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    rosettes...

    Quote Originally Posted by BEEDEE View Post
    Mess dress looks sharp. Rest are somewhat 'ho hum'. What is the significance of the two rosettes and ribbons on the right side of the apron?

    Brian
    http://www.calgaryhighlanders.com/kiltpanel.htm

    The rosettes have long been used as an alternative to a kilt pin by the RHR's NCO's and officers, similar to the kilt panel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot View Post
    http://www.calgaryhighlanders.com/kiltpanel.htm

    The rosettes have long been used as an alternative to a kilt pin by the RHR's NCO's and officers, similar to the kilt panel.

    T.
    Thank you for that link. It confirmed an answer to a question I had from another thread: the photo you sometimes see of two soldiers wearing sporrans, bonnets, their rifles, spats and smiles, nothing else, are from this regiment just prior to WW2.

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