Description
Physical description
Belt
Brown leather uniform waist belt of Slade Wallace equipment pattern fitted with white metal fittings and a white metal locket buckle of regimental pattern.
Label
This is an example of the regimental pattern uniform belt more commonly used for full dress and walking out uniform.
A Territorial battalion, the 14th (County of London), The London Regiment (London Scottish) were initially raised by Lord Elcho in 1859 as The London Scottish Rifle Volunteers. Composed of Scots living in the London area, their kilts were made of 'Hodden Grey' cloth instead of a tartan, said to avoid inter-clan rivalry. In 1914 the 1/14th London Scottish left for France on 15th September and were the first Territorial battalion in action on 31st October at Messines, near Ypres, where they lost 43% casualties - 600 men - on that day alone. The 1/14th remained on Western Front and participated in all of the major offensives, becoming part of the army of occupation on the River Rhine at Cologne. The 2/14th went overseas to France in June 1916, went to Salonika and Palestine (par of the force that captured Jerusalem) and went back again to France. A 3/14th was formed in 1914 as a Reserve Battalion, processing drafts of replacements for the 1/14th & 2/14th battalions overseas.
History note
This is an example of the regimental pattern uniform belt more commonly used for full dress and walking out uniform.
A Territorial battalion, the 14th (County of London), The London Regiment (London Scottish) were initially raised by Lord Elcho in 1859 as The London Scottish Rifle Volunteers. Composed of Scots living in the London area, their kilts were made of 'Hodden Grey' cloth instead of a tartan, said to avoid inter-clan rivalry. In 1914 the 1/14th London Scottish left for France on 15th September and were the first Territorial battalion in action on 31st October at Messines, near Ypres, where they lost 43% casualties - 600 men - on that day alone. The 1/14th remained on Western Front and participated in all of the major offensives, becoming part of the army of occupation on the River Rhine at Cologne. The 2/14th went overseas to France in June 1916, went to Salonika and Palestine (par of the force that captured Jerusalem) and went back again to France. A 3/14th was formed in 1914 as a Reserve Battalion, processing drafts of replacements for the 1/14th & 2/14th battalions overseas.