Liverpool Scottish, some interesting images

[Allan Thomson]

Nice to see one in Colour OC Richard, I'm guaessing that is the same style of doublet as the pipe band has in the Peel Railway Station Pictures?

[OC Richard]

Nice to see one in Colour OC Richard, I'm guessing that is the same style of doublet as the pipe band has in the Peel Railway Station Pictures?

Probably.
Here's a closeup, you can see that it's not the Pipes & Drums but rather their Military Band; note the clarinet, cornet, trombone, and French horn.



The band is wearing the Full Dress doublet with musician's shells, musician's dirks, and long plaids. If I had to guess I would say that the fellow with his back to the camera, wearing the fly plaid and Glengarry, is a drummer from the Pipes & Drums.

It appears that non-musicians are wearing ordinary Scottish pattern cutaway khaki serge tunics.

[Allan Thomson]

Probably.
Here's a closeup, you can see that it's not the Pipes & Drums but rather their Military Band; note the clarinet, cornet, trombone, and French horn.



The band is wearing the Full Dress doublet with musician's shells, musician's dirks, and long plaids. If I had to guess I would say that the fellow with his back to the camera, wearing the fly plaid and Glengarry, is a drummer from the Pipes & Drums.

It appears that non-musicians are wearing ordinary Scottish pattern cutaway khaki serge tunics.

Curious why if the band is in full dress including plaids why are they wearing the wide awake hat instead of somethin more formal?

What do you make of the other kilted figure in white spats? London Scottish is my guess?

[OC Richard]

What do you make of the other kilted figure in white spats?

His plain Glengarry suggests that he is a piper.

I don't know why the Pipes & Drums would be wearing Glengarries while the rest of the battalion (including the Military Band) is wearing slouch hats.

Well, there's the issue of the bass drone on the shoulder, which the Scottish regiments had to accommodate in various ways; but the slouch hats are pinned up on the drone side (of most pipers).

Here's an example of a military piper playing while wearing a slouch hat pinned up on the drone side (from WWII)



Nothing to do with the Liverpool Scottish, but this photo of three Black Watch soldiers shows how the piper's sun helmet has been cut away to accommodate the bass drone

[Allan Thomson]

Interesting to see those inages, I'd never considered the impact of bagpipes on headgear style before now, but it makes sense. The thing about the figure in white spats is he's extemely markedly different to the rest of the men. There's a member of the band who has a glengarry too, but his has the dicing ehilst the other figure does not?

[OC Richard]

There's a member of the band who has a glengarry too, but his has the dicing whilst the other figure does not?

My assumption is that both men wearing Glengarries are members of the Pipes & Drums.

As is usual in British regiments, pipers wear plain Glengarries whether or not the rest of the regiment wears diced ones.

As here, in the Gordon Highlanders

[Allan Thomson]

My assumption is that both men wearing Glengarries are members of the Pipes & Drums.

As is usual in British regiments, pipers wear plain Glengarries whether or not the rest of the regiment wears diced ones.

As here, in the Gordon Highlanders

Interesting, what's the history behind that?