HLI Chronicle 1909 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

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HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 99--'~'~'-"~-~~-'--'-'~~'-'-'--'~--~i-10796 Pte. 'l'. Fyffe. 11064 Pte. T. Brodie.10901 Pte. G. Scott. 11077 Pte. T. M'Giff.nooo Pte. A. Purdue. 11084 Pte. R. Oswald.1l04!1 Pte. J. Crajg.VARIOUS CERTIFICATES.8039 Sergt. J. Littlejohn, granted Qualifving Cer·tificate, Sergt .. Mr. C"ok. •8939 L .. Corpl. J. Findlay, awarded Acting School·master's Certificate.10749 L..Corpl. D. Douglas, awarded Acting School.master's Certificate.10749 L..Corpl. D. Douglas. passed examination in" Precis Writing."AWARDED GOOD. CONDUCT MEDALS.3685 Q .. M .•S. T. Boyce.3860 C.·S. M. Mauchan.BIRTHS.4564 Col..Sergt. W. Turnbull, son, born at Glasgowon 10th March, 1909.6548 Corpl. N. Thomson, son, horn at C{)rk on 11thMarch, 1909.DEATH.MEEK.--At 2 The Lawns, Friern Park, North Finchley,London. on the 4th April, William Meek. lateColour. Sergt., 2nd Batt. H.L.I., and Sergt.·Jnst.,9th V.B.R.S.MOTORING IN IRELAND.By THE SNARK.THERE are few countries in the world wheremotoring might be more enjoyable than inIreland, aB the scenery in some parts in veryfine. There are, however, great drawbacks;the main roads would make a rart track blush,while the people (who mostly drive donkeys)are either deaf to all earthly and unearthlynoises, or blind, and sometimes have both ofthese infirmities. These drawbacks, of course,do not conduce to speed trials, and as a rule theonly thing that is tried is one's temper, which,I fear, gets extremely short.There is another lasting and perpetualnuisance, and that is that evervone who livesnear the readside imagines that t'he King's highwayis a fitting and a healthy place to keepchildren, dogs, cows, and all the etceteras of afarmyard; and consequently, after a day'srun, one usually has a few hens and the remainsof a dog or two ornamenting the radiator.Some weeks ago I essayed to take a partyto a delightful spot'known as Lismoor, about40 miles away. At 10 a.m. punctnally we were!l.t the garage. Unfortunately the owner andhis mechanic had overslept themeslves, soamid shouts of applause from the ('rowd,which had assembled in the twinkling of aneye, we kicked open :the door and got at thecar. At 10.45 the owner appeared, and seemedsurprised to see us there so soon. However,at 11.30 we started on OUl" wav. The firstmisfortu.ne overtook us about (; miles out,when a report like a pistol shot warned usthat a back tyre had gone. I regret to say Iheard someone" remark" on the fact. Therewas nothing for it but to take oft one's coatand set to work putting on another tyre.Suddenly we heard the rattling of a machineof sorts. Some minutes elapsed, however,before an extraordinary-looking vehicle hovein sight, which on close inspection turned outto be the General's Government car, whosedriver very kindly assisted us in our labours.The road for the next 20 miles was fairlygood; then we came to a piece that remindedone more of a succession of earthquakes.The car, which as a rule is extremely smoothin running, was leaping about in a mostfantastic manner. The" load" consisted oftwo people, a dog, a spare tyre, half a dozenrugs, and two tins of petrol. Occasionally,when I glanced behind, I saw a confused masshurtling.about. The spare tyre seemed to beendeavouring to give an exhibition of MissMaud Allan, while the petrol tins were givinga very creditable performance of the "MerryWidow" waltz in conjunction with the dog,whose chain was tied round a door handle.We were all extremely glad when we saw thehotel at Lismore, and set to work on our lunch.T4e return journey was uneventful, and beyondwaking one of the everlasting donkey cartsinto a fast walk by the sound of our hornwe got home in safety.I do not intend this to discourage anyonewho wishes to see the Emerald Isle by car,but I should advise them to have a machinewhose maximum speed does not exceed 5,miles an hour, whose springs are capable oftaking up anything short of a volcanic eruption,and which can carry festoons of sparetyres, and whose passengers are well seasoned.
lfJOHWHT,ANT) T,lGH'r INFANTRY CHRONTCJ,F,3rd Battalion Notes.TRAINING, 1909.THE Battalion this year trained alone at Lan.ark and Tinto (East End Camp). The weatheron the whole being good, a very pleasantthough fairly hard training was put in. The.ground not being so cramped as when fourBattalions train together, greater opportunitywas afforded of individual and company training,and what may have been lost through theBattalion not having another force to actagainst was fully made up for in individualinstruction, which, after all, is very muchrequired by men who have been away fromthe use of arms for 12 months.The recruits assembled at Hamilton on the18th May, and entrained for Lanark, andfrom thence proceeded by route march toTinto to complete musketry.The party was under command of CaptainStewart, Adjutant of the Battalion. Thefollowing Officers were present ;-CaptainBaird, Lieut. Morgan, and Lieut. and QuarterMaster Mill. The remainder of the partywas made up as follows ;-Warrant Officer,1 Sergt.-Major (Stewart), 14 N.-C.O.'s, 5Buglers, and 86 Privates; total, lOO-afairly strong muster. There were very fewabsentees. The musketry was of a fairlyhigh standard.The Battalion assembled at Hamilton on thelst June, under command of Col. E. A. Ever~tt,and proceeded to Lanark by train, and encampedon the moor. Musketry was carriedout at Tinto by detachments of two companiesat a time, thus interspersing musketry andtraining. The camp at Tinto has been greatlyimproved since last year, cook-houses and acorrugated iron drying shed having been built.Those accessories were very much appreciatedby the men, as Tinto seems to keep up its reputationfor rain.•The strength of the Battalion in camp wasas follows :-18 Officers, 1 W.O., 47 N.-C.O.'s,8 Buglers, and 528 Privates; total, 602.During the training the men were asked todecide whether they were to join the" SpecialReserve"-the new name given to the Militiaunder the new organisation brought into beingby Army Order.About 400 elected to join the Special Reserveand about 60 elected to take a freedischarge, which option was given them if theyneither desired to transfer to Special Reservenor remain Militiamen on paper. The strengthof the Battalion after the conversion, includingrecruits at Depot, stood as follows :-16Sergts., 10 Corpis., 456 Privates; total, 482.The Battalion was inspected by Col. Can,Commanding No. 2 District, on Tuesday, 23rdJune, who expressed himself as satisfiedwith all he saw.The training was completed on 27th June,when the Battalion entrained at Lanarkand proceeded to Hamilton, when the menwere dismissed to their homes.Recruiting for the Battalion has been goingstrong since training, being now only 28 understrength.4th Battalion Notes.THE Battalion trained last year at Lanark,from 13th July to 8th August-their lasttraining as the old Militia force.It is, however, gratifying to know thatpractically all hands-Officers, N.·C.O.'s, andmen have joined the Special Reserve.Favourq.ble weather, on the whole, was experiencedduring the training, and the Regiment,brigaded with the 3rd and 4th Scottish Rifles,spent a pleasant time at their old quartersOil Lanark Moor. Each Company also" putin" about :five days at the musketry campat the foot of the Tinto Hills, some six and ahalf miles from hea~ quarters.The Brigade was commanded by Col.T. S. G. H. Robertson Aikman, and, in consequenceof his promotion, Lieut.-Col. D. Aikmallhad charge of the Battalion.Two field days and a route march took placeduring the training, and were successfullycarried through, and in each case the excellentmarching qnalities of the men was speciallymarked.
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