Gordon Highlanders at Inverurie
Object number60I
TitleGordon Highlanders at Inverurie
Creator R. Brown (photographer)
DescriptionPhotograph on card a visit by the Gordon Highlanders to Inverurie, with the officers, magistrates and Town Council and party. Dated 25th September, 1899. The 2nd Battalion fought at the Battle of Elandslaagte in October 1899 and the Siege of Ladysmith in November 1899 during the Second Boer War. Meanwhile the 1st Battalion, who arrived a little later, saw action at the Battle of Magersfontein in December 1899 and was again in action at Doornkop, where they suffered severe losses, in May 1900.
Production placeInverurie
Production date 1899-09-25
Object namephotograph
Dimensions
- height: 35.4 cm
width: 45.4 cm