Aspiration SetTarbat Discovery Centre Dr John Pyle, known as Jack, was born in Portmahomack in 1895, the eldest child of the village doctor. Like his father, he also studied medicine. During the First World War, he fought with the Highland Light Infantry, however he...
7th Camerons at the Battle of Loos’ by Joseph GrayThe Highlanders’ Museum This oil painting shows the 7th Battalion Cameron Highlanders in the midst of the Battle on Hill 70 which took place on September 25th, 1915. This battle took place at Loos on the...
Walter Ritchie’s BugleThe Highlanders’ Museum A bugle is a very simple instrument from the brass family. Unlike other brass instruments, it has no valves as the bugler is able to control the pitch using the mouth. In the military, it traditionally marked...
Marquetry BoxWest Highland Museum This box is notable for its marquetry – inlaid work made using small pieces of different coloured wood. It was made by a German Prisoner of War at Kinlochleven prisoner camp during the First World War. The camp was operational from...
Cigarette Case with Damage from a Bullet The Highlanders’ Museum This cigarette case belonging to a Private M Smith was damaged by a German bullet at Loos in October 1915. The Battle of Loos took place on the Western Front during World War One and was the...
