safely through the heavy fighting on the Somme in 1916.

In 1917 he was, after a period of training at Lichfield, granted a commission in the 3rd Royal Scots Fusiliers. He returned to France in August of the same year and saw much fighting throughout the later months. During the great German advance in the spring of 1918 his battalion shared in the glory of stemming the onrush of the enemy, but at Locon on the 12th April he fell in action while gallantly leading his men.

His School and the many friends who mourn his loss have the satisfaction of knowing that he contributed his full share to the victory that was already in sight when he fell.