Film of 3/7 Gordon Highlanders training in England, 1915.

[rolt968]

Following the discussion of recruitment of men of 1/7 Gordon Highlanders in England in this thread;

https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/290082-j-a-barlow-gordon-highlandersramc/page/3/?tab=comments#comment-3003966

I remembered that I had seen this article in the Aberdeen Daily Journal of 30 July 1915 (my interest was in one of the men who enlisted).

 

 

Has anyone come across the film?

I have checked the Scottish Screen Archives (at least the films available online) and haven't found anything.

RM

[4thGordons]

I ran across a reference to this several years ago also ( I am not sure where but it may have been when I was going through casualty lists in Aberdeen papers but I was unable to find any trace of the film. (If it was when I was looking at the paper in Aberdeen it was 2008 so much more may now be available!)

Presumably the Training in England is a reference to Bedford? in which case I wonder if Richard Galley might now something?

 

Chris

Edited 13 April , 2021 by 4thGordons
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[rolt968]

27 minutes ago, 4thGordons said:

I ran across a reference to this several years ago also ( I am not sure where but it may have been when I was going through casualty lists in Aberdeen papers but I was unable to find any trace of the film. (If it was when I was looking at the paper in Aberdeen it was 2008 so much more may now be available!)

Presumably the Training in England is a reference to Bedford? in which case I wonder if Richard Galley might now something?

 

Chris

I wonder if Dove Paterson and his son made the film or if they were responsible for bringing it to Aberdeen or indeed projecting it.

 

I have a vague memory of seeing a small clip of highland troops training somewhere but it didn't say which unit. I suppose that might have been it, but alas it is more likely that it is lost.

RM

[rolt968]

Looking at the article again.

At first sight you get the impression that there was one showing in Aberdeen. However it is interesting to notice that quite a number of the men who enlisted were living in rural Kincardineshire. I wonder if the film was shown a number of times on a kind of tour.

RM