HLI Chronicle 1914 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

Dlgbland (Igbt Infantrp Cbronlcl~ .. VOL. XIV., No. 4. OOTOBER, 1914. PRICE FOURPENCE.Editor's Notes.~INCE last the "Ohronicle" appeared inprmt events have followed each other withbewildering r!l'pidity. With such stirringevents happenmg on the Oontinent, in whichboth 1st and 2nd Battalions are bearing theirfull part, it would naturally be supposedthat there would be enough material andnews to fill many volumes of the "H.L.I.Chronicle." S~ch, however, is !ar from beingthe case. Owmg to the strIct censorshipof the time we are practically without definitenews of any sort of either of the line Battalions~eyond the .meagre accou~ts whioh appearIn the pubhc press. OWIng to this faotc?mbined with the difficulty in finding spar~tIme to .attend to the paper, the Editor hasfound hllnself compelled to delay publicationof the October ~umber until the present time.That the RegIment has been bearing its fullpart in the gallant struggle on Frenoh soiland has been upholding the best tradition~of ~he past, is nobly attested by the long list ofofficers and men who have laid down theirlives for their country and in the cause ofright and liberty. To all the relations ofboth officers and men who have fallen weoffer ~he deepest sympathy in their loss.DUrIng the last three months the H.L.I.has grown almost out of recognition. TheRegiment (Line, Special Reserve, and Territorial)now comprises no less than 15 Battalions,numbering probably something over1~,O.O? men-nea~l:r the strength of an InfantryDIVISIOn. RecrUltmg for the new Battalionswas extraordinarily brisk throughout Augustand most of September, men pouring in fromGlasgow and all over the country in hundreds.At one period, indeed, such was the inrushthat the depot at Hamilton was taxed to itsfullest capacity to cope with it. Practicallydenuded of officers and staff, an enormousamount of hard work had to be got throughby the few officers and men who had todeal with the recruits and pass them on to theirBattalions.Of the new Battalions, the 10th and 11thService Battalions form part of the new 9thScottish Division at Aldershot, being actuallystationed at Bordon Oamp. The 10th Battalionis commanded by Lieut.-Oolonel J. C.Grahame, D.S.O., who was serving in commandof the Depot before mobilisation. The 11thBattalion is commanded by I.ieut.-ColonelH. O. Fergusson, formerly of the H.L.L,and who lately oompleted his time in commandof the 3rd Battalion Argyll and SutherlandHighlanders.The 12th Service Battalion forms part of the15th Scottish Division, also at Bordon.In addition to the Battalions of the 9thall:d 15th Divisions, the City of Glasgow hasralsed three Battalions, which are also affiliated