Quote Originally Posted by Tobus View Post
OC Richard, do you have any background info on this photo? I'm curious about the gentleman in the middle. He is wearing what appears to be formal civilian evening wear, which seems oddly out of place with the military uniforms of the others and the background of the photo. I realize that such "evening wear versus day wear" conventions may not have existed back then, but I must admit, his garb confuses me!

I see what appears to be a formal wing collar shirt and bowtie with a waistcoat and PC-like jacket with lapels, worn with buckle brogues, a fancy dirk on a dirk belt with shiny waistplate, Argyll hose (?), fly plaid, and a wonderfully ornate cantle on his horse hair sporran. And perhaps mini-medals on his lapel... I can't tell. But then the bonnet throws me off (is this customary with such formal attire?). And he's wearing this in the middle of the day, outdoors, in some sort of military parade or ceremony?

Do you know where this was, what year it was taken, what the circumstances were, etc.? I freely admit I'm not familiar with these names or military conventions, and I'm just curious about how his attire fits in with the context of the photo.
Hi Tobus, I can't tell you very much about the occassion of the photo, but the gentleman in the middle is Pipe Major Neil Sutherland (Calgary Highlanders). You can find this photo and background on Pipe Mjr Sutherland that I posted earlier in this thread here.
Also the picture above of the pipers at St. Valery can be seen in an early post(ings) I made of the 5th Camerons in WWII (most shown in battledress by the way). Not to be nit-picky, and I know it can be a pain with the number of postings already, but we're starting to see more than a few duplicate postings here in the Vintage Kilt photo thread. Just saying