The Scots Guards

VIII

Scottish soldiers of the 1st and 15th Divisions are seen returning wounded after the Battle of Loos.

Part II: The School of Courage

Scottish soldiers in khaki-covered kilts are described playing bagpipes and interacting with local girls in farmyards.

VII

Scottish soldiers are listed among those staggering through the gates after the gas attack.

XV

The Guards give a concert in the front-line trenches near Loos.

Part III: The Nature of a Battle

The Guards are reported fighting around Fosse 8, and later are kicked off the position, illustrating the intense back-and-forth of the battle.

I

Part of the 11th Corps supporting the assault.

II

Two inseparable officers of the Scots Guards, one a former stockbroker and the other a gentle soul, visit the narrator's garden, displaying dark humor and hidden dread before moving to Loos.

IV

Scottish troops of the 15th Division are described as hard, steel-nerved, and determined to go fast and far.

VII

The 15th (Scottish) Division is one of the three attacking divisions.

VIII

Scots troops lead the assault on Loos, fighting with bayonets and bombs, and are described as 'like packs of wolves'.

IX

Scottish troops, including Highlanders and Lowlanders, lead the assault on Hill 70, fighting through Loos and suffering heavy losses.

XIII

Scots who reached Hill 70 early but were left unsupported.

XIV

Arrived at Nœux-les-Mines and later ordered to attack Hill 70, suffering heavy casualties from gas and machine-gun fire.

XIV

Assaulted Puits 14 bis, led by Captain Cuthbert, engaging in hand-to-hand fighting.

Part IV: A Winter of Discontent

The Scots and Guards who followed them suffered heavy losses at the Hohenzollern redoubt after the Battle of Loos.

VI

Implied through the presence of Scottish regiments (Camerons, Seaforths, Argylls, Gordons, etc.) at the banquet.

The Spirit of Ireland in Flanders

Scottish soldiers are noted for the skirl of their bagpipes heard across the Flemish marshlands throughout the war.

XIX

Mentioned as part of the force that later captures all of Vimy Ridge a year after the events described.

IV

Implied by the reference to 'Jocks' and Scottish regiments in the description of soldiers.

VIII

The Scots Guards are referenced as part of the Scottish battalions in the assault.

XVI

The Bantams served behind the Black Watch (part of the Scots Guards) and other battalions near Bazentin and Longueval.

XVIII

Scots of the 15th and 9th Divisions fought and fell to the right of the Australians.

VI

Three Scottish officers ride down from the front to Cassel but are refused permission to dine at the Hôtel du Sauvage.

VII

Brigade of Guards attacked Fontaine Notre Dame and counterattacked at Gouzeaucourt.

What of England?

Described as terrible in their onslaught and fierce in battle, yet humane to prisoners.