DOCSLIB.ORG

Contents the Royal Front Cover: Caption Highland Fusiliers to Come

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Contents the Royal Front Cover: Caption Highland Fusiliers to Come The Journal of Contents The Royal Front Cover: caption Highland Fusiliers to come Battle Honours . 2 The Colonel of the Regiment’s Address . 3 Royal Regiment of Scotland Information Note – Issues 2-4 . 4 Editorial . 5 Calendar of Events . 6 Location of Serving Officers . 7 Location of Serving Volunteer Officers . 8 Letters to the Editor . 8 Book Reviews . 10 Obituaries . .12 Regimental Miscellany . 21 Associations and Clubs . 28 1st Battalion Notes . 31 Colour Section . 33 2006 Edition 52nd Lowland Regiment Notes . 76 Volume 30 The Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming . 80 Editor: Army Cadet Force . 83 Major A L Mack Regimental Headquarters . 88 Assistant Editor: Regimental Recruiting Team . 89 Captain K Gurung MBE Location of Warrant Officers and Sergeants . 91 Regimental Headquarters Articles . 92 The Royal Highland Fusiliers 518 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3LW Telephone: 0141 332 5639/0961 Colonel-in-Chief HRH Prince Andrew, The Duke of York KCVO ADC Fax: 0141 353 1493 Colonel of the Regiment Major General W E B Loudon CBE E-mail: [email protected] Printed in Scotland by: Regular Units IAIN M. CROSBIE PRINTERS RHQ 518 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3LW Beechfield Road, Willowyard Depot Infantry Training Centre Catterick Industrial Estate, Beith, Ayrshire 1st Battalion Salamanca Barracks, Cyprus, BFPO 53 KA15 1LN Editorial Matter and Illustrations: Territorial Army Units The 52nd Lowland Regiment, Walcheren Barracks, Crown Copyright 2006 122 Hotspur Street, Glasgow G20 8LQ The opinions expressed in the articles Allied Regiments Prince Alfred’s Guard (CF), PO Box 463, Port Elizabeth, of this Journal are those of the South Africa authors, and do not necessarily reflect the policy and views, official or The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada, Cambridge, otherwise, of the Regiment or the Ontario MoD. No article may be reproduced in 11th Bn The Baloch Regiment, Malir Cantonment, part or whole in any form without Karachi 9, Pakistan permission being obtained in writing 1st Bn The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment from the Editor. Wellington Lines, Linton Camp, New Zealand THE ROYAL HIGHLAND FUSILIERS 1 Battle Honours ON THE REGIMENTAL COLOUR Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde, Malplaquet, Dettingen, Belleisle, Carnatic, Hindoostan, Sholinghur, Mysore, Martinique 1794, Seringapatam, Cape of Good Hope 1806, Rolica, Vimiera, Corunna, Busaco, Fuentes D`Onor, Almaraz, Cuidad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse, Peninsula, Bladensburg, Waterloo, South Africa 1851-53, Alma, Inkerman, Sevastopol, Central India, South Africa 1879, Tel-El-Kebir, Egypt 1882, Burma 1885-87, Tirah, Modder River, Relief of Ladysmith, South Africa 1899-1902. Gibraltar 1780-83, Gulf 1991, Assaye. WORLD WAR I (Those in bold are on the Queen’s Colour) 49 Battalions Mons, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, La Bassee 1914, Ypres 1914, 15, 17, 18, Langemarck 1914, 17, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, Givenchy 1914, Neuve Chapelle, St Julien, Aubers, Festubert 1915, Loos, Somme 1916, 18, Albert 1916, 18, Bazentin, Delville Wood, Pozieres, Flers-Courcellette, Le Transloy, Ancre Heights, Ancre 1916, 18, Arras 1917, 18, Vimy 1917, Scarpe 1917, 18, Arleux, Messines 1917, 18, Pilckem, Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Passchendale, Cambrai 1917, 18, St. Quentin, Bapaume 1918, Rosieres, Lys, Estaires, Hazebrouck, Bailleul, Kemmel, Bethune, Scherpenberg, Amiens, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Havrincourt, Canal Du Nord, St. Quentin Canal, Beaurevoir, Courtrai, Selle, Sambre, France and Flanders 1914-18, Doiran 1917, 18, Macedonia 1916-18, Helles, Gallipoli 1915-16, Rumani, Egypt 1916-17, Gaza, EI Mughar, Nebi Samwil, Jerusalem, Jaffa, Tell `Asur, Palestine 1917-18, Tigris 1916, Kut Al Amara 1917, Sharqat, Mesopotamia 1916-18, Murmansk 1919, Archangel 1919. WORLD WAR II (Those in bold are on the Queen’s Colour) 28 Battalions Defence of Arras, Ypres-Comines Canal, Somme 1940, Withdrawal to Seine, Withdrawal to Cherbourg, Odon, Fontenay Le Pesnil, Cheux, Defence of Rauray, Esquay, Mont Pincon, Quarry Hill, Estry, Falaise, Le Vie Crossing, La Touques Crossing, Seine 1944, Aarat, Nederrijn, Best, Le Havre, Antwerp-Turnhout Canal, Scheldt, South Beveland, Walcheren Causeway, Lower Maas, Meijel, Venlo Pocket, Roer, Ourthe, Rhineland, Reichswald, Cleve, Goch, Moyland Wood, Weeze, Rhine, Ibbenburen, Dreirwalde, Aller, Ulzen, Bremen, Artlenberg, N.W. Europe 1940, 44-45, Jebel Shiba, Barentu, Keren, Massawa, Abyssinia 1941, Gazala, Cauldron, Mersa Matruh, Fuka, North Africa 1940-42, Landing in Sicily, Sicily 1943, Sangro, Garigliano Crossing, Minturno, Anzio, Advance to Tiber, Italy 1943-44, 45, Madagascar, Adriatic, Middle East 1942, 44, Athens, Greece 1944-45, North Arakan, Razabil, Pinwe, Shweli, Mandalay, Burma 1944-45. Instructions to contributors: Contributions on disc (Microsoft Word) for the 2007 Edition to RHQ by or before: (for letters and articles) 22 January 2007; (for Unit notes) 5 February 2007. Texts not on disc should be sent a fortnight earlier. Illustrations “embedded” in texts CANNOT be used. They should either be hard copy or jpg on CDs or floppies. Illustrations without captions or titles will NOT be used (unless the Journal subscriptions should be ceased with effect from Editor can invent them). 1 January 2007. Instructions as to the future will be Captions should be: a. in italics; b. IN the texts; c. preceded by their circulated. illustration reference. Illustrations recommended for inclusion in the Colour Section should be Literary contributions and all correspondence should listed at the end of their texts – with captions in italics and references. be addressed to the Editor. 2 THE ROYAL HIGHLAND FUSILIERS Message from The Colonel of The Regiment This will be my last Foreword for the Journal with our beloved personality of the 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland will Regiment in its current form. As many will remember only too well be that of the RHF. And provided we continue to excel in the best the last time we went through this type of emotional and roles that the British Army has to offer, sustained by the pride and organisational change was in January 1959 when two famous ‘vintage’ support of our communities, we have nothing to fear. regiments merged to form The Royal Highland Fusiliers. At the time I have just learned from Buckingham Palace that Her Majesty has many were sceptical about such an alliance; indeed, in a final bid to graciously consented to be Colonel-in-Chief of the new regiment and save her regiment Glasgow protested practically en masse and city that the Royal Colonel of our Battalion, and its antecedent traffic was paralysed for several hours as 100,000 demonstrators and associations, is to be His Royal Highness The Duke of York KCVO ten pipe bands took to the streets. After the amalgamation we took ADC. our place proudly and quickly as the second senior regiment of The Scottish Division and in the last 47 years the officers and men of The The new Regiment will form on 28 March 2006 and by 1 August Royal Highland Fusiliers have distinguished themselves in the heat of 2006 it will have reached its settled state of five regular and two battle, in our overseas garrisons in far-flung places and on operational Territorial Army battalions. Our Regimental Headquarters will re- and ceremonial duties closer to home. Scottish soldiers have always titled as Home Headquarters The Royal Highland Fusiliers and it will been much in demand for their fighting qualities and although the remain at 518 Sauchiehall Street. A regimental committee, under my story of The Royal Highland Fusiliers may stretch back only over a chairmanship, will go on looking after the antecedent interests of The relatively short period of history, by any analysis it is an outstanding Royal Highland Fusiliers and Major Mike Knox and his committee record of courage, selfless commitment and good humour. will continue to administer benevolence within the old regimental family as they have done in recent years. Home Headquarters will The last two years have brought us to a point in our history where continue to be the custodian of our property, the focus for our ceasing the Infantry Arms Plot and correcting some of the Branches of the Association and for Reunions and Gatherings. The organisational legacies of the Cold war has resulted in a situation Museum Committee and the staff at 518 will also continue to where over 90% of all the units in the British Army are going to preserve and present our rich heritage at our Glasgow-based museum. change shape or size, in one way or another, over the rest of this The new regiment will be kilted – Government Tartan 1A akin to the decade. In Scotland we have the additional and persistent problem of pattern worn currently by officers of the Argylls – and we will also be not being able to fill our battalions with enough young men to follow issued with trews. We will wear a Lowland style Glengarry with the the flag. In August 2005 I explained in the Journal that the serving new regimental cap badge in Barrack, No 2 and No 1 Dress and with community “now had clear orders to implement the Future Infantry combat clothing we will wear a TOS with white hackle and new cap Structures” which for Scotland would involve forming a new badge. The Pipes and Drums of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment to be styled The Royal Regiment of Scotland. Since then, Regiment of Scotland will wear the Erskine Tartan kilt and continue the wheels of bureaucracy and parliamentary procedure have turned to carry the accoutrements of our old regiment. once again and Her Majesty has now given Her Royal Assent to the Army’s plans. After such a long and proud history of regimental I have asked Colonel Niall Campbell to take on some additional service our hearts may be filled with sadness but, for the serving duties as Deputy Colonel Royal Highland Fusiliers for the time being.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Kings Royal Rifle Corps
    A B R IEF HISTORY T I ’ FL CORPS HE K NG S ROYAL RI E , 1 755 T O 1 9 1 5 . C O MP I L E D A N D E DI T E D B Y L I E UT E N A N T G E N E R A L S I R E DW A R D B UT T O N , hem-m am o the H i sto om mittee C f ry C . X C E L E R E T A UDA . L ouisber uebec 1 Martini ue 1 62 H avannah g, Q , 759 q , 7 , , " N o rth A m erica 1 6 — R o ica Vim iera Ma tini ue T a a ve a , 7 3 4 , l . , r q , l r , " " ' " " E nsa c F uentes d O nor A lbuhera C iuda d R odri o B ada oz o. , g , j , " " “ " " S alamanm “ Vittoria P nees N ive e N ive O thes T ou ouse . yre , ll , . r . l , P eninsu a Mo ltan G oo erat P unaub S outh A frica 1 8 1 —2 l . o . j . i , . 5 " " “ " “ De hi T aku F orts P ekin S outh A frica r8 A hm ad K he l , , , , 79, l, “ “ " K a nd ha A f hanista n1 8 8 T el- el- K ebi E t 1 882 a r, g , 7 r. gyp , , " " " “ — C hit a Def nc of L ad smith R i f of L a d sm ith S outh A frica 1 8 1 0 2 .
    [Show full text]
  • The Black Watch Museum and Home Headquarters
    No. 102 November 2010 THE RED HACKLE Perth and Kinross is proud to be home to the Black Watch Museum and Home Headquarters Delivering Quality to the Heart of Scotland don’t lOSE YOUR VOICE - REGISTER TO VOTE In order to vote you must be registered as an elector. If you are not on the register your views and opinions will count for nothing at election time. You can and should register to vote if you are not already registered. If you have changed your name, please let us know. Members of HM Forces and their spouses or civil partners can register either by means of a service declaration or choose to be registered as an ordinary elector instead. Remember, 16 and 17 year olds who register are entitled to vote as soon as they turn 18. P.S. Did you know that registering to vote can do more than protect your democratic rights? It can also help you open a bank account or get a mortgage, loan or mobile phone. For information on registering to vote: Phone the Freefone Helpline on 0800 393783 e-mail: [email protected] or write to the Electoral Registration Officer, Moray House, 16-18 Bank Street, Inverness IV1 1QY HAVE YOUR SAY No. 102 42nd 73rd November 2010 THE RED HACKLE The Chronicle of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), its successor The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, The Affiliated Regiments and The Black Watch Association Private Sam Morgan receives his Afghanistan campaign medal during the visit or the Royal Colonel to Balhousie Castle on 1 June 2010.
    [Show full text]
  • 1 Old, Unhappy, Far-Off Things a Little Learning
    1 Old, Unhappy, Far-off Things A Little Learning I have not been in a battle; not near one, nor heard one from afar, nor seen the aftermath. I have questioned people who have been in battle - my father and father-in-law among them; have walked over battlefields, here in England, in Belgium, in France and in America; have often turned up small relics of the fighting - a slab of German 5.9 howitzer shell on the roadside by Polygon Wood at Ypres, a rusted anti-tank projectile in the orchard hedge at Gavrus in Normandy, left there in June 1944 by some highlander of the 2nd Argyll and Sutherlands; and have sometimes brought my more portable finds home with me (a Minie bullet from Shiloh and a shrapnel ball from Hill 60 lie among the cotton-reels in a painted papier-mache box on my drawing-room mantelpiece). I have read about battles, of course, have talked about battles, have been lectured about battles and, in the last four or five years, have watched battles in progress, or apparently in progress, on the television screen. I have seen a good deal of other, earlier battles of this century on newsreel, some of them convincingly authentic, as well as much dramatized feature film and countless static images of battle: photographs and paintings and sculpture of a varying degree of realism. But I have never been in a battle. And I grow increasingly convinced that I have very little idea of what a battle can be like. Neither of these statements and none of this experience is in the least remarkable.
    [Show full text]
  • {DOWNLOAD} Sharpes Skirmish: Richard Sharpe and the Defence
    SHARPES SKIRMISH: RICHARD SHARPE AND THE DEFENCE OF THE TORMES, AUGUST 1812 PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Bernard Cornwell | 64 pages | 03 Sep 2002 | The Sharpe Appreciation Society | 9780972222006 | English | Nottingham, United Kingdom Bernard Cornwellwhere do I start? | Originally published in Blackwood's magazine. Partially in Spain including the battles of Cuidad Rodrigo and Badajoz. Editions Londdon: S. Brereton, Captn. Brereton was a prolific author of fiction for boys, modeled after G. Brew, Margaret W. Campbell, Dr. Campbell, K. Capes, B. A Castle in Spain : being certain memoirs, thus entitled, of Robin Lois, ex-major of His Majesty's th regiment of foot Capes was a prolific late Victorian author; lately some of his ghost stories have been reprinted. Editions London: Smith, Elder. Martin's Press. Connell, F. Cornwell, Bernard Sharpe's Enemy. Amazon New York: Penguin Books. Cornwell, Bernard Sharpe's company. Cornwell, Bernard Sharpe's eagle. Cornwell, Bernard Sharpe's gold. Cornwell, Bernard Sharpe's havoc. Cornwell, Bernard Sharpe's honor. New York: Penguin Books. Cornwell, Bernard Sharpe's revenge. Cornwell, Bernard Sharpe's rifles. Cornwell, Bernard Sharpe's siege. Cornwell, Bernard Sharpe's skirmish. Revised and extended edition. Cornwell, Bernard Sharpe's sword. Crockett, S. It is included because the book is included in a short listing of fiction of the Peninsular War at Manchester Polytechnic Library. The book itself has very slight reference to the Peninsular War, but is of that time period. Editions London: Ward Lock. Dallas Alexander R. Felix Alvarez, or, Manners in Spain Containing descriptive accounts of some of the prominent events of the late Peninsular War; and authentic anecdotes illustrative of the Spanish character; interspersed with poetry, original and from the Spanish - from the title page.
    [Show full text]
  • Suez 1956 24 Planning the Intervention 26 During the Intervention 35 After the Intervention 43 Musketeer Learning 55
    Learning from the History of British Interventions in the Middle East 55842_Kettle.indd842_Kettle.indd i 006/09/186/09/18 111:371:37 AAMM 55842_Kettle.indd842_Kettle.indd iiii 006/09/186/09/18 111:371:37 AAMM Learning from the History of British Interventions in the Middle East Louise Kettle 55842_Kettle.indd842_Kettle.indd iiiiii 006/09/186/09/18 111:371:37 AAMM Edinburgh University Press is one of the leading university presses in the UK. We publish academic books and journals in our selected subject areas across the humanities and social sciences, combining cutting-edge scholarship with high editorial and production values to produce academic works of lasting importance. For more information visit our website: edinburghuniversitypress.com © Louise Kettle, 2018 Edinburgh University Press Ltd The Tun – Holyrood Road, 12(2f) Jackson’s Entry, Edinburgh EH8 8PJ Typeset in 11/1 3 Adobe Sabon by IDSUK (DataConnection) Ltd, and printed and bound in Great Britain. A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978 1 4744 3795 0 (hardback) ISBN 978 1 4744 3797 4 (webready PDF) ISBN 978 1 4744 3798 1 (epub) The right of Louise Kettle to be identifi ed as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, and the Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 (SI No. 2498). 55842_Kettle.indd842_Kettle.indd iivv 006/09/186/09/18 111:371:37 AAMM Contents Acknowledgements vii 1. Learning from History 1 Learning from History in Whitehall 3 Politicians Learning from History 8 Learning from the History of Military Interventions 9 How Do We Learn? 13 What is Learning from History? 15 Who Learns from History? 16 The Learning Process 18 Learning from the History of British Interventions in the Middle East 21 2.
    [Show full text]
  • Midlothian Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918
    Midlothian Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918 Regiments G to Q The Midlothian Roll of Honour commemorates the men and women of Midlothian who gave their lives in the First World War 1914-1918. It records details of every casualty on First World War memorials in the Midlothian area. The document firstly contains a table listing the name, regiment and birthplace of each casualty. Below this table is the Roll of Honour (ordered by Regiment), containing greater detail (some with photographs) about each casualty. Name on memorial Regiment Place of birth 1 Sinclair Aitken Gordon Highlanders Newbattle 2 William Baigrie Gordon Highlanders Dalkeith 3 William Barclay Gordon Highlanders Kettle Parish 4 Frank Symons Bussel Beedle Gordon Highlanders Stornoway 5 George Brown Gordon Highlanders Lasswade 6 Andrew Cameron Gordon Highlanders Edinburgh 7 Robert Carson Gordon Highlanders 8 George Crawford Gordon Highlanders 9 John Alexander Downie Gordon Highlanders Edinburgh 10 John Bruce Fortune Gordon Highlanders Arniston Engine 11 John James Foulis Gordon Highlanders Penicuik 12 George Edward Ramsay Gray Gordon Highlanders Dalkeith 13 William Gray Gordon Highlanders Garvald 14 David William Hamilton Gordon Highlanders Musselburgh 15 James Kerr Wilcock Hilton Gordon Highlanders Rosewell 16 Alexander Innes Gordon Highlanders Glasgow 17 David Jack Gordon Highlanders Dalkeith 18 George Jarvie Gordon Highlanders Fort William 19 Frederic Walter Kerr Gordon Highlanders 20 James George Ketchin Gordon Highlanders Milton Cottages, Glencorse 21 Thomas M Knight Gordon Highlanders
    [Show full text]
  • Glasgow and the Great War: a Study of Health and Wealth in an Industrial City
    1 Glasgow and the Great War: A Study of Health and Wealth in an Industrial City Graham MacSporran (BA Hons) Division of History and Politics University of Stirling Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy November 2018 I confirm that the word count of this thesis is less than 80,000 words 2 Table of Contents Acknowledgements 3 Summary 4 Abbreviations 5 List of Tables, Maps and Figures 6 Declaration 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 9 Chapter 2 Poverty Eliminated or Alleviated? 41 Chapter 3 Living Standards: The Escape from Poverty 79 Chapter 4 Health: Winter’s Paradox 119 Chapter 5 Children at War 158 Chapter 6 Influenza: A Consequence of War? 197 Chapter 7 Conclusion 235 Appendices 249 Bibliography 261 3 Acknowledgements A part-time PhD is a long haul. The support and encouragement of my two supervisors has been very important to me in completing the process. Dr Jacqueline Jenkinson, my lead supervisor, bore the brunt of wading through my, sometimes lengthy, drafts and I was always guided with patience and constructive comments. It is not always easy to combine the duties of a lecturer with supervising post-graduate researchers but I was always given prompt feedback and carefully considered guidance. I would not have been able to complete this thesis without her support. Dr Jim Smyth was also an important part of this process. Some years ago, it was his vision that allowed mature students, such as myself, to study for a first degree on a part-time basis. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience; so much so, that I wanted to continue to research and write afterwards.
    [Show full text]
  • Ireland and the South African War, 1899-1902 by Luke Diver, M.A
    Ireland and the South African War, 1899-1902 By Luke Diver, M.A. THESIS FOR THE DEGREE OF PH.D. DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND MAYNOOTH Head of Department: Professor Marian Lyons Supervisors of Research: Dr David Murphy Dr Ian Speller 2014 i Table of Contents Page No. Title page i Table of contents ii Acknowledgements iv List of maps and illustrations v List of tables in main text vii Glossary viii Maps ix Personalities of the South African War xx 'A loyal Irish soldier' xxiv Cover page: Ireland and the South African War xxv Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Irish soldiers’ experiences in South Africa (October - December 1899) 19 Chapter 2: Irish soldiers’ experiences in South Africa (January - March 1900) 76 Chapter 3: The ‘Irish’ Imperial Yeomanry and the battle of Lindley 109 Chapter 4: The Home Front 152 Chapter 5: Commemoration 198 Conclusion 227 Appendix 1: List of Irish units 240 Appendix 2: Irish Victoria Cross winners 243 Appendix 3: Men from Irish battalions especially mentioned from General Buller for their conspicuous gallantry in the field throughout the Tugela Operations 247 ii Appendix 4: General White’s commendations of officers and men that were Irish or who were attached to Irish units who served during the period prior and during the siege of Ladysmith 248 Appendix 5: Return of casualties which occurred in Natal, 1899-1902 249 Appendix 6: Return of casualties which occurred in the Cape, Orange River, and Transvaal Colonies, 1899-1902 250 Appendix 7: List of Irish officers and officers who were attached
    [Show full text]
  • To Revel in God's Sunshine
    To Revel in God’s Sunshine The Story of RSM J C Lord MVO MBE Compiled by Richard Alford and Colleagues of RSM J C Lord © R ALFORD 1981 First Edition Published in 1981 Second Edition Published Electronically in 2013 Cover Pictures Front - Regimental Sergeant Major J C Lord in front of the Grand Entrance to the Old Building, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Rear - Army Core Values To Revel in God’s Sunshine The Story of the Army Career of the late Academy Sergeant Major J.C. Lord MVO MBE As related by former Recruits, Cadets, Comrades and Friends Compiled by Richard Alford (2nd Edition - Edited by Maj P.E. Fensome R IRISH and Lt Col (Retd) A.M.F. Jelf) John Lord firmly believed the words of Emerson: “Trust men and they will be true to you. Treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.” Dedicated to SOLDIERS SOLDIERS WHO TRAIN SOLDIERS SOLDIERS WHO LEAD SOLDIERS The circumstances of many contributors to this book will have changed during the course of research and publication, and apologies are extended for any out of date information given in relation to rank and appointment. i John Lord when Regimental Sergeant Major The Parachute Regiment Infantry Training Centre ii CONTENTS 2ND EDITION Introduction General Sir Peter Wall KCB CBE ADC Gen – CGS v Foreword WO1 A.J. Stokes COLDM GDS – AcSM R M A Sandhurst vi Editor’s Note Major P.E Fensome R IRISH vii To Revel in God’s Sunshine Introduction The Royal British Legion Annual Parade at R.M.A Sandhurst viii Chapter 1 The Grenadier Guards, Brighton Police Force 1 Chapter 2 Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
    [Show full text]
  • THE PRINCE of WALES and the DUCHESS of CORNWALL Background Information for Media
    THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL Background Information for Media May 2019 Contents Biography .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Seventy Facts for Seventy Years ...................................................................................................... 4 Charities and Patronages ................................................................................................................. 7 Military Affiliations .......................................................................................................................... 8 The Duchess of Cornwall ............................................................................................................ 10 Biography ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Charities and Patronages ............................................................................................................... 10 Military Affiliations ........................................................................................................................ 13 A speech by HRH The Prince of Wales at the "Our Planet" premiere, Natural History Museum, London ...................................................................................................................................... 14 Address by HRH The Prince of Wales at a service to celebrate the contribution
    [Show full text]
  • The Construction of the Scottish Military Identity
    RUINOUS PRIDE: THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SCOTTISH MILITARY IDENTITY, 1745-1918 Calum Lister Matheson, B.A. Thesis Prepared for the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS August 2011 APPROVED: Geoffrey Wawro, Major Professor Guy Chet, Committee Member Michael Leggiere, Committee Member Richard McCaslin, Chair of the Department of History James D. Meernik, Acting Dean of the Toulouse Graduate School Matheson, Calum Lister. Ruinous pride: The construction of the Scottish military identity, 1745-1918. Master of Arts (History), August 2011, 120 pp., bibliography, 138 titles. Following the failed Jacobite Rebellion of 1745-46 many Highlanders fought for the British Army in the Seven Years War and American Revolutionary War. Although these soldiers were primarily motivated by economic considerations, their experiences were romanticized after Waterloo and helped to create a new, unified Scottish martial identity. This militaristic narrative, reinforced throughout the nineteenth century, explains why Scots fought and died in disproportionately large numbers during the First World War. Copyright 2011 by Calum Lister Matheson ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page CHAPTER I: THE HIGHLAND WARRIOR MYTH ........................................................... 1 CHAPTER II: EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: THE BUTCHER‘S BILL ................................ 10 CHAPTER III: NINETEENTH CENTURY: THE THIN RED STREAK ............................ 44 CHAPTER IV: FIRST WORLD WAR: CULLODEN ON THE SOMME .......................... 68 CHAPTER V: THE GREAT WAR AND SCOTTISH MEMORY ................................... 102 BIBLIOGRAPHY ......................................................................................................... 112 iii CHAPTER I THE HIGHLAND WARRIOR MYTH Looking back over nearly a century, it is tempting to see the First World War as Britain‘s Armageddon. The tranquil peace of the Edwardian age was shattered as armies all over Europe marched into years of hellish destruction.
    [Show full text]
  • 126613688.23.Pdf
    Sts. SHV lift ,*2f SCOTTISH HISTORY SOCIETY FOURTH SERIES VOLUME 12 Calendar of Papal Letters to Scotland of Clement VII of Avignon 1378-1394 Dr. Annie I. Dunlop CALENDAR OF Papal Letters to Scotland of Clement VII of Avignon 1378-1394 edited by Charles Burns ★ Annie I. Dunlop (1897-1973): a Memoir by Ian B. Cowan EDINBURGH printed for the Scottish History Society by T. AND A. CONSTABLE LTD 1976 Scottish History Society 1976 SIO^MY^ c 19 77 ,5 ISBN 9500260 8 5 Printed in Great Britain PREFACE The Great Schism, which originated in a disputed papal election, has always been regarded as one of the most crucial periods in the history of western Christendom, and to this day that election remains the greatest unresolved controversy of the later Middle Ages. The stand taken by the Scottish nation throughout the Schism was particu- larly significant, yet, until recently, Scottish historians had explored only inadequately the original sources existing in the Vatican Archives. During the academic year 1961-2, the University of Glasgow awarded me a research scholarship with the specific aim of examining the letter-books, or registers, of one of the rival popes, and of noting systematically all the entries concerning Scotland. A microfilm of this source material is deposited with the Department of Scottish History. This project was instrumental in introducing me to the late Dr Annie I. Dunlop. It won her immediate and enthusiastic approval and she followed its progress with lively interest. Only a few months before her death, Dr Dunlop asked me, if I was still working hard for Scotland ! This Calendar of Papal Letters of Clement vn of Avignon relating to Scotland is the result of that work.
    [Show full text]