Great stuff !!!!!!!! The Empire was founded by men such as these, God bless them. I can recommend the book "Having Been a Soldier", which I read many years ago.
The Argylls did a great Job to put our misery of Aden on the map.I got back from Aden after losing 3 mates and a guy in a pub said to me "Got a tan on the Governments expenses ?"I got kicked out of the pub for decking him. I was there when the Royal Scots and KOSB were up the Radfan getting stuck into the Red Wolves We won that one but lost the Emergency .Like Afghanistan and Iraq a lot of guys wasted for virtually sod all
You may talk about your Camerons, your Gordons all so braw Your silver-streaking Seaforths and your gallant "Forty-twa" But give to me the tartan of the lads who look so fine The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, the Thin Red Line!
Maybe. Apparently, they've been demoted to 'Balaklava Company' now - sounds a bit ominous, don't you think? Slightly reminiscent of some naughty boys from Northern Ireland...
I was about 12 when the BBC did 60 minute piece on the Argylls who, even then, were under threat of reduction / disbandment and until now, that was the only time I had heard this song. Good luck to all Jock units for the future
For someone making a criticism of the mental capacity of British soldiers, you display considerable evidence of your own educational shortcomings in your penultimate sentence, which is a grammatical abortion of unmatched tenses and/or incomplete conjugations of verbs. I'm ex- Para, proud of it, and proud of the Argylls honoured here.
I think you meant sorted out Crater, the rest of Aden and up Country was was looked after by units that had been there a long time. 45 Commando Royal Marines for instance. It's never mentioned that they did the spade work at Crater to enable the brilliant Argyll's to retake it. X Company 45 was in action on the 21st of June taking over the two Forts at the entrance of the pass, the day after the uprising started. History has airbrushed all the other units that did so much hard work in the Aden Protectorate for years and that's wrong. It was never a one unit show.
During the Crimean War. Here, the 93rd earned the sobriquet of "The Fighting Highlanders" and carried with it the status of having been the original "Thin Red Line". This title was bestowed following the action of the 93rd at Balaklava on 25 October 1854 in which this single battalion alone stood between the undefended British Army base at Balaklava and four squadrons of charging Russian cavalry.[4] The 93rd, under the command of Sir Colin Campbell, not only held steady, but for the first time in the history of the British Army, broke a large cavalry charge using musket fire alone, without having been formed into a square.[5] This action was witnessed by the Times correspondent William Howard Russell, who reported that nothing stood between the Russian cavalry and the defenceless British base but the "thin red streak tipped with a line of steel of the 93rd" a description immediately paraphrased and passed into folklore as "The Thin Red Line".[6] Later referred to by Kipling in his evocative poem "Tommy", the saying came to epitomise everything the British Army stood for. This feat of arms is still recognised by the plain red and white dicing worn on the cap band of the A and SH Glengarry bonnets.[7]
Wasn't that the outfit to which Sgt Stan Hathaway, cpls Chestnut and Forester who under one Captain Snowball stabbed Michael Naan and Michael Murray countless times and were only brought to book by accident by police hunting the Yorkshire ripper, such Gallants, their history is replete with such tales of daring do. Sounds like characters from a brothers Grimm tale
Gaun the Argylls! A rerr song tae! Great battalion with a great colonel. I was pencilled in to join1 Para in '67 on attachment from my own Para btn, but Wilson accelerated the withdrawal. Some of our lads did a punitive patrol up the Radfan in reponse to two SAS lads getting mutilated -which never made the papers. . Aden is now a complete shitehole full of religious nutters. It was moving forward when it was a Protectorate, but Nasser and the nutters de-stabilised it..
Very nice reminder for those in the pictures. Some of these guys could have been in Lenadoon circa early 70's before we had to move out. I remember how they used to feed at the front of my house junction Lenadoon Ave and Horn Drive from 4 tonners. We got so used to having them we almost adopted a young lad who's position was at my house, we always made sure he had a drop of tea, I wonder where he is now?
@@crouqetoo2 thats great yes i am his son Adam i found out more about his life thru youtube ..its good knowing he was a good man ..thank you for your service to this country and just knowing a little more like his company is quite heart warming
Superb, respect Lt Col Mitchell and the Argyll's. Not the spine less politicians we had then, 'F K ing' worse now and more spin less than ever. The 'F K in lot' .
@@peteb8556 So do you consider the measure of a man to be by how willing to participate in the butchering of innocent men going about their days work ?
The Highland Light Infantry, Glasgow's Own and now the Royal Highland Fusiliers are the best of the best, Glaswegians the Toughest of the Tough, the best Soldiers in the World.
Most of the RHF now come from Fiji. They have a new Regimental March played on the pipes...it's called ''Am nae a Wiji...am fae Fiji.'' Wake up and stop all this toughest soldier in the world rubbish....Russians would maul them in minutes flat.
I was hoping to see some pics of my dad but hey ho... he was in borneo too... my mum still has his 3 bar medal... and his sporan! :) there are a load of photos of his time as an argyle... he was my hero as a kid... miss him loads
@@crouqetoo2 haha! He didn't owe you money did he? Haha! :) My dad never really said much to me about what he got up to... I was chatting to my mum the other week and she told me some awesome stories....
Former Guardsman here...buttons in three..but south Yemen would benefit from "Argyll Rule" today.
Argyll law mate...
God Bless You.
Great stuff !!!!!!!! The Empire was founded by men such as these, God bless them. I can recommend the book "Having Been a Soldier", which I read many years ago.
picture of two lads in middle of film are flint mccullough and me donald mckay first time i have seen this quiet a shock
The Argylls did a great Job to put our misery of Aden on the map.I got back from Aden after losing 3 mates and a guy in a pub said to me "Got a tan on the Governments expenses ?"I got kicked out of the pub for decking him. I was there when the Royal Scots and KOSB were up the Radfan getting stuck into the Red Wolves We won that one but lost the Emergency .Like Afghanistan and Iraq a lot of guys wasted for virtually sod all
Haha! Ace story! Haha!
Bullshitter, more like you got decked
Still among us Chuckles ?
What do you ken of the 'Pitchfork murders ' in 72 ?
You may talk about your Camerons, your Gordons all so braw
Your silver-streaking Seaforths and your gallant "Forty-twa"
But give to me the tartan of the lads who look so fine
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, the Thin Red Line!
one day, the Argylls will march again, as will the other betrayed regiments, and that day will be glorious
not just scotish regiments
Maybe. Apparently, they've been demoted to 'Balaklava Company' now - sounds a bit ominous, don't you think? Slightly reminiscent of some naughty boys from Northern Ireland...
+Alistair Thomson the name comes from the battle of Balaklava during the crimean war which they were famous for 'the thin red line'
OhDidYeAye I know, I was just being silly - my attempt at humour.
Ah, my bad. I should have realized but I couldn't tell if you just weren't aware haha
I was about 12 when the BBC did 60 minute piece on the Argylls who, even then, were under threat of reduction / disbandment and until now, that was the only time I had heard this song. Good luck to all Jock units for the future
For someone making a criticism of the mental capacity of British soldiers, you display considerable evidence of your own educational shortcomings in your penultimate sentence, which is a grammatical abortion of unmatched tenses and/or incomplete conjugations of verbs.
I'm ex- Para, proud of it, and proud of the Argylls honoured here.
Are you back out of prison yet , or is it , back out from prison yet ?
My dad served in argylls till1980 I love the sound of the pipe band
Absolutely Brilliant
Lost my copy years ago, Big Thank you, my dad was there with the Boys & Mad Mitch.
True Soldiers
You must learn to live in peace, or learn to die! Awesome song, cheers for the upload.
The Argyll's sure sorted out Aden under Mitch's leadership despite the cowardly MOD efforts.
I think you meant sorted out Crater, the rest of Aden and up Country was was looked after by units that had been there a long time. 45 Commando Royal Marines for instance. It's never mentioned that they did the spade work at Crater to enable the brilliant Argyll's to retake it. X Company 45 was in action on the 21st of June taking over the two Forts at the entrance of the pass, the day after the uprising started. History has airbrushed all the other units that did so much hard work in the Aden Protectorate for years and that's wrong. It was never a one unit show.
@@peterfrazer1943"Airbrushed history" the truest words ever spoken in relation to the British army.
Nothing Smarter than An ARGYLL......god bless lads
During the Crimean War. Here, the 93rd earned the sobriquet of "The Fighting Highlanders" and carried with it the status of having been the original "Thin Red Line". This title was bestowed following the action of the 93rd at Balaklava on 25 October 1854 in which this single battalion alone stood between the undefended British Army base at Balaklava and four squadrons of charging Russian cavalry.[4] The 93rd, under the command of Sir Colin Campbell, not only held steady, but for the first time in the history of the British Army, broke a large cavalry charge using musket fire alone, without having been formed into a square.[5]
This action was witnessed by the Times correspondent William Howard Russell, who reported that nothing stood between the Russian cavalry and the defenceless British base but the "thin red streak tipped with a line of steel of the 93rd" a description immediately paraphrased and passed into folklore as "The Thin Red Line".[6] Later referred to by Kipling in his evocative poem "Tommy", the saying came to epitomise everything the British Army stood for. This feat of arms is still recognised by the plain red and white dicing worn on the cap band of the A and SH Glengarry bonnets.[7]
Wasn't that the outfit to which Sgt Stan Hathaway, cpls Chestnut and Forester who under one Captain Snowball stabbed Michael Naan and Michael Murray countless times and were only brought to book by accident by police hunting the Yorkshire ripper, such Gallants, their history is replete with such tales of daring do. Sounds like characters from a brothers Grimm tale
Gaun the Argylls! A rerr song tae!
Great battalion with a great colonel.
I was pencilled in to join1 Para in '67 on attachment from my own Para btn, but Wilson accelerated the withdrawal.
Some of our lads did a punitive patrol up the Radfan in reponse to two SAS lads getting mutilated -which never made the papers.
. Aden is now a complete shitehole full of religious nutters. It was moving forward when it was a Protectorate, but Nasser and the nutters de-stabilised it..
YE WERE RIGHT BRO IT WAS A SHITHOLE
Great to see those Guys again 👏 ❤
Speaking as a proud Englishman I think a Battalion of Jocks on parade
Very nice reminder for those in the pictures. Some of these guys could have been in Lenadoon circa early 70's before we had to move out. I remember how they used to feed at the front of my house junction Lenadoon Ave and Horn Drive from 4 tonners. We got so used to having them we almost adopted a young lad who's position was at my house, we always made sure he had a drop of tea, I wonder where he is now?
Up The Argylls Great Post Some great memories
Here's to the heath, the hill and the heather, the bonnet, the plaid, the kilt and the feather!
My dad was there ..never really knew and now hes gone i wish i did ..big respects to all who served
If your Da' was Tam guy, you can be proud oh him
@@crouqetoo2 did you know him ?
@@XMG1 Tam was A Coy, I was B Coy but yes, I knew Tam.
@@crouqetoo2 thats great yes i am his son Adam i found out more about his life thru youtube ..its good knowing he was a good man ..thank you for your service to this country and just knowing a little more like his company is quite heart warming
@@XMG1 Was your Da in County Fermanagh October 1972 ?
Superb, respect Lt Col Mitchell and the Argyll's. Not the spine less politicians we had then, 'F K ing' worse now and more spin less than ever. The 'F K in lot' .
Sounding a tad , medicated I think.
'Mad Mitch' , a true Officers British soldier.
@xxDrudgeryReportxx Its no a song Its a statement don't mess wae the ASH
born and joined the best battalion even known in scotland
Tommy Brooks Congratulations, I guess you were a Gordon...
argylls
Absolute tune 700 GLENGARIED MEN!!!!!
🎶 Fighting for our future and to keep our country free 🎵 Really?
Come on A&SH , let's hear it Captain Snowball, are you still with us ?
13th Platoon D company 1st Battalion Co Fermanagh, October 1972
So what do ya ken ?
I served with the Argyles in 1973 at Stirling, many had just come back from Northern Ireland for an emergency tour. Drip Bridge camp. Good tough men.
@@peteb8556 Were , you , present during the 'Pitchfork murder's ' of Michael Naan and David Murray ?
@@jamesoneill2933 ; was you ?
@@peteb8556 So do you consider the measure of a man to be by how willing to participate in the butchering of innocent men going about their days work ?
@@jamesoneill2933 ; your off your head !
@@peteb8556 Were your "tough" comrades in involved in the Pitchfork murders ? Simple question.
Great video Thankyou very much for posting. Bud Lumsdens brother seen in the video gave my son Jake a Argyll bugle
5*****
Awesome song... very inspirational.
The Thin Red Line tipped with steel.
@@michaelhickling5940 what if anything do ,you , know regarding the 'Pitchfork murders ' of Michael Naan and David Murray?
دامت اليمن حره ابيه عاصيه على كل للغزه
Mad Mitch???
Amazing men.
Who the fk is buster obrian
My friends father was Sergeant Major at the Argyll und Sutherland Highlanders
Oliver Hering Do you know his name and when it was ?
@@joedredd13215 Barrie Chapman. 1960s. if i remember right. He gave the single to his son. he now lives in cyprus.
fantasic..from D Coy 7 SCOTS.. :o)
good stuff gentlemen
Bulls crap!!!!
I must say Rab Fraser was a Handsome man. ...,I have been wanting to say that for years
No it's Harry Harkins
In the Vid, Cpl Harkins....is that Joe Harkins ?
No, Joe was a Sgt in D Coy, it's Harry he was recce Pln.
The Highland Light Infantry, Glasgow's Own and now the Royal Highland Fusiliers are the best of the best, Glaswegians the Toughest of the Tough, the best Soldiers in the World.
Correct Bud, in WW2 I had 5 uncles who all served with the HLI, THE TOUGHEST OF THE TOUGH.
my father in law David Littlejohn as RSM during the 1939 45 war with the HLI, also my grandfather Henry Mulligan was a corporal
my fatherinlaw has a lodge masonic named for him re lodge HLI he was a30 year soldier
Most of the RHF now come from Fiji. They have a new Regimental March played on the pipes...it's called ''Am nae a Wiji...am fae Fiji.'' Wake up and stop all this toughest soldier in the world rubbish....Russians would maul them in minutes flat.
@@sconniepanda5835 overwhelm them by numbers yes, otherwise not so clear cut.
I was hoping to see some pics of my dad but hey ho... he was in borneo too... my mum still has his 3 bar medal... and his sporan! :) there are a load of photos of his time as an argyle... he was my hero as a kid... miss him loads
Coincidence or what, cannae remember why, your Da', Jimmy Denkaat came up in our coversation last night but it did, a grand big lad.
@@crouqetoo2 haha! He didn't owe you money did he? Haha! :)
My dad never really said much to me about what he got up to... I was chatting to my mum the other week and she told me some awesome stories....
And there are no such thing as coincidences, in my experience haha! Hope you're all well :)
@@petedenkaatIs there a statute of limitations on murder and war crimes do you know?
@jamesoneill2933 if I knew what you meant then I would be able to enlighten you