London Scottish in the Great War

by Mark Lloyd and Leslie McDonnell

For many years the London Scottish Rifle Volunteers was largely a social organization for professionals of Scottish ancestry resident in London. Soldiering began in grim earnest in 1914, when the London Scottish were among the first volunteers to come to the aid of the beleaguered British army in France and Belgium. The regiment marched off to war in its famous "Hodden" grey kilts, a traditional color that appeared almost a purple against the Scottish...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0850527139
• ISBN13: 9780850527131
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.3"