Description
Physical description
Waist belt plate to other ranks of The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth & Camerons) being a plain rectangular plate with a loop at one end and a retaining hook to reverse of the other, to which latter attached a separate metal loop, on the face of the plate the figure of St. Andrew holding his saltire, standing on ground, the figure enclosed within an open-topped wreath of thistle, across the foot of the wreath a downward scroll on which embossed WATERLOO. The belt plate and loops are gilding metal, the figure and wreath in white metal. Reverse has a pin securing the design to the body of the plate. Captioned "Waist Belt Plate".
Physical description
Box 34: mounting card captioned "Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) Other Ranks". Also captioned bottom left "54/Inf/8767", and bottom right "Box No 89". Reverse with six green sealing wax seals, some partial or overlapping, of an oval on which MINISTRY OF DEFENCE / PATTERN ROOM with in the centre ARMY / OFFICERS. Bottom edge a red oval stamp "Q (MAINT) 2 / MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" with in the centre "15 Jun 1970".
History note
"The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons)" was Regular Regiment that existed between 1961 and 1994. It was formed on 7th February 1961 by the amalgamation of "The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's)" and "The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders".
History note
The device on the clasp is the same design as the headdress badge of a predecessor Regiment, "The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders", but with the regimental name scroll changed from CAMERON to WATERLOO, a battle honour of the Regiment. This particular battle honour is said to have been chosen for this badge to commemorate Piper Kenneth McKay of the then-79th Foot (Cameron Highlanders) who left his Battalion square during the 1815 battle and marched around the perimeter piping the tune "Cogadh no Sith" (Peace or War – The True Gathering of the Clans). The image of St. Andrew with the saltire is taken from the Order of the Thistle.
Embossed
WATERLOO