Anyone interested in the regiments please contact me at www.qohldrs.co.uk New site is up and running. If you have anything for us please get in touch. Tickets...
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cracck@...
Nov 8, 1999 1:57 am
I wonder if anyone could help me with some historical reference on the 79th Reg. of Foot (Cameron Highlanders) that fought in Waterloo in 1815. I am currently...
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T. F. Mills
tomills@...
Nov 8, 1999 8:29 am
... Your task is very simple: they did not wear sporrans on campaign. But if you want to add one anyway, here is what it looked like. It all hanged from from...
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NINETY3RD@...
Nov 8, 1999 3:15 pm
... Actually, you need not worry with what the sporran looked like because at that time sporrans were not worn in the field, they were only worn for full dress...
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andrew.n@...
Nov 9, 1999 10:00 pm
11th battalion ww2. did you wear a white polar bear on your arm?. my father did,he would like to contact anyone from,or gain info on his old regiment, and...
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Iain Kerr
iainkerr@...
Nov 10, 1999 6:59 am
... Andrew, I cannot help with the history of the 11th Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers. You should know that in 1959 The Royal Scots Fusiliers ...
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mravery@...
Nov 11, 1999 2:52 am
Gentlman, I am looking to aquire a copy of the '15th (Scottish) Division 1914-1918'. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Cheers Mark...
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Linda Sanderson
Linda@...
Nov 15, 1999 11:18 pm
Hello I am new to this list and I am looking for any information on a soldier name John WALES. I have just found his name in my family history and wondered if...
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Kathleen Whalley
yankeejim@...
Nov 22, 1999 1:32 am
Hi. I think I just sighed up, but who knows with these "few fangled" things.... Anyway, I am directed to you by Jim McKay at the Sutherland Highlanders web...
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NINETY3RD@...
Nov 22, 1999 9:11 pm
... I sent this question off to a friend of mine -- an author on the Battle of New Orleans, N.O. resident, native Brit and British military historian. Here is...
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alasdairwalker@...
Nov 27, 1999 4:36 pm
I am looking for information about the campaign in which my uncle died in May, 1918. He was Sergeant William Brown Walker. His name was commemorated on my...
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Ken Scott
ken@...
Nov 27, 1999 5:17 pm
Did you try: http://yard.ccta.gov.uk/cwgc/register.nsf the commonweath war graves site? It lists a Serjeant W. Walker London Regt (London Scottish) died 1st...
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Iain Kerr
iainkerr@...
Nov 27, 1999 10:09 pm
... Alasdair, "Soldiers Died in the Great War" records 510319 Sergeant William Walker of the 14th Battalion (London Scottish), The London Regiment (Territorial...
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alexanderson20@...
Nov 30, 1999 5:42 pm
Does anyone know where I can find information about the various Scottish groups in France that were incorporated into Hepburn's Regiment (later The Royal...
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Iain Kerr
iainkerr@...
Nov 30, 1999 7:58 pm
... Alex (?), Why not consult the The Royal Scots Museum. The Regimental Museum is housed in Edinburgh Castle and through paintings, artefacts, silver and ...
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Brian Kaighin
kaigs@...
Dec 6, 1999 2:28 pm
Good day from the famous Siege town of Ladysmith in South Africa, For those interested in the Boer War and in particular the Siege of Ladysmith, I have added a...
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Ian Edwards
ian.edwards2@...
Dec 15, 1999 6:53 pm
Can anyone assist me with information on the activities of the 92nd Regiment of Highlanders between 1808 and 1816? I've traced one of my great-grandfathers to...
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Ian Edwards
ian.edwards2@...
Dec 16, 1999 7:21 pm
Iain, Thanks for the information on the 92nd Highlanders. My ggg-grandfather, Private David BLACK was wounded by grapeshot at Quatre Bras on 16 June 1815 with...
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john neill
johnn@...
Dec 20, 1999 1:50 pm
During the 8th Kaffir wars in 1852, the HM Paddle Steamer Birkenhead went aground in "Simons Bay" South Africa. In 1907 my great grandfather John McKie...
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Mike Young
mikesyoung@...
Dec 21, 1999 12:37 am
John, I have some details on the Birkenhead at http://www.lightinfantry.org/obli/birkenhead.htm it also includes links to other sites on the Birkenhead. Also...
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Mike Young
mikesyoung@...
Dec 21, 1999 12:44 am
John, for a passenger list of the HM Troopship BIRKENHEAD, wrecked on the rocks at Cape Agulhas, South Africa 26th February 1852 see ...
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Jamie Howson
jhowson1@...
Dec 24, 1999 4:44 pm
Hello I am looking for information on the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. My grandfather fought in World War II with the Highlanders. Since that time, both...
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Iain Kerr
iainkerr@...
Dec 25, 1999 6:23 am
... Jamie, The answer, if it has survived, will be in the War Office (later Ministry of Defence) archives. The records of all officers and soldiers who joined...
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William Robertson
billy@...
Dec 27, 1999 11:44 pm
I would greatly appreciate any information on the 18th Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry. My Great Uncle was a private in the battalion and was killed...
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Mike Young
mikesyoung@...
Dec 28, 1999 12:21 am
Bill, can't tell you much but the 18th went to France and Flanders on 1 Feb 1916. Absorbed "A" and "B" squadrons Royal Glasgow Yeomanry on 23 Sept 1917. In...
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Iain Kerr
iainkerr@...
Dec 28, 1999 8:30 am
... Bill, In amplification of what Mike told you: The 18th (Service) Battalion (4th Glasgow), The Highland Light Infantry was raised in Glasgow on 26 Feb 1915...
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Harry Montgomery
harmont@...
Dec 28, 1999 9:48 pm
Anyone have any clues on which military units would have recruited in North of Scotland at beginning of war in 1759 and discharged men in Ireland in 1763...
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Mimi Malcolm
mimimalcolm@...
Dec 30, 1999 6:57 pm
I am looking for information about a James Malcolm, Scots Fusilier Guard, who is thought to be from Aberdeenshire. The only info I have on him comes from his...
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Julie Driver
driver@...
Dec 31, 1999 3:29 am
Looking for info on my ancestor William Ogilvie 1796-1850 who apparently served in the Old 42nd Highlanders at Waterloo. This was later the 1st Battalion of...
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Ian Kelly
iskbydand@...
Dec 31, 1999 6:20 am
Good Evening All and Happy New Year. . . Can anyone out there direct me to a solid summary of the origins of British interest in the Eastern Mediterranean,...
