Gordon Association extends hospitality to Regiment. – Documents:
The 48th Highlanders became allied with the Gordon Highlanders in May 1904 following a proposal by General the Earl of Dundonald when he was General Officer Commanding the Canadian Militia. This was the first officially sanctioned regimental alliance in the British Empire and the stated goal was to create advantages such as instruction and friendships when away from Home.
The Gordon Highlanders’ Association
President Major General Sir James L.G. Burnett of Leys, Bart., C.B. C.M.G. D.S.O.
Vice Presidents
The Lord Lieutenant of the County of Aberdeen
The Lord Lieutenant of the County of Kincardine
The Lord Lieutenant of the County of Banff
The Lord Provost of Aberdeen
Honorary Colonels of Territorial Battalions.
Hon. Treasurer: The Officer Commanding Deport The Gordon Highlanders
25 Crown Street.
Aberdeen 12th April 1945
The Officer Commanding,
The 48th Highlanders of Canada,
c/o G.P.O. London.
Dear Sir
At the Fifteenth Annual General Meeting of this Association held in The Gordon Highlanders’ Club, 181 King Street, Aberdeen on Friday 23rd March, 1945, it was proposed, seconded and unanimously agreed to by the meeting, that the Members of our Clubs at Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow wish to extend hospitality to all ranks of our Sister Battalions from overseas when on leave in this country.
The addresses of the Clubs are as under:-
The Gordon Highlanders’ Club, 151 King Street, Aberdeen.
The Gordon Highlanders’ (Edinburgh) Association, 45, East Claremont Street, Edinburgh.
The Gordon Highlanders’ (Glasgow) Club, 35, Elmbank Crescent, Glasgow.
I shall be grateful if you will bring this to the notice of all ranks under your command as our Members are desirous that it be generally known. They will receive a hearty welcome at our Clubs when visiting, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, or Glasgow.
Yours faithfully,
J.E. Mills Captain
Hon. Secretary.
Copies to:-
c.c.
5th Bn. (The Victoria Scottish Regiment)
Capetown Highlanders (Duke of Connaught and Strathearn’s Own).