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The 79th, Cameron Highlanders
1873 The 79th, The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders
1881 The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders
Letter Crests
“CAMERON HIGHLANDERS”
79th Cameron Highlanders Other Ranks pre 1871
“CAMERON HIGHLANDERS”
79th Cameron Highlanders Other Ranks pre 1871
Variation in the spacing of letters in the outer ring.
Photo Courtesy of Broadsword Antiques, Glasgow
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The 75th Regiment of Foot
1862 The 75th, The Stirlingshire Regiment
1881 The Gordon Highlanders
The 92nd Regiment of Foot
1861 The 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment
1881 The 2nd Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders
Letter Crests
“REGIMENT”
75th Stirlingshire Regiment Officers, worn 1855-1862.
(Ryan.110)
“STIRLINGSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”
75th Stirlingshire Regiment Officers, worn 1862-1881.
(Ryan.111)
75th Stirlingshire Regiment Other Ranks, worn 1855-1871?.
92nd Gordon Highlanders Officers, pre 1881.
Photo Courtesy of Broadsword Antiques, Glasgow
92nd Gordon Highlanders Officers (Variation).
“GORDON” / “HIGHLANDERS”
92nd Gordon Highlanders Other Ranks Pre.1871
“GORDON HIGHLANDERS”
1881 – 1890
“BON ACCORD”
1st Aberdeenshire Rifle Volunteers, became 1st Volunteer Battalion Gordon Highlanders. White metal.
1st Aberdeenshire Rifle Volunteers, in brass, outer ring as per the white metal example.
“2nd ABERDEENSHIRE R.V”
2nd Aberdeenshire Rifle Volunteers, 1860-1880
“SECOND ABERDEENSHIRE RIFLES”
Second Aberdeenshire Rifles, 1880-1883, became 2nd Volunteer Battalion Gordon Highlanders in 1884.
“4th Ab R V” / “ALFORD”
4th Aberdeenshire Rifle Volunteers, became part of the 4th Volunteer Battalion The Gordon Highlanders 1880.
“19th ABERDEENSHIRE RIFLES” / “INSCH”
19th Aberdeenshire Rifles Volunteers, INSCH, became part of the 4th Volunteer Battalion The Gordon Highlanders 1880.
“BANFFSHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS”
Banffshire Rifle Volunteers became 6th Volunteer Battalion The Gordon Highlanders.
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The 72nd, The Duke of Albany’s Own Highlanders
1881 The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s)
The 78th, Ross-shire Buffs
1881 2nd Battalion, The Seaforth Highlanders (Rossshire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s)
Letter Crests
The 72nd, The Duke of Albany’s Own Highlanders, Officers.
The 72nd, The Duke of Albany’s Own Highlanders.
Other Ranks Pre.1871
The 78th, Ross-shire Buffs Highlanders, Officers.
The 78th, Ross-shire Buffs Highlanders, Other ranks pre-1871. Centre would be a large “78”.
The Seaforth Highlanders Dirk Plate 1881-1890
“SANS PEUR”
(Without Fear)
Seaforth Highlanders Rifle Volunteers, became the 5th (Sutherland and Caithness) Volunteer Battalion the Seaforth Highlanders.
“HIGHLAND MOUNTED INFANTRY” / “ALBANY”
Highland Mounted Infantry, Albany. I’m connecting this partial clasp to the Seaforth’s due to the fact they did raise or contribute companies to mounted infantry units during a few campaigns in the late 19th Infantry. I may be wrong and its a colonial clasp, but information appears very scarce.
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The 71st, Highland Light Infantry
1881 The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment)
The 74th (Highlanders) Regiment
1881 2nd Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment)
Letter Crest
71st Highland Light Infantry Other Ranks Buckle c.1860.
Photo Courtesy of Broadsword Antiques, Glasgow
“HIGHLAND” / “LIGHT INFANTRY”
71st Highland Light Infantry Other Ranks pre 1871.
“HIGHLAND” / “LIGHT INFANTRY”
71st Highland Light Infantry Other Ranks pre 1871.
Variation in number style.
Photo Courtesy of Broadsword Antiques, Glasgow
74th Highland Light Infantry Officers Waist Belt Clasp, 1846-1881.
Photo Courtesy of Broadsword Antiques, Glasgow
“HIGHLANDERS”
74th Highlanders Other Ranks pre 1871.
Highland Light Infantry Officers Waist Belt Clasp Post 1881.
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