keith

[keith]

Of interest? Traditionaly the kilt should realy be worn by highlanders only,the tartan trews are the wear of lowlanders and lowland regiments of the British army.However things can be confusing in that,The Royal Highland Fusiliers,an amalgamation of The Royal Scots Fusiliers and The Highland Light Infantry,are A lowland regiment,as were their predecessors.All officers and other ranks of lowland regiments wear only trews,with the exception of the pipers.Highland soldiers are kitted with both kilts and trews.

[macwilkin]

Of interest? Traditionaly the kilt should realy be worn by highlanders only,the tartan trews are the wear of lowlanders and lowland regiments of the British army.However things can be confusing in that,The Royal Highland Fusiliers,an amalgamation of The Royal Scots Fusiliers and The Highland Light Infantry,are A lowland regiment,as were their predecessors.All officers and other ranks of lowland regiments wear only trews,with the exception of the pipers.Highland soldiers are kitted with both kilts and trews.

Keith,

The 9th Battalion Royal Scots, also known as the "Dandy Ninth", did wear kilts in Stewart Hunting tartan during the First World War. Same with 6th Battalion, HLI.

And technically, the three Anglo-Scottish regiments, the London Scottish, Liverpool Scottish and Tyneside Scottish all wore kilts, although not technically Highland regiments per se, although many members were Highlanders.

Yours Aye,

Todd

[Archangel]

Keith,

The 9th Battalion Royal Scots, also known as the "Dandy Ninth", did wear kilts in Stewart Hunting tartan during the First World War. Same with 6th Battalion, HLI.

And technically, the three Anglo-Scottish regiments, the London Scottish, Liverpool Scottish and Tyneside Scottish all wore kilts, although not technically Highland regiments per se, although many members were Highlanders.

Yours Aye,

Todd

quick add on: the Liverpool Scottish have an incredible website detailing trench warfare.

[An t-Ileach]

HLI wore Douglas tartan trews. I always thought they were a highland regiment, though. It was my theory that, being LI, it would be difficult to move at the speed that light troops march (140 [160 with the bugles]) wearing the kilt, although I don't know if they ever used light drill - the Cameronians did. I thought they'd been part of 51 (Highland) Div.

The Fusiliers were definitely a Lowland regiment, and formed part of 52 (Lowland) Div.

[macwilkin]

HLI wore Douglas tartan trews. I always thought they were a highland regiment, though. It was my theory that, being LI, it would be difficult to move at the speed that light troops march (140 [160 with the bugles]) wearing the kilt, although I don't know if they ever used light drill - the Cameronians did. I thought they'd been part of 51 (Highland) Div.

The Fusiliers were definitely a Lowland regiment, and formed part of 52 (Lowland) Div.

I'm pretty sure it was the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) that wore trews in Douglas tartan, whilst the HLI, now the RHF, wears Mackenzie.

T.

[Archangel]

I'm pretty sure it was the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) that wore trews in Douglas tartan, whilst the HLI, now the RHF, wears Mackenzie.

T.

very good, both confirmed on plate B of Osprey's Scottish Units in the World Wars.

That piece of information is going to get me to track down the story of kilts and Cameronians. Since they were the last to officially wear a kilt in combat, I had the impression they all wore kilts.

[An t-Ileach]

I'm pretty sure it was the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) that wore trews in Douglas tartan, whilst the HLI, now the RHF, wears Mackenzie.

T.

This is my mistake. The error arose because I've a copy of a print of two jocks circa 1875 of the 71st that appear to be wearing Douglas trews, rather than the MacKenzie of the 73rd, but as one is wearing a scarlet jacket and the other a blue patrol jacket, they couldn't be Rifles. It must be a colourist's error at some point. The Cameronians did indeed wear the Douglas tartan, with the usual Rifles' garb of rifle green and black facings and black horn buttons and rank insignia.