Quote Originally Posted by Cerebite View Post
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.

We now return to our regularly scheduled thread. I love it here
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.