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Episode 162

Bl脿r Hill 70 a' tighinn gu ceann 's Harry Lauder an ceann iomairt 霉r airson airgead a thogail. The Battle of Hill 70 ends and Sir Harry Lauder announces a new fundraising mission.

Air an 25mh den L霉nastal 1917 chr矛ochnaich Bl脿r Hill 70. Chaill na Can猫idianaich c貌rr air 9000 saighdear aig Hill 70 ach bhathar a' meas gun do mharbh no gun do le貌n iad 25,000 saighdear Gearmailteach.

Rinn Sir Harry Lauder an t-uabhas airson airgead a thogail do charthannasan co-cheangailte ris a' Chogadh agus gu dearbha chaidh e dhan Fhraing a sheinn dha na saighdearan. Bha seo an d猫idh do John, an aon leanabh a bh' aige, a bheatha a chall anns an Fhraing an latha as d猫idh na Nollaig 1916. An t-seachdain seo ann a 1917 bha a Highland News ag innse gu robh e air ceann iomairt 霉r eile.

Air a' l脿 mu dheireadh dhen L霉nastal 1917 bha naidheachd mhath ann an Gazette Ste貌rnabhaigh bhon cheann 'Th脿inig an Or脿ma a-null'. Air a' chiad latha dhen mh矛os bha b脿ta air an robh an Orama air falbh 脿 Halifax ann an Alba Nuadh. R脿inig i Liverpool mu mheadhan-oidhche air an d脿rna latha deug. Bha seachdnar 脿 sg矛re 脵ige Le貌dhais oirre agus fhuair iad dhachaigh air f貌rladh c貌ig seachdainean, an d猫idh a bhith tr矛 bliadhna air falbh. Cluinnidh sinn bho Ghilleasbuig MacDh貌mhnaill mun toileacheas a rinneadh rithe.

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Fri 1 Sep 2017 11:50

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  • Thu 31 Aug 2017 21:00
  • Fri 1 Sep 2017 11:50