Lovat Scouts Battledress BonnetThe Highlanders’ Museum This item of headwear is known as a battledress bonnet and dates from World War Two. The black and white checkerboard pattern is an iconic symbol of the Lovat Scouts regiment. The Lovat Scouts were...
Spyglass Belonging to Major John CameronThe Highlanders’ Museum A spyglass is a small telescope. This example was used for observation by volunteer battalions of the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. It shows that volunteer battalions were an important...
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...
Clothes Brush Belonging to Private D Ross of the 79th Highland Light InfantryThe Highlanders’ Museum This clothes brush would have been part of a soldier’s ‘necessaries’ and can help us understand the everyday life of members of the armed...
Snuff Mull Made from the Top of a Drum Major’s MaceThe Highlanders’ Museum This object is called a ‘snuff mull’ and was used to store snuff, a powdered form of tobacco. Snuff was often taken by the more elite members of society, whilst lower classes...
