Old photograph of Black Watch soldiers at a funeral in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The Regiment raised 25 battalions during the course of World War I, and mainly fought in France and Flanders, with the exception of the 2nd and 10th Battalions which fought in Mesopotamia, Palestine, and the Balkans. The Regiment was awarded 25 Battle Honours and 4 Victoria Crosses during the course of the war and lost 8,000 men.
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