MacDonald Pleats

[OC Richard]

I don't wonder at all. MacDonalds are like flies down there. It would seem the natural choice.

The reason I wonder is because the usual practice in the British army is when two or more regiments are amalgamated the tartans of the parent regiments are perpetuated.

Thus when the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders and the Seaforth Highlanders became the Queens Own Highlanders the rank and file wore Seaforth MacKenzie kilts and the pipe band wore the Erracht Cameron kilts.

But if that book is correct, MacDonald was not worn by any of the three units which were amalgamated to form the Nova Scotia Highlanders. Had this happened in Britain, the three tartans of the three parent units would have been perpetuated in some way.

Of course Canada isn't Britain so maybe there's no reason to expect similar procedures.