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A' dol dhan arm aig àm a' Chiad Chogaidh.

Date August 1976
Track ID 73229
Part 1
Part 2

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1976.156.A2; B

Original Tape ID

SA1976.156

Summary

Joining the army in the First World War.

The contributor says he was in the militia before the First World War and chose to join the army rather than the navy. He thought that would be better than having to climb up a ship's mast at night. He and other Grimsay men whom he knew joined the Lovat Scouts. He describes how they agreed to fight as an infantry regiment, and how sad it was to part with their horses.

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - North Uist

Island - Grimsay

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good