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Not Invergordon academy but Pitcalnie primary school.
Back: Left to right. Sandra Murray, Robin Sutherland, Johnnie McLennan (police Inspector Hong Kong Police shot - date unknown) Joyce McLeod. Roddy Matheson. Patrick Swanson.
Middle: Ghenia Wdovchek (Spelling?) Duff?, ?, Bertie McKay, Alastair McLeod, Violet Murray
Front: Gordon Macintosh, ?, Leslie Clark (Port Services), ?, Rosie Matheson, George Murray?, William Sutherland. The teacher is Miss Elam Melville.
The picture is taken in front of the swings at bottom of the playground. There are houses there now.

Middle row to left of Bertie McKay is Gregor Laing. Memory coming back a bit more. Johnnie McLennan was actually shot dead. Three bullets in him and the HK Police enquiry came up with a verdict of Suicide if my memory serves me correctly.

Pitcalnie is Nigg. Go towards Nigg from Arabella and take the Balintore turn off and at the top of the hill past the cemetery and Pitcalnie School is on your left. It is a house now.

Where would Pitcalnie school be located?

2 corrections. The lower row to the right of Leslie Clark is Ronald Smith and it is Johnie Sutherland not William.

There are two Duff brothers in this photo. In the middle row, second in, is Angus, and John is in the front row second in. I know them because they are my brothers.
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