Seaforth Highlanders : Colonel John Sym : Scottish Military Regimanet : 1st 1962

Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's)

Edited by Colonel John Sym

Published by Gale & Polden, 1962. First Edition. Hardback book with dust jacket. 416 pages. Illustrated.

CONDITION
A good first edition. The dust jacket is with a couple of closed tears at the edges but is now protected in a removable mylar sleeve. Boards and spine are good. All contents present and pages clean throughout. No names or writing to the book. Overall a very good first edition.

The Seaforth Highlanders regiment was formed in 1881 by merging the 72nd (Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders) Regiment of Foot and the 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (The Ross-shire Buffs). These became the new unit’s 1st and 2nd Battalions respectively. It became the county regiment for seven northern Scottish counties, including the Orkney Islands.

Both predecessor regiments were in India at the time of the merger. 1st Battalion returned to Britain in 1882, stopping off in Egypt ​​​​​​to fight at Te-el-Kebir (1882) en route. 2nd Battalion returned home in 1897, after serving in the Hazara Expedition (1888) and Chitral Expedition (1895).

In 1883, 1st Battalion was posted to Parkhurst on the Isle of Wight and received new Colours the following year from Queen Victoria at Osborne House. Her son, Prince Leopold, the Duke of Albany, was also made regimental colonel-in-chief.

(Location  : Military)