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Prògram Choinnich

Date 02 April 1998
Track ID 13497
Part 1

Track Information

Summary

Journey to World War I battlefield sites.

A contributor going to visit First World War battlefields such as Loos describes the large numbers of Highland soldiers, and islanders in particular, who died there because the Cameron Highlanders were in the thick of the battle. Of the half million Scots fighting in World War I, one in four were killed.

Recording Location

County - Ross and Cromarty

Parish - Stornoway

Island - Lewis

Village/Place - Stornoway

Language

Gaelic

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Dat

Audio Quality

Good