William Service

Died: 4 March 1925, Glasgow

BCM 1925, p160. William Service, M.A., B.Sc., F.E.I.S., J.P., died on March 4th, aged 76. He joined Glasgow Chess Club in 1887, and twenty years after was elected president. In 1902 he formed a club at Coatbridge, and almost throughout his life promoted the interests of the game. He will be greatly missed in Scotland.

Other source:
Glasgow Herald, 6 March 1925, p 1, notice of death.

Alan McGowan
Historian, Chess Scotland