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Standard Bearers

 

 

Selkirk  Colonial Society Standard Bearers and Lady Bussers (from 1911)

YearStandard BearerCountryLady Busser
1911 John Johnstone Canada Miss C Williamson
1912 James Hislop Canada Miss Hislop
1913 Robert Anderson Hawaii Miss A L Anderson
1914 Tom Currie New Zealand Miss Jean Angus
1919 John Rae Canada Miss Louise Lindsay
1920 James Nichol South Africa Ada Mary Nichol
1921 William Downie Canada Miss Douglas Ballantyne
1922 William Palmer Canada Miss T Weir
1923 James Johnstone Canada Miss N Walls (Mrs A Stewart)
1924 John Yellowlees New Zealand Mrs Grace Yellowlees
1925 John Colledge Brazil Miss Bella Scott
1926 George Muir Malaya Mrs Muir
1927 George Robertson Australia Miss Renee Robertson
1928 James Hogg U.S.A. Miss Floy Hogg
1929 John Bateman Australia Netty Bateman
1930 R L Haig U.S.A. Mrs W R Linton
1931 G W Robertson Kenya Miss M Douglas
1932 Tom Scott South Africa Miss C Linton
1933 William Hogg Australia Miss Effie Lowrie
1934 George Rutherford Canada Mrs G Rutherford
1935 Robert Beattie Australia Miss Cathie Rae (Mrs G Smith)
1936 William Lamb Canada Mrs Lamb
1937 James Lothian Hawaii Mrs J Lothian
1938 Jock A F Beattie Australia Miss Effie Palmer (Mrs Wilkie)
1939 J Wilkinson Australia Mrs J Wilkinson
1946 T Inglis Baptie South Africa Miss J Lawson (Mrs Baptie)
1947 V Sinclair New Zealand Mrs Sinclair
1948 Robert McIntyre Canada Mrs M Currie
1949 W Taylor India Mrs W Taylor
1950 Jack Harper Sierra Leone Miss Nancy Scott (Mrs Harper)
1951 William Douglas Australia Miss Netty Stark (Mrs Douglas)
1952 R Waugh New Zealand Miss M Galbraith (Mrs W Eaton)
1953 R Neil Balmer East Africa Miss Margot Balmer
1954 Jack Crooks South Africa Mrs Rena Crooks (nee Moyes)
1955 D McIntyre Kenya Miss A Gibson
1956 John Currie New Zealand Mrs Lockie
1957 David Murray U.S.A. Mrs Murray
1958 Walter Waldie Australia Mrs Connie Walker (nee Stewart)
1959 Douglas Ramsay Ethiopia Mrs Anne Ramsay (nee Thomson)
1960 James Finlay Australia Mrs Dorothy Bjorklund (nee Hyde)
1961 Robert Currie Trinidad Mrs Isabel Currie (nee Storie)
1962 Andrew Sinton U.S.A. Mrs Cathie Sinton
1963 Jack Thomson N. Rhodesia Mrs Jean Thomson
1964 George Thomson South Africa Mrs Mabel Thomson (nee Parkhill)
1965 William Hislop South Africa Miss A Fordyce
1966 Lewis Brydon Malaya Miss Anita Hogarth (Mrs J Craig)
1967 George Anderson India Mrs Cis Anderson
1968 Lawrence Scott South Africa Miss Rosalie Brydon (Mrs Saunders)
1969 Raymond Smith Barbados Mrs Rosemary Smith
1970 Gordon Stewart Canada Mrs May Stewart
1971 James Turnbull U.S.A. Mrs Alexandra Turnbull
1972 Ron Rutherford New Zealand Miss Julie Heath
1973 Gerald Beggs Canada Mrs Nellie Goodlet
1974 Peter Robertson Canada Mrs Rena Robertson
1975 Walter Dalgliesh Canada Mrs Jenny Dalgliesh (nee Turnbull)
1976 Donald Waldie Australia Mrs Sally Waldie
1977 Rex Donaldson Australia Mrs Elizabeth Donaldson
1978 Roy Lawrie Canada Mrs Jennifer Lawrie
1979 Stewart Horsburgh New Zealand Mrs Grace Horsburgh (nee Stark)
1980 Andrew Emond Australia Mrs Helen Emond
1981 Lester Sinton U.S.A. Mrs Nancy Sinton
1982 Drew Imrie New Zealand Miss Sandra Currie
1983 Jim Henderson Canada Mrs Irene Henderson (nee McKinnon)
1984 Douglas Robbie South Africa Mrs Lorna Robbie (nee Brownlee)
1985 George Emond New Zealand Mrs Margaret Emond
1986 Tom Purves U.S.A. Mrs Donna Purves
1987 David Williamson South Africa Mrs Louise Williamson
1988 Brian Nixon Mauritius Mrs Irene Nixon (nee Tranter)
1989 Jan Bjorklund Sweden Miss Madeleine Bjorklund
1990 Murray Russell Canada Mrs Cathy Russell
1991 Rodney Kemp Australia Mrs Heather Kemp
1992 Trevor Walters Australia Mrs Andree Walters
1993 Will Anderson France Mrs Joyce Anderson
1994 Ernest Hume U.S.A. Mrs Kathleen Hume
1995 Duncan Stewart Canada Mrs Phylis Christie (nee Stewart)
1996 William Rathie Indonesia Ibu Yani
1997 Marcus Waldie Australia Hannah Waldie
1998 Billy Coracy U.S.A. Mrs. Anna Coracy (nee Roden)
1999 Craig Douglas Qatar Mrs. Judith Douglas (nee Heatlie)
2000 Greg Stewart Canada Mrs Mary Stewart
2001 Mark Screen Australia Mrs Jane Screen
2002 Keith Williamson U.S.A. Mrs Angela Williamson
2003 Lindsay Cockburn Holland Mrs Mandy Cockburn
2004 Alan Emond New Zealand Mrs Kirsty Emond
2005 Robert Lamza U.S.A. Mrs Danica Lamza.
2006 Gerald Beggs Canada Mrs Heather Henderson(nee Maltman)
2007 James Bunyan U.S.A. Miss Aileen I Firth
2008 Alistair Scott South Africa Miss Madelen Johansson
2009 Alister J. Heatlie N. Ireland Miss Keri Martin
2010 John J, Graham Canada Mrs. Eva Michael
2011 Robert D. Murray Australia Miss Sarah Murray
2012 George C Thomson New Zealand Miss Kim Thomson
2013 Robert M. Anderson U.S.A. Miss Nicola Miner
2014 Kenny Thomson New Zealand Mrs June Cox
2015 Chris J Yardley New Zealand Mrs Eleanor Yardley
2016 Ernie Lamza Monaco Miss Helen Lamza
2017 Martin Murray Qatar Mrs Fiona Murray
2018 Alisdair L Piercy Canada Mrs Sarah E Piercy
2019 Stuart Smith USA Mrs Michelle Smith
2020 No appointment due to Covid 19    
2021 No appointment due to Covid 19    
2022  David Hislop  France  Mrs Kay Hislop
2023  Neil Heatlie Germany   Mrs Catriona Heatlie
2024      

 

 

To be appointed Standard Bearer, the Society requires the following criteria to be satisfied.

CRITERIA FOR APPOINTMENT OF STANDARD BEARER

  • The applicant should be a Souter and have lived  overseas for a minimum of two years
  • That failing the applicant should be a blood descendant of a Souter and have lived overseas for a
    minimum of two years
  • In the event of no applications from overseas, they should be a Souter or blood descendant of a Souter who has lived overseas,
    for a minimum of two years
  • That failing they should be a Souter or blood descendant of a Souter and have lived away from the town for a minimum of two
    years

Notwithstanding the foregoing criteria, in reaching a decision we will take into account matters such as the anniversary of a relative having been a previous Standard Bearer, distance to travel, the suitability of the applicant and any relevant personal circumstances which are brought to the attention of the members. Consideration may also be given, in acceptable circumstances, to the partner of someone meeting the above criteria.

Applications for Standard Bearer should be in the hands of the Society by the date of the AGM in the year preceding the year that is being applied for. An application form is available from the Society or click this link  

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