Kilmarnock Bonnets

[macwilkin]

Further information: I just found this statement on a web site about the Argylls:

"the Kilmarnock bonnet has a plain red and white dicing around the edge and a red woollen toorie on top."

-- http://www.theargylls.co.uk/dress.php

If you scroll down you'll see a picture of a ranker from the 1960's wearing No. 1 dress and a Kilmarnock bonnet.

T.

[orangehaggis]

By the way, that was meant to read 'broad' and not 'board.' Cold, stiff fingers...

Mark - Ohio

[orangehaggis]

Ahhah! I knew I didn't imagine an infantry regiment in Kilmarnocks! Cheers, Todd!

Mark - Ohio

[macwilkin]

Ahhah! I knew I didn't imagine an infantry regiment in Kilmarnocks! Cheers, Todd!

Mark - Ohio

The KOSBs wore them at one point, if I remember correctly Mark. Scott mentioned "Pontius Pilate's Bodyguard" wearing them as well.

Chappell's Scottish Units in the World Wars confirms these two regiments adopting them around 1904.

Todd

[orangehaggis]

I saw that, however it was the A&SH that I was thinking of. Found a colour picture of an Argyll in a kilmarnock lurking on my hard drive. How to insert an image here?

I don't know about the other regiments and broad kilmarnocks; I believe the drum major of the KOSB's pipes and drums wore an Atholl Bonnet. Currently, drumers in the RSDG in No. 1 and 2 orders of dress wear them with their distinctive yellow 'van dyk' band. The firm whose link I supplied earlier in this thread DOES make Atholls!

http://www.army.mod.uk/img/dno1dres_large.jpg

The bonnet doesn't show well in the picture, but think of a balmoral with an extra long front that flops forward, worn without being pulled to either the right or the left side of the head.

Mark - Ohio

[macwilkin]

The bonnet doesn't show well in the picture, but think of a balmoral with an extra long front that flops forward, worn without being pulled to either the right or the left side of the head.

Similar to how the Khaki TOS is worn. Of course I can't find a ruddy picture online, but I'm looking at a photo on the front cover of Ted Nevill's The Scottish Regiments (Europa Militaria No. 24) that shows a KOSB Drum Major wearing a Kilmarnock/Atholl being worn in the fashion you describe. There are quite a few photos inside of Khaki TOSs worn that way as well.

I have a Royal Scots TOS that was given to me by an expat who served with them, btw.

T.

[orangehaggis]

Yes, similar to the TOS but more exaggerated and more constructed. This is indeed the Atholl bonnet you see on your book cover.

My best mate was in the Canadian militia regiment allied to the Royal Scots, the Canadian Scottish Reg't. He was in for two months, terminating his service to move nearer to his parents after crack addicts completely gutted his house.

Mark - Ohio

[orangehaggis]

The very book mentioned above:

http://www.amazon.com/Scottish-Regim.../dp/1861262841

The KOSB is shown in an Atholl bonnet. Thanks to Google.

Mark - Ohio