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Gordon Highlanders Military Band At Fort George c.1920

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Gordon Highlanders Military Band At Fort George c.1920
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“My father [Alexander Hardy Farquhar] was in boy service with the Gordon Highlanders, he was a side-drummer in the band.” – Alma Laing (née Farquhar)

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Location:
Fort George
Categories:
Daily Life
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1920 arcade arch architecture army bagpipes Band boots building drum drummer drumming Fort George Glengarry grass kilt lawn men military musician outdoor parade ground piper piping playing shirt socks soldier spats sporran standing THELMA uniform window
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