T H E C O V E N A N T E R
Sir, Sir,
I enclose some photo’s I took when returning I would be grateful if you could kindly
from Australia in 2000. forward details in regard to taking out
I took the train from Singapore to Segamat a subscription to the Covenanter. My
at a cost of $8, had thirteen stops and took 4 interest in the magazine is in respect of my
hours as it was the mail train. On my return late uncle who had served with the 2nd
I took the Express train, five stops, 4 hours Battalion and was killed whilst serving in
five minutes and cost $21. In 1952 it took France on the 10th March 1915. His name is
ten hours for this journey. commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial
Our HQ is now the Police Station, with a in France and the Scottish National War
dual carriageway not the single track road. Memorial in Edinburgh Castle.
Yours etc
David G Sheldrick
Sir,
As members of The Cameronians (Scottish
Rifles) Memorial Club in Glasgow we wish
to bring to the attention of your readers that
out of 27 Regimental Clubs in Glasgow, we
are the only one left.
The club was established in 1929 at Lynedoch
Place before movimng to Holyrood Crescent
in 1980. During the recent refurbishment
a memorial stone has been erected in the
front garden in memory of officers and men
The Railway Station is just the same (don’t who perished in the two Great Wars.
think it has been painted since) and outside
the station is now the Bus Station. The
English speaking school over from our HQ is
still there but some houses have been built At present our membership stands at 390 and
around the playing fields. the club is on a sound financial footing.
Yours etc Each year on the nearest Sunday to the 14th
Ronald Henderson May a bus is laid on to take members to