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2009.016.009

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2009.016

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Glengarry

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Glengarry (Red and white dicing)

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HIGHLAND DRESS AND INSIGNIA

ROBES ET INSIGNES DES HIGHLANDS

Glengarry (Red/white/black dicing)

Glengarry with Red/white/black dicing. No cap badge. Owner's iron on name label removed. The glengarry appears to be of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders style (red and white dicing only) but somebody has coloured in the middle row of dicing with a black magic marker, possibly to make it more "Seaforth" like. This type of glengarry was also worn by The 5th (Caithness and Sutherland) Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, which originated in 1859 as the Sutherland Rifle Volunteers, retained the Sutherland tartan throughout its history until disbanded after World War II. The Sutherland tartan is identical to the Government or Black Watch tartan, but the kilt is pleated to show the green, instead of the blue as in the Black Watch kilt. The 5th Seaforths (formerly Sutherland Highland Rifle Volunteers) by the Duke of Sutherland. . It wore the uniform of the Argylls, being based on the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders. OR's wore the Argyll glengarry with the badge of the Sutherland clan wildcat and motto 'Sans Peur' rom the French "Without Fear". Officers wore a plain glengarry with feathers behind their badge. When the Territorial Force was formed, the battalion had to change its name to the 5th (Sutherland and Caithness) Seaforth Highlanders. However as a concession to volunteer and county traditions, it was still allowed to wear the Sutherland Badge and Tartan. It is thus unique in being differently dressed from all other Seaforth Battalions. The officers of the 5th Battalion had slightly different badges to the other ranks. Their badge had small metal eagle's feathers. Lieutenants had one feather, captains two feathers, majors three feathers and colonels had four feathers. Because the cap badge used the clan crest of the Sutherland family the Volunteer unit used the accepted Victorian practice of adding eagle feathers to a clan crest badge.
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