World War 1 Kilt sighting

[Mark Keeney]

I finally got to tour the Newly remodeled World War One Museum in Kansas City today and I discovered a kilt on display from South Africa, if my old memory serves me right. The tartan was listed as Murray of Athol. Then later there was a cotton kilt apron/cover on display. I have never seen one in person before.

If you are a history buff and are passing through Kansas City this is an amazing memorial/museum, but be sure to give yourself a few hours to see it all.

[Bugbear]

ausum.

[macwilkin]

I finally got to tour the Newly remodeled World War One Museum in Kansas City today and I discovered a kilt on display from South Africa, if my old memory serves me right. The tartan was listed as Murray of Athol. Then later there was a cotton kilt apron/cover on display. I have never seen one in person before.

If you are a history buff and are passing through Kansas City this is an amazing memorial/museum, but be sure to give yourself a few hours to see it all.

A good friend of mine from my Civil War reenacting days is volunteering at the Liberty Memorial -- he does a Imperial German soldat impression. The Liberty Memorial is the only National memorial/museum to the First World War in the US:

http://www.libertymemorialmuseum.org/

If the tartan was Murray of Atholl, then the kilt most likely belonged to the Transvaal Scottish Regiment:

http://www.jocks.co.za/

Did they have the battle-damaged Renault tank on display yet?

Regards,

Todd

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Did they have the battle-damaged Renault tank on display yet?

Regards,

Todd[/QUOTE]
Wonder if that's the one I used to sit on during lunch when I was at 20th Century Fox? Either that, or it's from a little known Scottish Regiment raised by French auto workers durning the Great War. Either way... cool.

[Mark Keeney]

Did they have the battle-damaged Renault tank on display yet?

Regards,

Todd

Not yet they had a donation box out to help make it a part of the permanent collection.

[macwilkin]

Wonder if that's the one I used to sit on during lunch when I was at 20th Century Fox? Either that, or it's from a little known Scottish Regiment raised by French auto workers durning the Great War. Either way... cool.

Here's a .pdf file containing the press release about the tank:

http://www.nww1.org/FileUploads/tank.pdf

And an article from the KC Star:

http://pressreleases.kcstar.com/?q=node/4539

It was from a private collection in Montana.

T.

[TheKiltedWonder]

he does a Imperial German Soldat impression.

All German nouns are capitalized, like Black Watch

[macwilkin]

All German nouns are capitalized, like Black Watch

Ah, but "Black Watch" is the proper name of a regiment, while a soldat is simply a soldier.

Thanks for the German lesson. When I need one, I'll be sure to PM you.

T.

[ChattanCat]

Last time I went up the tower, the museum only had the bridge and flowers to the entrance up. Can't wait for some out of town visitors to go see it.