000-000-100-286-C
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Royal Scots football team in India
Association Football team of The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), Champions of India, 1894-1895.
The cups won by the Regiment are shown in front of the players. Back row - the Rovers Presentation, and the Bombay and Malta Cups. Front row - the Madras, Secunderabad and Poona Cups. The badge of the Royal Scots can be seen on the jerseys of the players.
Whilst serving in India, soldiers could face long periods of inactivity. To combat boredom many played games, with the Scots often favouring football, or took part in camel or elephant rides.
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000-000-100-286-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
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0207: The Thistle at War
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland M.1953.593 |
| Date: |
1894 - 1895
1894-95
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| Material: |
Paper
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| Dimensions: |
206 mm H x 284 mm W
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| What: |
Photograph
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| Subject: |
Photographs
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| Who: |
2nd Royal Scots (British land forces)
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| Description: |
2nd Royal Scots - Photograph of football XI, champions of India, 1894 - 1895.
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| 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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