HLI Chronicle 1914 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

Octobm at Ambala it was qlliu kly lol'n illupon us t.hfLt we hnc1 come t.o a very differentr.Jima.t frOlll the one wc ha.ll left. and the keenoold o f the earl y Jnl\"ll made all ranks feci glndnut to be kept hanginn· bout. At t.he st,atiollwe were weloomed by Coll1lll?l Herlert, D.S.O ..a n oill fl'irnd many wiJI rel1lember H U~Lntonment.f gi. trate ;I.t. Dinaporl'. Old ,;erV ftnt ~of t·hc nrl BMtalion were not hehinrlhancl inlI1ah.'1ng them!!plves known to u . - mong them" Uenefl' ," Col. Lei,,'h 's olrt ld iner, \'igor'ollsly apply ill g for R l'vioe ... it,h a· junior othce.r :Old B ouulil', CuI. Stoukwell 's faithflll f.ollowel, And llHel'wards I'ith -'raja]' Hill, a nd now,nlll /i alm ost too rlec repid to st.o nd : t.he 2ndIl ttali TI M ,s ~ ma!l of 1 8~'1 : and h\J ,~t s of other::;tea 111 , CH even being a ble to obtain leu-ve tortournaments, l:l 1lll1ed out of t he question ,it I\':tH (lE'cide(l t.o ;;ell all t,hc ponic>l at oncewhil(; pri~il'ltin t.l Bri),(n d e lit )[u h 'l'inn-1l short st roll'll 128 Ol d .:Un the a l flt 11-1' WeT!' il1 f;)lI'I: t l'd 1>,> 0111' IL \\Ihigu c1iel'-\lajol'- 1 ltI~ ra l Bnl I1 ker-aud on1he Hh NovPllIbm wC' ~ tll l'tpd Oil tllll' ma rch tojoin our Brignu·_All !I ll hope uf !.\'ett illg p rad i ·l' fo r the polothe: lIf:'Xt. cHln p I \\'(. II'flllet! tllP mighty i'!utk'jand ~ ]I ent, hours ~!' ttin g the transport. aC l' OB~_it·hcr \\'(11:; tit hootill /o! uf n llr account, l1llQwit.h th ' exceptiun of :1 fcl\' partridge tlll'l'l'w s little to be got.On the 18th _TU ellllwl' \1'(' arrived at' flUlI: un(,{'lltrat ion anJ met. O lll' l'lga C' , COli !Btlll,!'!(If J~t Batt. 1st n lll'kha!l (L t.- 01. R ose' oldJ'l'gimcllt). ht ne! 2nd Bath