Liverpool Scottish, some interesting images

[Allan Thomson]

As far as I can see there's not a thread for the Liverpool Scottish so as I have gathered a few interesting images (one of which is from my family) for some discussion and analysis.

Two are of the Territorial Unit detraining at Peel Station on the Isle of Man ready to March to Knockaloe farm where they had regular camps (this later became an interment camp for "Enemy Aliens" and had its own railway system built, but in the days of use as a camp ground a bit of a march was necessitated. As a stab in the dark I would put the date as sometime post Boer War and Pre WWI. Interesting to note that the unit appears to be in the cut away jacket, the pipe band in doublets, grey spats and all wearing the wide awake hat turned up at the brim (curious the pipe band appears to be wearing the doublet and pipers plaid but still in the wide brimmed hat?).

However in the second image it's noteable that there's one distinct figure wearing a glengarry, with white spats, lighter hose and a kilt which appears lighter (grey?) in comparison to the others and no tartan is discernable making me wonder if he was a London Scottish Soldier attached to the unit?

The other image is a photo from the family and my apologies for the quality as it's a photograph of a photograph of an old photograph, but I think it's interesting to see the jacket is not cut for the sporran. I believe it was a South African period Jacket and the Kilt was possibly one borrowed from a friend for the photograph to be taken. I've seen a few images of the Liverpool Scottish in the 1st World War wearing similar jackets with the kilt so I guess it's not unique but I think it allows for a bit of discussion.

The final image should need no explanation, not really for discussion, but I don't think it's right to start a thread about the Liverpool Scottish without at least one shot of its medical officer who preferred to wear the glengarry of the regiment rather than his regulation RAMC Cap (was this practice carried out by other Medical Officers attached to Scottish Units or just a personal bit of 'rebellion' by Chavasse?