HLI Chronicle 1910 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

86 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.
Kneller Hall. Colonel Balfour's connection
with the Regiment is now a long and a very
intimate one, and readers of the" Chronicle"
have reason to be particularly grateful to him
as one of the "pioneers" of the Regimental
magazine. Everyone will be glad to see that
be has still further strengthened this connection
with the H.L.I. in the younger
generation.
OUR ILLUSTRATIONS.
AMONG our illustrations this quarter is reproduced
a photoglaph, recently taken in
India, of members of the 1st Battalion whose
fathers (and in some cases grandfathers) served
in the old 71st and 74th. We hope to supplement
this by a similar photograph of those
serving in the 2nd Battalion and Depot. The
following ate the names of those in the
photograph ;­
Top row, left to right-
L.-Corpl. Finlay. Father left the Regiment
as Sergeant.
Pte. Finla y.
CorpI. Marshall. Father left as CoL-Sergt.
Pte. Camp bell. Father left as Private.
Pte. M'Dougall. Father left as CoI.-Sergt.
in· 1893.
Pte. HendersOll. Father left as Private.
Middle row-
Sergt. Geary. Father left as Col.-Sergt.
Col.-Sergt. A. Fergu8011. Father, Col.-Sergt.
Donald Ferguson.
Lieut. J. A. Balfour. Father, Colonel A. G.
Balfour, Commandant Kneller Hall.
Major C. E. Andrews. Father, Capt.
Andrews, 74th Highlanders.
Col.-Sergt. P. Kelt. Father left 718t as
Band CorpOlal. Grandfather served in the
71st.
Sergt. Steel. Father left 1st Battalion in
1886; posted to 2nd V.B. H.L.I. as 8.-M.
Instructor; retired on pension in 1898.
CorpI. Milne. };'ather left as Private.
Front row-
Pte. Paton. Grandfather enlisted in 718t,
15th June, 1838, and discharged as Private
in August, 1859. Father enlisted in 71st on
18th July, 1865, and discharged as Bugle­
.Major on 9th November, 1886; now living
in Edinburgh.
Unfortunately, owing to duty, the undermentioned
were unable to be present to be
photographed :-
Capt. E. Segrave, D.S.O. };'ather, Capt.
Segrave, served in 71st.
L.-Corpl. Mills. Father died as -;ergeant in
1st Battalion in Malta, 1895.
Pte. Reid.
Depot Notes.
ON the 27th May we had a visit of the
Instructional Staff from Hythe (1 Officer and
2 N.-C.O.'s). Thermometer and Hill Siffken
targets were the subjects on which they
dilated.
A detachment of recruits under command
of Captain J. J. Ronald proceeded to Tinto
on tbe 18tb of June to fire 'fable A (Special
Reserve). The under-mentioned Officers were
included in the party :-Captain R. G. 1.
Chichester, Captain Martin, Lieut. Telfer
Smollett, and Lieut. Ferrers-Guy.
On the 20th June a party of 21 "recruits
proceeded to Cork to join the 2nd Battalion at
Cork. Captain Baird was the Officer in
charge. There are at present no line recruits
at the Depot. The under-mentioned are the
recruits ;-11498 P. Gillespie, 11499 J. Mac­
Naught, 11800 Christie, 11501 .T. Wilson,
11503 J. Aitkenhead, 11504 J. Roach, 11506
T. Gaw, 11507 A. Gardiner, 11508 ,J, Robertson,
11509 J. M'Corkindale, 11510 J. Kerridge,
11536 R. Curiot, 11537 W. Beer, 11538 A. H.
Ball, 11539 H. King, 11540 A. Jinks, H541
T. Haddow, 11542 J. W. Rainforth, H543
J. Paton, H544 A. Lowe, 11546 B. Barron.
Captain R. G. 1. Chichester and Captain J.
Stewart (Adjutant, 31 d Battalion) proceeded
to Hythe on 24th May for refresher course.
Lieut. A. P. D. Telfel Smollett passed for
promotion, (c) Distinguished, 011 2nd June.
Sergt. ,J, Taylor, late Pipe-Major, 1st
Battalion, bas been transferred to 3rd Battalion
as Pipe-Major in place of Sergt.-Piper
M'Phee, who has been discharged on termination
of his engagement.
Captain C. T. Martin took over the duties
of Adjutant of the 4th Battalion in March