Pvt. James Scott, one of the last Gordon Highlanders to survive the the construction of the Thailand-Burma Death Railwav has died Private James 'Jimmy' Scott was posted to "Limbs hadto be amputatedwithajoiner's saw. Singapore withthe Gordon Highlanders' 2nd Battalion "The blue flies liked the ulcers and we waited until and defended the city against Japanese invaders. the maggots were working around the outside of the But he was captured in ulcer. 1942 and sent to the Changi "Several menwould hold prison camp building where he you down and the pus was spent three-and-a-half years scraped outto where the mag- working on the railway where gots were, oftento the bone. more than 100.000 men died. "'We were getting weaker Onlyfourofthe Gordon all the time and it got too time Highlanders sent to work on the consuming to burythe bodies railway line remain alive. and as the Japanese were in Pvt. Scott,whowasbom such a hurry we had to build in Cuminestown in November bonfires and cremate the dead." l92\,recently recalled his time there when interviewed Pvt. Scott was an apprentice joiner before he ac- by writer Stewart Mitchell, author of S c att ere d Under cidentallyjoined the Gordon Highlanders. the Rising Sun. He had signed his name at the door of a hall in He said it was a "much worse fate" being captured Dufftown where he had taken some friends to show them by the Japanese than being taken by the Germans. his work. He did not realise what he had done until he He said atthe time: "Many lives were lost, either was called up and deployed to Le Havre in France. by falling from the bridge into the river and being swept When Mr. Scott was liberated from the Japanese away or through weakness and tropical diseases such prison, he retumed home and settled down in Turrifl in as cholera, beriberi, dysentery or malaria. Aberdeenshire, where he married his vife,Lizzie, and "If your skin was cut by bamboo or a chip from a hadsixchildren. rock, the sore would turn into atropical ulcer. He died last Saturday at the age of 94 and his fu- "These ulcers grewverybig and sometimes awhole neral was held on Wednesday. hip or calf was eaten away. With many thanks to Scotland's The Scotsman. HIGHLA Friday, May zgtln throLlgh Sunday, ay 3l utu 20X 5 ntry V*r* An representing AL""n Fson Soef,,een- 2015 Honored e lan 2015 Honored Soeiety EMAJ IRWIN scom/sfd sO0/ErY oF L0 wt-!_E HsneAnEJusr4 FewExrnespeclar TnrRtos We,Ds. " " " We have THREE tent speeials for our Clan Representatives pB " Awesome Children's aetivitics with a free & J luneh provided by Smueker's " Discount Games Admission Priee for Familics ' 2 Fields of Activities, Demonstrations and Vendors " Free Parking and Free Shuttle ' Available on Sat, & Sun, " Free onsite assistance searching your family name and 0lan affiliation " service provideeJ by Bluegrass lT " Plus many more extra touches to make your stay with us memorable (The conflrnred entertainers to date) eoltu Gnnnr"Aoeus GerurRarrols celebration, lt has been au SEVEN NATIONS such a resounding suceess, we aelded PIUS, WE LISTENED TO YOUR a special recognition time to our Sunday sehedule, Bring your REQUESTS! Tuc Ceurpn Wltt enire family, What a wonderful eE nr BnRneN RtvrR Srnre Panr memory for each of you to share Held at picturesque Barren River Lake State Resort parl< in Lucas, l(y NO PETS . ALL EWNTS EEI.D RAIN ON SIilNE - NO AEFWDS For more information, please eontact the GT-,ASCr{ ,A Gr[ S 119 East Main Street - Glasgow, t<y 42141 email; [email protected] www.glasgowhighlandgames.com eome enjoy Southern hospitality and Geltie pride! sgow us.ir.Ist FtlNi For the lexophiles amongst us "Lexophile" is a word used to de- .. when you've seen one shopping scribe those that have a love for words, center you've seen a mall. such as "you can tune a piano, but you Police were summoned to a can't tuna fish", or "to write with a broken daycare center where a three-year-old pencil is pointless." was resisting a rest. A competition to see . Did you hear about who can come up with the the fellow whose entire left best lexophiles is held side was cut off? He's all every year in an undis- right now. closed location. Th is A bicycle can't year's winning submis- stand alone; it's just two sion is posted at the very tired. end. When a clock is When fish are in hungry it goes back four schools, they sometimes seconds. take debate. .. The guy who fell onto .. Athief who stole a cal- an upholstery machine is endar got twelve months. now fully recovered. .. When the smog lifts He had a photo- in Los Angeles U.C.L.A. graphic memory which The batteries were was never developed. given out free of charge. .. When she saw her first strands of .. Adentist and a manicurist married. grey hair she thought she'd dye. They fought tooth and nail. .. Acupuncture is a jab well done. .. Awill is a dead giveaway. That's the point of it. .. With her marriage, she got a new And the cream of the twisted crop: name and a dress. .. Those who get too big for their .. A boiled egg is hard to beat. pants will be totally exposed in the end. Announcing the St. Andrew Society of Tallahassee, Florida has a brand spanking new website! WWW. SAINTANIDREWTALLAII\ S SEE. ORG Eetfr's Newfangfe[ lFamiQ tree Section E tuIarcfr 2015 cPage 3 Thirteen CDUSA Regions cover the United States With membership you will receive your regional newsletter several times each year, plus the CDUSA national publication By Sea By Land two times a year. Clax] Doil]atd tlSA -t1rrt 4rv A .^t jry M A^a*w D oa"d^d, Diane Carey-Schmitz Membership Secretary 1685 Casitas Avenue Marion Sch mitz 1685 Casitas Avenue Pasadena, CA 91 1 03 Pasadena, CA 91 1 03 626-398-6343 626-398-6343 ce lti cww@ sbcq I oba l. net [email protected] To see the many names on the Clan Donald sepUallied family list, please visit: http .//www. cl a n-d o n a ld -u sa . o rg The Shield and Crest Gary Bruce MacDonald Pursuivant of Arms, CDUSA Texas Region With thanksto ForuardTogethef Na Toirt Ri Cheile, Winter 2014Texas Region Clan Donald USA I often notice how Coats of Arms are of helmets as a way to deflect weapons' used and misused, such as the common mis- blows. Knights would attachthe crest using use of heraldic terms. a twisted cloth wreath, or torse, of "livery" Take for example the Cadillac Crest. colors, with a small cape, or mantling, hang- While General Motors recently redesigned the ing down behind to protect the helmet from logo, they've always called it a "Crest." In the sun. These elements remain in Coats of heraldic terms the brandmark is not a Crest. Arms today. It is a Shield. Hzu'1 The misnamed "Cadillac Crest" is based on the Shield of French explorerAntoine de La Mothe Cadillac, who founded Detroit in l70I and was governor of Louisiana from 17r0- 17t6. The Crest is aparticular element in a full Achievement ofArms, which comprises, most EffiOL WTTH MATTA generally, a Shield, a Helm, a Torse, a Man- tling , a Crest and an Escrol. Based on nobil- The Arms of David Wooten, executive ity, sometimes there are other elements, such director of the American College of Heraldry as Supporters - figures that hold the Shield showing the different elements of an Armo- on either side. rialAchievement. The Shield is the primary part of the While the Shield is the main element, in Arms. It derives from the shields knights Scottish heraldry the Crest is often promi- would carry in battle and tournaments. The nently displayed, with clansmen and designs on shields soon expanded to surcoats clanswomen wearing their Chief s Crest within worn over affnor and on horses. It also be- a belt and buckle image, like the Clan Donald came common to attach "crests" to the tops Continued on page 7 Eetfr's Newfangte[ lFani$ tree Section E fu4-arcfr 2015 aage 5 tone MOTTO: Sola Mrtus No- bilitat (Virtue Alone Eno- bles) \A/AR CRY: "The Hender- son's Are Here!" Clan Henderson The sons of Henry (MacEanruig) are a family as old as any clan in the Highlands. In modern times, Clan Henderson traces lineage through the Chief of the Name and Arms of Henderson, Alistair of Fordell. However, in times more distant Henderson's can claim descent from a Rn €irean Geann €innidh Kins of the Picts and down through five unique bloodlines evolving from the regions of Caithness, Fordell, Glencoe, Shetlands/Liddesdale and Ulster. Henderson's from the Glencoe region have strong ties to the MacDonald Clan and were renowned as pipers and bodyguards to the Chief (Maclan). Henderson's from the Caithness region have ties to the Clan Gunn. Society Contact: : Mark Henderson ([email protected]) Website : http : //www. clanhendersons oc i ety. org 2015 AGM- Salado, TX Sue Myers, Clan Campbell SocietyNA tliffinM Clansman of the fi.nteI Year 2015 North Texas lrish Festival at Fair Park in Dallas www.ntif.org Friday, March 6 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, March 7 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Sunday, March 8 from 11:30 a.m.to7:30 p.m. Midland Scottish-Irish Faire www.