Guest MaryFM Posted 3 July , 2004 Share Posted 3 July , 2004 Hi All I could anyone could tell me which Regiments wore kilts only during the war and if known what tartan they were. Many thanks Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AmericanDoughboy Posted 3 July , 2004 Share Posted 3 July , 2004 Mary, Usually the Scottish Highlanders wore them, as well as Canadian Highlanders. Occasionally English-Scottish Regiments such as the Liverpool Scottish etc. -Doughboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.S.Regt. Posted 4 July , 2004 Share Posted 4 July , 2004 Not only what American Doughboy mentoined but pipe bands of certain regiments would wear kilts in the field. The 25th Battalion's Pipers from Nova Scotia Canada wore McKenzie tartan the 85th Nova Scotia Higlanders also from Canada wore Argyll and Sutherland Tartan Late in 1918 before that they just wore standard issue trousers. In the field a khaki kilt cover or apron was worn. Best regards N.S.Regt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Sweeney Posted 4 July , 2004 Share Posted 4 July , 2004 Mary, For the British, the kilted regiments were the Royal Highlanders (Black Watch), Cameron Highlanders, Gordon Highlanders, Seaforth Highlanders, and Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Of the Territorial Force a few individual battalions of certain regiments wore kilts such as the 6th Battalion and 9th Battalions of the Highland Light Infantry and 9th Battalion (The Dandy Ninth) of the Royal Scots. In addition other Regiments contained kilted battalions. The London Regiment contained the famous London Scottish, 14th Battalion, which wore a Hodden Grey kilt. The Kings (Liverpool) Regiment contained the 10th Battalion, Liverpool Scottish, which wore a Forbes Tartan kilts. Tartans for the other units were: No. 1 (42nd) Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and Royal Highlanders No. 2 (McKenzie) Seaforth Highlanders No. 3 (Gordon) Gordon Highlanders No. 4 (Cameron) Cameron Highlanders No.5 (McKenzie) Highland Light Infantry Not the same as No.2 (McKenzie) worn by the Seaforths. To tell the difference you would have to get a measuring tape or ruler and measure the distances in sett patterns. Not interchangeable either. No.8 (Hunting Stewart) Royal Scots For the Canadians, those units that made it to France: 13th BN BlackWatch 15th Bn Davidson 16th Battalion (A bit complicated but eventually adopted McKenzie 42nd BN Black Watch 43rd Bn Cameron of Erracht 72nd Bn McKenzie 73rd Drab 85th A&SH (Black Watch) There were a lot more Canadian Kilted units that did not make it to France South African: 4th South African Infantry Bn Atholl Murray There was also an abundance of kilted bands in units that one would think did not need bagpipes. Joe Sweeney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkristof Posted 4 July , 2004 Share Posted 4 July , 2004 Add the kilted Aussies: Black watch kilt No1: New south Wales highlanders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MaryFM Posted 4 July , 2004 Share Posted 4 July , 2004 Hi everyone Thank you so much for your replies, and to Joe for such detail. I have always wondered which regiments wore kilts and trews apart from the Scottish ones. My maiden name belongs to the McDonald clan and I was curious to see if that tartan was used, and I didn't know really where to look. It is really great to have you all on the forum as if a question pops into your head 99 times out of a hundred someone will be able to help. I have often wondered about the wearing of the kilt in such muddy and waterlogged conditions on the battlefields as I'm sure the weight would have made it a struggle to walk, in addition to carrying their packs on their backs. Best wishes Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadawwi Posted 25 July , 2004 Share Posted 25 July , 2004 Thought this article regarding the attempt to force the Canadians out of their kilts might be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest piperlen Posted 14 February , 2010 Share Posted 14 February , 2010 Add the kilted Aussies: Black watch kilt No1: New south Wales highlanders 61st battalion, Queensland Cameron Highlanders. wore the Cameron of Erracht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARMAGH Posted 17 February , 2010 Share Posted 17 February , 2010 The Black Watch (RHR) 42nd Foot Senior Highland Regiment were the first to wear the goverment tartan,The dark tartan. albanach.org/blackwatch.htm · Cached page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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