Latest Blog Entries
The Last Highland Fling
One of the best things about volunteering at the Highlanders Museum are the photos, letters, diaries and documents sent to us by relatives of those who served in WWI, WWII and more often these days in post-war conflict. So we are very grateful to have received a stack of information from Robin Callender, son of Major Donald Callender, MC and bar, who served with the 1st Battalion Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders in WWII.
VE Day 80th Anniversary: The last days
VE Day 80th Anniversary The Last DaysFour battalions of Seaforth Highlanders and two from the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders (QOCH) were in Europe on the day Victory was declared. In this blog we delve in to each Battalion’s war diary to discover what they were doing...
Battle of Blaauwberg – Part 1
Highlanders in Cape Town The Battle of Blaauwberg 8th January 1806 – Part 1 On the 4 January 1806, the lookout stationed on Signal Hill above Cape Town, spotted sails appearing over the horizon and immediately sent a message to General Jan Willem Janssens at the...
Battle of Blaauwberg 8th January 1806 – Appendix
On Saturday 14 January 2023, a 9lb signal cannon was fired in remembrance to the fallen of this least known battle of the Napoleonic War. The firing was significant for two reasons: one, it was the first time a cannon had been fired on this location for 217 years, and two, it is the only memorial existing to the site of the battle of 1806.
Kohima – Moral Strength and Fortitude in the Jungle
The Battle of Kohima that took place in the North-West Indian province of Assam (now Nagaland) between April and June 1944 saw some of the most vicious, close-quarter jungle fighting ever experienced when a combined…
7th Seaforth War Diaries
From POW to GOC 6th June 1944, better known as D Day, was the point at which the liberation of Western Europe began and the Allies opened a second front to support the Russians in the East. For the 80th Anniversary we take a look at the role played by one particular Seaforth officer in this epic conflict.
Rest and Respite in the Woods – Poem from the Archive
Zem Zem and the Seaforths were relieved from the front lines of the Battle of the Somme, to the forests of Bois de la Haie.
Scenes from the Somme
Read Zem Zem’s poignant insights into the 9th Seaforth Pioneers’ experience at the Battle of the Somme.
A Ridge Too Far – Poem from the Archive
Our latest instalment of Zem Zem’s poetry takes place at Vimy Ridge, September 1916.
To My Jerkin – Poem from the Archive
Our next Zem Zem poem explores the delights of the ubiquitous leather jerkin worn by Officers and tommies in WWI & WWII.
Tiger Tim in Flanders – A Poem from the Archive
Read Zem Zem’s enjoyable yet scathing account of his Commanding Officer, ‘Tiger Tim’.
From Seaforth to Air Force – A Soldier Takes Flight
The incredible story of the Seaforth-turned-RAF gunner whose fateful last raid to La Spezia, Italy, took place 80 years ago today.
Weddings
Your wedding should be one of the most unforgettable days of your life. Make it a day to remember at the Fort George Chapel and The Highlanders’ Museum.
Minibus Tour
On holiday? Then come and adventure in the footsteps of the Highland Clansmen. Join us on an epic one day minibus tour of the Highlands.
The Collection
Our Collection is one the largest regimental display outside London. Founded over 60 years ago, the Museum houses more than 50,000 objects.
Research
The archive at The Highlanders’ Museum (Queen’s Own Highlanders Collection) covers six British regiments & our allied regiments from overseas.