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Ross Mountain Battery

Ge脿rr-chunntas air an Ross Mountain Battery a bha a' sabaid aig Gallipoli 's Salonika. A snapshot of the Ross Mountain Battery, the first territorials and artillery at Gallipoli.

A' bruidhinn sa phr貌gram tha Cailean Scott MacChoinnich, a tha air rannsachadh m貌r a dh猫anamh air a' chuspair, ag innse mar a thachair dhan Ross Mountain Battery nuair a chaidh iad air t矛r aig Gallipoli. "Bha iad sa chath sin bhon a' chiad l脿. A' chiad terriers air an t矛r agus a' chiad artillery air t矛r. Lean an cath gun sguir faisg air naoi m矛osan. Bha amannan sgriosail ann fad na h-霉ine."
Chaidh an ainmeachadh gu h-oifigeil mar a Ross and Cromarty Mountain Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force san t- Sultain 1908, ach 's e a Ross Mountain Battery a dheigheadh 猫igheachd oirre 脿s d猫idh sin. Bha iad nan d脿 leth, cl矛 agus deas, agus bha iad nam p脿irt dhan Highland Mountain Brigade. Bha mu leth de bhalaich an leth cl矛 den Bhattery air a thighinn bho na clasaichean 脿rd ann a Sgoil 'ic Neacail ann a 1914, agus eadar deas agus cl矛 b' ann 脿 L猫odhas a bha a ' chuid bu mhotha aca, seach nach robh uidhir a dhaoine a sg矛re Loch Carroin, le corra Hearach agus Uibhisteach nam measg. Bha eadar 200 agus 300 sa Bhattery agus b' urrainn dhaibh a dhol ann aig aois 17 ach bha gu l猫or na b' 貌ige na sin nuair a bhris an cogadh. B' e an tarraing beagan airgid airson a dhol ann agus campa a h-uile bliadhna. Ach thachair riutha aig Gallipoli eadar teas, tinneas, cuileagan agus nach robh fois idir aca, oir cha d'fhuair iad f貌rladh fad a' chogaidh.

10 minutes

Last on

Fri 10 Apr 2015 11:50

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Actor Artair Donald
Actor Iain F MacLeod

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  • Thu 9 Apr 2015 21:03
  • Fri 10 Apr 2015 11:50