Great uncle, but which regiment?

[Advsmt]

Hi, this is my great uncle, David Findlay. He survived but I cannot find a service record for him. He comes from Brechin, Angus so I assumed he would be a Black Watch man. However, no kilt, and it does not look like a BW should title. glengarry could be BW and badge is difficult to pin down.
Anything else I should be thinking about?

Bryan

[Toby Purcell]

Cameron highlanders. Curved title, cutaway jacket front and plain glengarry refer. The cockade behind badge is missing but that’s not especially unusual during WW1 as they were retrofitted according to unit. Kilts were not always worn, specifically so for battalion transport men.

[gb64]

I’d agree Cameron Highlanders, also he’s got 2 wound stripes and a good conduct chevron on his lower left arm .

Gerard

[Advsmt]

Many thanks for the replies. I’ve eventually found a 1918 marriage certificate for him and it states that he is a private in the Labour Corps. That aligns to only one possibility (highland regiments, undiced glengarrys) in the MICs. Pte David Findlay 20498, Cameron Highlanders and Labour Corps. Unfortunately no service record or battalion number on MIC. He has no Star on his MIC. I assume the Good Conduct Chevron is probably a war-time award? He only has a 5 figure number against Cameron but a 6 figure number against Labour Corps on the MIC. So he was a pre-1916 volunteer? But the shoulder title has no territorial number/T, so probably assigned to a regular battalion? Also cannot find his wound hospitalisation records on Findmypast, which might have given me a battalion number. As mentioned working on a transport section could be a strong possibility. After owning a Cameron Highlander cap badge for over 50 years that came from my grandfather I can now put a name to it, his brother-in-law. It was the last original family badge that did not have an owner.
Thanks again
Bryan

[Toby Purcell]

Originally Posted by Advsmt

Many thanks for the replies. I’ve eventually found a 1918 marriage certificate for him and it states that he is a private in the Labour Corps. That aligns to only one possibility (highland regiments, undiced glengarrys) in the MICs. Pte David Findlay 20498, Cameron Highlanders and Labour Corps. Unfortunately no service record or battalion number on MIC. He has no Star on his MIC. I assume the Good Conduct Chevron is probably a war-time award? He only has a 5 figure number against Cameron but a 6 figure number against Labour Corps on the MIC. So he was a pre-1916 volunteer? But the shoulder title has no territorial number/T, so probably assigned to a regular battalion? Also cannot find his wound hospitalisation records on Findmypast, which might have given me a battalion number. As mentioned working on a transport section could be a strong possibility. After owning a Cameron Highlander cap badge for over 50 years that came from my grandfather I can now put a name to it, his brother-in-law. It was the last original family badge that did not have an owner.
Thanks again
Bryan

The good conduct badges became authorised for all after the introduction of conscription. The plain shoulder title was worn by war raised service battalions (Kitchener’s New Armies), as well as regulars.

[Advsmt]

Many thanks
Bryan