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The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 By: Great Britain. Army. Highland Light Infantry. Battalion, 5th |
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HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY IN THE WAR 1914 1918 [Illustration: COLONEL F.L. MORRISON, C.B., D.S.O., V.D.] The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry
in the War
1914 1918 [Illustration] Glasgow Printed for Private Circulation by
MacLehose, Jackson and Co. Publishers to the University 1921 TO THE MEMORY OF
THE OFFICERS, WARRANT OFFICERS,
NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF
THE FIFTH BATTALION HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY
WHO FELL IN THE WAR 1914 1918
PREFACE
The 5th Highland Light Infantry was originally known as the 19th Lanark
Rifle Volunteers, one of the Volunteer units raised in 1859. In 1880, it
became the 5th Lanark Volunteers. The connection with the Highland Light
Infantry began in 1887, when it was named the 1st Volunteer Battalion
Highland Light Infantry, a detachment of which served in the South
African War. On the formation of the Territorial Force in 1909, the
present name was adopted. The old history of the unit is contained in
the Records of the Scottish Volunteer Force 1859 1908, by the late
Lieut. General J.M. Grierson, C.V.O., C.B., C.M.G. This book deals with our record of service in the war 1914 1918, and we
feel we need only say three things in the Preface: 1. The book is published privately for those who served with us and
others interested. 2. It has been written by officers of the Battalion who were with us
during the period of which they write. 3. It is written to the memory of our gallant comrades who fell and who
themselves did so much to make this History.
CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGE I. FROM MOBILISATION TO THE EAST 1 II. GALLIPOLI TO 11TH JULY, 1915 7 III. GALLIPOLI ( contd. ) OPERATIONS 12TH 18TH JULY, 1915 19 IV. GALLIPOLI ( contd. ) 33 V. GALLIPOLI ( concluded ) 60 VI. MUDROS, CAIRO, SUEZ CANAL AND HILL 70 LINE 73 VII. THE SINAI DESERT, MAHAMDIYA, ROMANI, KATIA 92 VIII. ACROSS THE SINAI DESERT TO EL ARISH 112 IX. EL ARISH AND FIRST BATTLE OF GAZA 130 X. SECOND BATTLE OF GAZA 143 XI. GAZA, 1ST MAY TO 7TH NOVEMBER, 1917 157 XII. ADVANCE BEYOND GAZA. WADI HESI, SAUSAGE RIDGE,
ESDUD, KUBEIBEH, NEBI SAMWIL, TAHTA 169 XIII. FROM TAHTA TO THE AUJA 185 XIV. LAST DAYS IN PALESTINE. NORTH OF JAFFA 194 XV. FRANCE 201
APPENDICES I. LIST OF OFFICERS, SENIOR N.C.O.'S, ETC., WHO EMBARKED IN
MAY, 1915 237 II. ROLL OF OFFICERS, WARRANT OFFICERS, NON COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS AND MEN WHO DIED ON SERVICE 239 III. HONOURS AND AWARDS 243 IV. TURKISH ORDERS FOR ADVANCE ON ROMANI 246
ILLUSTRATIONS
COLONEL F.L. MORRISON, C.B., D.S.O., V.D. Frontispiece. OFFICERS OF THE BATTALION, JULY 1914 To face p. 4 CAPE HELLES, GALLIPOLI " 8 GULLY RAVINE, CAPE HELLES " 16 SUEZ CANAL AT BALLAH " 80 IN A REDOUBT, MAHAMDIYA " 96 WATER CAMELS, MAHAMDIYA " 104 SHEIKH'S TOMB, KATIA " 108 BIVOUACS, EL RABAH " 112 CAMEL LINES, EL ARISH " 120 BAGGAGE CAMELS ON SHORE NEAR EL ARISH " 128 MOUTH OF WADI EL ARISH " 132 BEDOUIN SHEIKHS, BELAH " 136 BEDOUINS, KHAN YUNIS " 140 TYPICAL SMALL NULLAH NEAR WADI GHUZZEE " 144 NATIVE GIRLS, BELAH " 148 INSIDE YAPTON POST " 160 SHEIKH ABBAS " 164 OBSERVATION POST IN FRONT OF YAPTON POST " 168 SAUSAGE RIDGE, DEIR SINEID " 172 ORANGE SELLERS, MEJDEL " 176 BERFYLIA " 180 JAFFA FROM THE SHORE " 192 IN SARONA " 200
MAPS
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