97 Years Ago Today: Black Watch participating in a rifle grenade competition (1917)
Photograph taken 97 years ago today, showing members of the Black Watch participating in a rifle grenade competition, 10 May 1917.
Image taken by official war photographer John Warwick Brooke near Bailleul-aux-Cornailles, France.
From the collection of the Imperial War Museum, © IWM (Q 5356).
Last edited by BoldHighlander; 10th May 14 at 01:12 AM.
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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