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The Gordon Highlanders was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed for 113 years, from 1881 until 1994, when it was amalgamated with The Queen's Own ...
Stirling Castle is the Regimental Headquarters of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] but in fact James Kennaway served with the Gordon Highlanders. Although the production was initially offered broad co-operation to film within the castle from the commanding officer there, as long as it didn't disrupt the regiment's [Argyll's] routine ...
The Gay Gordons is a nickname of the Gordon Highlanders, a former infantry regiment of the British army. It is also applied to: Gay Gordons (solitaire), a form of the card game Solitaire (or Patience) Gay Gordons (dance), a popular ceilidh dance; The Gay Gordons, a 1907 musical comedy
1st Battalion, Glasgow Highlanders, Highland Light Infantry (1949–1959) 11th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (1947–1967) 4th/7th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders (1947–1961) 5th/6th (Banff, Buchan and Donside) Battalion, Gordon Highlanders (1947–1961) London Scottish, Gordon Highlanders (1947–1967) 3rd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders (1961 ...
Huntly is the historic home of the Gordon Highlanders regiment, which traditionally recruited throughout the North-East of Scotland. [4] Huntly has a primary school (Gordon Primary) and a secondary school (The Gordon Schools) beside Huntly Castle. Huntly is the home of the Dean's bakers, producers of shortbread biscuits. In November 2007, the ...
Clan Gordon is a Highland Scottish clan, historically one of the most powerful Scottish clans. The Gordon lands once spanned a large territory across the Highlands. Presently, Gordon is seated at Aboyne Castle, Aberdeenshire. The Chief of the clan is the Earl of Huntly, later the Marquess of Huntly.
The Gordon Highlanders Museum is based in Aberdeen, Scotland and celebrates the story of the Gordon Highlanders regiment, which originated as the 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot in 1794, merged with the 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Gordon Highlanders in 1881 and was then amalgamated into a new larger unit of the British Army in 1994.
The castle of the Scottish Gordon clan has been leased to a wealthy American, Andrew Quainton, whose daughter is the charming Peggy. Unfortunately, the heir to the clan's chief has been lost, and the castle will eventually have to be ceded to the Crown. Peggy has no interest in joining the British aristocracy and has sworn not to marry a nobleman.