A History of the Black Watch Royal Highlanders in the Great War, 1914-1918, Volume 3Arthur Grenfell Wauchope Medici society limited, 1926 - World War, 1914-1918 |
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15th Division 25th Sept 2nd Lieut 44th Brigade 5th Camerons 7th July 7th Seaforths 9th Battalion 9th Black Watch A/Cpl Adjutant advance Argyll and Sutherland Army Arras artillery attack August Awarded M.C. Battalion Headquarters Battalion moved Battalion was relieved battle BATTLE OF LOOS billets Camp Captain captured casualties Company Sergeant-Major Corpl Corps Divisional enemy flank following day France with Battn front line German Gordon Gordon Highlanders Guémappe heavy held Hill hospital Infantry Joined 11th Joined 1st Joined 25th Joined 7th Joined Battn June L/Corpl L/Cpl L/Sgt Lewis gun Lieutenant-Colonel Loos machine gun fire Major Mentioned in Despatches Military Cross night non-commissioned officers party platoon position Promoted Capt Promoted Lieut ranks killed Regiment Rejoined remained reserve road Robertson Royal Scots Fusiliers Salonika Second Lieutenant sector September shell Stewart Sutherland Highlanders took Trench warfare village yards Ypres
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Page 114 - Front in bringing to a successful end this relentless war of nearly twelve months' duration. Your prompt patriotic answer to the Nation's Call to Arms will never be forgotten. The keen exertions of all ranks during the period of training have brought you to a state of efficiency not unworthy of my Regular Army. I am confident that in the field you will nobly uphold the traditions of the fine regiments whose names you bear. Ever since your enrolment I have closely watched the growth and steady progress...
Page xvii - The Royal Cypher within the Garter." The badge and motto of the Order of the Thistle. Also (in each of the four corners) the Royal Cypher ensigned with the Imperial Crown.
Page 330 - Brigade my best wishes on your departure to active service. I feel sure that the great and traditional fighting reputation of Scotsmen will be more than safe with you and that your Brigade will spare no effort in the interests of the Empire's cause to bring this war to a victorious conclusion. GEORGE RI" On September 7th, 1915, the brigade sailed from Devonport for an unknown destination which everyone knew to be Gallipoli.
Page xvii - MYSORE," " SERINGAPATAM," " CORUNNA," " BUSACO," "FUENTES D'ONOR," "PYRENEES," "NIVELLE," " NIVE," " ORTHES," "TOULOUSE," "PENINSULA," "WATERLOO," "SOUTH AFRICA, 1846-7, 1851-2-3," " ALMA," " SEVASTOPOL," " LUCKNOW," "ASHANTEE, 1873-4," " TEL-EL-KEBIR," "EGYPT, 1882-4," "KIRBEKAN," "NILE, 1884-5," " PAARDEBERG,
Page 128 - about 40 yards square, on the very crest of the ridge, and just " in front of the enemy's wire, they were so close that it was " difficult to step between them. Nevertheless the survivors had " swept on and through the German lines.
Page v - Be thou, therefore, ready prepared to fight, if thou desirest to gain the victory. Without fighting, thou canst not obtain the crown of patience. If thou wilt not suffer, thou refusest to be crowned; but if thou desirest to be crowned, fight manfully, and endure patiently. Without labour there is no coming to rest, nor without fighting can the victory be obtained.
Page 189 - OFFICERS AND MEN KILLED IN ACTION OR DIED OF WOUNDS OR DISEASE IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914-18 Abbreviations.
Page xvii - Pozieres, FlersCourcelette, Morval, Thiepval, Le Transloy, Ancre Heights, Ancre 1916, ARRAS 1917. '18.
Page 165 - Division with great regret. Its reputation has been earned on many battlefields, and has never stood higher than now. He wishes it all good fortune and many further successes in the future. "Will ye no
Page 111 - Few who were present on that occasion are likely to forget it. Snow commenced to fall shortly after the Battalion left Liss and continued until Frensham was reached, by which time everyone was wet through. After forming up, the Division waited in a biting wind for two hours before Lord Kitchener's party arrived. The inspection consisted of a hurried walk along a road on each side of which the Division was drawn up.