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How a Buckie Private Won the V.C

... the very rare experience ol seeing the V.C. won. The ist/6th battalion Gordon Highlanders (I believe they were part of the 51st Division) were on A Company's left. One of their men, Private George M'lntosh, of Buckie, .Banffshire, saw the plight of the ...

Published: Monday 12 May 1930
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3146 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

The Page*

... the Pelican of Sacrifice The Infantry Page 6 gives the contribution Canada and U.B.A. and the mosques Mesopotamia occupy the centre of column. the bottom, kilt clad and stout-hearted, with swinging step, march the Infantry. On page the emblem is that of ...

Published: Tuesday 20 May 1930
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 477 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

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... Royal Artillery. and went to France in May, 1915. with the fantous 51st Highland Division. After six months will the F.xpeditionary Force he was corn tissioned to the Hit/Wand Light Infantry, anti returned to France with the 11th H.L.I. whi' h, after the ...

Published: Friday 31 October 1930
Newspaper: Forfar Herald
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 253 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

,e 1 The War-Time Spirit—Discipline and Good-Fellowship. Duke of Atholl's Recollections ; slst (Highland) ..

... William Mt Thomson. K.C.M.G.. C.B. - (Ctentitanding 51st (Highland) Division. T.A.) and staff officer; Colonel the Hon. lan M. Campbell, D. 8.0., T.D. (Commanding 152nd (13caforth and Cameron) Infantry Brigade, T.A.); Major Lord James Stewart Murray; L ...

Published: Wednesday 19 November 1930
Newspaper: Perthshire Advertiser
County: Perthshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 1422 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

►l.l. CUBS PLEASE NOTE

... at• Military Ceremony on North Inch. COMMEMORATING BIRTH OF PERTHSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. A t ine.honourei I ceremony in commemoration of the raising of the 90th Perthshire Light Infantry was held at the obelisk on the North Inch on Wednesday when a detachment ...

Published: Saturday 16 May 1931
Newspaper: Perthshire Advertiser
County: Perthshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 476 | Page: 21 | Tags: none

ATTEMPTED ASSAULT WITH BOTTLE

... labourer, Todburn Lane, pleaded guilty to breach of the peace m a room of the club at 165 Seagate, occupied the Highland Light Infantry Association. Assistant Chiof-Constable Macdonald said that accused was member of the club. About 11 o'clock last, night ...

Published: Tuesday 28 July 1931
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 443 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

STIRLING CASTLE GARDEN PARTY

... J. H. MacKenzie and Mrs and Miss MacKenzie, Bridge of Allan. Depots represented were:—The Black Watch and the Highland Light Infantry. ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1931
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 739 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SHIPPING IRELAND FOR HOLIDAYS GLENS OF ANTRIM TOUR Seven Days' perfect pleasure visiting best touring district ..

... and Viscountess Younger Leckie party Captain Mrs James Younger Arnsbrae Alloa Rev A and Mrs Yeoman Scottish Command From the 51st Highland Division and Highland Area Colonel and Mrs Innes Fair-mount Perth Captain and Mrs Lunt Queen Victoria School Dunblane ...

Published: Saturday 08 August 1931
Newspaper: Callander Advertiser
County: Perthshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 4140 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ARMY ANNOUNCEMENTS

... the appointment of commander 155 th E. Scottish Infantry Brigade; Colonel J. Marshall-Cornwall, C.8.E., D.SO., M.C.. H.P., to be commander R.A. 51st Highland Division. Royal Artillery, 13th Highland Light Brigade—Officer Cadet George Blakemore Lewis, from ...

Published: Wednesday 03 August 1932
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 74 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

(To be castlisuild.)

... the Royal Artillery and went to 'France in May, 1915, with the famous 51st Highland Division. Aft. , six months with the Expeditionary For. he was commissioned to the Light Infantry, and returned to Fran , • with the 11th H.L.I. which, after the trona ...

BADGES CUT IN ROCK

... Yorkshire Light Infantry, of Pontefract, who now in his year, was present at Cherat when, as he describes it, the first of those badges, the original crest of the 51st K.0.L.1., was curved a soldier of the regmient, in 1877, in the days before the 51st K.0 ...

Published: Tuesday 24 January 1933
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 553 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

THE 29 SHIPPING FAWCETT’S HOLIDAY TOURS GREEN HILLS IRELAND with enchanted Woodland Glens Waterfalls Lakes ..

... reels— 1 Piper M’Gee 2 Hope Piper Walker Bugling— 1 Drummer Meiklejohn 2 Robertson Boxing light-weight 1 Pte Richardson “C” Coy 2 Pte M’Farlane “A” Coy Boxing light-weight (novices) 1 Pte West “A” Coy Boxing feather-weight (trained men) 1 Pte Robin Coy ...

Published: Saturday 29 July 1933
Newspaper: Callander Advertiser
County: Perthshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 4452 | Page: 10 | Tags: none