Brass Commando Knife & BadgeBrora Heritage Centre This knife belonged to the late James ‘Jim’ Manson Sutherland (1912-2006) of Brora. Jim had already joined the British Army by the beginning of World War Two and had served in Palestine, where he learnt to speak...
Montrose’s HelmetWest Highland Museum This trooping helmet belonged to James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose (1612 – 1650). Montrose was a Scottish nobleman, poet and soldier. He initially joined the Covenanters in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, but...
Morse Code KeyGrantown Museum Morse Code is a well-known method of communication and often associated with World War Two. However, even until the 1970s, this was actually the military’s main form of communication. Radio telegraphists would be the first in any...
Commando UniformWest Highland Museum This military uniform was worn by the commandos, elite forces trained to the highest standards of combat. In 1942, the training centre at Achnacarry Castle in the West Highlands ensured that their history was part of Highland...
Lead BulletsBrora Heritage Centre These lead bullets were collected from the now disused rifle targets on Brora’s Back Beach to the south. They give us a glimpse of the rifle range that was established here in the 1860s so that local volunteers could train properly...
