T H E C O V E N A N T E R
Jock enjoy their billiards, especially as there Soon after that they and their fellow recruits
is only a very small charge made for the of Lynedoch Squad will be leaving the
game per hour. Regiment Depot at Lanark and joining the
The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1st Battalion.
offer you these facilities at their Depot at There, after further training, they will
Lanark. soon settle down as trained soldiers. During
All tastes are catered for, and the Recruit their service they are sure to spend some of
need not have a dull minute. their time abroad with the Battalion. They
If you are a devotee of snooker, cribbage will see the World, enlarge their circle of
or dominoes you will find someone willing friends and complete their service to Queen
to take you on. and country.
For the serious minded or lover of history To travel and see foreign countries
the Library will supply his wants. and overseas territories of the British
Commonwealth is to broaden the mind.
What a Life Have you ever wished you could go abroad?
Most old soldiers will tell you that without
Sandy and Jock are off for the evening. Here
a doubt their days of soldiering overseas
you see them making for ‘the wide open
were the best ones.
spaces.’ It must, by now, be clear to every
Sandy and Jock have nearly finished their
reader of this booklet that it is not all work
time at the Depot but the best days of their
and little play in the Army of today.
service still lie ahead. Ahead also lies the
Ample opportunity is given to every
promotion which both of them are keen to
recruit to enjoy his hobbies and pleasures
get as soon as they can qualify for it.
to the full and it must also be clear to you
Will you not come and join them in this
that when you do join the Army you still
fine career which they have just started?
retain your individuality, combined with a
Join the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles),
freedom from all worries.
Scotland’s only Rifle Regiment.
You have seen the Menu and the Rates of
A Cameronian Upbringing
Pay and read how you are catered for in the
way of Recreation and Sport.
When I called Major Leishman with the sad
Weigh it all up. Has civilian life anything
news that my mother, Biddy Henderson,
better to offer you?
had died aged 91 on 25th February 2003,
Here is a star to cling to - it is possible to
he asked me to describe, as far as possible,
join the Army at the age of 19 and retire at
the influence of the Cameronians on our
the age of 47 years with a pension of £5 10s
- or more per week for life, and a cash grant
of £490.
Can civilian life offer YOU that?
Goodbye to the Depot
Here you see Lynedoch Squad and of
course our friends Sandy and Jock. They are
parading for their Passing out parade. This
is the culmination of their recruit training
and is an important day in their lives. After
the parade is over they will attend a short
farewell service in the Kirk on the barrack
square and then go on well--deserved leave.
family over the years.
My father, Hugh Henderson, was
commissioned into the Regiment in 1935
aged 21, and spent his early years in India.
He had previously met my mother when
they were both up at Oxford and they
married in January 1940, after he returned
from India and at the beginning of the
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