Last night Turner Classic Movies aired the film adaptation of John Masters' Bhowani Junction, starring Stewart Grander and Ava Gardner (be still my beating heart!).

Whilst there were no kilts in the movie, there were pipers, specifically from the 1/13 Frontier Force Battalion (Coke's Rifles) of the Pakistani Army's 7th (Golden Arrow) Division -- you can see the Golden Arrow's formation sign on Granger's tunic.

The author, John Masters, served in the 4th (Prince of Wales Own) Gurkha Rifles. The Gurkhas, as many are aware, have strong links to the Scottish regiments. Masters' autobiographical Bugles and a Tiger is a must-read for any military history buff.

There's a famous quote from Bugles about the kilt -- anyone know it?

Todd