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The History
of the
7th Battalion Queen’s Own
Cameron Highlanders
by
Colonel J. W.Sandilands
C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.
and
Lieut.-Colonel Norman Macleod
C.M.G., D.S.O.
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The History of the 7th
Battalion
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders
Contents
Foreword
1. Early Days
2. The Battle of Loos
3. Hulloch-Loos Sector
4. The Somme Battle, 1916
5. Battle of Arras, 1917
6. The Salient, 1917
7. The British Withdrawal, 2/3/18
8. Amalgamation of 6th and 7th
9. Buzancy
10. Demobilisation
Honours Awarded
Officers who Served with the Battalion
Extracts from War Diary
Illustrations
The 7th Camerons on Hill .
. . Frontispiece
Colonel J. W. Sandilands, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.,
Lieut. Colonel Norman Macleod, C.M.G., D.S.O.,
Monument Erected by the 17th French Division to
15th Scottish Division
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The History of the 7th
Battalion
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders
Foreword
This is a great story. A narrative of
the adventures in training camps, in billets and trenches, in
battles and in periods of rest, of one of the units of that splendid
body of men known as the "New Armies" which sprang into being in
1914 under the inspiration of Lord Kitchener. A story of
comradeship, endeavour and sacrifice in the great cause.
By far the greater part of it deals with the periods of fighting,
and it is doubtful whether any of the New Army units saw more, for
the famous 15th Scottish Division, of which the 7th Camerons formed
part, was one of the earliest of the new divisions to go to the
front and take a place in the line, and its record includes the
battles of Loos, the Somme, Arras 1917, Ypres 1917, the German
attack on Arras in 1918, and the capture of Buzancy in the Soissons
area in August 1918, as part of the 10th French Army under General
Mangin.
I had two opportunities during the war of judging the fighting
qualities of the 15th Division. The first was when serving with the
1st Division, which attacked alongside the 15th at Loos. The energy
and enthusiasm with which the Scotsmen prepared for the attack, and
the dash and determination with which they executed it, excited the
highest admiration of their regular comrades of the 1st Division.
The two divisions served in the same Corps for some months in the
ensuing winter, succeeding each other in and out of the water-logged
trench lines of the Loos Salient, and the admiration aroused by
their action in the battle was deepened by the observation of their
soldierly qualities under the trying conditions of trench warfare in
winter.
The second time I was a more intimate observer, for I had the
supreme privilege of being appointed to the command of the 15th
Division in June, 1917, just as it was entering the Ypres Salient to
take part in the desperate and bloody fighting of the efforts to
capture the Passchendaele Ridge. Its personnel had largely changed,
owing to the casualties of the Somme and Arras, but the Scottish
fighting spirit was there still, and the dour and stubborn valour
with which, after seizing and holding the Frezenberg Ridge, they
essayed again and again to win the concrete defences of Borry Farm,
Beck House, Iberian House, etc., under indescribable conditions of
mud, shell-fire and gas, forms a story which has not yet been fully
told.
In this fighting, as in all the other operations of the Division,
the 7th Camerons bore a full and gallant share. The last of the
German efforts to retake the Frezenberg Ridge was broken up by a
skilfully led counter-attack by a company of this Battalion with one
of the 8th Seaforths.
The last time I saw the 7th Camerons was after the return of the
Division to the Arras Sector in September, 1917, when they were
encamped in Blangy Park in the Scarpe Valley. To men who had been
through what they had it was, as the narrator says, a delightful
change and rest. But rest, although more than well earned, was not
accompanied by any slackness or loss of discipline. I was
particularly struck by the state of their camp, its excellent order
and cleanliness; cooking and sanitary arrangements all that they
should be, the men healthy and in good spirits. A rapid recovery
after heavy fighting is a mark of a first-class battalion.
Colonel Norman Macleod had the good fortune to serve with the
Battalion from the day it crossed the Channel till it was
amalgamated with the 6th Camerons in June, 1918 (except a short time
when recovering from wounds). He commanded it for 15 months, and
subsequently commanded the combined 6th/7th Battalion until the end.
It would be a record of which any one might well be proud merely to
have taken part in the great events comprised in that period, but to
have commanded this splendid battalion, and to have been with it
from its first raising in Scotland to its victorious entry into
Brussels after the armistice, during all the period it was gathering
its imperishable laurels and adding lustre to the name of the
historic regiment whose name it bears, is an honour which he
probably would not change for any other, however high.
It is well that such stories should be told. To the survivors of the
events they narrate they are a reminder of great days and great
friendships. To future generations of Scottish lads they will be an
inspiration.
H. F. THUILLIER,
Major-General.
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The History of the 7th
Battalion
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Excerpt:
5. Battle of Arras, 1917
Our rest was not for long, however, as
we started once more to move north on the 15th February, leaving the
Somme area for good. All will look back upon the Somme as a sort of
horrible nightmare of mud and water, of scarcity of fresh meat
rations, fuel, etc., of long and weary marches up to Le Sars and
back again to the camps in "Scots Redoubt" and Metz Wood, where the
conditions were almost as bad as in the front line. Not a place
where the men could be entertained, not a Y.M.C.A. or other hut
within miles of the front line, not a civilian to be seen. The Lewis
Gunners had a specially hard time of it pulling their hand carts
through the mud and shell-holes. The design was selected at home,
doubtless with great care, but they must have been tested on the
Guards' Parade or other sound ground. For the work in hand it would
be difficult to imagine a worse pattern than that of these carts
with their thin iron wheels set close in to the side of the cart and
without any guiding pole or shafts. Luckily they were soon
abandoned. The cold in the line during the winter was intense. Owing
to the muddy conditions the men could not take their great coats
with them, but they were now so hardy that this exposure did not
affect their health.
Now and then an officer was able to "lorry jump" back to Amiens, and
spend the evening round Charlie's Bar, or dine at a most excellent
restaurant, where the dinners and wines were good and the waitresses
pleasing to look upon. In fact, the sight of a woman, however ugly,
was a delight. We fitted up at Albert a house which acted as a kind
of rest billet for those suffering from slight ailments. The Town
Major was always threatening to turn us out, but we contrived to
keep sufficiently in his favour to prevent this catastrophe. We
managed to fit up a long passage as a drying room, with the
assistance of some water pipes which the R.E.'s kindly dumped in the
square in front of the house, and which we quietly appropriated
during the night. This house proved of the greatest value, as the
temporarily sick were employed in washing socks and hose tops, which
were dried in this room, so that every night we were able to send up
a supply of dry socks, etc., to the men in the line in exchange for
their dirty wet ones. No doubt this rest had an excellent effect on
the men's health, and saved many from having to go to hospital.
The transport were generally in lines about La Boiselle Crater.
Sometimes those in the front line imagined that the transport had a
"cushy" time. But one is rather apt to think that the "other man"
has the best of a bargain. No doubt they did not suffer the
casualties of front-line troops, but their hours were long and
weary. By night they struggled up with the rations, etc., often
through shell fire, their carts up to the axles in mud, and the
mules sometimes being nearly drowned by falling into shell-holes,
out of which it was a long and weary business to extricate them.
During the day they had to clean and feed their animals and collect
the rations from the "train." They thus were working practically
night and day, in all weathers and during all hours. It was
wonderful how the men and animals were able to carry on.
We left Contay with regret. This was the first place where we had
seen any sort of civilian life for months; and we had just settled
down and begun to make friends with the inhabitants when we had to
move on. The Mayor came and expressed his regret that we were going
away, and told us that the inhabitants had greatly appreciated the
good conduct and kindness of the men. We marched to Moucheaux, via
Beauval, Gazaincourt, Bouquemaison and Crosiette. Here we settled
down once more to train, as we learned that we were to take part in
a big attack. This attack was delayed, as it could not take place
until the new railway line from Doullens to Arras was completed. We
soon received orders that practically the whole of the Battalion was
to move to Milly under Major Macleod, to form a working-party on the
railway cutting there. The men thoroughly enjoyed this change of
employment, which consisted of three shifts of eight hours each per
24 hours, digging at the cutting. There is nothing a soldier
appreciates more than to know the number of hours he will be
employed and how long he is going to get to himself. He hates being
messed about. There was also an element of competition in the work,
as the total earth excavated by each shift was duly recorded, and
the rivalry between Battalions and "shifts" to reach highest out-put
was very keen.
At first we had great difficulty with our rations. By some mistake
no arrangements had been made for these. The D.A.Q.M.G., when
appealed to, said he would indent for us, but that according to the
regulations they could not be supplied for 3 days. After the Major
had ridden round the country for some hours he found a Railhead
Officer, who, realising the situation, and not being quite hidebound
to the Regulations, gave us some tins of bully beef and biscuits.
Next day the hunt commenced again, and finally Corps H.Q. put the
matter right. Theoretically, there is no difference between rations
of Corps and other troops, but there is no doubt we never got
rations anything like those we received when acting as Corps troops.
On 24th February, 1917, the Battalion Headquarters moved to Maizeres,
the working party returning from Milly on 2nd March. On the 6th, the
Brigade was inspected by the Commander-in-Chief at Ambrine. The
Brigade was drawn up in quarter column in fighting dress. The
Commander-in-Chief expressed himself highly pleased with the
appearance and steadiness of the Brigade, and gave directions that
this should be communicated to all ranks.
On the 11th March the 44th Brigade relieved the 45th Brigade in
support in Arras, the route being by Penin, Tilloy, Hermaville, St.
Pol-Arras Road. The sheer destruction of the Boche was very
apparent. Before the war the great straight roads had been lined
with splendid trees. These for miles he had cut down and left on the
road side. Even the fruit trees, for which this district was famous,
had all been ruthlessly destroyed. As the Battalion got near Arras
the roads became very congested with traffic, and the men had to
move off the highway or dodge between traffic in order to get on. By
the time we passed under the Baudimont Gate the hour when the troops
were allowed out of billets had arrived. The streets were absolutely
packed with men and vehicles. Although Arras was practically in the
front line the inhabitants remained in their shops, and though
shutters were up and no lights could be shown a brisk trade was
still carried on inside the shops. One of the peculiar things was
that the Boche seldom shelled the town after daylight. If he had
done so he would certainly have caused heavy casualties, and as he
must have heard the roar of heavy traffic, it is difficult to
understand why he did not take this opportunity of doing serious
damage.
Our first experience in the line at Arras was in the cemetery
defences, a somewhat gruesome place, and subject to the usual
attentions of the Boches to such a place. One man went to hospital
with what seemed to be a small piece of shell in his cheek, but when
the M.O. extracted it, it was discovered to be a tooth, apparently
belonging to one of the rightful inhabitants! Good shelter was to be
had inside some of the tombs.
On 18th March "D" Company carried out a raid on the enemy's lines.
The zero hour was 2.50 a.m., and Captain W. D. Stuart was in
command, along with Lieut. Semple and Lieut. Morton. The 9th and
12th Division co-operated by similar raids on their fronts. The
object of the raid was to destroy enemy dug-outs, and to obtain
identifications and information regarding the enemy's lines.
The raiding party took up position along tapes which had been
previously laid out by Captain Stuart. The raiders advanced in two
parties (each two platoons) through separate gaps in the enemy's
wire. They met with no difficulty in forming up, although an enemy
party of about 40 strong had been seen working in front of their
wire shortly before. An enemy machine gun kept firing through the
gaps in the wire, but this was luckily put out of action by a direct
hit from a shell. Both parties succeeded in getting through the wire
and entering the enemy's trenches without encountering the enemy.
The fire trench was found to be badly damaged, and the control
trench, a few yards in the rear, was discovered to be very wide and
deep (about 10 feet). The party working to the north came across six
dug-outs. Voices were heard in them all. Each dug-out was bombed by
means of Stoke shells. Wire frames acting as blocks had been erected
in both the fire and communication trenches, and these made movement
along the trenches difficult. In most cases the parties had to climb
out of the trenches and go round the top.
The party working south found ten dug-outs; two entrances had been
blown in by the artillery bombardment, the remainder were destroyed
with Stoke shells. No dead were found in the trenches, but all
dug-outs were still occupied by the enemy. A machine gun in an
emplacement was destroyed. No gas cylinders were seen nor
identifications obtained. A party of 30 or 40 Boches were seen and
fired at as they retired through our box barrage. This was thought
to be the wiring party which had been seen earlier in the evening.
One of the dug-outs which we destroyed caught fire. The majority of
the party returned to our trenches at 3.25 a.m., though one officer
and a Lewis gunner, who were carrying a wounded man, did not return
till later. The enemy barrage did not come down till 3 a.m., when
the support line—Islington Street—and the cemetery were heavily
shelled. The enemy put up the usual number of lights, those well
behind the line bursting into golden rain. Our casualties amounted
to 1 killed, 1 missing believed to be killed, and 35 wounded. Two
died of wounds.
The following special orders were issued:—
"The G.O.C. 15th Division wishes to convey his appreciation to all
ranks who took part in this morning's raid, and his congratulations
on the success achieved.
"The Corps Commander wishes to congratulate all concerned in the
preparation, execution and success of the raid carried out by the
7th Cameron Highlanders."
The C.O. issued a special order congratulating Captain W. G. Stuart,
M.C., 2nd Lieuts. Semple and Morton, Sergeant A. M'Donald,
Lance-Corporal J. Kelly and Privates G. M'Lean and W. Marston on the
gallant and conspicuous part they took in the raid. A special order
was also issued by the Army Commander congratulating the 44th and
46th Brigades on the successful raids carried out during the month.
From the 3rd to the 7th of April the Battalion was billeted in the
cellars of the Grand Place, Arras, preparatory to the battle. The
shelling by the enemy was now considerable, but we only suffered two
casualties. Before the attack the Padre held a Communion Service in
one of the large cellars, in which many of the officers and men
partook. It was indeed a unique and solemn Service. Every now and
then the sound of a shell bursting amongst the houses above, or in
the Grand Place, would drown the words of the Padre and shake the
cellar. At 11.30 p.m. on the 8th the Battalion moved from the
cellars down into sewers, along which they travelled to the
communication trenches, and so to their assembly trench in front of
the cemetery. The Battalion headquarters were in the cellars of a
house in Rue de Douai.
At 3.20 a.m. on the 9th the Battalion was reported in position ready
for the attack. The zero hour was 5.30 a.m. The attack commenced
with the 8/10th Gordons on the right, the 9th Black Watch on the
left, and the 7th Camerons in support. The advance was carried out
behind an intense barrage. The German's first system was gained with
slight loss, the Camerons occupying "O.G.1" and "O.G.2." At 7.30
a.m. the attack upon the second objective was commenced. The 9th
Black Watch on the left were for a time held up at the Railway
Triangle, where there was heavy fighting, and this also prevented
the Gordons from reaching their objective. The Camerons were then
ordered to support the assaulting battalions, and with their
assistance all objectives were gained. About 3 p.m. the Camerons
were ordered to relieve the Black Watch on the left. The Battalion
was re-organised, "B" and "D" Companies moving forward, two platoons
to "Hecq Trench," and two platoons to "Helle Trench." "A" and "B"
Companies moved to "Cable Trench," which they started to consolidate
about 1 p.m. Orders were then received to proceed eastwards to
Feuchy, in support of the 45th Brigade. This move was carried out
and completed by 4 p.m. Later it was arranged that the position
occupied by us was to be taken over by the 6th Camerons (45th
Brigade), and we were to move back to the trenches we had previously
occupied. So ended the first phase of the battle.
At 12.45 a.m. on the 11th we heard that the attack was to be
continued at 5 a.m. At 3 a.m. orders came through from Brigade to
move into a position occupying part of the "Brown" line which had
been captured previously by the 46th Brigade. This position was
occupied by "A" Company on the right, "C" Company on the left, "B"
Company right support, and "D" Company left support. At 11 a.m. the
Companies attacked in artillery formation, moving half-right for
"Orange Hill." As soon as the crest of the hill was reached we came
under heavy machine gun and shrapnel fire, which for a time delayed
the advance, but the Battalion finally worked forward and occupied a
system of trenches about H29 central. About 2.54 p.m. a message
reached us that the barrage was to again commence at 2.50 p.m., and
the Brigade was to attack at 3. This gave only a few minutes to get
the necessary orders issued, but about 3 p.m. the Battalion
commenced the attack. Once again they came under exceptionally heavy
machine gun and shrapnel fire, but they succeeded in reaching a
position running roughly between Lone Copse and Monchy. Here word
was brought about 4.40 p.m. that the enemy was reported to be
preparing a counter attack, and at once everyone was busy putting
the trenches in a state of defence. However, it was stated shortly
afterwards that the counter attack was no longer to be expected . .
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or MasterCard, but not Amex) or PayPal. I can also accept a cheque in GBP [British
Pounds Sterling] but only if drawn on a major British bank.
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Regretfully, due to extremely
high conversion charges, I CANNOT accept foreign currency : all payments
must be made in GBP [British Pounds Sterling]. This can be accomplished easily
using a credit card, which I am able to accept as I have a separate,
well-established business, or PayPal.
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Please contact me with your name and address and payment details within
seven days of the end of the listing; otherwise I reserve the right to
cancel the sale and re-list the item.
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Finally, this should be an enjoyable experience for
both the buyer and seller and I hope you will find me very easy to deal
with. If you have a question or query about any aspect (shipping,
payment, delivery options and so on), please do not hesitate to contact
me.
Prospective international
buyers should ensure that they are able to provide credit card details or
pay by PayPal within 7 days from the end of the listing (or inform me that
they will be sending a cheque in GBP drawn on a major British bank). Thank you.
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Book dimensions are given in
inches, to the nearest quarter-inch, in the format width x height.
Please
note that, to differentiate them from soft-covers and paperbacks, modern
hardbacks are still invariably described as being ‘cloth’ when they are, in
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I value your custom (and my
feedback rating) but I am also a bibliophile : I want books to arrive in the
same condition in which they were dispatched. For this reason, all books are
securely wrapped in tissue and a protective covering and are
then posted in a cardboard container. If any book is
significantly not as
described, I will offer a full refund. Unless the
size of the book precludes this, hardback books with a dust-jacket are
usually provided with a clear film protective cover, while
hardback books without a dust-jacket are usually provided with a rigid clear cover.
The Royal Mail, in my experience, offers an excellent service, but things
can occasionally go wrong.
However, I believe it is my responsibility to guarantee delivery.
If any book is lost or damaged in transit, I will offer a full refund.
Thank you for looking.
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Please also
view my other listings for
a range of interesting books
and feel free to contact me if you require any additional information
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