HLI Chronicle 1915 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

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the re cuo of It wounded officer under (L heavy fi re.
The 10Ilioc r was killed by a so ond bullet befm'c he
could be pIa cod under cover.
"0. !J28L JJance·Corporal D. Runt, 2nd H .L.I .,
for conspiclloUS ailant l'Y and presence of mind under
fire on 2nd No ember, 19L4, in bandaging a wounded
officer a nd remo\-ing him to cover. Has proved hims
1£ a most oapaulo soldicr under trying conditions
in tbe oampaJgn.
No. 8467 Pte. D. Bidey, 2nd H.L.I., for gallant COIlduct
in om·eying mossagcs in the firing line ut considorable
risk under heavy fi re. Has been an exnmple
through Ilia chcorfuln " and willing ness ill performing
thesc dangerous duties.
o. 12;;! Lanec-. orgcn nt J . Port, !Jth F .L.r. (,i'er.
ritorinl ~'o r oe), for the gilllantry displayed at Givcnchy
on 20th Februal'Y, wh n he led his m en, forming ['nrt
of the clo-ht storming party, into the Gorllllln trencb.
lIe was t,her wou nd d.
nee· orpond A..'n)REW Bcum. a nat ivo o[ Jolm·
stone, Rcnfre, shire, I as an ongineor before joining
JJa,nee-Corpora.1 DOSALD HUN1'. also a na,tive of
Edinburgh, enlisted in 1 !JOt, and servod with the 1st
Battalion in India, receiving t,he Coronation Durbar
Meda.l in L911. H e passed to the Army R eserve in
F obru(l.ry, 19L3. R called to the colours on mobilisation,
he w:;nt out to France with the 2nd Ba.ttalion.
Private DAVro SIDE • before joining the H.L.I. in
.January, 1!J03, was a. gardener in P ertb. lie w a
~ hoL't -se rviee man, and was recalled to tho colours
on mouiliso.tion to go ont, wi t h tho 2nd Buttalion.
A furthel' list of r ecipien ts of the Distin4uishcd
Conduct Medal I1ppeared in Ris lo.jesty's llirthdlLY
Honours, a nd inclnded the foLLo wing members of t.he
Re"jrneni :
1 o. 4336 Scrgea,nt-Maj or A. G. House, 1st H.L.I.
For galhLIlt ry and valuable service £It, Neuve Chapelle
on L2th 1Iareh in keeping lip the supply of amrnunit,ion
by day and organisin tT stretcher parties uy night,.
In the cheerful perfonllanco of hi~ clu tics he showed a
fln e example.
0.8(;29 Lance-Corporal ,T. St()wart, 1at FI.L.1. For
conspieuons gallantry and auihty at, NCllve Chlll'dle 011
the FT.L.!. from th 4th Battalion in ~ ovcmber, 1909.
Hc joined tIt 1st B t tlllion in Inc.lia, iu .Tanuary, HJ13.
'rporal , n lm'!' BL..I.C1l: b lon"8 to Old 1 onldand.
and anli t cl lasgow in .\la.y, 1907, "oing out to
join the Is Battalion in I ndia in Decomber of the
samo yeu,r. He wae p romoted Acting-Corporal for
meritorious senrice at F esLllhcrt on the 20th Doecmbel',
1914.
born a t Bothwell.
having prEWiously
tl' IlBfcn-cd to the
R eserve in E (l brna,ry. 1 11, ur! ioi d tlw _nd BattuJion
on mobil ' atioll. Unf rtuna y he did not
li to receive hi.~ decoration. as h" was killed In action
on ili 7th 0 November, lOU.
Pti o.to .Jom; lUIICllAEL bdangs to Edinburgh.
and onlisted ill • o v nmber. 19 LO, going to Indi in
,anno.ry, 1912. Pt· Carnaiehe.Pl had t he honour of
r oeiving his m dal [ram Il.~ r. t he K ing on his recent
visit to Glasgow.
l:.th Uarcb. Dnring the attaDk he lai,l et t.elepbone
wire, with the nssistlLllco of a nother man, froUl the
s eond line to the firing line, under very 8C erc fir .
T II' men had previously been killed whilst emleavour·
tng to perform this work.
o. 10677 P rivato W. ClifIord, 1st R.L.I. For
CO! piC1lOUS gallan try aml ability ut Teuvc Chu,pclle
on 12th March. During t be a. t ck he laid a, telephone
wire, with the assistance of n,nother man, from the
second line to t h firing line, under very c overe fire.
Two men had pr viously been killed whilst cndeavour·
ing to perform tIllS ork.
N o. 8214 Priva,te J. DuITy, In I-I_L.I . J!' or con·
spicuous gallantr 3.t Neuve Chapelle on 12th March.
11)1S, when he went aut \Toltmt.u'ily from his trench,
under heavy Title fire, a,nd brought eight wounded men
into cover.
No. 7029 Private J. M'Gum, 1st H.L.I. .For gallant
conduct and devotion to duty during the at-ruck at
NcUl'o Chupelle on L2th March, 1915, when he rcma,incd