HLI Chronicle 1914 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

HIGIILAND LIGHT L.\,~'--- ---- -------------------------~.-----------------------------------Our tcamR were madC' up as follows:­Heavy W iglll. -CarpI. ~t[eu rs, Pte. Hullock,L.' 'm·pl. Bates, Douglas, 0 ' Jeil , lH'Clure,)f Kenzic, .I'GollchuJl, M'Giff, and Smith.Light Weights-L ,- oJ'pl. Small (pulled once) ,,\ r mstron"', :'1c. snm, Man, J(' Col'nlllok , Bla.ck,.rcadm , eoha n, Lewis H adlow, S heppard.III th f otbull fin:-.Is we played Lhe 72nd ,II nri l1 very stra ight" clean, gam e it was. ·Whentime was called theTe wall 110 scon'l, thotl~hmorc than once we hoped to Hec t he ba llnetted by ollr mell. Playing eXhil, t.i)lW, W( ~snn rcd the ~(J:l l whinh g-:IVC us t.he Cnp.;\.ll excellent inllo"ilt.inn WHi; int l'odllceclt· hi ~ year by whinh all t he lwppcllings took61ahle to take part in , but t hey will have diffi,cult.y , we [car, in the OILl Country in pill'­t.ieipating in n Highland Brigade Gatheringill whicll five Hegiments are represented.Such a sight as we were treated to each afternoon-Lhnma.sse(i pipe:,; l1wlliru)IlS adv:.rLCing,banners Hying, pipes skirlin," drums beat iogisone of those inspiring things difficult beyondmeasnre to fi nd words to descri be. Thesearc sights of a lifetime; happy a rui passingfOl'tun