keith

[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.

[macwilkin]

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.

So do the pipes and drums of the Ghurkhas, and the Witwatersrand Rifles of the South African Defence Forces.

No worries, mate, about the tartan mix-up! :mrgreen:

T.