New South Wales Scottish Rifles, 5th (Union) Volunteer Regiment tunic

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New South Wales Scottish Rifles, 5th (Union) Volunteer Regiment.

The scarlet doublet was worn with a Black Watch tartan kilt which, before 1908, was adapted to include a thin red line, as the Scottish Rifles were not officially affiliated with the Royal Highland Regiment. The uniform also included a white helmet. The Scottish Volunteer Rifle Corps were first raised in New South Wales in 1885, following the surge of public support for the war in the Sudan. In 1896, the Scottish Rifles was renamed the Scottish Rifles, 5th (Union) Volunteer Regiment and in 1901 the 5th New South Wales Infantry Regiment (Scottish Rifles).

During the Boer War, 85 members of the Scottish Rifles, although not as a unit, served with the Australian contingents. The unit was presented with a King's Colour in 1909. The Scottish Rifles also raised several companies in country areas of New South Wales.



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