In this podcast, Tom Ordeman, formerly of the US Navy and a defence and history undergraduate with an MA in Strategic Studies from Aberdeen University, discusses his research into the contribution of men from the Orkneys who served in the Gardon Highlanders during the First World War.
During his talk, he provides his sources, emphasising the contributions of the Orkney Museum, The Gordon Highlanders by Trevor Royle, and the book Daffodils on the Battlefield by R A Leitch to his research.
He also mentions specific characters whose stories of service during the Great War and life stories after the war caught his interest.