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Lt.Col Donald Dickson Farmer (1877-1956), Queen's Cameron Highlanders. The Cameron Highlanders, The Depot. One of four VC winners re-copied for a composite picture in January 1929. He joined the Cameron Highlanders in March 1892, and served with the 1st Battalion in the Sudan Campaign, 1898, and was present at the battles of Atbara and Khartoum. Farmer was a sergeant during the Second Boer War when he won the VC on 13th December 1900 at Nooitgedacht, South Africa. His citation reads: During the attack on General Clements Camp at Nooitgedacht, on the 13th December, 1900, Lieutenant Sandilands, Cameron Highlanders, with fifteen men, went to the assistance of a picquet which was heavily engaged, most of the men having been killed or wounded. The enemy, who were hidden by trees, opened fire on the party at a range of about 20 yards, killing two and wounding five, including Lieutenant Sandilands. Sergeant Farmer at once went to the Officer, who was perfectly helpless, and carried him away under a very heavy and close fire to a place of comparative safety, after which he returned to the firing line and was eventually taken prisoner. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Regimental Museum of Queen's Own Highlanders, Fort George.
Reference: H-0203
Lt.Col Donald Dickson Farmer (...
Painting of the 71st Highland Light Infantry, Heavy Marching Order, escorting prisoners - Canada, c1840. Presented by Lt.Col A.N.E Browne, late Highland Light Infantry, 1927.
Reference: 30378c
Painting of the 71st Highland ...
The Hon. George Mackenzie. He was a son of George Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Cromarty and raised the 2nd Battalion of the 73rd Highlanders in 1778. He died unmarried in 1787 while in command of the 71st Highlanders. Photo of painting taken in March 1935.
Reference: 30378b
The Hon. George Mackenzie. He ...
Maj.Gen John Mackenzie, Lord McLeod (1727-1789). He was a son of George Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Cromarty and raised the 73rd Highlanders in 1777. Photo of painting taken in March 1935.
Reference: 30378a
Maj.Gen John Mackenzie, Lord M...
Private Ross Tollerton, Ist Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (1890-1931). The Cameron Highlanders, The Depot. One of four VC winners re-copied for a composite picture in January 1929. Tollerton was 24 years old when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC: On 14th September 1914 at the First Battle of the Aisne, Private Tollerton carried a wounded officer (Lieutenant J.S.M. Matheson), under heavy fire, as far as he was able, into a place of greater safety. Then, although he himself was wounded in the head and hand, he struggled back to the firing line where he remained until his battalion retired. He then returned to the wounded officer and stayed with him for three days until they were both rescued. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Regimental Museum of Queen's Own Highlanders, Fort George.
Reference: 27563b
Private Ross Tollerton, Ist Ba...
Miss Paterson, Kenneth Street, Inverness. The young man on the left is James Daniel Mackintosh (1905-1970), son of James Daniel Mackintosh (1867-1909) and Christina Christie (1877-1913). At right is his younger sister Maisie (1907-1920). After their parents died they were taken in at different times by several different relatives, including his mother's sister Anne, who had married Peter Paterson. James Daniel Mackintosh emigrated to the USA in 1923, after Maisie died in 1920. Peter Paterson was the brother of famous photographer Andrew Paterson (1877-1948), who also emigrated with wife Anne and daughter Dorothy in 1925.
Reference: 23126
Miss Paterson, Kenneth Street,...
Mr Dennis Campbell and Miss Helen MacPherson.
Reference: 1281
Mr Dennis Campbell and Miss He...
George Maclennan (1920-2001) on the beach at North Kessock c1924. He was a nephew of the famous photographer Andrew Paterson (1877-1948). #
Reference: 21705d
George Maclennan (1920-2001) o...
George Maclennan (1920-2001) on the beach at North Kessock c1924. He was a nephew of the famous photographer Andrew Paterson (1877-1948). In the background is Hector Paterson, son of Andrew Paterson. #
Reference: 21705c
George Maclennan (1920-2001) o...
George Maclennan (1920-2001) on the beach at North Kessock c1924. He was a nephew of the famous photographer Andrew Paterson (1877-1948). #
Reference: 21705b
George Maclennan (1920-2001) o...
George Maclennan (1920-2001) on the beach at North Kessock c1924. He was a nephew of the famous photographer Andrew Paterson (1877-1948). #
Reference: 21705a
George Maclennan (1920-2001) o...
Matheson Lang was born in Montreal, Canada, the son of Rev. Gavin Lang of Inverness, Scotland on 15th May 1879. (One of Gavin Lang's grandchildren, Cosmo Lang, became Archbishop of Canterbury). He was educated at Inverness College and the University of St Andrews and made his stage debut in 1897, becoming known for his Shakespearean roles in such plays as 'Hamlet,' 'Macbeth,' and 'Romeo and Juliet.' He also appeared in plays by Ibsen and Shaw and performed in the theatrical companies of Sir Frank Benson, Lillie Langtry and Ellen Terry. In 1903 he married actress Nellie Hutin Britton (1876-1965) in London. In 1906 he played Tristram in 'Tristram and Iseult' at the Adelphi Theatre, with Lily Brayton as Iseult and Oscar Asche as King Mark; Lang's wife played Arganthael. Lang and his wife subsequently formed their own company, which toured India, South Africa, and Australia from 1910-13 performing Shakespeare. In 1913, Lang returned to England and created one of his most memorable roles, the title character in 'Mr. Wu.' He reprised this part in a 1919 silent film, and became so identified with the role that he titled his 1940 memoirs 'Mr. Wu Looks Back.' In 1914, he and Britton successfully produced 'The Taming of the Shrew,' 'The Merchant of Venice,' and 'Hamlet' at the Old Vic. In 1916, Lang became one of the first major theatre stars to act in a silent film, as Shylock in 'The Merchant of Venice,' with his wife as Portia. He went on to appear in over 30 films and was one of Britain's leading movie stars of the 1920s. Among his memorable roles were Guy Fawkes (1923), Matthias in 'The Wandering Jew' (1923) (which also featured his wife as Judith), Henry IV in 'Henry, King of Navarre' (1924), and Henry V in 'Royal Cavalcade' (1935). Lang also wrote the plays 'Carnival' (1919) and 'The Purple Mask' (1920), both of which were produced on Broadway and made into films. In 1940 the Langs were staying with their old friend Dornford Yates and his wife at their house near Pau in France when France surrendered, and they had to escape from the advancing Germans through Spain to Portugal. Matheson Lang died in Bridgetown, Barbados on 11th April 1948 at age 68. These promotional shots of Lang and Britton were probably taken for the Inverness performance of 'The Wandering Jew' in October 1936, which played to a packed house for several days at the Empire Theatre. Matheson Lang received a rapturous welcome and at the end of the performance he was recalled time and again, and he said it had been a most memorable night for him.
Reference: 29108f
Matheson Lang was born in Mont...