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**BoldHighlander** · 7th April 10, 10:20 PM

Lightly wounded Scottish soldiers being brought to a dressing station by mule.
Salonika, Greece 1918

**BoldHighlander** · 7th April 10, 10:23 PM

Another view of this action was posted earlier in this thread:

Women's Auxiliary Army Corps:
WAACs and convalescent soldiers playing basketball in the camp at Etaples.
1st May 1918 - Etaples, France

**BoldHighlander** · 7th April 10, 10:25 PM

Investiture of George Imlach McIntosh VC, 1/6th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders
(Battle of Passchendaele)

**BoldHighlander** · 8th April 10, 12:04 AM

**BoldHighlander** · 8th April 10, 12:10 AM

**BoldHighlander** · 8th April 10, 01:42 AM

Stephen Mears approx 1884
Queens Own Cameron Highlanders (79th Foot)

**BoldHighlander** · 8th April 10, 01:44 AM

This picture was sent to a Mrs Young of Priest Wells, By Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
It was taken at Bedford on August 22 1914. It has the following message:
"A Coy, 6th Gordon Highlanders, Home Defence, Edinburgh."

**BoldHighlander** · 8th April 10, 01:46 AM

**BoldHighlander** · 8th April 10, 01:50 AM

Funeral procession for one of the lad's from the 5th Gordons who died before even leaving Peterhead. He died in early September (1914) of a chill while on guard duty. The townsfolk and military gave him a grand funeral, complete with honour guard, pipes and bugles. Soldiers' deaths were a novelty to the town then. But not for long.

**BoldHighlander** · 9th April 10, 04:08 PM

James (Jimmy) Cleland Richardson VC (25 November 1895, Bellshill, Scotland - 8 or 9 October 1916) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

He was 20 years old, born in Scotland and a resident of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and then Chilliwack, BC. He was a Piper in the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada (he is shown wearing a Seaforth uniform above) and he proceeded overseas as part of the large Seaforth contingent of the 16th (Canadian Scottish) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

During the Battle of the Ancre Heights on 8 October 1916 at Regina Trench, Somme, France, the company was held up by very strong wire and came under intense fire. Piper Richardson, who had obtained permission to play the company 'over the top' strode up and down outside the wire playing his pipes, which so inspired the company that the wire was rushed and the position captured. Later the piper was detailed to take back a wounded comrade and some prisoners, but after proceeding some distance he insisted on turning back to recover his pipes which he had left behind. He was never seen again.

for more, including the discovery of Richardson's missing pipes, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cleland_Richardson