The Outpost Vol 1 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

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THE OUTPOST. Drawn by A DREAMER OF DREAMS. Comrades in Arms. SOLDIERING, soldiering through the war together, Never mind the way we go, never mind what port: Follow trails leaving Gailes, start in any weather, ·While we're marching side by side everything is sport. Soldiering, soldiering, leaving care and worry, Never mind the "if" and "but," words for coward lips, Put them out with" fear" aJild " d6ubt ; " in the -paek with" hurry," While we march, a sturdy throng, forth to camps or ships. Soldiering. soldiering, where our duty calls us, Never mind what others say, or what others do, Should they rather stay at home, heedless what befalls us, We will do our little bit, striving to be true. Soldiering, soldiering, kee,P your spirits cheery, Never mind the" why' of it, duty must be done. Truth and right win the fight; remember when you're weary Wrongs are yet to be avenged against the coward Hun. Soldiering, soldiering, although we should go under Fighting in a noble cause, giving of our best, There will be for you and me, lying over yonder, Solace in that other Land wherein the weary rest. J. B. (GAILES).
84 THE OUTPOST. A COMPANY. pRIOR to our commencing our second week of special training, the Company indulged in a few days' preliminary canter, comlt)encing on Tuesday, I6th March, when we attacked a position on Dundonald Hills in ideal, Riviera weather. The larks trilled their lay, the few.days.old lambs gambolled about their sedate dams, and a primrose or two, peeping bashfully from mossy neuks here and there, made our creeping to the fire position quite sweet. On Wednesday forenoon we paraded at the Drill Hall, where the smaller lads were fitted out with khaki, while the taller bhoys stood enviously by to await the arrival of the larger garments, which, it is said, are coming soon. The afternoon was spent in cross.country running, football, tug.oi.war, and so forth. We have in our Company the winner of the battalion five mile record, in the person of Private Deans of No. 4 Platoon. \Ve have also pulled the D Company team all over the grass at the t,ug·of.war. Thursday was spent on the Municipal Golf Course, where we practised little attacks in a biting north·east wind, and on Friday we graced the battalion route march to nowhere in particular. On Saturday we took over rifles and bayonets from,B Company. Special training on Monday, 22nd March, found us near Irvine, on the Gailes Golf Course, where we attacked a position in such a masterly fashion that Major Paul, in a transport of delight, characterised it as the best he had seen done in the western hemisphere, Tuesday saw us at the Reservoir, above which we commenced a subtle attack against a position beside Hillhouse mansion. Our piper blew down his pipes as we charged over the last few yards, for which he will receive an iron cross. At night we guarded the Kilmarnock·Gailes road junction, and the way No. 3 Platoon doubled over the half·mile from their reserve position was magni. ficent. We trekked to a place just behind Dundonald on \Vednesday in a close atmosphere, and during a halt the boys divested themselves of jerseys, and many took out their towels to wipe away the exuding adipose tissue from their perspiring persons. The Brigadier.General was present, fresh and spruce, looking as though he had stepped out of a military canvas of Edouard Detaille, and half·way through the attack he gave the officers and N.C.O.s an invaluable tip or two. It rained during the march back, and, wet to the skin, we were dismissed for the night. We did not parade until I p.m. on Thursday-at least, not the privates-and then we proceeded to Harpercroft, south of Dundonald, from whence we attacked a position at the so.called Roman Ca.mp, 500 feet above sea leveL \Ve ma.rched from there, after lunch, to Dundonald village, and in the evening played at outposts and piquets, The field kitchen came out with hot coffee, which tasted like ambrosia to the cold and hungry. During the march back we resurrected the old Scots songs, and at 9,45 we were dismissed, and got the rest of the night to ourselves. \Ve sited trenches beside the Todcigs burn, due east of Dundonald, on Friday, and laid out wire entanglements, behind which we repulsed an attack by a strong enemy in close formation. \Ve suffered no casualties. Saturday was spent partly at the Drill Hall, where we handed over arms to C Company, and partly at the Unionist Rooms, where we got our letters, parcels, passes, and our microscopic monetary remuneration. Lieutenant Gardner, of No. 3 Platoon, and Sergeant. ;'vIajor Dobbie, have been to Strensall to go through a machine-gun and musketry course. Quarter. Master.Sergeant Ferguson took up S.·:\I. Dobbie's duties in the latter's absence. Private Leslie Orr, Associate Royal Technical College, No. 4 Platoon, has been gazetted to a commission in the R.G.A., and thus we lose another good man. It is reported that Mick, one of our pets, has been missing for over a week at his abode, and it is feared he has wandered into some wood and died in a trap. Two pets in two monthsl B COMPANY. WE have got through our second week of special training, and were specially favoured in the way of weather. On our first day the attack thro' the woods N.E. of the Reservoir was not so energetic and spirited as usual, doubtless due to our missing the usual morning run and" physical" before breakfast. In the evening we successfully held the Loans Dundonald road, and path through the Glen, with only the loss of a rifle bolt. \Ve had become quite adept at charging in the" On Guard" position with bayonets fixed and are naturally disappointed at now having to assault with rifles at the slope. However" ours not to reason why." Our third day on Gailes area was interesting and instructive, but without incident if we except the wiping out of No. 5 Platoon in their heroic attempt to assault our defensive position. In the evening we were guard· ing the Irvine-Ayr road and Kilmarnock railway, and must compliment the supports, posted at Barassie Farm, on the rapidity with which they came up to the piquet when the latter was attacked, although, of course, the piquet had not the slightest need of them. On our fourth day we marched through a mixture of snow and dust to the area round Newfield House, but owing to snow, ploughed land, and red flags, the attack fell flat, and the only decent bit of fighting was the snowballing at the intervals. Our final field day was on Troon Old Course, and judging distance in the forenoon was quite exhilar· ating; one never knew exactly what would happen next. For one thing, section commanders learned that it was not their business to lie with their section basking in the sun while their sister sections were straining their eyesight to gauge how far off they were. The low percentage of error was very satisfactory, but then that's where golf tells. On Saturday we parted with our rifles and received our hard.earned pay.
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