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    Quote Originally Posted by BEEDEE View Post
    3 July 1976 Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Crater, Aden. See: http://www.argylls1945to1971.co.uk/A...intoCrater.htm

    Brian
    Hmm...I'm not so sure about this. There were pipers in the Falklands (1982) with the Scots Guards and the 7th Gurkhas, and of course, a number of pipers with the various regiments in both Gulf Wars.

    I suppose you could be particular and ask when were the pipes actually played in combat, rather than in a combat zone...

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    Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot View Post
    Hmm...I'm not so sure about this. There were pipers in the Falklands (1982) with the Scots Guards and the 7th Gurkhas, and of course, a number of pipers with the various regiments in both Gulf Wars.

    I suppose you could be particular and ask when were the pipes actually played in combat, rather than in a combat zone...

    T.
    Yes, let us be particular...

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    thanks Rex, great photos

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    Those photos are amazing. Colonel Lochiel just looks like... well, like he'd throttle you easily if you crossed him. I can only hope to look that cool when I'm older.
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    Mowing the lawn - what a great kilted activity!
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    Quote Originally Posted by McClef View Post
    Mowing the lawn - what a great kilted activity!
    Is there any other way, Trefor? I have been mowing my lawns kilted for the past 9½ years.

    By the way, has anyone noticed how badly worn/damaged Lord Lovat's kilt was? Maybe he had a contretemps with his mower!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Derek Conley View Post
    Those photos are amazing. Colonel Lochiel just looks like... well, like he'd throttle you easily if you crossed him. I can only hope to look that cool when I'm older.
    Derek, I heartily concur!
    When I showed my wife that photo, and shared your comment with her, she observed that might be the reason why the photographer didn't get any closer!
    And I know well that look you mean; my old Gram used to call it looking "ready to chase a bear up a tree with a switch"!

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    Wonderful photos Rex, Lord Lovat's kilt may be worn, however I'm not sure I'd say anything about it.

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    In this and other photos of Colonel Lochiel, it appears that he is wearing a non-tartan tweed kilt suit of the sort that Rocky will make for me some day.

    Actually, his kilt is in a very faded version of the Cameron tartan, which does tend to look solid in B&W photography. In another thread recently, there was a color picture posted where you could see the tartan, however.


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    Quote Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome View Post
    Actually, his kilt is in a very faded version of the Cameron tartan, which does tend to look solid in B&W photography. In another thread recently, there was a color picture posted where you could see the tartan, however.
    Matt the "colour" photo posted was touched up in photobucket, I would not be so sure that those are the true colours.

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