Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Forty-eight hours later a. Battalion of over a thousand men steamed out of Edinburgh en route for that which had already been called The Great Adventure.' Little did one reckon that it was destined to take part in one of the most glorious chapters in our military history. Little did those who entrained that day, or those dear ones left behind to bear the agon ising suspense of waiting, think how few would meet again this side of the veil.