Old Photograph Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in Edinburgh, Scotland. The regiment was raised as the 79th Regiment of Foot, Cameronian Volunteers, on August 17, 1793 at Fort William from among the members of the Clan Cameron by Sir Allan Cameron of Erracht. Originally on the Irish establishment, it became part of the British Army in 1804, and in 1806 it was renamed as the 79th Regiment of Foot, Cameron Highlanders. On raising, it was decided that the red-based Cameron tartan would not be used, and instead a new design was devised. The Cameron of Erracht tartan was based on the Macdonald sett with the addition of a yellow line from the Cameron tartan, and the omission of three red lines found in that of Macdonald. In 1961 the regiment was amalgamated with the Seaforth Highlanders, Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's, to form the Queen's Own Highlanders, Seaforth and Camerons, which later merged with the Royal Scots, the King's Own Scottish Borderers, the Royal Highland Fusiliers, Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment, the Black Watch, Royal Highland Regiment, and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The regiment's lineage is now continued by the 4th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.



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