World War 1 Highlanders in Color!

[macwilkin]

Not entirely forgotten. There is a large monument to the "Great War" on my street, which is the site for community events. Part of the street even has what used to be a very large park of trees, each of which was planted in the memory of a specific New Yorker who died in that conflict. There are many other such monuments throughout the Northeast.

A big reason for the low prominence this war has in our collective memories might be the subsequent large conflicts which followed it in the last century. Plus people have a tendency to ignore what does not directly impact on their lives.

Yes and no. I would dare say that monument was erected years ago, and while the site may be used for a park, how many people take the time to contemplate the words on it? Or even know what the First World War was about?

People may be more aware of the conflict today because we are down to literaly just one or two veterans of the conflict. Frank Buckles, a native of Missouri, is a good example of this.

Yet when I attend Veteran's Day or Memorial Day services as a member of the descendants groups I belong to for Union and Spanish-American War soldiers, very little is mentioned about veterans of conflicts with no more survivors. That's why I am a member of such groups, to help provide a voice for those who have gone before.

Regards,

Todd

[KFCarter]

Yet when I attend Veteran's Day or Memorial Day services as a member of the descendants groups I belong to for Union and Spanish-American War soldiers, very little is mentioned about veterans of conflicts with no more survivors. That's why I am a member of such groups, to help provide a voice for those who have gone before.

I appreciate those thoughts, Todd and appreciate the efforts you make here and elsewhere to give a voice to the "forgotten".

regards
Ken

[Sheep In Wolf's Clothing]

Wonderful pictures, thank you so much for sharing them.
Sara

:ootd:

[HarborSpringsPiper]

This is a somewhat odd photo I ran across who's only descriptor was "Scottish POWs WWI". Not nearly as nice a job of colorization as those earlier in the thread. It was on a site entitled "StrangeMilitary.com".

[MacBubba45]

I can't tell you the thrill I got looking at these! Thanks so much! I've been intrigued with this time period since I was a teenager. My interest developed over time to basically cover the history of the first part of the 20th Century (back to the Romanovs up through WWII).

If you mean this photo

They are wearing kilt aprons similar to this one at he 48th Highlanders Museum here in Toronto post number 13.
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/4...66/index2.html

I'd heard the apron served double duty: it kept your kilt clean, yes. But apparently the enemy would aim for the sporran! so it gave them less of a target. I'm no expert in history so please correct me if I'm wrong!

This may warrant another thread (I haven't looked through everything yet so forgive me if there already is a thread), but does any well read xmarker know how many Scottish Chiefs served in WWI? I know Sir Iain Colquhoun served with distinction with the Scot Guards in Ypres and the Somme.

[JSFMACLJR]

This may warrant another thread (I haven't looked through everything yet so forgive me if there already is a thread), but does any well read xmarker know how many Scottish Chiefs served in WWI? I know Sir Iain Colquhoun served with distinction with the Scot Guards in Ypres and the Somme.

Gosh, that would take quite a bit of research. One can almost (but not quite) assume that any male chief of a clan who was born prior to 1900 served in the Great War.

[macwilkin]

I can't tell you the thrill I got looking at these! Thanks so much! I've been intrigued with this time period since I was a teenager. My interest developed over time to basically cover the history of the first part of the 20th Century (back to the Romanovs up through WWII).



I'd heard the apron served double duty: it kept your kilt clean, yes. But apparently the enemy would aim for the sporran! so it gave them less of a target. I'm no expert in history so please correct me if I'm wrong!

This may warrant another thread (I haven't looked through everything yet so forgive me if there already is a thread), but does any well read xmarker know how many Scottish Chiefs served in WWI? I know Sir Iain Colquhoun served with distinction with the Scot Guards in Ypres and the Somme.

Note the "Imperial Service"/Kitchner's Army Badge over their right breast pocket:

http://www.kinnethmont.co.uk/1914-19...alex-pirie.htm

T.

[MacSpadger]

Thank you for posting these remarkable photographs. I am not a fan of colourisation either, but here it has given the images a new freshness. the source material is obviously of a very high quality too.

[Woodsman]

Oooo! The mere thoughts of a shot to the sporran has me crossing me legs.

[Steve Barclay]

Absolutely magnificent pics. Just wondering if there are any colourised photos of the HLI from WWI available as a relative of mine was with them and died at Arras.