Where can I find out about the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders during the Great War?

[figheadair]

http://www.ww1photos.com/ASHighlanders.html

https://wartimememoriesproject.com/w...t.php?pid=1470

[imrichmond]

In November, 1917, my maternal grandfather, then a soldier in the King's Royal Rifles, was severely wounded by shrapnel from a shell burst while he was repairing the barbed wire defences in front of the British trench. A couple of A & S Highlanders crawled out amid the shelling and brought him back to the safety of the trench before he could bleed to death. He always had a soft spot for the A & S Highlanders after that. It may have been one reason for his ready affection for my father, who joined the A & S Highlanders in 1940, a couple of years before he met my mother. I still have the A & S H Other Ranks leather sporran that was issued to my father in 1940. Alas, his kilt was lost when the family immigrated to Canada in the early 1950s.

[KennethSime]

In November, 1917, my maternal grandfather, then a soldier in the King's Royal Rifles, was severely wounded by shrapnel from a shell burst while he was repairing the barbed wire defences in front of the British trench. A couple of A & S Highlanders crawled out amid the shelling and brought him back to the safety of the trench before he could bleed to death. He always had a soft spot for the A & S Highlanders after that. It may have been one reason for his ready affection for my father, who joined the A & S Highlanders in 1940, a couple of years before he met my mother. I still have the A & S H Other Ranks leather sporran that was issued to my father in 1940. Alas, his kilt was lost when the family immigrated to Canada in the early 1950s.

My great great uncle (mentioned above) should have been in the Black Watch, instead of the A&S, as he was from Dundee - at least according to the folks at Stirling Castle when my grandmother visited. I'm not sure what that has to do with it, personally. According to his military record, he "died of wounds" at the age of 23, a member of the A&S Highlanders. I've had a number of family members serve over the years, but (thankfully) no others in recent memory that died in combat. I've been thinking about him, my great-grandfather's older brother, with Veteran's Day around the corner. I think I'd like a Black Watch kilt in his honor.

[OC Richard]

Another resource about WWI units is The Great War forum.

A quick search found this discussion

https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/...d-highlanders/

About the appearance of the 1/7 Argylls, from the photos I'm seeing they appear to wear the ordinary A&SH uniform.

I looked through a number of the photos linked to above, and I'm seeing what appear to be the ordinary A&SH cap badges and collar badges, Glengarry dicing, etc.

Supposing that the 7th looked much like the Regular battalions, here are some photos giving an idea of their appearance.

The tidied-up uniform. On active service the sporran would be been replaced by an apron or even a gas-mask bag, the spats replaced by puttees, and the full P08 webbing equipment worn.



Here are Highlanders in combat kit



I did find this badge online. I'm not seeing WWI photos of members of the 7th Argylls wearing it, so it is probably a pre-1908 badge.

[blackwatch70]

try to find this book. Look like a great resource in question.
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthoped...land-542001900

[KennethSime]

Another resource about WWI units is The Great War forum....

Richard, I thank you kindly. I had done some googling around, and had seen the Great War Forum, but didn't turn up anything like the pictures you found. This is precisely what I was looking for.

Best,
Kenneth

[AbernethyCameron]

You might find the article at this link interesting:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16c8..._bp8J07rRE2EfI

[KennethSime]

Thank you all for your help with this. It's not much, but I was able to find the War Diary for the 7th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, including the relevant date of death. This might be as close as I get, though I haven't consulted the museum at Stirling Castle yet.

In Canal Bank at 6:15pm. Battalion moved off from Canal Bank to relieve 9th R.S. in front line. Owing to a raid carried out by the Division on our right & heavy shelling, relief was delayed. "A" Con. were on right, C•6•B, and D, "C" Con. on Left, V•30•C and C•6•D, B Con in support, C•5•A and "D" Con in reserve, at C•4•D, C•10a, and C•10•b. Casualties 5 or killed 11 or wounded ARB.

Edit: images removed because of sizing issues. Images can be found here.

[KennethSime]

You might find the article at this link interesting:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16c8..._bp8J07rRE2EfI

Thank you, I did. There's a good chance my great-great-uncle was involved in the same action.