otherpeople Infobox person name JohnStrachan image John Strachan.jpg image size caption JohnStrachan ... of Toronto spouse Ann Wood JohnStrachan pron en str n April 12, 1778 &ndash November 1, 1867 was an influential ... thumb JohnStrachan In 1799 he emigrated to Kingston, Ontario Kingston , Upper Canada to tutor the children ... . Commemoration In the summer of 2004, a bust of JohnStrachan was erected in the quadrangle of Trinity ... Reverend JohnStrachan, D.D., LL.D., First Bishop of Toronto . Toronto Henry Rowsell. MacDonald ... JohnStrachan D.D., LLD., Lord Bishop of Toronto, and in Connection with the Bishop Strachan Memorial Church, Cornwall . Montreal John Lovell. Strachan, John. 1827 . http www.google.co.uk books?id JKcNAAAAQAAJ&pg ... . London John Murray. External links Commons category JohnStrachan http www.biographi.ca 009004 ... Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Strachan, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ... 1, 1867 PLACE OF DEATH Toronto DEFAULTSORT Strachan, John Category 1778 births Category 1867 deaths ... National Historic Persons of Canada fr JohnStrachan ... life Strachan was the youngest of six children born to a quarry worker in Aberdeen , Scotland . He graduated from King s College, Aberdeen in 1797. After his father died in an accident in 1794, Strachan ... students was John Beverley Robinson , future attorney general of Upper Canada. At the same time, he studied to become ordained. In 1803 Strachan was ordained as a priest in the Church of England . He ... District Grammar School . During the Battle of York in 1813, Strachan negotiated the surrender of the city ... Compact . Strachan supported a strict interpretation of the Constitutional Act of 1791 , claiming ... of education in the province. Although Strachan controlled the reserves through the Clergy Corporation .... Educational interests Image Bustofstrachanintrinquad.jpg thumb upright The bust of Strachan in the Trinity quad, Trinity College, Toronto, as seen on a winter morning Much of Strachan s life and work ... more details
JohnStrachan may refer to Sir JohnStrachan, 5th Baronet died 1777 , captain in the Royal Navy JohnStrachan 1778 1867 , Anglican bishop of Toronto, Canada JohnStrachan linguist 1862 1907 , scholar of Celtic languages at the University of Manchester JohnStrachan singer 1875 1958 , Scottish singer John Miller Strachan died 1909 , second Bishop of Rangoon hndis Strachan, John ... more details
Infobox Military Person name JohnStrachan, 5th Baronet Ref label A a none lived died 28 December 1777 image caption placeofbirth placeofdeath Bath, Somerset Bath , England nickname residence United Kingdom nationality United Kingdom British allegiance United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United ... Sir Richard Strachan, 6th Baronet Richard Strachan Nephew Sir JohnStrachan died 28 December 1777 was a Baronet and Scottish clan chief chief of Clan Strachan . He served in the Royal Navy , rising ... Strachan, 6th Baronet Richard Strachan , would also go on to have a distinguished career in the Navy. Career JohnStrachan was born the eldest son of Patrick Strachan, Doctor of Medicine M.D. , physician ... passed to his nephew, Sir Richard Strachan, 6th Baronet Richard JohnStrachan who also became ... view article 26618 ?back 92747,26620 JohnStrachan s entry at the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography http www.clanstrachan.com heritage john strachan.htm JohnStrachan at Clan Stachan.com S start s reg sct bt s bef before Sir Francis Strachan, 4th Baronet Francis Strachan s ttl title Strachan Baronets Baronet br of Thornton, Kincardine years 1777 1828 s aft after Sir Richard Strachan, 6th Baronet Richard JohnStrachan S end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Strachan, John ... Bath, Somerset Bath , England Use dmy dates date October 2010 DEFAULTSORT Strachan, John, 5th ... Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke Lord Hawke . The following year Strachan accompanied Hawke to Gibraltar aboard HMS Antelope 1741 HMS Antelope , to relieve John Byng . On arriving he was appointed to command .... During the encounter Strachan came alongside and sent a boarding party onto the T l maque under William Locker Royal Navy William Locker , who secured her surrender. Strachan took the prize into Gibraltar .... Strachan remained in command of the Sapphire until 1762. Eight years later he was appointed to command ... Indies . Ill health forced Strachan to return to England two years later and he retired from ... more details
JohnStrachan 1862 1907 was a scholar of Sanskrit , Ancient Greek and the Celtic languages . He was a professor at Owens College and the University of Manchester . He is best remembered for the Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus , a collection of material in Old Irish that he edited together with Whitley Stokes scholar Whitley Stokes , and for the textbook Old Irish Paradigms and Selections from the Old Irish Glosses , first published in 1904 05 and later revised by Osborn Bergin . Both of these works are still in print. Sources citeweb url http rylibweb.man.ac.uk specialcollections collections guide atoz strachanpapers title Strachan papers http www.uni due.de DI Researchers Writers.htm Researchers and writers on Irish External links http www.celt.dias.ie publications cat b b3 1 1.html Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus, vol. I from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies http www.celt.dias.ie publications cat b b3 1 2.html Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus, vol. II from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies http shop.ria.ie shop shopdisplayproducts.asp?Search 0901714356 Old Irish Paradigms and Selections from the Old Irish Glosses from the Royal Irish Academy citeweb url http rylibweb.man.ac.uk specialcollections collections guide atoz strachanbook title Strachan book collection accessdate 2009 05 16 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Strachan, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1862 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1907 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Strachan, John Category 1862 births Category 1907 deaths Category Celticists Category British philologists scotland bio stub cy JohnStrachan ... more details
JohnStrachan 1875 1958 was a Scottish farmer and singer of Bothy ballad Bothy Ballads . JohnStrachan was born on a farm, Crichie, near St. Katherines in Aberdeenshire . His father had made his fortune by trading in horses, and had rented the farm. From 1886 John attended Robert Gordon s College as a boarder in Aberdeen . In 1888 he moved with his father to Craigies in Tarves. In 1895 he moved back to Crichie, which became his own farm in 1897. It was still rented, but he bought it in 1918. By 1939 he was successful enough to own five farms. He became president of the Turriff Agricultural Association. He died in Crichie. JohnStrachan was a tradition bearer . He was part of the last generation to sing traditional songs in bothies, along with Davie Stewart, Jimmie MacBeath and Willie Scott, though he never met them, as far we know. A dancing master visited the farms. The farm labourers would learn to dance the highland fling and sword dances, at that time performed in hard shoes. John was dismissive of the modern fashion to perform Highland dancing in soft shoes, or Patent slippers as he ... farm work. JohnStrachan and another singer, Willie Kemp , took part. John Mearns sang The Bonnie Lass o Fyvie on the broadcast. Fyvie is about 3 miles from Crichie. On 16 July 1951, JohnStrachan ... More Child No 251 24. I Had Some Far Better Verses Than That interview JohnStrachan had a repertoire ... . NAME Strachan, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1875 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1958 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Strachan, John Category 1875 births Category 1958 deaths ... about midnight. Strachan sang Dark and Shallow Water for Carpenter. Strachan had learned the song ... had forgotten the song. Carpenter was sufficiently impressed by Strachan to invite him to return to the States ... . The Corries recorded it in 1965. On the album, Strachan sings Lang Johnnie More , 43 verses long ... long that . In 1851, probably nobody would have thought it unusual to sing songs as long as that. Strachan ... more details
Portal Anglicanism The Right Reverend Rt Rev John Miller Strachan ref http www.nationalarchives.gov.uk a2a records.aspx?cat 094 maccession612&cid 95 95 National Archives ref was the second ref The Times , Saturday, Apr 26, 1902 pg. 10 Issue 36752 col B Ecclesiastical Intelligence.Intended resignation of the Bishop of Rangoon ref Bishop of Rangoon ref A History of the Church of England in India since the early days of the East India Company Chatterton, E London SPCK, 1924 ref . Notes references S start S rel en S bef before Jonathan Holt Titcomb S ttl title Bishop of Rangoon years 1882 &ndash 1903 S aft after Arthur Mesac Knight End Bishops of Rangoon DEFAULTSORT Strachan, John Miller Category Year of birth unknown Category 19th century Anglican bishops Category 20th century Anglican bishops Category Bishops of Rangoon Category 1909 deaths ... more details
Strachan is a surname of Scottish people Scottish origin see Clan Strachan , Strachan Baronets , and may refer to Andy Strachan drummer Archibald Strachan Scottish soldier Douglas Strachan Scottish designer of stained glass windows Gavin Strachan footballer Graeme Strachan Australian Singer and Television Personality, known as Shirley Strachan. Gordon Strachan Scottish footballer and manager Gordon C. Strachan aide to H R Haldeman Harcus Strachan VC Hew Strachan military historian James Strachan ice hockey , Canadian ice hockey executive James Strachan programmer , developer of the Groovy programming language James McGill Strachan Canadian lawyer Sir JohnStrachan, 5th Baronet British Captain JohnStrachan Anglican bishop JohnStrachan linguist , scholar of Celtic languages JohnStrachan singer Merrill Strachan Canadian politician Michaela Strachan British TV presenter Sir Richard Strachan, 6th Baronet British Admiral Scott J Strachan Australian Architect Zoe Strachan Scottish novelist There is also a village of the same name Strachan, Aberdeenshire Strachan surname heritage http www.clanstrachan.org Clan Strachan Scottish Heritage Society, Inc. an IRS 501 c 3 non profit public charity. surname It does not help to add disambig or hndis tags where the page only contains people who share a surname dab actually, surname is not considering as a disambig page, so bots don t add interwikis de Strachan fr Strachan ... more details
There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Strachan , both in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia . Both are currently either extinct or dormant. Strachan Baronets, of Thornton, Kincardine 1625 Image Arms of Strachan of Thonrton.svg thumb right 150px Arms of the Stratchen of Thornton The Strachan Baronetcy , of Thornton, Kincardine , was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1625 for Alexander Strachan, a favourite of Charles I of England King Charles I , and a Commissioner of the Exchequer . The title became dormant on the death of the sixth baronet, Sir Richard Strachan, 6th Baronet Richard Strachan in 1828. Their coat of arms arms were or, a hart, tripping, at gaze, azure, attired sable. The Strachans of Thornton were the Clan chief chiefs of Clan Strachan . Sir Alexander Strachan, 1st Baronet 1625 Sir Alexander Strachan, 2nd Baronet Sir James Strachan, 3rd Baronet Sir Francis Strachan, 4th Baronet Sir JohnStrachan, 5th Baronet d. 1777 Sir Richard Strachan, 6th Baronet 1777 1828 Strachan Baronets, of Inchtuthel 1685 Image Arms of Strachan of Inchtuthill.svg thumb right 150px Arms of Strachan of Inchtuthill The Strachan Baronetcy , of Inchtuthel, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1685 for Thomas Strachan. It became extinct upon his death. Sir Thomas Strachan, 1st Baronet See also Clan Strachan References cite book first John last Burke coauthor Burke, Sir Bernard title A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland year 1844 publisher J. R. Smith page 367 edition 2 Category Baronetcies ... more details
. In fact, the last chief of Clan Strachan, Bart. Admiral Sir Richard JohnStrachan, RN never stepped ... JohnStrachan died at his residence, in Bryanstone square, London, after a short illness, on 3 February ... Strachan . ref John, son of Rudolph de Strachane, gave the lands to the Abbey of Dunfermline which ... day The last chief of Clan Strachan was one Admiral Sir Richard JohnStrachan Bart. , RN, who ... Sir John de Strachan was granted the barony of Lenturk in Aberdeenshire 1350 possibly by the Earl ...Infobox Clan image badge clan name Clan Strachan chiefs crest A demi stag springing Or holding a thistle ... Highlands district Strachan District, in present day Aberdeenshire origins gaelic names Strathaen image arms Arms of Strachan of Thonrton.svg plant badge pipe music chiefs name chiefs title 6 sup th sup Strachan Baronets Baronet of Thornton chiefs gaelic title seat the following information is for clans without a current chief last chiefs name Sir Richard Strachan date of death of last chief 1828 commander Clan Strachan is a Scottish clan originating from Aberdeenshire . The clan does not currently ... clan.htm Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2007 09 20 ref The Clan Strachan warcry slogan is Clachnaben ... in topography. The Strachan District or Strachan, Aberdeenshire aka the original Strachan .... A few websites and various unofficial sources mistakenly purport that Clan Strachan is a Lowland clan, possibly because one of the Strachan castles Thornton Castle is located in Kincardineshire , just south of the Highland Boundary Fault in Laurencekirk Strachan occupied 1348 1687 . However, the noble Houses of Strachan Thornton, Glenkindie, Lenturk, Carmyllie, and the Barony in Aberdeenshire all originated from the pre feudal Earldom post feudal Barony of Strachan aka the Strachan District . In addition to the location of the Strachan District being in the Royal Deeside Grampian Highlands of Scotland, which is well north of the Highland boundary, the other chiefly Houses of Strachan of equal ... more details
Infobox Snooker tournament tournament name Strachan Open image venue Willie Thorne Snooker Centre location Leicester country England establishment 1992 organisation World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association format Non Snooker world rankings ranking event prizefund final year 1994 Current Champion Final Champion flagicon ENG Anthony Hamilton snooker player Anthony Hamilton The Strachan Open was a professional snooker tournament. The tournament was held in 1992, and was a Snooker world rankings ranking tournament. The following season, four so called minor ranking events were held. These earned only one tenth of the ranking points of most other ranking tournaments, and were designed to encourage the large number of new snooker professionals. Most of the top sixteen players did not bother to enter. Three of the four minor ranking events were Strachan Challenges . The fourth was the Masters Qualifying Event Benson & Hedges Championship . The Strachan Challenges continued for one more season, but did not earn ranking points. Winners border 1 cellpadding 2 cellspacing 0 align center align center bgcolor 00AF00 Year align left bgcolor 00AF00 Winner align left bgcolor 00AF00 Opponent align left bgcolor 00AF00 Final score align left bgcolor 00AF00 Season align center bgcolor C0FFC0 colspan 5 Strachan Open ranking 1992 flagicon THA James Wattana flagicon ENG John Parrott align center 9 5 1991 92 align center bgcolor C0FFC0 colspan 5 Strachan Challenge minor ranking 1993 flagicon NIR Joe Swail flagicon NLD Stefan Mazrocis align center 9 4 1992 93 1993 flagicon ENG Troy Shaw flagicon ENG Nigel Bond align center 9 4 1992 93 1993 flagicon MLT Tony Drago flagicon IRL Ken Doherty align center 9 7 1992 93 align center bgcolor C0FFC0 colspan 5 Strachan Challenge non ranking 1994 ... www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk strachan.html title Strachan Open, Strachan Challenges publisher Chris ... in 1994 de Strachan Open ru Strachan Challenge sl Strachan Open sv Strachan Open ... more details
James Strachan may refer to James Strachan Australian politician 1810 1875 , Australian politician and merchant, one of the Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1851 1853 James Strachan ice hockey 1876 after 1926 , Canadian ice hockey executive James Strachan programmer , developer of the Groovy programming language hndis Strachan, James ... more details
St Michael and All Angels, Waterford, Hertfordshire Paisley Abbey, Paisley St John s Kirk, Perth ... Arthur Colin Russell, Stained Glass Windows of Douglas Strachan Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Strachan, Douglas ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 26 May 1875 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1950 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Strachan, Douglas Category 1875 births Category ... more details
John Crispian Strachan Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE born 1949 was Chief Constable of Northumbria Police from 1998 to 2005. Life Strachan was born in 1949 and read law at Jesus College, Oxford before receiving an M.A. in Criminology from the University of Sheffield . He became a constable in the Metropolitan Police in 1972, becoming an Inspector in 1977, Chief Inspector in 1983, Superintendent police Superintendent in 1987 and Chief Superintendent in 1990. ref name Who He trained as a negotiator for hostage situations, and was part of the Royal and Diplomatic Protection service of the Metropolitan Police between 1985 and 1988. ref name BBC In 1993, Strachan became Assistant Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police , moving to Northumbria Police as Chief Constable in 1998. ref name Who cite web url http www.ukwhoswho.com view article oupww whoswho U36476 title Strachan, John Crispian work Who s Who UK Who s Who 2009 publisher Oxford University Press month December year 2008 accessdate 13 April 2009 ref He was awarded the Queen s Police Medal in 1996 and was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in 2003. He retired in 2005. ref name BBC cite web url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi england 3683948.stm title Police chief announces retirement publisher BBC News date 23 September 2004 accessdate 13 April 2009 ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Strachan, Crispian ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1949 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Strachan, Crispian Category Living people Category 1949 births Category Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Category Recipients of the Queen s Police Medal Category Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Category British Chief Constables Category Alumni of the University of Sheffield ... more details
Otherpeople Infobox football biography 2 playername Gordon Strachan image File Gordon David Strachan.jpg 200px caption Strachan as manager of Celtic F.C. Celtic fullname Gordon David Strachan dateofbirth ... team Scotland nationalcaps1 50 nationalgoals1 5 Gordon David Strachan Order of the British Empire ... . Strachan played for Dundee F.C. Dundee , Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen , Manchester United F.C. Manchester ... national football team Scotland national team . Prior to Middlesbrough, Strachan managed ... the English or Scottish top flight. In international football Strachan earned 50 cap football caps ... and 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico 86 . Strachan retired from playing in 1996 at age 40, setting a Premier League record for an outfield player. A right sided midfielder, Strachan made his senior debut in 1974 ... for the Scotland national team in 1980. While at Aberdeen Strachan won multiple domestic league ... Super Cup . Moving to England, Strachan won the 1985 FA Cup Final in five seasons with Manchester ... still at Leeds, and then moved to Coventry in 1995 for a final three seasons, as a player coach . Strachan ... . Strachan resigned from Southampton in 2004 and took a 16 month break from management before returning ... League Championship , but left the club after a year in the job. Strachan was named as FWA Footballer ... Manager of the Year in Scotland multiple times by writers and players while at Celtic. In 2007, Strachan was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame . He is the father of Craig Strachan and Gavin Strachan , also footballers. Club career BLP unsourced section date November 2010 Dundee Born in Edinburgh , Strachan started his career at Dundee F.C. Dundee where he was their youngest ever captain. Citation needed date July 2010 Aberdeen Strachan came to prominence when he was signed by Aberdeen ... in March 1989, when he paid 200,000 for Strachan s services. The transfer fee soon paid dividends as Strachan s form resulted in helping Leeds to winning the Second Division title in 1990 ... more details
Infobox Defunct Company company name Strachan & Henshaw company logo type Public company Public slogan fate Acquired successor Babcock International Group foundation 1879 defunct 2008 location Bristol , United Kingdom UK industry Engineering key people products num employees parent subsid Strachan & Henshaw was a major defence and nuclear engineering company based in Ashton Gate in Bristol . History The Company was founded by Robert Price Strachan & George Henshaw in 1879 as a partnership specialising in the manufacture of paper bag making machinery operating from Lewin s Mead in Bristol. In 1920 the business was bought by E.S. & A. Robinson Ltd. ref http brisray.com bristol bhelp3.htm Bristol & Co. by Helen Reid, Redcliffe Press, 1987, ISBN 0 948265 61 2 ref In the 1950s, as part of a consortium involving Clarke Chapman , Head Wrightson , C. A. Parsons and Company C. A. Parsons & Co. , A. Reyrolle & Company A. Reyrolle & Co. and Whessoe and known as the Nuclear Power Plant Company NPPC , it was awarded a contract for reactor mechanical plant at Oldbury Nuclear Power Station Oldbury nuclear power station . ref name manchester http www.dalton.manchester.ac.uk aboutus reports papers uk consortia1b.pdf The UK Magnox and AGR Power Station Projects ref It was subsequently awarded similar ..., merged with John Dickinson Ltd to form John Dickinson Stationery Dickinson Robinson Group . ref name hamelin http www.hamelinbrands.co.uk about us heritage john dickinson Heritage John Dickinson ref ... International Group of the Strachan & Henshaw division of Weir Group plc Office of Fair Trading ... Group ref name hamelin and went on to sell Strachan & Henshaw to Weir Group in July 1990. ref name weir http www.heraldscotland.com weir sells strachan henshaw for pound 65m 1.879008 Weir Group sells Strachan & Henshaw for 65m Herald Scotland, 22 April 2008 ref In April 1998 it bought acquired Bridgetest ... for 65m in April 2008 it was subsequently fully integrated into Babcock and the Strachan & Henshaw ... more details
Infobox musical artist Name Andy Strachan Img Img capt Img size Background non vocal instrumentalist Birth name Andrew Douglas Strachan Born birth date and age df yes 1974 8 20 br Adelaide , Australia Instrument Drum kit Drums Genre Alternative rock , Punk rock Years active Associated acts The Living End br Pollyanna br Alcotomic URL http www.thelivingend.com.au thelivingend.com.au http www.alcotomic.com alcotomic.com Andrew Douglas Strachan born 20 August 1974 is the drummer of Australian rock music rock band The Living End . Biography Andy started drumming at the age of 12, and is self taught.He graduated year 12 at Aberfoyle Park High School in Adelaide and went on to study Natural Therapies for 3 years. Prior to The Living End , Andy worked in hospitality doing restaurant work. At age 15, he began playing drums in an Adelaide band called The Runaways, playing covers of mostly 50 s and 60 s songs similar to fellow band mates Chris Cheney Chris and Scott Owen Scott s previous band named The Runaway Boys. He later moved to Melbourne with mates Paul Inglis and Toby Martin in the band Poxsii Barccs. Fact date August 2008 reason please verify the content of this passage User Roadrunner77 Roadrunner77 User talk Roadrunner77 talk 07 07, 10 August 2008 UTC After appearances on Pot of Gold and Hey Hey It s Saturday Red Faces and a lot of busking the band broke up due to lack of support. Fact date August 2008 reason please verify the content of this passage User Roadrunner77 Roadrunner77 User talk Roadrunner77 talk 07 07, 10 August 2008 UTC Together with John Baxter formerly of Holocene ... by Chris Cheney as Andy Big Balls Strachan By name and nature See also The Living End Scott Owen ... . NAME Strachan, Andy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 20 August 1974 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Strachan, Andy Category Australian drummers Category Living people Category 1974 births it Andy Strachan nl Andy Strachan ru , ... more details
Infobox mountain name Mount Strachan photo photo caption elevation m 2687 elevation ref ref name peakfinder http www.peakfinder.com peakfinder.ASP?PeakName Mount Strachan PeakFinder ref prominence m 272 prominence ref map map caption map size 200 label position right location Alberta br British Columbia range lat d 50 lat m 22 lat s 57 lat NS N long d 114 long m 48 long s 54 long EW W coordinates ref topo National Topographic System NTS 82J 07 first ascent easiest route Mount Strachan is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide . It was named in 1918 after Strachan, Lt. Henry VC. ref name peakfinder ref http www.bivouac.com MtnPg.asp?MtnId 21716 Mount Strachan ref See also List of peaks on the British Columbia Alberta border Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia References reflist Canadian Rockies state collapsed Category Mountains of Alberta Strachan Category Mountains of British Columbia Strachan Category Great Divide of North America Strachan Alberta geo stub BritishColumbia geo stub ... more details
Image Scolty Tower.jpg thumb Scolty Tower, north of StrachanStrachan is a village in Aberdeenshire , Scotland that lies along the Water of Feugh , a tributary of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, a few miles southwest of Banchory . The village of Strachan is located in the Grampian Highlands of Scotland, about 20 miles southwest of Aberdeen. Its name is derived from the gaelic word STRATH meaning broad valley, and Aan pronounced awn like lawn. See also Archdeacon of Brechin Clan Strachan Corsedardar Hill Sources http www.scottish places.info towns townfirst3957.html Strachan in the Gazetteer for Scotland . Aberdeenshire geo stub Marr, Aberdeenshire places state uncollapsed Aberdeenshire places state collapsed Category Villages in Aberdeenshire coord 57 01 N 2 32 W display title region GB type city source GNS enwiki ... more details
Image Harcus Strachan.jpg thumb right Harcus Strachan Victoria Cross VC Military Cross MC November 7, 1884 May 1, 1982 was a Canada Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom British and Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth forces. Strachan pron en str n strawn was 33 years of age, and serving in the World War I First World War with the Canadian Expeditionary Force as a lieutenant in The Fort Garry Horse , when he performed the action for which he was awarded the VC. It has become traditional for the Garrys to hold a parade every year on the anniversary of Strachan s unlikely cavalry exploit. During the Battle of Cambrai 1917 Battle of Cambrai on 20 November 1917 at Masni res , France , Lieutenant Strachan took command of a mounted Squadron cavalry squadron of Garrys when the squadron leader, approaching the German front line at a gallop, was killed. Lieutenant Strachan led the squadron through the enemy line of machine gun posts and then, with the surviving men, led the charge on the German battery, killing seven of the gunners with his sword. When all the gunners were killed and the battery silenced, he rallied his men and fought his way back at night on foot through the enemy s lines, bringing all unwounded men safely in, together with 15 prisoners. Strachan, having ... 6, 1918. After the war, he farmed in Edmonton before going into banking. Strachan later commanded ... and the University of Edinburgh. Strachan eventually attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel . Strachan ... Strachan http www.legionmagazine.com features victoriacross 05 07.asp Legion Magazine Article on Harcus Strachan Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Strachan, Harcus ALTERNATIVE ... OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Strachan, Harcus Category Canadian World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross Strachan, Harcus Category 1884 births Strachan, Harcus Category 1982 deaths Strachan, Harcus Category ... more details
Zo Strachan born 1975 is a Scotland Scottish novelist, journalist and university tutor. Biography Strachan grew up in Kilmarnock , Ayrshire . ref name UG Cite web title English Literature Zoe Strachan publisher University of Glasgow date url http www.gla.ac.uk englishliterature staff zoestrachan format doi accessdate 2009 06 02 ref She studied Archeology and Philosophy at the University of Glasgow , followed by a MPhil in Creative Writing at the universities of Glasgow and University of Strathclyde Strathclyde . ref name BC Cite web last Rawlinson first Zsuzsa authorlink coauthors title Zo Strachan Interview work Faces and Places publisher British Council date url http www.britishcouncil.org hungary arts literature strachan.htm doi accessdate 2009 06 02 ref She later became a Creative Writing tutor at the University of Glasgow. ref name list Cite news last first author link last2 first2 author2 link title Glasgow author awarded major international scholarship newspaper The List magazine The List pages year date 2008 03 10 url http www.list.co.uk article 6948 glasgow author awarded major international scholarship accessdate 2009 06 02 postscript . ref Strachan lives in Glasgow with her girlfriend, novelist Louise Welsh . ref Cite news last Hoggard first Liz author link last2 first2 ... accessdate 2009 06 02 postscript . ref ref Cite web last Strachan first Zo authorlink ... sad to be gay format doi accessdate 2009 06 02 ref Work Strachan s work has been published in New Writing ... name OS Cite web last Strachan first Zo authorlink coauthors title Zo Strachan work Official site ... second novel was 2004 s Spin Cycle . In 2008 Strachan was awarded the Hermann Kesten Stipendium fellowship ... Persondata . NAME Strachan, Zoe ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1975 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Strachan, Zoe Category Living people Category 1975 births ... Category Scottish journalists Category Scottish women writers sv Zo Strachan ... more details
Craig Strachan , born 10 February 1971 , represented Scotland in both ice hockey and field hockey in the 1980s. At club level, he played for Dundee Rockets and Fife Flyers at ice hockey. Born in Dundee , Strachan represented Scotland at indoor hockey in both the U 18s, U 21s and senior levels. An article in the Evening Telegraph of 19 December 1989 cites that Strachan netted 10 of the goals scored at the U 21 Midshires Tournament in Birmingham. Strachan played with Menzieshill , Dundee Wanderers and Plexus Mercian at club level. While playing at NMP Menzieshill, they won the Scottish Indoor Hockey Club Championships at Kelvinhall, Glasgow 18 February 1990 beating Western Indespension 10 5. While playing with Plexus Mercian they won the national league, which earned them a place in the European Cup, in Cologne, Germany. Strachan is currently playing for Falkirk GHG Hockey Club. His cousins Niall Stott , Ross Stott and Jenny Gerrard have followed in his footsteps, currently representing Scotland in field hockey. External links http www.djservice.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Falkirk GHG Hockey Club Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Craig Strachan ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 10 February 1971 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Strachan, Craig Category Dundee Rockets players Category Dundee Wanderers Category Plexus Mercian Category People from Dundee Category Scottish ice hockey players Category 1971 births Category Living people ... more details
lead too short date January 2011 Infobox Football biography 2 image playername Adam Strachan fullname Adam Strachan dateofbirth birth date and age 1987 02 24 df y cityofbirth Glasgow countryofbirth Scotland height height ft 5 in 10 currentclub position Midfielder years1 2004 2007 clubs1 Partick Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle caps1 74 goals1 5 years2 2008 2009 clubs2 Ross County F.C. Ross County caps2 42 goals2 1 years3 2009 2010 clubs3 Dumbarton F.C. Dumbarton caps3 2 goals3 0 years4 2009 clubs4 Albion Rovers F.C. Albion Rovers loan caps4 4 goals4 0 years5 2010 2011 clubs5 Clyde F.C. Clyde caps5 ... Adam Strachan born 24 February 1987 in Glasgow is a Scotland Scottish professional footballer currently ... thistle 7150184.stm title Strachan moves to Victoria Park publisher BBC Sport date 2 January 2008 accessdate 13 July 2009 ref In July 2009, Strachan went on trial with Scottish Football League First ... sport morton articles 2009 06 26 388949 strachan training with ton title Strachan ... . In September 2009, Strachan signed for Scottish Football League Third Division Third Division ... sport1 hi football teams d dumbarton 8264154.stm title Strachan wins deal with Dumbarton publisher ... , Strachan was loaned to fellow Third Division side Albion Rovers F.C. Albion Rovers . ref cite news url http www.dumbartonfootballclub.com news ?mode view&id 2902 title STRACHAN LEAVES ON LOAN publisher ... url http www.clydefc.co.uk news 2009 12 29 3413 title Strachan set to sign publisher clydefc.co.uk date 29 December 2009 accessdate 29 December 2009 ref After impressing as a trialist, Strachan signed for Arbroath F.C. Arbroath on 25th February 2011 until the end of the season. Criminal trial Strachan ... soccerbase id 38253 name Adam Strachan Use dmy dates date November 2010 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . name Strachan, Adam alternative names short description date of birth 1987 place of birth Glasgow , Scotland date of death place of death DEFAULTSORT Strachan, Adam Category 1987 ... more details
Infobox football biography 2 image fullname Gavin David Strachan height convert 5 ft 10 in abbr on dateofbirth ..., 7 May 2009 UTC Gavin David Strachan born 23 December 1978 in Aberdeen is a Scotland Scottish association football player and sports journalist. He is the son of manager and former player Gordon Strachan ... City F.C. Coventry City , Strachan has played for ten different senior clubs, and is a self ... 2008 09 welcome to the gavin strachan.html title Welcome to the Gavin Strachan blog date ... national under 21 football team . ref name international cite web first Gavin last Strachan ... my international heyday work Gavin Strachan s blog publisher BBC News date 2009 04 02 accessdate ... for BBC News in September 2008. Club career Strachan began his football career at Coventry City F.C. Coventry City where his father, Gordon Strachan , had taken over as player manager in 1996. He ... Strachan url http www.sporting heroes.net football heroes displayhero club.asp?HeroID 22413 first George ... Strachan stepped down as manager in late 2001. He scored once during his spell at Coventry, scoring ... 2000 accessdate 28 December 2010 ref In March 2003 Strachan joined Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United , in a loan deal scheduled for the remainder of the season. ref cite news title Strachan ... of 2002 03. ref cite news title Southend release Strachan url http news.bbc.co.uk sport1 hi ... matches and scoring seven. During the 2005 06 season, Strachan missed a large amount of the season ... third season at Hartlepool. In the 2006 07 season, Strachan saw limited selection by new Pools boss .... ref cite news title Posh seal permanent Strachan deal url http news.bbc.co.uk sport1 hi football ... ref Strachan signed for Notts County F.C. Notts County on 10 January 2008 after his release from Peterborough United. ref cite news title Strachan completes County switch url http news.bbc.co.uk sport1 ... from the club at the end of the season, Strachan being among them. ref cite news title Notts County ... more details
Archibald Strachan died 1652 was a Scottish soldier who fought in the War of the Three Kingdoms , reaching the rank of Colonel . His greatest achievement was defeating the Cavaliers Royalist general officer general James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose Montrose at the Battle of Carbisdale . After Charles I of England Charles I came to Scotland, Strachan belonged to the ultra Presbyterianism Presbyterian party of Remonstrants who were suspicious of the king and attempted to reach a negotiated settlement with Oliver Cromwell Cromwell . He was commander in the west, but eventually defected to Cromwell. ref Austin Woolrych, Britain In Revolution Oxford, 2002 , pp. 488 90 ref Footnotes Reflist External links http www.british civil wars.co.uk biog strachan.htm short biography Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Strachan, Archibald ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1652 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Strachan, Archibald Category Scottish soldiers Category 1652 deaths Scotland bio stub ... more details
Bernadette Strachan n e Gaughan, born 27 December 1962 is an England English author of popular women s fiction and among the more popular writers of chick lit . Her first novel, The Reluctant Landlady , was published by Hodder and Stoughton in 2004 since when she has published a further three novels. with the same publisher. In 2009 her fifth book, How to Lose a Husband and Gain a Life , was published by Little, Brown. She also writes theatre works under her maiden name of Bernie Gaughan. Biography Bernadette Strachan was born in Fulham , London into an Irish Catholic family. ref http www.bernadettestrachan.co.uk biog txt.htm Biography from the author s site ref Her Irish background is often incorporated into her writing, particularly in the semi autobiographical musical Next Door s Baby . ref http entertainment.timesonline.co.uk tol arts and entertainment stage theatre article3359271.ece Next Door s Baby , review in The Times , February 13, 2008 ref which was written for London s Orange Tree Theatre with her composer husband Matthew Strachan . Prior to becoming an author she worked in the media as a radio advertising producer and subsequently as an agent for voiceover artists. ref http www.hodder.co.uk author details.asp?author 24973 Hodder and Stoughton author biography ref Bibliography The Reluctant Landlady 2004 ref http www.hodder.co.uk book details.asp?book 51796 The Reluctant ... 24973 Bernadette Strachan at Hodder and Stoughton http www.lovereading.co.uk author 728 Bernadette Strachan at LoveReading.co.uk http www.bernadettestrachan.com Official Bernadette Strachan Website http www.thebookseller.com in depth trade profiles 47962 bernadette strachan left at the altar.html Bernadette Strachan Bookseller interview http www.meettheauthor.co.uk bookbites 993.html Meet the Author Bernadette Strachan entry br Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Strachan, Bernadette ... PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Strachan, Bernadette Category 1962 births Category Living people Category ... more details
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