Obituaries

Major-General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame, KCVO, OBE.

Raymond Percy Galton, writer. Born 17 July, 1930 in London. Died: 5 October 2018, in London, aged 88.

Montserrat Caballe, opera singer. Born: 12 April 1933 in Barcelona, Spain. Died: 6 October 2018 in Barcelona, aged 85.

Patricia Ann Cox CB, civil servant. Born: 25 May 1931. Died: 30 August 2018, aged 87 .

Sir Gordon Minto Hourston, pharmacist and businessman. Born: 24 July 1934 in Edinburgh. Died: 18 September 2018 in Aboyne, aged 84.

Sir Eric Grant Yarrow, Bt, DL, MBE (MIL), FRSE, shipbuilder, banker and philanthropist. Born: 23 April 1920 in Bearsden, Glasgow. Died: 22 September 2018 in Kilmacolm, aged 98.

Bill Allsopp, journalist and lecturer. Born: 17 October 1932 in Aldershot, Hampshire. Died: 21 August 2018, aged 85.

Joan Marshall, golfer. Born 26 October 1942. Died 14th September 2018, aged 75

Tom Speed Fisher Forsyth. Crofter and legendary land reformer. Born 11 December, 1930. Died: 30 August, 2018, aged 87

James Andrew Brogan, footballer and businessman. Born: 5 June 1944 in Glasgow. Died: 24 September 2018 in Glasgow, aged 74

Bill Baxter, artist and teacher. Born: 22 March, 1931 in Aberdeen. Died: 20 August, 2018 in Aberdeen, aged 87.

Dr Athol Murray, historian, scholar and former Keeper of the Records of Scotland. Born: 8 November 1930 in Tynemouth, Northumberland. Died: 24 August 2018 in Edinburgh, aged 87

Sir William Kerr Fraser, civil servant. Born: 18 March, 1929 in Glasgow. Died: 13 September, 2018 aged 89.

Janis Claxton, dancer. Born: Brisbane, Australia, 6 October, 1964 in Brisbane, Australia. Died: 7 September, 2018, in Edinburgh aged 53

Fenella Fielding, actress. Born: 17 November, 1927, in London. Died: 11 September 2018, aged 90.

A Highland personality who was one of the best reporters in the area as well as a highly successful football manager has died at the age of 86.

Alan Grosset, lawyer. Born 18 January, 1942, in Edinburgh. Died: 20 August, 2018, aged 76.

Wilfred Sircus, physician. Born 26 November, 1919, in Liverpool, Lancashire. Died: 12 August 2018 in Cupar, Bow of Fife, aged 98.

AD Cameron, historian. Born 4 January, 1924 in Selkirk, died 9 August, 2018 in Edinburgh