Hi Guys, Advice please! WW1 Cameronians kilts or not? ( I've googled and believe they were without however I have seen some confusing pictures and captions) I know the war memorial has trousers so /I presume that is a certain indication.... also the Tam o shanter or the glengarry (or are they the same thing?) also would there have been the chequered band on the cap? or either I'm depicting the ghost of a late war soldier, if that helps! Cheers Soren
Soren, Obviously a Great War question but the answer is I feel both kilts and trousers....kilts dried out quicker in the trenches and were realtively easy to scrape mud off but apparently gas was easily trapped between the pleats......suggest you put this question on the best GW forum 'The Long, Long Trail.'
Uncat Record Just answered my own question! these images on the IWM website are trousered rather than kilted, could they have worn either hat tho?
The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) were not a Highland regiment so no kilt, only the pipe band. The Cameronians Scottish Rifles - Regimental Museum and History
Just to repeat my answer from Paul's forum.... Hi Soren. As a "lowland" regiment, the Cameronians (apart from pipers) weren't kilted. Their trews were of the Douglas tartan, but they wore the usual SD trousers in action in 1914-18. On their heads the usual wear was a glengarry in rifle green (occasionally they can be encountered in black which isn't dissimilar anyway!) with either a black , black/dark green diced, or no band. Tammy's can also be encountered however (plain khaki), especially later. Dave.
Kilted group definitely not belonged to the Cameronians, but also not to the Camerons, the Black Watch or the Highland Light Infantry.
