Print shows a man playing a bagpipe, behind him lies a lion on a chain which is draped over his right arm, his left foot rests on a game board, at the far end of which is a peg with string attached, the string runs through an aristocrat and a cleric and is attached to the man's left leg, the aristocrat and cleric dance on the game board as he moves his leg in the background, the Bastille is being razed. Bolswert (mentioned on object), Dating 1638 - 1659 Īdieu Bastille. Bolswert (mentioned on object), Dating 1638 - 1659 A mother sits with a small child playing flute on her lap on a set table, besides her blowing her husband with chubby cheeks on a bagpipe and a little boy playing a flute while his grandfather and grandmother, both with glasses, are singing, print maker: Schelte Adamsz. It was near here on Friday, 15 September 1916, that the New Zealand Division joined the Battle of the Somme Ī mother sits with a small child playing flute on her lap on a set table, besides her blowing her husband with chubby cheeks on a bagpipe and a little boy playing a flute while his grandfather and grandmother, both with glasses, are singing, print maker: Schelte Adamsz. The objective of the battle was to take the high ground of Bazentin Ridge, between Bazentin le Grant and the fortified village of Longueval. 185 Black Watch soldiers died between the 13th and 19th of July 1916 at the Battle of Longueval, (part of the battle of the Somme).
It was near here on Friday, 15 September 1916, that the New Zealand Division joined the Battle of the Somme A press photograph of Black Watch Regimental pipers playing a victory celebration for the troops after the Battle of Longueval. Credit: Findlay/Alamy Live News Ī press photograph of Black Watch Regimental pipers playing a victory celebration for the troops after the Battle of Longueval. Some well known sports personalities attended including Neil Elliot, from Helensburgh, a former Champion of The Games. After an absence of two years because of Covid restrictions, the Carrick Lowland Games returned to Girvan in South Ayrshire with the regular traditional highland dancing competitions, piping competitions and the ever popular heavyweight highland sports of tossing the stone, throwing the hammer, clearing the bar and tossing the caber. Credit: Findlay/Alamy Live News Girvan, UK. His daughter, Taylor Richardson, said he would prefer to leave it "as a mystery good deed".Girvan, UK. The ABC reached out to the mystery bagpiper but he respectfully declined to be interviewed. "Now that we've calmed down we'd like to see him again," she said. The family only knew the man by the name Shane and posted to the Locale Northern Gold Coast Facebook group in the hope of tracking him down to offer their thanks. "She was the only family member who did not go to his funeral, and she was the only one missing, that's why it makes it super special." Mystery bagpiper
The mystery musician placed his hat on the four-year-old Ryleigh and began to play Amazing Grace to the Robertson family.
"He just looked at us - and I think he could just tell, because we were both crying at that point, and he's just like 'sure'." "So, I'm leaning through the window going, 'Excuse me, my father-in-law is Scottish and he's just passed away and we were just wondering if we could hear some of your bagpipe music?' "My husband was just so choked up he couldn't speak. "Just as we pulled into the carpark … he was putting his bagpipes into the back of the ute," he said. The family, who had been in Canberra before the border closure for Alex's funeral, decided to pull off at the nearest exit and to see if they could find the man. Ms Robertson said they could not believe what they were seeing and it felt like a sign. Alex passed away the week before the Robertson family came across the mystery bagpiper.
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