Show us your Vintage Kilt Photos

**BoldHighlander** · 3rd April 10, 12:39 AM

Ernest Duncum, 8th Scottish Rifles

November 2, 1949, Fort George in Inverness-shire:
HRH Princess Margaret visited The 1st Battalion H.L.I. of which she was Colonel-in-Chief.
Major General Alexander Telfer-Smollett, Colonel of the Regiment is presenting R.Q.M.S. Harry Dadswell to Princess Margaret.

**BoldHighlander** · 3rd April 10, 12:56 AM

1st Battalion on parade

Visited by HRH King Edward VII

2nd Battalion Serjeant Major

NCO's

caption:
When first viewed the first word that may come to mind is "piper" since this mas clearly wear the uniform of a musician and is a member of a Highland regiment but under close examination he clearly has a drum insignia on his right sleeve which reminds us that all Highland regiments hand bandsmen other that their famous pipers. This man wears a fine and somewhat understated uniform and displays a four clasped Queen's South Africa Medal and the double clasped Kings South Africa Medal for his service in the Boer War.

Cabinet Photograph
Mela Ram - Photographer
Peshawar, Cherat & Sialkot, Cantt., India
c 1902

**BoldHighlander** · 3rd April 10, 01:24 AM

Black Watch - rifle grenade demonstration

Cameraman filming a wounded soldier, Somme campaign, France, World War I, 1916.

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Illegal Trench Photography:
George Ormsby of the 15th Battalion holds a Lee Enfield rifle and wears a kilt cover over his Highland uniform. This photograph was taken with Ormsby's own camera, sent to him by his wife. It was illegal for soldiers to have cameras because of the fear that photographs could fall into enemy hands. The lack of a helmet indicates it was probably taken before the spring of 1916.

**BoldHighlander** · 3rd April 10, 01:28 AM

From YANK Magazine, 4 Aug 1944

"This Italian girl seems a little uncertain about the whole thing as she gives a once-over to the pleated kilts of the Highland pipe major in Rome."

**BoldHighlander** · 3rd April 10, 02:14 AM

Full Dress of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
2nd Lieutenant Donald Callander (graduation photo, Sandhurst 1939)
prior to joining the British Expeditionary Force in France in May 1940.

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders working on defenses in France, 1940.

George Sands, serving with 2nd Camerons, on leave before sailing for Egypt.
Photograph was taken in the back garden of 9 Kings Way, Ipswich.

Pvt. Donald Shaw Mackintosh. Joined Cawdor detachment of 4th Camerons (TA) as a boy soldier.
Sent overseas with 5th Camerons in the late summer of 1942.
K.I.A. aged 20, El Alamein, 2nd November 1942, during operation 'Supercharge' .

Celebrating the Highland Games in Burma.

L/Sergeant Hugh Clearie. (from Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland) ex 'D' company 5th Camerons.
Killed in action 9th February 1945, aged 26, Reichswald at rest in Forest, Mook war cemetary, Limburg, Holland.

**BoldHighlander** · 3rd April 10, 02:15 AM

Pipe Major Donald MacIntyre with HRH the Princess Elizabeth circa 1950, Lochboisdale Pier, South Uist.
Pipe Mjr MacIntyre was captured with the rest of 4th Battalion (Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) at St Valery-en-Caux June 1940.

**JSFMACLJR** · 3rd April 10, 05:08 AM

Originally Posted by BoldHighlander

Visited by HRH King Edward VII

I believe this photo shows HM Queen Victoria, not her son.

BTW, Monarchs are styled "Majesty", is in "Your Majesty", "Her Majesty", "His Majesty", "Their Majesties". Princes and Princesses of the Blood Royal are Highnesses.

**BoldHighlander** · 3rd April 10, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by JSFMACLJR

I believe this photo shows HM Queen Victoria, not her son.

You know I wondered about that too, as I thought it looked like Victoria in the carriage (I was going by the original caption w/ the photo(s) by the way).

Originally Posted by JSFMACLJR

BTW, Monarchs are styled "Majesty", is in "Your Majesty", "Her Majesty", "His Majesty", "Their Majesties". Princes and Princesses of the Blood Royal are Highnesses.

Thanks for the correction