German Schu MineThe Highlanders’ Museum This wooden box is actually a ‘Schu mine’, used by the German Army in World War Two. It tells us about daily life for a soldier, and the kind of risks they would have faced. These small mines were particularly dangerous...
Green Steel HelmetThe Highlanders’ Museum This helmet tells us about the fate of one man captured by Nazis during World War Two. It belonged to a soldier from the 51st Highland Division. This regiment took part in the Dunkirk invasion during World War Two but...
Iron RationThe Highlanders’ Museum Tins such as these are known as iron rations. This one was issued to the Lovat Scouts on arrival at Cape Town in March, 1900. The regiment had been raised to fight in the South African Boer War, 1899 – 1901. The Lovat...
Afghan Army BeretThe Highlanders’ Museum This dark green wool beret likely belonged to an Officer of the Afghan Army. It was taken when the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) served in Afghanistan in the early 2000s. This object shows how the...
Panel Removed from the Tomb of the Mahdi by The 79thThe Highlanders’ Museum This panel was taken by a soldier of the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders during the Battle of Omdurman in 1898, part of the Sudan Campaign. The panel was removed from the tomb...
