... where he was born, as a guest of his old regiment. Sprightly Harry Lunan (98) piped the sth Gordons into action at the Battle of the Somme in July 1916. The last known man alive to pipe men into action during the first world war, his bravery was recorded ...

... MacCrimmon. Piper MacCrimmon played Cock O’ The North, the tune Piper Lunan played to lead the troops forward at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Mr Lunan said he would not like to see the Gordons amalgamated with the Queen’s Own as is planned by the Government ...

... us about five minutes or so ILR CTDIlfEC GAIN— AT BOY O 2 HE MISSED RISE OR 37 UR ROBERT SHEPHERD 70 veteran of the Battle of the Somme never claimed an increase made in YANA hits back at viewers Stephen chklren’s that evening he died 12 down the tt prison ...

... Aberdeenshire has just had extracted from one of hio hands a bullet which has lodged there since he was wounded during the Battle of the Somme on August 18 near GuiL letnonf while serving with the 4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders In the course of his work Mr ...

... ClaSROW is to be inducted to-morrow to the pastorate of Hamilton Church Port-Glasgow He gained the Military Medal at the Battle of the Somme in November 1916 and was for over two years a prisoner of war in Germany (Carmnnnock Division)— Burnside IUROPA which ...

... Infantry Otlicer'' now appearing serially makes the curious revelation that while waiting to go over the top in the Battle of lhe Somme his mind was busily occupied with the advertising rhyme: — 'they come as a boon and a bics’ing to men The Something ...

... Horace Smith-Dorrien at Poziere’ Cemetery commemorating 116’90 officers and men who lost their lives during the last battle of the Somme March 21 to August 7 191 the war I’AC” END DESTROYS STADIUM New York Monday The huge wooden New York Velodrome the ...

... we used to talk light heartedly alx-ut our job of one great day going through the -G’ in ‘Gap’” Twice timing the battle of the Somme vve were marched up to the ront in a hurry cavalry regiments ami their at-te idant Horse Artillery to on the spot ready ...

... authenticity to cast slur on all Scottish troops in the war It is reported that Mr Graves we terribly wounded in the first battle f the Somme and one must take it thatthe fleet of tlu-se wounds drained the milk of kindness out of his son) as no gentleman— even ...

... t-ool working in a Clyde shipyard and had Raiment as tirivde being wounded at promise of further employment room tho Battle of tho Somme the following Octogenarian Dead — Mm S'irili Quaker or Laird took TH KHAT TO SONS At Hamilton J Court yesterday Thomas ...

... with the supply of shells — would bring us vague word of his existence At the end of July we were shifted south to the Battle of the Somme Compared with this Loos and the Salient had been rest-cures Guns practically in the open barely protected against splinters ...