The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders can be traced back to 1794.
Battalions during the Second World War.
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List of those who served with The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during The Second World War
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Pte. Robert Morris 7th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
These photos belong to Bobby Morris of 7th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders who was captured in France near Dunkirk.
Bobby is still living, he is in his 90s. I don't know any of the other people in the photographs but would be interested to know who they were |
Pte. Robert Dalrymple 7th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Robert Dalrymple was captured near Dunkirk in 1940, along with Bobby Morris and spent the rest of the war as a POW in Stalag XXID and Stalag IXc, his POW number was 648. |
Wally Syme Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Wally was in Stalag 8b with my Father, Arthur Booker, if anyone remembers him or his fellow POW's please get in touch. |
Lance Sargeant Joseph Chambers Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Looking on information on where Joe was captured when unable to escape from Dunkirk
Where he was held. (which camp)
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Pte. Charles Chambers 8th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (d.3rd Apr 1944) Charles Chambers was my mothers uncle and she is looking for some background into his service record. He was married and was sent to war but was killed within 3 months. His grave is at Monte Casino, he was killed 3rd April 1944 aged 27. |
L/Cpl. Archibald Robert Tuckey 7th Battalion (d.20th November 1944) My brother Archie Tuckey died, aged 24 from injuries sustained, I believe from a land mine. He is buried in Woensel Cemetery, Eindhoven, Holland, I think he was taken to hospital in Eindhoven, as my parents were initially informed that he would be repatriated. |
Pte. Alexander Mcdonals Ure 3rd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders I am trying to trace my granddads life in Argyll Sutherland Highlanders between 1940 and 1945. |
John McGee McKay Fagan Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders My Father, John Fagan, fought for the Argylls during the Second World War. He was in the Cameron Highlanders until WW2 broke out but his big brother was a Sgt in the Argylls and got him transferred. He is in a book in George 4th Bridge Edinburgh called the First Argylls 1939-1945 by F.C.C Graham. I saw the picture of him in a guard of honour for General Matt Clarke it was taken in Florence in 1944. |
Cpl. Archibald White Cowan Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (d.9th July 1944) My grandfather Archibald Cowan was a Corporal in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and was part of the Expeditionary Force. He was severely injured and captured in Belgium in 1939. He was then held at Stalag 23A (hospital) before being repatriated to Leith on the Drottningham in November 1943. Unfortunately he died of his injuries in Stirling Royal Infirmary on the 9th July 1944. If anyone has any information on him please contact me. |
Pte. Norris Arthur "Murray" Hubbert Princess Louise's Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders I'm trying to find any old photo's of my dad Norris Hubbert while in the Princess Louise's Argyll & Sutherland Highland Battalion during the Second World War. My Dad had passed away now and I am proud to have his medals. I'm trying to trace his movements and learn about his experiences with this Regiment.
Can anyone out there help me? I'd be most pleased to hear from you. My Dad was born in the Barrie area but his parents were living near Myrtle, Ontario when he went over seas. Any help to make his travels come to life for me would be appreciated. I'd be pleased to hear from you
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Pte Alexander Lauder 8th Battalion Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders Sandy Lauder served in France in 1940 and went to North Africa, Tunisia, Sicily, Italy. He was captured at Termoli 1943 and spent rest of war as POW. The camp he was in was liberated by the Russians who pointed them in the direction of the Allies. Eventually they reached the American Army who put them in trucks to take back behind the lines. Unfortunately the truck he was in was involved in an accident which left him with a fractured skull.
After returning back to Britain and recuperating he was demobbed.
On the bus home he overheard someone saying that the village had organised a welcome home for him. He had the driver stop the bus and he walked a mile over the fields and slipped in the back door of his parents house to avoid the crowd. Like many of the returning soldiers he had that hidden guilt of surviving when so many of his friends had not. |
Pte. William Russell Anderson 8th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (d.20th Nov 1943) William Anderson was my great grandad's brother. He died in action at the age of 24 whilst stationed in Italy and is buried at Sangro River War Cemetery. His parents were Matilda and Thomas Anderson of Baillieston. He served with the 8th Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Unfortunately this is all I know at this time and I have not found any pictures yet. |
Pte. Frederick Hall 8th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (d.23rd Apr 1943) Private Fred Hall 3715083, was my grandma's dearly loved brother. Uncle Fred was 27 when he was killed in action in Medjez de Bab in Tunisia where he is laid to rest, grave ref 4.E.15 in the war cemetery.
I have the original telegram reporting his death. I would love to find out more about his service records. |
Pte. Frank Naylor 7th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Frank Naylor was my Grandfather and was in the 7th Battalion, 15 Platoon, C Company between 1942 and 1945. Unfortunately, he died around 1954, so I never met him, but I do possess some of his wartime letters to my Grandmother, along with various bits and pieces related to the Regiment (HD and 3 stripes sleeve insignia, glengarry, TOS cap badge, webbing belt and a silver "For King & Country Services Rendered" badge, which I assume was issued when he caught malaria in Sicily?). I understand from reading the letters and photographs, that he served in North Africa, Sicily and finally Northern Europe.
I would be very interested if anyone has any further information related to him and his friends and what they would have experienced at the time. |
Pte. Edmund Robert Hall Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders My Father, Pte Edmund Robert Hall, known as Eddie, served with the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders in North Africa and Italy. He didn't tell me very much about it, I think the memories were too painful but he was immensely proud to have served with this regiment. I have a newspaper cutting from the Shrewsbury News dated 5th May (1945?) towards the end of the war where he had been one of the first group of Eighth Army troops to cross the Senio and had captured a German prisoner. He did tell me, in tears, of an occasion where the piper leading them into battle had been shot and killed. He was also very bitter about being named a 'D-Day Dodger' and I found a flimsy, typed, copy of the words of this song with his papers after he died. I would love to find out more about his history with the Regiment. |
Reccommended Reading
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders: A Concise History Trevor Royle
The Argylls have a stirring history of service to the British Crown. The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders is one of the best known regiments in the British Army. When it was ordered to disband in 1968 as part of wide-ranging defence cuts, a popular 'Save the Argylls' campaign was successful in keeping the regiment in being. They served all over the empire, taking part in the Indian Mutiny and the Boer War, and fought in both World Wars.In the post-war period the Argylls captured the public imagination in 1967 when they re-occupied the Crater district of Aden following a period of riots. Recruiting mainly from the west of Scotland, the regiment has a unique character and throughout its history has retained a fierce regimental pride which is summed up by its motto: 'sans peur', meaning 'without fear'. "The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders" puts its story into the context of British military history and makes use of personal testimony to reveal the life of the regiment.More information on:
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History of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 1st Battalion (Princess Louise's) 1939-1945. F.C.C. Graham
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The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders: A Concise History
History of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 1st Battalion (Princess Louise's) 1939-1945.
