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Quoting Lyle in Greig-Duncan: Hector MacDonald (1853-1903) became a hero
in Britain, and particularly in Scotland, following the spectacular part
he played in the battle of Omdurman fought in the Sudan on 2 September
1889. He shot himself when about to be court-martialled on a charge which
has never been divulged but which is presumed to have been one of
homosexualty.
Away far away in the heart of the Highlands
Where eagles arise on the wings of the morn,
There stands the wee cot of a poor humble crofter
Where Scotland's great hero, young Hector was born.
Greig-Duncan FS Coll, #141
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