(Answer: the 2^nd Dragoons – The Royal Scots Greys. The 3^rd (Prince of Wales’s) Dragoon Guards and the 6^th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) amalgamated in 1922 to create what eventually became the 3^rd Carabiniers; in 1971 they amalgamated with the Greys to form the current regiment)

(Answer: The KOSB. Although The Royal Scots (raised in 1633) recruited in Edinburgh, their badge consisted of St Andrew on a star background while the RSF (1678) recruited in Ayrshire and the southern outskirts of Glasgow. The KOSB also carried the motto of Edinburgh – Nisi Dominus Frustra – on their badge)

(Answer: Hodden Grey. The regiment were originally Rifle Volunteers; Elcho decreed that riflemen were hunters so should were a subdued shade, and settled on Hodden, which is a coarse cloth, made of undyed wool. Burns references it in A man’s a man for a’ that: 

What though on hamely fare we dine,

Wear hodden grey, an’ a that;

Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine;

A Man’s a Man for a’ that.

Hodden Grey is also worn by the Toronto Scottish in Canada.

(Answer: 93^rd Sutherland Highlanders under Colin Campbell. Later the 2^nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, the 93^rd were guarding the port of Balaklava when attacked by 2,500 Cossacks. After one volley, the Cossacks turned away and some of the 93^rd made to follow. Campbell rebuked them: ‘93^rd, damn you Highlanders for all that eagerness’ The 75^th did not serve in the Crimea and the although the 92^nd were in the Crimea they saw no action. The 75^th and the 92^nd amalgamated in 1881 to form the Gordon Highlanders.

(Answer: Four. The 9^th (Scottish) and 15^th (Scottish) Divisions were New Army formations, arriving in 1915. The 51^st (Highland) and 52^nd (Lowland) were Territorial divisions, arriving in 1915 and 1918 respectively. The 52^nd had seen service on Gallipoli, followed by Egypt and Palestine before moving to France in April 1918)

(Answer: The Highland Light Infantry. With their depot at Maryhill Barracks, the HLI had been created in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 71^st (Highland) Light Infantry and the 74^th Highland Regiment of Foot. Among their more unexpected members was the actor David Niven, who was commissioned into the 2^nd Battalion in 1930. The City of Glasgow Regiment title was taken in 1923. In 1959 the HLI amalgamated with the RSF to create the Royal Highland Fusiliers). Despite their name, the HLI were a Lowland regiment and, except for two Territorial battalions (6^th and 9^th) were not kilted until after the Second World War.

Answer: kilt and badge. The Seaforth wore the MacKenzie tartan and the stag’s head with the motto ‘Cuidich ‘N Righ’ (‘Help the King’) as a badge, but the 5^th Battalion wore the badge and tartan of Clan Sutherland, representing their recruiting area. The other TF battalions of the regiment were the 4^th (Ross County) and 6^th (Morayshire) Battalions.

Answer: In 1908 they became the 10^th (Scottish) Battalion of The King’s (Liverpool Regiment), wearing a fine badge incorporating the White Horse of the King’s Regiment with the Cross of St Andrew and a thistle wreath, until 1937 when they became a Territorial battalion of the Cameron Highlanders, adopting that regiment’s badge with the addition of a ‘Liverpool Scottish’ scroll. Forbes Tartan was worn throughout their service. The last vestiges of the Liverpool Scottish were disbanded in 2014.

The London Scottish became a battalion of the Gordon Highlanders and the Tyneside Scottish were affiliated to the Black Watch in the Second World War.

Answer: take your pick! A campaign existed, in 1914, to raise a battalion from Scots in Manchester. For various reasons, the Manchester Regiment rejected the offer, so 550 men joined the 15^th Royal Scots (1^st Edinburgh) – sometimes unofficially referred to as ‘The Manchester Scottish’. The battalion saw service on the Western Front with the 34^th Division, including the First Day on the Somme at La Boiselle with the Tyneside Scottish and Irish Brigades..

Answer: Red. There is some debate about how this came about, but it was certainly made official in 1795 for service at the Battle of Geldermalsen as part of the Coalition Army fighting First French Republic , although evidence suggests red vulture feathers were being worn in the American Wars of 1775-1783. January 5^th is celebrated as Red Hackle Day

Answer: Royal Scots Borderers. The Royal Scots had been ‘The Royal Regiment’ prior to amalgamation and the King’s (not Queen’s) Own Royal Regiment had been the result of the amalgamation of the King’s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) and The Border Regiment. The Royal Scots Borderers had no independent existence, as the Royal Regiment of Scotland had been formed shortly before the amalgamation took place.

Answer: All of them

• 1^st Battalion: Royal Scots Borderers (Black Hackle)
• 2^nd Battalion: Royal Highland Fusiliers (White)
• 3^rd Battalion: Black Watch (Red)
• 4^th Battalion: The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) (Blue)
• 5^th Battalion: Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (Balaklava Company only: ceremonial duties) (Green)
• 6^th Battalion: 52^nd Lowland Volunteers (Army Reserve) (Grey)
• 7^th Battalion: 51^st Highland Volunteers (Army Reserve) (Purple)

Answer: Cruachan IV is a Shetland Pony. The first Cruachan (named after a mountain in Argyll and Bute) was presented to the A&SH in 1929. Cruachan is also the war cry of Clan Campbell (The Duke of Argyll is Clan Chief and the Clan recruited heavily to the Argylls). The current Cruachan joined the regiment in 2012.