HLI Chronicle 1915 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLK
tional and military matters, Lieutenant MyIles
was interested in sport, and he was a member
of.Cowglen Golf Club.
DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL.
His Majesty the King has been pleased
to approve of the grant of the medal for
distinguished conduct in the field to the
undermentioned warrant officers, non-commissioned
officers, and men, for acts of gallantry
and devotion to duty.-Army Order 19th
January, 1915.
9276 Sergt. W. Baillie, 2nd Battn. n.L.I., for gal\a.nt
services rendered, especially at night.time.
Was always eager to volunteer for patrol or
other dangerous duty requiring nerve.
1022S';'CorpL W. Bradford, 2nd Battn. H.L.!., for
conspiouous galla.ntry on 14th November.
After both ofiicers had been killed he rendered
great services by his good example to the men,
whereby the trenches were held the whole day,
notwithstanding heavy casualties.
9946 Sergt. J. Nisbet, 2nd Battn. H.L.I., for very
conspicuous gal\a.ntry on 14th November.
Being without an officer he held his trenoh
the whole day under very heavy shell fire,
although wounded in the head, arm, and leg.
1111S Acting.Company.Sergt .. Major T. Simpson, 2nd
Battn. H.L.I., for conspicuous gallantry on
14th November. After both offioers had been
killed he rendered great services by his good
example to the men, whereby the trenches
were held the whole day, notwithstanding
heavy casualties.
Bergt. W. Baillie, who is a native of Grangemouth,
where his father resides, enlisted in the H.L.!. on 29th
July. 1904, and was promoted Sergeant 4th November,
1912.
Corpl. Bradford was born at St. John's, Worcester,
and enlisted at Canterbury for the H.L.I. on the 9th
August, 1906. He went to the Army Reserve on the
9th August, 1913, and rejoined the 2nd Battn. H.L.I.
on mobilisation.
Sergt. Nesbit is a. native of Glasgow and joined the
H.L.I. on the 25th December, 1904, and was promoted
Sergeant on the 5th August, 1914.
Company.Sergt.·Major Simpson belongs to Cupar.
Fife, and joined the Regiment on the 15th September,
1908, and promoted Sergeant on the 5th of August last
year, and Acting·C.S.M. on the 22nd October, 1914.
PRAISE FOR THE HIGHLAND LIGHT
INFANTRY.
On relinquishing the com~ild 'of the 5th
Infantry Brigade Major-General R. Haking,
C.B., sent the following letter to the 2nd
Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry:­
" On handing over the command of the 5th
Brigade I am anxious to convey to all ranks
in the Battalion my appreciation of the work
done by them in the present campaign. They
have been successful ,both in attack and defence,
and have proved that 'on all occasions they
are to ,be relied on, even in the most adverS~
circumstances. In the days to come ·the
soldiers of the 'regiment will have as good
reason to be proud of the Battalion in this
campaign as they will have in any of the
large number of former ones alre&dy enrolled
on ,their colours.,
'It'
"R. HAKING, Major-General." .,'
THE H.L.I. IN ACTION.
The following extract from a letter, dated the
10th inst., received from the late Lieutenant
C. L. Cornish, of the 2nd Highland Light
Infantry, who was killed in action near Ypres
on the 13th, is of melancholy interest :­
" We have been having a very hard time
of it,lately, but we are having a rest to-day.
as far as it can be called resting, for we are in
a farm round which shells have been bursting
all day. We are out of reach of rifle bullets,
however, which is rather a change. Three
days ago when we were in the trenches the
Germans attacked one of our Companies at
four in the morning. They charged suddenly
out of a thick mist, and our men had only
time to fire a few rounds at them before they
were in the trench. A hand-to-hand, fight
ensued, and we killed 52 of them an.d' got· 59
prisoners. We had nine men killed and about
twenty wounded, many of the wounds being
very slight. The trench' was a perfect
shambles.
"I was in a trench on the left of all this,
and could hear a fearful din going on, but
could not see anything owing to the mist;
also the Germans opposite me o~ened heavy
fire as soon as all the noise began. Everyone
is very pleased with the Regimen.t over it,
Generals French and Monro and Haig sending
congratulatory telegrams, and several men are
being recommended over it. We are doing
ourselves very well here as regards food, as
everyone gets any amount of parcels from
kind friends at home."-The Times.
PROMOTED ON THE SPOT.
Private William Stewart, a Glasgow Reservist,
in the employment of the Glasgow Corporation,
has been promoted Corporal for
bravery. In a letter to Stewart's father-inlaw,
Captain Buist, "B" Company, 2nd
H.L.I., says :-" Dear Mr. Belford,-I congratulate
you upon the bravery of your
son-in-law (Private William Stewart) displayed
in an attack on our trenches on November
7th, when the Germans attacked and broke