Old Photographs Gordon Highlanders Scotland

Old photograph of Gordon Highlanders in camp by Burghead located eight miles North West of Elgin, Moray, Scotland. 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 Highlanders, Seaforth and Camerons, to form the Highlanders, Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons. The 1st battalion fought at the Battle of Tel el-Kebir in September 1882 during the Anglo Egyptian War, and then took part in the Nile Expedition in an attempt to relieve Major General Charles Gordon during the Mahdist War. The 1st Battalion then took part in the Chitral Expedition and then the Tirah Campaign; it was during operations on the North West Frontier in October 1897, during the storming of the Dargai Heights, that one of the regiment's most famous Victoria Crosses was earned. Piper George Findlater, despite being wounded in both legs, continued to play the bagpipes during the assault. Another of the heroes involved in the charge of the Gordon Highlanders at Dargai Heights was Piper John Kidd. Piper Kidd was with Piper Findlater when, half way up the heights, both pipers were shot down. Unmindful of his injuries, Piper Kidd sat up and continued to play " The Cock o' the North " as the troops advanced up the heights. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.

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