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Skye Remembers Highlanders Who Fell At Battle of Festubert

100 years ago the First World War's Battle of Festubert wiped out over 20,000 men in just 10 days. 
 
The complete devastation of this loss was felt accutely in the Scottish Highlands and now, a century on, people there have been paying tribute to their fallen. 
 
Forces TV reporter Ali Gibson went to Portree on the Isle of Skye for the commemorations, and to find out how sport is playing a role in remembrance. 

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