A Scottish Soldier

[Cali01]

As a new member I would be grateful if anyone recognises the uniform below, worn by my grandfather, possibly in the Boer War or early WW1

[Lesley Robertson]

Welcome to Brit Gen.
It COULD be Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders. The Seaforths are similar, but their tartan has a white stripe in the sett which normally shows even in b/w pictures.
Do you want to tell us more about him?

[gortonboy]

Hi,,can you tell us his name,,and when and where he was born?

[Cali01]

His name was David Davidson (or Dalton) b 24/09/1880 in Glasgow Scotland.

[gortonboy]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlander,,,,his mother was Janet? or rather,,,he was definitely in that regiment at some stage,,,,but only briefly,,,,discharged 1901,,,,maybe he rejoined for WW1 as you say.

[Cali01]

Yes! His mother was Janet! Can you enlighten me further?

[gortonboy]

Nameavid DAVIDSON
Year of birth:1881
Place of birth:Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Regiment:Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)

his service record is on Findmypast,,,,,enlisted 1900,,,,discharged 1901 under one of the Kings regulations paragraph 1805 x11 a....you need an expert to tell you what that stands for,,,,,may mean he was unfit for further service,,,?

[Cali01]

Thank you so much! I'll look into that further tomorrow!

[thewideeyedowl]

Hi there...

Unfortunately, I've just found the answer here: https://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=8632. You will now have the job of trying to trace the exact nature of his 'felonious offence', but as court cases are documented and often reported in the local press that might not be tooooo daunting .

Hope you will let us know how you get on. We all love a rogue here!

Swooping off

Owl

[Cali01]

I've found the link that tells me that KR1805 x 11 = misconduct. I'm assuming that means misconduct within the service and this I can readily believe!

I've also been told that he served with the army in Ireland before partition, but as this is such a delicate area and I have no idea which part of the army served there, I don't know where to go from there.

Many thanks everyone for your help !