2nd Sept 1939 brought about the mobilisation of the Territorial Army and the following day, the declaration of war against Germany, the start of the Second World War. A war that would last nearly six years. Like their fathers before them the Terriers left their home and loved ones behind, to their front, they faced an unsure future, some would not see their homes again. This story is about a few men / boys who went in search of adventure, an adventure that would take them from the Highlands of Scotland, to the island of Arran, to great sand deserts of North Africa, then the barren rocky Greek Islands. This the story of a few who went of to war as ordinary soldiers and who were to end up as part of the elite. Caithness Commandos:From the Snow to The Sand by David Bews/Steven Cashmore:Highland Archives
