The Highland Light Infantry in India

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Photograph of the 1st Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry in India, 1906, wearing light khaki tunics, solar topis to protect them from the sun, and woollen shorts of Mackenzie tartan.

The Highland Light Infantry was formed in 1881 as a result of the amalgamation of the 71st Highland Regiment (Light Infantry) and the 74th (Highland) Regiment.

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• Online ID: 000-000-100-278-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: The Thistle at War
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  M.1952.239
• Date: 1906
  
• Material: Paper
  Photograph
  
• Dimensions: 137 mm H x 213 mm W
  
• What: Photograph
  
• Subject: Photographs
  
• Who: Highland Light Infantry (British land forces)
  
• Where: India (depicted)
  
• Event:
• Description: Highland Light Infantry - Photograph of the 1st Battalion, India, 1906.
  
• References:
  • McCorry, Helen (ed.) The thistle at war: an anthology of the Scottish experience of war, in the services and at home. Edinburgh, NMS, 1997 
  • Wood, Stephen The Scottish soldier. Manchester: Archive Publications in association with the National Museums of Scotland, 1987 
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