T H E C O V E N A N T E R
Readers of The Covenanter will need
Report Aitken Trophy
no reminding that in the First World
19th May 2002
War 1914-18 7th Bn served in Gallipoli,
Palestine and France and Flanders.
The 55th Aitken Trophy, a two balled
Work is almost finished on transcribing
foursome, was played over the moor
the War Diary of the 11th Battalion (in
at Lanark between members of the
Salonika) in the Great War.
Regimental, and now wider Army Team
The project is the result of a group visit and members of Lanark on the afternoon
to Low Parks Museum by the Lanarkshire of Sunday 19th May 2002. The list of Army
Family History Society in the summer of players is shown below.
2000, when the Society members asked if
On what was a convivial and clement
they could help us with our documentation
afternoon the trophy was won by Major
work.
J.G. Maxwell and J. Watt (former Captain)
We are very grateful to the volunteers for
with a combined score of 73
1
/2. In second
their hard work and enthusiasm which has
place Lieutenant Colonel Ian Lowis and
resulted in a new major asset for the public
W.R. Hutton with a combined score of 75
at Low Parks Museum and world-wide
and hard on their heels in third place Major
through our public enquires service.
Sproul and W.M. Darroch with a combined
The Lanarkshire Family History Society
score of 75
1
/2.
Following the match the Army Team
volunteers are:
was hosted to an excellent supper by the
David Stewart, Alan Colthart, Morag
Club at which the ‘Third Lanark’ Sergeants’
Welsh, Margaret McKenzie, Irene Garry,
Mess trophy shield, presented by the 6/7th
Marie Cullen, Ian Wilson, Pat Cox and
Battalion Trustees to the Club on the
Allan Johnstone (Lanarkshire Family
Occasion of 150th Anniversary, was on
History Society Co-ordinator)
display.
Terry F Mackenzie acts as the South
The next match is scheduled to be played
Lanarkshire Council Co-ordinator for the
at Lanark on the afternoon of Sunday 18th
project. May 2003. Tee-off is at 2p.m. I will circulate
You can find out more about the the normal pro forma nearer the time but if
Lanarkshire Family History at their you did not receive the circular in relation
Website.
to last year’s match and would wish to play
www.lanarkshirefhs.org.uk
then please write to me at Grange Park
House, Dick Place, The Grange, Edinburgh
Activities
EH9 2JB with full name, postal address,
current handicap and contact telephone
During Museums Month in May
number. Everyone gets a match and the
2002, Museum staff led several public
nature of the competition is such that you
demonstrations of the Digital Collections
need not be concerned about the standard
Gallery at Low Parks Museum. The results
of your golf, particularly as I myself will be
playing! The emphasis is very much upon
were encouraging and it is planned to
a convivial afternoon and evening which
repeat the sessions in May 2003, and
has the very proper purpose of maintaining
including the new Storyboard feature.
vigorous the long established connections
As part of the same programme the
between Lanark and the Regiment.
Lanarkshre Family History Society had two
List of Army Players
War Diaries - Work in Progress sessions
Aitken Trophy - 19 May 2002
where they worked on their valuable
transcriptions of the War Diaries, but in
Mr James S. Brown, Col. J. G. d‘Inverno
the public galleries at Low Parks Museum
Major P.W. Eydes, Major I. Farquharson
where visitors could ask questions and see
Major J. Kerr, Lt. Col. I Lowis
the story of the officers and men of The
Dr. G Maxwell, Major J.G. Maxwell
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in Palestine
Lt. Col. IK McBain, Major G.D. Pearson
in World War I emerging from the original
Major W.A.L. Rodger, Major A Sproul
record. It is planned to repeat the sessions Sgt. A.S. Watson, Mr Sam Wyllie
in May 2003. J.G d’Inverno, T.D., W.S., Colonel
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