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PIPING IN GERMANY

... Success at Highland Sports Pipe-Major Donald Shaw Ramsay, Highland Light Infantry, who belongs to Avonbridge, and has his home in Westquarter Village, took a very prominent part in the 51st Highland Divisional sports held recently in Germany. In the spring ...

Published: Saturday 13 October 1945
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 269 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

PIPES AND DRUMS

... Bonnie Dundee,” two airs heard at the Victory March of the 51st Division into Tripoli; ‘‘The Muckin’ o’ Geordie”s Byre,” associated with an incident in the last war. when the 17th Highland Light Infantry stormed the enemy trenches to this tune; and Atholl and ...

Published: Wednesday 02 February 1944
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 222 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

EVENING SERVICE

... in this series was made in Germany. Captain Alistair Borthwick, who saw some of the toughest infantry fighting of the war with his Seaforth battalion in the 51st Highland Division, is now serving with the occupation forces in Germany. He recorded this talk ...

Published: Wednesday 03 October 1945
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 611 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

INLAND DIVISION TORY PARADE ing of German Generals of the long road which Alamein and ended at sjJ lave was

... and discimaintajned to the last. fiJPrhavon may be considered the end of the German reason General G. H. A. commander of the 51st jCJ* made the ceremony of the Germans in accord- General Eisenhower’s j fiftt all Germans must be dist midnight last night ...

Published: Wednesday 16 May 1945
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 627 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CASUAL COMMENTS

... and bath units were looked upon with condescension by fighting troops, but no longer. Army personnel, particularly tough infantry veterans, are unanimous now in their enthusiastic praise for the men who provide baths for them and launder their clothes ...

Published: Wednesday 09 January 1946
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1920 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ENSURING A FAIR DEAL

... The Units of 51/52 Scottish Infantry Division are as follows: 532 Light A.-A. Regt, R.A. This Regiment which comprises three Batteries, was formed partly • in Falkirk pre-war and partly in Alloa, and called the 32nd Light A.-A. Regiment. This Unit is ...

Published: Saturday 03 May 1947
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2716 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BRITISH LEGION

... Highlanders, said; “This is a queer job for a regular soldier, but its good fin.” He was formerly in the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry and has served in Africa, India, Gibraltar, Iraq. and Palestine Amone: others in the film are Col. J. Rodsrer, of West ...

Published: Wednesday 31 October 1945
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1191 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

AWARDED CERTIFICATE

... After further service with the Cameronians and with an English yeomanry regiment, Mr Haddow joined the King’s Shropshire Light ; Infantry early last year and landed in France about week after D Day. He has been with his unit, which is part of the Eleventh ...

Published: Saturday 14 July 1945
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1451 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LARBERT AND STENHOUSEMUIK

... and .^P?, Districts Sub-Committee /-S» unci the District Council Offices on Tuesday. Reports on drainage, public cleansing, lighting and salvage were submitted by the Sanitary Inspector. Mr James Macfarlane. Mr John Matheson reported on his visit accompanied ...

Published: Saturday 04 May 1946
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1972 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

SCOTTISH BROADCASTING NEWS

... Moore’s famous retreat to Corunna and fought in the Peninsular War. The Camerons were at Waterloo, and withstood very heavy infantry and cavalry attacks. Inside the I regimental square the serving I pipers played stirring airs. There I followed service in ...

Published: Wednesday 19 January 1944
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1851 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

PARIS AND AFTER

... are still without light, please be patient as very soon the matter will be rectified. Mantles are on the way and those responsible are doing their best to give us light. This winter is likely to be the last one with street gas lighting. The standards for ...

Published: Saturday 19 October 1946
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 5805 | Page: 4 | Tags: none