The Gordon Highlanders Museum

The Gordon Highlanders Museum The Aberdonian

In this week's Aberdonian we're taking a look back at history with the Gordon Highlanders Museum.

Home to the stories of hundreds of men, the museum itself has an interesting story that can be seen through these archive photos.

These carefully selected images give us a look into the past of the museum from 1948-1997.

Lord Provost Margaret Farquhar laying the foundation stone watched by Lieutenant General Sir Peter Graham, left, Corporal Ally Urquhart and Sergeant Robbie Gow

Caretaker Andrew Reid with a statuette of a 92nd Highland Regimental standard-bearer

Lady Alison Graham, the wife of Lieutenant General Sir Peter Graham, examines a stained-glass window

Lieutenant General Sir Peter Graham looks over the plans for the Gordon Highlanders museum

Isabella Anderson and daughter Sheila Runcie with a sponsorship certificate for a tree commemorating Pipe Major Walter ‘Cherry’ Anderson

Sir Peter Graham cutting the turf to begin construction work on the museum site

Lieutenant General Sir Peter Graham inspected some of the improvement project work with Major General J Hall

Some of the displays featured in the years immediately after the Second World War

Major George Slater and Major George Morrison along with Major Ian Martineau and some of the exhibits

No Scottish military museum is complete without a flourish of pipes and drums

Ex-Gordon Highlander Bill Donald, left, presents a painting to Captain Colin Harrison, assistant regimental secretary at the museum 1987

It’s a Knockout fundraisers June Baigrie, Ron Bair, George Castle, Gavin Hamilton and Finella Devitt

Tracy Bruce in an It’s A Knockout competition raising money for the Gordon Highlanders museum appeal

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