WW1 Cameron Highlanders Glengarry.....

[Peter Crowe]

All Scottish military glengarries have scarlet touries, the only possible exception being the Cameronians, their uniforms being almost entirely dark green and black. (I don't have a colour photograph of a Cameronians piper to hand.)

All ranks and positions of The Cameron Highlanders wore plain dark blue Glengarries with scarlet touries. Ditto The Black Watch (that is, until they dropped Glengarries and switched to Balmorals). No dicing.

Glad you mentioned the old Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) they were pretty unique for Scottish Infantry, being the only Rifle regiment. Many moons ago (early 80's) I was an Air Cadet (Air Training Corps) and my squadron was based at Cameronian House in Hamilton. The regular battalion of Cameronians had been disbanded in 1968 (they were the County Regiment for Lanarkshire, and that role was superceded by 1st Bttn. King's Own Scottish Borderers, another unit with which I share family associations). However until the early 90's there were still Cameronian badged companies of the 52nd Lowland Volunteers. Their Glengarry was rifle green with black silk, grosgrain band, ribbons, cockade, and toorie. They also unlike the Royal Scots, KOSB, and RHF did not wear spats when in No.2 service dress. Officers wore both straps vertically on their Sam Browne's and their buttons, pips and crowns of rank were black metal.

[macwilkin]

Glad you mentioned the old Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) they were pretty unique for Scottish Infantry, being the only Rifle regiment. Many moons ago (early 80's) I was an Air Cadet (Air Training Corps) and my squadron was based at Cameronian House in Hamilton. The regular battalion of Cameronians had been disbanded in 1968 (they were the County Regiment for Lanarkshire, and that role was superceded by 1st Bttn. King's Own Scottish Borderers, another unit with which I share family associations). However until the early 90's there were still Cameronian badged companies of the 52nd Lowland Volunteers. Their Glengarry was rifle green with black silk, grosgrain band, ribbons, cockade, and toorie. They also unlike the Royal Scots, KOSB, and RHF did not wear spats when in No.2 service dress. Officers wore both straps vertically on their Sam Browne's and their buttons, pips and crowns of rank were black metal.

The Cameronians still live on in an affiliated regiment, the Witswatersrand Rifles of the South African Army:

http://www.witwatersrandrifles.webs.com/
http://www.cameronians.net/blog/?p=23
http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.ph...les&Itemid=159

This is especially clever: "It is often remarked that the Cape Town Highlanders are the only coastal Highlanders and Wits Rifles are the only highland Lowlanders."

On the Cameronians Regimental Museum's web site, you can watch videos of the 1968 Conventicle and Padre MacDonald's address to the regiment.

T.

[Peter Crowe]

The Cameronians still live on in an affiliated regiment, the Witswatersrand Rifles of the South African Army:

http://www.witwatersrandrifles.webs.com/
http://www.cameronians.net/blog/?p=23
http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.ph...les&Itemid=159

This is especially clever: "It is often remarked that the Cape Town Highlanders are the only coastal Highlanders and Wits Rifles are the only highland Lowlanders."

On the Cameronians Regimental Museum's web site, you can watch videos of the 1968 Conventicle and Padre MacDonald's address to the regiment.

T.

Thanks Todd

[macwilkin]

Thanks Todd

You're most welcome! A number of years ago I read an account of the 2nd Scottish Rifles (The 2nd Battalion did not adopt the Cameronian name or customs at amalgamation) in WWI; I highly recommend it.

Back to the original topic now.

T.