The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)

'Sans Peur'       Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders red and white dicing       'Ne Obliviscaris'

A Snapshot of Service
in 'A' Company of the Argylls,
Tobruk - 1958

Map of Libya

from the A&SH tray..........
Dhekelia, Cyprus, Saturday morning Battalion parade on the square.
Somebody moves in the 'A' Company ranks.
The RSM bawls, 'Sergeant, take McGregor's name!'
'McGregor's on leave, sir!'
'Well, take the man next to him!' - whole Battalion in controlled uproar!

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Here are 94 good men and true of 'A' Company in Tobruk, resplendent in battle dress jackets and kilt order

FRONT ROW L-R:

  1. Piper 'Gabby' Hay from the Pipes & Drums
  2. Cpl Harry Aitken
  3. L/Cpl Terry Wooley
  4. Cpl Ian McIntyre (now deceased)
  5. Cpl ?
  6. Cpl Tammy Stewart
  7. 2nd/Lt A. Campbell - 1 Platoon Commander
  8. Sgt Willie Wilson - 3 Platoon
  9. Captain Scott-Elliot - 2IC
  10. Sgt Willie Adam - 1 Platoon
  11. Major CC Mitchell - Company Commander
  12. CQMS Tony Harris
  13. 2nd/Lt Jack Wilson (now deceased) - 3 Platoon Commander
  14. Sgt Johns - 2 Platoon
  15. Sgt ?
  16. Cpl 'Smudger' Smith
  17. Cpl Glen Rae
  18. Cpl 'Ginger' Kemmett
  19. L/Cpl Bert Steel
  20. L/Cpl 'Geordie' Mather
  21. And where is CSM 'Ginger' Lyons - absent on parade?


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