Old Photograph Two Soldiers Horse Battalion Black Watch Scotland

Old photograph of two Soldiers from the Horse Battalion of the Black Watch of Scotland. The Scottish Horse was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Territorial Army from 1902 to 1956 when it was amalgamated with The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry. It carries the traditions and battle honours of The Scottish Horse raised in South Africa in 1900 for service in the Second Boer War. The regiment saw heavy fighting in both the First World War, as the 13th Battalion of The Black Watch, and in Second World War, as part of The Royal Artillery.Second World War. The battle honours of the Scottish Horse are displayed on the guidon which are now laid up in the Cathedral in Dunkeld, Perthshire.



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