Tour Scotland photograph of the 16th Battalion Royal Scots Memorial, St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland. The memorial to the 16th Battalion Royal Scots, also known as McCrae's Battalion. The 16th Royal Scots volunteer battalion formed by Sir George McCrae, were also known as The Sporting Battalion, who participated in the First Battle of the Somme, July 1916. The battalion was notable for its high number of professional sportsmen and fans drawn from the football clubs Heart of Midlothian FC, Hibernian FC, Raith Rovers FC, Falkirk FC and Dunfermline FC and a variety of other sporting clubs.
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