The 1st battalion fought at the battle of tel elkebir in september 1882 during the. The battalion was sent to france as part of the bef. Princess louises argyll and sutherland highlanders officers died in the great war 19141919. War diary of the 6th border regiment during the the first world war. Digital copies of group photographs, scrapbooks, autograph books. Official gordon highlanders 19141918 shared a link. Pages in category war diary 6th battalion the following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
He was educated at charterhouse school and at the royal military college, sandhurst first world war. World war ii, diary of the 57th battalion gordon highlanders. September 2005 marks the 90th anniversary of the battle of loos in the first world war. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 4th and 6th volunteer battalions of the gordon highlanders, each of these battalions contributing four companies of men the 4th vb accounted for companies e to h, whilst the 6th vb accounted for companies a to d. Dec 23, 2012 the 4th battalion, gordon highlanders was a territorial force battalion formed in april 1908. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. In february 1918, fraser was sent to command a corps school of. It was administered by the city of aberdeen association and recruited in the city, companies a to h and the hq all situated there. The 1st battalion as part of the 8th brigade in the 3rd division helped to. Buy war diary of the fifth seaforth highlanders, 51st highland division by d sutherland from amazons fiction books store. First world war records published on behalf of the 6th and nth bat talions of the. I am hoping someday to creat a website for the 6th gordons. The battalion saw heavy fighting during the third ypres offensive that summer, and at cambrai in the autumn.
The gordon highlanders gained 65 battle honours in the great war and lost 28,000 other ranks killed, and 1,000 officers. Two platoons of a company proceeded to the trenches in support of 6th gordon highlanders who attacked the german front line trenches at 9. Dec 26, 2012 the 6th banff and donside battalion, gordon highlanders was a territorial force battalion formed on 1st april 1908. Gordon highlanders museum discover the 200 year story of. Support is focused on war memorials in very bad or poor condition or where there is a serious concern. Grants to support the repair and conservation of war memorials are available from the charity war memorials trust if it has raised funds. Important message from the gordon highlanders museum. The attack was repulsed, the gordons losses being 3 killed and 14 wounded. June 28, 2019 the brave men of the black watch, proudly donning their kilts while fighting in europe, are captured in images that show both the brotherhood of the unit and the tragedies of war. The 6th banff and donside battalion, gordon highlanders was a territorial force battalion formed on 1st april 1908.
In may 1917 fraser was appointed acting lieutenantcolonel to command 1 6th gordon highlanders, a territorial force battalion serving in the 51st highland division. The 6th banffshire battalion, gordon highlanders served with 153rd infantry. Transfered to 11 platoon b company the gordon highlanders 57th bn. Churchills sacrifice of the highland division, france 1940 london.
Our feature this month therefore focuses on a small archive relating to the 6th battalion queens own cameron highlanders, scottish soldiers who played an heroic but costly role in the action. The 2nd and 1 6th battalion gordon highlanders were involved in this battle first british army haig,7th meerutdivision battle. 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. Known as the second attack on bellewaarde this action took place at the same time as the major offensive at loos. The 1st battalion gordon highlanders were in general hamleys division.
Coronavirus covid19 in light of the everevolving covid19 situation, it was with a heavy heart that we decided to close the gordon highlanders museum and duchess jean tea room to the public from 4. Also vol iv of life of a regiment cyril falls is a great starting place for context etc. The second matabele war which broke out in march 1896 prompted the british government to send troops out to southern africa. The gordons raised 21 battalions in the first world war, serving on the. James kelly grandfather joined the 6th battalion gordon highlanders in 1943 after working as a toolmaker in wigan. 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. Buy war diary of the fifth seaforth highlanders, 51st highland division by sutherland, d. Nov 25, 2008 the gordon highlanders in the first world war 19141919 the life of a regiment volume iv by cyril falls. Gordon highlanders in the great war the wartime memories.
Different parts of the collection cover units serving in. The gordon highlanders regiment was formed in 1881 but can trace its history. Our library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and. Makenzies book as suggested is probably a must but expensive if you can find one. Glasgow university library special collections 6th battalion queens own cameron highlanders experience at the battle of loos 1915.
A parade of battalion the gordon highlanders in essen being inspected by his royal highness the duke of gloucester, colonel in chief the gordon highlanders, in april a parade of 1st battalion the gordon highlanders in essen being inspected by his royal highness the duke of gloucester, colonel in chief the gordon highlanders, in april 1947. See more ideas about highlanders, ww2 and military history. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Most, but not all of the months that the battalion was on active service are included. War diary of the fifth seaforth highlanders, 51st highland. 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. The diaries were obtained as part of some research i was carrying out about the war experiences of my father, frederick harry tallack. Digital copies of group photographs, scrapbooks, autograph books, photo.
The gordon highlanders during the twilight war 19391940 on 3 september 1939, the british empire and france declared war on germany following its invasion of poland. Photos, obituaries and short service records all available to view and download. They were mobilised on 4 aug 14 and together with the 4th ross highland and 6th moray battalions, seaforth highlanders and the 4th queens. May 11, 2017 the gordon highlanders regiment was formed in july 1881 and consisted of mainly people from the northeast. Colonel arthur grant, of monymusk, commanding the 5th gordon highlanders in the 51st division, kept a private diary throughout the period of home service. 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. Fraser was commissioned into the gordon highlanders as. In 1945they were sent to palestine for garrison duty before the end of the war. 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. Nov 1915 absorbed the 26th battalion and became the no.
The gordon highlanders regiment was formed in july 1881 and consisted of mainly people from the northeast. 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. In 1994 the queens own highlanders was further merged with the gordon highlanders to form the highlanders seaforth, gordons and camerons. From the book history and handbook of the gordon highlanders in 1787 the 75th regiment, the forerunner of the 1st battalion the gordon highlanders, was raised for service in the far east, but it was not until 1793 when the french revolutionary government had declared war on great britain that the government asked the duke of gordon to raise another. A highland company of mounted infantry was sent out, consisting of 4 detachments of 33 men from the 2nd gordon highlanders, 2nd black watch, 2nd argyll and sutherland highlanders and the 1st seaforths. Gordon highlanders smile for the camera from a reserve trench, 1916. According to a war diary on the gordon highlanders website an assault began in the reninghelst area at 4. 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.
My dad, big jock stuart, was born in march 1904 in gamrie. These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries. Witnesses, lc hughes and pte ledlingham, told of my grandfather being wounded in a bombing post which was subsequently blown up. Full text of war diary of the fifth seaforth highlanders. A battalion of the gordon highlanders march towards the somme trenches as july turned to august, the 6th gordons moved south to replace units destroyed in. Official gordon highlanders 19141918 posts facebook. Oos record arrival in arras occupied caves on 6th, assembled on 8th. Dunbartonshire men at the front the war diaries of the 9th argyll and sutherland highlanders soldiers died in the great war. However, they would be available for viewing and copying in person. And my best and rarest find a book published in 1922 for the. The history of the gordon highlanders press and journal.
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. James, after initial training, was sent to north africa with the 6th battalion and spent most of his time in north africa guarding italian and german prisoners. 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. The operational orders for the day are included below. The great war diaries 1915 5th seaforths world war i.
Just to make it a bit easier here and here are the direct links to the diary. Above a soldier of the battalion in service dress, 1915 2677 corporal fred mckenzie. Wwi document archive diaries, memorials, personal reminiscences the great war diaries 1915 5th seaforths the great war diaries of john bruce cairnie. In 2006 the regiment once again amalgamated, with the royal scots borderers, the royal highland fusiliers, the black watch, and the argyll and sutherland highlanders to form the royal regiment of scotland. British army war diaries 19141922 the national archives. The gordon highlanders in the first world war 19141919 the life of a regiment volume iv by cyril falls. The gordon highlanders was a line infantry regiment of the british army that existed for 1. The war diaries for the great war, held under wo95, represent one of the most popular record collections held at the national archives. As the son of a peer, william took the courtesy style the honourable. If you need the sdgw list for the 6th bn i can probably get a copy to you. War diary of the 1 st battalion the gordon highlanders for the period when arthur william houseman was killed. The commonwealth war graves commission has 1,086 recorded ww1 deaths for the 6th battalion, gordon highlanders.
List of casualties recorded in the battalion war diaries. War diaries are usually written by the battalion adjutant, but in active service the. About a week later, while trench clearing, his body was found and reburied. They are not personal diaries try the imperial war museum or local record offices for those. 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. The 2nd and 16th battalion gordon highlanders were involved in this battle first british army haig,7th meerutdivision battle. I did known that he was in the royal scots fusiliers. Although the gordon highlanders had existed as the 92nd gordon highlanders regiment of foot since 1794, the actual gordon. 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 gordons have been. Makenzies book as suggested is probably a must but expensive if. En route, the battalion came under long range rifle fire.
With them moved the 1st coldstream guards, 1st black watch, 1st scots guards. He married my mother, barbara wilson, at the doune kirk macduff on the 29th of april 1931. War diary of the 57th battalion gordon highlanders introduction to the war diaries. Bombardment began, bn advanced in two waves of two companies. Specialised books for the serious student of conflict.
He served for many years in the 1st battalion, gordon highlanders in india. William fraser was born on 5 july 1890, the youngest of four sons of alexander fraser, 19th lord saltoun of abernethy, a scottish peerage created in 1445. The 16th banff and donside battalion landed at le havre as part of the 20th brigade in. The history of the gordon highlanders, the third volume of. Full text of war diary of the fifth seaforth highlanders, 51st highland division see other formats. The following lists of names were mainly copied from the battalion war diaries wo 95 2880 2881 3061. It was the natural heir to the 1st volunteer battalion, gordon highlanders and was headquartered at aberdeen.
The casualty lists originally appear in the form of appendices at the end of each months diary. The 6th battalion also suffered heavy casualties but achieved their objective at rolincourt. His name is inscribed on the tyne cot memorial in belgium. He was the husband of mary jane sandison pitblado of 45 sandport street leith. Each diary is listed in our catalogue under the name of the unit, for example 9 battalion manchester regiment, along with a short description summarising the. An archive of first world war research information on soldiers in the gordon highlanders. Casualty lists 1st5th battalion gordon highlanders. On the 25th of september 1915, the 14th battalion tf gordon highlanders participated in their second major action. May 1915 because of its composition solely of gordon highlanders battalions.
Edward stevenson pitblado 7th battalion gordon highlanders d. The 4th battalion, gordon highlanders was a territorial force battalion formed in april 1908. War diary of the fifth seaforth highlanders, 51st highland division. This site is intended as a gathering place for information, images and research concerning the 14th battalion tf.
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