THE COVENANTER
Arrivals: Capt. A Galloway MC.and 2Lt response.
E. Brickman. .. Departures:: Major Sir T. 8.
Riddell- Webster DS0 I find it incredible The editors are very keen to get an input from
that these officers were in the regiment the Regiment and to include details of the
before I was even born, yet. I was personally battle of Dunkeld both on the website and
associated with them in later life. in the guide, which is re-printed annually, in
time for publication at Easter. Every year (last
Another name I recognised was that of weekend in July) there is a commemoration
RQMS Lucarotti whom 1 believe eventually of the Battle of Killiecrankie and it has been
rose to the rank of Major. When I was a suggested that a representative(s) of the
schoolboy I was great friends with John Regiment might like to take part.
Luarotti, the son of Major Lucarotti..
It will be seen in addition that the editors
I joined The Regiment in February 1946 and have suggested that ‘it would be great to
became an avid reader of, and in later life a have you talk, a wee bit about the Battle of
regular contributor to the Covenanter. I hme Dunkeld at the end of the walk.’
loved every moment of reading and writing
for the journal and as you can imagine I am May I through the pages of the Covenanter
heartbroken at the demise of this illustrious publicise this interesting subject. Might I
publication. propose that it would be appropriate that
the Regimental Trustees, rather than an
In conclusion, I wish to offer my heartfelt individual, should accept the offer both to
thanks to Major Brian Leishman MBE for provide material for the website and the guide
his magnificent work as Editor during the and hopefully arrange for attendance at the
past twenty one years. he must also be annual Killiekrankie event, if possible?
highly commended fur his years devoted
to his managerial role in connection with I had in mind that the entry for the guide
the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, and finally might be either David Christie’s excellent
as a member of the Regimental Trustees for recent account of the battle (as quoted
many years. in the accompanying email traffic) or an
extract from Volume I of the Regimental
You will have noticed that I have singled history. I am sure that the editors would
out only two editors for mention; the first give favourable consideration to the
and the last. This is simply because had I attachment of a link between their site and
written about all the other Editors involved the Regimental website; and also to the
during the lifetime of the Covenanter, it attachment of a Regimental history. Philip
would have taken me another lifetime! To Grant’s script for his talk during the service
the Covenanter Goodbye .and thanks for all at our 40th Anniversary would seem to fit
the happy hours of reading and writing. the bill admirably. Approval for the use of
Your etc, any such material should, of course, properly
Eddie Clark be by the Trustees.
Sir,
I attach below a transcript of some email
correspondence which I have had recently
with the Editor of the ‘Explore Highland
Perthshire’ guide.
Although the Battle of Killiekrankie is given
prominence in the guide, there is only
the briefest of references to the ensuing
battle of Dunkeld. No Cameronian will be
unaware of the significance of the latter on
both Jacobite (Scottish), indeed the British
crown’s (English), history and on Regimental
history. On drawing the editor’s attention to
what I am sure was an inadvertent omission,
I had an immediate, friendly, and positive
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