Saffron Kilt and Irish Regiment of Canada

**xena** · 29th September 09, 01:11 PM

I met chaps in that unit. Top soldiers all around.

Also, the West Nova Scotia (ie. New Scotland!) Regiment has as it's regimental motto: "Semper Fidelis".

**Sawney Bean** · 29th September 09, 01:24 PM

Oh aye, so he did. I bet he wished he'd stayed with the papal army when Crazy Horse and the rest of the Sioux nation turned up.

**macwilkin** · 29th September 09, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by Sawney Bean

Oh aye, so he did. I bet he wished he'd stayed with the papal army when Crazy Horse and the rest of the Sioux nation turned up.

Slightly, OT, but related to Irish soldiers:

http://indigo.ie/~wildgees/keogh.htm

Incidently, there was at least one Scot with Custer that fateful June day:

http://www.friendslittlebighorn.com/...s_memorial.htm

Regards,

Todd

**GMan** · 29th September 09, 01:33 PM

I love reading posts like this, very informative.

**ThistleDown** · 30th September 09, 01:01 AM

Originally Posted by cajunscot

Incidently, there was at least one Scot with Custer that fateful June day:

First Lieutenant Donald McIntosh commanded Company G at the Little Big Horn. He was born in Montreal of a Six Nations mother and a Scots father employed by the HBC.

**macwilkin** · 30th September 09, 05:51 AM

Originally Posted by ThistleDown

First Lieutenant Donald McIntosh commanded Company G at the Little Big Horn. He was born in Montreal of a Six Nations mother and a Scots father employed by the HBC.

And his old brother, Archie McIntosh, was a scout for Gen. George Crook during the Apache Wars.

T.

**Bigkahuna** · 29th September 09, 08:08 PM

Originally Posted by Sawney Bean

Oh aye, so he did. I bet he wished he'd stayed with the papal army when Crazy Horse and the rest of the Sioux nation turned up.

Not only the Sioux, but the Arapaho and Cheyenne as well.

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**beloitpiper** · 29th September 09, 02:43 PM

I know the kilt you're talking about. Here's a photo I sneaked:

And a close up of the tartan:

**O'Callaghan** · 29th September 09, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by beloitpiper

I know the kilt you're talking about. Here's a photo I sneaked:

And a close up of the tartan:

Just to clarify, he means that this is the Canadian Irish Regiment tartan, as per the original post. All the pipers in the actual Irish (including both British and Republic of Ireland) military units wear a solid saffron kilt, rather than a saffron-based tartan kilt.

**Jimmy** · 30th September 09, 05:17 AM

Originally Posted by beloitpiper

I know the kilt you're talking about. Here's a photo I sneaked:

And a close up of the tartan:

you are totally brilliant, thats the display I was looking at a few days ago.
You certainly are on the ball and have amazed me with your knowledge.
There sure is nothing like X-Markers to source information, Thanks