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The Gordon Cemetery in Mametz, Somme Soldiers of the Gordon Highlanders all fallen on 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme British troops, believed to be the 2nd Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders (20th Brigade, British 7th Division) crossing no man's land near Mametz on 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
Irish Cup Final 1889–90, Gordon Highlanders v Cliftonville sides, Northern Whig, 14 April 1890. The club's finest achievements came when the battalion was stationed in Belfast in 1889–90. The Gordons won the Irish Cup, surprising Linfield in the semi-final at Ulsterville, [3] and beating Cliftonville in the final after a replay.
The Scottish regiment featured in this film is a battalion of the Gordon Highlanders, as evident from the cap badge, kilt and headdress. This is true to life, as the Gordon Highlanders were very active on the North-West Frontier during the British Raj, and were, for a time, garrisoned at Fort Jamrud at the mouth of the Khyber Pass .
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 museum is located in a 19th-century house which was purchased by the Scottish artist, Sir George Reid in 1867, and in which he lived and worked. [3] It was acquired by the War Office in 1960 to be the regimental headquarters and then, after being transferred to the ownership of the trustees of the regiment in 1994, it was extended and re-opened as a museum in 1997.
The Forgotten Highlander: My Incredible Story of Survival During the War in the Far East is an autobiography of Alistair Urquhart describing his six and a half years spent as a Japanese prisoner of war during his service in the Gordon Highlanders infantry regiment during the Second World War. [1] [2] The book was first published on 25 February ...
But for Kyle Bohrer, owner of Gordon’s Butcher & Market, that scenario played out Wednesday, when Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance and his wife, Usha, stopped by the meat market at ...
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