Scottish Horse - The Home Years 1903-1914

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After the South African war, the South African raised Scottish Horse was disbanded (Barlow & Smith, 1985) and a new regiment was formed in Scotland in March 1903. The recruiting areas were: Perthshire; Argyllshire, Aberdeenshire, Elgin and Nairn.

Uniform, First seen in public in May 1903.

Headress: (1) Slouch Hat with Pagri and cocks feathers. All guilding metal badge worn on a rectangular patch of Atholl tartan. (2) Atholl bonnet worn for undress with the white metal badge.

Collars: The OR's wore the same khaki serge frock for full dress and undress, so wore the same collars (guilding metal).

Reference: Barlow, L., Smith, R.J., 1985, The Uniforms of the British yeomanry Force 1794-1914, 8: Lovat Scouts and Scottish Horse, Tunbridge Wells: Robert Ogilby Trust.