HLI Chronicle 1915 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

HIGHLAND UGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLH
Vl!lTl!lRJ..NS' RAOE.-l. M'Gill; 2, Tucker; 3. Devlin.
OBSTACLE RAOE.-l, Menzies; 2, O'Donnell; 3,
Morrison.
HALIi'.MILE.-I, Murray; 2, O'Donnell j 3, Camp·
belL
RELAY RAClll.-l, "C" Company; 2, "B" Corn·
pany; 3, "M" Company.
SUBALTlIIRNS' RAOlll.-l, J. M. Bendall; last, H. R.
Skinner.
The relay race was won very easily by
" C" Company. Capt. Ha.lswell was running
for them, but the other members of the
team ha.d done so well that with the long
start he had he might have hopped home
a winner on one leg. There was a oapital
final to the tug-of·war between "C" Company
and "M," in whioh the former oame
off the winner.
Sinoe the last publioation of the Ohronicle
the following offioers have joined the Battalion
:­
2nd I.ieutonaut C. Williams.
}L A. Kineaid Smith.
J. S. Richardson.
A. Camp bell Irons.
H. R. Davidson.
H. S. Davidson.
R. S. Chambers.
C. P. Johnstone.
B. A. Medley.
G. A. F. Tyler.
C. H. Shipton.
R. Harley.
P. K. Paul.
A. F. Broadhurst.
J. M. BendaU.
J. E. Otto.
R. Knox.
T. E. Lauder.
J. H. F. Stephen,
J. G. Stephen.
K. Hardman.
G. A. Austen Cartmell.
H. R. Skinner.
F. G. L'E. Carr.
W. C. D. Macfarlane.
R. G. Kinsey.
The following 2nd Lieuts. have been pro·
moted to he rank of Lieut. :­
D. Kindersley. C. P. Everard.
J. Logan. O. Watt.
TO EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.
11th November, 1914.
Captain T. A. Pollok·Morris.
Captain T. Jackson.
Captain ~H. E. H. Johnstone·Stewart.
12th November, 1914.
Lieutenant M. W. Parr.
2nd Lieutena.nt W. M. Dickinson.
23i."d November, 1914.
2nd Lieutenant J. Logan II.nd 190 other ranks.
29th November, 1914.
196 other ranks.
6th December, 1914.
Lieutenant C. P. Everard.
2nd Lieutenant J. W. Graham.
15th December, 1914.
2nd Lieutenant M. S. Cassidy.
2nd Lieutenant J. R. J. Mylles.
27th December, 1914.
2nd Lieutena.nt W. A. M'Lean and 50 other ranks.
2nd Lieutenant J. G. Everard.
2nd Lieutenant C. E. C. Hill.
Lieutenant A. H. Ferrers·Guy.
4th January, 1915.
200 other ranks.
TO QUARTERMASTER·GENERAL'S STAFF.
19th December, 1914.
Captain W. A. Malcolm.
FROM EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (WOUNDED).
Captain A. W. D. Gaussen.
Lieutena.nt G. Mo Gerard.
Lieutenant C. W. Hooper.
CQ}IP ANY NOTES.
.. B" COMPANY.
AN event interesting to the many friends of Company
Q.M.S. Rich occurred during the month of December,
when the ga.llant Q.M.S. led to the altar a charming
la.dy for the purpose of tying the nuptia.l knot. He
wa.s accompanied by the versatile Company Sergt..
Major (W. Anderson), who did the hara.ssing and
multifarious duties of best man, and Company Q.M.S.
Willis, the latter a.cting as orderly.
Considering the years of varied experience which
Bill has had, it was stra.nge to all of us to see him in
such an exoited a.nd nervous state. (Who said he
dropped the ring?) .However, considering that it was
his first venture, perhaps it was not to be wondered at.
Lieut. Crossley kindly placed his automobile at our
disposal, and after the ceremony we had a drive;
but, alas! we were all suddenly seized with a thirst,
and eventually made a.n adjournment to the" Royal,"
where we had a.n enjoyable few hours. " Cissy ..
excelled himself, to sa.y the least of it. The usnal
toa.sts being given with acclamation, al\d best wishes
tendered, we tripped ba.ck to barracks, the sentry
eyeing us closely as we came in.
We a.ll wish them many years of happiness and
prosperity.
BRIGADE·M.uOB.
THE Irish Guards were holding a position at
Ypres, and flying bullets were the order of
the day ..... The Germans endeavomed to break
through, and after a particularly brisk volley
Private Flynn was heard to shout-" Murder
of wars, I'm done now altogether!" "Why,
have you been hit 1 " shouts Captain P--.
" Not entoirely hit, sir," shouts Flynn, " but
I've been waiting this ten minutes for a smoke
from Murtagh's pipe, and by the powers
they've just shot it out iv his mouth."