The initial assault aimed to form a beachhead which would cut off. Perpetuated the argyll and sutherland highlanders of canada. Most, but not all of the months that the battalion was on active service are included. The gordon highlanders was a line infantry regiment of the british army that existed for 1.
Colonel arthur grant, of monymusk, commanding the 5th gordon highlanders in the 51st division, kept a private diary. Forming the ranks were farmers and fishermen, ghillies and labourers, aristocrats and university students. He served for many years in the 1st battalion, gordon highlanders in india. The casualty lists originally appear in the form of appendices at the end of each months diary.
On tuesday 20th october 1914, the peterhead newspaper, the buchan observer, published a list of names and addresses of men from the local territorial force, the 5th battalion gordon highlanders, who had volunteered for foreign service. Infantry battalions bibliotheque et archives canada. The attack was repulsed, the gordons losses being 3 killed and 14 wounded. They are not personal diaries try the imperial war museum or local record offices for those. The 51st highland division during the first world war. En route, the battalion came under long range rifle fire. Casualty lists 1st5th battalion gordon highlanders.
May 1915 because of its composition solely of gordon highlanders battalions. The diaries were obtained as part of some research i was carrying out about the war experiences of my father, frederick harry tallack. List of casualties recorded in the battalion war diaries. War diaries, world war ii seaforth webmaster march 17, 2015 wwii. The following pages give a detailed account of my fathers war. The battalions war diary in the national archives records that between 3 and 8. Full text of war diary of the fifth seaforth highlanders, 51st highland division see other formats. With them moved the 1st coldstream guards, 1st black watch, 1st scots guards.
Typescript copy of volume vi of scottish soldier consisting almost entirely of. For two hundred years this spectacular landscape gave us the men who made one of the finest regiments the british army has ever seen the gordon highlanders. The following lists of names were mainly copied from the battalion war diaries wo 95 2880 2881 3061. War diary of the fifth seaforth highlanders, 51st highland. This site is intended as a gathering place for information, images and research concerning the 14th battalion tf the gordon highlanders, during the great war of 191418. British army war diaries 19141922 the national archives. Sutton, kings liverpool regiment, some on active service. Different parts of the collection cover units serving in. The 1st battalion fought at the battle of tel elkebir in september 1882 during the angloegyptian. The 2nd and 1 6th battalion gordon highlanders were involved in this battle first british army haig,7th meerutdivision battle. The battle of the somme more stories national records of scotland. Scottish regimental history glasgows family history.
The 6th gordon highlanders to their rear began an advance in artillery formation, and had to deploy before it was intended. Full text of war diary of the fifth seaforth highlanders. War diary of the 6th border regiment during the the first world war. The gordon highlanders in the first world war 19141919 the life of a regiment volume iv by cyril falls. The 6th battalion was created specifically as a wartime battalion in 1914 and was disbanded on 25 june 1919. During the night the australian brigade on the left had been ordered to relieve the 2nd gordon hdrs in the position of the line north of crossroads j5. The battalion suffered devastating losses in september 1915 during the first two days of the.
In the first, the 15th scottish division was formed from men volunteering for kitcheners army and served from 1915 to 1918 on the western front. Support is focused on war memorials in very bad or poor condition or where there is a serious concern. Buy war diary of the fifth seaforth highlanders, 51st highland division by sutherland, d. The gordon highlanders was a line infantry regiment of the british army that existed for 1 years, from 1881 until 1994, when it was amalgamated with the queens own highlanders seaforth and camerons to form the highlanders seaforth, gordons and camerons. Diary of the 14 th battalion tf the gordon highlanders, 1915. Private john wood, 15th battalion, gordon highlanders, november 1916. War diary of the 57th battalion gordon highlanders introduction to the war diaries. See more ideas about highlanders, ww2 and military history. He married my mother, barbara wilson, at the doune kirk macduff on the 29th of april 1931. Item level description created for the purpose of digitization. Although the gordon highlanders had existed as the 92nd gordon highlanders regiment of foot since 1794, the actual gordon. The 6th battalion the gordon highlanders, after serving with the 1st division in tunisia, fought in the main campaign for italy. These records are the unit war diaries of the british army in the first world war and are held by the national archives in record series wo 95.
Arras, 23 april 1917 the battles later phases scotlands war. Oos record arrival in arras occupied caves on 6th, assembled on 8th. Littles platoons which were also north of the crossroads at j. General ben viljoen in his book on the war deals with the attack on belfast, and lavishes great praise on the defenders, the royal irish regiment and gordon highlanders. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The gordons raised 21 battalions in the first world war, serving on the. I am hoping someday to creat a website for the 6th gordons. The gordon highlanders gordon highlanders photos ncos of the gordon highlanders divide up rations in a reserve position near tilloylesmofflaines during may 1917.
When the first world war broke out, the battalion sailed for england, and landed at zeebrugge in belgium on 7 october 1914, with fraser as battalion machine gun officer. I did known that he was in the royal scots fusiliers. At the moment it is a direct verbatim transcription. Bombardment began, bn advanced in two waves of two companies. He was a fine man, fiercely proud of being a scot and fiercely proud of being a gordon. Buy war diary of the fifth seaforth highlanders, 51st highland division by sutherland, d from amazons fiction books store. Photos, diaries and letters of the 6th battalion cameron highlanders from 19141918. Different parts of the collection cover units serving in different theatres.
You can then scroll through the pdf files to locate the battalion and dates that. In memory of 2nd lieutenant arthur sidney pelham burn of the 1 6th banff and donside battalion gordon highlanders arthur sidney pelhamburn was born on the 30th of june 1895 the third son of the. Rugby match and australian gunners lost 7th9th bn inspected by goc iv corps. Pages in category war diary 6th battalion the following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. These records are the unit war diaries of the british army in the first world war. Private robert purves, 56th battalion, cameronians scottish rifles, 29 august 1916. Forming part of french commanderinchief joseph joffres artois offensive in the spring of 1915 his second largescale infantry assault following the champagne offensive in december 1914 the battle of festubert, in the ypres salient, was fought by the allies. Above a soldier of the battalion in service dress, 1915 2677 corporal fred mckenzie. Jul 16, 2010 a resource for military historians, genealogists, and others with an interest canadian participation in the great war of 19141918 also referred to as world war 1, or the first world war cef war diary search. The original war diaries are held at the national archives at kew some have been digitized for downloading but it does not appear that the 8th gordon s have been.
War diary of the fifth seaforth highlanders, 51st highland division. Fraser was commissioned into the gordon highlanders as a second lieutenant in 1910 and served with the 2nd battalion in india and egypt. The 16th banff and donside battalion landed at le havre as part of the 20th brigade in. The following is an initial draft transcription of the first year of the battalion war diary. The 1st battalion, gordon highlanders was a regular army battalion that served originally with the 2nd infantry brigade, part of the 1st infantry division, and was sent to france in september 1939, shortly after the declaration of war, as part of the british expeditionary force bef. The 92nd foot started life as the 100th highlanders by the duke of gordon in 1794 and served in the low countries, egypt, corunna, the peninsular war, battle of waterloo, second afghan war, and the boer wars. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. He was born 25th april 1895 in methlick, aberdeenshire, scotland and died in new plymouth, new zealand 1985 aged 90. The following excerpt is taken from the gordon highlanders in the first world war 19141918, by cyril falls and outlines some of the problems faced by the unit in its early days. Over 200 staff and students from the university of glasgow formed the nucleus of the battalion s b company. My dad, big jock stuart, was born in march 1904 in gamrie. Manuscripts relating to the first world war national library of.
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