Dressin Detail Questions

**Cerebite** · 20th February 08, 07:31 PM

Thanks for the answers guys.

BTW the shoes are Ghillie Brogues or just Brogues, a Ghillie is a Scottish gamekeeper/ or retainer. Ghillies are/ were so good at their trade [huntin stuff] that the British Army started recruiting them in WWI [the Land Warriors will correct my feeble memory] as snipers/ special forces and the forces still wear Ghillie Suits.

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**Jock Scot** · 23rd February 08, 02:05 AM

Originally Posted by Cerebite

Thanks for the answers guys.

BTW the shoes are Ghillie Brogues or just Brogues, a Ghillie is a Scottish gamekeeper/ or retainer. Ghillies are/ were so good at their trade [huntin stuff] that the British Army started recruiting them in WWI [the Land Warriors will correct my feeble memory] as snipers/ special forces and the forces still wear Ghillie Suits.

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The regiment you have in mind is/was The Lovat Scouts and whilst they did indeed do sterling service in both World Wars, I think and I stand to be corrected here,that they were formed during the Boer War.

**BoldHighlander** · 23rd February 08, 02:54 AM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

The regiment you have in mind is/was The Lovat Scouts and whilst they did indeed do sterling service in both World Wars, I think and I stand to be corrected here,that they were formed during the Boer War.

You'd be correct

The Lovat Scouts were formed in January 1900 for service in the Second Boer War by Simon Joseph Fraser, 16th Lord Lovat (he was authorized to raise them in 1899).

More info on this unit can be found at:
http://www.qohldrs.co.uk/html/lovat_scouts.htm